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Molly's POV

I could hear the laughing before I found the dinner cabin. Walking inside was like walking into a pirate quarter. Everyone was sitting around, either on crates, piles of rope and even the floor. There was a large table in the centre of the room that seated about three quarters of the people.

Max was sitting among a big pile of ropes, using them like an armchair with a plate of half eaten food sitting on the floor next to him. Even though I felt awkward around Max, I walked over and sat next to him on the ropes, keeping in his makeshift chair. He scooted over to make room for me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. At first I was confused but Max leaned over, his lips brushing my ear.

"We have to keep up our cover," he whispered, his breath causing me to shiver. He pulled back enough to look in my eyes and I nodded. He gave a small nod back before pulling back, leaning backwards against the ropes. I curled a little more into his side, using his chest as a pillow.

I was tired and all but ready to fall asleep. "You need to eat something," I opened my eyes to see Max holding up his plate. "They had run out of plates in the kitchen so I got double my portion. Here," he said, pushing the plate onto my lap. I groaned, nuzzling my face against his chest.

"I'll eat later…let me sleep…" I groaned, just wanting to sleep. I heard and felt Max sigh before his hand was under my chin, lifting it up. I opened my eyes to see Max holding the fork in front of my face, the beef chillie dripping onto the plate.

"Open," he instructed. I did as he said and he fed me the chillie. It tasted nice, smoky with a hint of zing from the tomatoes. This ship had a good cook.

Max kept feeding me, seeing as I never bothered to take the fork and feed myself. I was actually enjoying Max taking care of me for a change. Damn, I'm going soft. Oh well nothing wrong with a little pampering right?

When the chillie was all gone Max even wiped my mouth, making sure to make it look cute by adding a small kiss on the tip of my nose.

"You're so cute," he mumbled, loud enough for the others to hear. I managed a small giggle before burying my head back in his chest, his arms wrapping tighter around me.

"You two are just the cutest," I lifted my head to smile at one of the acrobats, a small, slim girl named Tess.

"Thanks," I said while Max placed his chin on top of my head.

"So how did two young lovebirds like you two meet?" Ray asked, polishing his trumpet.

Max and I glanced at each other, both having no idea what to say. Well I had an idea.

"We met in our last year of middle school. We were friends for a whole year where we helped each other with everything." Max nodded along with my story.

"Yeah, she even tutored me in…all my subjects so that I could get into high school," Max said, looking a little sheepish. The others laughed so I patted his cheek, kissing it gently. It actually felt pretty natural to act like this around Max, but then again I am acting.

"Don't worry, my baby passed so we could be together in high school…" I trailed off as I remembered him leaving and then forgetting about me when he got back. I shifted away from him slightly, somehow feeling even more hurt at this fact then I did back in the plane. Max looked down at me, his brown eyes soft.

"But I got into an accident during the summer that left us separated for a year," a round of gasps went around the table, everyone leaning in as Max continued to speak. "When I got back this year I didn't remember anything about Molly or what we did. But Molly promised to stay with me and after some coaxing I managed to regain some of my memories," I looked up at Max but the look in his eyes told me he was lying, he still barely remembered our year. "When I finally got the courage to tell Molly how I felt about her, and Molly told me she felt the same way, I told my parents." Max paused, looking down at me. It was my turn now to finish the story.

"Let's just say they didn't approve of our relationship, saying I was no good for Max," some confused looks crossed among the group. "But Max and I were stubborn and it was Max who suggested we run away," I said, snuggling more into Max's side as I started to get sleepy again.

"How did you convince her to go with you?" Tess asked, her eyes wide with wonder. I looked up at Max, who looked to be thinking hard.

"By telling her that I had always loved her, ever since we were kids and that I felt so lucky to be able to fall in love with her all over again. I want to spend every second of every minute with her, and if my parents don't like it, then nothing is going to stop me from being with her," he said, staring into my eyes the whole time.

I was speechless, staring into his dark brown eyes that were filled with…sincerity? Maybe…but it seemed stronger then that.

"Oh my goodness…that's so romantic," Tess gushed in her Savannah accent, sounding like a woman from the 1930's. Some of the others nodded, some of the girls having tears in their eyes. Ray was the first to speak.

"Yeah, nothing can spur on a person like love. For me, it's all in the kiss," he said, wrapping an arm around Tess's shoulders. My eyebrows went up as he leaned in and gave her a soft kiss.

"Did you see that coming?" I whispered to Max. He shook his head, unable to ear his eyes away from the two.

"Not really, though the accents suggest they're from the same area," he whispered back as Ray and Tess separated with an audible smack. They turned back to us.

"Well? What about you?" Ray's question took me back a bit.

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"What about your kiss?" Tess asked. Max and I glanced at each other again. That hadn't gone so well, but we couldn't let them know that.

"Uh…our kiss is…umm…" I was having trouble putting an experience I hadn't had into words. Max was glaring at the ground .

"Well?" Ray asked.

Before I could respond, I felt a hand grab my face and turn it so that I as looking back into Max's soft brown eyes. He pulled me close so that our noses and foreheads were pressed softly together.

"Sorry…just go with it," he whispered and before I could respond he closed the space between us and pressed our lips together. I tensed, waiting for my powers to kick in and for Max to pull away with the same confused look on his face.

But this was different. Max didn't pull away. In fact he pulled me closer, the hand on my cheek massaging my skin softly as his lips worked against my own. At first I tried to push my powers, trying to fend Max off. It seemed to work as he slowly started to pull back, but then he pushed back, his tongue poking at my bottom lip. I let everything go and opened my mouth, letting him inside.

