"I didn't see you at lunch." Blake whispered softly into Nellie's ear Thursday afternoon. Their date had been Sunday night and they had been sneaking around since, they would talk on the phone for hours in the evenings and make out when they were alone, neither wanting Charlie too catch them.

"I had to help Shanna Study" Nellie giggled lightly and fell back into his chest as his arms wrapped around her waist from behind. They had been meeting up at lunch behind the gym for the last few days.

"Ah" Blake mumbled, inching his lips toward her bear neck.

"Blake" Nellie warned. She could feel his warm breath on her neck, making her aware that they were in the middle of a busy parking lot and anyone could see them.

"Nobody can see us behind here" Blake commented, referring to his tall Jeep that they were stood behind as they waited for Charlie.

"I don't want Charlie to see us" She said softly and stepped out of his grasp, but immediately missed his arms around her.

Blake sighed and nodded his head in agreement. He hated lying to Charlie, but he hadn't felt this happy in a long time, and if he had to feel guilty sometimes, he would, because he wanted to be with Nellie and Charlie wouldn't let that happen.

"I know it's hard for you-" Nellie said sadly. "But we both know how Charlie will react to us being a couple and if we have to sneak around for awhile, then we will."

"Yeah, I know" Blake agreed, unlocking his car and they both climbed in.

"Just think..." Nellie grinned and sat forward from the back seat so her head was in-between the two front seats. "Charlie's going to visit his Dad over Christmas break so we can do whatever we want for a whole week" She said softly, a devilish glint in her eye.

Blake turned around in his seat slightly so he could face her, an almost shocked expression on his face "I cannot believe I never knew you had this side to you" He said with a chuckle. Before they started this between them Blake had only ever seen Nellie be the 'sweet, girl next door' but now, he saw the almost rebel Nellie, he had only seen glimpses of it before.

"Well now you do" Nellie smirked, lifting her hand and was about to reach out and touch his arm when the passenger door was pulled open and Charlie jumped in, looking out of breath.

"Hey" He grinned, red faced.

"You're happy" Blake commented and turned around so he was facing the front again.

"And late" Nellie added, fake glaring at her brother as she sat back in her seat and pulled her seat belt on.

"Sorry, Aylin needed me" He said as he settled into his seat and Blake started the Jeep up.

"Eww, I did not need to know that!" Nellie exclaimed, a gross look on her face.

"Talk! Aylin wanted me to talk!" Charlie corrected himself, causing Blake too laugh.

Nellie rolled her eyes and fell silent as she half listened and half zoned out as Blake and Charlie chatted the whole drive back home.

Nellie sat in her bedroom bored, like she had been for the past two hours. Charlie had gone over to Blake's after school so she couldn't see Blake and all of her friends seemed to have paired off with each other so she couldn't hang out with any of them either.

So she had started that week's homework.

It was 7pm when Charlie eventually returned from Blake's house, by that time Nellie had already cooked and eaten dinner and Charlie had eaten at Blake's, their mom usually worked late so they were used to finding their own meals in the evenings.

"Have fun?" Nellie asked, looking up from her homework as Charlie walked through the front door.

"Yeah" Charlie nodded, sitting down on the stool next to her at the kitchen counter.

"Cool, well I'm going to go see Shanna for a few hours" Nellie said and quickly stood up. She wasn't going to see Shanna. She had texted Blake earlier and told him she was coming over after Charlie got home.

"This late?" Charlie looked up at the clock confused.

"Curfew's not til 10" Nellie shrugged and grabbed her purse from the stool, though she knew she wouldn't need it, she needed Charlie to believe she was actually going to Shanna's.

"Alright, I'll see you later" Charlie said and followed her through the house; he stopped when they reached the living room and switched the TV on as Nellie left through the front door.

Blake was sat at the desk in his room when he heard his door open and Nellie appeared, softly shutting it behind her as she entered. A smile immediately lit up his face when he saw her.

"You won't believe how bored I've been" Nellie mumbled as she walked toward him. "I've already started this week's homework" She explained as she reached him and wrapped her arms around his neck as his own reached out to her hips.

"At least you weren't stuck listening to your brother complain about his love life" Blake said, letting out a small chuckle. "All I could think about was kissing you" He mumbled as Nellie leant down and kissed his lips softly.

"Luckily for you, so was I" Nellie said as she pulled away, a grin on her face and then reattached their lips together. Blake smiled into the kiss and without pulling away from her lips he pulled her closer to him and she fell onto his lap, their lips moving together the whole time.

Nellie let out a giggle as she felt Blake's hands squeeze her sides lightly, and she pulled away from his lips just long enough for him to attach his lips to her neck, making her squirm even more as she tried to control the moans that she knew were coming.

"You need to stop" Nellie mumbled and a moan finally escaped her lips. "You're going to leave a mark" She mumbled again, but Blake ignored her, smirking into her skin as he bit down lightly and another moan escaped from Nellie as she finally gave in and pulled his face back toward her own.

An hour went by and they had ended up on Blake's bed. His shirt had been discarded and Nellie was straddling him as they kissed, her hands running down his body as his own were tangled in her hair and under her shirt.

"We can't" Blake mumbled as he felt Nellie's hands fiddling with his the buttons on his jeans. "Not yet" He added, staring up at her softly.

"And why not?" Nellie smirked down at him and popped one of the buttons open. She leant down closer toward him and left a trail of kisses down his neck.

"Right now, I don't know" Blake mumbled, bucking his hips up as he felt her hands get closer to him. He couldn't think straight right now. "But I know there's a reason" He added and Nellie smiled at him, pulling her hands away from his pants and ran her fingers across his cheek.

"You're cute" She giggled and rolled off of him. "And you're also right. I like you and I don't want to ruin it with sex until I know we might last." She said softly and sat up on the bed; Blake followed her lead and pulled his shirt back on. "I've made that mistake before and I don't want to make it with you" She added, rolling her lips together as she looked at him.

Blake nodded his head in understanding. He remembered her last boyfriend, he was in the grade above her, and she had dated him all through her freshman year and most of her sophomore year so when they broke up it really hurt her. Blake remembered when he found her in the corridors crying last year only a few days after the break up and he'd tried his best to comfort her over another guy even though he liked her.

"I better go, your mom and brother will be home soon" Nellie said and Blake nodded. They stood from his bed and he led her down the stairs.

"Do you need a ride tomorrow?" Blake asked as they reached the front door and he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Nah, Shanna got a new car yesterday so I'm going to ride with her from now on" Nellie answered, resting her hands on Blake's chest. "I don't know how much longer I'll be able to keep my hands off of you I keep riding with you and Charlie."

Blake chuckled and leant down, kissing her softly before they pulled away and Nellie left to go back home, just as they saw headlights in the drive way and Blake's brother returned home. Nellie hopped over the fence before Miles noticed her and ran through her front door.