A/N- What's up, everybody? Here I am with my new chapter! Sorry it took so long! Homework's been bad lately, and school's been, just school, ya know? I really enjoy y'all's feedback, but OMG, where the hell are my "Love Again?" reviewers?! This is really making me aggravated... Whatever, I was just hoping for more reviews... When will I ever?! If you haven't noticed, I'm not really a wanted author on this site... Whatever! I just keep coming back anyway, even though I wish people would tell me what in the name of God I'm doing wrong to not get as much feedback as some people... (coughn1c0lecough) No hard feelings, but man, does she get a lot of reviews- even for one-shots! I haven't read any of her stories; I've just seen how many reviews she gets. Well, enough of my babble, and on with the chappie! Enjoy!

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Obvious Heart

Chapter 3

I Really Wanna Be With You

When Max and Zack disconnected, they smiled at each other. Zack had his dark eyes full of passion, and he could tell by the way Max was looking at him, that she felt the same way. They kept their hands into a clasp, as Max said to Zack, "So, Zack was that enough for you?" Max teased.

"Yeah, but it could get more serious..." Zack teased back.

"Sorry, I'm married," Max joked, holding up her left ring finger to reveal an expensive, large, beautiful ring. It so made Zack jealous. I could never, ever afford anything like that for my Max.

"Well, do you want to come over to my house for the night?" Zack asked, and Max could hear a little nervousness in his sexy, flirty tone.

"Sure. Why not?" Max answered, and she gave out a little chuckle as she walked hand in hand to a bus stop.

"Don't you have a car?" Max looked up at Zack.

Zack knew he was always uncomfortable with this conversation.

"Maybe..." But, Max could tell that he didn't, and that's why they had to climb onto the bus, which smelled like a mix of urine and cigar smoke.

"I guess this is how buses smell..." Max said faintly, her face scrunched up in disgust.

"Yeah, it takes about two minutes to get used to, princess," Zack joked, still clenching Max's hand.

"Hey! Shut up, you bitch! I'm no princess."

"Really? But marrying Jack is making you one..."

And then it finally sank into Max.

Jack wasn't for her.

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"Yes, Bobbie, I'm sure," Jack said to his lawyer, Bobbie. He was talking to her and the judge at a court house.

"Ok, Jack..." Bobbie said, scribbling some writing onto her clip board, which she seemed to carry everywhere. Jack was handed a divorce contract by the judge, Mr. Franks, who was talking to Bobbie about law-babble.

Ooh, when Maxine gets home, this will be a big surprise to her, alright! Jack thought. I mean, if she comes back from being 'out.' Jack's devilish thoughts were interrupted by Mr. Franks.

"Mr. Beauxhomme, here is your contract," Mr. Franks began to Jack, who snapped his head up to look up at the judge, since he was zoning out in his sinful thoughts. "Just sign here, and have Maxine, your wife, sign here. You will both be divorced as soon as this contract is checked by the government. You have until next Thursday to return this legal paper. Everything clear, Mr. Beauxhomme?"

Jack's face looked a devilish way, which is a face expression he rarely expressed. This is an attitude that he would've gotten grounded from when he was little. "Yes, Mr. Franks, everything is clear. Thank you," Jack said. He smirked with satisfaction as he left the huge Boston City Courthouse. He skimmed the paper that would change his life.

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Max kissed Zack as they rolled on his small couch. It was obvious that they were in full make out stage. Flipping each other under and on top of each other, planting hot, sloppy kisses everywhere. Both had their eyes closed, their lips almost bruised from the passionate kissing. Zack decided to take this into his bedroom, and he picked up Max and led them into his room, kicking the door behind him. Their lips never disconnected once, and Zack plopped himself and Max onto his bed, where Max noticed how late it actually was. She impulsively let go, and Zack looked at her curiously, his dark eyes full of hunger and confusion, all at the same time.

"What are you doing?" asked Zack, feeling that Max had stopped their moment.

"I'm sorry, Zack. I can't stay. It's too late. I'm really sorry..." Max said carefully, but when she looked over at Zack, he was flashing another one of those smiles of his on her, that he knew she couldn't resist. "No, Zack..."

But, instead on following her conscious, she flew back into Zack's arms, as they fell into a happy and dreamful sleep.

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The first thing that Max realized when she woke up was that she wasn't in her apartment. The second thing she realized was her half naked body was curled up next to someone's. The third thing she realized was that she was curled up next to Zack, and that they were in his bed.

"AAAGGHH!" Max screamed as she realized what in the name of God she was doing. The loud sound awoke Zack, as he rubbed his eyes lazily.

"Hello, Max," he said happily, as he looked into her eyes, but he was disappointed at what he saw in her crystal blue eyes. Her eyes showed complete terror, as she pulled a towel over herself and hopped out of the messy, unmade bed. "What?" Zack asked curiously. Max gave him a "you're really slow" look.

