Jesika
I hadn't seen Zac since that day at his house and I was dying to. He was busy with practising and getting ready for the tour. I hadn't told anyone about what I felt for him. I was so ready to forgive him.
"Jess honey? Are you ready to go?" Mom asked, sticking her head through my bedroom door. I sighed and nodded. I had made everyone believe that I was only going for Isaac and Taylor. I got up from my bed and ran a brush through my hair one last time and went down stairs and out to the car where my parents were waiting. We were going to pick up Grace and then go to the air port about two hours early so we could have some time with the boys before they left. I knew that Zac was going to be gone for nearly a year and that tore me apart inside to have to wait that long to see him. But I was willing to wait. I knew that Zac would be good to me and never hurt me like Justin did. I hadn't seen Justin since that night. He had come to visit me when I was in the hospital but I had refused to see him, and my father had practically thrown him out of the hospital. We drove to Graces house and my Mom and hers spent about ten minutes talking. Finally we were on our way to the air port. I was so nervous about seeing Zac and I wondered if I could control myself while around him.
"Jess, Grace! Over here!" I heard Aleen called out. I turned around and saw her with Chad and Steve. The Hanson family weren't here yet. Grace and I left my parents to their own devices and walked over to our friends. "They aren't here yet, but Ike just called me on my phone and said that they were just leaving now. So they wont be long. God I'm gonna miss them! They're going for so long this time! Touring and recording a new album... they've never been away from home for this long before." Aleen said, starting to get teary. She was always like this when the boys went on tour. Chad hugged her.
"It'll be ok Alie, you'll see them soon, they come home in a few months for a three day visit don't they?" He asked. Aleen nodded.
"Yeah, few months to long" She said. I was surprised that Chad wasn't jealous of the way Aleen was talking about Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Her other boyfriends had been and they had broken up with her because of it. Aleen and Taylor had dated, but that was a long time ago, before Taylor had even met Angeline (who was coming with the Hanson family to the air port), so the two of them had a special closeness as they had parted on good terms. Aleen turned to me.
"Don't start about Zac" I said to her.
"I wasn't going to say a word about Zac. I know you'll come to your senses soon and realise just how crazy you are about him. Just don't come to your senses after he leaves cause it'll be too late then" She said.
"Aleen, he went behind my back and beat up my boy-.... ex-boyfriend when I had told him not to!"
"He was protecting you Jess, he wanted to get revenge for you. You know he loves you! He told you himself in the hospital!"
"You know about that?" I asked. Aleen turned red.
"Um, well.. I kinda got Zac to admit it.... " she said.
"Hey! Look who's here" Steve said, pointing behind me and Grace (who had been rather quiet since we got to the air port). I turned around and felt my heart go to my thorat as soon as I saw Zac.
Zac
She was here. Jesika was actually here. I couldn't believe it. I was sure that I had fully screwed things up with the song but it looked like I hadn't. Unless she had been forced to come by her parents. I waved to my group of friends as I followed my family to the luggage check point and then waited in line for about ten minutes. Luckily, there were no fans there as the departure date had been kept top secret so we wouldn't get mobbed and could say goodbye to our friends and family in peace. Once the luggage was done, us teenagers (and one adult) were let loose for an hour an a half. Jesika had only said hello to me and that was it. She was talking away with Isaac and Taylor but was ignoring me. We found a small cafe and decided to eat.
"Zac, what do you want?" Taylor asked me as he got up to go order. I shrugged.
"A plate of pasta... and some salad... and a glass of soda..... and maybe a chocolate fudge sundae with nuts on top and-"
"I think thats enough" He said and walked away.
"You always eat a lot before going on a plane" Grace said to me, smiling. She had sat down next to me.
"Well, plane food always sucks so why not get a decent feed while I get the chance?" I asked.
"You've got a point. You nervous about leaving?"
"Not really nervous, I'm going to miss everyone... especially you" I said.
"You mean, especially Jess" Grace corrected me.
"And you. I still love you Gracie, you know that right?"
"Sure I do... and you know that I still love you to. You just love Jess more" She said, but with no bitterness or jealousy. I reached over and gave Grace a hug. When I pulled away from her, she had tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Grace sniffed and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.
"You're going away for so long this time... I'm going to miss you so much Zac" She said, letting her tears spill over. I hugged her again. She put her arms around me and held on tightly, like she didn't want to let go.
"I'll be home in a few months, you know that" I said gently to her. She nodded.
"But only for three days... then you're gone again for another six months to record"
"I know Grace.... I'll call you all the time ok? And I'll write to you to, you'll just have to get someone to read the letters to you" I said. Grace laughed.
"I wish I could see you" She said quietly.
"Yeah... but you're the only person who's loved me without seeing me first" I said.
"Jess loves you. She just doesn't know it yet"
Jesika
They were going. It was actually time for them to go and I hadn't had enough courage to tell Zac how I felt. I was running out of time, fast. I scanned our crowd for Zac. He was hugging Grace who was crying. I knew how she felt. I didn't want any of them to go, especially Zac now that I knew exactly how I felt about him. Someone stepped infront of me. I looked up and saw Isaac.
"Hey, we haven't said goodbye yet" He said, opening his arms. I smiled and hugged him.
"I'm gonna miss you Ike." I said. He nodded.
"I'm gonna miss you to Jess, but I know someone who's gonna miss you more" He said. I nodded. Then Avery came from behind him and hugged my waist.
"Hey Aves" I said, crouching down to get to her level.
"I'll see you soon right?" Avery asked me. I nodded.
"You sure will. When you come home again in a few months time, you get to see me for three whole days!" I said. Avery smiled at me.
"Really?"
"Yup"
"Thats good then cause I'm gonna miss you Jess" She said before hugging me and then going to join her sister. I stood up again and saw that Zac was still busy with Grace. I had already said goodbye to everyone but Zac and I was beginning to wonder if I would get a chance to. I walked over to the row of air port chairs and sat down in one. I stared at the carpet, which was grey with swirls of colour in it. After about two minutes of sitting alone, someone sat down next to me. I knew who it was.
"Hi" I said quietly, not looking at him.
"Heya... we haven't said goodbye yet" Zac said. I nodded.
"I know..." I couldn't believe that I wasn't telling him how I felt. What's wrong with you? tell him!
"You know I am sorry about what happened" He said. Once again, I nodded.
"I know you are... I'm sorry to, for not talking to you and all" I said, finally looking up at him. He looked miserable. Then he looked at me and smiled. I felt myself smiling back but I still couldn't bring myself to tell him.
"I'm gonna miss you, you know" Zac said, looking like he wanted to hug me. I felt tears come to my eyes when I realised just how long he was going to be away for. "Hey, don't cry on me Jesi. I'll see you in a few months time" He said as he reached over and put his arms around me. I started to cry harder as I wrapped my arms around him and held on tightly.
"Zac? It's time to go... we have to board the plane before everyone else" Mr. Hanson said, standing infront of me and Zac. Zac let go of me and stood up. I stood up to and gave him a watery smile as I said bye, just loud enough for him to hear it. I walked over to Grace and she put her arm around me. I leaned my head on her shoulder and felt the tears go down my cheeks as I watched Zac walk down the long tunnel to get to the plane. I was such an idiot! I had a chance to tell him and I blew it.
"Tell him Jess, go tell him now" Grace whispered to me. I raised my head from her shoulder and stared at her.
"How do you-"
"Tell him before he leaves!" Grace said, giving me a small push away from her. I looked at Zac and saw that he was nearly at the end of the tunnel. I ran forward.
"ZAC! WAIT!" I yelled out. He turned around.