Christine's Pov

The air between Michael and me as he drove toward my house was really tense and I wasn't overly surprised. We hadn't talked to each other all day and our friends had easily worked out something was wrong, but they obviously didn't know what since even I didn't know what the hell was going on. I mean I had thought that once the fact that we had actually kissed was out in the open Michael would talk to me, but obviously it hadn't since he was still choosing to ignore me. It was honestly getting to the point where I was starting to think he hated me, whether it was because of the kiss or the fact that I was the one who had opened the box and poisoned us, which hurt because I was pretty certain I was in love with him. I mean that was the only plausible reason to why I was feeling so bad right now.

As we pulled up into the driveway of my house I was glad my parents weren't home right now, because I needed to talk to Michael and I didn't want them hearing our conversation. I was ready to admit my feelings for Michael, but I was not ready to tell them about them.

"Here we are" Michael said and still he wouldn't look at me. I had no idea what was going on in his head, but I was going to find out right now.

"Michael, have I done something wrong?" I asked and I saw him flinch at my words, which wasn't reassuring.

"Why do you think you've done something wrong?" He asked, but his eyes were focused on the garage and not me, which is ultimately what made my temper snap.

"I don't know, maybe because you refuse to look at me, even when you're talking to me" I shouted and he finally looked at me.

"You haven't done anything Christine" He said and I looked at him in defeat and confusion.

"Then what the hell is it. What, do you blame me for what happened to us?" I demanded and he looked at me in disbelief.

"No, of course not, I'd never blame you for that" He said and I groaned in frustration.

"Then what?" I demanded and he shook his head.

"It doesn't matter" He said and I seriously wanted to hit him right now.

"The hell it doesn't. I'm your best friend, so you can tell me what's going on" I said, my voice calmer now.

"I said it doesn't matter" He said and he looked away from me. I had no idea what was going on, but if he couldn't even talk to me anymore, then I didn't see how we could be friends, or anything else for that matter.

"Then obviously our friendship doesn't matter to you anymore. So you have a choice, either tell me what your problem is or say goodbye to the sixteen years of friendship we've shared" I said and he just looked away from me, which pretty much gave me the answer I hadn't wanted. "Fine then" I said and I climbed out of the car, fighting back my tears as I slammed the door shut.

Michael's Pov

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! STUPID! As Christine slammed the door of my Ute that's the only opinion I had of myself. I was so scared of telling her the truth that I was actually willing to watch her walk away. Darius was right; I was definitely an idiot and a pussy.

I couldn't blame her for getting pissed at me. I mean if she had of been acting that way then I probably would have gotten pissed off myself. I mean I had kissed her, then I refused to talk to her. I mean if my mom knew what was happening right now she would probably kill me. Hell, I wanted to kill me. I loved Christine, so why the hell was I watching her walk away.

That's when it clicked and I decided fuck it. I loved her and if she didn't love me back then I could deal, but I was not going to let things go down like this. I was not going to destroy our friendship because I was to scared of telling her the truth. I opened my car door and climbed out before I could chicken out of doing this.

"Christine!" I exclaimed and she turned to face me, forgetting completely about opening the front door. I started towards her, because it was now or never.

Christine's Pov

The moment I heard Michael say my name I turned around to see him standing by the front of his car. He was now finally looking at me and I could tell by the look in his eyes that he had made a decision; I just hoped it was the right one. I didn't want to lose him, I couldn't!

He started towards me and I just stood there, waiting for whatever was going to happen to happen. He reached me and his right hand tangled in my hair, then he pulled me towards him and his lips came crashing down towards mine.

The moment they met it was like fireworks were going off and I couldn't help but wrap my arms around his shoulders and kiss him back with as much passion as he was kissing me. He wrapped his free hand around my waist and pulled me closer to him, which ultimately made me hope that my parents did not come home right now; otherwise Michael was going to be shot.

I knew now, as we kissed, that this was why Michael hadn't been looking at me. He had been afraid of how I'd react if he told me he cared for me more than a friend, which is what I had been afraid of two. Apparently we were a couple of idiots when it came to love and relationships.

As we slowly pulled away from each other I sort of didn't want to, but we needed to talk. It probably would be better if we talked inside, but I didn't exactly feel like moving right now.

"Michael I…" I started, but he cut me off.

"No, let me say this. Christine, I don't want to be just friends with you anymore. I actually can't be because I am pretty damn sure I'm in love with you, so will you be my girlfriend?" He asked and instead of answering him, I kissed him. I might not have known for long, but I knew I loved him. Maybe we were too young for that, but I still knew. I slowly pulled away from him and smiled at his confused and cute expression.

"What took you so damn long?" I asked and his expression became surprised.

"Wait, are you saying that you…" He started, but I decided to finish.

"That I love you. Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm saying Michael. I know this would probably sound insane to a lot of people since we're sixteen, but I love you" I said and he got the big, goofy grin I love so much on his face.

"So I've wasted all this time worrying and started a fight for no reason" He said and I nodded, wrapping my arms firmly around his shoulders.

"Pretty much" I said and we both laughed, before he leant down and kissed me again, which caused me to run a hand though his hair. It was perfectly obvious that Michael and I weren't "just friends" anymore. That ship had sailed and hopefully it would never come back to port again.

"What exactly are you doing with my granddaughter?" I heard Grandpa Max ask and I pulled away from Michael to see him standing there. Okay, this was overly embarrassing.

"Grandpa Max, what are you doing here?" I asked in a flustered voice, my face probably as red as a tomato.

"Your mother asked me to come check up on you, but obviously your fine" Grandpa Max said. I could not believe my grandfather had caught Michael and I kissing on the day we got together. "Do your parents know you're dating Michael?" He asked.

"No, because we sort of just got together, but please don't tell them" I begged, because I did not want them knowing. I liked Michael the way he was; I didn't want a bullet hole in him.

"I won't, but only because you're asking me. It's obvious I'm not needed though" He said and I went over to him, hugging him.

"Thanks for coming Grandpa Max" I said and he smiled.

"Be a good girl, and Michael" He called and Michael came over to us. "Hurt her and Booth won't be the only one coming after you" He threatened.

"I won't hurt her Max" Michael promised and I smiled. I could get used to dating him.

"Good, then I better go and give you two some alone time" Grandpa Max said and he started walking towards his car.

"So, you don't want to tell your parents about us right now huh" Michael said as we started towards the front door and I shook my head.

"If we tell them now after what happened last week, my dad will either shoot you or have a heart attack. I don't exactly want either of those two things happening." I said and he nodded.

"Do you still want to do the zoo trip tomorrow, because I think they'd understand if you don't?" Michael asked and I shook my head again.

"No I want to do it. Plus it does give me a whole day with you without parents or friends" I smiled and he smiled back.

"True, but I bet you one in a million that they'll hunt us down tomorrow." He said as we walked into my house and I picked up my bag from the front door and placed it against the wall.

"Well we knew it'd happen eventually" I said and he nodded, then he came forward and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"You know this is going to take some getting used to. I mean us being together and being intimate with each other" He said and I nodded, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I know, but honestly I can't think of a better person to be with then you" I admitted. Yes it was really lovey dovey, but I doubted it'd stay this way for long.

"Funny, that's what I was thinking" He said and he gave me a cocky grin, which made me smile before he kissed me again. I could honestly say I was happy, in a way I hadn't been before, which was weird since I had been poisoned a week ago. Then again, if we hadn't been poisoned we might never have admitted what we really feel.


They are now together everyone. :-)