The moment I let go of my hold over him, Max seemed to come alive and took complete control. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't kind of hot. He explored my mouth, as if committing everything to memory before he slowly started to trail down towards my neck. He just managed to take one small bite on my neck before a hoot made us jump apart.

"Wow," Ray laughed as Max's face instantly lit up in a blush. "Your generation really is getting-"

"Ray!" Tess snapped, hitting him on the chest. He laughed some more. Max awkwardly stood up.

"I-I think I'm goanna turn in," he mumbled before rushing out the room. I watched him, my hand running along the back of my neck and touching the mark Max had made. I sighed, leaning back against the ropes.

After dinner I returned to my cabin. Max was already asleep on the floor with a blanket wrapped around him. He looked cute asleep, his mouth slightly open as he breathed evenly. Changing into the board shorts Jack gave me and taking off the shirt over my tank top, I got into the bed and curled up. Pretty much as soon as I lay down I was asleep.

"Molly. Molly. Come on Molly lets go." I opened my eyes and sat up. I was on a picnic blanket in a field. "Molly! Come on!" the voice said again. It was familiar, like I knew them before.

"Uh…I'm coming," I said, standing up. Once up I could see someone standing on the hill, beckoning me over. I followed them over until I reached the bottom of the hill where I froze.

"Mom?" I choked out, breaking out into a run. As soon as I reached her I flung myself into her arms. "Mom!" I cried into her shoulder.

"Shh it's alright Molly. I'm here," she whispered as she rubbed my back.

"Why did you go?" I sobbed. Instead of answering she pulled out of our embrace and began to walk to the other side of the hill, towards a cliff. "Mom?" I choked as she got closer to the cliff. She stopped at the edge, glancing over her shoulder to look me right in eyes.

"There's someone out there who will be able to handle your voice honey…it just wasn't me," she said before looking out across the cliff.

"Mom no!" I cried as she stepped off the cliff. I ran after her, stopping at the cliff in time to see her disappear into the water. "I'll save you!" I screamed, ready to jump after her.

Max's POV

The rocking of the ship made my stomach lurch as I sat up, moaning groggily. I looked around with bleary eyes.

"Molly?" I asked. She wasn't in her bed. I was up in an instant, looking towards the opened door. Walking out, I searched around the hold, wondering where she could have gone.

"Mom?" my head whipped towards the stairs to the deck as I passed them, catching the voice over the thundering rain.

"Molly? Is that you?" I asked, placing a foot on the already drenched step.

"Mom!" that was definitely her voice. I ran up the steps, slipping on the wet wood a couple times before emerging onto the deck. I was soaked as soon as I was up, having to narrow my eyes against the harsh wind.

"MOLLY!" I yelled over the winds. I couldn't see her and staying upright was proving to be a bit of a challenge. "MOLLY!" I yelled again.

"Mom no!" this time I was able to pin-point where the voice was coming from. Turning around, I spotted a shape standing on the railing of the ship, looking ready to jump.

"MOLLY!" I screamed, running over to her. I grabbed her around the waist and yanked backwards.

"NO! let me go! I can save her!" she screamed, struggling in my arms as I pulled her back onto the deck.

"Molly wake up! Wake up!" I yelled, shaking her while she pounded her fists against my chest. With a gasp her eyes snapped open.

"Max?" she whispered and I nodded. She flung her arms around me, clinging to me tightly. "I saw her. She said it was my fault," she sobbed into my chest. I held to me tightly, not caring about the rain anymore.

"Shh, it's ok Molly. Everything is going to be fine. I promise," I whispered to her as I stroked her hair. Once she stopped sobbing I pulled her with me, taking her back to the cabin.

Once inside I placed her still shaking form on the bed then went to my bag. I rummaged around until I came upon a spare change of clothes. "Here," I said, handing her the white shirt and pair of shorts Jack had given me. "Put those on," I ordered. Slowly Molly took the clothes and began to change. I quickly averted my eyes, not expecting her to change in front of me. She must really be in shock.

"I'm done," she mumbled. I turned to her to see her standing there, shivering.

"Come on, lets warm you up," I said, sitting down next to her and pulling the blanket around her.

"What about you?" she asked, taking in my soaked clothing. I had no other clothes to change into, having given them to Molly.

"I'll be alright," I said but she shook her head.

"You at least need to take those off. You could get sick," she said with a light blush on her cheeks. Before I could respond to that, Molly had the bottom of my shirt in her hands and was pulling it over my head. The cloth clung to my skin but she managed to get it over my head. I instantly shivered from the cold air. "Now your jeans," she instructed. I blushed brightly, hesitating slightly. "Wait…you are wearing underwear right?" she asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, boxers," I mumbled. She nodded, looking at me expectantly. I sighed, knowing that arguing with her would be pointless.

When the jeans were off I was pulled over to the bed, Molly wrapping the blanket around both of us.

"We need to keep warm and sharing what's left of our body heat will help," she mumbled, tucking her head into my shoulder. I nodded.

"Do you wanna lie down?" I asked and I felt her nod.

As soon as we were settled I felt Molly relax a bit, curling her body against mine. I could feel her skin against mine, the sensations it was sending through me having certain reactions on my lower regions. 'Baseball! Baseball! Uhh…school work!…Dad when he's working out! Ahhh that did it.' With these thoughts running through my mind I managed to settle down and catch a few hours sleep.

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