Denial

"Oooo, Val, you have to get this, this would so look great on you!" I exclaimed, holding up a shirt that just fit her so well as we were shopping together at the mall that day. She laughed and walked over to me taking it from my hands.

"I like it." She grinned.

"Then that's all that matters." I smiled at her.

"Helena that guy over there is totally checking you out." Val said, discreetly looking over at the guy she was talking about. I followed her gaze.

"Honey, there's no way. You're crazy insane girl."

"That may be true, but I know a flirt when I see one, and he's lookin' at you." She grinned.

"No he's n-"

"Oh shh! He's coming this way." We turned back to the wrack of clothes we'd previously been occupying and acted normal again. I heard a male voice clear their throat from behind me and I turned around to see the guy that Val had been talking about just minutes before, now standing in front of me smiling.

"Hello." He said. Oh Lord. She was right.

"Hi." I said a little shy at first.

"I couldn't help but notice you over here." I noticed Val out of the corner of my eye, wink at me and head over to another wrack.

"Um, yeah, I couldn't help but notice you looking." I smiled. He laughed which I soon joined in on.

"Well, I can't stick around, business calls, but, can I get your number? Or could I give you mine?" I nodded, and then remembered that I didn't even know my own stupid number.

"Um, c-could I get yours?" I asked a little confidently so that he wouldn't think that I was being stuck up and just didn't wanna give him my number, but hey, I couldn't embarrass myself by telling him I didn't know my number!

After getting his number and putting it in my cell, I walked back over to Val. "Girl you totally scored!"

"Yeah, now all the guys are gonna freak." She laughed.

"Sometimes I swear they're too protective."

"They just care about you hon."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

"Did you and Zacky ever kiss and make up?"

"Eww, no." She laughed.

"Okay, well did you at least make up?"

"No." She sighed and rolled her eyes smirking.

"You will sooner or later, one of you will give in." "It's been a week, I don't think it's gonna be me."

"We'll see honey."

We shopped around for another hour or so before we ever decided upon heading back to my place. No sooner then we made it through the door, Matt and Jimmy found their way through the door.

"Did you take long enough with my woman?!" He came over and wrapped his arm around her.

"Actually no, we were just going out for ice cream and then to the state fair, we should be back...Oh say around three am..." The look on his face was priceless as he clung to Valary's side.

"You will not take her away from me, I refuse!"

"Yeah! And you will not take my Poodle Pants away from me! I refuse!" I looked up at Jimmy who had me wrapped in a bone crushing hug and glared at him.

"I was just joking Matt, we're done for the day."

"Good." He said and kissed her cheek. There was a knock on the front door which surprised me, none of us knocked around here. I walked over to answer it and was surprised to see, I didn't recognize who was standing in front of me.

"Um, hi, who are you?" She smiled a wicked grin. I already don't like this girl and I don't even know her.

"Hm, my name is Gena. I'm Zacky's new girlfriend. You are Helena Williams right?"

"Yes, and what's it to you?" I said, already getting infuriated from the inside out. This was the girl Zacky was keeping from me, and now I can see why.

"I just wanted to tell you, that because of you, for some odd reason, Zacky has been all torn up for the past week." She rolled her eyes after saying this, Matt, Jimmy, and Val had made their way in on the conversation now, and were very cautious as to what might go down if she didn't knock it off.

"So!" She exclaimed, clapping her hands together.

"Here's what's going down, I'm sick of seeing my Zacky all torn up, so therefore, you need to come and make him all better since you're the one that did this to him." She made me sick. Her Zacky. If she couldn't make him feel better and she was his own girlfriend what was she good for?!

"Listen here, you don't even know me!" I said, defending myself.

"What she said." Matt said, stepping up and away from Val.

"Look, I didn't come over here to argue, so let's make this short and sweet because I've got a meeting to make. I wanna see a smile on his face when I get back here." She turned on her heel and trotted off.

Had it not been for Matt holding me back, I'd have ran after her and knocked her to the ground.

She didn't deserve Zacky, and She wouldn't be keeping him.

I'd make sure of that.

Matt sighed pulling me back into the living room. "Look, maybe it's best if you just go over there and talk to Zacky to keep problems down." I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. "I know you're a stubborn little rebellious thing, but hey, sometimes you've gotta make exceptions, we don't want her annoying heels clicking this way again." I smirked at that.

"Definitely not."

"Okay, so do you agree." I stood there, arms crossed, thinking it over. They were all three standing there staring at me with looks that said, 'come on ya know ya want to.' I sighed and threw my arms in the air.

"Fine! I give up! I'll go talk to the big, fat, insensitive pig!" Matt gave me a funny look. "What?"

"Last time I checked, he was the one that was torn up over you honey."

