Chapter 4

“I don’t know dude. He just broke down when I mentioned Rachael.”

“You mentioned Rachael? Oh my god dude, you know she cheated on him right?”

“…what, when did this happen? Why didn’t he say anything?”

“Because it’s just the way he is.”

“Why did he tell you?”

“He didn’t, I just knew.”

“Oh man, I feel really bad now…”

“I am sure he will act like nothing happened tomorrow.”

“Damn…”

“Dude its fine, you didn’t know.”

“Yeah…well I am going to get ready. I will see you at the interview.”

“…you sure you’re ok?”

“Yeah. He was getting all parental on me talking about how I sleep around.”

“Oh”

“You think so too, don’t you?”

“Sometimes it seems like it…but…”

“Well that’s great…”

“But you don’t….do you?”

“No.”

“Okay when Isaac wakes up, I really think you two should talk. You both said things that you didn’t mean, and the sooner you talk about it, the better.”

“I’ll just wait for him to calm down and forget about it.”

“That’s not solving anything!” Zac said frustrated.

“Well I’m not gonna have a discussion about it, like I’m on a talk show. Anyway, I’ll work something out. Taylor said, heading towards his bedroom. He went inside, and shut the door behind him.

The hours pasted and the interview was in an hour. Zac went in to check on Isaac.

“Hey man, what’s up?”

Isaac was in front of the mirror, trying to decide what suit he should wear.

“Nothing much”

“What happened between you and Tay?”

“I just kind of flipped, sorry about that.”

“I know how it feels, I went through the same thing with Alexa. How did you find out she was cheating on you?”

“I went to her house to give her a present, and I found her in bed with someone else.”

“Oh, I’m sorry man.”

“Yeah well…”

“Are you mad at Taylor?”

“No, I just took all my anger out on him. I should go say sorry.”

“Yeah, he didn’t take it too well.”

Isaac headed towards Taylor’s room. He walked up the stairs, and knocked on the door.

“Tay, can I come in?”

“Sure”

Isaac went inside, and sat on a chair that was next to the bed where Tay was sitting.

“Sorry I got into your business.” Issac said, looking at the floor.

“me too.”

“Yeah…I was only trying to look out for you.”

“I mean…your right; I do like to have sex. Who doesn’t?”

“Yeah”

“Yeah…well you ready to go?”

“Sure”

Isaac, Taylor, and Zac went to the interview. They stayed there until five thirty, and were ready to leave as soon as possible. Isaac usually has a lot of fun getting the chance to talk to his fans, but this time he just wanted to be alone.

They arrived back at the house, and Zac headed out the car eagerly. He went inside the house, and into his room. Taylor and Isaac came inside the house shortly after.

“Well Zac sure seems excited to be home”, Taylor said smiling.

“Haha yeah, that must be why he’s excited alright.”

“Yep, why else would he be running into his room like that? I don’t think he’s rushing to call anyone, do you?”

“I have no idea!”

“Alright, no more picking on Zac…unless he’s in the room”

(Zac’s POV)

Zac sat on his bed and grabbed the sheet of paper with Catherine’s number on it. He entered it in his cell phone and hit place call.

--_--

“Hello?”

“Um yes, could I speak to Catherine please?”

“This is her”

“Hey Catherine, its Zac”

“Oh! hey Zac, how are you?”

“I’m great, how about yourself?”

“Pretty good actually”

“Awesome...”

 “So…did you still want to go out tonight?”

“…well you see…I’d love to!”

“Oh, good!”

“How could I say no to you?”

“How about, you suck bye.”

I busted out laughing, “that would be childish! Plus I couldn’t say that to you.”

“Good, because that would be kind of mean. Oh, I got a great restaurant we can go to. Is it okay if I pick you up in an hour?”

“Sure, that’s great.”

“Alright then, I will see you in a little bit.”

“I cant wait!”

“bye”

--_--

I hung up the phone, and ran into the living room where Marissa and Liz were watching TV.

“Oh my god you guys”, I said jumping up and down.

“…let me guess, that was Zac on the phone”, Liz said smiling.

“Nope, but the test results came back positive!”

“What, you’re pregnant! Marissa said leaping off the couch.

“Nah, it was Zac! He is so awesome you guys…”

“What you guys talk about?” Liz asked

“Nothing, he’s taking me out to dinner though. I’m so excited!”

“Oh, go get you some!” Marissa said, throwing a pillow at me.

“We’ll see…”

“Ha, wow…” she said smiling.

“Well I’m off to get dressed!”

“Oh Cat, wait! I forgot to tell you something.” Liz said, walking towards me.

“What is it?”

“Michael called me yesterday and asked about you. He wanted to see you or something, and I told him that you were going out with Zac tonight…”

“What, you said that?”

“I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to, but then I heard him getting all pissed…I’m sorry.”

