"Zachary Walker Hanson!"
Zac jumped, startled. He looked away from the e-mail to stare at Taylor.
"Uhh, are you mad at me?" He asked nervously, attempting to make a joke. "And if so, what for?"
"I just got an e-mail from Elf. She told me everything! Don't go through my stuff Zac. And quick meddling."
Zac shrugged.
"It wasn't working for you anyway. Laura isn't interested in you."
Taylor slumped on the couch.
"That's beside the point."
"Oh, c'mon Tay. You would have done the same thing."
"No, I would have teased you." Taylor replied. "Then I would have done the same thing. Just, quit reading my journal ok?"
"Only if you quit leaving it lying around."
There was silence for a moment.
"So, what do I do?"
"Do about what?"
"Laura."
"Tay, she's not interested in you. She's interested in Ike."
"What makes you think that?"
"She practically admitted it to me."
"Oh." Taylor sounded rather disappointed.
"And to think, when you first met you wanted nothing to do with her." Zac commented with an amused look.
"Yeah, well, things change."
"I'd like to help, but I don't understand women."
"What guy does?"
Zac laughed.
"Speaking of Laura, don't you think she's been acting kinda weird lately?"
"Yeah, I guess she's been kinda preoccupied."
"And jumpy. I just tapped her on the shoulder the other day, and she nearly pounded me."
"I wonder what's on her mind."