YES! I finally got online! My neighbors have terrible internet lol. Anyway, I'm so glad I finally got this up, I finished it TWO DAYS AGO, but couldn't get online to update. I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you think! BTW this is the highest word count for one chapter I've ever written: 2,967 -almost 3,000! Of course, all this typing right here is probably going to make it over 3,000. So I'll stop and let you read CHAPTER NINE!

[Shanes POV]

It's true, I was worried about Mitchie. Her parents were trying to bring back their "little girl", but Mitchie wasn't a little girl anymore, she was a young, beautiful woman. Her parents were just going to have to face the facts: she was growing up.

As I drove, heading to Downtown L.A., I looked at Mitche every now and then, watching her stare out the window. I had to wonder what she was thinking about, what she was feeling. I noticed her hand laying on my cars bench seat. I took my right hand off the wheel, quickly looking back at the road then back at her, and placed it on hers. She looked down at her hand then at me, giving a small smile. I could tell she was glad for my company, but I could also see what she was trying to hide.

Mitchie suddenly slid over to the middle of the bench and I let go of her hand, wrapping my arm around her shoulders. She placed her hand on my thigh and I instantly felt her touch jump through the rest of my body. I felt my heart start to race and tried to calm down, breathing in and out. She had no idea what she did to me, she did not have a clue. She made me feel like I was flying ten feet off of the ground and she was right beside me. I rubbed her arm with my thumb and listened to her steady breathing.

We pulled into Downtown L.A. and I rolled down the windows, letting the breeze fill the car. Mitchie turned to me and smiled, leaning over and kissing my cheek. I turned to her and smiled, giving her a quick kiss on the lips. She layed her head on my shoulder and rubbed my knee with her hand. I had to wonder why she was acting so... flirty. Was she feeling needy or alone? I wanted to know, but I just couldn't ask. So I let her do what she wanted and enjoyed it, like it was hard to do that.

[Mitchies POV]

As I sat there, rubbing Shane's knee, I couldn't help but wonder why I doing these things. I loved Shane, maybe I was just wanting to move forward somehow. It could have been possible, but it could have also been me just wanting Shane around because my parents were trying to make me feel bad for growing up too fast. That was also possible. But which was true?

"Shane?" I spoke up, breaking the silence. I suddenly started drawing hearts on his leg with my index finger.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Do you think I'm...-" I sighed, feeling Shane looking at me, and looked up at him. "- do you think I'm overreacting to what my parents are doing?" I asked and he turned back to the road, thinking.

"I think you're acting like a normal person would," I gave him a confused look. "your upset that your parents are trying to make you feel guilty, and I get that, really. But they love you, Mitch, and they want you to stay close. They raised you after all."

"So... you're taking their side?" I asked, stopping myself from drawing hearts on his leg.

"That's not what I said," he looked at me, then back at the road. I tilted my head and waited for him to go on. "I'm just saying that you shouldn't make your parents the bad guys. They just miss you and wish you were still acting like their little girl."

"But I'm not a little girl anymore, Shane," I told him, looking down at my hand that was still clasped to his leg. I smiled and ran my hand up his thigh. I could feel him shivering and wondered what he was thinking about this. "right?" I asked and he looked at me, turning red. I quickly removed my hand and bit my lip. "I'm sorry, I, I... I don't know," I put my hands over my face and felt like slapping myself.

"Mitchie, I... hold on," Shane said and pulled over to the side of the road, parking it and turning off the engine. I uncovered my face and looked down at my lap. Why am I acting like this? Shane turned to me and took one of my hands. "Look, you're a beautiful and amazing woman, Mitchie, and I love you," I smiled and looked down at our hands. "But," he continued and I looked back up at him. "why are you acting like this? Are you trying to tell me something?" and apparently he had realized it too.

"I don't know, I just... Shane, I'm sorry. I just love you so much." I told him and bit my lip once more, staring at our hands. He used his thumb and rubbed the back of my hand. I smiled and felt a tear run down my cheek.

"Mitchie, you don't have to try to get my attention," he said and put his finger tips under my chin, lifting my face so he could look at me. And here I was, crying again. "you're already all I see." he said and wiped my cheek with his thumb, letting go of my hand and holding my face as he pulled me close. He slowly pressed his soft lips to mine, making me melt and forget about everything else in this world. I leaned in, deepening the kiss, and placed my hand back on his thigh, listening to him groan the further I went up. Shane ran his fingers through my hair and leaned in closer, feeling his chest against mine. We ended up falling back so Shane wound up on top of me, his hands placed on the seat by my head. I pulled at his shirt, bringing him closer to me. I had to admit, I was loving this so much, but we were going too far and I had to stop. I pulled away and tried to slow my rapid heart beat. Shane opened his eyes and looked at me, wondering why I had stopped.

