Author's Notes: Sorry about this late update, I was recovering from oral surgery (ouch) and haven't really been inspired much due to pain killers. I hope to have this one up really soon. Plus recently I've grown sick, so don't get mad at me for this one taking so long to be put up. Tell me what you think.

Chapter 12

When they walked through his door, Brendan took her jacket and hung it in his coat cloaset, instructing her to go ahead and eat.

"Would you like some too?" Lily asked from his kitchen, pulling a plate down out of the cabinet.

"If there's enough. If not, don't worry about it." He replied, hanging up his jacket as well.

"Oh, no, there's plenty for us both. And you paid for it, so I'll make you at least eat some." She smiled brightly at him while sorting the food onto the plates.

Pulling open a drawer, she withdrew two forks and pushed them into the food. Lily picked up the plates and carried them over to where Brendan was in the living room, handing him one. He took it from her and thanked her, noting that her cheeks were already looking a lot better.

They sat on seperate couches, eating quietly but quickly, sneaking glances at each other and looking away when caught. Lily looked down at the floor and suddenly realized Brendan's Cobalt Flux pad was pulled out in the middle of the floor along with his PS2, an empty Max2 case laying open next to it.

"I was practicing for New York when you called. Maybe we should practice together tonight," Brendan commented. Lily nodded, swallowing her mouthful. They both looked down at her now empty plate. "You must've been hungry.

Lily smiled shyly, "A bit..."

Brendan stood up and took her plate and his into the kitchen, rinsing them off and dropping them in the sink. He came back into the living room to find Lily stretched out over his long couch, her head resting on a pillow and eyes closed. She opened one when she sensed him staring, "I ate a lot and now I'm tired, what?"

"Nothing. You wanna take a nap?" Brendan glanced at the clock. It was close to 8:30. "Or just go to bed early?"

She shook her head and sat up, "Can we do something though? I'm bored."

"Sure, we just ate, so no DDR for a little while... Wanna watch a movie?" He shrugged, looking to her for approval.

Lily nodded, sliding off the couch and going over to where he kept his DVDs. Brendan sat down on the couch and watched her sort through them, frowing at each one.

"Girl Next Door? You are such a guy." She commented, pulling out the case. It was even the 'uncensored version'.

"That's not mine. It's Thomas's. He's trying to make me watch it by leaving it at my house all the time. All it does is sit there." Brendan defended himself, shrugging.

"Suuure..." Lily grinned, putting it back. A few moments later she pulled out Mission Impossible, holding it up to him. "How about this? I haven't seen it in forever..."

He shrugged, "If you want. Not like I haven't seen it a billion times, but one more is fine." He smiled at her.

Lily smiled sweetly at him, putting the DVD in the player and starting it. She came back and sat down on the other couch, watching the movie's credits begin.

"You just wanna watch it for Tom Cruise, don't you?" Brendan suggested, watching her and not the screen.

"Nah, if I wanted to stare at him being really hot, I'd be watching Interview With the Vampire. Mmm, Lestat." She replied, smiling.

"Fangirl."

"Am not!"

"Fangirl."

"Lies!"

"Fan. Girl."

Smack. A pillow hit him in the face, sliding down into his lap.

"Am not-!" The same pillow hit her. She leaped off her couch and nearly tackled him, beginning to tickle his sides. Hestarted laughing, struggling to push her off, but she knew all of his most ticklish spots and managed to stay practically on top of him.

Finally he intercepted his hands, grabbing her wrists and pushing her off of him, onto the floor. Lily landed with a thump, dragging down a blanket that had been on the back of the couch.

Realizing he was about to retaliate, she pulled the blanket up over herself, curling into a ball.

"On, no you don't." Brendan muttered, sliding down next to her. He grabbed the blanket from the bottom and started to pull it off. She squeaked, trying to keep it down, but he won and soon it was yanked off, messing up her hair in the process.

Brendan grinned, grabbing her sides and starting to tickle them. Lily shrieked and laughed, practically underneath him now, reaching up and trying to tickle him back. He grabbed her hands, lacing his fingers with hers, a soft smile on his lips as they both quieted and Lily calmed down. It was then that she realized the position they were in, him on top of her, his leg between hers, fingers intertwined.

"Brendan..." She whispered, seeing the gentleness in his eyes, mixed with something else... "We should stop-"

His lips met her parted ones, soft and sweet, tentative at first, but growing braver as she didn't shove him away. Slowly, she returned the kiss, his hand moving up as he slid his fingers through her hair, her arms wrapping around his neck, pulling him closer and deepening the kiss.

Slowly his other hand drifted down her side, squeezing her hip slightly before slipping under her shirt, tracing up over her flesh.

Lily froze, her mind flashing back to Wayne. But Brendan wasn't Wayne. And yet suddenly he was, suddenly Brendan was gone and it was Wayne on top of her, touching her...

Forcing her.

She chocked out a, "Please.." her hands trying to push him off. Brendan stopped, pulling back and looking at her. Tears were slipping down her cheeks and he could've kicked himself.

He pulled her up into his arms, holding her close. "Lily, it's me, Brendan... I'm sorry, that was stupid of me... You're okay..." He whispered, kissing her forehead.