Grasers New Neighbor

11

~Haley~

I'm flying. No. I'm sleeping. Someone is carrying me but I don't feel like opening my eyes. I get set down on something soft then covered with a blanket and fall into a deeper sleep.

Purring. Ugh Scout wants food I bet. I open my eyes. Wait. Where am I? That's not Scout that's Marley. Then I remember, I fell asleep at Zachs house. He didn't have to move me I would've been fine on the couch. I should make him for breakfast to make up for his hospitality. Jesus this bed is comfortable I don't want to get up.

I roll over and see his other cat sleeping on the pillow beside me. Hmmm Zach could've slept in here it wouldn't have been weird.

Ugh I finally get up and walk into the kitchen. "Finally. You're awake. Did you sleep well?" Zach practically runs in the room and starts bombarding me with questions. "Yeah I'm awake it was the best I've slept all week. You know we're both pretty mature you didn't have to sleep on the couch. You would have been fine sleeping with me." I say looking over at his couch which has blankets on it. "Well I don't sleep with a shirt on so I didn't know if you'd really want to wake up to seeing me shirtless cuddling a cat." He moves closer to me. "Do you wanna move this party to my apartment and I'll make you breakfast?" "Haley it's 11 o'clock. It's almost time for lunch." "Fine, let's go get brunch somewhere. I feel the need to feed you for letting me stay here."

I put my shoes on and grab my wallet and force him out the door. "Where are we going?" "You'll see, it's good trust me." I walk backwards "Zachy don't let me fall." He grabs my hands "Zachy?" "Yep! No regrets Zachykins. Want to race?" "You're on ready, get set, GO!" He takes off before he says go "cheater!" I run easily past him thanking soccer for putting me in the best running shape possible. "Whoever gets to the end of the street first wins." He obviously can't talk and run, that another thing playing soccer taught me. We get to the end of the street and I jump on his back "I wiiin whoo hooo! This means you have to carry me to breakfast!" "you're heavy ugh I hate running" I just laugh at him and hop off his back.

"Where are you taking me?!" he whines as I walk off. "To the best breakfast ever! I made it a thing here in town!" Pizza and french toast weirdest combination but it's good as hell.

"Goodys diner?" Yeah I get 10% off. I'm a cheap date. What's it to ya.

We walk in and of course Adrienne makes a big deal about me being there. "Haley honey it's your day off what are you doing here?!" she hugs me and notices Zach who walked in behind me. "And who is this? Is he your new arm candy?! Girl he is a cuuuuutie, you better keep him." I laugh as he blushes "no ma'am we're just friends." Adrienne whispers under her breath "yeah for now." I laugh again "Adrienne he's new here and I just HAD to force him to join the dark side. We want two orders of my meal. I want water, Zach what do you want?" He gets water too and we sit down in a corner booth. "What are you forcing me to eat? I'm scared." "You'll see. It's not random food but it's a random combination ya feel me?"

~Zach~

Jon is right. I'm one hundred percent in love with her. After my talk with Jon I went and got something besides boxers to sleep in so she wouldn't be entirely freaked out by my lack of clothing. Her face looked so relaxed and peaceful when she was asleep, it makes me wonder what she's so worried about while she's awake. Then we wake up the next day and she makes me walk to go get food. I sit there and look at her as she orders for me, pay attention Zach she could be asking you something and you're just looking at her. She goes to the restroom and as fate would have it the food comes out just as she closes the door. The waitress sits down at our booth and I get a little ticked off. "Don't you hurt our Haley now, she's the sweetest hard headed woman you will ever meet. I know she says you guys aren't dating but I see the way you look at her. You're absolutely in love with her and she doesn't feel the same way. But that's because she's been hurt in the past, just be friends with her for now and she'll warm up to you and trust you more. But if you hurt her we will find you and....." "Hey Adrienne, thanks for the food! Zach you didn't have to wait on me." Thank the lord she came back. My ass was about to get handed to me and there was nothing I could've done about it. That lady is right though, I just have to wait and take things at Haley's pace. "So what is this madness you're forcing me to eat?" "Pizza and FrenchToast. Hopefully you like cheese pizza because that's what goes best with it."

"You either love it or you hate it. With this combo there is no in between." She takes a bite of hers and watches me as I try mine. "Oh wow these are really good together. What in the world? Wow." She laughs at me and we eat in silence both too tired and hungry to talk. We go up to pay and when I try to both her and the crazy waitress from earlier say "Don't worry about it I'll cover it." They have a glaring match for a few seconds and Haley bends "Fine Adrienne. But don't dock it from my paycheck." I laugh at her and we walk out.

"I have to edit my cube episode. Can I do it at your place? I really don't feel like sitting alone and doing it." She looks up at me with her big brown eyes and pouted. "How could anyone say no to that face." I laugh and pick her up off the ground. "Zachery I can walk on my own." "No you can't! Oh hold on I'm getting a call. Hello?" It's Hbomb "Hi Graser is your refrigerator running?" "Uh no it actually broke this morning sorry bud." I hang up and she has her arms crossed leaning against the wall. "Sorry for some reason all the cube members think it's the funniest shit in the world to prank call me." "I'm gonna prank call you in my next video." "Ha ha ha funny make it more convincing then 'is your refrigerator running' please and thank you." She laughs and we walk back to my place. "Graser edit this for me!" she pouts again ugh. "No!" "Please?" "No" "Fine! I'm not gonna give you minutes then ever again!" "Aww don't do that to me! My viewers love you!" "Yeah for now until they find out we know each other in real life." "Oh yeah that's something I need to talk to you about. Jon knows everything, he called me last night asking why we were on the same internet ip and I had to tell him or send him a picture of what you look like. He promised not to say anything about it unless we publicly say we know each other to our viewers. He also suggested if we do that to make sure its well after UHC." She turns white and then collects herself and goes emotionless.

~Haley~

Everything is cold and numb, my heartbeat is pounding in my ears. Jon is going to ruin this whole thing for me and I'm goinmg to have to move again. It's not Zachs fault it's mine for agreeing to stay and record there instead of waiting awhile and doing it at home. I feel so stupid. "I'm gonna throw up"

I hear a knock on the door "Haley I'm coming in." He sets down a cup of water beside me "hey, I won't let him say anything to anyone okay? I know about wanting privacy and trying your hardest not to let anyone find out who you are. But when people become obsessed on finding information on people they work their hardest to find it. You can either give them what they want or hide everything entirely." I look up at him and he hugs me "I know what I have to do." We look at each other and he nods. He knows what I'm about to do but doesn't know the extent of how I'm doing it.