Live While We're Young
Weightless
Finlee's POV
After writing the letter I decided to go find someone to find out where I could put it out in the mail. That is when I saw Flyzik walking out of the back lounge.
“Flyzik, are there any mailboxes around here?”
“Yeah I think about a block away.”
“Okay thanks! Tell the guys I will be back in an hour :)”
“Finlee it’s getting dark. Maybe you should take one of the guys with you.”
“I don’t have time to wait for them Matt. I have to be back here in an hour to get ready to go out with Zack tonight.” And then I walked out the door towards the post office.
These boys worry about me too much. I may be little but I am feisty. I am surprised they haven’t realized this fact quite yet. I decide to text Zack just in case I get lost to make him not worry as much.
To: Zack :)
I wandered around whatever town we are in for about a half hour until I found the post office. I found it right on time too because it began to get very dark outside.
As I turned back to the direction I had come from before I began to get slightly freaked out. It was very quiet out which should not be normal so instead of bugging one of the guys with my fears via phone I decided to just sing as I walk back. Being that I decided this is a good thing considering I would probably scare birds away with my abilities, if you know what I mean. The first song that popped in my head was Coffee Shop Soundtrack, I made up most of the words to what I thought they should be of course but it was to the tune of the song : ). The boys would be so proud of my adlibbing abilities :P.
Zack's POV
As the hours tick on I get more and more nervous thinking about tonight. I want to make sure Finlee smiles throughout the night and know how much I truly like her. I haven’t felt this way about any woman in quite a long time; probably not since Katie. This means I have to make the night as perfect as possible so that she falls for me too.
Just as if Charlotte knew I needed to stop thinking about the date tonight she comes into the lounge and tries to distract me.
“Merrick, what are you doing in here sulking?” she said.
“Hi to you too Charlotte; I am just trying to shake these nerves.”
“Well how about we play a game of Halo to get your mind off things,” she stated as she threw a controller at my head.
Charlotte may seem in to herself most of the time but the girl does know how to keep her friends distracted that is for sure. We played a few games of Halo, me winning each one of course, before we both realized we needed to get ready for the arcade. And of course Finlee is the one who popped us out of our video game trance by accidently slamming the door.
“Seriously, I leave for a hour or two and come back to you guys sitting here like lumps on a log?” Finlee says exasperated.
“I’m just distracting Mr. Nervous so he doesn’t screw this up. It took him too long to ask you so we would all love for him not turn into the douche bag of the week tonight!” Charlotte replies pointing between Finlee and I.
“Well that is his choice now Char,” Finlee replies sticking her tongue out at me. And then “now let’s go get ready before we are 80!” she says as she pulls Charlotte towards their bunks.
Just looking at this girl again has made my emotions go through the roof. Tonight was going to be a long night if my thoughts continue in this direction. The next twenty minutes go by fairly quickly, which helped me out a lot, and when the girls appeared again we were off to the arcade for our double date. Please Lord let this go well.
Finlee's POV
So far this date has been a blast. I haven’t laughed and smiled this much in so long which I can prove because my cheeks are killing me. Zack seemed really tense at first but once we got here he seemed to let loose with us and has made a fool of himself. It is quite nice to see this side of him since he always seems to be in control of himself and his emotions. After about an hour we decide to split up from Charlotte and Jack, or as we now have nicknamed them “tongue twins”, since they haven’t stopped making out for most of the date.
Zack and I head over to the pier where the arcade is located and decide to sit down on a bench and relax; of course betting on how long we think it will take them to notice we left.
“Tonight has been so much fun Zachary, thank you for taking me here,” I state with a smile plastered on my face.
“Not a problem beautiful; I have had so much fun getting to know this side of you,” he replied as he moved closer to me.
“Same here,” I respond with a smile.
Normally being this close to Zack wouldn’t give me so many butterflies but I could sense that this time was different. I am sure he could sense that too since before I know it I can see his lips inching closer to mine and can feel his breath on my skin. Once our lips connected I felt something I had never felt before; a surge of electricity.
After the kiss we just sat on the pier watching the night sky ahead of us; that is until we were interrupted by the one and only Jack.
“You know you two could have told us you were leaving,” he said quite loudly in our ears causing me to jump about two feet into the air.
“What and ruin your make-out session with my best friend sidekick?” I replied hitting him in the chest.
“Shut up!” he continues, “Matt called anyway and wants us back on the bus in five minutes.”
Then Zack pipes in, “I guess that means we gotta get these ladies moving.” Then they both pick up their respective lady and sling us over their shoulders beginning to run back to the bus.
Once we get back to the bus area we notice there is quite a party inside. As we walk on the bus we notice that everyone is just beginning to drink heavily so they can sleep tonight while the driver drives for 14 hours. I decide that I want to get into my pajamas and watch a movie away from this chaos in the front lounge so I squirm my way to the back of the bus.
Just as I am picking out a movie to watch I hear Zack open the door to the back lounge, “Hey sweetheart, you have mail…”
I look at the envelope stunned because it read: Ms. Finlee Rayne Zaitz
PO Box #123C
Las Vegas, NV 77003
And the return address read: Mrs. Annalese Zaitz
The Seattle Mission for Battered Women
23443 SW Retro Way
Seattle, WA 98101
After writing the letter I decided to go find someone to find out where I could put it out in the mail. That is when I saw Flyzik walking out of the back lounge.
“Flyzik, are there any mailboxes around here?”
