A/N: Can you believe I went three days without updating? I can't. But here's this chapter none the less! Enjoy and keep the reviews coming.

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And in this state she gallops night by night
Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;
O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on court'sies straight,
O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees,
O'er ladies ' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues. – Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene IV

"So this being alone with me thing," Gordon said as they walked to his car, Bella looked at him. "How alone are we talking here?"

"My grandparents are in New York," she said. "For Aunt Tammy's new show."

"So this is like, really alone," he said. "Alone in your grandparent's giant house alone." She nodded and kissed him. "Sounds fun."

"I think you'll enjoy it," she said. He smiled and started the car. He had this feeling tonight was going to be the best night of his life. "Gordon," she said softly, he looked at her. "You meant it didn't you?"

"What baby?" He asked.

"When you said you loved me?" She said. "It wasn't just adrenaline, or that I had my legs wrapped around you?"

"You've had your legs wrapped around me before," he shrugged, she looked at him. "Right, not joking. Of course I meant it. I love you."

"But why?" She said.

"Seriously?" He said, stopping the car. "Bella, you're amazing. You're beautiful, and fun, and smart. You make me a better man." They kissed. "I love you."

"Come on," she said and walked him inside. They walked upstairs into one of the bedrooms.

"Who's room was this?" He asked. She smiled and looked at the pictures.

"My dad's," she said. "This is where they lived."

"They?" He said. She nodded and sat down.

"My dad, and my mom and Eva," she said. "Then my mom and Eva and TJ lived in the poolhouse, while my dad was in law school."

"I don't understand," he said, sitting down next to her, "I thought that,"

"My grandpa has a lot of money," she said. "My dad gave up his trust fund to marry my mom. We have money now, but because he works so much." He nodded. "I'm not the princess in the ivory tower Gordon."

"I know that," he whispered and kissed her. "I just never knew how to pinpoint what it was." They kissed again and she shifted so she was straddling him. She trembled taking her top off. They kissed again and he slid his hands up her back. They pulled back their foreheads still touching. "Are you sure?" She nodded.

"I love you," she whispered. "Make love to me." He rolled her onto her back and she whimpered. They undressed each other.

"I love you so much," he said entering her. She groaned

"Say it again," she said. "Please."

"I love you," he whispered and kissed her.

"I can't believe you're back with him," Hunter said marching up to Elisa, they were both at some senior's house for a victory party. "After you cried for weeks about how he cheated on you, and broke your heart."

"I don't know what you're talking about," she said. He looked at her. "Oh you mean Eddie?"

"Yeah, I mean Eddie!" He growled.

"We were just goofing around," she shrugged. "You know, the way you do with Anne." His scowl deepened.

"That's different," he said.

"You're right," she nodded, "it is. For one thing Eddie and I are both single." She walked away from him, he followed after her again. "If we're just friends, why do you care what I do?"

"Because he's going to hurt you again!" Hunter said.

"No he's not," she said. "We're not involved that way. We're just having fun. I don't want a boyfriend unless it's you."

"Elisa," he sighed. "You can't trust that guy!"

"So who can I trust?" She asked. He looked at her. "You have to decide what you want, Hunter, you know what I want."

"I've told you," he said. "I want us to be friends again! The way we were last year." She looked at him.

"Then why do you care what I do with Eddie?" She asked.

"Because you're making a fool of yourself," he said simply. She looked at him. "Don't you care at all that he's using you."

"What?" She laughed.

"He is," Hunter insisted. "Everyone knows he just wants Bella back and nothing drives her more crazy than the two of you together!" Elisa looked at him. "This is what I keep telling you, you deserve better than this! You deserve better than second place." She looked at him.

"That really is how you see me," she whispered. He sighed and looked at her.

"I wish I could change who I was," he said putting his hands around her face. She kissed him softly.

"I don't want you to change," she whispered to him and they kissed again. "You're the one I love."

Bella giggled as Gordon rolled away from her and stared at the ceiling for a minute. She laughed and rolled onto her stomach and kissed his chest.

