~A Confusing, Unforgettable, Christmas Love Story~

~Enjoy!~

Max's Point of View

"Stupid weather." I grumbled as I brought my jacket closer to my body. Since it was December 24 and that it was 4:30 p.m., Its was pretty cold even though I lived in Ariziona. Now, You must be all wondering, why am I trying to warm up when I should be at home, snuggling into my boyfriend's arms as his heartbeat carries me off to sleep? Well, I'll tell you.

Right now, I was walking to a near by Starbucks where my boyfriend had told me to meet him up. He said it was something important. It went a little like this...

~Flashback to December 23, 2012. At around 9 p.m.~

I was laying down on the couch being alone in my two bedroom apartment. Yes I live alone and I have an apartment with two bedrooms. Deal with it. I was gonna turn the second bedroom into a 'fun' room. Like have the flat-screen T.V., the bookshelves and my punching bag scattered around the room. Do you see it? If you do, lend me a couple of thousands and it'll happen.

Anyway, as I was trying to drift off to my dreams, a loud vibrate came from by chest. Shut up. I was wearing those booty shorts for sleeping or for working out and a tank top (even in the middle of winter. I don't know why but I was comfortable and the heater was on). I checked the ID number and it said...

i 3 u! :-*

Meaning my boyfriend of 4 years and 364 days. Cue sigh. But who's counting?I know I'm not... Okay. Fine. I was. But he was my first serious boyfriend and he was the first guy who didn't try to suffocate me with their tounge right after I said yes to them. My first kiss with him was on our second date. And for a guy with 16 year old hormones, that's saying something.

As I said, his text went a little like this...

Hey babe! missed u so much! :-* cnt wait to get off the poopin' plane ;-D remember. its our 5 yr anni. ;-] same place, same table, same time, same order, same everything. i got somting important ting 2 tell u. i 3 u so much! cnt wait! :-*

After reading that, it made me smile. We may be young but, legal age to get married is 17. And that's the mimimum age. I just hope its not something bad...

I texted him back saying...

k. 3 u 2. which 1? wen we met or on r 1st date? missed u 2 cnt wait!

So, to get things straight, we did both meet and have our first date in the same place, same order and the same table... But don't forget to add the seats we sat on. But of course, different times... ish. We met on December 22, 2007 at around 3 p.m.

~2nd Flashback to December 22, 2007. At around 2:45 p.m.~

I was sitting in those 2 seating booths drinking a Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino. Yes. Those fancy booths that sits one person on each side. Anyway, the booth I was sitting on was next to a window that faces off to a park. A really pretty park. Like Phoenix's own Central Park... But smaller. Way smaller. As I looked out, I was watching the birds. How they flew and how they can just fly off. Never tied down. Oh, how I would love to fly.

My daydream of flying was cut off because I suddenly had a feeling somebody was near me. I looked across the table to a clock saying 2:59. And to see a guy. A hot guy.

"Hi." He said with a dazzaling smile. I suddenly had a weird feeling in my stomach. And my face. Oh, boy.

~End of the 2nd Flashback. Back to December 23, 2012. At around 9:15 p.m.~

Buzz. Buzz.

I jolted out of my flashback and looked at my phone. It said...

da date. i wuv u. gtg. gt board da plane agin

I smiled. He was always the traveler. Always wanted to go around the world. Always wanted to see new sights. But, he also liked to fly. Not as much as I do, but he still wanted to fly.

And of course, his family was rich. Like, one of the most richest families in the state kind of rich. And because of that, I was slightly famous. Not Justin Bieber famous. More like J.R Aquino famous(A/N:Look him up on Youtube. He's an awesome singer).Most of the population of Phoenix knows me. And it sucks. Ugh. I got out of topic too much.

Anyway, his text was a little bit weird. He never texted like that. "Maybe he was just in a hurry" I thought, "I hope." But then, since he said to meet up as if we were on our first date, it brought me to another flashback that I still remembered... Even though it had been 5 years ago.

~3rd Flashback to December 24, 2007. At around 4:45 p.m.~

"Hey, beautiful." He greeted as I opened the door. I gave him a smile. He was wearing a grayish-blue button down, a dark blueish-black winter trench coat, dark jeans and dark blue hi-top converse. "Thanks." I replied and let him in. "Your welcome. Anything for a gorgeous girl who even I don't deserve." I was shocked. He was one of the richest guys in Arizona. And he chose me. ME. An average girl. An average girl wearing a neon blue camisole; a thin, navy blue, long sleeve t-shirt with 1 inch silver stripes; dark blue, skinny jeans and my beat-up blue vans.

"Are you kidding me? You're in one of the most richest families in Arizona! You should be dating another rich girl. Not an average girl." I said as I grabbed my coat and yelled towards the hallway,"Mom! Dad! I'm going! Imma be home before midnight! Possibly! Don't leave leftovers for me! Wait! Leave me some!"

