"Max," Fang whispered later that night

"Max," Fang whispered later that night. He kissed my bare shoulder.

"Yes?" I said turning to face him. He kissed my lips.

"I love you, so much. I'm so sorry I left you alone. This is all my fault!" he said angrily. "I'm so stupid!" I kissed him.

"Fang, this isn't your fault. You aren't stupid. And…most importantly," I said pulling myself on top of him. "I love you too." He put his arms on my back, and he rubbed around my wings.

"If you say so…" I nodded, and I rolled off of him.

"I do." He put his forehead on mine.

"Good." He tapped my nose with his finger, and then he kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck. He had a funny look on his face.

"What?" I asked.

"Oh nothing. I just…I love it when you even look at me. When you touch me, even if by accident, I feel this tingling sensation," he whispered. I smiled.

"So what does this do?" I asked. I leaned over and kissed him on the lips and then the neck.

"When you kiss me at all, I get this weird feeling in my stomach. A good feeling, definitely, but I just feel in love," he said looking up at me. I smiled and I kissed his lips again. He quit rubbing my back now, but he didn't move his hand. I pulled back.

"Fang." He looked at me. "Can I tell you something without you laughing at me?"

"Of course." I took a deep breath.

"Okay. For some reason, I've felt closer to you than ever. I mean, like I never want to be away from you. Like I couldn't be with anyone else, even if I tried." I heard him take in a quick breath, and then he was kissing my neck.

"That's a good thing. And Max, I'm being dead serious, but I have been feeling the same way. You make me feel…there aren't even words good enough to describe it. But…I can't leave you. Ever. Never. You will always be my Max, and I will always be yours."

"Together forever," I whispered. He nodded.

"Forever and ever."

"Incredible." He raised an eyebrow. "That's the only word that even gets anywhere close to getting close to describing this." He nodded, and kissed my neck again.

"Max," Fang said quietly. I smiled.

"Yes?"

"I love you. Good night." I nodded.

"I love you too. And in case you didn't know, it's three seventeen." He kissed my neck.

"My bad." We both fell asleep after that.

I woke up with my face on his chest. His arms were still around me. The sun was shining through the blinds. I pulled the covers under my arms, and Fang smiled. He never opened his eyes.

"Hello beautiful." I smiled, and he opened his eyes. "I could get used to this." I nodded, and he kissed me. We both sat up, and I managed to keep the covers under my arms. He tilted his head, and I scooted closer to him.

His door flung open to reveal Ella standing there gawking at us. Fang's eyes opened wide, and he pulled back. I never turned to face her. Tears formed in my eyes, but I forced them away.

"Go away!" he hissed quietly.

"Oh my God," she managed to choke out.

"Ella, please, don't say anything," I begged. She sighed.

"Okay." She shut the door back, and Fang rubbed his finger under my eyes.

"Max," he whispered.

"What?" He kissed my forehead.

"Get dressed. Go to your room and make it look like you were in there." I nodded, and I did what he said. He put on some boxers, and I kissed him one last time before flying out the window in his room.

"Max?" Ella whispered knocking on my door. I wiped the stray tear that had rolled down my cheek away, and I opened the door.

"What?" was all I had to say to her. What was I supposed to say? Oh hey. What you saw was nothing, and it happens all the time. Or, that's just normal. There's nothing wrong with what you saw. No! There was something wrong, and it's not normal. It has never happened before where someone found out, so I'm stuck on what to do.

"Max, I won't tell anyone," she promised quietly. I smiled and hugged her.

"Oh my God, Ella, thank you." I hugged her tightly. She smiled and looked up at me.

"Max, just so you know, I know why you did that. Kind of. I'm not mad, upset, or anything bad. I'm actually happy for you two. Don't be embarrassed or anything." She hugged me again, and I felt a tear roll down my cheek. It was a happy tear.

"Okay. Thank you, Ella." Fang walked by, and I motioned for him to come in here.

"Shut the door." He nodded, and he did. Ella pulled back from me and looked at him. She smiled, and he raised an eyebrow.

"You know, Ella, about—" she stopped him.

"I'll tell you like I told Max. I know why you did that. I'm not mad, upset, or anything bad. I'm actually happy for you two. Don't be embarrassed or anything." He froze. He opened his mouth to say something, but he was speechless. Not a sound was made in my room. Fang finally smiled. She hugged him, and he stiffened up.

"Oh come on. She's my sister." He sighed, and hugged her back. I kissed his cheek and walked out.

A few seconds after I got out of my room, I heard,

"Dude, what the heck are you doing?" Iggy. I shot back towards my room, and I saw him and Ella looking really confused. They both looked at me.

"What's going on Ig?" He snarled.

"I just saw these two hugging, and Fang whispered, 'Thanks for keeping our little secret!' Fang, how could you do this? I thought you were supposed to be my friend!" He shoved Fang into the wall. "And Max. What about her?" I took a deep breath, and looked at Ella. She was confused.

"Iggy, calm down. You don't know what you're talking about. You don't know what I was talking about to Ella—" He shook his head.

"It's not like that," Ella tried to tell him.

"Save it you two. I don't want to hear it." He ran out. Fang looked up at me.

"This is just great." I nodded.

"We can't tell him what Fang was talking about, and we can't not tell him either," Ella whispered. I nodded.

"What are we going to do?" Fang asked. They both were looking at me now.

"Well, he won't believe us unless we tell him what she was talking about, so we really only have one option." They nodded, and Angel burst through the doors.

"Guys, help! Iggy is leaving, and he says he's never coming back. He's leaving now!" I sighed, and ran after him.

"Iggy!" I yelled.

"Max, you of all people should be on my side, but no! Why? Max, I'm leaving, and don't you try and stop me!" I sighed.

