Hiking Surprises
October 22, 2002. Zac and Mia’s shared 17th birthday! For their 17th birthday everyone wanted to throw them a surprise party! Only the Hanson family sucked at keeping surprise parties a secret! In order to get ready for the party everyone decided to send the two on a hike! While ‘deep in the forest’ the two strayed a bit from the path, it would’ve been easy enough to figure a way out, but the two knew if they rushed, they would either be left sitting at the edge of the trail until everyone was ready, or they would come too soon and ruin things, so the two decided to take their time.
*Mia tripped yet again on a rock that was on the ground. Zac caught her before she fell over and started laughing at her.
“Zac! It isn’t funny! I don’t know why the hell I keep tripping!”
“Maybe because you’re distracted by the thought of Eric! Or missing him or some shit!”
“I don’t care about Eric! I broke it with him! That was 2 months ago!”
“Well he was a jerk! I’m surprised he didn’t hit a ‘home run’ and leave before you did!” Zac said in air quotes. Mia rolled her eyes.
“Well, I’m not thinking about Eric! Even if I was, you just ended it with Kate and Marion! If anyone should be thinking about ex’s its you!”
“Well, I dunno! I’m a guy! Its different! Its been longer! And Kate and I weren’t really anything!”
“So what, you ‘hit a home run and left’?” she said mimicking him.
“HA! With Kate? Hell no! And Marion… I dunno, it would probably be the other way around! She was always throwing herself at me! It got uncomfortable!”
“Yeah Zac! I know! She made it a point for me to be there every time she did!” The two laughed and continued to walk.
“Ok, Zac,” Mia said interrupting the Zac at one point, “Where the hell are we now?”
“Uhm, I thought you were keeping track!”
“Well shit! Just saying, if I see a candy house, I’m pushing you towards it and running the other way!” she said only half kidding.
“Hey!” Zac protested with a smile. She turned her head toward him, not noticing the root in the ground right in front of her. She tripped and started to fall face first into the dirt. Zac grabbed her left arm with his right hand, spinning her so her back would hit the ground. What he didn’t realize was this this would cause him to lose his balance, and she dragged him down with. He was on top of her.
Ouch! Mia thought. Zac moaned in pain.
“Oh shut up you wimp!” Mia said, “I broke YOUR fall remember!” Zac turned his head to look at her. He propped himself on his elbows still on top of her. He looked her in the eyes. The two burst into laughter. Neither knew why. Zac looked at her in the eyes again, still on top of her. His eyes got serious as he looked. All of a sudden, randomly, out of the blue, he said,
“Marry me.”
Silence from both. Milliseconds went by and Mia looked in his eyes to make sure he was serious. A small smile crept on her face and she reached her arms around him and kissed him. It felt right. Zac knew it was different. A simple kiss. How could that be better than any of the times he made out with any of his girlfriends? It just was, it was right. Natural. Mia knew it. She just fit. Perfectly. Like somehow he was made for her, or she was made for him! Either way, it was right.
“Yes?” Zac questioned when the kiss finally broke. Mia laughed and tackled Zac. On top of him she leaned down to his ear and whispered a simple “yes”
The two had gotten up after about 20 minutes of kissing and things. Neither had expected this! Any of it! Before they fell neither had felt that way towards the other! They were always just best friends! Well, actually they were more like one person split into two pieces! Maybe that was why they fit so well. Maybe they literally fell in love!
They walked back to the path, holding hands. Every once in awhile Zac would push her up against a tree and kiss her. She would grab his long hair and wrap it around her hand, her other hand would be on his chest. His hands were always caressing her face, on her waist, or one hand on the tree one hand on her lower back.
“Zac,” she started once.
He cut her off when he blurted out, “I love you!” by mistake. His face turned red and he looked down. She lowered herself so she was under his gaze and simple said, “That was gonna be my line!” with a smile. He grabbed her and kissed her again.
When they finally got to the end of the trail, after many more stops, no one was there.
“Wanna just walk?” Mia suggested.
“It gives me more time with you,” he smiled as he grabbed her and held her. She was perfect. He did love her! He always had, not this always this sexual love, more of a platonic or even sibling love, but when he looked her in the eyes, it changed. In the past few years he had felt more attracted to her, he would sometimes just watch her doing something and he would just smile. When they shot the 'Make It Alright' video he went insane! She was beautiful and he was so attracted to her! But it wasn’t something that he ever expected to act on! It was just a little crush! That was normal! He was a guy! He hadn’t meant to ask to marry her! In fact he was shocked he even said it! Not that he didn’t mean it! He meant it! He just didn’t think that was a thought on his mind! He let her go and she reached for his neck and kissed him again. As they started to walk to the Hanson’s house, they talked. Not really about much, mostly about how lame they thought the party was going to be. At one point, Mia lagged behind a bit and before Zac could notice and turn around she jumped on his back. She wrapped her legs around him and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. He grabbed her thighs and easily carried her. He was strong, he was the drummer after all! That required a lot of strength! Plus the fact that he was constantly carrying all the heavy equipment that Taylor and Isaac didn’t! As he walked, she played with his hair. It was long, his old blonde had gotten dirtier and darker. She tapped his hand and jumped off his back when they got to the small park.
