"You have come back from the dead and don't tell me." His voice rang throughout the apartment. I shifted my weight on the couch before I moved my hair off of my shoulders and stood to walk over the two men. I could see his face more clearly now, he had large bags under his eyes and a start of a beard letting me assume that he hasn't shaved in about a week.

"Ian!" Eddie exclaimed before he captured him in a manly bro hug.

"Yeah, mate! So you have some explaining to do!" He replied as moved out of the door way so that Ian could step into the apartment. "Of course, I should have known, Loren, lovely to see you again." He stated as he grabbed my right hand and kissed it. "Hey Ian!" I said as he let go of my hand walked past me and took a seat on the couch, and Eddie followed suit.

I looked over at Eddie and he gave me an apologetic glanced, but I smiled at him, silently letting him know that it was just fine that Ian was here. "Do you want anything to drink?" I asked them. "I'll take a beer." Ian stated. "I'll have one too, babe, thanks." I leaned down and lightly pressed my lips on his, lingering there for a moment before pulling away.

I walked out of the room and into the kitchen and found that it was returned to the clean state that it was in before Eddie decided to cook. I opened the fridge and found the case of beers that it was pushed to the back left corner. I grabbed two of them and opened the cans and poured the liquid into two glasses. I made my way back to the boys and heard that Ian was getting close to the full run down of the events that occurred. I placed both beers on the table and quickly left the room. I knew that if the roles were reversed that I wouldn't want Eddie there when I would be explaining myself to Mel.

Melissa. Crap. I was supposed to call her. I made my way up the Eddie's bedroom and found my phone siting on the white nightstand. I plopped on the bed and grabbed it to find that I had four new texts and two missed calls from Mel. Whoops. I glanced at the time on the screen; it was two in the morning. She would be asleep by now. Dang it. I replied to her messages anyways, telling her that we need to go shopping after school. Ugh school, why can't it just end? I'm so sick of the same people asking me the same questions. Why do they care so much about my life? A year ago no one cared what I thought about them or what I was wearing or if I was wearing too much make up, but now if I go out in public I know that that is on people's mind. I placed my phone back onto the nightstand and lay down.

I slipped my way between the black comforter and the silk sheets. I placed my head on a pillow and slowly began drifting off. Sometime during the morning I heard Eddie walk into the room and climbed into bed but before he fell asleep, he kissed me on the cheek.

"Beep. Beep. Beep." My eyes slowly fluttered open at the sound of my alarm on my phone, telling me it was time for school. I attempted to get out of bed but found my movements stopped by Eddie's strong-arm around my waist and keeping me in my sleeping position. I wiggled my way out if his grasp and made my way to the shower.

After that I made my way down stairs and found that Ian fell asleep on the couch. I silently walked past him and into the kitchen where I decided to make pancakes. I made enough for Eddie and Ian too and placed a note next to them, letting them know the best way to heat them up.

I moved throughout the house quietly and quickly, careful not to wake either of the boys. Before I went down stairs for the last time I kissed Eddie on the cheek. "See you later, babe." I whispered and headed down the steps. I grabbed my red back pack off of the floor near the hanging black guitar close to the door and I grabbed my keys. The elevator ride was quick and I soon found myself in my car headed to school.

"Lo, where have you been?"

"Good Morning to you too." I said as I placed my books I needed for my first few classes into my bag and closed my locker to find Mel leaning against the lockers next to mine with her arms crossed and a stern look on her face. I smiled sheepishly at her and ran my finger through my hair as I glanced at the white tile floor. "I'm so sorry I forgot to call you yesterday, I had a meeting with Jake and then I got distracted with Eddie and after that-."

"Gosh, calm down, I'm not mad at you." Mel interrupted my rant and I looked up. "Really?" I asked tilting my head to the side raising my left eyebrow in confusion. "Yes, really." She stated. More confusion spread across my face as I waited for her to explain her mood.

After a few moment of silence she suddenly blurted out, "Do you think Adam and I moved too fast?"