"Are you OK?" She asked. He looked at her.

"Am I OK?" He said. She nodded.

"I mean, I know I'm good," she shrugged, "but did I like pleasure you into a catatonic state?" He blinked and then laughed and they kissed for a while.

"Not catatonic," he said. "I promise, just kind of," he said. "It doesn't feel like that when you do it yourself." She giggled and kissed him again. "How did I do?" She looked at him.

"You were amazing," she said.

"Really?" He said.

"Mm hm," she nodded. "You're kind of a big boy." He laughed. He knew Bella's base of comparison wasn't huge. His male ego loved knowing that he was bigger than Eddie Cole. "It felt so good," she reached up and started playing with his hair. "I'm glad we waited."

"Me too," he said and they kissed. His hand moved carefully down her side. They kissed again and he climbed on top of her. She whimpered and said his name softly a few more times before they started.

"Mm," she said. "Wait," she stopped him.

"Why now?" He groaned. She looked up at him. "Right, sorry. What is it?"

"Can't we just talk a little?" She said.

"Again, now?" He said. She nodded. "God, you are such a bitch," he rolled off of her. She looked at him.

"I've changed a lot since we got together," she shrugged, "some things won't." He laughed. "When you were talking to those scouts, I just started thinking, would you go to one of those schools?"

"Well," he said rolling onto his side, she followed and they were facing each other. "Yeah, if I was going to get to play, if I wasn't then I'd probably go to Fordham, like my mom." She nodded. "What about you?"

"I don't know," she said. "I mean, for the longest time me and Eddie were going to Michigan together, and I've looked at some schools, mostly back east, you know? Maybe Columbia with TJ, or Yale, my dad went there for law school, and a bunch of my aunts and uncles. I liked Georgetown," she sighed. "I don't know what I want, but I guess we're serious now, so I should take that into consideration." He kissed her.

"I want you to have everything you want," he said softly. But honestly? He hadn't thought much about the impending separation that would come for him and Bella after graduation. Sure, he would go to college. Maybe he wouldn't play college football, and he'd land at Fordham, he had the grades and his mom wanted it so bad, they'd scrape up the money, plus loans obviously, and Bella would land at Columbia, that would be amazing. But it was unlikely. As close as Bella and TJ were, he knew she'd rather be someplace entirely different than her big brother. She might even want to stay in Minnesota, since Eva and David would be here. The thoughts made his head spin, he kissed her. "We don't have to talk about this now, do we?"

"Mm mm," she said, pressing a kiss to the space between his pectorals. "It'll just ruin the mood." They kissed again and she climbed on top of him.

"Didn't think you'd show up," Erica Faber smiled seeing Eddie walk into the celebration party that was raging at her house. Eddie shrugged and looked around casually. He was scanning the crowd. He noticed Ellie in the corner with Hunter Nichols. He knew it was what she wanted but if she didn't watch it she was going to get a reputation to rival her cousin's. He looked for Bella and Conway. They were nowhere. "She's not here," Erica said, crossing her arms.

"Hm?" Eddie said. "What are you talking about?"

"Bella," Erica said. "She's not here. She like, never, hangs out with us anymore."

"Oh," Eddie whispered, "right, yeah. Whatever."

"Looks like you lost control of your side dish too," Erica said. He scowled at that. He hated that the girls in their crowd called Ellie that. Sure, he'd fucked it up royally, but he'd been really in love with the girl this time a year ago.

"We're not together anymore," he said casually. "So anything good happening tonight?"

"Not particularly," she said. "People are just really psyched up about the game. I'm mostly bored. I wanted to go smoke up in my room but no one's really up for it." He nodded. "I guess you wouldn't be." Eddie notoriously stayed away from anything stronger than beer and nicotine. Given his family's predisposition to addiction, plus Cassie Riley's 'I was a high school coke whore' horror stories, he'd never had much trouble. But, his mind was telling him now, there was a big difference between smoking some pot with Erica and passing out for three days after popping pills for a few months like his aunt and grandmother.

"It sounds good to me," he shrugged, "point me the way."

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