Chapter 8...

Nate & Alex make up in this chapter, but they're still uncomfortable. Hey, it's a start, right?

Oh geez... I didn't put a disclaimer on these chapters right? Oops. Well, here's the disclaimer:

I don't own anybody... except for Steph. :D


Hidden Secrets

Chapter Eight

"You've been expecting me?" Nate asked.

"Yes, yes we have." Max said. The door was still open but there was no space to let Nate in.

Nate motioned to the door, hoping Max would open it so he could go inside. Max looked at the door and noticed that it was only partially opened. Smiling apologetically, he opened it widely so Nate could step in.

"Now," Max said, patting him on the back, "Go talk to my sister!"

Nate shrugged and walked away toward Alex's room. Justin came in with a smirk on his face. "That was your big plan?"

Max nodded. "Yep."

"That wasn't very...creative." Justin added, sitting down with an apple.

"Look who's talking." Max said, pointing to Justin's apple. "You're the one who actually likes eating apples!"

"Apples are a good source of nutrition!" Justin argued.

"And so are chocolate bars." Max muttered, running away.

"An apple a day makes the doctor stay away!" Justin reminded Max. "And chocolate bars just make the doctor stay here!"

Max gave Justin a strange look and shut himself up in his room, probably to listen on Nate and Alex's conversation so he would have something to report back to his group. They'd called the plan "Operation Get-Nate-and-Alex-back-together." Max had come up with the name.

His room was right next to Alex's, so listening wouldn't be much of a problem. He pressed his ear against the wall and heard bathtub sounds. Someone was taking a shower.

Wrong side. Max thought. He scrambled over to the other side and heard voices, but he couldn't understand anything. They were too far away.

Maybe I should stay outside of Alex's room and listen from outside her door. Max thought. He quietly tiptoed to the next room and pressed his ear against the door. What he didn't know was that the door wasn't completely shut and his weight tipped it open, making Alex glare at him.

"Go away." She said forcefully. "We're having a conversation here."

Max took one look at the scary expression on her face and obeyed. He screamed like a little girl and ran back to his, safe from the evil glare of his sister.


Alex sighed and closed the door, locking it this time. Crossing her arms, she stared at Nate. Nate squirmed, her stare was making him feel uncomfortable.

"What did you want to say?" Alex asked. It came out much more like a statement than a question.

Nate swallowed, figuring out the right words to say. "I just wanted to explain to you why I didn't tell you about St--"

"Stop." Alex cut him off. "I don't want to hear it."

"But I have an explanation!"

"Then explain exactly why you didn't tell me about Steph being your girlfriend!" Alex replied. "And why you agreed to be my boyfriend when you already had a girlfriend!"

Nate took a deep breath. "I agreed because when I was with you I completely forgot about Steph!" He began. "And then when I got back from camp Steph kept texting and calling and I was so annoyed, I was going to break up with her."

"Then why didn't you?"

"You don't know Steph, okay? She's vicious and when someone breaks up with her she plots revenge on that person! She thinks she's the one who's supposed to break up with her boyfriend, and me being all famous and everything, she didn't exactly want to." He looked at Alex, expecting her to fire something back. When she didn't say anything, he decided to continue.

"So then Steph decided to come to New York to meet me here. I guess she was craving some time with me or something. I couldn't just break up with her the second she got here, right? And I figured if I break up with her in 3 or so days, you wouldn't find out and then everything would be okay. Then Jason had to tell you and...now..." Nate's voice trailed off.

Alex looked away from Nate's glance and bit her lip. She couldn't stay mad at Nate now that he'd explained everything. It made sense, with Steph being here and all.

"Alex?"

Alex turned back toward Nate. He had a hopeful look in his eyes. "Alright, alright, I forgive you."


Yes, short, but I can't post for like 2 days & I didn't wanna leave you guys hanging. What a nice person I am. Jk lol :D review! I wanna see lots when I get back :)