You're Not Like the Others

I felt someone put there hand on my back so I opened my eyes and looked up

"Why'd they do that to her?"

"I don't know"

"You know... I never trusted those two with Abby"

"You didn't, why?"

"Because there was just sometihng that I didn't like about your mom and Selvester"

"Victor I..." he then put one of his index fingers on my lips

"I know Kayla...And Kayla, give this one a chance don't push him away"

"What do you mean?"

"If you let him help you, you'll understand" he then kissed my forehead

"I'll see you and Abby later, love you"

I then opened my eyes to an annoying sound. I looked at my cellphone and shut the alarm off. I rolled onto my right side and sighed

That seemed so real...What did Victor mean by don't push him away? Who's him? I thought and then sat up and text Zak my address and then got up.

I went to the bathrom and started on my hair

What should I do with it? I thought as I looked in the mirror to see my frizzy knotted up hair
I started brushing my hair to get all of the knots out and then pulled out a hair clip and put it in my hair

There, simple but effective I thought

I then grabbed my make-up bag and started putting on my make-up. When I was almost done my house phone started ringing so I went to the livingroom and answered it
"Hello?"
"Hi mommy"
"Hi sweetie, is everything ok?"
"Yeah, I was just checking up on you"
"I'm fine Abby, what did you two do?" I said chuckling
"We went to Taco Bell, the park, and now we have ice cream and about to watch a movie"
"Now Abby, don't forget to brush your teeth because of all that sugar "
"Ok"
"What movie are you going to watch?"
"Cinderella and it's about to start"
"Alright I'll see you tommorow, love you"
"Love you too"
we then hung up

She's so sweet, checking up on her momma I thought smiling

I then went back into the bathroom to finish my make-up and when I was done I brushed my teeth and then went to my room to get changed. When I got done I looked at the clock '6:45' and went to the livingroom and sat on the couch. While I was sitting there on the couch watching TV I started getting anxious

What happens if I screw this up? I thought

Then there was a knock on my door. I shut the TV off and got up to answer the door. When I opened the door it revealed someone in a maroon colored shirt, black slacks, and white daises

"Hey Zak"

"Hey Kayla, these are for you" he said handing me the daises

"Thank you Zak, come in while I put these in some water"

I headed to the kitchen and he came inside

He brought me my favorite flowers...Wait, how'd he know? I never told him I thought filling up a vase and put the flowers in it

"Zak, can I ask you something?" I asked walking into my livingroom

"Sure"

"How'd you know daises were my favorite flower? Most guys would've brought roses"

"Let's just say I had a feeling" he said smiling

"You talked to my dad didn't you? He's the only one that knows"

"Yeah"

"What else did he tell you?"

"Nothing, and by the way you have a nice house"

"Well thank you"

"It seems to quiet in here though, where's Abby?"

I smiled and said

"She's with one of my friends that's a black belt in karate, so she's safe"

"One of your friends is a black belt?" Zak asked amazed while we walked to the door

"Yeah, she's been in it since she was 5"

we then headed to his car. He opened the door for me like a gentleman and then got in on the drivers side and started pulling out of the driveway to the duplex

"What's your favorite food?"

"I like alot of foods, but if I had to pick it would be Mexican food"

"I like that too"

"Where are we going exactly?"

"I was thinking we try this new place that opened up, it's called Grand Wok and Sushi Bar"

"I'm always up for trying new food" I said smiling

About 10 minutes later we arrived on the strip and found Grand Wok and Sushi Bar. We got out and went inside, this place looked amazing. One big chandiler once you entered the building, above each table were 3 small lights that hung low with dark blue glass covers, the walls were a medium blue, and the was a bar that you could sit at and watch your food get cooked.

"Reservation for Bagans" I heard him say

"Right this way"

The host led us to the sushi bar

"Thank you" Zak said

The host left and we sat down

"How'd you get into ghost hunting? If you don't mind me asking"

"I had an experience in my apartment that I was living in at the time, and that's when I realized I should be hunting ghosts, so how'd you get into meterology?"

"What can I get you two to drink?" the guy asked from behind the bar

"Could we get some red wine?" Zak asked and looked at me

I just nodded

"Alright" the waiter left to get it

"I've been interested in weather since I was 6, so that's why I went to college for 5 years"

"5 years?"

"Yeah, it was the longest 5 years of my life, but it was worth it"

then the waiter came back with our red wine and handed it to us

"Would you like to taste test some sushi? It's free"

"Sure" we said at the same time

the waiter put 18 different types of sushi out. I was about to get one until Zak said something

"Kayla, how about we pick each others?"

"Like a taste testing game?"

he just nodded

"Ok, you can pick mine first"

he looked at them and then picked one,it looked colorful

"Take a bite" he said holding it

I leaned towards him and took a bite

It doesn't taste that bad I thought and then swallowed it

"It tastes pretty good, what is it?"

the waiter smiled

"That's called the Rainbow Roll, it's got crab, tuna, yellowtail, and shimp in it"

Zak then ate the rest that I took a bite out of

"My turn" I said

I looked at the sushi for a second at picked the one that was closet to me. I held it out for Zak to take a bite and he took a bite

"This one's good too"

"That's the Las Vegas Roll, it's got deep-fried tuna, salmon, crab, and yellowtail"

"You try it Kayla"

I then ate some, he was right, it was good

"It is good" I said and took a drink of the red wine

"Would you guys like to order these?"

"Yeah, I would like the rainbow roll" I said uncertain
the waiter nodded

"Oh and could I have some steamed rice too"

"Sure, and for you sir?"

"I'll have the Vegas Roll with some brown rice"

"I'll get that on for you"

he then walked to the grill, that was a few feet away from us and started cooking

"So Kayla, when were you born?"

