You, Me, We, Us

Chapter 31

Zoe

It's now February and Zack is coming home for 4 days. I meet up with his family and we are waiting at the hanger on base with the rest of the families. When he gets off the plane and finally gets to us I'm hiding behind his brother. His brother moves and he's there staring at me he says I missed you so much. I tell him I missed him too. I hang out with him and his family then go to say good bye. He grabs me and says I'm sorry if I've been awkward. I say it's ok no worries. He says yeah but I want to kiss you. Then by all means soldier boy kiss me. He kisses me and says can I see you tomorrow I said if you want to. We spend the next 2 days with his family I say my goodbyes early because I know they need their time. I don't see him again when he leaves. Over the next few months we text call and email. On my birthday he sent me a nice gift. Hudson came and wisked me away for my birthday and treated me to dinner. Molly and he have been going strong. This year for the 4th we aren't going to his families we are going to the beach and they are coming here. We are all excited to meet up again. I haven't heard from Zack since my birthday and I hope he's ok he hasn't answered any of my calls or emails. I try to put that out of my mind and it's hard after his last visit I thought maybe we could have a shot at making the long distance thing work. We have a great week and then head back home. it's now August and I'm 17 it's our senior year. Hudson and I still go to different schools and it sucks but. His birthday is next month and I also got a call from Oliver asking if we could meet for lunch next week I say sure didn't know you'd be in town. He said of course you know Zack is coming home for a weeks leave so I thought you would be with us when he arrived. I felt awkward I said he hasn't called or anything. Well Oliver said he did have limited communication because of a mission he was on I'm sure thats it. I said yeah sure of course I'll be there. The week flies by it the day for lunch August 27 I'll never forget that day we had lunch and met up with his family to get Zack from the airport it's been since my birthday and we haven't spoken I feel stupid being here if he wanted me here he would have told me right? I'm standing there and I see him I have a huge smile on my face until I see he's with a girl holding her hand my heart is pounding like crazy my face red with embarrassment. He could have told me. He should have told me. His whole family looks at him then me. Oliver puts his arm around me and pulls me close. I see him look confused then he sees me and realizes he stops infront of everyone and says I missed you all. I also want to introduce my fiancée Katie. He looks at me like he's sorry. His family is worried about me and I can see their loyalty to me so I do the only thing I can I walk up and hug her and say welcome. Zack looks at me in shock I hug him and say welcome home. It's good to see you and I hope you all have a wonderful time but I should not have come. I'm sorry Oliver looks at me he hugs his brother and wispers you should have told her and us. Then says loudly I'll meet up with you all later I'm taking Zoe home. He quickly pulls my hand in his and takes me to his truck. He picks me up and puts me in and then he holds me and I just cry. For what could have been. For how stupid I felt. For not remembering I told him he was going to find someone. Oliver looks at me and says hey no more tears. I said Oli it's not that he found someone it's that he didn't tell me right away. I know I had no rights to him but by not telling me after he visited in February and we well. He should have told me because the longer he didn't the more I felt like he was mine. Oliver get a very strange look on his face and says I'm going to be blunt sorry if I upset you in advance but did he sleep with you in February. I said no Oli we just kissed and talked about the future. He didn't give me any indication that we had one . I just thought because he told me he hadn't been with anyone since we went out that we actually had a shot. I'm just sad that he didn't tell me and I was shocked I will except her and welcome her it just hurt is all. Oli leaned over to me and said Zoe you are seriously the most amazing person I have ever met and you truly deserve the world. Thanks Oli you're pretty amazing yourself. Oli says well we could make him jealous and say I'm dating you now. I laugh no that's not nice. He pouts but I want a kiss. So I kiss his cheek. You know your sexy and nice you'll meet a girl some day you will faĺl in love with and it won't be me because that would be weird. Ok but until I find said girl you could be my one and only. Thanks. Where would you like to go he says. I need Hudson please. Sure you know he's going to want to talk to you well I won't be bitter although part of me wants to be petty and say too little to late but I won't. Tell him he could talk to me tomorrow I need a day and I left my car at your hotel. It's ok babe I'll come get you tomorrow. If you don't and Zack does you better text me. I will.