Chapter 54

Isaac and Taylor looked at Zac, and then at Babsie in interest.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" Babsie asked.

"Oh my gosh. No way."

"Wait, you're 'Freak'?" inquired Isaac incredulously.

Babsie looked at him strangely.

"I just said that didn't I? Now tell me, how'd you - oh my gosh." Babsie realised. "Please don't tell me I was played by Zac Hanson."

"Ok, we won't tell you." Zac replied cheekily. "But you were."

"Oh yeah? Well, I'll have you know you got played too Zaccy-boy."

"Who cares? I got someone five years older than me."

Babsie shrugged.

"My oldest boyfriend was, umm, twel - no thirteen years older than me."

"Well, I bet I've had more girlfriends than you've have boyfriends."

"Indisputably. I've never bragged 40. And I'm assuming you're talking at the same time."

"Yup." Zac replied proudly.

"You know, you two should really get back together. You deserve each other." Taylor joked.

"Actually, I've just been scared." Isaac said. " 'Cause you and I helped Zac chat her up a few times."

Babsie raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, that'll look really good. Australian television personality gets chatted up by all three Hanson brothers. How fun."

Rita giggled.

"Just do me a favour and don't mention it to Jarod or Nick. They'd probably blab it on live national telly and I'll never live down the 'cradle-robber' comments."

"Cradle-robber!" Zac exploded. "I'm not a baby."

"That's what they all say." Babsie retorted, a mischievous gleam in her eye.

Zac glowered at her for a moment. Then he grinned, his face lighting up like a Christmas tree.

"The show... Hot Stuff is live isn't it?"

"Yep. Why?"

"Which means, I can say anything I want and they can't edit it out."

"Yeah. What's your point?"

Zac just smiled a smug, knowing smile. Babsie studied this for a second. Then she nodded approvingly.

"I like the way your mind works. You remind me of me. But you'll not succeed at embarrassing me. No one's ever done that."

"Is that a challenge?"

Babsie just grinned. Isaac shook his head.

"Ok, so when's the wedding?"

"Wedding?" asked Taylor. "We hadn't made any plans for that yet."

Isaac, Zac and Babsie looked at Taylor and Rita, who had once again pulled away from another kissing session.

"Please don't tell me you're engaged already." Babsie said.

"No." Taylor answered. "Not yet anyway."

Babsie got a devilish expression on her face.

"You know, there's this weird fact that if your grandmother has maternal twins, so will you. I hope you like the idea of having twins." She commented.

Isaac and Zac found themselves laughing at the shocked expression on Taylors' face.

Chapter 55