Zack Learns A lot About Holly

"Shit, Holly I forgot, I'm sorry," Zack lowly sighed while walking over to the girl and giving her a small hug, "Happy Birthday,"

"Thanks, Zack, and it's okay, I didn't expect you to remember that," Holly warmly replied while pulling back, "But if you wanted to go get me a gift or something..." The two broke into a short laugh before Zack turned and started to pick up some paper plates, tossing them into a trash bag, "Oh, thanks Zack, but you don't need to do that," Holly sweetly told the older college guy,

"It's no trouble Holly, I used to do this with Chloe all the time," Zack chuckled as he grabbed some wrapping paper and shoved it into the bag, "Was it a good party? Blow out and all that?"

Holly let out a scoff and loudly laughed, "Please Zack, you think I wanted some dance rave? I had my party with Chloe and a few friends,"

"Oh," Zack replied with a small nod, "Well, was it good though?"

"It was fun, I mean we basically just ate cake then opened my presents, but I had a great time," Holly said while grabbing up the forks and bringing them over to the kitchen, "It was a good way to say goodbye to high school and hello to the summer, you know?"

"I'm sure," Zack agreed while turning around and leaning against the table, "Speaking of which, how was your last couple years? I remember Chloe was telling me you weren't exactly sure which way to go in school,"

"Oh did she now? Thanks, big sis," Holly sarcastically replied with a slow roll of her eyes,

Zack chuckled and shook his head, "She didn't say it in a bad way, more like...curious." Zack explained while Holly approached him and merely placed her hands on the back of a chair, leaning against it while watching Zack intently,

"Mhmm," Holly hummed back, "And what do you think I ended up doing?"

Zack smirked and brought his hand up to his chin, rubbing it thoughtfully, a small shiver ran down Holly's spin as she could hear the small scratches of Zack's stubble against his fingers, "Hmm, I think...you followed in your sister's steps. You joined the soccer team!"

Holly's face scrunched up, "Ew! No way, I hated gym class, I wasn't gonna do anything like that after school, Chloe was the athlete, not me. Guess again,"

Zack grinned and nodded, "Okay, so that cuts off sports and cheerleading,"

"Obviously," Holly sarcastically agreed while leaning forward once again, her lips spread into a broad smile while she kept her green eyes trained on Zack,

"What about drama club? Were you in the theater?" Zack asked with a raised brow,

"Err! Wrong! Guess again!" Holly laughed causing Zack to sigh and lean his head back,

"Music?" He asked without looking at her,

"Nope, can't play jack shit," She replied while standing up and crossing her arms,

Zack narrowed his brow, "You did do something right? Or have I been playing a losing game?"

"Oh I did something," Holly nodded back, "Want to see?" Zack cocked his head curiously and nodded, "Cool, C'mon," Holly warmly told him while grabbing Zack's hand and leading him out of the kitchen, up the stairs and into her bedroom at the far side of the house. Zack entered her cluttered and overall dark room, noticing dozens of paintings on the walls while a black sheet covered up her windows, "That's what I've been up to," She remarked while motioning to the paintings on the walls,

Zack's eyes widened while a slowly walked up to them, inspecting them slowly, "Holy shit, Holly. You painted all these?" He asked nearly in awe causing the girl to blush and nod back, "These are fucking awesome! Are you going to school for this?"

Holly coyly rubbed the back of her neck, now nervous from Zack's praise, "Um...I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure where I should go,"

"Fuck, well where ever you go, I'm sure you'll do amazing...shit, Holly, these really are good." Zack smiled as his eyes went back to inspecting her art. Holly silently watched as Zack made his way around the room, going from piece to piece. She had heard praise from her family, peers, and friends multiple times when it came to her art, but hearing Zack's praise felt different...it felt better, more genuine. Holly nibbled on her bottom lip and began to run her eyes up and down the older man's body; he really did look enticing.

Holly had a small childhood crush on Zack back in her early teens, but Zack never noticed, and he damn sure didn't seem to share one. Holly quickly got over it once Zack graduated and moved away, but having him back, and in her room as well, was making her heart beat harder. She swallowed nervously and felt her hands growing a little clammy, Zack's presence always did this to her years ago. Now it seemed to be even worse with her older more mature body, his light facial hair, and his decently toned figure.

Holy drank in his sight for minutes before she didn't notice him moving closer to her until his muffled voice spoke, she snapped her eyes up, away from his waist, seeing him smiling at her, "Did you hear me?"

"N-No, sorry, what was it?" Holly softly replied,

"You'll have to give me one of these, I'd love to hang one up in my dorm," Zack said with a full smile,

"Y-You want one?" Holly stammered back causing Zack to quickly nod, "Okay," Holly grinned while moving to his side, "Which one do you like the most?" Holly softly asked while Zack looked back to her wall,

"Uh...hmm, you know what, you know me pretty well. Which one best fits me?" Zack asked while glancing over at the teen,

Holly turned and locked eyes with Zack's beautiful blue eyes, "Y-You'd...you'd want...a...um," Holly mumbled while merely staring at Zack, the college student tilting his head in some confusion,

"Holly?" Zack softly asked the girl before she suddenly leaned forward, locking lips with a shocked and confused Zack.