So I really wanted to post this chapter now so I rearranged some stuff in the chapters so this one could fit before the chapter 12 that has some wedding stuff in it. I was gonna post earlier but I had a meeting that ran long and when I got home there was some stuff with my phone and I just got it fixed so here it is now.

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The next week past so fast, there were classes and more song writing and talking with both Eddie and Max. It took a while but we finally managed to make a decision and I think that it's the best decision at this moment. Especially with everything that going on or.. not going on with me and Eddie at this moment. I don't think that I could start a career with him without being able to be with him. So today after school we went down to the office to sign the contracts and then we are going to meet this manager Jake Madsen that wanted to talk to us both about representation. So that's where we are right now.

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Eddie: "That sounds really good Jake."

Jake: "I just want you to get as far as possible. Both of you." He added the last part to get Loren to join in on the conversation since she had been sitting quiet for the past minutes.

Loren: "It seems like you got everything under control and that makes me feel safe with my career." She caught herself by surprise with that word, career, she actually had one now and she was only eighteen.

Jake: "I'm happy that you see it that way Loren." He smiled at her before he continued. "So the label has you guys doing a few songs together right?"

Eddie: "Yeah, we wrote one last week and can have it done to record after the weekend."

Jake: "You guys are making this easy for me. So I'll book studio time for next week and you two just keep writing songs and I'll talk to you later about date and time for the studio."

Loren: "Sound great." And with those words there wasn't much more to talk about than a few things that Jake wanted us to work on or think about since we were both stepping out into the spotlight. Even it we were there in the corner thanks to Max's fame and all the talk about their parents wedding that had just hit the press.

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They got home again and all that Loren wanted to do was go through her songs and figure out if there was any one she wanted to record and then she had to fix them up so they would be ready to record in a couple of weeks. But after letting their parents know what had been said at the meetings and all that stuff they told their kids that they were going to the beach house for the weekend to start planing the wedding and get some alone time. With the kids, they may not be that young to be considered kids but they still were to their parents, around and all the media wanting to get the latest knew about them and the wedding. This left Loren and Eddie with only one thought, one word and one thing to do this weekend. PARTY!

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It didn't take long after their parents to leave until Melissa and Ian were there to help set up. Since they lived in L.A. and there were only a couple of months left of school they ended up with a pool party. After they had gotten everything together they locked up the music room and Max's study just to make sure that nothing got stolen our destroyed. They ordered pizza before they started to get ready for the party of the year as their classmates put it.

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Mel: "So which one?" She asked as she held up two different bikinis.

Loren: "Isn't that something you should ask your boyfriend?" She said teasing.

Mel: "I already know his answer and I don't think that not wearing one is gonna be a bit inappropriate when there is other people around.."

Loren: "Oh.. Well then I'd have to say.." She looked at both of them a while. The first one was simple, white and strapless that made her breasts look perfect. And the other one was classic Mel, it was neon pink with a halter neck. "It depends on what you wanna say." Mel just looked at her with question marks in her eyes. "Well the pink one is classic Mel which says that you are comfortable and confident as the white one pretty much says 'Do me right here, right now' "

Mel: "The white one it is then!" She said and threw the pink one back into her bag.

Loren: "As long as you don't do it in my bed I'm fine with it as long as you are."

Mel: "Fine, there are other beds in this house so." She said and couldn't help but smile.

Loren: "You know that's not what I meant by that." She gave Mel a knowing look.

Mel: "I know and it's time. I really like him and I think that I might even love him.." She said and blushed.

Loren: "I wasn't ready for that but I'm happy for you that you found someone that makes you feel that way."

Mel: "I wasn't so sure about him in the beginning cause.. well he's Ian but things are different now. He's different now."

Loren: "I.." She was about to say something when she heard to door bell followed by a lot of noise, letting them now that the party was in full power downstairs

Mel: "You can go, I'm just gonna change and then I'm joining you." She gave her a quick hug before she almost sprinted down to greet the guests.

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There were people everywhere and already cups all over the place. But she didn't care, she had just gotten a record deal for crying out loud! All she was gonna do tonight was to have fun and celebrate that fact. Nothing was gonna hold her back tonight, nothing! The party went on with chillin' by the pool, water games, wrestling on someone shoulders and all the typical pool party stuff. After a while Loren walked up to change into some real cloths so she didn't have to run around in her bikini all night. She got into this hot but yet sweet sundress that she never really wore and fixed her makeup before she walked back to the party again. She found some of her friends playing spin the bottle in the living room so she decided to joined them. Of course Eddie was there, she had expected to see Mel there since she loves to play spin the bottle but then she remembered her plans for the night. She laughed at the memory before she poured another cup of beer and sat down and just as she did that the bottle stopped and pointed at her. She looked around to see who she was gonna have to kiss and just her luck it was Tyler. She never liked him, not even a little bit. He was a jerk that she never wanted to be this close with ever. But it was a part of the game so when he leaned over to the middle of the circle she had to do the same. She took a deep breath before she felt his lips to hers, she didn't know if it was because she was drunk or if it was something else but damn he was a good kisser and it didn't feel that bad. Once she started to hear cheering around her she realized that it they might had done more than what was required. Once she pulled back and got back to her seat she looked over at Eddie who wasn't looking too happy about what he had just witnessed. They played a while longer until Loren gave up and walked around the party. Nothing was gonna hold her back and nothing did, not even herself saying that she was only drinking water after that cup of beer. That was something that happened a couple of times during the next hour. She was walking back upstairs to use her own bathroom and when she got inside her room she felt a pair of strong arms pushing her against the wall and in the same motion a pair of lips crashed to her. She remembered those lips.. Tyler. Right about now she regretted the last three drinks, she didn't want this but she was too weak to get out of his grip.