“Oh that’s ok, you didn’t know. Anyway…I don’t think he would get too upset, I mean considering he is my idol and all.”

“I don’t know, he sounded pretty upset on the phone.”

“Well I don’t want this to spoil my evening; I will just call him later and straighten things out.”

“Okay, now go get ready!” Liz said, shoving me towards my room.

(Zac’s POV)

“Hey Taylor, I am about to go pick Catherine up. You’re still having that party tonight, right?”

“Yeah, why”

“If things go well, I might bring Catherine back to the house.”

“That’s awesome, I’m sure the guys would want to meet her.”

“Yeah, well I will see you later!”

 (Catherine POV)

“Hey Cat, he’s here!” Marissa shouted from the living room.

“I’ll be right out!”

I glanced in the mirror, and headed towards the front door. When I opened the door, I stood there in shock. He looked so good.

“Hey Zac”

“Hey, you ready to go?”

“Sure, let me just grab my purse.”

I picked up my purse, and Zac put his arm underneath mine and we walked towards the limo.

“You look really pretty” he said, smiling.

“thank you” I said blushing, “I like the green in your suit. It looks really good on you.”

Zac opened the door for me, and we both climbed in. He told the driver where to go in secret, and took his seat next to me.

“I hope you like where I am taking you.”

“I’m sure anywhere you take me is fine.”

“What about my place?” he asked, grinning.

“Hey, I’m game.”

Shocked by my remark, he stared at me for a minute without saying a word.

“Zac calm down, I was just kidding.” I said, shoving him playfully.

“Oh, sorry about that…you had me for a minute there.”

“What if I was serious?”

“Normally, I wouldn’t have continued this date. But in your case…I think I would have made an exception.”

“Oh, why is that?”

“I…you…I don’t know. It’s just that…”

“Why are you more nervous than me?” I said chuckling.

“I’m not nervous.”

I bit my bottom lip, and tried not to blush.

The limo stopped and I heard the driver get out of the front seat. He opened the side door, and Zac stepped out of the limo. Zac turned around, and held his hand out for me to grab.

When we walked in the building, there were people gathering around, and teenagers taking pictures of us with their cell phones and digital cameras.

“Wow, you didn’t have to take me here Zac. This looks really expensive.”

“No it’s not and even if it was, it doesn’t matter.”

We walked in the restaurant, and the host checked his list for our registration.

“Very good sir, right this way” he said, motioning us to follow him.

Zac took my hand as we headed towards the booth.

“I hope this will due.” The waiter said, as we took our seats.

“Yes, thank you very much.” Zac said smiling.

“Wow Zac, this is too much.” I said, looking around the restaurant.

The waiter stared at me for a couple of minutes, then handed us our menus.

“What would you like to drink? He said, waiting on me to answer.”

“Um…water is fine.”

“And for you sir?”

“Coffee.”

“Very good then, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask.” The waiter said, as he walked off.

“Scoot closer, your way over there.” I said, smiling.

“I was hoping you’d say that.” Zac said, as he moved next to me.
"and I'm going to need you to order something besides water."

"Sorry I wasn't ready!"

"Yeah, don't let it happen again." Zac said playfully.

"pfft, anyway so what do you usually do in your free time besides music?"

"hum...well I like to hang out with friends and play video games. I like going to the movies."

"You sound just like me!"

Then we heard the waiter’s voice,

“Alright are you two ready to order, or do you need more time?”

“I haven’t looked at the menu,” I said feeling a little embarrassed.

The waiter smiled at me.
”I’ll give you two a little bit more time.”

“Thank you, sorry about that. Oh and could I have a Pina Colada?”

”Sure I'll bring that right out for you" he said, walking away from the table.



“What do you think you’re going to get?” I asked Zac.

"Well the steak sounds nice...but I don’t know."

"...yeah, that’s what I was thinking."

”Have you ate here before?”

"No, but Isaac told me this is a good place to go if you…uh, he said it was nice.”

"Good place to go to impress me?"

“I didn’t say that.”
“You were going to!”

“If I wanted to impress you…Id take you to my house…and show you my lovely collection of stamps.”

“Wow, you’re terrible at innuendos.”

Zac motioned to the waiter, and he walked over carrying a notepad and a pen.

“Ready to order?”

“Yes sir”

“May I take your order miss?"

"I'll have the sirloin steak please.”

“and how would you like that prepared?”

“Medium”

“What sides would you like with that?” the waiter asked.

“double broccoli please”

“Thank you ma’am, and for you sir?”

“I’ll have the same.”

“Very good then, I will be back with your order shortly.”

"Thanks!

I smiled at Zac, as I opened my purse to get out my mirror.

“You look great” he said shoving the mirror back in my purse.

“I just wanted to check my hair...”

“Never mind about your hair, you have a little something on your lip. Don’t worry, I’ll get it”

I started laughing as Zac leant forward to kiss me.