"What do you mean?" I asked pressing my eyebrows together trying to think about where she is coming from.

"You know, like physically and stuff."

"No, I don't." I stated. "You and Adam have known each other for such a long time, when you started to date him you didn't need to go through the whole getting to know you stage like most couples because you two already knew each other so well."

"You're probably right." She added. "So, anyways, you ready for later?"

"You mean prom dress shopping, oh yes I am so thrilled." I said with sarcasm escaping from my lips and a smirk formed on Melissa's face as we started to leave the lockers and walk down to our first class. "It won't be that bad!" She stated. "I know I just don't look good in fancy dress." I admitted. Mel stopped in her tracks, grabbing my left arm before she turned to face me, which resulted in some impolite outbursts from the people directly behind us. Mel was giving me a death glare waiting for me to break eye contact.

"If you say that one more time, I will slap you." She stated before she sharply turned half way around and walked off in the other direction to her class. I rolled my eyes and began walking once again. My phone vibrated in my pocket and I reached for it knowing that it meant I had a new text message. It was from Eddie.

Thank you for the delicious pancakes! Have a great day at school and Shopping with Mel and your mom! Love you :J

I smiled at the message as I walked into my class room and sat in my assigned seat. I quickly typed my reply before class started.

You're welcome. Have fun with Ian today. I'll let you know when I'm done then you should come over. I have something I want to run by you! ;)

School was school, I used to love it but now I am just sick of doing the same stuff over and over again. Three more days. That's all that I have left of being a high school student then I can enjoy life and start focusing on my career even more. However I am not the only senior who is tuning out their classes now, in fact most of my class mates have stopped bringing their back pack to school, because as they put it we weren't learning anything new so they didn't want to drag all of their crap back and forth to school. Tomorrow and the next day are full of finals for everyone. And to be honest I could care less, but I know I still need to do at my best. It's the perfectionist in me.

After school I went back to my place so I could pick up my mom and we can get the shopping part of my day over. I was lightly tapping my right hand on the steering wheel to the radio as I waited for my mother to come out the door. I waited for about five minutes before the door open and I saw my mother grabbing her purse and she began to walk out to me, but her path stopped by something or someone. I saw Max walk round the corner, grab her left hand and quickly kissed her. Once they broke away Max saw that I was in my car and he smiled and waved at me, and I did the same as my mom continued her way to the passenger's side.

"Hey, mom." I said as my mom buckled her seat belt and turned to face me. "Hey Lo, are we picking up Melissa?" She asked. I put the car in drive and pulled out of the drive way. "Yep."

I had my mom text Mel telling her that we were here. She came sprinting out of her house hopped into the back seat. My mother and I turn to the back of the car and saw a very excited Mel tapping her foot on the gray flooring of the car. "Well let's not take all day, come on let's go!" she exclaimed. I laughed and faced the wheel and began to drive and my mother and Mel caught up on each other's lives.

My patience is growing thin. This is the fifth dress store that we have gone too and I have found nothing. Melissa found her dress at the third store that we were at. She fell in love with it right away. It's a strapless purple and black dress. The top is a coarsest with a sweetheart neck line which is covered in purple and silver rhinestones. The bottom of her dress is purple with black tool over it creating a slight poof on the bottom with silver rhinestones trickling down the skirt. It looked fantastic on her and it was a dress I always pictured her in. However for me, I was having little to any luck.

"Lo!" Mel exclaimed from the other end the row of dresses the three of us were looking through.

"What?" I asked. She quickly walked the one of the women helping us out and placed a blue dress in her arms and she put it into one of the dressing rooms. "You need to try this one on." I raised both of my eyebrows at her; this is the eleventh time she has picked out a dress that she claims that I will love. "If you don't like it then I will stop picking them out for you." She added. I rolled my eyes and began walking towards her; I met up with my mom who was caring two more dresses for me to try on. I walked into the dressing room with one of the store workers who helped my get into the dresses.

