A little earlier, Zack heads down to the lake

A bit earlier, Zack jogged to the small beach around Silver Lake to find Ashley and Brandon splashing each other and laughing near the dock. He stepped onto the wooden structure before diving down into the water, splashing his friends in the process. A few seconds later, he emerged only to get splashed in the face.

"Now we're even!" Ashley said in a playful tone as Brandon observed with a smile on his face.

The football player knew his girlfriend and Zachary had a special kind of friendship, the one that only came with years of knowing each other. Even if they spent five or six years without talking to each other, they were able to go back right to where he figured they were before drifting apart. Their closeness never bothered him, he even laughed when the two of them started splashing each other and wrestling in the water, he knew that that Zack saw Ashley nearly the same way he saw Chloe.

Meanwhile, Zack had managed to hold Ashley's hands behind her, causing the blonde cheerleader to squirm wildly in an attempt to get free. "Dammit, Zack, let me go!" she demanded, laughing all the while. He complied, ont wanting Brandon to think he was groping his girlfriend or something similar.

Ashley splashed him again and laughed as she turned around. "I'm gonna sit on the dock for a couple minutes, she announced.

As the blue-eyed blonde swam away, Brandon made his way to where Zack was floating in the water.

"Hey, man," the athlete said, spreading his arms wide. "So, what do you think so far?"

"Really great," Zack answered. "I had come to the Park before, but Heather's cabin is on a whole different level, you know?"

"Yeah, it'll be great to just swim, go fishing, lie down anywhere and spend time with Ash," Brandon nodded enthusiastically before smirking at his friend. "The perfect scenario for something to happen between you and Vicky."

"You don't even need to tell me, I've been having a good vibe ever since I stepped out on the deck and came down here," Zack told his friend. "I just have to find the perfect chance to talk to her."

"Well, you may have the first one in a sec," Brandon said as he caught some movement from the corner of his eye. "Here she comes."

Zack turned to his left and indeed, there she was, Victoria Walker heading their way dressed in a white one-piece swimsuit, her long, golden hair flying behind her as a gush of wind blew past her. Chloe walked by her side, looking a bit bashful in a long, baggy dark green t-shirt. Zachary watched as the duo joined Ashley on the dock, sitting down as they dropped down their beach bags.

"Go talk to her," Brandon whispered in his ear.

"But Chloe and Ashley are there too," Zack retorted, his earlier confidence quickly slipping from his grasp.

"Just go, man!" Brandon lightly pushed him on the shoulder.

"Alright, alright," the blue-eyed young man said in an annoyed voice. "No need to push me."