Kyle stared at the tv, but didn't really see the picture.

His thoughts were taken up too much by Maria.

A picture of her face floated in his mind. Those lushious red lips, which he was sure tasted of cherry, that full blonde hair, which he was positive smelled like Roses.

And those eyes. Those beautifull green eyes that expressed everything.

Guerin just didn't know how lucky he was.

Now, if Maria was his girlfriend, he'd treat her right. With class.

"Kyle. Kyle! Hello?? Kyle!"

Kyle turned his head. Sean was staring at him.

"What?" he asked.

"The game is over. You've been staring at the tv for the past 10 minutes, and the game has been over for ages." Sean looked at him slyly. "What were you thinking about?"

"Nothing," Kyle said quickly, then jumped up, and went to his room.

Sean stayed sitting where he was.

Kyle has a secret, and Maria has a secret. It's up to me to figure out what they are.

Then he switched the tv off.

Maria smiled at her best friend.

"Thanks, I needed that... Well I suppose I should go home and face the music" Maria told Liz.

"Yeah, well I'm just a call away if you need me" Liz said.

Maria nodded and went out to her car. For the next couple hours Maria avoided Kyle. Amy still wasn't home from work.

Kyle was reading a sports magizine. He had tried despreratly to talk to Maria but she kept avoiding him.

"I'm going for a walk!" Maria annouced to Sean who was glued to the t.v.

"Whatever" Sean mumbled as Maria headed out the door.

Kyle got up and ran out the door.

"Maria wait!" Kyle yelled as he got outside to the end of the laneway where Maria was.

"Kyle, Just don't ok?" Maria said expressionless.

Kyle walked infront of her.

"You can't keeep avoiding me" He told her.

"Oh can't I? Watch me" Maria said as she tried to walk past him.

Kylegrabbed her arm.

"Don't do this" He said.

"Do what?" She snapped at him.

"Stop pretending, Maria. Just admit it" He told her.

"Admit what?" Maria asked coldly.

"That you like me too" Kyle said as he kissed her. Maria unconciously kissed him back.

Just then Sean walked outisde.

"Whoa!" Sean cried walking in on the two.

Maria pulled back from Kyle, startled.

"Don't let me interrupt anything," Sean said, walking backwards out of the room.

The moment the door had shut, Kyle grabbed Maria again.

"Don't try to deny it," he whispered in her ear. "You like me back."

Then his lips found hers, and she passionately kissed him back, not trying to deny it.

Kyle's hand slipped around her waist, pulling her into him, while her hands were intwined in his dark hair.

Neither of them heard the door open, but when Kyle was suddenly flung to the floor, they realised someone was in the room with them.

Maria opened her eyes, to see a furious Michael looking at her.

She opened her mouth, but before she could say a word, he punched her in the face, and walked off.

Maria sat down, clutching her face, and crying.

"That barstard!" Kyle yelled.

He grabbed Maria, and held her, rocking her back and forth. Sean rushed into the room, and saw them on the floor together.

"What happened? I saw Guerin storming out. Maria, are you ok?"

"He punched her," Kyle explained angrily. "When he caught us kissing, he punched her."

An evil glint came into Seans eye, and he stormed off after Michael.

Outside the Crashdown, he finally meet up with Michael.

"Why the hell did you do that for?" he called after Michael.

Michael stopped and turned around.

"She shouldn't have been kissing him."

In two quick strides, Sean had reached Michael, and punched him.

Liz, serving customers at the Crashdown, saw what had happened, and raced out to stop them.

"Sean! Michael! What are you doing?!?!?!" Liz exclaimed.

"Just stay out of it!" Michael yelled.

"Liz, I don't want you getting hurt, please just leave us alone" Sean said.

"Who the hell do you think you are to get away with doing what you did! Don't you EVER lay a hand on Maria again!" Sean yelled.

"She shoudn't of been with him! And what are you going to do about it DeLuca?" Michael growled angerly at Sean.

"Sean, don't! Leave him alone, trust me!" Liz pleaded.

"No! He hit Maria and now he has to pay!" Sean raised his voice.

Sean went to hit Michael, but Michael ducked out of the way. Liz pulled Sean away from Michael.

"Sean! I mean it! Don't get in a fight with him, please..." Liz pleaded once again.

"Liz" Sean said his eyes telling her to please let him.

"Please" asked Liz. "Go in the cafe, I need to talk to you after" She told Sean as he walked inside.

Liz looked questioningly at Michael trying to stay strong. "You HIT Maria?" Liz stated. "Tell me now! What happened Michael" Liz demanded.

~* Back to Maria and Kyle *~

Maria slowly got up and walked with Kyle into the house. She put ice on the side of her face.

"Prick" Maria muttered as she winced in pain.

"Guerin IS going to pay" Kyle said, rage in his eyes.

"Kyle don't even think about it. It's bad enough Sean went after him" Maria mumbled, wiping the tears away, tear stains remaining.

"I swear Maria. I will never let him touch you again" Kyle promised.

"Kyle I can take care of myself!" Maria said a bit harsher then she meant to.