I first tried on the two that my mother picked out, they were pretty, but I didn't think that there was anything really special about them. I finally put on the blue dress that Melissa picked out. If I saw this dress on the rack I would have never picked it out. It was a little reveling.

I walked out of the dressing room, up the three steps to the pedestal that was surrounded by mirrors. I took a deep breath before I looked into my reflection. I slowly looked at all parts of the dress. My mother and Mel were not saying anything. I looked over to them and saw that their mouths were opened. I slowly spun around so they could see the back of the dress.

"Oh, I am so good!" Mel said. I turned to face her and smiled. "I do like it." I said. "It's beautiful." My mother stated. I lightly ran my hand over the silky fabric. "I don't know though, don't you think that it shows too much skin?" I asked as I looked over my left shoulder and looked as the open back with one strap under each of my arms and a long strap going down the center of my back. Then there is the strap on my waist that connects the front of the dress. I then noticed the train that starts right beneath the rhinestones on my lower back. I turned to face the front once again. The women working came into the room and like mom and Melissa they were speechless. "I think that Eddie will love it." Mom said. "Scratch that, he is going to love you in that dress!" Melissa added. I looked at the front of the dress once more and looked at the dress, analyzing it again. The front have a V neck line with the sides cut out and the top and bottom if the dress connected by a small piece of fabric covered in larger rhinestones than the one on the top and the straps. The bottom of the dress is tight on my hips and becomes looser a little above my knees.

"I don't know." I said. I looked down at the white carpeted floor and somewhat listened to the works saying how wonderful it fits and how it wouldn't need any alterations in any ways.

"Loren Elizabeth Tate!" Mel exclaimed. "Eddie will die when he sees you in this dress!" I looked up and smiles, because I knew that he will love anything that I decided, but what about the press, will they think that it's to showy? "What about everyone else?" I asked. "Everyone else- oh I know what you mean, baby there will always be people who don't like what you wear but you have to be happy and comfortable in it." Mom explained. "You sound like Eddie right now." I added with a smirk on my face. Recalling the conversation before we made the video for Mars. Eddie will probably want his camera.

"You're right." I said. "I love it; I think that this is the one." I turned to face the three workers in the room and expected them to show some kind of excitement from making a sale; at least the other girls did when Mel found her dress. "You're Loren Tate." One of the girls stated. "Yes, I am." I said with a smile, I realized that they just figured out who I am and who my date is.

We left the shop about an hour after I decided that it was the dress I was going to buy, because then we had to decide jewelry and shows. Plus the girls kept getting distracted from what they were supposed to be doing and they would start asking me questions about my music and Eddie and how he asked me. After a while we settled one silver heals and a simple but elegant earrings and bracelet. I also bought a silver garter with a bow on the front and a few rhinestones on the side to comply with a prom tradition.

I dropped Mel off at her house and helped her carry her purchases into her room. I gave her a quick hug and left her house. As soon as my mother and I got home her and Max made dinner and I started to pick up my room for when Eddie will come over later. I placed my dress in the back of my closest, and sat on my bed. I texted Eddie telling him to come over and join the three of us for dinner, and he said that he was on his way.

I placed my phone on my desk and began paging through my song writing book. I hope that Eddie will like my new ones, I thought to myself as I reread them before placing the book back on my desk and making my way out to the living room so I could wait for Eddie. I hope that sometime soon I can surprise him, like he did to me. I crossed my legs and placed my feet up on the coffee table and smiled. I have an idea what to, and I think that he will love it.

Author's note:

Sorry for not updating this sooner, and sorry not a lot of Leddie in the Chapter, but just wait until the next one! Ha-ha I should be updating this story and You Don't Know Me sometime soon as well! I don't think that this chapter is the best so later I will go back and make some changes! But please let me know what you think you can PM me if you have any ideas you would like to send me! Review, favorite, and follow! I also want to thank all who have left such sweet reviews! It makes my day and inspires me to keep on writing! ;)

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