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Chapter 36

"I'm not sure how to handle this." Mel sighed, she got up and walked out of her house without another word. Ian quickly stood up and followed her, he nodded to the two women, who appeared to both be Mel's mother, on his way out.

"Love, wait up!" Ian yelled as he ran after Mel, Mel stopped walking and just crashed down on the sidewalk. No, she couldn't cry, why would she cry? Mel sat on her knees and buried her face, she wasn't crying, she was just confused. Ian knelt down next to her, Mel looked up at him, she didn't say anything, she just hugged him. Tightly. Ian gently pulled Mel up from the sidewalk, not parting from their hug. Ian wasn't sure what to think, Mel had mentioned her family not being the easiest people to live with, but this was far from not being easy to live with. Ian couldn't imagine having to go through this, he wanted to be there for Mel.

"Thank you." Mel said in a weak voice. Ian slightly parted from their hug, he looked at her with a questioning look.

"For what love?" Ian replied, it wasn't necessary to talk loud so Ian didn't.

"Just being here, it helps me a lot, having a friend here." Mel replied. For some reason the words stung Ian, friend. He didn't want to be her friend. He wanted to be more, he knew it. But he wanted Mel to be happy and Adam could do that. Ian knew he could do it too, but he was not the kind of person the ruin a relationship. He wasn't and he never wanted to be.

Loren came down the stairs wearing one of Eddie's boxers and his shirt, the boxers were too big and hang down her hips, exposing skin. Her hair was tied into a messy bun on her head. Eddie thought she looked stunning. He had put on jeans, the towel was getting a little uncomfortable.

"Are you wearing my clothes?" Eddie said as he walked over to Loren. She laughed.

"I am" Loren replied, in a teasing tone as she bit her lower lip "Do they look good on me?" she added in the same teasing tone of voice.

"Very very good, miss Tate." Eddie responded as he put his hands on her waist, they trailed down to her butt. Loren felt a shock go through her body as her kissed her. It felt so amazing, so right. She could feel that Eddie loved her through the way he touched her, he was so gentle, as if he was scared she was going to break. Loren was sure she wasn't going to break, not with Eddie by her side.

"I don't want to go home tonight." Loren groaned when Eddie had parted from her to breathe. Eddie chuckled lightly. He wanted Loren to stay with him, he wanted it to be just like last night.

"Then don't, you can stay here." Eddie replied as if it was the most obvious answer, which it was according to him.

"I could but my mom-" Loren began

"Will be totally fine with it." Eddie interrupted, Loren looked up at him with her big hazel eyes. Eddie could tell she wasn't sure about it so he continued "I'll drive you to work tomorrow." he suggested.

"Well, in that case..." Loren replied and she kissed Eddie. He quickly deepened the kiss and lifted Loren up, she wrapped her legs around his torso. Loren loved that this was getting familiar, the feeling of Eddie lifting her up and kissing her passionately. His hands supported her but at the same time they were exploring her body, although Eddie already knew every part. Loren felt Eddie walking up the stairs, he could easily carry her, kiss her and walk up the stairs at the same time. Loren ran her hand though Eddie's hair, with her other hand she was holding on behind Eddie's neck. Eddie walked through the open door of his bedroom and softly laid Loren down on the bed. Eddie parted from Loren for a moment to breathe, he quickly went back to kissing her, not giving her time to say anything. Loren felt a tingling go through her whole body, her body responded to Eddie's every move. Eddie felt like the luckiest man on earth, he was on top of Loren, supporting himself with his hands on opposite sides of Loren head. Eddie focused on her body, the taste of her lips, it was all amazing.

Katy played the last chords, finishing up the song. Nora's mouth fell open and she clapped. Tears were in her eyes and goosebumps broke out all over her body, Katy Duran had just played her her favorite song; Make It Rain.

"Katy, that was amazing!" Nora gasped as Katy put her guitar away. Katy smiled.

"Thank you so much, you are the first one to hear me sing in a long time." Katy replied, still with a broad smile on her face. Katy had almost forgotten how much she loved playing music for people, how much she got out of hearing the reactions. Katy felt just like Max was sitting next to her, like he had just sang the song with her.

"I am glad I can be the first to hear it." Nora said as she smiled "And you said Loren inspired you?" she added.

"Yes, I'm not sure why but she reminds me of myself, back in the day." Katy said with a dreamy expression taking her face. Loren truly reminded her of herself, she was not aware of her talent and cared too much about people's opinions. Katy knew Loren would land on her feet, she was ambitious, just like Katy. Loren was going to make it, Katy knew it.

"Is Loren going to be the next Katy Duran in that case?" Nora joked, Katy chuckled lightly. Nora had no idea how close she was to the truth, okay, Loren was not going to be the next 'Katy Duran' but Katy was sure she was going to be a star. She wasn't going to be the next Katy Duran, she was going to make her own name in the business; Loren Tate.

"I think your daughter might be on her way to become a rockstar." Katy replied. Nora's reaction wasn't at all what Katy had expected, Nora wasn't happy nor was she angry or surprised. Nora just sighed. Loren was growing up so fast, she was almost done with high school and now she appeared to be on her path of becoming a rockstar. One day, Loren was going to move out. One day, Loren was going to have children. One day, Loren will be all grown up, she wouldn't need Nora anymore. Nora was scared that Loren would just drop her when she didn't need her mother anymore, although she knew that Loren would never do that, the fear stayed.