“So,” she started leading him to a bench in the park that they were passing though, “Before we go into the house, we should probably talk.” She said with a sigh.
“Yeah, as much as I hate it we should!” He agreed.
“Ok, sex!” Mia said blatantly.
Zac cleared his throat, “Uhm, wait or don’t?”
“I guess it depends on when we want to get married!”
“Soon!” he said immediately. “Two weeks!” he said with a smile. She nodded and laughed.
“So, wait? I mean, I guess it is only two weeks away!” she laughed, “Can you handle that?”
“Huh, well, normally I would say yes, but,” he said leaning closer to her, “with you,” his heart beat increased, “I… uh, I’m,” he put one hand around her waist and pulled her closer, “well, I,” he felt her pulse quicken as well, he looked at her eyes. She was biting her lip, this turned him on. He grabbed the back of her head with his one free hand and kissed her deeply. She put her hands on his chest and around his neck. Neither wanted to stop, ever, Zac broke the kiss, “don’t know how well I can control myself,” he continued out of breath.
“Well, that means I have to make your job ten times harder doesn’t it?” she giggled.
“Well, I mean if its harder you want then…” he winked at her and she stuck her tongue out at him. They got up and continued walking until they got to the front of the house.
“So, what do we do? Tell them? Hold hands? Keep it secret? No wait, that would be stupid!” Mia said.
“Uh, I guess hold hands?” he said. They both laughed and they walked into the dark house holding hand.
3…2…1…
“SURPRISE!” A group of people yelled popping out of their ‘hiding place’ behind tables and chairs. Mia and Zac pretended to be shocked even though they knew it was coming.
“Ok! Who told you?” Walker Hanson said. The two laughed.
“Well dad, when you send two people on a hike alone on their birthday, there is really only one explanation!” Zac laughed. Walker rolled his eyes and walked up to them about and pulled them both into a hug. So far no one noticed their hands were locked together, or at least no one said anything, but this was not a group to keep silent about things. Diana came up to them next and hugged them both. When she let go, Zac shot a look at Mia that said, “Has no one noticed yet?” She shrugged and laughed. Taylor, Isaac, and Jen all came up at the same time to exchange hugs with Zac and Mia, Jen got there first not wanting to share Mia with Tay and Ike considering they would take forever and may break her for turning 17! After all that is what Ike did for Tay’s 17th and said it was ‘tradition’.
“Hey!” Jen said noticing Zac’s hand wrapped around Mia’s.
“Well finally!” Zac laughed as he pulled Mia into his arms and kissed her in front of everyone. When they broke the simple kiss the room was silent besides Zac and Mia who were laughing at their friends and families shock.
“Prank?” Isaac questioned, “Right? It has to be! Wow guys! Big prank! I mean you kissed!”
As if to defy Isaac, Mia grabbed Zac around the neck and kissed him again! He grabbed her waist and broke the kiss.
“Nope, not a prank!” Zac said before he leaned down and kissed her again. The rest of the family still hadn’t gotten over the initial shock of the first kiss! Let alone the second or third!
“What the fu--” Tay started but caught himself, “Fu… uh, hell happened on that hike?” he said shocked. Zac and Mia ignored him and continued to kiss in front of everyone!
“So, you guys like, going out now? Dating?” Jen asked suspiciously. Zac laughed.
“Engaged?” Mia said turning to Zac, it was a word neither had used yet, it sounded a bit odd to her.
“Yeah, I guess!” Zac said shrugging.
“Hold on! You what?” Walker said, finally coming out of the initial shock.
“Engaged! As in to be married! As in,” Zac paused and looked down at Mia, “I need to go buy you a ring don’t I?” he asked. She looked up at him and shrugged.
As everyone got back to reality and out of shock, still most people didn’t believe it! I took three days of Zac and Mia getting caught making out everywhere to finally convince people! But that wasn’t the hard part. Mia’s parents and family, who hadn’t been at the party because they were in their new home state of Washington, and didn’t feel as connected with Mia as they probably should have! She only lived with them for 2 months up in Washington, this was during the middle of their fame in ‘97, many interviews were canceled because Mia wasn’t with the rest of the band. Mia’s parents also put her into a public school! Which wasn’t too bad, except that she had been homeschooled her entire life, and she was famous! Most people doubted that she was Mia from Hanson, because she went by Amelia there! Her cover was blown when the guys came and visited her in the middle of the entire schools lunch hour! Most of which they were bombarded by screaming girls! That was her last week in Washington before she went back to live with Diana and Walker. Ana and Chris stayed and took care of their other daughter and still do! Anyways, they were in Washington and refused to believe the two!