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Loren: "No, Ty. Stop." She got out after a while, it might not have been that loud but it was out there for him to hear and apparently for him to ignore too.

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She felt herself being moved away from the wall to the bed, the soft bedding made her feel comfortable but once he was on top of her that feeling went away. She started to panic first now when she realized what was happening, he was forcing himself on her. No! She didn't want this, not at all. All of the memories came back to life and she felt herself drifting of but she pulled all her power together to yell for help. She wasn't the same weak girl that she was before, she was stronger.

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Loren: "No Tyler! STOP! Get off of me!" She half yelled out, it was the best she could do in this state. She felt the tears stream down her face and there was no stopping them.

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She was about to give up when she heard a voice in the distance asking what was going on and a few seconds later Tyler wasn't on her anymore. Everything was a blur but she heard punches being delivered and right then her sight started to come back to her. She looked to her side to find Tyler laying on the floor with Eddie on top of him landing punch after punch on his face. She didn't know if it was the adrenalin or if she all of a sudden got sober but she got out of the bed and pulled Eddie off of him and letting him know that she was okay. She wasn't okay, but she was better than she was before he walked in on them. Or better than she would have been if he hadn't.

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Eddie: "Just get out of here Tyler!" He yelled and it didn't take more than that until he was out of their sight. He turned to Loren and pulled her into his arms and stroked her hair.

Loren: "Thank you" She said through her tears.

Eddie: "You know I'm always by your side." He said as he pulled her even closer.

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Every possible thought went through his head when he walk into her room and he saw Tyler all over her. It took a few seconds before he heard her resisting and squirming underneath him. He couldn't take the sight anymore so he teared him off of her and couldn't stop punching him. She didn't deserve any of this, non of it.

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Loren: "Can we just get everyone out of here?" She asked weak.

Eddie: "Yeah, are you gonna be fine up here by yourself?" He pulled away a little so he could look at her.

Loren: "I think so, just hurry back okay?" She was still weak but did her best to give him a reassuring smile but he knew it was fake.

Eddie: "I'll be right back." He said as he placed a kiss on her forehead before running downstairs to pull the plug on the party. It didn't take long before it got quiet and she heard the front door close followed by footsteps on the stairs.

Eddie: "Everyone's gone except for Mel and Ian who are sound asleep in the guest room." He said and pulled her into his arms once again. She started to break down a few seconds later, the realization of what had happened just hit her.

Loren: "Stupid" "Stupid Loren, Stupid!" She kept saying in between her sobbing.

Eddie: "Stop that, it's not your fault Loren."

Loren: "Of course it was my fault, it always was." Her words got to Eddie, it always was her fault.. What did that mean?

Eddie: "Of course it's not, why would you even think that?"

Loren: "He always said that it was my fault and it always was." Eddie knew that she wasn't talking about Tyler anymore. She kept her face buried in his chest, crying her eyes out.

Eddie: "Who Loren? Who said that?"

Loren: "My.." she couldn't say the following word so she tried another one, "Tre.." She broke down for the third time. She just couldn't do it.

Eddie: "Your dad?" He asked as he remembered one of the songs he had over heard. She couldn't get another word out so she just nodded into his chest. "He's gone Lo, no one's gonna hurt you anymore." He just stood there holding her for the next hour until she started to drift of to sleep right there in his arms. He changed his grip on her so he could lay her down on the bed and pulled the covers over her. When he started to walk away she grabbed his hand before he got out of distance.

Loren: "Don't go." she said quietly.

Eddie: "You sure?"

Loren: "I'm sure." she said as she moved over on the bed to make room for him next to her.

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He laid down next to her and put his arm around her once she turned to rest her head on his chest. She had never trusted another man in her life since her father had left but she couldn't help but feel safe in his embrace. She trusted him with her life and she couldn't help but feel herself falling for him.

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Eddie: "Good night Loren."

Loren: "Night." She mumbled back before she fell asleep.

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I know it's short but the next one is gonna be a bit longer due to pretty much one big Leddie moment for the aftermath of the party. I'm sure you hate me for putting her through all of that but it needed to be done for the sake of the story, sorry. I will make it up to you guys though. I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to put up a chapter tomorrow cause I have so much to do and I'm going out to a club and might not get a chapter done until late saturday if get home from my friend will say. Anyways, please review so I know what you think!

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Love S