A/N. The suspense is over! Here's the next chapter with more suspense to come!

Recap:

As I got closer to the figure, I could see who it was and only one word could escape my mouth "Dylan?"

Max POV

"Hello? Max? Are you ok? That's it I'm coming," Fang said but I couldn't hear him, he sounded distant.

"Nice to see you again, Max," Dylan greeted me but I couldn't hear him either.

There was only one thing on my mind. NO. FREAKING. WAY. Do you guys remember the song Before it Fell Apart? I told you it was written for Dylan because I thought everything was perfect and then it fell apart, hence the title but now he was back. What the hell was he doing back?

"What are you doing here?" I sneered.

"Jeb told me where you are and I wanted to apologize. I want you back, Max. What I did was a mistake; I never should have seen Brigid behind your back. I'd take it back if I could," he told me.

"Well, you should've said no! You should've gone home, you should have thought twice before you let it all go! I should've been there at the back of your mind! (A/N. special mention to anyone who can guess the song!) Dylan, you can't just come back and expect me to forgive you because you want me to!" I yelled at him.

"Then why did you come?"

"Because I didn't know it was you!"

"You must have thought it was someone special then if you got all dressed up," he gestured to my clothes and the touch of makeup on me "So who is it Maxie?"

"Well not you," I crossed my arms and stared him down. "I want you to leave and never come back, if I ever see that pretty boy face of yours then I will kick your ass from here to next Friday," I warned him in my scariest voice.

"Is this guy giving you trouble miss?" a guy my age asked. He had chestnut brown hair and turquoise eyes.

"I can handle it," I said.

"You sure?" the guy asked, glaring at Dylan.

"Yeah, I'm sure," I said then the guy left but not before glaring at Dylan again, he was a nice enough guy. Wish we didn't meet under these circumstances though.

"So now that you're famous you can't talk to people like me anymore?" Dylan hissed.

"Exactly, I don't talk to people who are cheaters."

"I won't give up, Maxie."

"You sound just like Jeb. Are you Jeb the second now? Did he put you up to this?"

"No, he just told me where to find you but be careful, Maxie. You're never alone, not anymore."

"Is that a threat?"

"No, it's a warning," he smiled then ran off.

Some of you might be wondering where exactly I met a creep like that. Well, he wasn't always like that. I can still see the day clearly.

I was 18 at the time and I was performing at this bar. It's how I would get paid, the manager would pay me for singing to people in the bar every Saturday night; trust me, it's better than working at McDonalds.

I just finished singing White Horse by Taylor Swift and decided to take my 15 minute break. When I got off stage this guy with blonde hair went up to me. He was like one of those teen models you would see in magazines.

"Hey, you did well up there," he said.

"Thanks," I smiled.

"Ever considered becoming a singer?" he asked me.

"Nah, I don't think that's even possible," I said.

"Yeah, what are the odds of someone becoming a singing sensation with adoring fans in this town?" he agreed.

"A singing sensation? Where'd you get that?" I mocked him.

He laughed "It just popped into my mind. I'm Dylan by the way."

"I'm Max."

"I know," he smiled

I guess you never know that a person is pyscho until it's too late. Anyway, the rest of the story is that we ended up going out for 3 years until he cheated on me physician Brigid Dwyer.

"Max? Are you ok?" I looked to see Fang standing in front of me.

"Huh? Yeah," I nodded.

"What happened?" he asked me and I told him what happened with Dylan.

"That's not good, you should have body guards or something," Fang said.

"He won't kill me or anything," I told him.

"C'mon, we better get out of here and tell Roger before Mr. Pretty Boy comes back."

"Yeah, before the paparazzi notice us too," I joked but Fang wasn't amused.

"Now is not the time to joke, Maximum Ride. You have been threatened and we need to do something about it. So why did you come anyway? I never took you for the type to go on blind dates, unless you suspected who it was," Fang said.

I felt myself turn red "Well, I, uh, I was curious to see who it was. I didn't think it was anyone in particular," I lied.

"Then why are you dressed up with—is that makeup?" he asked shocked.

"Oh, shut up. I need a restraining order against Jeb and Dylan," I said, changing the subject.

"Ok, Roger can handle that too," he said and hopped into a cab and went to the studio.

"Roger? Max has a problem," Fang said and explained my situation to Roger.

"Why did you go in the first place? Who did you think it was exactly?" Roger asked me and I turned red again. Why does everyone keep asking me that?

"It doesn't matter," I said through gritted teeth.

"You'll always have someone with you at all times, don't worry Maximum," Roger said "Right now, Fang will bring you back to your apartment where your friends are and I'll get the restraining order ready," Roger said and whipped out his phone before you could blink.

Fang walked me back to my apartment like Roger said but no words were exchanged.

"See you tomorrow," Fang said and I nodded then crept into my apartment.

"ZOMG! Max! What happened?" Nudge screamed as soon as I came through the door. I filled them in on the story.

"Well, we have our shifts to be with you so you don't have to worry. Ella has a Taser, Angel has pepper spray and I have my stilettoes!" Nudge comforted me and I smiled at my friends attempts to keep me safe.

"I'm sure it will be ok. There's no need to be worried" I told them.

"Ok, we're here for you," Angel told me and I nodded.

We all went to my bedroom and got ready for bed.

I was awake for at least an hour after they fell asleep. I looked out my bedroom window and I was sure I saw Dylan standing by the phone booth. A bus passed by, then he was gone.

A/N. Crazy stalker Dylan! Dun dun dun dun but don't worry, this will all turn out ok. Anyway, I hope you guys liked it and please review! I currently have 140 so let's make it 155 before I update again!

-Indy