Chapter 37

Rebecca laid on her bed in the huge beach house. There was a small knock on the door.

"Come in!" Zac flung the door open.

"ZAC!!" She jumped off the bed and into his arms.

"Hey Babe!" He kissed her quickly.

"Hi! How'd you know where i was?"

"I have my ways."

"Whatever. You wanna come with me to the photo shoot?"

"Uhm.."

"It's out on the beach..please?" She kissed him pleadingly.

"Ok. I'll come."

"Yes!" There was another knock.

"Come in."

"Rebecca,c'mon. We have to go,"Sarah said.

"Ok. Zac's coming too."

"That's fine." The 3 walked down the marble stairs and got into the jeep.

"Man,i think you got a nicer house than we did,"Zac teased Rebecca.

"They know who's better,"she teased back. Twenty minutes later,Rebecca was in the wardrobe room in a small condo. She had on board shorts and a tank top.

"Summer is almost over,why am i modeling summer clothes?"she inquired.

"It's the 'End of Summer' catalog,"a man answered.

"Oh,ok." She walked outside and found Zac sitting quietly,and surprisingly out of the way on a bench. She walked over to him.

"What's wrong Zac?"

"Hmm? Oh nothing. Man..you're so skinny."

"Thanks."

"No..i mean you look sick. Rebecca are you eating?" He stood up beside her.

"Yes Zac!!" She jumped back,almost raged.

"Hey,hey,"he put his hand on her arm,and drew her to him,"It's ok. I'm not mad at you. But i want you to know,you might can fool people,even your parents,but you cannot fool me. I know that you've lost a tremendous amount of weight."

"Zac,i'm not..i'm..i'm not sick. I'm really not." She was close to tears,and couldn't look him on the eye.

"Look straight at me and tell me that. Can you do that Rebecca?" She heard tears in his voice,then heard someone else's voice call her name.

"I love you." She pecked him on the cheek and ran off. He walked slowly behind her,determined not to let tears fall. For 3 hours they took pictures of her in different outfits. At 6pm she put back on her jeans and tank top,and went with Zac and Sarah to the jeep. Sarah dropped them off at the Hanson beach house.

"Hey Miss Supermodel,"Tay greeted.

"Hiya Tay!" She gave him a hug,"Where's everyone else?"

"They went out to eat. It's just me,you,Kat,and Zac."

"Cool." They went into the house and sat in the living room.

"Want something to eat?"Katherine handed Rebecca some popcorn. She started to say no,but saw Zac eyeing her.

"Sure." She ate the whole bowl of popcorn.

"I'll be right back. Where's the bathroom? Must be that water i had,"Rebecca lied.

"Down the hall,4th door on the right." Rebecca ran into the bathroom and forced the food up. Zac quietly stood outside the door. He heard a splatter,followed by more. Leaning against the wall,he started crying. The door opened,and Rebecca saw him.

"I..uhm.."

"Rebecca why? Why the hell are you doing this?"

"Zac you don't understand."

"I understand just perfectly! You're killing yourself!"

"No i'm not! I can stop whenever i want! I'm fine!" She ran down the stairs,and out the door. Zac followed her.

"Rebecca..Sweetie..listen.." He stopped talking when he heard her sobbing. She turned and buried her face in his hot chest.

"Zac..Zac..i'm throwing up blood."

"Oh God..." He held her body close to his and he tried to be strong. He discovered it was a hard task when the person you love the most is killing themselves though. Not being able to hold it back any longer,he felt tears roll down his cheeks.

"I'm so sorry Zac..i'm so sorry."

"Why are you sorry?" He looked at her.

"I'm sorry that i'm doing this..to me..and to you. I know that i'm hurting you. You begged me not to do this,and you loved me so much,but i still did it."

"I still love you,i always will. Listen..we'll get through this. But you have to promise me something right now..and you cannot break this promise to me."

"What?" They sat down on the steps that lead to the beach.

"Rebecca promise me that you'll try your very hardest to overcome this,and promise me that you'll never make yourslef sick again and you'll get better. And most of all..promise me that you'll never lie to me..never."

"I promise..under one circumstance."

"Anything."

"Promise me that you'll be beside me the whole time,and that you'll love me through all of it."

"That..i can promise that." They both smiled and kissed eachother.