First off I want to apologize to my readers for the minor spelling errors that I didn't notice as I proof read my story chapters so I'm going to take extra care in noticing this for this chapter. Also I might not be posting chapters for two days since I'm going up to Kentucky so just giving you guys the heads up ^-^.

Shout out to:

MagicalSquaresofDarkness: Thanks for your review and I'm glad Chase's perverseness made you laugh. XD

Azn-Rinny: Your comment was so nice. It made me feel so pumped to write another chapter! I'll be waiting for your next review. ;3

Now, on with the story.

~Molly's POV~

I shook my head in disbelief and stared at the cook before me.

"I'm sorry. I don't think I heard you right because...I thought you just told me to lift my shirt up." I muttered quietly.

"Yeah, I did."

"NO!"

Chase got up and came over to me. He was so close I could smell the shampoo wafting from him. It was a very fragrant, citrus smell...like oranges. I instantly became self-conscious since I knew for a fact that I hadn't taken a shower since yesterday morning.

"Ummm...could you back away a little? Please?" I asked in my more than timid voice.

I really didn't mean to be so timid. I was just naturally like that. I was even a little timid around Calvin and Luke sometimes. As mentioned before, I was bullied a lot in middle school. They would call me horrible little names all because of an incident where I confessed my feelings to one of the most popular boys at school. I hadn't known he was, he just seemed like a good person. I was certainly wrong. As soon as I told him he went and told the whole school about it and boys started to call me 'ugly' and saying things like "who would want to go out with her?" They got mad when I wouldn't respond to their teasing so I yelled back at them causing them to get angrier and yelling vicious things at me. One of them even went so far as to push me down and after that I wouldn't even go near boys. Needless to say, it wasn't a good experience for me. The girls just gave me looks of sympathy telling me that I shouldn't have gone after him. That's when I started to distance myself away from guys. I wouldn't accept their help, I'd get flustered if they helped me do something, I was embarrassed to be around them. I'd go so far as to run from them, letting myself drown in a sea of self-pity and low self-esteem. It's amazing how Calvin and Luke were able to penetrate my barrier.

"You're biting your lip." I was snapped out of my thoughts by Chase. I tried to look down at my lip but it was a failed attempt. This caused Chase to laugh a very melodious laugh. My face was getting hot. I turned away from him, embarrassed as usual.

"Okay, could you please back away now." I requested. My face started to get hotter but now I was sure if it wasn't from my embarrassment.

"I need to see if Jin actually did wrap it."

"He did when I went to see him." I muttered.

"Okay, so when Calvin happened to open the door before I even knocked, where was he about to go?"

"He was going to go get Jin and...oh for Goddess's- well it's a good thing that they didn't catch that little bit..." I muttered.

"So you didn't go to the clinic?" Chase eyed me.

"I mean I did...but I didn't and I...well..." I stopped talking. There really wasn't anything for me to say, he caught me red handed.

"Okay, so I lied. Now please don't get any closer."

Chase leaned even closer than ever.

"Just let me see how bad it is now. I might need to take you to the clinic myself seeing as how you refuse to go there on your own time."

He reached his hand over to me and my heart started to beat really fast. I didn't know him that well, he was too close and I didn't know him that well. I wouldn't let Calvin or Luke look at it, would I? Of course not, and they were my friends! He's getting way too close!

'I can feel his breath!'

On a sudden impulse, I screamed and pushed Chase away. My head felt hot and the room started to spin. Was I having an emotional overload.

"Please please please please please please PLEASE! Stay away from me! I don't mean to be rude but don't come any closer! DON'T TOUCH ME!" I rapidly pleaded with him before I felt myself fall sideways on my bed.

~Chase's POV~

I was harshly pushed away by Molly which surprised me a great deal. She started pleading with me and pardoning herself quickly that I couldn't feel angry at her at all. What was the matter with her? Suddenly, Molly fell from her sitting position to a very awkward position on her bed. I rushed to her and tried to shake her awake.

"Molly? HEY! What's wrong?" No response. She was burning up like crazy and her breathing was very hard. She really was sick!

I didn't hesitate to pick her up and quickly ran to her barn. I remembered she had a cow she would use for transit purposes and I certainly couldn't run to the clinic with her in my arms.

There was a Black heifer in her barn who was happily munching on some hay that Molly must have laid out for them the previous day. I approached it and it looked at me with a shine of knowing in its eyes and it quickly stooped down to let me hoist myself on there with Molly's head resting against my chest. Taking the knowledge that I had of horse back riding I steered the cow towards the barns open doors and I rushed her down the path to town.

Another short chapter but I felt it was very eventful. Kathy, Luke, and Calvin are going to catch Molly's slip up in the next chapter so to you readers who thought WTH in the last chapter when Molly told them she didn't go to the clinic then told Chase in front of them that she did, that was put there on purpose for the story line. Well R&R if you please and I'll leave you to it.