Zac Efron pulls Vanessa Hudgens‘ hand to his heart as they walk back to their cars after meeting up for lunch in Hollywood on Thursday afternoon (July 29).

Joining the duo were her RENT costars Aaron Tviet and Skylar Astin.

Zac recently dished to EOnline about Vanessa‘s stage debut at The Hollywood Bowl, saying, “I wouldn’t miss that for the world!”

Also added: More pix of Vanessa‘s lunch from today (July 30) — salad and diet Coke, yummy!

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