"Shane, we can't... not yet." I told him and he slowly nodded, climbing off of me and sitting back down where he had first been.

"I'm sorry," Shane said as he panted. I sat up and saw him fixing his shirt. I had left a slight wrinkle in it when I pulled at him.

"No, I'm sorry," I said and moved closer. I tried to help him, moving my hands up and down to smooth the wrinkles out. I looked up at Shane and watched him smiling at me. "What?" I asked, a smile coming to my lips as well. He placed his hands on my hips and I moved my hands from his shirt to his neck, wrapping them together.

"I'm so glad you're mine," I bit my lip and smiled, pulling him in for a hug.

"I wouldn't have it any other way."

Even though we had spent ten minutes talking and making out, Shane said we still made it in time. But I couldn't help but wonder what it was that we were even doing. I wanted to ask Shane again, but I figured he would tell me the same thing, "it's a surprise". I rolled my eyes and smiled as I sat next to him, holding his hand this time instead of trying to be all flirty with his leg.

Shane made me realize that I didn't need to try to make him want me, because he already felt that way. He loved me and that was all I needed to know that we were going to be together forever.

Shane pulled into a parking lot and parked the car, turning off the engine... again. I looked at the building, trying to find something that would tell me what this place was and why we were here.

I turned to him, waiting until he looked at me, and asked, "What are we doing?"

"I told you it's-"

"It's a surprise, I know." I interrupted, rolling my eyes. Shane lightly pushed me and I laughed, opening my door and getting out. Shane got out as well and walked over to me, taking my hand. I squeezed his and smiled at him, leaning into his body. His heart beat in my ear. Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

Shane opened the door to the building and we walked inside, him leading the way. We walked through a long hallway, noticing pictures upon the white plaster walls. The floor was a light gray, shining like it had recently been waxed. I smiled and continued to wonder what we were doing here.

Suddenly, Shane stopped walking and turned to me. I watched him pull out a strip of fabric from his pocket, looking back at me.

"You trust me?" he asked.

"Shane, of course I do," I told him and he let go of my hand, motioning for me to turn around. I did and he placed the strip of fabric across my eyes, blinding me from everything, even Shane. He turned me back around and took my and once again, pulling me along. I grabbed his arm with my other hand and stayed close.

So here's where my curiosity came in. I thought for a second, running over all the things you could possibly do that were wet. Water Tag -it probably was not Water Tag, probably not even close-, Water Park -no, it couldn't possibly be that. Shane was definitely more grown up than that- or my last choice; Water Aerobics -absolutely not.

I wasn't sure why it was so hard for me to figure out what Shane was up to, but it was starting to give me a headache. I needed to stop thinking about it. Go with the flow.

As we continued down (at least what I thought was) the hall, Shane made a left and I suddenly heard a door being opened. I bit my lip as we walked the last ten steps to whatever he had planned.

Shane stopped me from walking and let go of my hand. I heard him walk around behind me and suddenly felt his fingers touching my hair.

"Ready?" he asked. I nodded.

"Ready." I felt the strip of fabric come loose and fall from my eyes, letting me see everything around me. A confused look consumed my face and Shane stepped beside me. I turned to him and raised my brows. "A public pool... This is your idea of a surprise?" I asked and looked back around.

"I know this guy and he's letting me rent it for the rest of the night,"

"And how does this make it a surprise?" I put my hands up in a questioning way and Shane rolled his eyes, grabbing my left hand and pulling me along the side of the pool.

"Because, it's just us... all alone in a brand new -never-before-swimmed-in pool." Shane wiggled his eyebrows and I giggled. Him mentioning it had never been used made me feel better. "And I've got a special dinner planned afterward." Shane slowed his pace and turned towards me, letting me walk into him. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he rested his hands on my hips. I smiled and he kissed my nose, moving his hands up and down my sides. I shivered from his touch and kissed him on the lips.

