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I sauntered onto the porch, holding Fang's hand tightly. I walked up to Brigid and stared her down. I could see her trembling lightly. "You know, for a doctor you're pretty stupid" I told her. She glared at me angrily. "You think you're so high and mighty, Maximum Ride! You're the idiot! You don't even know what he was doing an hour ago." She shot back nastily. I could help but laugh out loud. "I know exactly what he was doing an hour ago and I have the Blackberry to prove it." I smiled. Brigid had finally realized that she had been taken for the idiot that she was. "You knew?" She asked Fang, glaring at him. He simply rolled his eyes at her, which made my heart swell with pride. "But you were flirting with other guys! And you were just kissing me!" She turned on us. I lost my breath again, and not in a good way. Fang had warned me it would be hard though. I sucked up my pride and pasted on a smirk. "It was all part of the plan." She murmured numbly. "Everyone needs rest. We should all try to get some sleep for tomorrow." Jeb suggested. I nodded in agreement. "Go. If M-Geeks are after Brigid someone will need to keep watch. I'll start." I volunteered, knowing that Fang wasn't going anywhere. The adults filed into the house one at a time. "Ig, just a second." I said before he went in. "What's up?" He asked with a yawn. "You really like her don't you?" I asked. I saw him blush a little in the darkness and nod slightly. "Then go get her, Tiger. In the morning." I specified. He smiled. "Goodnight guys." He said, heading into the house.
Fang and I sat on the swing on my mom's front porch, holding hands. My head rested on his shoulder. I finally felt whole, like I had my other half and everything was right with the world. "Jeb and Brigid were stealing Ella's blood to conduct experiments on it. They're trying to find a way to engineer hybrids after birth." I told him, filling him in on everything that happened while he was gone. His eyes widened and he stared at me in disbelief. He considered it though and nodded. "I thought your mom looked slightly insane. Kind of like you." He added. I smirked up at him. "I thought you were going to kill Brigid when she mentioned the kissing thing." He said solemnly. I inhaled deeply, while he stared me in the eyes. "Or me." He offered, as if asking for confirmation. "It was hard, but I've been working on my temper." I added, trying to cool down. "Are we on track?" he asked, murmuring into my hair. "Let's just start over and pretend none of this happened. We just need to figure out where to go from here." I said, trying to look toward the future. "About that…I have an idea." Fang said, whispering his plan quietly. After he explained, I couldn't help myself. "Did I ever tell you that you're brilliant? And diabolical?" I asked. He smirked. Instead of telling him how I felt, I opted just for kissing him again.
Jeb walked onto the porch two or three hours later. I was just so happy to be with Fang, I didn't want to go back to sleep. "Get some rest, guys. We're going to have a long day tomorrow." He said, sending us into the house. "Good night. See you in the morning." I told Fang with a quick kiss on the lips. He looked suspiciously from me to Jeb. I nodded slightly to let him know it was okay. After he closed the door, I looked at my father. "You screwed up big time." I said, stating the obvious. Jeb nodded in agreement. "But you finally came clean and I appreciate it." I told him. His head jerked up, wondering if he had heard me right. "Don't hurt my sister again." I warned. He opened his mouth as if beginning to protest, but hesitated. "I won't." He agreed. "You are my father. I always wanted my mom and my dad, just like every one of those kids asleep in that house. Somehow, I am the one who has the chance to get that. You took a step in the right direction tonight. Don't stop in your tracks." I said, hoping he followed what I meant. I didn't feel like spelling out my feelings for him. Jeb had screwed us over but he had also saved our asses on occasion. I was willing to give him a chance, if he was willing to work for it. The look in his eyes told me he was going to work hard.