*Mia tripped yet again on a rock that was on the ground. Zac caught her before she fell over and started laughing at her.
“Zac! It isn’t funny! I don’t know why the hell I keep tripping!”
“Maybe because you’re distracted by the thought of Eric! Or missing him or some shit!”
“I don’t care about Eric! I broke it with him! That was 2 months ago!”
“Well he was a jerk! I’m surprised he didn’t hit a ‘home run’ and leave before you did!” Zac said in air quotes. Mia rolled her eyes.
“Well, I’m not thinking about Eric! Even if I was, you just ended it with Kate and Marion! If anyone should be thinking about ex’s its you!”
“Well, I dunno! I’m a guy! Its different! Its been longer! And Kate and I weren’t really anything!”
“So what, you ‘hit a home run and left’?” she said mimicking him.
“HA! With Kate? Hell no! And Marion… I dunno, it would probably be the other way around! She was always throwing herself at me! It got uncomfortable!”
“Yeah Zac! I know! She made it a point for me to be there every time she did!” The two laughed and continued to walk.
“Ok, Zac,” Mia said interrupting the Zac at one point, “Where the hell are we now?”
“Uhm, I thought you were keeping track!”
“Well shit! Just saying, if I see a candy house, I’m pushing you towards it and running the other way!” she said only half kidding.
“Hey!” Zac protested with a smile. She turned her head toward him, not noticing the root in the ground right in front of her. She tripped and started to fall face first into the dirt. Zac grabbed her left arm with his right hand, spinning her so her back would hit the ground. What he didn’t realize was this this would cause him to lose his balance, and she dragged him down with. He was on top of her.
Ouch! Mia thought. Zac moaned in pain.
“Oh shut up you wimp!” Mia said, “I broke YOUR fall remember!” Zac turned his head to look at her. He propped himself on his elbows still on top of her. He looked her in the eyes. The two burst into laughter. Neither knew why. Zac looked at her in the eyes again, still on top of her. His eyes got serious as he looked. All of a sudden, randomly, out of the blue, he said,
“Marry me.”
Silence from both. Milliseconds went by and Mia looked in his eyes to make sure he was serious. A small smile crept on her face and she reached her arms around him and kissed him. It felt right. Zac knew it was different. A simple kiss. How could that be better than any of the times he made out with any of his girlfriends? It just was, it was right. Natural. Mia knew it. She just fit. Perfectly. Like somehow he was made for her, or she was made for him! Either way, it was right.
“Yes?” Zac questioned when the kiss finally broke. Mia laughed and tackled Zac. On top of him she leaned down to his ear and whispered a simple “yes”
The two had gotten up after about 20 minutes of kissing and things. Neither had expected this! Any of it! Before they fell neither had felt that way towards the other! They were always just best friends! Well, actually they were more like one person split into two pieces! Maybe that was why they fit so well. Maybe they literally fell in love!
They walked back to the path, holding hands. Every once in awhile Zac would push her up against a tree and kiss her. She would grab his long hair and wrap it around her hand, her other hand would be on his chest. His hands were always caressing her face, on her waist, or one hand on the tree one hand on her lower back.
“Zac,” she started once.
He cut her off when he blurted out, “I love you!” by mistake. His face turned red and he looked down. She lowered herself so she was under his gaze and simple said, “That was gonna be my line!” with a smile. He grabbed her and kissed her again.
When they finally got to the end of the trail, after many more stops, no one was there.
“Wanna just walk?” Mia suggested.
“It gives me more time with you,” he smiled as he grabbed her and held her. She was perfect. He did love her! He always had, not this always this sexual love, more of a platonic or even sibling love, but when he looked her in the eyes, it changed. In the past few years he had felt more attracted to her, he would sometimes just watch her doing something and he would just smile. When they shot the 'Make It Alright' video he went insane! She was beautiful and he was so attracted to her! But it wasn’t something that he ever expected to act on! It was just a little crush! That was normal! He was a guy! He hadn’t meant to ask to marry her! In fact he was shocked he even said it! Not that he didn’t mean it! He meant it! He just didn’t think that was a thought on his mind! He let her go and she reached for his neck and kissed him again. As they started to walk to the Hanson’s house, they talked. Not really about much, mostly about how lame they thought the party was going to be. At one point, Mia lagged behind a bit and before Zac could notice and turn around she jumped on his back. She wrapped her legs around him and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. He grabbed her thighs and easily carried her. He was strong, he was the drummer after all! That required a lot of strength! Plus the fact that he was constantly carrying all the heavy equipment that Taylor and Isaac didn’t! As he walked, she played with his hair. It was long, his old blonde had gotten dirtier and darker. She tapped his hand and jumped off his back when they got to the small park.
