Back at the cabin

A few hours later, Heather was sitting on a chair on the deck, watching over the lake, thoughtful and sad. Zack had rejected her when she offered herself to him.

While Heather was undressing for him, he had felt a rush of guilt as a flash of Victoria crossed his mind. He told her he couldn't do it, got up and left the room, leaving her confused and horny.

She was now wondering what was wrong with her: every boyfriend she had ever had basically just wanted to get in her panties. She finally thought she had scored when she got Zack in the bedroom, but he had just walked away from her. Would she ever get a decent boyfriend? What was wrong with her?

In the cabin, Zack was looking at her through the window, feeling miserable after what happened. He had been trying to muster up the courage to go talk to her for a few minutes now. He stood up again and told himself:

"Now or never, come on Zack, you can do this."

He walked out of the room he shared with Victoria and down the hall. He past in front of Ashley's and Brandon's room, they were now sleeping on the bed, the door still slightly opened.

He kept walking all the way to the door at the back of the cabin. He paused, looking out the window to heather, she was still sitting there, seemingly deep in thought. He had to explain her. She had to know. Otherwise their relationship would stay extremely awkward.

He opened the door and stepped out, walking towards her slowly.

When she heard a noise behind her, she turned her head to see Zack walking towards her, an uncertain, yet warm look on his face.

"May I sit?" He asked gently.

She slowly nodded, not daring speak as she knew her voice would crack up.

"I need to tell you something, Heather. When I left you back there, that had nothing to do with you. There is nothing wrong with you." Zack started, unsure how to put his thoughts into words. At the same time, he couldn't help but check her out, remembering those delicious boobs he had seen. "Stop it!" He thought. "Now's not the time!"

Heather swallowed hard before asking slowly before asking:

"What do you mean? Why did you leave me there? What did I do wrong?"

Her voice cracked and she sobbed heavily, fighting tears. She pulled her legs up, curving into a ball, her face on her knees and her heels on her ass cheeks with her arms wrapped on her shins. Zack went to comfort her, sliding next to her, wrapping his left arm around her, his right hand resting on her right knee next to her head.

"Hush! Don't cry." He said gently. "Like I said, it has nothing to do with you. you have no reason to beat yourself..."

"Then WHAT is it?!" She cut him loudly, pushing him away and looking in his eyes.

Zack breathed in deeply closed his eyes and blurted out: "I love Victoria...!"

Heather stopped crying, understanding his situation.

"And she loves me back... we kissed yesterday night and..."

"ZACK!!! HEATHER!!!" They heard in the distance.

They both jumped up and turned around to see a distraught looking Chloe running towards them from the trail going around the lake. She and Gavin had left together earlier this morning, but where was Gavin??