summary: y/n is reese's babysitter, and zach develops feelings for the beloved babysitter.

pairing: zach x female!reader

triggers: none

link to original post: https://youngbloodseavey.tumblr.com/post/167125845493/tea-time-zach-herron

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y/n was greeted with a bright smile the moment the door of the herron household opened.

"oh y/n! please, come in," mrs. herron ushered her in, seating her in the living room. "i'm so sorry we called you so last minute, but the business dinner we were called to is mandatory. we'll pay you extra to compensate," mrs. herron was dressed nicely, obviously looking like she had an important place to go.

"no, you don't have to pay me extra mrs. herron. i'm completely fine with getting the normal, and it's no problem, i love hanging out with reese," she smiled brightly.

"oh y/n, you're such a doll. and how many time do i have to tell you that you don't have to call me 'mrs. herron', please, it's myta. you're practically family to us now," mrs. herron sent y/n a heart warming smile.

"reese is upstairs right now, but i'm sure she'll be down any minute. i have to leave now, but you know the drill. call if there's an emergency, and zach will be home sometime in the next hour or so," she paused, trying to think of anything else she needed to say. "that's all for now i believe. i better get going, the car is running. bye, and thank you so much y/n!" and with that she was out the door, leaving y/n alone in the living room.

she stood for a few moments, processing all the information she was just given.

wait, zach is going to be here?

her heart began racing at the mere thought of the brown haired boy. she's always had the smallest crush on him, and the fact that she was at his house almost every day babysitting reese didn't make it any better.

y/n was jarred out of her thoughts by a little girl with long brown hair barreling into her.

"y/n!" reese yelled in delight, tackling y/n in a hug.

"hey there reese," y/n laughed, catching the young girl in her arms. she spun around for a moment before gently settling reese back on her feet. y/n bent down to her level, a smile on her face. "what do you want to do today?"

reese didn't respond, but simply grabbed her by the hand and began dragging her upstairs. they arrived at reese's room, which was a pink paradise.

reese guided y/n to a set of child sized table and chairs in the corner of the room, seating her and immediately rushing to the closet.

y/n waited patiently as reese rifled through her closet, returning with two crowns, an a plethora of feather boas and tutus. reese carefully placed one of the tiaras onto y/n's head, then placed one on her own.

"y/n, we're having a tea party today," the smaller girl announced, placing a plastic tea party set onto the table.

"sounds delightful madame reese," y/n said in a posh voice, making reese laugh. reese draped a hot pink boa across her own shoulders, before taking a light pink on and giving it to y/n. she wrapped it around herself, taking a plastic tea cup in her hand.

"cheers," y/n raised the pink cup in the air, clinking it against reese's. together in sync, they put the cups to their lips "drinking" the tea inside with their pinkies out.

"that tea is fantastic, isn't it lady y/n?" reese mimicked the posh voice y/n was sporting earlier, dissolving into giggles right after the sentence left her lips.

"it is indeed madame reese," y/n laughed, clinking the plastic cups once again and sipping more "tea".

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zach unlocked the door, stepping into his seemingly empty house. well, he thought it was empty until he heard the laughter ringing from upstairs. zach set his backpack on the floor before walking upstairs, locating the noise.

reese's door was wide open, giving zach the adorable sight of his little sister playing with y/n. they had tiaras on their heads and feather boas on, sipping on fake tea from plastic china.

y/n had always mesmerized zach in the best way possible. she was amazing with his sister, but not only that, she was so beautiful. whenever zach would come home after practice and see the gorgeous sight that was y/n in his living room, well, it was the highlight of his day. he was completely in love, no matter how much he denied it due to the endless nagging his mom would ensue about the girl.

he stood in the doorway for a few moments, simply admiring the scene before him when reese spotted zach.

"zach!" reese ran up to her brother, hugging him tightly before pulling him over to where y/n sat in the small chair with cheeks tinted red. "zach, wanna have a tea party with us?" zach hesitated for a moment, but the small girl shot him a pout that zach simply couldn't resist.

"sounds fantastic," zach told her, and reese immediately shot back over to the closet to go find him a tiara and boa. she returned a few seconds later, placing the crown on top of zach's head and draping the purple boa around his neck.

"you look fabulous," y/n laughed furthering zach's rosy cheeks.

"thank you, you look quite ravishing yourself," he complimented her, making both their cheeks go red.

"oh my gosh, you guys should just date already," reese commented absentmindedly, taking another sip from her plastic cup.

"w-what?" zach sputtered out dropping the cup he had picked up.

"that's what mom always says, and i agree. you guys would look cute together," reese smiled innocently, but y/n and zach were rendered speechless. "plus, it's so obvious that zach has a crush on you, y/n."

"reese!" zach hissed at his little sister, who gave him a wide smile. "y/n i-"

y/n felt a surge of confidence flow through her body, her embarrassment and nerves washing away.

"well reese, if what you say is true, i would love to date zach," y/n said, directing her comment to reese. zach sat in his chair, completely silent and slack-jawed at what y/n had said. she wanted to date him.

the girl he had a crush on from the moment he laid eyes on her, had a crush on him. she liked him back. wow.

"i promise i wouldn't lie to you, pinky swear," reese held out her pinky, and y/n linked their pinkies together. "well zach, ask her on a date!" reese whispered loudly to zach, shaking him out of his daze.

"oh-" he cleared his throat. "well i guess i can't deny it now, because reese is right. i really do like you, and if you would like, i would love to take you out sometime," he managed to formulate a sentence, his hand going up to rub the back of his neck.

"i would love to go on a date with you zach," y/n replied, leaning over the small table and pressing a soft kiss to his cheek.

"great, is saturday good for you?" zach has managed to calm himself on the outside, but his insides were jumping for joy.

"saturday sounds wonderful," y/n's insides were bubbling in excitement, the grin on her face not lessening in any way,

"so now that you're going on a date, would you guys like some tea?" reese held up the plastic teapot, smiling widely.

"we would love some tea."