Chapter 10. Happiness Isn't Forever

A/N: So I started writing this chapter the same day I finished the last chapter, but I just completely forgot that I had started this chapter! :( I know, I know, I'm terrible for not updating for two weeks. I am so sorry, and I had written a version of this chapter, but it was graphic, so I rewrote it, and it still is a little graphic- not much though, it just has a couple of more descriptive scenes or gestures between two characters which you may already know who. *cough cough who the story is about* So I hope you like it!

It was finally time for the date that Eddie had promised Loren a few nights ago, on her birthday. He had planned a very romantic evening, buying some foods to make a picnic at their spot on the hill. He went up to the spot and put the candles around the blanket. He lit them up, because the sun was setting, and it would be dark soon. He told Loren to come here around eight o'clock, so that the sunset would set the romantic mood for the evening. When he was lighting the last candle, he heard Lorens' car driving up on the hill, and he smiled. He ran over to her car, and told her to get out of the car, but to close her eyes. He wanted her to be surprised. He put his hands over her eyes, just in case she was trying to peak, and guided her over to the blanket.

"Eddie? Where are we going?", Loren asked.

"You'll see", he said taking his hands off her eyes. "You can look now".

"Wow, it's amazing. Very romantic", Loren said, sitting down on the blanket.

"Can you tell? I was trying to go for that".

"Yes, but it's okay", she giggled.

"So I'm guessing you like it". He moved closer to her on the blanket.

"No, I love it", she said. They were now sitting uncomfortably close to each other. Eddie was looking deep into her eyes, and Loren was doing the same. He lifted his arm and raised it to her chin, tilting it toward him. He turned his head and kissed her lips, which were covered in a lip gloss that tasted like cherries.

Suddenly he stopped. "What's on your lips?".

"Just some lip gloss, is it bothering you?", she asked concerned.

"No, actually I like it". He kissed her again, this time licking her lips to taste them. He continued to do this until all of the gloss was off her lips. She then stood up, trying to catch her breath.

"What's wrong?", Eddie asked.

"Oh, nothing, just have to catch my breath".

"Am I too hard too handle?", he said jokingly.

"Nope, just a really good kisser".

"I try".

"I can see", Loren said. "Let's eat, I'm starving". Loren started to look through the picnic basket Eddie had brought, and found what she was looking for - a chocolate covered strawberry. She started to bite it seductively, hoping to get Eddie's attention. "Mmm, this is good. Do you want one?".

"Sure", Eddie said trying not to tremble. Loren was doing crazy things to him right now, and she knew it. Loren found another strawberry, and handed it to him. "Come here", he said putting it in his mouth.

They started kissing again, but before things got too heavy- Loren was laying on her back now, with Eddie on top, and they were kissing passionately- Eddie got off of her and sat to the side of her. He really wanted to continue where they had left off, but he wasn't ready to go all in just yet. He just got out of a bad relationship for Pete's sake. He knew one thing though, that he would hold on to Loren Tate, and never let her go.

"So, what is the worst date you've ever been on?", Loren asked him. She was trying to slow things down after the very intense and intimate make out session that they had just had, but she didn't want it to be awkward.

"It was a date I went on with this girl, in high school. Her name was Sarah, and I really liked her. She wanted to try out this new Thai place a few streets away from the school, so I got ready for the date, and walked to her house",Eddie said, but was quickly interrupted.

"-Wait, you walked to her house?".

"Yes. I didn't have a car, or my license. I thought it'd be romantic. But anyways, I walked to her house and we walked to the restaurant and ordered dinner. We ate, and then we left. We really didn't talk, so I thought maybe we should do something else. So I took her to this rock-climbing club that I had a membership to. We went on the wall, and I guess her stomach wasn't settled from the food yet, and she threw up on the guy that was below her on the wall. And to make matters worse, the harness that was supporting her had broke and she fell on the ground and broke her arm. That has got to be the worst date I've ever been on".

"She broke her arm?!", Loren asked with worry.

"I was just kidding!".

"That's nothing to kid about, but wait? Did she still fall out of the harness?".

"Yes, and she landed on her feet. She was a gymnast, so she was used to landing like that".

"That's so terrible Eddie!", she said pushing him. "So did you ever see her again after that?".

"No, after I took her home, I could hear her parents asking where she had been, and I felt horrible for what happened, so I just didn't talk to her for awhile. It was a few weeks later, and she came up to me, and asked why I wasn't talking to her, and I told her that I felt bad, and I couldn't date someone whose parents hated me and didn't want their daughter dating someone like me. She said she understood, and I never talked to her again after that".

"Aw, I'm sorry that happened. You really liked her though, didn't you?".

"Yeah, I did, but that was back in high school. If that hadn't happened, I might not have had the amazing opportunity to be with you", he said looking at her.

"There's nothing amazing about me".

"There are a million things amazing about you Loren Tate. You are so talented, smart, beautiful, witty, and so much more. I wish that you'd believe in yourself as much as I do, in you". He leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek.

Loren was so shocked that Eddie had said these things about her. They had only known each other for a month now, and their relationship as just more than friends was building fast, and she didn't know if she could keep up. They had already had a few intense and passionate kisses, and she didn't even know what they were doing. If she was just a girl that he moved on from, day-to-day, night-to-night. She wanted to be more than friends with him, but if he was just using her, to get over Chloe, she would not stand by his side, pretending that she was falling for someone who wasn't falling for her back. She needed to tell him what she really thought.

"Eddie, what are we doing?".

A/N: Did you like the little cliffhanger there at the end?! Well I did. Once again, I'm terribly sorry that it has been so long since posting, but I'm hopefully back now, and will continue writing this story! (: Well, if you have any suggestions on to how to continue the story, just let me know! As always please review, and thank you for reading and sticking with this story! -B