"In November, my birthday is literally in 3 weeks"

"Really, what day?"

"The 27, when yours?"

"April 5"

"So your a Spring baby?"

"And your a Fall baby?" he said mocking me out of fun

I just laughed

"And Abby's a..."

"Summer baby" I said

"When's her birthday?"

"September 2 and speaking of Abby, do you have any kids?"

"Yes and no"

"Yes and no?" I asked confused

he chuckled and said

"No I have any kids right now, but I treat my two dogs as if they were"

then the waiter handed us our food. We started eating and then Zak pulled out his iPhone

Why is he taking a picture of the food? I thought

then he put his phone on the bar and said

"This one's Ridley"

I looked at the picture and saw a cute terrier

"He's so cute, how old is he?"

"Would you like the dog years? Or the human years?"

"I think I'll go with dog years" I said laughing

"He's about 5, but I don't see him that much"

"Why not?"

"He lives with my mom, she had two dogs just like him and one past away, so I let her keep Ridley for a while so her dog doesn't feel lonely"

"That's sweet"

he then pressed a button on his phone and it went to another picture

"And this one's Gracie"

I looked at the picture and it was a a white dog with a big black spot over her eye

"She's cute too and she lives with you?"

"Yeah, do you have any animals?"

"Unfortantly no, due to the contract, if you have an animal, weither it's your's or a friend, you'll get
evicted immediately" I said, then took a bite of my food

"You can't even have a fish?" he asked and took a bite of his food

I shook my head 'no' and then swallowed my food

"No, because if the tank breaks that room will smell like a moldy fish tank, which that's happend to my dad"

"That sucks, how big was the tank?"

"It held 50 gallons and to make it worse it was in his office at home so all of his invoices were ruined"

"Invoices? What does your dad do?"

"He owns his own landscaping company"

then my phone started going off. I looked at the caller I.D

"Zak, excuse me for a second, I've got to take this" I said and got up

"Hello?" I asked and walked into the restroom
"Hi mommy"
"Hey sweetie, everything ok?"
"Yeah, I was calling to say goodnight"
"Ok, goodnight sweetie and have sweet dreams"
"Ok and mommy?"
"Yeah"
"Can we go to the theater?"
"What for sweetie?"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"We'll see"
"Ok, night"
"Goodnight" I said chuckling and we hung up.

I went back to the bar and sat down

"Everything ok?" Zak asked as soon as I sat down

"Yeah, Abby just called to say goodnight and ask if we could go to the movies"

"What movie?"

"The Princess and the Frog" I said sighing

"So she likes princesses?"

"More like obssesed, posters everywhere, all the movies on DVD, name it she's got it"

he just chuckled. We finished our food and talked some more and then went back to the house. When we arrived at the house we got out and started walking up the sidewalk

"Did you have a good time?"

"Yeah, thank you"

"Not a problem" he said smiling

He's so hot when he smiles...I can't believe this went so right... I thought

I then felt then heard the heel on my shoe crack and I fell. I closed my eyes waiting to hit the ground, but it never came. I opened my eyes and I saw Zak about 4 inches infront of my face, one hand on my upper back and the other on my lower back. And I hadn't realized I had my arms around his neck

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine"

we started to lean closer I felt something hit my forehead, but I didn't care

Is this really happening? I thought

we leaned closer and then it started pouring down rain. I laughed and Zak picked me up bridal style and we went to the front door. He put me down and I opened the door and we went inside

"I didn't know it was going to rain" he said as I closed the door

"Me neither" I said and went to the bathroom to get towels

"Aren't you suppose to know?"

"The weather changes all the time, so it's hard to be sure" I said and handed him a towel

"Thanks"

"You can stay if you'd like, I've got some extra clothes"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, plus I don't want you in a car accident, the rain coming down pretty hard"

Zak looked out the window

"I guess you're right, I can barely see my car"

"I'll be right back"

I then went up to my room

Guess his clothes will come in handy I thought

and got out a dark blue t-shirt and some gray sweatpants. I then went back to the living room

"Here you go, the bathroom's the second door on the right"

"Alright" he said and then went to the bathroom

I went to my room and changed into a white t-shirt and black short that went above my knees alittle. When I was done I came out of my room and found Zak on the couch

"Would you like anything to drink?"

"I'm good"

I smiled and then sat down

"Kayla can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"I was wondering how did your fiance die? You can tell me if you want"

I bit the inside of my cheek and then said

"Zak I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk about it yet"

"That's fine, no need to explain"

I then yawned and looked at the clock at it read '12:37'

No wonder I'm so tired I thought

"Tired?"

"Yeah"

"Alright, goodnight Kayla"

"Where are you sleeping?" I asked

"Here"

"Trust me you don't want to sleep on this couch unless you want to be sore in the morning, you can sleep with me, you'll thank me"

"Are you sure? I mean you're not going to freak out or anything in the morning are you?"

"No, now come on" I said getting up

and he got up and we went to my room. Zak took the right side, which was closet to the window and I layed down on my left side facing the bedroom door

"Night Kayla"

"Night Zak"

He shifted alittle and I looked at him. He was laying on his back with his right arm under his head and the other arm was across his stomach

Could he get any hotter?! Ithought

"Kayla?"

I snapped out of my thoughts and blushed

"Hmm?"

"Are you ok?"

"...Yeah... just wonding if you're comfortable?"

Thank God it's dark in here I thought

"Yeah, I'm comfortable"

"Alright, well goodnight"

he chuckled and said

"Goodnight"

A few minutes later I heard him start to snore slightly and I started dozing off into a peaceful sleep.