"And then what happened?"

"He kissed me, then he turned around and left, like nothing had happened! Maria, it felt so good!"

"You're getting back together! You're getting back together!" She started to dance, but stopped when she saw Max walking towards them. She lent up against the lockers, letting out a sight of happiness for her friend. "Speak of the Devil!"

Liz turned around and her eyes locked with Max's. They both smiled nervously as the memories of last night came rushing back. Liz turned around, a worried look on her face.

"Maria, you can't tell anyone!"

"What, why not?"

"Please?"

"Not even Alex?"

"Please Maria?"

"Fine!"

"Fine what?"

His voice sent shivers down her spine, awakening every single cell in her body.

"Um, nothing! Oh look people… over there…bye!" Maria turned and walked away, looking back to give Liz a thumbs up.

"What was that about?"

A smile was now evident on her face as she turned to look at Max. His deep brown eye's looked back at her. They stood like this for what seemed like an eternity, only breaking eye contact when the bell rang, being pulled back into reality.

"Um, I should…"

"Yeah, me too!"

"Bye!" She walked halfway down the hall with him watching her in awe. He turned to go to class, but felt a hand around his wrist. She stepped in front of him, locking her lips with his. When they finally broke apart, there was no one left in the hallway. Casually she said "I'll see you later!" then walked away.

A figure appeared in a doorway. He lifted his head to see who it was, following a guilty look on his face.

"Don't you have a class to get to Mr Evans?"

"Yes Mr Seligman."



"Hey, what's up with Liz today?"

Alex sat down at the lunch table where Mari and Isabel were sitting. Maria's head shot up at this question, causing Alex to give her a weird look. She was acting mousy, all jittery and alert, nothing like usual.

"What do you mean?"

He stopped staring at Maria and turned to Isabel.

"She just ran up to me, gave me a giant hug, then ran off muttering something about biology and the library!"

"Hey guys! Have any of you seen Max?"

Tess sat down, getting an unwelcome glare from Isabel. Maria's mouth curled into a smile as she put all the pieces of the puzzle together.



They sat at the very back studying cubicle, surrounded by books and out of sight from the rest of the library. He couldn't take his eyes off her, the way she was so relaxed, so calm. She tensed up as she noticed him looking at her.

"Stop it!"

"What?"

"Staring at me!"

"I'm not!"

"You are and it's eerie!"

"Sorry!"

They went back to reading, but she soon felt his eyes on her again.

"Stop it!"

"What?"

He stroked her hair with his hand, running his fingers through the silky black strands that fell around her face. She looked up at him and he was left breathless. He placed his hand around the back of her neck and pulled her closer. The kiss deepened as she positioned her hands on the side of his face, pulling him into her.

Liz was breaking all of her rules, but she couldn't stop. He lent into her, pushing her further back into the chair. His lips left hers and instead stared to explore down her jaw line, settling on her neck. She gasped back in pleasure, a little too loud. They broke apart, startled by the books that had fallen to the ground from his arm bumping them.

Liz bit her bottom lip, embarrassed from how much she let herself go. Max's eyes looked down at hers and she felt something she hadn't felt in a long time. She was happy!