A/N: I know it's been a while since I last posted but I promise I'm going to try and be faster with updates. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for your wonderful reviews and ideas, I really appreciate all of it xx Writing this story is so much more fun knowing you guys are on this journey with me, hope you like where it leads us!

Things between Maeve and Otis were going great. They were finally past all the miscommunication and the baggage of their past and were trying their best to move forward together.

Maeve was talking to Aimee as she took books out of her locker.

"Hey you." Otis said, wrapping his arms around Maeve's waist as he stood behind her.

"Hey dickhead." Maeve said, turning around in Otis' arms.

Otis smiled and gave Maeve what was supposed to be a quick kiss but of course turned into them making out in the middle of the hallway. Neither of them ever thought they were would be that couple, the one who makes out no matter what the situation and can't get enough of each other but here they were.

"I love you both but can you not?" Eric asked, walking up to them.

Maeve and Otis reluctantly pulled away from their kiss but still held onto each other.

"You guys are really sappy and I don't know if I love it or hate it." Eric said.

Maeve gave Eric the kind of look that if looks could kill, he would be dead.

"Alright, I'll stop." Eric said.

"So what are you guys doing today?" Aimee asked.

"Isaac." Maeve responded.

"What?!" Otis asked, his voice a mixture of confusing and annoyance.

"Is here." Maeve said as she stared straight ahead.

Eric, Otis and Aimee followed Maeve's gaze to find Isaac coming towards them.

"Hey guys!" Isaac said happily, acting as if he didn't actively sabotage Maeve and Otis' relationship literally a month ago.

"Hey Isaac, what are you doing here?" Maeve asked, looking at Isaac and then at Otis.

Maeve had never seen Otis look this angry. He was doing everything to not look at Isaac. Maeve figured he was trying to stop himself from punching Isaac square in the face.

"Oh I forgot to tell you, I transferred schools. I go here now." Isaac said.

"What? Why?" Otis asked, trying to keep his cool but failing.

"This school is much better than the one I went to and I just figured it's important to give my education a priority." Isaac said, really enjoying the way he was pushing Otis' buttons.

"Well that's great, welcome!" Aimee said. She had clearly not picked up on the tense vibe and was being her usual ditzy self. In any other situation Maeve would have found this very endearing but right now she didn't know how to react.

Before any of them could say anything, the bell rang.

"I guess I'll see you guys around." Isaac said with a smile before he left.

"Alright, what the fuck is happening?" Eric asked. He was always the one who said what was on everyone's mind.

"I hate this. Why can't he just back the fuck off?" Otis said. He wasn't really intending on saying the words out loud but he couldn't help himself. Things were finally where he wanted them to be with Maeve, they really didn't need this.

"You have nothing to worry about babe." Maeve said, pulling Otis to face her.

Otis was a little caught off guard by Maeve calling him babe because her usual term of endearment was dickhead and as much as he liked that, he had to admit this was a nice change of pace.

"I just know he's here to cause trouble because that's all he ever does." Otis said.

"It doesn't matter, he can't do anything. I know he's screwed with us in the past but that was before we were together." Maeve said, putting her hands on either side of Otis' face to get him to look into her eyes.

Otis just nodded. Maeve always had a calming effect on him. It didn't matter whether it was him panicking over a test or if the world was ending, Maeve would always know exactly what to say and do to make him feel like he would be okay.

"I don't like him and I have been through way too much trying to get you two together for him to come and wreck it now." Eric said.

"Wait a second, you have been through too much?" Maeve asked, cocking her eyebrow in amusement.

"Well yeah. Who do you think handled Otis when he got all mopey?! It was always me! And you know how he gets when he overthinks. It's a never ending nightmare and I handled that for you!" Eric said.

"Hey!" Otis exclaimed clearly offended by Eric coming for him like that.

"You did that for me? I thought you did that because he's your best friend." Maeve said.

"Well yeah that and also because I like you two together and it just made sense to make it happen, it was always only a matter of time." Eric said.

Maeve just smiled at Otis and he smiled back at her.

"Both of you are so whipped for each other, it's getting nauseating. I'm heading to class." Eric said, walking away.

"Yeah me too." Aimee said.

Maeve and Otis also decided to go for their health class, holding hands as they walked. Neither of them said anything but they knew that Isaac coming around was something they really didn't want or need.

Otis decided to put the thought of Isaac and all that he could ruin at the back of his mind. He was here with Maeve and that's all he'd ever wanted. But whenever Isaac was involved, things could never be simple.

"Hey guys, guess we're in the same health class." Isaac said, joining them at their table.

Maeve smiled politely while Otis rolled his eyes so hard Maeve was scared they were going to get stuck there.

"Alright class, you have to present in groups of three on sexually transmitted diseases. The presentation will be next week and needs to be delivered in groups of three." Mr. Hendricks said.

The class collectively let out a groan because there's nothing worse in the world than a group project.

"What are our groups?" A boy from the end of the class asked.

Mr. Hendricks looked around the class for a second and said, "your partners are whoever you're sitting with right now, you can start working on the presentation now."

Isaac, Otis and Maeve exchanged glanced and in that moment Otis knew his worst nightmare had just come true.

"Wow, that's perfect." Isaac said.

Otis didn't say anything; he just gave Isaac the dirtiest look he could muster.

"Maybe we should just discuss the project and get it over with?" Maeve asked, looking at Otis for approval.

"Sounds good to me." Isaac said.

Maeve turned to the both of them to start discussing the assignment because she knew it was best to just bite the bullet but during the twenty-minute discussion, Otis didn't say a single word. She tried to look at him and ask him questions but it was like he just wasn't there with her.

As soon as the class ended, Otis grabbed his stuff and left. Maeve ran out after him, not giving Isaac a chance to say anything.

"Hey, wait!" Maeve said, catching up to Otis and grabbing his hand.

Otis was on the verge of losing it because the last thing he wanted was to talk but then he looked at the concern on Maeve's face and took a deep breath. He had promised he wouldn't be an arsehole and he would be damned if Isaac found a way to bring it out of him.

"Look, I know this isn't ideal." Maeve said.

"Ideal?! This is my worst nightmare!" Otis said.

"I know, I don't like this either. I'll speak to Mr. Hendricks, see if he can pair us up with someone else." Maeve said.

Otis just nodded.

"Look, I get this is fucked up. But we're going to be fine." Maeve said.

"This is the guy who's been obsessed with you. He complete sabotaged us; we would've been together a lot earlier if it weren't for him. And now that we've finally worked out all our problems, he's here?" Otis said, he honestly couldn't believe this was happening right now.

"Otis, you have to trust me. This isn't going to work otherwise." Maeve said.

"I do, I'd trust you with my life, Maeve." Otis said, reaching out to hold Maeve's hand.

"Then what is the problem?" Maeve asked.

"The problem is he's obsessed with you and that he probably wants you back." Isaac said.

"Yeah well I don't want him. I want you." Maeve said, taking a step closer to Otis.

"I.. I just love you and it's taken so much for us to get here, I'm just protective of us that's all." Otis said, circling his arms around Maeve's waist.

"I love you too and I promise you that's all that matters. He can't get to us if we don't let him, okay?" Maeve asked, her arms wrapped firmly around Otis' neck.

"Okay." Otis said.

Maeve pulled Otis in for a short yet reassuring kiss. Otis wasn't convinced, he was still scared but he knew he shouldn't freak out and fuck things up himself. Sure Isaac was a threat but Maeve loved him and that was all he needed to face whatever life and Isaac decided to throw at him and Maeve.