Tell Me Everything

I laughed as his fingers grazed my sides, a smile spreading across his face.
"Mason! That tickles!" I said between laughing fits.
"Oh, does it?" He smiled evilly.
"Yes!" I squealed. We'd been hanging out for almost two hours, and it had been perfectly fine. Moments like this made me feel like last week’s incident didn't even happen. "Please!"
"Give me a good reason!" He said, laughing too.
I smiled at the thought. I leaned over and kissed him. After a few seconds, I pulled away, looking up at him. "Is that a good enough reason?"
All he did was smile before he kissed me again. It felt perfect, but I couldn't stop the images from the previous week from entering my head, and suddenly it all felt wrong. Very, very wrong. I pulled back, looking down into my lap.
"CRAP! I forgot! I have to go. I'm so sorry." I lied. I needed to think. I needed to talk to Jack about what happened.
"Aw, babe. Are you sure?" he asked sadly.
"Yeah, I'll call you later, though. I promise." I tried to smile as I gathered my things.
"Alright, bye." he said as I walked out the door.
I climbed into my car, feeling sick as I started it up and backed out of the driveway. After 15 minutes, I was at Jack's house. I walked in, not even bothering to knock.
"Jack!" I yelled, my eyes starting to fill with tears. "Jack!"
"Jack's not home, Cora bu- What's wrong?" Zack asked as he walked into the entry way, where I now stood crying.
"I can't believe I let this happen." I said quietly.
"What did you let happen, Cora?" Zack asked, wrapping his arms around me and guiding me into the living room.
"Everything. This. Being with someone when clearly I don't have feelings for them." I cried harder at the thought.
"Hey, it's going to be okay." Zack said as we sat on the couch together. I buried my face in his chest, scared to tell him the truth. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me close. Being with him felt right, and I knew I needed to tell him.
I calmed myself down a little before saying anything. "I want to tell someone." I practically whispered.
"Tell me everything. I'm here for you."
I did exactly that. I told him about what had happened with Mason the week before, and about early today, and how it didn't feel right. But there was so much more to say.
"I don't want to be with him. I don't love him, but I'm afraid of what he'll do if I break up with him." I finished.
"I'm not going to let him hurt you again, Cora. Jack's not going to, either." he said, pulling back a little bit to look at my face.
"I know, but what if you can't stop him? I mean, he could hurt me without physically hurting me. What if he does something to one of you guys? I could never forgive myself!" I cried.
"It's going to be okay. He's not going to hurt us or you." he rubbed my back, trying to calm more down.
I took a deep breath, knowing that if I didn't tell him now, I never would.
"Zack?" I said sheepishly.
"Yes?" he answered, looking at me, concern filling his eyes.
"I think the reason I don't love Mason anymore is, well, is because I have feelings for you." I looked away quickly. After a few minutes, he didn't answer, so I continued saying my thoughts. "Actually, I think I'm in love with you. It may seem crazy, but when I'm with you, nothing else exists. It's just us. I've never felt like that about anyone. Not even Mason."
"Cora. Do you really mean that?" Zack asked.
"Yes, I do."
"Good, because I love you, too."
How could I not help but smile?