"Oh well, he's still a pig."

I marched over to Zacky's house trudging through his grass and up to his door. After banging on it loudly a few times and receiving no answer, I opened the door and went on in. I didn't find him in the living room or the kitchen, or any other main parts of the house, so I figured he was probably in his bed room. When I walked in there, I saw the bathroom door closed and the light on. Therefore he must be in there, I discovered. I sat down on his bed waiting for him to come out. A few minutes later, I heard a flush and such and the bathroom door opened to reveal Zacky whose eyes were on the floor, but as soon as they came up and saw me, he looked shocked.

"Hello Zacky."

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you."

"Oh." I scooted over a little bit and patted the bed beside me.

"Ya know ya can set down Zacky, this is your home." He nodded before setting down next to me. "Look, I know you've been torn up okay, and the thought of you being like that absolutely kills me. Plus, I miss my best friend." I said looking at him and getting straight to the point.

"How did you know that I've-"

"So I'm sorry okay, and I just, I don't want us to fight anymore because I miss you." I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around his torso and laid my head against his chest. I sighed contently, as did he, as he stroked my hair softly.

Even thought I may not have been showing that this little separation between us was doing any damage on the outside, it was really hurting on the inside.

"I'm sorry too." He said softly before kissing the top of my head. I looked up at him, his beautiful green eyes shining now.

"How did you know that I've been upset?" He questioned. I looked away.

"I didn't."

"Yes you did, you mentioned it."

"Did I? Huh. Musta slipped."

"So you're hiding something from me?" He asked pulling away a little.

"No, okay fine! I'll tell you!" I said, pulling him back closer to me. "Gena came over to my house earlier."

"She what?" He asked pulling away again.

"Yeah. Val and I had just got back from shopping and I was talking to her, Jimmy, and Matt when someone knocked. I knew it wasn't any of you guys because you guys simply don't knock and when I answered it, I didn't recognize her, then she explained who she was and why she was there and said that I needed to bring myself over here and make up with you because she was tired of seeing 'her Zacky' all upset over me. And since I caused it, I needed to apologize. Then she left for a meeting."

He looked at me confused enough. "She told me she was going straight to that meeting." He murmured quietly to himself. I shrugged. "She came to your house?" I nodded. "I'm sorry." He said pulling me back into his arms.

"It's okay. Her last words were, he better have a smile on his face when I get back there." I laughed lightly to myself and shook my head.

"Well she's got another thing coming." "What?" I looked up at him. "She's not getting off too easy for just barging over to your house without telling me and lying to me." I nodded and laid my head against his chest again.

"I really missed you Zacky."

"I missed you too, Leny." I leaned up and kissed his cheek. "So I take it you and Val are getting along pretty good?" He asked. I nodded, smiling.

"Yeah, she's awesome. Matt picked a really good girl." He frowned to himself knowing deep inside that I disliked his new girlfriend with a passion. Hate was a strong word, but I bet I'll be using it before their relationship's over. "Which reminds me, I should probably be getting back. Wanna come?" He nodded.

"Sure."

I jumped off the bed pulling Zacky along with me. I ran through his yard back into my own crushing some of our flowers along the way. Oh well, they were never important before, why now? We came walking through the door arms wrapped around each other and smiling.

"I see you two finally made up." Matt said smiling. We nodded.

"Good, I was getting tired of seeing you guys shoot glares at each other every time you're together." I laughed and nodded sitting down on the couch between Zacky and Val.

"So are you gonna tell them the great news honey?" Val looked over at me smiling and my eyes widened.

"What great news?" Zacky asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. Really."

"Come on, they're gonna find out sooner or later."

"Find out what?" Matt asked.

"Yeah don't leave us out!" Jimmy declared. I sighed.

"I got a guy's phone number in the mall earlier." I saw Matt's eyes flash with cautiousness, and Zacky's jaw clenched.

"I think it's great my little Senorita." Jimmy said. "You're finally growing up! I think it's about time you get away from us and see other guys or people are gonna think we keep you trapped as a prisoner." I laughed.

"Who is this guy?" Zacky questioned.

"His name is Jake."

"I wanna meet him."

"Yeah me too." Matt stated. I sighed. Of course they wanted to meet him.

Including Zacky. Is he forgetting he tried to keep his girl away from me?

But then again maybe he was afraid I wouldn't like her cause she's an evil wretch. Either way, I've got no reason to keep him from them. I shrugged.

"We haven't even set up a date yet. But if and when we do, you guys can meet him." Zacky relaxed a little and Matt nodded pulling Val a little closer to him. "So it's all good?" I asked. They nodded. "Good!" I smiled brightly.

"Now who wants to take me to the carnival?"