Lookout Point

Zack and Vicky were laying on the picnic table next to each other, though they were laying opposite directions, staring up at the night sky.

"It's amazing how out here, away from the city lights, the stars seem to go on forever," Vicky mused.

"Yeah and you can see all the constellations," Zack replied.

"Do you know them all?"

"Not really. I know the Big Dipper," Zack pointed up, "and the Little Dipper. And I remember Orion's Belt from Men In Black."

"So you couldn't point out Gemini or Taurus or Leo?"

Zack turned and looked at her, smiling.

"You are just full of surprises aren't you?"

"Maybe... or maybe I asked Gavin to give me some names so I could impress you. You'll never know, will you?"

Zack rolled over so that his face was above hers, then leaned down and kissed her. Vicky seemed shocked at first, but then returned the kiss, running her fingers through Zack's hair.

"I've never been kissed upside down before," she said.

"Was it ok?"

"It was... different."

"Different!?"

Vicky laughed at his reaction.

"I can't have you getting a big head, now can I?"

Zack sat up and swung around so that they were now facing each other and laying the same direction. He kissed her again, this time harder. Vicky kissed back, then took a deep breath as she pulled her head away.

"Slow," she said with a soft smile.

Zack leaned in again, this time kissing her lightly.

As they continued to kiss Vicky's mind wandered. She thought back to how he'd stood up for Ashley, how adorable his blue eyes had looked as he had nervously asked her to go for a walk with him. She recalled the laughs they'd shared at dinner, the way his hand had found hers on the walk here. And now his lips were dancing against hers. Her mind wandered back further and she suddenly realized that he must have liked her for a long time. All the awkwardness when she had tried to talk to him and the way he seemed to always want to say something but never did, it all made sense now. She ran her fingers through his brown hair as he pulled away from her lips, placing light kisses on her cheek, then neck.

"Ahhh," she suddenly cried out as he hit a ticklish spot on her neck.

"I'm sorry," Zack replied, laughing, and not really sorry.

Zack stared into her green eyes, not believing that this had finally happened. Vicky ran her hand across his cheek.

"How about you hold me, while we look at the stars some more?"

"Okay," he smiled.