A/N: Hey guys, I know I haven't updated this in a while so I thought I'd better because I do want to continue this story.

Chapter 8:

"Lucy!" Chris's voice called. The call rang in her ears. She quickly opened her eyes and pulled away from Gordie's kiss.

"Lucy, wait!" Gordie said as she practically ran out of the tree.

"No, we can't do this. This is wrong. Chris would kill us." She said in a rush as she fumbled with her dress.

"Let me talk to him. I really like you Luce, just give me a chance." Gordie said, coming down from the tree.

Chris came from the bushes with Vern tagging behind him.

"Lucy, didn't you hear me?" He said firmly. "What did you do to your dress?" He exclaimed. "Mom's going to kill you."

"Sorry Chris…" She said meekly.

"Whoa, are you okay?"

"Yeah, fine, can we just go home?" She said, looking at Gordie.

"Yeah sure." He said and pushed her up next to Vern. They started walking as Chris hung back with Gordie.

"What's the matter with her? Did something happen?" Chris asked Gordie. Gordie tried to swallow the lump in his throat as best as he could. No such luck.

"I don't know."

"It's probably the thing with Teddy. But you have to admit, he was out of line." Chris said, scratching his head.

"Yeah? How so?" Gordie question and Chris looked at him as if he had three heads.

"Are you kidding me? You know how Teddy is. Fuck it, you know how guys are… I don't want Lucy to get hurt, she's just a kid." He said with a shrug.

"Yeah, but she's growing up. Don't you think you should ease up on her a little?" Gordie offered.

"No." Chris replied plainly. "Why do you think I'm being to hard?"

"Just a tad." Gordie said with a smile. He felt his heart pounding in his ears. Chris was his best friend he could tell him anything. Why was he so afraid to tell Chris he liked Lucy? No, he knew the answer to that. Chris was insane when it came to his sister.

"Well if a guy likes my sister so much, he should come talk to me so I can check him out, ya know?"

"Like ask your permission?"

"Yeah."

"What are you, he parole officer?" Gordie said as Chris laughed.

"Kinda…" Chris said, kicking up dirt.

"You need a girlfriend." Gordie joked.

"Like you have one?"

"Yeah well, at least I like someone, you are just pathetic." Gordie said with a smile.

"You like someone? Who?" Chris questioned with a quirked brow and Gordie instantly regretted mentioning anything about it.

"No one you know…" He offered as a chance to escape interrogation.

"Bullshit. I know everyone you know."

"Chris is insane…" Vern said to Lucy as they walked deeper into the woods, attempting to find the exit.

"Tell me something I don't know." Lucy rolled her eyes.

"He's just doing it-"

"For your best interest, I know, I know. Jeez…"

"Sorry…" Vern said meekly.

"It's just, hello, I'm growing up. I think I can handle myself these days." Lucy said with pride.

"You might think you can, but you don't know how the guys are in this town." Vern said.

"I don't? I've only lived here all my life and know every guy there is to know." She huffed.

"Yeah, but you don't know how they are when you're not around."

"Hello, I have two brothers…"

"Brothers are different. Besides, Eyeball doesn't count, he's an asshole." Vern said with a laugh.

"Hey, not all the time. Well, okay, I'll give you that one." There was no reasoning on a member of the Cobras.

"You know, I think Gordie likes you." Vern said after a bit of silence.

"W-What makes you say that?" She stammered, then cleared her throat.

"Oh I don't know… The loving stares he gives you, the way he talks about you, of how his eyes light up when you're around, take your pick." Vern smiled.

"He talks about me?"

"All the time. It's actually kind of hard to get him to shut up."

"Do you like my sister?" Chris asked Gordie with narrow eyes.

"W-What? No. Why do you think that?" Gordie panicked. His heart raced faster now.

"I don't know… something Teddy said…"

"What did Teddy say?"

"Who cares, if it was Teddy who said it, right?"

"Uh, right." Gordie said, trying to act like he didn't care.

"You know I'd cut your nuts off if you did, right?" Chris warned, just in case Gordie wasn't exactly truthful. Gordie laughed nervously.

"Yeah, I know. Don't worry I don't…"

A/N: Okay- that was my chapter, afraid it's a little slow, but sometimes you need those to progress. Anyway- hope you enjoyed it, don't forget to review…. Wow, I'm updating a lot… YAY ME! C ya- Sophie.