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."