Z:
I came to Brooke's house at 7 on the dot, but decided to sit in the car and wait for her. I sat and waited for about 10 minutes before I finally decided to go up to her door. Her house was pretty intimidating. I mean, the girl lives practically in a mansion! You cant tell me that you wouldn't have felt a little nervous too. Anyway, when i knocked on the door, some stuffy old guy answered. If it wasn't for the suit and white gloves, i would've thought he was Brooke's grandpa. I asked for Brooke and he guided me upstairs. "This is Miss Heartly's room, you may feel free to knock." He announced. I was a little surprised at him addressing her as 'Miss Heartly' but it finally made sense to me. She's rich, lives in a mansion, and her parents are a model and a lawyer, this guy had to be her butler. I knocked a few times before he finally opened the door and I saw her huge room and her fast asleep on the couch. I couldn't decide whether or not I was hurt or found it funny that she had fallen asleep. But I woke her up and we were an our way.
"I'm so sorry Zack, I can't believe I feel asleep. I feel horrible about it. You must've been waiting for me forever!" Brooke stated as we walked out to my new car. It was a convertible, and I was pretty freakin proud of it. But I couldn't help but laugh at her little freak out. "Babe, don't worry about it." I reassured her.
B:
I felt horrible about falling asleep and even though he told me it was fine, it didn't change how bad I felt. In fact, I was so busy thinking about it, i didn't even notice the Zack was holding the car door open for me. "Your ride m'lady" He said slightly bowing. I laughed at him, completely forgetting about the sleep problem. His car was a black convertible, and it was slick. I guessed it was new for two reasons: I'd never seen him around a car like this before and it still had that new car smell.
After driving for what felt a little like forever, I finally needed to know. "Zack, where are we going exactly?" I asked, looking over at him. Immediately a smile spread across his face. "You'll see. I think you'll like it though." He stated. I couldn't decide if his vague statement made me more excited or nervous. I decided not to care and turned on the radio. Come & Get it by Selena Gomez came on. Zack and I groaned in unison but I couldn't help but dance along despite myself. I looked out of the corner of my eye and noticed Zack was trying so hard to keep his eyes on the road and sneak peaks at me. I cracked up and Zack turned red as a cherry tomato. "Cut it out! You make it impossible for a guy to stay focused, ya know." He defended.
"Whatever. Are we there yet?" I asked impatiently. "Almost. Now go back to your dancing and let me drive." He replied. "As long as you keep your eyes on the road, i'm good." I joked. After driving a few more miles, he parked the car and told me to close my eyes. "Ugh, why?" "Brooke, just do it. Trust me." He told me. So I closed my eyes, grabbed his hand, and stepped out of the car. As we walked, i heard what sounded like waves crashing on a beach."Ya know, I thought you siad we were going to your place?" I said remembering our phone call earlier in the day. "Well, technically we are." He replied. His answer confused me, but I trused him and allowed him to lead me.
"Okay, open." He finally told me. I opened my eyes and noticed we were in a little cave by the sea. At first I was confused, it was just then that I noticed the candle lit table and the little blankets spread out near the entrance of the cave. I looked around me and noticed how beautiful the place was, with little shelves jutting out from the walls and stalagtites clinging to the ceiling. "What do ya think?" He asked me. "Wow, just... wow." "Is that a good thing?" he said awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. "A great thing." I went over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a quick kiss. I unravled my arms as he walked over to the table and pulled out a chair. "Your table awaits m'lady." He said. I giggled and sat down to eat. "How'd you find this place?" I asked him after we were done eating. "Well, this little cove is right off of Venice's main beach and I found it after I met you that day about a month ago. I decided that this place reminded me of you, calm, relaxing, and beautiful, so I named it our place. Come." He explained before guiding me to the mouth of the cave and showing me a carving on the side of the wall. 'ZC + BH' carved inside the shape of a heart. Zack Cross and Brooke Heartly. As I stared at it, beaming, Zack wrapped his arm around me and kissed the top of my head. I turned to him and hugged him tight, resting my head on his shoulder. I felt his arms wrap around me and looked up at him. He smiled at me and pushed a strand of hair out of my face. " I love you" I said. He seemed abit taken aback, since we'd never said that before, but he leaned down and gave me a long, passionate kiss. " I love you too Brooke."
We spent the next hour or so sitting on the blankets at the mouth of the cave, me resting my head on his shoulder, just talking, watching and listening to the waves, and kissing.
Z:
This had been one of the best nights of my life. The girl I love and live for had fallen asleep as we sat and listened to the waves crashing on the beach. "To drive her home or sleep here. what'll it be" I argued quietly to myself and found I was in favor of sleeping here, but her dad would butcher me if i decided on that. I checked the time on my phone and nearly had a heart attack; It was midnight! "Alright princess, time to wake up." I gently shook her but she was fast asleep. "Ugh, dang it." I brought out my phone and called Seline.
S: "Hello?"
Z: "Hey Sel, it's Zack. I need a favor."
S: "Um, okay...?"
Z: "I need you to call Brooke's mom or dad and tell them that she's sleeping over at your house."
S: "Uh, why?"
Z: "Because I took her to the cove and she's currently fast asleep. There's no way in hell I'm waking her up."
S: "Wait, did you guys...?"
Z: "What? No! We were sitting and watching the waves and she just fell asleep. So can you please do this for me?"
S: "Eh, sure. But what if they ask to talk to her?"
Z: "I don't know, tell them she's already fast asleep or something. Just DO NOT let them know she's actually with me. In fact, avoid mentioning me at ALL COSTS!"
S: "Uh, why?"
Z: "Her dad would kill me. Come on, please?"
S: "Okay okay, don't worry, I got this."
Z: "Thank you so much Seline. I owe you one."
S: "I know you do."
And she hung up. I could finally rest easlily. It was just then that I noticed how cold it was getting in the cove, the ocean breeze didn't help and Brooke was starting to shiver in her sleep. I also noted that, even with the few blankets to rest on, the floor of the little cave was not even close to comfortable enough to sleep in. I hadn't expected to spend the night there and hadn't set anything up. So I gently laid Brooke down on the blankets and quickly ran back to my car for a pillow and a few more blankets. When I got back I made a small bed in the cove and tucked her in. Just for comfort, I took off our shoes, her vest, and my shirt before crawling under the blankets next to her. She truly was just gorgeous and even in her sleep, her head found it's way to my chest and I just laid there holding her for the longest time; relishing the feeling of holding her. I eventually fell asleep and dreamed of our lives together. My future life with the girl I loved, my reason for living.
