Authors Note: I would like to remind everyone that nothing can stop true love! (Hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
The Way You Make Me Feel
I woke in a cold sweat. Shivering, and shaking. Nudge was at the top of the ladder.
"Max? Are you okay?" She asked, her face was pale, her eyes piercing.
I sat up, my back sticking to the sheets. "I-I had a dream."
"You want to talk about it?" She asked.
I nodded.
"Come down, I'll make hot cocoa, you know you love hot cocoa!"
I laughed, Nudge, the perfect antidote to anything. (Seriously, you should try it!)
Nudge and I talked over my dream for about an hour. By that time, the sun was peaking over the hills, seagulls were flying over head, and we both wanted to take a morning swim.
The beach was empty except for a few (really hott) runners. Each smiled and waved as they past us by. And in each guy I saw Fang.
Nudge's eyes were puffy still, and I knew she had been crying for Iggy once more.
"Nudge?" I asked, after we'd swum (that's a weird word don't you think? Swum? I wonder what…Fang would say.)
"Mmm?" She replied, setting her "Seventeen" magazine down.
"I was just wondering, how long have you and Iggy…" I didn't dare finish the sentence.
"Since your first date with Fang back in, Paris." She sighed.
I decided to change the subject to a happier note. "So, if we're ever out of this…crap, and it just so happens that we land back in old Parie, do you think maybe you could become a huge designer? And you know, get me to meet Shane West, or maybe Logan Lerman?"
She smiled and began laughing. "Hon, I would get Logan Lerman to want to meet you!"
I smirked. "Then I have an idea."
She sat up, pulling off her sunglasses, her eyes wide. "Should I be worried?"
"No, but I should be."
* * *
I'd expected Nudge to think of me as nuts. But I was starting to see myself that way, and it just wasn't helping the nerves.
I knocked on the door and took a deep breath.
His perfect figure opened the door. His eyes were puffy and his black clothes were unusually dirty.
"Max?" He asked in relief.
I nodded.
He jumped at me, his lips on mine in the most urgent way. I melted under his touch.
He pulled away too soon. "Wait, what are you doing back here…I-I thought…"
"I need your help, and more importantly I need you."
