Zack Finds Out Someone's Mad At Him

Close to a minute after Zack entered the bathroom, the brown-haired teen moved back into the bedroom and awkwardly cleared his throat as he found Chloe staring directly at him from the bed, "Hey..." Zack weakly laughed with a small wave to the redhead,

"Alright, ahem, so...yeah," Chloe mumbled as she scratched the back of her head, "B-Bed's nice, huh?"

"Oh yeah, it's...um, it's really comfortable," Zack agreed with a quick nod. The two friends remained silent for a long minute before Zack sighed and shook his head, "Alright, hold on, no...fuck this, I'm not going to...this isn't happening," He said a bit sternly,

"What?" Chloe asked back with a perplexed look,

"Up front, the kiss was a little weird," Zack admitted with a lighthearted laugh, "Didn't see that coming,"

"It was just a tactic to win the fight, Zack!" Chloe exclaimed with a smile of her own, "And it wasn't even a real kiss,"

"Uh, yeah it was," Zack argued while crossing his arms, "I know what a kiss is, Chloe,"

"No, that wasn't a kiss," Chloe frowned as she hopped off the bed, "It was a peck at most, just because our lips touched it doesn't mean it was a kiss," The redhead shot back with a shake of her head, "And besides it was over in a second too,"

"So, a second or not, it was a kiss, Chloe," Zack smirked, starting to notice and enjoy the way Chloe was getting fussy over Zack pointing out the fact she genuinely kissed him earlier,

"Was not!" Chloe shouted out, her cheeks starting to turn red, "You had me pinned so I...distracted you!"

"With your lips," Zack grinned causing Chloe to let out a yell and shove him,

"Stop, Zack!" Chloe screamed, "You're being a jerk!"

"What? Is it really that bad that you kissed me? Am I toxic to you?" Zack simply asked back, his feeling of awkwardness now completely replaced with amusement, though at Chloe's expense,

"W-What? No, of course not!" Chloe stammered back, "You're my best friend, I love you!"

"Oh so you kissed me because you love me," Zack smiled,

"No, not like that you fuckhead!" Chloe yelled as she cupped her hands over her blushing face. Zack couldn't hold back any longer, finally bursting out into a laugh, "Zaaaaaack, stop!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Zack said in between his laughs, "But you just...your face when I...oh my god!" Zack howled out as he rested his hands over his stomach,

Chloe's hands slowly started to lower, at first her blue eyes were narrowed with anger, but with each passing second, they began to lighten. The color started to leave her cheeks, and her frown began to flip, and after only twenty seconds Chloe was laughing hysterically with Zack. "You're s-such an asshole!" Chloe giggled while playfully shoving Zack's shoulder,

"Hey, I said I wasn't going to let it be awkward between us," Zack grinned back, "I say I succeeded,"

"Whatever..." Chloe smirked with a toss of her eyes, "Just don't...say all that shit again, okay?"

"Deal," Zack agreed with a nod before leaning over and giving the redhead a tight hug, "Sorry if I actually pissed you off though,"

"I'm fine, dummy," Chloe replied as she patted Zack's back and pulled away, "Now, shoo, I want to change into my swimsuit,"

"Really? You aren't...embarrassed?" Zack asked with genuine surprise,

"It's not a bikini! I-It's a one piece...it covers up a lot..." Chloe sheepishly replied while looking down at the floor, "Enough about me, go...go try and flirt with Victoria,"

"Yeah, keyword being try, huh?" Zack mumbled as he turned around and headed towards the door of the bedroom, "Wish me luck,"

"Yeah, you're gonna need it," Chloe teased,

"I know..." Zack muttered under his breath,

"Zack!" Chloe exclaimed, nearly sounding angry, "You're going to be just fine, Victoria would be a fool to turn you down,"

"Thanks, Chloe," Zack warmly replied, "See you outside,"

"Yeah, see ya in a few," Chloe nodded with a small wave as Zack slipped out of their bedroom and headed back towards the den.

Zack could hear the chatter from the others already unpacked and hanging around the den and kitchen. The teen was slightly curious and surprised by the fact that they weren't outside already, he wondered what they were waiting for. However, the answer soon became clear as the group's hostess for the trip came sauntering up to Zack, worryingly, her eyes were narrowed, and her lips pursed, "U-Uh...Heather?"

The cheer captain crossed her arms as she reached Zack, looking him in the eye for a long moment causing him to gulp, clearly having no idea why she'd be furious with him, "We need to talk right now," Heather said in a demanding tone,

"W-We do?" Zack stammered back,

"With me, right now," Heather nearly growled as she roughly grabbed Zack's arm and pulled him towards her room,

"Whoa, what'd I do?!" Zack asked like he was a child about to be scolded by his mother, "Heather, what'd I do?! I'm sorry!" Zack continued to say, trying to calm the girl now fearing that he was about to be kicked out of the trip only mere minutes getting her,

"Oh yeah, you should be sorry," Heather hissed back as she pushed her room and pushed Zack forward before slamming the door shut, "You're a fucking prick!"