He took my coat and helped me put it on. Like a real gentlemen.

But he suddenly became quiet. Like 'I can hardly hear your breathing' kind of quiet. Great. The date hasn't even started and he's already pissed at me.

After I had closed the door, I saw he had his head down. I was about to say sorry when he silently whispered, "Your beautiful. Just accept it. Please." He was so sweet and I just treated him like dirt. I gave him a sideways hug, my fingers barely touching. Damn. his hands went up to my arms and just held my arms in place.

Anyway, we stayed like that for a minute. But when we were about to break apart, I gathered up my courage, leaned up and kissed him. Not on the lips though. That's his job. Just the cheek. His smooth, warm, cheek. Ugh. I just met him and I'm already feeling like I... loved him. Is this too fast? Maybe. But... It's him. Eh. I'll think about it.

I pulled away and looked him in the eye. His beautiful eyes... That had suddenly gotten larger. Oops. Maybe he's not use to having a girl kissing him on the cheek before he does. Or maybe the opposite. Like how the girls just stick their tongue down his throat when they had the chance. Huh. We got the same problems. Cool... Well, in a way.

"Thank you." I said, "And I'm sorry." He gave me a lopsided grin. "It's alright. People make mistakes. Except you. You'll hardly make any since your so perfect." I blushed at his comment. See? I don't deserve him. "Come on," he said, "We have a long walk." A long walk? He must have seen my confused face when he answered,"Don't worry. I'm joking. But we will be walking. Is that okay? I have my car on the corner. I could go get it. The place we're going is pretty close. Just a few blocks away. Besides, it's really pretty outside. We might never see it again." Wow... Talker much? "It's cool." I replied. His smile got bigger. He took my hand as we desended our way on the sidewalk. His warm, cool, soft hands entwined with my own.

After 5 minutes of walking, we had stopped. In the middle of nowhere. Well... Kinda. There was a line of houses on the left while there was a non-busy street on the right. He reached behind him and pulled out a black with cool navy blue designs, like the bandanas in gangs, from his back pocket. I raised an eyebrow and he just shook his head. "Don't worry. I'm not a kiddnapper. Or a rapist. In about three minutes, you can take them off." I crossed my arms. "Please?" He then gave me bambi eyes... I hate him.

~3 mintues and 25 seconds later~

He let go of my hand and my waist, as he untied the knot. I turned to him and said with a playful glare,"Even though it hasn't been the middle of the date, not even beginning, I hate you. Very much." Rather than seeing him play along by saying,"That hurts. I thought you loved me." He answered by giving me a lopesided grin, and said,"But you'll love me when you see this." And then turned my body to our supposably date place... Is that what its called? 'Cause I forgot mostly everything when I saw where we were. More like where we were sitting.

It was in Starbucks. But it was the same place we had met. I turned around to face him, a smile across my face. He also had one. But it was more of a nervous smile.

"I love it."

~End of 3nd Flashback. Back to December 23, 2012. Around 10:00 p.m.~

I didn't knew that I had taken a short nap and that I had daydreamed myself to sleep. I looked at my phone to see that it was 10:04 at night. I got up from my comfortable place in bed and got ready for bed."Now remember," I said to myself,"Do everything right or I'll be in so much trouble... Especially when Nudge finds out."

PAUSE! If you're wondering what I have to do, well... I don't think you'll all be interested. Besides, that's gonna be a long list. Let's just say that it was the longest showe ever taken... In the world.

PLAY! After that long shower, and the long time in the bathroom... I was as clean as glass. I fell asleep and the last thing I remembered of thinking was,"Do I really love-" and out I was. Snoring like a... like a... old, fat, old dude... (A/N:No offence. It was just a similie. I don't mean any harm)

~End of the Flashback (A/N: FINALLY!). Back to December 24, 2013. Around 4:35~

I entered the cafe and looked at the clock. It was 4:36 p.m. On the dot. I looked at our table to see the most distgusting thing. In the world.

I saw a girl and a boy, with the girl litterly sitting on his... Um... Area of secrets (Um... akward much?), in a total make out session. The girl had frizzy red hair and clothes for the summer. I got closer to tell them get the fuck out when I saw something that killed me... The guy. His hair looked so familiar. And his body. And the way he moves his hands across the girl. Until I realized who he was.

"Oh! My! God!"

They stopped at my sudden outburst. The girl had a evil glint in her eyes and a smirk plastered on her face. While the guy had glazed eyes from lust and a shocked face. He is so dead.

~Thanks!~

~I do not own any of the Maximum Ride characters, Starbucks, Justin Bieber, J.R. Aquino, Youtube, the state of Arizona, the city of Phoenix, Vans or the Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino. Only the plot... And the outfit for her first date. That is an actual outfit. In my closet.~