I slowly pulled away, running my lips across his cheek to his ear. "Shall we?" I whispered and ran my hands down his arms to his hands, slowly freeing myself from his grip. I took a step back and slipped my aviators off, hearing Shane toss his shoes to the side. I then pulled my maxi dress over my head, revealing my hot pink two piece. Shane slipped off his skinny jeans -leaving just his boxers- and looked up from the floor, staring at me, his mouth hanging open. I giggled and turned around, walking over to the diving board. I got up on it and walked to the end, getting my balance. I glanced back at Shane and smiled. I turned back to the water and took a deep breath, closing my eyes and getting myself ready. I jumped up a couple times and when I finally got my height, I jumped forward, quickly spinning my body around twice and stretching out, diving head first into the luke warm water. I opened my eyes, seeing I was completely under water and smiled. I swam to the surface and found Shane standing three feet from the diving board. "Are you coming in or not?" I asked.

"Wow, a double front flip? Impressive. I didn't know you could pull that off." he said, leaning on the ladder rails as he looked down at me. His muscles flexing as he did so.

"There's a lot you don't know about me, Gray," I smirked and and watched him lick his lips before standing back up and stepping onto the diving board. He walked to the edge and -like me- smiled, closed his eyes, took a deep breath and one long high jump before leaving the board. I thought for sure he was going to try three, but he only did two. He entered the water head first and after a few seconds, surfaced, shaking his wet hair and swimming over to me, smiling. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my wet lips. I felt his bare chest against my stomach as I ran my fingers through his hair. His muscles so defined, his abs rock hard. I couldn't help myself, he was just so irresistible and I wanted him. I tugged his bottom lip with my teeth and felt his hands move to my hips, pulling me closer to him. He groaned and I pulled away, looking at him, panting. "Shane, if you don't want to do this-" he interrupted me by bringing our mouths back together.

I ran my tongue across his lips, wanting to enter him. He parted his lips and I could taste his breath against my tongue. I moved my hands to his chest and felt his heart beating against my palm. I turned my attention back to his entrance, slowly running my tongue along his inner lip line. I touched his teeth, noticing how smooth they were. Suddenly, Shane's tongue met mine and I almost lost it. My heart beat sped up and I began to pant ever harder. Shane tasted my mouth and instantly moved his hands up my back, grabbing my bathing suit strings. My heart skipped a beat and I retrteived. I couldn't do this.

"Shane," I spoke and he stared at me, realizing where we were going. It seemed like everytime we got in each others arms it always led to kissing, which led to more kissing, which led to panting, which led to tongues and who knows what else.

Shane let go of me, smacking the water and cursing under his breath. I grabbed my strings and retied my top. Shane swam to the ladder and climbed up, stepping on the cement and running his fingers through his hair. I swam after him, watching him sit down on a beach chair and again, cursing under his breath. I bit my lip and walked over to him, but he stopped me before I was five feet away.

"Mitchie, no." he sounded angry. Was he angry with me?

"Shane, it's ok, it wasn-"

"Yes it was!" he interrupted with a slight yell. This made me jump, feeling slightly afraid. I'd never seen him like this. Shane saw my reaction and tried to calm down. He put his hands to his face and took a deep breath. "Mitchie," he spoke through his hands. "it was my fault. I can't, -" he lifted his face "- I can't stop myself when I'm with you." he looked at me, looking upset. I pressed my brows together, wondering why he was upset with himself. "The way you look at me, the way you smile -You don't know what you're doing, but it drives me crazy, Mitch, and I can't... I can't stop myself from wanting to... ugh!" Shane ran his fingers through his hair again and stood up, walking over to me. He put his hands on my arms looking straight into my eyes. "You know I love you, but I just can't, -" Shane took his hands off my arms and pointed to his purity ring "- I made a promise to God... and myself. I just can't." Shane sighed and walked back over to the beach chair, slumping over as he sat down, his forearms resting on his thighs.

"Shane,"

"Mitch, please-"

"No, listen." he looked up and slowly nodded. I walked over at sat down on the beach chair next to him, facing him, letting our knees touch. "Shane, do you think you're the only one?" I put my hand on his knee. "Don't you think I love you too?"

"Mitchie-"

"I want you, I need you." I took both of his hands in mine. He looked up at me, tears flooding his eyes. I bit my lip and felt the pain of tears welling up in my throat. "Shane, I want you to keep your promise, " I choked "but you can't ever leave me, I love you." he blinked and tears streamed down his cheeks, as did mine. I moved beside Shane and wrapped my arms around him, soon feeling his arms wrap around me.

If it meant having to wait for Shane, I would. I wasn't about to help him break a promise he made and I'm not going to.

Soooooo? I WANT your opinion, let me know what you thought of this chapter. Was it too mature? I think Mitchie needs to feel like that right now.

AND just so you know, I did change the rating to T, mainly because of this chapter. I felt it was appropriate REVIEW!