"I-I am?" Zack replied, his eyes wide in confusion, "What'd I do?"

"What'd you do?!" Heather repeated with a scoff, "I invite you on this trip, repeatedly made sure that you wouldn't cancel, let you invite Gavin in Chloe, and how do you pay me back? You don't even think about asking me to share a room!" Zack's eyes widened as Heather's cheeks began to turn red with frustration and maybe even a touch of embarrassment,

"Uh...I...wh-what?" Zack mumbled back, his eyes holding even more confusion in them now,

"How come, Zack? Why does every other fuckhead in our school cream their pants when I walk by but not you?" Heather asked, her fists clenched,

"W-Well I...um...seriously?" Zack asked, scarcely able to believe this was happening,

"Yes, seriously!" Heather snapped back, "I do all this shit, make up this whole grand spring break trip to get some time with you, and now you're spending it with Chloe! Why not me?! I would have shared a room with you!"

"I...I mean, you...I didn't...seriously?!" Zack finally exclaimed, his eyes bugging out, "You wanted to spend this trip with me?"

"Dumbass, the only reason I made this trip was to get you up here with me for two weeks!" Heather yelled out, "Are you that thickheaded?!"

"Yes! Clearly! I had no fucking idea, Heather, I swear to god," Zack replied with an apologetic tone, "I d-didn't...are you actually being serious?"

"Why do you keep asking that!" Heather snapped out, crossing her arms, "It's starting to get offensive,"

"Sorry, it's just...you don't date high school guys...like ever," Zack explained causing Heather's lower jaw to roll, her big blue eyes finally unable to stay on his, "Why would I ever think you'd want anything from me of all people?"

"Why not you?" Heather muttered back, her cheeks still red, but her frustration clearly starting to leave and only embarrassment remaining,

Zack wet his lips, letting out a breathy exhale of uncertainty, his mind trying to search Heather's expression and words for some type of explanation. "Heather...uh, I...how long have you been thinking like this?"

"A while," Heather muttered back, "Not that you fucking noticed," She tacked on, her voice sounding slightly hurt,

"How long is a while?" Zack asked, tossing his eyes, now a little annoyed that Heather was suddenly wanting to be so secretive,

"How long have I known you now?" Heather finally sighed back causing Zack to freeze completely, "Yeah, sure, say nothing...that makes me feel better," Heather muttered under her breath,

"Y-You've had a thing for me since we met?" Zack stammered back,

"A...little," Heather mumbled back, pushing her lips tightly against one another, "But you were with Lisa...then you were only looking at Victoria, never me,"

"Well, I wouldn't say never but I...wait what? What do you mean looking at Victoria?" Zack gulped, nearly feeling a bead of sweat running down his neck at the thought that Heather knew of his personal crush,

"Ugh, Zack, do you think I'm dumb?" Heather muttered back, "Do you think I only looked at you doe-eyed this whole time? I watched what you did, I saw how you looked at girls and...and I saw exactly how you looked at Victoria," Heather continued, "I know you never looked at me like that,"

"I...that's not fair since I've met you, you've dated only college guys. I've even heard you say that you'll only date college guys too because they're older and more experienced," Zack lightly argued,

"Yeah, I said that that to assholes that I didn't want to fucking date in school, Zack! It's called an excuse, so I don't have to straight up turn them down!" Heather exclaimed, "But I never said that to you! I mean, fuck, why would I date any of them if I wanted you?"

"Hold on, hold on, so you're telling me that you used the college guys as a...cover or whatever so you wouldn't have to deal with guys in school constantly asking you out all because you were only interested in me?" Heather wet her lips, unable to confirm it, though the way she cocked her head and refused to look at Zack in the eye once again told him everything he needed to know, "No fucking way...me? Of all guys you could pick from, y-you want me?"

"Maybe...maybe not," Heather mumbled back, her eyes squeezing shut, "J-Just...shut up! Stop...talking about stuff I did, it's making me sound ****!"

"Why didn't you say something sooner?" Zack asked with a few rapid blinks, trying to make sure he wasn't dreaming, "I broke up with Lisa months ago,"

"Yeah but...you were always looking at Vicky, like I said," Heather replied, finally peering back to the teen who had taken a tentative step forward, "I'm...I'm not obsessed with you! I just like you, okay?!" She firmly stated, "You're just one of the few guys I've met that doesn't seem like a complete ass! Y-You're smart, good-looking, nice...cute...mature...warm...sweet..." Heather began to list, her voice calming and even starting to tremble as she wet her lips and stepped closer to Zack, "Y-You're kinda...awesome,"

"I am?" Zack replied with a small smile,

"Yeah...like a lot," Heather nodded, "And I figured if I could get you up at my cabin for a few weeks I could finally do...this," The brunette breathed out and shut her eyes, leaning forward and smoothly pressing her lips against Zack's lips. A small hum left Heather's mouth, a feeling of excitement and contentment coming from finally being able to kiss Zack Bishop. Though the only problem was...he wasn't exactly kissing her back...