“So,” she started leading him to a bench in the park that they were passing though, “Before we go into the house, we should probably talk.” She said with a sigh.
“Yeah, as much as I hate it we should!” He agreed.
“Ok, sex!” Mia said blatantly.
Zac cleared his throat, “Uhm, wait or don’t?”
“I guess it depends on when we want to get married!”
“Soon!” he said immediately. “Two weeks!” he said with a smile. She nodded and laughed.
“So, wait? I mean, I guess it is only two weeks away!” she laughed, “Can you handle that?”
“Huh, well, normally I would say yes, but,” he said leaning closer to her, “with you,” his heart beat increased, “I… uh, I’m,” he put one hand around her waist and pulled her closer, “well, I,” he felt her pulse quicken as well, he looked at her eyes. She was biting her lip, this turned him on. He grabbed the back of her head with his one free hand and kissed her deeply. She put her hands on his chest and around his neck. Neither wanted to stop, ever, Zac broke the kiss, “don’t know how well I can control myself,” he continued out of breath.
“Well, that means I have to make your job ten times harder doesn’t it?” she giggled.
“Well, I mean if its harder you want then…” he winked at her and she stuck her tongue out at him. They got up and continued walking until they got to the front of the house.
“So, what do we do? Tell them? Hold hands? Keep it secret? No wait, that would be stupid!” Mia said.
“Uh, I guess hold hands?” he said. They both laughed and they walked into the dark house holding hand.
3…2…1…
“SURPRISE!” A group of people yelled popping out of their ‘hiding place’ behind tables and chairs. Mia and Zac pretended to be shocked even though they knew it was coming.
“Ok! Who told you?” Walker Hanson said. The two laughed.
“Well dad, when you send two people on a hike alone on their birthday, there is really only one explanation!” Zac laughed. Walker rolled his eyes and walked up to them about and pulled them both into a hug. So far no one noticed their hands were locked together, or at least no one said anything, but this was not a group to keep silent about things. Diana came up to them next and hugged them both. When she let go, Zac shot a look at Mia that said, “Has no one noticed yet?” She shrugged and laughed. Taylor, Isaac, and Jen all came up at the same time to exchange hugs with Zac and Mia, Jen got there first not wanting to share Mia with Tay and Ike considering they would take forever and may break her for turning 17! After all that is what Ike did for Tay’s 17th and said it was ‘tradition’.
“Hey!” Jen said noticing Zac’s hand wrapped around Mia’s.
“Well finally!” Zac laughed as he pulled Mia into his arms and kissed her in front of everyone. When they broke the simple kiss the room was silent besides Zac and Mia who were laughing at their friends and families shock.
“Prank?” Isaac questioned, “Right? It has to be! Wow guys! Big prank! I mean you kissed!”
As if to defy Isaac, Mia grabbed Zac around the neck and kissed him again! He grabbed her waist and broke the kiss.
“Nope, not a prank!” Zac said before he leaned down and kissed her again. The rest of the family still hadn’t gotten over the initial shock of the first kiss! Let alone the second or third!
“What the fu--” Tay started but caught himself, “Fu… uh, hell happened on that hike?” he said shocked. Zac and Mia ignored him and continued to kiss in front of everyone!
“So, you guys like, going out now? Dating?” Jen asked suspiciously. Zac laughed.
“Engaged?” Mia said turning to Zac, it was a word neither had used yet, it sounded a bit odd to her.
“Yeah, I guess!” Zac said shrugging.
“Hold on! You what?” Walker said, finally coming out of the initial shock.
“Engaged! As in to be married! As in,” Zac paused and looked down at Mia, “I need to go buy you a ring don’t I?” he asked. She looked up at him and shrugged.
As everyone got back to reality and out of shock, still most people didn’t believe it! I took three days of Zac and Mia getting caught making out everywhere to finally convince people! But that wasn’t the hard part. Mia’s parents and family, who hadn’t been at the party because they were in their new home state of Washington, and didn’t feel as connected with Mia as they probably should have! She only lived with them for 2 months up in Washington, this was during the middle of their fame in ‘97, many interviews were canceled because Mia wasn’t with the rest of the band. Mia’s parents also put her into a public school! Which wasn’t too bad, except that she had been homeschooled her entire life, and she was famous! Most people doubted that she was Mia from Hanson, because she went by Amelia there! Her cover was blown when the guys came and visited her in the middle of the entire schools lunch hour! Most of which they were bombarded by screaming girls! That was her last week in Washington before she went back to live with Diana and Walker. Ana and Chris stayed and took care of their other daughter and still do! Anyways, they were in Washington and refused to believe the two!