Loren felt her insides tingle, she felt Eddie's warm body pressing against her's. Eddie groaned when his phone went off. Loren smiled as he parted from her, she loved how much he wanted to be with her. Eddie looked at his phone and sighed.

"Who is it?" Loren asked, getting curious by Eddie's annoyance.

"Jake, he'll call back later." Eddie said he was about to put his phone away but Loren stopped him.

"Take it, I'm not going anywhere. Plus he might just be crazy enough to come over here if you don't answer." Loren said. Eddie sighed and nodded as he answered his phone.

"Hi Jake, what's up." Eddie said with a bit of annoyance in his voice.

"Eduardo, hey, I just wanted to float an idea by you." Jake replied, Eddie sighed and shrugged slightly.

"Okay, shoot." Eddie sighed.

"Kelly gave me the amazing idea to have a song writing contest, with you recording the winner's song." Jake said, Eddie had to admit that was a good idea. Maybe Loren could enter her song? No, Loren didn't need it, she was going to record the song herself, she was going to be a rockstar.

"You know, I actually love that idea." Eddie replied "When do you want to go over the details?" he added, he was getting really excited about this. But Loren was waiting for him and he didn't want to keep her waiting.

"Good, we will discuss the details asap." Jake responded, he didn't give Eddie a change to reply and continued "And Eddie, don't let Loren enter herself to the contest, it would be bad publicity. She is your girlfriend, the press might think she has some kind of special treatment."

"Don't worry about it, Jake." Eddie said with a slight chuckle. Loren didn't need Eddie to be famous, as much as he wanted her to need him.

"Good, have fun tonight Ed." Jake replied, he knew what happened between Eddie and Loren without anybody telling him. He hung up and smiled, Loren was perfect for Eddie, anyone could see it. Eddie put his phone on the nightstand next to his bed and looked at Loren, who was still laying on his bed, nearly sleeping. Eddie knew Loren was tired, she had worked hard today.

"What did he want?" Loren asked as she covered herself with the blanked, Loren was tired. Even though she didn't want to waste her time with Eddie, she needed to sleep.

"To have a songwriting contest, I love the idea." Eddie replied as he laid down beside her, wrapping his arms around her.

"Song... contest." Loren groaned as she cuddled up to Eddie's chest a bit more. She closed her eyes and felt his arms hold her tighter, Loren slightly groaned in comfort as she he held her.

"Look who's a bit tired." Eddie said softly with a slight chuckle. Loren smiled as she fell asleep, she was happy, in love and comfortable. Eddie did everything to make her notice his love for her. Eddie felt Loren relax as she fell asleep, he wanted to hold her like this forever. Eddie heard a noise from downstairs, he instantly recognized his best friend's voice. Eddie gently let Loren go to see who his friend was talking to, Ian had taken girls back to his place before, to impress them. But that had sounded different. Eddie heard Loren groan in her sleep and he covered her a bit more with the blanket before walking downstairs. Eddie saw Ian and Mel, Mel looked horrible, she looked like she had just seen a ghost. Ian looked a bit shocked too. Wasn't Ian taking Mel home? Why was she back here? Eddie noticed the way Ian looked at Mel, no, Ian, don't go there, Mel has a boyfriend, he thought.

"Hi mate, shouldn't you be up with your girl?" Ian asked, wanting to have some privacy with Mel, he didn't know why, he just wanted to be alone with her.

"I was, but she's asleep." Eddie replied "What's wrong... Guys?" Eddie asked before he could think it over. Eddie did that a lot the last few days, he just had a lot of questions that he needed to ask.

"Everything." Mel answered in a dramatic voice "I am going to wake Lo up. Don't ask me why, he'll tell you." she added as she walked upstairs. Eddie gave Ian a not understanding look. He just shook his head slightly as he sat down on the couch and motioned for Eddie to sit next to him.

"Do you really want to know?" Ian asked with a tired expression on his face.

"I don't know, do I?" Eddie replied as he chuckled, his face quickly turned serious when he saw Ian's expression.

Loren woke up by somebody gently touching her shoulder. Loren heard Mel's voice, saying something, she instantly opened her eyes and relaxed when she found herself still being in Eddie's bedroom. She had been scared that it was all a dream for a second.

"Mel?" Loren groaned as she turned around and opened one eye.

"Lo, I'm sorry but I have something big, like life changing big." Mel replied very fast, Loren was instantly awake although she was still feeling tired.

"What?" Loren asked as she sat up in Eddie's bed.

"I'm not sure how to tell you this..." Mel sighed, she looked at her best friend who was giving her a questioning look and she continued. "My mother's long lost sister is my aunt." Mel blurted out. Loren looked at her as she tilted her head a bit. What was Mel talking about? Loren wasn't sure how to answer. She just blinked a few times as she looked her best friend in the eyes. Mel's eyes showed shock and some hurt. Loren had never seen Mel like this.

"What do you mean?" Loren asked after a moment of silence. Mel shook her head, she wasn't even sure how to say this. She wasn't sure what she felt or what she was supposed to feel. Mel just felt like her whole life had been a lie, could you feel that? She wasn't sure. The only thing she was sure about is that she was feeling confused. Very confused and a bit hurt, Adam hadn't been there for her. Why did that bother her? Adam didn't even know about what was going on.