Ok so I went on the trip and when I came home I expected people saying they hated it and it was eating me alive, I was really worrying and now I see the reviews and ALL THE VIEWS and you can't imagine how happy I am! Thank you so much! I do have to say I'm sorry for taking so long to update. I was so tiered today, (I'm painting my room, I have paint all over me) but I was like hey, if I really want to read something and I'm waiting for the author to update it would be a real bummer if he/she doesn't update soon. So I did my best and instead of sleeping here I am writing this for you so you can enjoy.

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Chapter Four: I'm SO Lucky

Ok so there is hangover and there is something after that, like way, way beyond that, and that's where I am. When you get to that point you know you had a lot of fun and you start to worry about what exactly happened last night. Amanda dropped all of us off at our houses, I was the last one. I got off the car and waved at Mandy. I walked to my front door, my head throbbing and the morning sun making it way worse. I opened the door silently and tiptoed inside. As I passed the kitchen's open door I heard someone drumming their fingers against something.

"Max." my mom said sounding mad.

I cringed and stopped dead.

"Come here" she said from inside the kitchen.

I walked inside and saw her leaned against the counter, a hand on her waist, the other drumming on the marble counter.

"Have you any idea what time it is young lady?" she said looking into my eyes, pretty much into my soul.

"Yeah it's nine." I smiled at her sheepishly.

"How can you do this? How can you take advantage of your permission? I was worried all night! So was your father." doubt it…

"Oh mom, calm down. It was fun, we… watched like a thousand movies and talked." I said trying to come up with stuff and sound convincing, "You know that they are all leaving soon, we all are. Most of them are going to the other side of the world! It's hard for us to not be all together, graduation's just around the corner. We probably won't see each other until we have wrinkles and kids of our own." Damn Max, you're on fire!

My mom thought about it for a second, "It's not like you'll never see them again. You could have at least called! I was worried sick! Patty was worried about Fang too! Is he home yet?"

"Yeah, he's home. Well, mom…I'll go do homework. Bye!" I said, turned around and walked quickly away from the kitchen.

Before I turned around I saw her face turn into complete confusion. I don't blame her, who the hell does homework Saturday morning? Well, who the hell does homework on a Saturday, period. I just couldn't stay there, she would break me soon. Although she did look sad after I reminded her that soon I was going to leave to the university. It's been really hard for her to accept that Fang and I were leaving. Like when Iggy left, I swear I saw my dad constantly watching over her. I think it was because he thought, we all thought, that she would commit suicide or something. The worst part is that he just went to the university and she was crying as if he had died.

I walked up the stairs feeling dizzy. Suddenly I quickly put a hand over my mouth and ran as fast as I could to my room's bathroom. I closed my room's door behind me and ran into my bathroom. I kneeled on the floor and puked into the toilet. I felt like shit -massive understatement-. All I wanted to do was lie down and sleep. Still kneeling I flushed the toilet and closed the lid. I didn't feel like walking to my bed, so I reached for a towel. I made it into a ball and put it under my head as a pillow. I closed my eyes and drifted dizzily to sleep.

…

Fang opened the front door and walked in. He looked around and searched for the one person he wanted to see, nothing. He walked into the living room and saw Gazzy sprawled all over the couch sleeping with the television on. He walked over to the study and found Mrs. Ride with her glasses on, reading something in the computer.

He gently knocked the door and Mrs. Ride turned her head to the door.

"Hello Fang." She said warmly, "I bet you're looking for Max. She's upstairs, sleeping I suppose."

Fang smiled, "Thank you Mrs. Ride."

She smiled back and turned back to the computer. Fang turned to the stairs and started walking up. He reached Max's door and reached for the doorknob, but stopped. He hoped that Max was decent, not that he would mind if she wasn't. He chuckled internally and went inside. He looked around and found… no Max.

He walked into the bathroom and saw Max lying asleep on the floor with her head on a towel. Her hair messy and still wearing the same clothes she was wearing yesterday. Fang knew he couldn't just leave her there so he quietly walked to her and kneeled down. He picked her up, the back of her knees in one arm and her back on the other, and her head against his chest. Max barely weighed anything, well at least to him she didn't feel heavy.

He put her on her bed as best as he could, not trying to wake her up. He sat down on the floor next to Max and the bed. He reached for her hand and interlaced his finger with hers and let out a yawn. He was still tired after all, he could just close his eyes and wait for Max to wake up. And so he did…

…

I woke up slowly expecting to feel the cold and hard floor under me but instead I felt warm, cushy and comfortable material. I opened my eyes and found Fang there, my hand in his, and I smiled. So this is the gentleman that put me back in my bed. Then I remembered what had happened, hmm so I puked my guts out, again, and fell asleep on the floor. I looked at myself and remembered that I hadn't taken a bath since yesterday. Not that I'm a clean freak, but I do shower at least once a day, usually. Although, now that I had Fang I usually shower more, you know, trying to be clean for my guy.