"Iggy, what about Gazzy? You two are best friends, and partners in crime. What about Angel and Nudge? They love you Iggy. You're like their older brother! What about me? I love you, Ig. You're like my little brother. I need you, and they need you. We all need each other. Iggy please!" I pleaded. He scoffed.

"No! I'm going!"

"You have got to be kidding me! You're just going to leave the girl you love, like that? Because you saw her hugging your best friend, and her sister's boyfriend? Iggy, you know Fang. He would never do this to you. Iggy, we all love you. Please?" I begged. He growled.

"No! Tell Ella I'm sorry!"
"Iggy! The secret Fang was talking about wasn't between them, it was between him and me! He was talking about something that happened last night and Ella walked in on. God Iggy, you just can't trust anyone, can you? He was hugging her like a friend would," I hissed.

"Iggy, please!" Ella shouted running out. He looked in her direction. "I love you. Please don't leave." I smiled. He flew to the ground. She hugged him tightly.

"I love you too." She smiled and kissed him. I flew down beside Fang on Mom's porch.

"Max, there's something I need to talk to you about," Fang muttered. I looked at him.

"Yes?" He rolled his eyes.

"I meant privately." I sighed.

"Okay. Later." He narrowed his eyes for a second.

"Well, why not now?" I sighed.

"Because I don't want to," I said crossing my arms.

"Please?"

"No," I said firmly. He kissed my neck.

"Please?" I took a deep breath.

"Cheater."

"No I'm not. I just use my resources wisely. Please?"

"Damn. It's like a married couple!" Iggy retorted. I glared at him, and Fang smiled.

"Actually…" I looked at him. He grabbed my left hand and got down on one knee. "Max, will you marry me?" I froze. I started breathing heavy, and everyone was smiling. Ella nodded, and was squealing, along with Angel and Nudge. Iggy was grinning. He grabbed Ella's hand. She smiled, and they stared at us. I remembered I had to answer.

"I…I…can't," I muttered right before I ran off. Whoa. Had he just…? In front of…? I popped my wings out and flew off. I had some thinking to do.

That Night

"Max," Fang whispered when I landed on the porch. God I didn't see him! I really didn't want to talk to him right now. I looked at him, and started to walk inside. He stopped me.

"What?" I muttered. He shook his head.

"Why? I have to know. If you're just not ready…okay. If…there's someone else…okay. I have to know why!" he insisted. I put my hands on my face and sat on the steps.

"I…Fang, what part of together forever don't you understand?" He sighed.

"Now, the whole concept." I sighed. He sat beside me. "Why?" I put my head on his shoulder.

"I'm not really sure. I was thinking about that. I didn't really have a reason. Maybe it's because deep down, I'm not ready. But I highly doubt that. I married someone I wasn't even sure if I liked, so I would definitely be able to marry someone I'm in love with, right?" He shrugged.

"Guess not." I kissed his cheek.

"Can I tell you something?" I asked sweetly. He nodded, not looking at me. "Yes." He snapped his head around to look at me, and he smiled.

"Yes?" he asked happily. I nodded again, and he kissed me.

"I love you," I whispered. He smiled. I put my arm in his.

"I love you more."

"If you say so," I said huffily. He grinned.

"I do." Wow. Now when he said those words, there was something different about them. I guess knowing soon they would bond us together legally made them better. I don't know.

"We have to get him to sign the damn papers," I said finally. He nodded.

"Yes we do." I let out a deep breath.

"What?" he asked, moving my hair behind my ear.

"Two weeks ago, I was still picturing myself married to Micah forever, even though I never wanted to be. Today, I have a whole new picture on my wall," I whispered. Fang smiled.

"That's good. Let's burn the old picture," he said sweetly. I nodded.

"Good idea." He stood me up. I smiled and hugged him.

"God I love you," he whispered, hugging me tightly. I smiled, and tears filled my eyes. Happy, duh.

"I love you too," I whispered. He grabbed my hand, and we walked inside.

Everyone looked up at us, and Fang was grinning triumphantly. I rolled my eyes, and I tried to walk off. He still had my hand.

"Max," Angel whispered, grinning mischievously. I looked at her. "We have a plan." I raised an eyebrow.

"What? For what?" I asked. She handed me the divorce papers. I looked confused.

"That bastard's going to sign," Iggy said firmly. I sighed, and then realized what they were talking about.

"Angel, you are a genius!" I squealed. I hugged her.

"Thank you Max," she said sweetly. She looked at Fang, and at first he looked confused, but then he grinned.

"Works for me." I nodded, and I kissed her forehead.

"Normally, I would extremely disapprove, but this is an emergency. But that will be plan B. A is I have something to do tomorrow. Just me. It's going to be fun." Fang looked confused.

"What are you talking about?" he asked. I grinned.

"Do the words joint checking mean anything to anyone?" They all burst out laughing.

"What are you going to do?" Nudge asked, after forcing herself to quit laughing. I sighed.

"Well, first, I'm going to take it all out. Then, I'm going to use it to…change, some things in the house that unfortunately is still ours. He is going to regret not signing those papers." I walked into my room and got on the Internet. I went to furniture stores, just to look.

Fang walked up behind me.

"Do you need any help?" I smiled.

"Sure. We really need to wait until this weekend, because he's going out of town. He has been planning this thing to New York with some friends for months. He asked if I wanted to go, but, hello? I've already been there. Too many bad experiences. And, it was hard enough to be in a different house than you guys. On the other side of the country? No." I took a deep breath. He kissed my neck.

"That's good, and that'll give us plenty of time. We're going to help you move stuff." I smiled.

"Thanks. This is going to be fun."