Time Goes On
by Chelle

~ CHAPTER 15 ~

The next two weeks were fairly uneventful. Zac and I began to slow down a bit and spent only two nights in bed. He still came over and spent the night with me, but we'd fall asleep watching TV/movie s. He was a perfect gentleman and I felt as though I was in paradise. True to his word, he hadn't hurt me anymore. He was the kind, sweet, and gentle person he'd been before that night. He hadn't had any violent outburst or been drunk since and his rare anger was always controlled and disappeared quickly.
I have to say though that us walking into the Hanson's did draw attention from Ike and Diana when they saw us, our hands tightly clasped with our fingers interlocked. The stares we got from Walker, Taylor, Karen and Tori told us that they had all been fully informed.
Things were busy around their home though. Soon, they would be moving into the larger house they'd been having built for almost a year. Zac took me to see it once. It was in another, more private area of Tulsa, in a subdivision that was behind a huge, black, iron gate and a security station. The only way to gain entrance was to have a card that was only given by one of the residents and a photo ID of some sort.
The house sat on almost 80 acres behind a white fence. It was brick with white trim and a huge in ground pool out back. The porch was twice the size of the one they had at their current house and the rooms were enormous. They had a studio that was equipped with an enclosed sound booth and wall to wall sound boards. The home had been beautifully decorated and had a guest unit with bedroom, sitting area, bathroom and full kitchen, there was also another guest room downstairs. Everyone would have their own rooms and they had a huge sun porch, sunken living room and gigantic kitchen.
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather live here?" I had asked Zac on our way back ."No, I told you I wanted to stay with you." September came quickly and with it, helping Diana prepare the children to begin their school lessons again. It was hard getting them out of the summer break and back into studying. They fell into it fairly fast though. The Hanson's had finally gotten their things packed to move. No one had been thrilled with idea of Zac staying and we had sat in the living room, exchanging reasons, for almost two hours before all of us had settled on a decision... Zac would go live at the new house but could come and see me regularly and I was a "Always welcome guest." They all agreed it would be easier for him to be on time for writing and recording sessions if he lived with his brothers.
"It's only a few miles to drive." I whispered in his ear. I had helped them move into their home and Zac and I were hugging in the driveway when it was time for me to leave them. "I feel like we're breaking up," he said letting go of me as he began to rub my arms. "Oh Zac, we're not breaking up. There's no reason for you to feel that way." After our good-byes, I started the 40 minute drive home. My mind raced with the events that had taken place over the last three weeks. Zac and I had spent everyday together... swimming, walks and picnics in the park, movies, museums, amusement parks, shopping trips, even a day at a drag race.
We had so much fun. We knew everything about each other from how old we were when we got our first kiss to the stories of scars. As I walked into my house I was hit by the cool air and the sounds of the TV. I had a message on my answering machine from Zac saying that he missed me and a message from Lacey, saying that her boyfriend, Ricky, had proposed. I quickly called her back.
"Melissa, it was wonderful," she said. "He took me to the movies and lunch and then to the lake where we met and had our first date the next week..." I smiled listening to her story. Lacey and Ricky had been together for a year in May and were more in love than any couple I'd ever seen. Ricky was somewhat of a ladies man around his hometown. He was tall with deep brown eyes and short dark hair. He worked for a building supply company as an assistant manager. His reputation changed quickly though following that day last May. Lacey and I had been at the lake and a strong gust of wind came by. When she flipped her head to get her long, red hair out of her face, their eyes had met as he was walking by. He commented on the weather and then on Lacey's blue eyes and she had commented on his abs. (He didn't have a shirt on--he was cooling down from a jog) and they've been together ever since. "...and I said that you would be my Maid of Honor." Lacey's last words shook me from my thoughts. "So," she continued "You grab that Zac by the hair and y'all get your butts on a plane! We want to meet him and Ricky is going nuts wanting to see you again." I sighed and promised we'd come for a visit as soon as Zac had some time off. He'd been wanting to meet Lacey and Ricky and had already mentioned he and I going to spend a few days with them.
"Really? That's cool. I'd love to go." Zac and I were on the phone the next day and I was telling him of Lacey's news. "Great. Lacey said the date is December fifth and she wants us there a few days before, like right after Thanksgiving, to help with final arrangements and for me to be at the bridal shower." Zac was quiet while someone talked in the background. "Ok, be right there." was his reply, then he said "Yeah Mel, that sounds good. Umm, we'll talk some more and figure out the plane tickets and stuff. But I have to go right now, ok." I answered "Ok.Talk to you tomorrow." Zac laughed a bit and replied "Of course. I'll call you tomorrow night. I love you." I sighed as I heard those words. He always said them close to the phone and almost a seductive whisper. "I love you too. Talk to you tomorrow. Bye." I could tell he was smiling when he said "Bye."

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