"What do you mean 'what'? You know what I mean, Zack!" Max screamed with anger.

"No, Max. Seriously. I don't know what you're talking about," Zack said truthfully.

"Okay, let me put it into simple words. I slept with you when I'm married to Jack! Do you not know how terrible this is?" Max was in complete panic, and Zack was a little worried. This kinda was his entire fault... He had dragged her into this...

"Fine, fine. You might as well go home, Max," Zack sighed. He got up, revealing himself, only in his thin cotton fabric boxers. He stretched and yawned, as Max bit her lip, wondering what she had just done. Zack was getting a little confused as to why she didn't want to sleep with him, when she hated her husband.

Well, at least that's what Zack thought.

"Wait, Max. If you don't exactly like Jack, then why are you all like, 'Oh my God, I slept with my old friend'. Max, you think he's a bitch."

"No, I don't, Zackikins. He's just... misled..."

Zack gave her one of those snobby looks that said, "you know I'm right."

"Fine! Okay! You know I think he's a freaking bitch! I get it!" Max admitted, a little pissed off by it. "But, Zack. I'm still married. I did make a vow. According to the law, I'm cheating on him. I'm really sorry..."

Zack nodded back, showing that he understood. Max mouthed back to him, "thank you," as she put on her clothes, and left Zack's tiny one bedroom apartment.

Before she walked out the door, she planted a small peck on Zack's mouth. "I'll call you," Max said softly, as she sashayed out the door. She shut the door behind her, and took the bus home.

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Max was still smiling as she unlocked her apartment door. When she stepped in happily, Jack was standing next to a counter, a serious look on his face. Max noticed a pack of papers in his hands, and her smile soon faded, and turned into a frown of confusion.

"What?" Max asked.

"Well, Maxine. I think it's time we split," Jack said, shoving the divorce papers in her face. Max skimmed the papers, as she read the headline, 'DIVORCE CONTRACT'. She was a little astonished that Jack would be the first to take action, but he looked quite determined.

"Where. Were. You. Last night?" Jack asked nosily, crossing his arms across his muscular chest.

"I was with my friend..." Max said, shoving past him to put her purse down.

"Who?"

Jack wanted to know every little detail.

"My old friend Zack."

"I didn't think Zack was a girl's name," Jack said angrily, trying not to take the fact that his wife had gone out with another man.

"It's not," Max said matter-of-factly.

"Oh. Well, where did you go afterwards?"

Like Max cared if Jack knew where she was last night. She slept with the dude. She didn't care if Jack knew. After all, they are in the process of a divorce, right?

"I went to his apartment," Max answered calmly, as she plopped onto the love seat couch and surfed the channels.

"And..." Jack was expecting more.

"I had 'sleep over'," Max said, using finger quotes on "sleep over."

Jack's eyes widened. "You WHAT?!"

Max turned to her so-called-husband. "I slept in his apartment."

Jack sighed with anger. This wasn't getting him anywhere. "Maxine, just tell me if you both had sex."

Max cracked up at that. As soon as she thought she caught her breath she said, "Jack, how stupid do you think I am? Of course we didn't have sex. We just slept in the same bed. With our pajamas."

"MAXINE!" Jack was shocked by his wife.

"What? It wasn't anything serious," Max stated.

"Of course..." Jack said sarcastically.

Max stood up now. "No, Jack! Seriously! Why do you think we would strip each other's clothes and then grind into each other? Do you really think that I would do that! When I'm legally married!"

"Yes!"

Max shot Jack a look that said, "come on, you know I'm right." She crossed her arms across her chest, as Jack shoved her to the door.

This was a Jack Max was slightly scared to deal with.

"No..." Jack began, "but you slept with the slut. You know how I could be scared by that!"

Max felt a little offended by what Jack had said. "Hey! Shut up! Zack is no slut! And you would get scared by that! Hello! You are the one you got the divorce contract! Like you care!"

"Of course I care, Maxine!" Jack shouted back.

"Right, and I'm Mary Poppins, and I have a magic umbrella and I can fly!" Max said sarcastically, as she walked over back over to the television.

"This is not the time for being facetious, Maxine."

"Whatever," was all Max said back.

"Then maybe we really should get divorced!"

Max stood up at this. "Yeah! Maybe we should!"

"Fine! I'll turn it in tomorrow, as long as you sign here!" Jack pointed to the dashed line that Max had to sign her name. She quickly signed the crappy paper, and stormed out of the main room.

"Fine!"

Max went into her shared bedroom, and turned on the TV, to get her mind off things.

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-Phew! It's finally over! Wow, that was a long chappie! REVIEW PLEASE! PLEASE PRESS THE PRETTYFUL REVIEW BUTTON. Sorry for complaining earlier, I kinda feel bad about it. If that bothered you, I'm really sorry! See ya!

Much love;;

Lili