Chapter 26

"Do you really have to go?" Eddie asked Loren in the doorway of his house. It was Sunday after noon, they had spent the entire weekend in bed and Loren, much to her dismay, had school tomorrow and needed to get work done.

"3 weeks Eddie, then I'm all yours." She kissed him. She walked downstairs alone; Eddie said there was a car for her. She wished he would drive her home, especially since they just slept together. Loren looked at the car then behind her at the building hoping he would come running out. She looked down and got in the car. There was no driver.

'Great, this just gets better and bet-' he thoughts were interrupted when Eddie got in the car.

"Sorry, I forgot the keys." He started the car.

"What are you-"

"Did you really think after the weekend we had together I wouldn't drive you home? I told you, I'm not going anywhere; I would do anything for you.

Loren smiled, "I love you."

"Back at cha beautiful." he winked. Loren shook her head.

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Eddie walked her to the door, Loren stood with her back against it with her hand on the doorknob.

"So…" she said.

"Alright see ya." he said patting her arm then leaving. Loren looked dumbfounded, she couldn't process what just happened; her mouth hung open in shock. Eddie came back with a smile and him face and holding back a laugh.

"I hate you!" she said smacking his arm.

"Ow!" he laughed.

Loren stood with her hands on her hips Eddie grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into a kiss. Her arms went around his neck and they went into a passionate goodbye kiss. Max opened the door in nothing but his pajama bottoms.

"Oh, hi. Uh, just getting the newspaper." he said picking up the news paper off the stoop.

Loren and Eddie started laughing and shook their head. They kissed goodbye one more time and she went inside. She leaned against the door and bit her lip. This weekend was the best weekend she had ever had. She wished she could spend the day with Eddie everyday. There was a knock at the door, she opened it up hoping to see it was Eddie, but it was Mel.

"I couldn't wait to come over!"

"How did you even know I was home?"

"No, Loren, I did not follow Eddie's car." she said "No but seriously the paparazzi are all over you like white on rice; if one of you sneezes it's online."

"That's…unsettling." Loren said walking to her room.

"Tell me!" Mel said, so loud that Nora came running out in her robe.

"Loren, you're home! Tell me everything!" She said.

"Might want to get dressed first, mom."

"Don't start without me!" Nora said running into her room. Loren smiled and she sat on her bed with Mel waiting for Nora to come in.

"Alright, I have food cooking, tea brewing, and Max is gone. Tell me; how was it?"

To make them wait Loren walked to the kitchen, Nora and Mel on her heels the entire time. She sat at the kitchen table and took her shoes off.

"Damn it Loren stop torturing us!" Mel said sitting down.

Loren laughed, "On Friday, we were going to but I got hungry so he made me eat food. We sat in bed, eating watching TV as if we were living together and it felt so right. We spent the rest of the night talking, just talking until we fell asleep. The next morning was when it happened and it was magical. Like time had stopped for those moments-"

"Wait, 'those moments'?" Nora said.

"Yes mom, it happened more than once, I owe you condoms."

"Dear Lord." Nor said getting up to get tea.

Mel leaned in and whispered, "And the lingerie?"

"Well the first time started in the shower, but the second time the lingerie really helped. Then I didn't need any help." Loren winked.

Melissa smiled and covered her mouth, "My little girl's all grown up!"

"Try being her mother!" Nora yelled from the kitchen.

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Eddie sat in his dad's apartment waiting for him to show up. He looked at a picture of his mom, "Oh mom, you would have LOVED Loren. She's kind and sweet and down to Earth. She's everything I want and need. I wish you could have met her."

"Me too." Max said walking in.

"Hey pop." Eddie said hugging him.

"What's up son?"

"I just needed to talk about this weekend."

"Please tell me you don't want to dump her."

"Did you not just listen to what I just said?"

"All I heard was 'I wish you could have met her.' Anyway, what do you ant to talk about?"

"This weekend! It was so…perfect!"

"Really? Well, I should have guessed, I haven't seen you this happy since your album dropped and went to #4 on Itunes."

"Dad, she's perfect. This weekend made us closer."

"I still think you two are moving too fast."

"But when we're together it feels like we've been together for years, not weeks. Dad, I really love her."

"I know, I can see it."

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It was late; Loren was sitting on her bench under her window. It was a perfect starry night. She had written a few songs, and she already missed Eddie. She strummed her guitar and hummed along to a new melody. There was a knock on her window; she jumped. Eddie's face appeared.

She opened the window, "What the hell Eddie!"

"Sorry, I was trying to be romantic." He said handing her flowers.

She anger faded, "You're perfect."

"Nah, I'm just a good guy. Everything about you however is perfect." he kissed her deeply. She pulled him through the window and onto the bed. He took of his clothes and she took off hers. He kissed her neck-

Loren woke up sad. Why did that have to be a dream? She looked at the clock, '9:30' it read. She called Eddie.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Hey."

"Hey babe."

"I miss you. It's weird sleeping in my bed alone."

"I know, I feel the same way."

"I wish you could be here."

"I could"

"My mom would freak."

"Don't you want to take a risk?"

Loren pursed her lips, "Come to my bedroom window."

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2o minutes later Eddie came through the window and climbed onto the bed. He kissed her and got under the blankets with her. She cuddled up to him and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Perfect." she said.

"I know where I'll be at night for a long time."

"Where?"

"Here of course."

"Oh right, that would make sense." they laughed.

"You know, when you graduate, you should move in."

"Yeah, okay, like you want to live with me."

"I'm here aren't I?"

She sat up, "You're serious?"

"Deadly so."

She kissed him, "I love you."

"Love you, too."

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