I pulled my hand lightly away from Fang's and stood up. I walked to my closet and grabbed some incredibly comfortable, black, cotton sweats and a white, long sleeve shirt, and obviously a bra and undies. I tip toed to the bathroom and locked the door. I took my clothes off, kind of awkwardly, because Fang was just outside. Then I shook my head and remember the old days.

"Ugh my dad is so stupid. I can't believe he won't let me go! I bet no one in going to miss, like, what could easily be tenth grade's best party." I said, walking up the stairs with Fang.

"No, he's not stupid, he's just taking care of his wittle gurl. I can't believe you're not going." He said and started to laugh.

I looked at him, my eyes thin slits. I lifted my fist and punched his arm as hard as I could.

"Ow, Max!" he said and pushed me back, rather hard.

I hit my head against the wall. He had pushed me so hard that I probably left a hole in the wall. We had reached his house's upstairs hallway, I lifted both my arms and pushed him as hard as I could.

"Ugh! Max! You idiot!" he said as he fell to the floor.

I couldn't hold it in and started to laugh like a maniac. I was laughing so hard that I didn't see him get up. He put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me against the hallway's wall. I looked up, about to explode but he had put his face…so close…to mine. I opened my mouth trying to speak but then closed it quickly and looked down at our feet, my cheeks on fire. He seemed to have noticed, he backed up, removing his hands from my shoulders.

"I-" he said but stopped.

Gee this is awkward, "You are stupid." I finished his sentence and punched his shoulder lightly as if nothing had happened.

He rolled his eyes and I walked in front of him, to his room. The door was already open and I walked in, Fang closed it behind him. We had just come from school, Fang from football practice and I came from soccer practice. I was all sweaty but luckily I had an extra pair of clothes in my bag. I walked to his bathroom, not bothering to close the door and opened the faucet. I cupped my hands and filled them with water, which I splashed on my face, hoping I looked like one of those really pretty girls in those Neutrogena commercials, I took off my soccer shorts and shirt and searched my bag for the clothes. I found some short cut off shorts and put them on, but no shirt.

I walked out of the bathroom and found Fang taking off his shirt, now only in boxers, luckily, his back to me. My eyes trailed all over his tan muscular body. As stupid as I am, my jaw actually dropped open. Had Fang always been this…hot? He looked like a god, holy mother- I saw him slowly turning around and I quickly turned my head to the door, on the other side of the room.

Okay, so I didn't want to look at him because I felt quite guilty because I had been "checking him out". Yet again, I looked down at my feet and again my cheeks burned. I shook my head and looked up.

"I need a shirt. Forgot mine." I said walking over to him, well to his closet but he was there.

"Yeah, choose whichever." He said grabbing one for himself and walked away.

Inside I felt kind of sad. Why? Because he was going to cover those incredible muscles. I know, I know, terrible Max, terrible, but it's the freaking truth. I looked at his stacks of shirts and this was literally my face: -_- .

"Wow, you have such a variety of shirts." I said sarcastically.

Fang only had black shirts, like, seriously? I knew he only wore black but I didn't think he only had black. Okay, I searched the piles and maybe the occasional gray or navy but nothing other than that. Next gift for Fang: a colored shirt. I looked at myself in the mirror. Hmm, at least I had a pretty rocking body, I bet he would enjoy himself if he looked at me. I grabbed the first black one on the pile and put it over my sports bra. I started to laugh at how ridiculous I sounded. I bet he wasn't even looking at me the way I was looking at him.

"What's so funny?" he said leaning against the bathroom's door frame.

"Nothing." I smiled, oh only if he knew.

I stepped out of my warm shower smiling at the memory. I remember Fang staying with me that night, not going to what probably was the best party of our whole sophomore year. I had stayed at home crying, envying Fang who I thought was having the time of his life. But out of nowhere he had come to my house in his pajamas with a couple movies and popcorn. He had hugged me tight when he saw me crying and didn't stop until I was smiling.

Small things like that are what make me incredibly mad about him. Small? No that was huge, he was the best friend anybody could ever ask for and now he's the best friend and the best boyfriend in the world, and he's mine. Wow, I'm really lucky to have him. I truly am…

I walked out of the bathroom and saw Fang still asleep on the floor. I walked to the window and closed the curtains making the room go dark. I walked over to Fang again and shook his shoulder.

"Come up to the bed with me." I said softly in his ear.

"Huh?" he said tiredly.

"Come on." I said trying to push him up.

He barley opened his eyes and got up from the floor. Still half asleep he took a step backwards and sat down on the bed. I put my hand on his shoulder and pushed him so he could lie down. In the small space that he left free beside him I tried to lie down.

"Give me some space." I said and he moved back giving me more space.

I grabbed his arms and wrapped them around me, Fang hugged me and then his breathing became even again. I cuddled against him and sighed.

"I love you." I whispered.

This, this is just perfect. I really am lucky to be in his arms. I never want this to end, I never want us to end, not ever. I wanted time to stop, I wanted to stay in his arms, forever…

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