Vicky and Zack talk

“I need to talk to him. Can you give me a minute?” Victoria asked Dustin. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Zack exit the cabin. Feeling that she owed both him and Dustin nothing but honesty, she stood and excused herself from her ex then headed outside.

“Zack,” Victoria called out to the boy starring out into the woods.

“Hey,” he responded, somewhat coldly.

“Can we talk?” she asked, fully expecting that reception.

“Okay,” he answered.

“I’m sorry I’ve ignored you since we got here,” she apologized.

“That’s okay. It’s my fault. I’m the one who convinced you to come, knowing full well that he would be here,” Zack moaned as he buried his head in his arms.

“Listen, it’s important to me that we talk about this. I don’t want there to be bad feelings between us. Ever!” Victoria worried.

“Why would there be?” he assured her, even though he knew what she was about to say.

“Because I can see the way you are looking at him and I don’t like it. Jealousy doesn’t suit you Zack. It makes me feel like you don’t trust me! It makes me worry that you’re going to do something stupid like punch him in the head,” she informed him.

“I’d never! Unless he gave me a reason to do it,” replied Zack. “And I highly doubt he ever would.”

“Then you understand why I need to talk to him.”

“Yes, Vicky, but do you have to talk to him the whole night?” Zack asked a little impatiently.

“I just need a few more minutes, Baby. A few more minutes and then I’m all yours,” the blonde smiled.

“Okay, but why?”

“Do you know why Dustin and I broke up, Zack?” Victoria asked.

“Yeah, he moved away.”

“No. The answer is ‘We didn’t break up.’ We were separated. Forcefully. His parents didn’t like me. They thought I was a bad influence on him. So when his dad was offered a promotion at work, he jumped at the chance to pack up their entire family and move half way across the country just to keep us apart. We never got to say real good-byes. I went over to his house one night and was hit with ‘Hey, we’re moving! See you around like NEVER!’ Do you know how much that hurts?”

“No.” Zack answered.

“Okay, so please just give me these few minutes, just so I can explain to him that I’ve moved on?.” With that, Vicky closed the distance between her and Zack and placed her lips on his.