“Yeah I think about a block away.”
“Okay thanks! Tell the guys I will be back in an hour :)”
“Finlee it’s getting dark. Maybe you should take one of the guys with you.”
“I don’t have time to wait for them Matt. I have to be back here in an hour to get ready to go out with Zack tonight.” And then I walked out the door towards the post office.
These boys worry about me too much. I may be little but I am feisty. I am surprised they haven’t realized this fact quite yet. I decide to text Zack just in case I get lost to make him not worry as much.
To: Zack :)
From: Finlee
Hey cutie. I went to search for a post office to send something back home. If I am not back by 6:15 come search for me. I am excited for tonight <3
I wandered around whatever town we are in for about a half hour until I found the post office. I found it right on time too because it began to get very dark outside.
As I turned back to the direction I had come from before I began to get slightly freaked out. It was very quiet out which should not be normal so instead of bugging one of the guys with my fears via phone I decided to just sing as I walk back. Being that I decided this is a good thing considering I would probably scare birds away with my abilities, if you know what I mean. The first song that popped in my head was Coffee Shop Soundtrack, I made up most of the words to what I thought they should be of course but it was to the tune of the song : ). The boys would be so proud of my adlibbing abilities :P.
Zack's POV
As the hours tick on I get more and more nervous thinking about tonight. I want to make sure Finlee smiles throughout the night and know how much I truly like her. I haven’t felt this way about any woman in quite a long time; probably not since Katie. This means I have to make the night as perfect as possible so that she falls for me too.
Just as if Charlotte knew I needed to stop thinking about the date tonight she comes into the lounge and tries to distract me.
“Merrick, what are you doing in here sulking?” she said.
“Hi to you too Charlotte; I am just trying to shake these nerves.”
“Well how about we play a game of Halo to get your mind off things,” she stated as she threw a controller at my head.
Charlotte may seem in to herself most of the time but the girl does know how to keep her friends distracted that is for sure. We played a few games of Halo, me winning each one of course, before we both realized we needed to get ready for the arcade. And of course Finlee is the one who popped us out of our video game trance by accidently slamming the door.
“Seriously, I leave for a hour or two and come back to you guys sitting here like lumps on a log?” Finlee says exasperated.
“I’m just distracting Mr. Nervous so he doesn’t screw this up. It took him too long to ask you so we would all love for him not turn into the douche bag of the week tonight!” Charlotte replies pointing between Finlee and I.
“Well that is his choice now Char,” Finlee replies sticking her tongue out at me. And then “now let’s go get ready before we are 80!” she says as she pulls Charlotte towards their bunks.
Just looking at this girl again has made my emotions go through the roof. Tonight was going to be a long night if my thoughts continue in this direction. The next twenty minutes go by fairly quickly, which helped me out a lot, and when the girls appeared again we were off to the arcade for our double date. Please Lord let this go well.
Finlee's POV
So far this date has been a blast. I haven’t laughed and smiled this much in so long which I can prove because my cheeks are killing me. Zack seemed really tense at first but once we got here he seemed to let loose with us and has made a fool of himself. It is quite nice to see this side of him since he always seems to be in control of himself and his emotions. After about an hour we decide to split up from Charlotte and Jack, or as we now have nicknamed them “tongue twins”, since they haven’t stopped making out for most of the date.
Zack and I head over to the pier where the arcade is located and decide to sit down on a bench and relax; of course betting on how long we think it will take them to notice we left.
“Tonight has been so much fun Zachary, thank you for taking me here,” I state with a smile plastered on my face.
“Not a problem beautiful; I have had so much fun getting to know this side of you,” he replied as he moved closer to me.
“Same here,” I respond with a smile.
Normally being this close to Zack wouldn’t give me so many butterflies but I could sense that this time was different. I am sure he could sense that too since before I know it I can see his lips inching closer to mine and can feel his breath on my skin. Once our lips connected I felt something I had never felt before; a surge of electricity.
After the kiss we just sat on the pier watching the night sky ahead of us; that is until we were interrupted by the one and only Jack.
“You know you two could have told us you were leaving,” he said quite loudly in our ears causing me to jump about two feet into the air.
“What and ruin your make-out session with my best friend sidekick?” I replied hitting him in the chest.
“Shut up!” he continues, “Matt called anyway and wants us back on the bus in five minutes.”
Then Zack pipes in, “I guess that means we gotta get these ladies moving.” Then they both pick up their respective lady and sling us over their shoulders beginning to run back to the bus.
Once we get back to the bus area we notice there is quite a party inside. As we walk on the bus we notice that everyone is just beginning to drink heavily so they can sleep tonight while the driver drives for 14 hours. I decide that I want to get into my pajamas and watch a movie away from this chaos in the front lounge so I squirm my way to the back of the bus.
Just as I am picking out a movie to watch I hear Zack open the door to the back lounge, “Hey sweetheart, you have mail…”
I look at the envelope stunned because it read: Ms. Finlee Rayne Zaitz
PO Box #123C
Las Vegas, NV 77003
And the return address read: Mrs. Annalese Zaitz
The Seattle Mission for Battered Women
23443 SW Retro Way
Seattle, WA 98101
Notes
girls' date outfits: http://www.polyvore.com/date_night/set?id=62159248Sorry this has taken an eternity for me to get to you guys and thanks for those who are still reading this... Finlee and maybe Zack may meet Fisher soon
<3 Maria
Ok. =) Can't wait.
1/11/13