mine again

two

-10 years ago-
may 20th 2013, tusla: oklahoma
IVY'S POV

i was sitting with mackenzie, eating chips and watching the best movie of all time, (footloose) i hear my phone buzz on the table, i pick it up and see that zach texted me
"hey im on my way, if you guys wanna go get ice cream be ready in ten, if not i'll see you at home in ten, love you my pretty girl"
i show kenzie the text and her face lights up
"oh we are definitely getting ice cream" she stands up from the couch and runs to her room to get shoes and stuff, she goes over to her parents room and tells them where we are going
i giggle and pause the tv, i respond to zach before i forget and get carried away talking to kenzie
"hey handsome, we definitely want ice cream, text me when you get here and we will walk out, and i love you more z"
i stand up and go to zach's room to grab my shoes and a jacket, it's about 8:00 pm and the sun is starting to set, as soon as zach gets here me and kenzie walk outside to his massive truck, i sit in the front and kenzie sits in the back.
"hey pretty boy" i say to him as my lips meet his and he smiles to me

...

once we get to the ice cream shop kenzie runs inside, and orders right away i walk in with zach, with my arm wrapped around his, it smells amazing in there, i go up to order and see a really familiar face
"hello, how may i help you?" the really familiar face says
"hey there, can i get a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a small cone with some chocolate chips on top?"
"of course" the ice cream girl makes me my ice cream and then i realize who it was, it was a girl i used to go to middle school with, her name was debbie, we used to be super close but sort of drifted apart, we get ice cream and after that we walk around town for a little bit before it gets too late, then we are on our way back home, kenzie is getting super tired so as soon as we get home, kenzie passes out on her bed, i go and lay a blanket over her and shut the door, after that i walk into zach's room, i see him taking off his shirt and putting on a more comfortable one, i go over to him and kiss him
"i missed you." i say as i lay my head on his shoulder and we sit down
"hey v, i need to talk to you" he says in a very serious voice
"yeah what's up?" i say looking at him and sitting up
"i'm leaving in two days." he says staring into my eyes with a weird look
"what?" i say
"for basic training. i leave in two days for basic training." he grabs my hands and my eyes start to flood tears
"come here." he says as he holds his arms out, i fall into his arms and start crying
"what does this mean for us?" i say eagerly
"it means we stay the same, it's only three months, i'll call you everyday i can, write you a letter every day i can, we're gonna be okay v, i promise" he wipes my tears off of my face and we fall back into his bed together
"does kenzie know?" i ask
"no, and neither does my mom or dad, i needed to tell you first, because im terrified ivy" i put my head to his heart and grab his hand because his heart is beating so fast and i know he's scared
"it's okay baby, i'm right here." we fall asleep that night knowing we have very little time left together..

-now -
august 13th, 2023, oklahoma city
ZACH'S POV

ever since last night ivy is all i can think about, her little stories and her smile, i forgot how much i missed her, she is seriously the only and best thing i've ever had.
as i started to wake up, i grabbed my phone and looked at the time, i realized it was 10:00 so i woke up and got dressed real quick, ivy lives pretty far away from the stadium so i had to be ready by 11:00, before i went and picked up ivy, i thought it would be a good idea to go and pick up her favorite flowers and some cookies from the bakery down here, so i asked noah to borrow his car and i drove down to the local flower shop, i walked in and saw one of my very close friends from the navy, her name was debra (debs for short)
"debs? well isn't this such a lovely surprise?" i say as the bell of the door hits the glass
"zach! it's so nice to see you! how have you been?" a big smile crosses her face
"oh you know, lots of touring, concerts and i just reconnected with a very special someone" i look at all of the flowers around and then back at debs
"that's great, im glad your doing well, now what can i get for ya?" she responds
"can i get a large bouquet of flowers, i want some sunflowers, white and yellow roses and white baby breath, some greenery in there and wrapped with white, yellow and brown paper please?" i say and look at her with a shocked look on her face
"no guy has ever known flowers that well, you must've studied" she says laughing
"oh yeah for sure" she hands me the flowers and then i pay her
"see you around debs" i say with a smile, she waved and i walk out, after that i drive to the small little bakery on the corner and get some small stuff, after that i leave, so im not late, i finally get to her house around 11:55, i knock on the door and her bestfreind liv answers the door
"oh hey, um come on in" she says smiling
"she will be down in one second" she sprints up the stairs yelling for ivy
she then walks down and i see her there in a beautiful black tight short dress and some white and black cowboy boots and a white  cowboy hat.
"holy shit" i say in awe of how gorgeous she looks, she laughs and i hand her the stuff
"aww z, you didn't have too" she says
"anything for my favorite lady" i say as i kiss her on the cheek
"you ready?" she ask me
"yes! let's go!" i say as i grab her hand and she blows a kiss to liv
"goodbye livy, i'll see you later, love you so many" she waves goodbye to liv and then we walk out and to noah's truck, i help her in and then get in on the other side
"so where are we headed?" i ask her
"start driving towards downtown and i'll tell you from there." she says with a smile
"alrighty" i back up out of the drive way and we start listening to some music, and the wind is blowing her hair perfectly
"can i ask you something?" i ask as she turns the music down
"yeah what's up?" and ask me
"why did you come to my show last night?" i ask with a slight smirk on my face
"liv wanted me to go, i told her yes, plus i missed your smile" she says and puts her hand on my knee, i look over to her and try to hide me blushing
"oh is mr.bryan blushing?" she teases me
"oh hush v" i laugh