Hey guys! Sorry for not updating! THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS! I got eighteen! That makes me a VERY HAPPY PERSON!

Okay, so I got a couple of reviews about Max being OOC. Sorry about that! I'm trying to keep her as close to the original Max as possible. :) I think she'll be back on track for this chappie.

Couple of other things…disclaimer: no…just…no AND thanks to jfeisgs for the advice…I LOVE ADVICE!

It's short again, I'm sorry.

Enjoy!

Let's Talk About Smoothies

I woke up to my phone buzzing on my stomach.

Groaning at the bright light that nearly blinded me, I checked the message.

From: Ella

Cookies! come and get 'em…

Grinning, I threw off my blankets and grabbed a neon green tank top to throw over my gray sports bra.

COOKIES, COOKIES, COOKIES! My stomach was yelling.

I swiftly and quietly raced up the kitchen stairs then slowly creaked the door open to check if the coasts were clear. Then I ran to the front door like there was no tomorrow.

I unlocked it and stepped outside. Sure enough, there was Ella's car. And inside, there was Ella, holding a big plate of cookies. Barely holding in a suppressed shriek of stupid excitement I ran to the car and hopped in.

"COOKIES!" I shrieked. "Oh my freaking bob, I LOVE you, Ella!" I said, grabbing a soft, warm cookie and stuffing it into my mouth.

"Morning to you, too," she chuckled.

"Mm," I moaned, savoring the chocolately goodness. "Oh yeah, Ella, these are amazing. Mm. What time is it?" I asked threw a mouth full of cookie.

"Um…" She clicked the clock button. "Six thirty on the dot."

"Holy crap. When did you make these? This morning?"

She shook her head. "Last night after I texted you."

I nodded. "Well, they're amazing."

She grinned. "Least I can do."

A silence followed after that. It wasn't awkward but it had a "tense" feeling to it. Like she was going to tread on dangerous territory soon.

I was right.

"So anything else go down last night?" she asked.

"Nah. I fell asleep right after our texting conversation."

She nodded and I realized it was the first time in a long time it was just the two of us. It was like the old times, when my mom was still alive. Before dad married my evil step mother. Before he died.

The happy times in my life.

I didn't meet Nudge and Iggy until freshman year so they kind of missed out on all of that. Now, of course, they know everything. But Ella was the one who was actually there. And I guess we still have a special connection.

"Are you really going to be on house arrest?" She asked hesitantly.

I wiped my hands on my sweats then grabbed another cookie. "Yeah. You'll have to come visit me in the middle of the night or something."

I wasn't in the mood to talk about my cruddy life and I could practically feel myself closing off. It wasn't often I vented to Ella like I did last night and there's reasons. I hate emotions. They don't allow you to think clearly. They mess everything up.

She nodded and silence hung over us for a couple seconds. "You could just…leave you know. Get out of there. I don't know what's stopping you."

"Nothing. Nothing's stopping me. I just—you know what? Let's not talk about it. Let's talk about…smoothies."

Ella gave me a small smile and I knew she got it. It was our old code that either meant awkward conversation or end of conversation.

This time it meant end of conversation.

"Okay," she relented. "Are you in the mood for Mango Pineapple or Strawberry?" She asked, turning on the car.

I grinned. Fiona and the twins were still sleeping and wouldn't wake up for a couple of hours still.

" Strawberry Banana," I told her, propping my feet up on the dash board.

She smiled. I always picked that.

"Good choice."

Hey. So? You likey? You no likey? TELL ME IN A REVIEW!

Haha, the smoothie thing, by the way, is something me and a friend came up with. Whenever something gets too weird or awkward within our group of friends we turn to each other and say "I had a smoothie today"…

It works every time. :)

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