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Chapter 10 ~ The Truth About Us

To sum it all up, Max was beyond pissed. At Fang, of course. Suddenly he cared about her? How dare he be a jackass to Iggy? He's the sweetest person in the world! She stomped up to her room and flopped down on her bed. Iggy was sitting at her window seat, staring out the window. He turned to her and saw how upset she was.

"Max, what's wrong?" he questioned. She sighed. "Was it that guy? Did he hurt you?" she shook her head.

"Yes, it's just, uh he's so... I don't know! He's never taken interest in me before, why now?!" She groaned and put a pillow over her face.

"What do you mean? Who was he anyway?" Iggy asked. Max sat up and picked at her nails.

"Well he's.. sortakindamaybemyboyfriend." she muttered really fast. Iggy gave her a confused look.

"Max, I don't know what you just said." He got up and sat down next to her. "This time say it in English."

Max huffed but obliged."Fang's my boyfriend." she admitted. "Our parents are good friends and they want us to, like, get married and that stuff, but I don't want to."

"I don't want you to either." Iggy said quietly.

"I know. I think I should break it off with him. I mean, we don't even spend time with each other. And you know. I kinda like you," Max shrugged, looking away to hide a faint blush.

"Kinda?" Iggy asked and smiled. "What you mean is you love me with all your heart and couldn't imagine being without me! I'm your everything!" he said in an... odd accent. Max laughed at his rediculous actions.

"I never said that!" she protested.

"Really? I swear I read it somewhere...?" Iggy teased. Max gasped.

"You read my diary! Iggy I'm going to beat you!" she yelled and tackled him. This lead to them tickling each other and trying to pin each other down. Max sat on top of Iggy and held his wrists down. "Hmm this shows you not to read my diary again," she said very cockily.

"I let you win." Iggy protested. Max laughed and he kissed her nose. She hopped off him and laid down next to him, placing her head on his chest. They laid there for awhile, holding each other and enjoying the sweet moment.

"I wish I just be with you all the time. Not worry about school, or my parents, or Fang. Just me and you forever and always." she said. Iggy played with her long, perfect blonde hair.

"I know what you mean." he agreed. Max looked up at his bright blue eyes.

"Iggy why did you leave?" she asked quietly. "You said you'd explain later. When you left. Please, I really want to know." Iggy tensed up. He couldn't tell her. But he wanted to. He had to.

He swallowed hard. "Max I, uh, I have a really bad life, at my home. It's my father. He sort of is abusive." he finally admitted.

"Oh my God," she said, her jaw dropped open in surprize.

"He wasn't always like this. I just don't know what happened, really. He didn't beat me when I was young a lot. It was usually my mom. She would try to protect me. One day he, uh, he took it too far." Iggy's voice was getting thicker with unshed tears. "She... she just... died. Right there. I watched it all," he said softly. Max's heart dropped. She never expected this. Never. "He blamed me for her death. No one knows she died. He kept me locked up in the house, so I wouldn't ever tell anyone the truth. That's why I don't go to school. I just wanted to leave. I did, I mean I wouldn't be here right now if I didn't. But he found me that day. And the day you found me in the woods, he attacked me. It's just, it's complicated Max. I don't want to go back. I truly don't," he said. A traitorous tear slid down his cheek. Iggy refused to cry, though. He had to stay strong for his mother, and now, for Max.

"I'm so, so sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't know! Why don't you tell anyone? He should be in jail!" Max said hysterically. She was outraged.

"I can't. He's insane and dangerous. Knowing him, he'd get out and do God knows what to me, or even you! I left that day to protect you!" He held her head in his large hands, looking deeply into her chocolate eyes. "I just want to protect you. That's all."

"I want to protect you too! I don't want that bastard to get away with what he's done! I don't want him to come between us! He deserves to be punished! Jail, at least! Hell, he should be killed for what he's done!" she yelled. She was so mad. That sick twisted ass hurt Iggy. And murdered his mother! If she could get her hands on him, oh she would kill that man, slowly and painfully. Maybe with a fork, or a kitchen knife...

"It's okay, Max, calm down. He will never come between us. No one will." Iggy reassured her and kissed her forehead.

"I know. I love you Iggy."

"I love you too, Max." She curled up next to him and closed her eyes. "You know, you're really hot when you're pissed." Max laughed.

"Shut up and kiss me." she said and pulled him into her. Well, let's just say a nice make out session calmed both of them.

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