✓ | Rewrite The Stars ── Zac Efron

( 26 | best decision of his life )

June 2019

That year Zac got to kiss June at New Years. In fact, he got to kiss her anytime he wanted.

Things got busy again, especially for June. Things were going well, almost too good to be true. June was used to being thrown in the ringer and dealing with, as you may have come to know, bullshit.

There was still a lot of hate. Mostly through social media, like news outlets and fake fans constantly bugging them. Some thought June was too good for Zac. Some thought Zac was too good for June. Some hated them all together. Some left death threats. Some just had rude comments. It was a lot, but they managed to ignore it.

Zendaya and Bella were fine but didn't hang out as much as they used to, which was okay with them. Zendaya became more nostalgic and sad, but Jianna was there for her. Both girls were back and forth with work a lot, as pretty much everyone from their small crew was, but they always made time for each other.

June became a lot closer to Jianna and Emma both. Matter of fact, when Emma has a break with work, the three of them are going on a small girls trip.

And maybe Brisa, if she would stop quoting vines every two minutes and requesting too much room service in the mornings.

But before that, June was turning 28. It didn't seem that long ago that she was turning 27 with her closest friends by her side. A year later, not much has changed.

"I'm getting so old!" June whined. She was laying sideways on a rocking chair in Emma's home, letting her feet dangle off the edge in a childish way.

Tom was sitting on the chair straight across from her with one leg over the other, and Emma was sitting on the arm of the chair. They both smiled upon hearing June whine, even though she wasn't happy. Emma looked down at Tom to see he was already looking up at her. Both were dressed up well, Tom in a suit and Emma in a long dress. Her long hair was still left down though, just in a braid which had some white ribbon in it.

Emma held in a giggle, and Tom pressed his finger to his lips, telling Emma not to say a peep. "You're not that old, Ju." Emma looked back at June, who was covering her face with her forearms.

"Yes, I am!" her whine was kind of muffled. She finally removed her arms and sat up straight. "My mother won't stop asking me when the kids are coming."

Emma snickered. "Maybe that's because things are going so well for you and Zac."

June contemplated. "I mean, yeah, probably. But it's kind of annoying. I'm two years away from being thirty!"

Tom nodded. "Your face is started to show signs of forty actually."

June smiled bitterly at Tom. "That's precious coming from you. Let's get going to the restaurant, before we have to return grandpa back to the retirement home." June got up and went to put on her shoes to complete her white dress which had a bright orange belt she may or may not have just stolen from Emma's room.

Tom started quietly complaining to Emma of course, starting a very quiet argument in the corner of the living room. "Okay, okay." Emma hushed him. "Just remember, it's her birthday." Tom nodded reluctantly.

June came back with her heels on. "Come on, I'm starving. And I can't wait to see Zac."

Emma and Tom smiled and nodded before getting up and following June out the door and to the car. Tom drove the girls, opening the doors for both of them, and even let June pick the music in the car. Normally, he wouldn't have been so nice, but he knew it was her birthday, and something else was about to happen.