You, Me, We, Us

Chapter 32

Zack

I come off the plane to see my whole family and they are all looking at me weirdly. Then I see her and I'm holding Katie's hand. I feel like sh*t for not telling her. I honestly didn't know how to break it to her but this definitely was the wrong way. I'm kicking myself for not telling her and Katie even told me I should call her or something so she wasn't caught off gaurd but I didn't and now my whole family and fiancée is here for the drama I see Oli has a protective arm around her and like what the hell is going on between them. I am so confused but everyone is protective over Zoe and now I feel like an asshole I could have avoided all this if I was just honest with her. In true Zoe fashion she walks up hugs Katie and says welcome and my heart breaks a little because she is nothing but kind showing my family its ok to accept Katie. She hugs me and says she should go Oli says he'll meet up with us later and they take off together. Everyone greets Katie and we take off to the house. Once there my dad pulls me aside and says how long. I say March we met and started hanging out and I propose in July. So why not just tell Zoe. I don't know I just didn't know how to do it. After the trip in February I knew that we both had thought we coud make it work and we could have but I kept my heart open like Zoe told me and she's a great girl but Katie's the love of my life. My dad looks at me and says I get that but you totally blindsided all of us and how awkward was it for Zoe thinking you were coming back to her only to see you're engaged and didn't say anything. I don't say anything and Oli walks in and says way to go jerk wad. I look at him. I had to take her to Hudson she couldn't even drive. I sigh this went all wrong. You want to know what she said? She said she's happy for you but you didn't have to do it this way the longer you went on without telling her was one more day she thought that you would end up together all you had to do was text call or email so her heart wouldn't have had 4 months to believe she was more to you like you were to her. I asked her out and she said she couldn't do that to you. You the man who abandoned her as a friend. I get that your in love but not telling her hurt her more. It was a d**k move especially when you know how vulnerable she is. I look at my brother I feel like s**t. Just then Katie walks out everyone tenses she says no worries I know all about her and she is a really nice person then Katie looks at me and says you didn't tell her? No I say. She walks straight up to me and smacks the back of my head. Look here you are going to apologize to her and explain how stupid you are then try to convince her to have dinner with us. She turns around and walks out. Oli says I definitely like her she's a lot like Zoe. Yep. I see why you fell for her he says.

The next day I go to Zoe and apologize and then we head to dinner and Zoe and Katie have a lot in common and they really are cool with eachother. I over hear Katie say well when I kissed him it was the best kiss of my life and that's when I knew he was mine. I am so worried Zoe is going to hurt from this conversation but to my surprise she says well if that's how you judge it then Zack was never mine just on loan. Katie says what do you mean? Zoe says you don't find it weird me talking about kissing your fiancée? Katie says well no thats all you two did right? Zoe says yes I'm still untouched. Katie says ok then explain. She says although to me Zack was an incredible kisser there was someone else who kissed me that made my world turn upside down. Katie says why aren't you with him then. Zoe says we kissed twice and I don't think he's an option he has a girlfriend and I don't move in on others territory no matter what. I slowly walked over and Katie says you were listening? Yeah sorry. Well she says I'm trying to get her to tell me who. I look at her and throw my guess out there to see if I'm right. I say I know who it was Zoe says who at the same time Katie does. It was Hudson. Zoe's eyes go wide h-how did you know. I smile warmly and say he was super jealous when I kissed you and I get that you have a special relationship but he also is very territorial over you. I know you two don't see it but there's definitely potential for you two to be forever but you both have to stop being afraid. Zoe: I look at him and say you're wrong he's not attracted to me he laughs he says yeah he is you didn't see they way he looked at you when you wore the white dress but I got a picture. Zack pulls out his phone and says here look. I can see every emotion on his face Zack captured it all love lust longing jealousy anger. I-I don't understand she says. I take her hand in mine and say just trust me be there for him and maybe you both will realize what others can see. It's ok if the love you have with him changes. She says ok. We hang out the rest of the night and I'm happy that the girls get a long.