The Bet to Break my Heart ~Zach Herron~

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Amelia
It was 3am and I was laying on my bed, wide awake with the biggest smile on my face. Only two things on my mind...Zach Herron and romance movies.

Being the typical girl, I like watching romance movies. The Notebook, the Fault in our Stars, The Last Song, and many more.

I remember when I was curled up in a ball crying because in The Noteboook, Ally and Noah will never be together due to social class and Ally's mother hid the 365 notes Noah had wrote.

I cried because in A Walk To Remember because Jamie passed away just months after her and Landon were married. She had such an impact on Landons life and made him change for the better.

I cried because in Dear John when Savannah stopped writing letters to John and how he never gave up. I cried when he was shot and the fact that pennies were on his mind during that time.

I cried during Endless Love because they fought for their love. No, it was not easy but they had to go against her father for this love. It doesn't matter what happens in the past as long as the feeling is there during the presence.

I cried while watching The Last Song because when Ronnie fell in love with Will, she began doing what she loved again. When her father passed away she was no longer that bad kid she was before she came and that was all because she fell in love.

I cried while watching The Fault In Our Stars because who hasn't. Hazel and Augustus had a small but powerful love. The fell in love quick and hard. The fact that Augustus' days were limited made things even more intense. When he finally did pass away, Hazel was broken hearted. Their love was something memorable.

While I was using one tissue after another, I remember wondering. "How could someone love someone that much?" or "What is it like to be that in love?" or even "Is this kind of love only in movies?"
My kind of love with Zach Herron feels nothing like the one in the movies. My love is bigger than that. Love like that is not just in movies or books. It comes when it's least expected. Zach came up to me by hitting on me, and showing up as this player. I never in my life would have known I would be this in love with him. You don't need to live up to expectations that these movies or books put out there. Love is love and there is no specific kind. All of those movies we so different from another but yet the love was the same. It doesn't matter how you find it. It comes in it's own shape or form.

I never realized how strong my love was until I was heartbroken. Sometimes it takes a bit of pain to be happy. I'm trying to compare my love as a "feeling". But I can't, it's indescribable. Just hearing his name makes me smile. Zach Herron.
My thoughts were interrupted by my phone buzzing. It was 3:36, who would be calling now?

Zach's name popped up on my phone. I instantly smiled and answered the phone. "What are you doing up?" I laughed.

"Come outside...bring a jacket" was all Zach said before hanging up.

I quickly got up and checked my window. I saw Zach Leaning against his car in the driveway. I smiled before throwing on a pair of sweats and Zach's sweatshirt. I grabbed my phone and keys before I sneakily got out of the house, trying not to wake up my mom.

Yes, I would consider this sneaking out. But hey, I'm young, dumb, and in love.

"What are you doing?" I say giving Zach a hug and a kiss on his lips.

"We're going to have a little fun" he smiled opening the door for me.

"What kind of fun?"

"It's a suprise" he said as he drove out of my driveway.

Zach loved to suprise me. He held my hand as he drove, singing to the loud music playing. Finally we pulled up to McDonald's.

"You can get whatever you want from the dollar menu" he smiled, opening the door for me.

I sat there eating chicken nuggets and fries as Zach ate three times as much food as me.

"Hey I was Hungry" Zach said defending himself.

"Yeah I can tell" I laughed.

We finished eating and Zach got back in line to get us ice cream.

"Thank you very much"

"You are very welcome" he said.

Once we finished the ice cream, we got back in the car and Zach kept driving. We pulled up to a lake and he parked the car.

"You up for a swim?" He asked taking off his shirt. I never get tired of seeing that body.

"I-I didn't bring a bathing suit"

"Yeah neither did I" He said taking off his sweats.

"You're crazy" I said taking off my sweatshirt and sweats also.

No, we weren't completely naked, he still had on his boxers and I had on my bra and underwear.

"Jump in!" Zach said from the water as I stood on the dock.

"It's freezing!" I said putting my foot in the water.

"Not if you jump in!" He laughed. "Come on, don't be a baby!"

I took a deep breath before running off the end of the dock and jumping into the water.

I floated up to the surface to see Zach right in front of me. I jumped on him, wrapping my legs around his chest as I pushed him under the water. When he came up he looked at me.

"You're really sexy when you're trying to drown me." He winked and I laughed.

"Oh god, I love you." I mumbled, not even realizing it at first

"What?" Zach said.

"Oh nothing." I floated on my back.

Zach came up to me and pecked my lips. "Alright.. Oh and I love you too."

This was more than those romantic movies. This was reality. And it was happening to me.

This was my love story.

And I love it.

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