"B your surposed to be helping me with my hair" maddie said she had asked belle to come over it was the day of the party and maddies 16th birthday but belle just kept talking about luc inviting emma to go to the party with him as his date. " that little skank thinks shes so hot I mean shes not even pretty" belle was saying maddie just laughed at her. " will you just help me with my hair" she said looking at belle from the mirror. "yeah ok" as belle started on maddies hair she heard yelling from the living room. "I get it luc you just asked me cause you want to make…." the rest was cut of because maddie got up and left the room closeing the door behind her leaveing belle sitting on maddies bed all alone. "ill be back in a minute" maddie had said before she left. Maddie walked out ninto the living room to see emma slamming the door behind her. "she found out that I invited her to make you no who jelous" luc said from the couch he had a very red and puffy cheek maddie presumed emma had slapped him. Just then belle walked out of maddies room and stopped seeing lucs cheek she rushed over to the couch sitting herself down next to him. Maddie smiled at luc and left the room deciding she could finish her hair on her own. "you look beautiful belle"luc said looking at her.she had already gotten dressed before the party. "thanks" she replied looking down at her feet. "so was that emma that was screaming" she said looking up into his blue eyes. "umm yeah " he said rubbing the back of his neck. "does it hurt" she said looking at his red cheek. "a little but its ok" he replied. After a few minutes belle said quietly " do you want me to kiss it better". lucs eyes lit up like light bulbs and he sat up a little straighter leaning in to her. She lent over about to kiss his cheek when he turned his face and began to kiss her. One of his hands was on the back of her head pulling her to him and the other was on her waist when bell realised what was happening she tensed then relaxed and began to kiss him back his eyes grew wide surprised she was actually letting him kiss her then he laid down on the lounge with belle on top of him his hands now placed on her waist. They finally pulled away when maddie came out of the room wearing the dress and shoes. "good lord" luc said under his breath again before getting up and saying. "maddie as your half brother I cant let you go out wearing that dress" he said his mouth still hanging open. "but you didn't seem to mind it back in the store" maddie said looking all inocent. " aha ahah well I changed my mind" he said still gapeing at her. "close your mouth luc and lets go" belle said takeing his hand and leading him out the door. Maddie smiled at belle and belle mumbled under her breath so no one could hear. "wait till ric sees her" with a smile leading them out the door.
They had been walking towards the surf club for 15 mins now and maddie had reseved 3 honks 2 whistles and 6 blank stares from guys she new from school. She giggled when they got to the door of the surf club and a guy she didn't even know opened the door for her. "wow I should dress like this more often" she said making luc choke on air. Both girls giggled again as they walked into the bar were it was set up with mini buffet tables and barmen dressed in suits walking round with un-alcoholic drinks mostly cause a quarter of the people there were from school. She walked over and gave her mum a bigh hug and as she walked round the room thanking people for comeing. A little later he spotted her dancing with Martha to a song he new maddie liked cinderella something about not chaseing after a guy and letting love find her the song suited maddie.ric was absolutely gob smacked when he saw her he had not seen her try the dress on so he didn't exspect what he saw he thought back to the song he heard her singing under her breath.
"ooohh this is going to be along night" belle said looking over at ric. He looked like he'd been clubbed over the head with a baseball bat and was stareing directly at maddie.luc turned to look at what she was talking about and he saw the same thing. "im thinking the same thing" leaning over and kissing the top of her head and dragging her out to the dance floor. Maddie stood to the side and smiled as she saw luc and belle dancing. "well isn't that sweet" a voice said from behind her. Ric was standing directly behind her. She smiled the sweet smile that always seems to melt his heart. "do you want to dance" he said holding out his hand to her as have you ever came on over the cd player it was a slow song so he new it was time to make a move as she she smiled again and said sweetly " id love to mr dalby". he grinned to himself as her arms entangled themselves around his neck his face did wince when a shiver went down his spin he grinned down at maddie as the chorus of the song started.
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever
Have you ever
As he danced with maddie he thought back to all the years they had been friends all the things they had been through she was the one that had helped him through flinns death through cassies betrayal and all the problems with his father she was their and he realised then and their with a smile on his face that he had deffinetly fallen for her. As she looked up at him she new something was going throught his mind and when the song stopped he was still in deep thought he didn't even realise that maddie had dragged him out side and sat him down at one of the plastic tables outside the surf club. She also moved her seat so it was now right infront of his so she could talk to him better. "ric is anything bothering you" she said looking puzzled. "no theres not" he said with a genuine smile on his face that made maddies heart melt oh boy she thought. "I have something for you maddie" he said looking up into her big blue eyes that he was sure mirrored the ocean the ones that pierced his heart and soul so many times. "you didn't need to get me anything ric" she said blushing. "yeah I did and I need to tell you something and this is my way of telling you" he replied fiddling with a boxes in his pocket he pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her. She gently untied the bow and lifted the lid of the boxes "its so cute ric" she squeeled. In the boxes laid a single silver necklace with a flat metal heart pendant. Ric took a deep breath braceing himself for what was about to happen " turn it over" he said. She looked up at him and into his eyes then smiled and turned the necklace pendant over. She gasped and looked up at him then back at the necklace then back at him. Ric had had the necklace engraved it read:
Ur
Forever in
My heart
Tilly
"its so sweet" maddie said leaning in to kiss his cheek. When she went to pull away she stopped inches away from his nose he could feel her breath ruffle the hair above his ear he shivered. He brought his hand up and his thum rubbed the soft curve of her cheek. "ohh tilly" he mumbled before she closed her eyes and he leaned to lightly graze her lips with his. Eh began to deepen the kiss as he pulled her of her seat and side ways onto his lap she heard him groan as their tongues collided and she smiled to herself. In her head their were fire works and the same in his they both new how the other felt just by this one long kiss. When maddie finally pulled away she leaned her head up against his and sighed " I love you ric" he smiled "I love you too maddie" he replied. "More then anything in this world" he finished.