When I got home, after explaining to my parents where I had been, I went to talk to Anne. "Anne," I asked, "how would you like to come with me to gymnastics on Tuesday?"
"No, thanks," she said, not looking up from her book.
"Please," I begged. If she didn't come, Zac would never forgive me. But I couldn't tell her that yet. It had to be a surprise. "Kate will be there. I could bring her home with us, and she could stay over for a while." Since Kate was one of Anne's best friends, I figured she would want to see her. Although she lived in the same neighborhood as us, they hadn't been able to get together as much as they would have liked because of school.
"Monica, why are you so determined to get me to come?" she asked.
I had to give away a little of the secret. "I made a new friend tonight. She has a brother about your age, and I thought you'd like to meet him. He'd really like to meet you." All this was true, although it wasn't the entire truth.
At the mention of a guy, Anne finally agreed to come with me.
That Tuesday night, Anne and I drove to Capital Gymnastics. As we entered the building, Anne immediately saw Kate and hurried over to her. While they were talking, I saw Isaac, Taylor, and Zac. As I walked up to them, Zac immediately asked if the girls (Anne and Kate) were here.
"Look over there, Zac," I said. "See those girls? Tho one with blond hair is Kate, and the tall one with brown hair is Anne."
Zac was staring by this time. "I wanna meet them!" he said again.
I laughed and went over to Anne and Kate. "Anne, Kate, there's a guy over there who wants to meet you."
They immediately followed me. As Anne saw the guys waiting, I saw her eyes go wide. "Monica," she asked, "is that who I think it is?"
I smiled. "I don't know. Who do you think it is?"
She shook her head. "No, it can't be. I thought for a second it was Zac Hanson, but that's impossible."
"Oh, it is, is it?"
Her eyes got even wider, if that was possible. "You mean it is Zac Hanson???"
I could keep the secret no longer. "Yes, that is Zac Hanson. I told him about you at the concert. Then on Thursday, I met Avery here. Remember the new friend I made? That's her. Zac said he'd like to meet you and Kate."
Anne looked like she would faint. "You mean, Zac Hanson wants to meet me?!?!?!" Kate's reaction wasn't quite as dramatic. She wasn't as much of a Hanson fan as us.
I smiled to see their excitement. "So...let's go introduce you, shall we? Zac must be really impatient by now."
Chapter 16
Love Takes Time
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