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Chapter 33

"Hey Nicole!" Zoey exclaimed upon seeing her friend exiting the classroom.

"Zo! Hey! I want you to meet someone! Richie, this is my best friend, Zoey Brooks. Zo, this is Richie Maxwell. He just moved here from New York and I'm catching him up on everything," Nicole explained.

Zoey raised her eyebrows at Nicole. Nicole was going to help someone understand things she didn't? Not a good idea. "Hi Richie," she replied, then turned to Nicole. "If you want I could help you guys study…?" she suggested.

Nicole frowned. Why couldn't Zoey understand how much this meant to her? Oh, maybe because she thought she was in love with Ben. Ben! She'd nearly forgotten about him. Who did she like? Richie or Ben? Ben or Richie? Mrs. Nichols or Mrs. Maxwell? Nicole Maxwell or Nicole Nichols?

"Nicole?" Zoey asked, interrupting her thoughts.

Nicole blinked. "Oh, umm, thanks for the offer Zo, but I'm sure we'll be fine, right Richie? We'll be fine," she rambled.

Zoey gave her a hesitant look. "Ok, but I'm always here if you need me. I have to get to class now," she noted.

"Right, us too. Bye Zo!" Nicole chirped.

"Bye Zoey, nice meeting you," Richie commented.

Zoey smiled. At least he seemed nice. "Bye Richie! Bye Nicole!" she called as they went their separate ways.

"Dana?" Logan asked.

Dana kissed him. "Yeah?" she replied, before kissing him again.

Logan forced himself to temporarily push her away. "What you said…are we really…I mean, do you want to…well, uhh, do you…I…was…" Logan tried. He sighed. "Explain it to me?" he suggested.

Dana leaned in and kissed him. "Doesn't matter," she mumbled, kissing him again. This had already happened a few times before. Yes, she was avoiding the subject. She knew she was. She didn't want to answer, because she didn't know what to say, because she didn't know how she felt. It was getting complicated.

Logan kissed her back, then pushed her away again. He was determined to be persistent this time. "Dana–" he began but she stopped him by kissing him yet another time.

"Doesn't matter," she repeated, going in to kiss him.

Logan stopped her. Dana frowned. "Dana–" Logan tried to start again.

"What's wrong with you?" she snapped, climbing off of him.

Logan sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "Dana–"

"Shut up, Logan!" she shouted, crossing her arms and turning away from him. Dana wasn't really mad. She was just still avoiding the subject.

Logan walked over and put his arms around Dana's waist. "What's the matter, baby?" he whispered in her ear.

Dana felt those chills run up her spine. "You. Why won't you kiss me?" she questioned, putting on her best whiney voice.

Logan turned her around to face him and kissed her passionately. "How was that?" he teased.

Dana smiled. "Much better," she commented in her best sexy voice, wrapping her arms around his neck and initiating another heated kiss.

Dana had successfully deterred Logan from the topic of them dating, but she knew it wouldn't last for ever. She'd have to milk it for as much as she could though. She pulled Logan closer so there was virtually no space between them. They slowly began to make their way back to the couch. With each step, it seemed like their kisses got more and more intense. They were both enjoying it immensely.

"Chase! Come here!" Nicole called as she entered the classroom. Once Chase was close enough so she could talk normally she began introductions, "Richie, this is one of my friends, Chase Matthews. Chase, this is Richie Maxwell. He just moved here from New York and I'm going to help him out and stuff."

"Cool. Hey man," Chase commented.

"Hey," Richie replied.

Nicole smiled as the three took their seats. Richie was so cute. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sound of her name. "Nicole?" Chase asked.

"What?" she questioned.

"Do you know what Zoey's doing after school?" he inquired, then quickly added, "We should probably get to work on our science project."

Nicole smiled knowingly. It was painfully obvious to everyone but Zoey that Chase was head over heels for her. "She's probably not doing anything other than homework and worrying about Dana and Logan," Nicole told him.

"What's wrong with Dana and Logan?" Richie wondered. "Who are Dana and Logan? Oh, Dana's your mean roommate, right?"

"They're sick!" Chase exclaimed quickly. "And yes, Dana's Zoey and Nicole's roommate and the two of them don't always get along that well. And Logan is Michael and I's roommate."

"Cool, well, tell them I hope they feel better," Richie responded.

They sat down on the couch, their lips never losing contact. This widened the space between them, something Dana didn't find to her advantage, or like for that matter. She lay down on the couch, pulling Logan on top of her.

Dana began to kiss his neck. Logan moaned. "Dana–"

Dana brought her lips back up to his to silence him. She was quite successful. Logan stopped trying to fight her. It was now clearly obvious to him that she was avoiding the subject of what she'd said about them dating at all costs. Instead, he completely focused himself on Dana. Him and Dana. Him and Dana kissing. Him and Dana making out. Him and Dana in love.

In love…yeah right. I may love Dana, but she's not going to love me. he thought bitterly. This abruptly soured the mood of the kiss for him, so he pulled away. Dana expected him to try to get her to explain again, so when he didn't, she was very confused.

"Logan, what's wrong?" she asked, genuinely concerned.

Logan sighed. She had no idea. "I don't know Dana. I was just…thinking," he somewhat explained himself.

"About what?" Dana questioned, as she was slowly pulling him closer to her again.

Logan pulled away and stood up. "It's nothing," he mumbled.

That suddenly reminded Dana of their conversation from before.

"Dana," Logan began. "I…lied…before," he confessed between kisses.

Dana stopped kissing him for a moment. "About what?" she asked wearily.

"About what I said earlier. I said something, you asked, 'What?' and I told you, 'Nothing.' I lied," Logan explained.

"I forgive you," Dana told him quickly, kissing him again.

Logan was torn. Continue making out with Dana or tell her he loved her and risk her leaving? He took a deep breath. "Dana…I–"

Dana silenced him with a kiss. Right now, she really didn't want to hear what ever it was he had to say. All Dana really wanted right now was to be making out with him.

"Dana," Logan tried again.

"Later," she announced, firmly pressing her lips against his.

"Does it have anything to do about what you lied about before?" she inquired.

"Yeah, actually, it does," Logan told her.

"What were you going to say before?" Dana wondered, going over and taking his hands in hers.

Logan took a deep breath. It was now or never. Tell her now, or forever hold your peace. he instructed himself. "Dana, I…" he trailed off. I can't do it. She'll hate me for it. "No, it's nothing. I–"

Dana kissed him softly. "Please tell me," she pleaded.

She could've asked him to give her a piggyback cross country then told him to jump off the Empire State Building and he would've done it in a heartbeat. Therefore, he didn't even have any control when he blurted out, "Dana, I love you."

A/N: O! Logan told her he loved her! Unfortunately, there's no Dana and Logan again next chapter. It's a big cliffhanger…how will Dana react? I forget how many chapters I keep them away for. I think it's awhile. They might not come back until the last chapter. Could that be right? Let me look. Ok, phew. They're in the last…3 chapters I think. I just looked at it seconds ago and I already forget. lol. Ok, so, next chapter. It's basically a 50/50 focus with Nicole and Richie and Zoey and Chase. It about 3 full typed Microsoft Word pages Times New Roman font size 12. I'll post it after I get at least 5 reviews. Thanks! Bye!

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