"Who is it?" Zoe called.
"It's me."
Zoe smiled and unlocked the door.
"Hi me. My I've changed."
"Ha ha," the pretty boy smiled.
He walked in and gave her a kiss as the door was closed and locked again.
"Mmm, how was practice?"
"Grueling. Lina does not know when to give up."
Zoe smiled and kissed him back.
"You have the best body."
"Nuh-uh. You have it all wrong. It's the other way around."
She giggled and wrapped her arms around him. Then she pulled away.
"Hmm, I can tell you were the hottest one at practice today, Chris," she said, teasingly fanning her face.
"Yeah, yeah. Can I use your shower then?"
"Mmm, I suppose. Which reminds me, you left some clothes of yours in my last room. I had to pack them with my things."
"Oh good, I can wear them tomorrow... that is, if the princess before me will consent to me staying the night?"
Zoe giggled.
"Oh you know when you make that face I can't resist."
"Except for one thing."
"Oh don't be bitter. A girl has to draw the line somewhere," she smiled teasingly at him. "Want me to join you in the shower?"
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Meanwhile, in another country altogether...
"It's a boy," the doctor said, gently passing the baby to Kelsey.
"Oh," Kelsey sniffed. "Oh, I had forgotten how tiny they are."
Zac smiled at her, and at their baby, and then at the doctor. He held out his hand.
"Thank you," he said.
"You're welcome. And congratulations!"
On that note, he left the room and Zac put his arm around Kelsey's shoulders.
"So, can I?"
"Zac..."
"Please? You said I could if it was a boy. And it is!"
"Oh, ok," Kelsey said, tears mixing with her short giggle.
"Yay! Zachary Walker Hanson the Second! You hear that little buddy? That's your name!"
"I hope he lives up to it, but no pressure," she smiled.
"Oh he will," Zac assured her. "After all, Ike and Tay are always saying that my kids were corrupted from the day they were conceived."
A remark which caused Kelsey to burst into another mixture of tears and giggles.