"On second thought, get it yourself.” Zac said, handing me a napkin.

“well thanks”

“no problem, glad to help”

Zac playfully pushed me away from him.

“Hey, don’t push me.” I said smiling.

“You ruined your chance of kissing Zac Hanson!” he said smiling.

“Wait, give me another chance” I pleaded playfully.

“There are no second chances”

“I know how to settle this, I’m going to put a penny in my hand and you have to guess which hand it’s in. If you choose the wrong one, you have to kiss me whenever I tell you to.”

"What if I pick the right one?" he asked curiously.

“You pick"

"You have to come to the party at my house after dinner, and give me a strip dance in front of everyone."
“No way!”

“ok ok, you have to come to my party…and tell Issac we had sex in the limo.”

“What, why would he want to know that!”

“I want to see him freak out”

“…ok deal and just to make sure no one cheats; I will show the waiter what hand I put the penny in, sound fair?”

“Yep”

"Now all we have to do is wait for him to get here."

After awhile, the waiter came back to the table and laid the plates in front of us.

“Is there anything else I can do for you?” he asked.

“Actually yes, will you watch what hand I put this penny in so I can't cheat?"

"uh, sure” the waiter said confused.

I put my hands behind my back, to where only the waiter could see them. Then I moved the penny back and forth from hand to hand.

“Okay Mr. Big shot, pick a hand” I said, confidently.

I watched Zac as he thought about what hand to choose. He looked right at me the whole time, I guess searching for a clue on my face.

“I pick…the left hand.”

My smile faded when I realized he picked the right one.

“Well that sucks…” I said, showing him the left hand containing the penny.

Zac raised his hands, and yelled “Yes!” making people from other tables turn to look at us. The waiter smiled at Zac, as he reached out his hand towards him.

“Congratulations sir, you two have a nice time, it’s been a pleasure. I’ll come back to see if you need anything,” he said, as he walked away.

“Well this looks really good,” Zac said as he looked at his plate.

“Yeah, it does.”

I looked at Zac with a frown. He just smiled, and waited for me to take a bite.

“You are so mean,” I said, picking up my fork and laying the napkin on my lap.

“What? I am not, you’re just mad you lost.”

I playfully hit him on the shoulder. Of course I wasn’t really mad. I just want to give him a hard time. After the meal, Zac paid the bill and we left the restaurant.

“You ready for the party?” he asked, and we got into the limo.

“Don’t remind me, how embarrassing!”

“Awe come on, it isn’t that bad.”

“That’s easy for you to say, you’re not the one who has to do it.”

We arrived at his house, and there were cars parked all over the driveway, and they formed a line down the street.

“Man, there are a lot of people…”

“Ready to go inside?” Zac asked, after he told the driver where to park.

“Yeah, as ready as I will ever be”

We climbed out of the car, and we walked inside the house close to where Taylor and Isaac were. They were both dancing with these really pretty girls that they were probably involved with.

 “Hey guys!”

“Catherine!” The guys yelled, giving me a hug.

“It’s nice of you to come by. Save me a dance okay?” Isaac said, as they both returned the dance floor.

“Sure thing”

“So, you ready to strip for me?” Zac whispered in my ear.

“Get outta here with that!”

Zac smiled, “haha alright, well go tell issac the good news.”

 “Not now, he’s dancing with that girl!”

“That’s true, dance with me then”

“Alright”

We both started dancing and everyone was bumping and grinding on the dance floor. I didn’t know whether I should dance with Zac like that or not.

I got in front of Zac and put his hands on my hips. I started rubbing up against him, as he slowly moved his hands down to my thighs.

“Uh Cat, you probably shouldn’t do that.” Zac said, pulling me closer to him.

“Doesn’t seem like your putting up much of a fight.” I said grinning.

After awhile, people started leaving and I was thinking about heading out myself.

“I better get going.”

“I’ll tell Stephan to meet us upfront.” Zac said pulling out his cell phone.

“Thanks for taking me home”

“You know I want to, oh by the way Issacs by the bar.”

“Oh crap, I thought you forgot.”

“Nope, go on.”

“Ugh, ok.”

I walked up to Issac and pulled him away from lingering ears.

“Hey Issac…I hope it’s ok that…uh”

I looked at his face filled with curiosity.

“I hope it’s ok that me and Zac…”

“That you and Zac…did what?”

“Had sex in the limo” I said my cheeks beaming red.

Issac stood there with his mouth open.

“I…uh okay…” Issac managed to say as he turned to find Zac. When he spotted him Zac was holding his stomach from laughing so hard.

“Did you really?”

“No Zac made me say it.”

Issac started laughing, “Man he’s such an idiot.”

I apologized and gave Issac a hug, “Hope I get to see you again, you’re so awesome.”

“Defiantly, you’re pretty awesome too.”

I walked back towards Zac and he led me outside, and got into the limo.

What a night.