A/N: Thanks for all the new reviews, follows, and favorites! Sorry for not updating for like a month! L I've been super busy but I'm done with school so I'll have all my free time to keep updating as much as possible! Yay! I also will start the next chapter probably sometime in the next couple of weeks! I have a softball tournament so I won't be able to update much over the weekend! Sorry! Enjoy this chapter! Review & Follow! –K
Where we left off…
Eddie nudges Loren to wake her up and tells her it's time to leave for the airport. So they both pack their bags and head to the limo back to L.A.
Chapter 7
New York Airport
Eddie and Loren finally wake up, since they both fell asleep in the limo. Loren was laying her head on Eddie's shoulder, tracing all his tattoos on his arms with her finger. Eddie kissed her forehead and ran his fingers through her hair while they wait for their plane.
Eddie: Hey Lo
Loren: (lifting her head) Yeah?
Eddie: We didn't go sight-seeing like you wanted to.
Loren:(disappointed) Yeah I know. We both forgot.
Eddie: Yeah I know but we'll be here again, together!
Loren: I love when you talk about our future! Even though, we are only 18 and 22
Eddie: Age is but a number is what my mom always said.
Loren: (snuggling up to Eddie) Yeah it is…
Eddie and Loren sit on the couch in the private jet waiting area lost in their own thoughts. Across the room, Max and Nora were talking about the drama that has happened and also how their kids have become closer in the last couple of months.
Max: Eddie and Loren have been through a lot! They seem very happy though.
Nora: (looks over at Eddie and Loren) Yeah, they do! Did you notice that earlier they both said they were in the shower and their phones were off?
Max: (questions) Yeah… Why?
Nora: (whispers) Do you think they, you know have had sex yet?
Max: Maybe. It's their life. I know Eddie would always use protection. And if they did, they'll tell us and maybe they won't.
Nora: I know! It's just she's my little girl!
Max: (wraps her arm around her) They'll have to grow up eventually! I know it's scary! I was in the same boat a couple of years ago with Eddie. It was hard to do it without Katy, believe me! Loren is a terrific daughter. She's smart, beautiful, and her head is definitely on straight! When she and Eddie started dating, I treated her like my own daughter. I sometimes wish she was my daughter.
Nora: Awe Max... She definitely looks up to you as her father figure! Your amazing, you know that?
Max: Yes I do! It's part of the Duran Boy charm.
Nora: Oh is it now?
Max: Yes!
Max leaned to give Nora a kiss, which turned them into a make-out session. Meanwhile, Eddie and Loren were lost in their own conversation about music and favorite memory has a kid. They were interrupted by the flight director calling all passengers for the flight to L.A. was now boarding. Everyone grab their one carryon bag and they went on the plane two by two except Jake and Kelly who were still attached to their phones like addicts.
In L.A.
Melissa had got a text from Ian asking if she wanted to hang out with him since Eddie and Loren were on their way back from New York and they were still a couple hours out. Melissa knew that she was still with Adam but things were on the rocks for them because he was going to NYU in the fall. So Melissa decided that she would meet up with Ian and just catch up. Ian had just sent the text to Melissa, knowing fully that she is still dating Adam. Ian knows he needs to stop things with her but he can't! She's basically the female version of him! He knows Loren would kill him if he broke her best friend's heart, and Eddie will side with Loren because she's his girlfriend. If he doesn't, poor Eddie will be in the doghouse or sleeping on the couch. Melissa and Ian decide to meet at Eddie's penthouse so they can hangout and surprise Loren and Eddie when they come home later tonight. Ian was getting everything fixed up, since Eddie's place was kind of a mess. He stops when he hears a knock on the door, fully knowing it was Melissa.
Ian: (opens the door) Hey Mel!
Melissa: (walking in) Hey Ian!
Ian: (sitting on the couch) What's up?
Melissa: (sitting next to Ian on the couch) Just wanting Lo to get back from New York! I miss my best friend!
Ian: Not to sound gay but I'm actually starting to miss Eddie!
Melissa: (laughs) I don't think its gay! It's actually kind of cute! You and Eddie with your bromance!
Ian: Whatever, love!
Melissa: If you don't mind me asking, why did you invite me to hang out?
Ian: Honestly, I enjoy hanging out with you! I love being friends! But I can't handle being friends anymore…
Melissa: What?
Ian: I want something more than friends! I want us to go on cheesy dates, fight about stupid things, and just be in love! I know this is shocking for you, it's making a million times nervous not knowing how you feel about me. Mel, you're a fun, crazy version of me, just a female version. It's crazy how much we have in common! I falling for you hard, I know your still with Adam but…
Melissa: (interrupts) I'm not with Adam anymore.
Ian: (shocked) What?
Melissa: I said that I'm not with Adam anymore. We broke it off.
Ian: If you don't mind me asking, why?
Melissa: He broke it off with me because he was moving to New York to go to NYU. He wanted me to go with him. I didn't want to leave everything I have in L.A. to go with him. So I turned him down, he got really upset. (voice cracks) He started asking me if I really loved him, or if I was just leading him on. He even asked me if I was cheating on him but I wasn't! It broke my heard when he said "I think we should take a break." I know it was going to have to end eventually because long distance relationships never seem to work out.
Ian: (comforting her) Love, you aren't always going to know why people do what they do. You'll fall for someone else eventually and they could break your heart too. That's life though. You're going to have many heart breaks but they'll get easier. Once you find someone whose going to stick by your side no matter what is the one you should latch on to and hang on for the ride. Got it?
Melissa: (smiles) Got it. Thanks Ian! To answer your question before, I like you too!
Ian: So.. The question now that you have to answer is do you want to go out with me?
Melissa: Yes!
Ian: That's great!
Ian leans in to kiss Mel, when their lips meet it was like electricity. They pull apart and look into each other's eyes. They lean back in and kiss, getting lost in an intense make-out session. Meanwhile Eddie and Loren had just landed back in L.A. The rest of the gang piles into the limo while Eddie and Loren go sign autographs for the fans. After about an hour, Jake came out of the limo and told them it was time to go. They said goodbye and then pulled out of the parking lot headed to go drop off Jake and Kelly at the office. Max and Nora had to go to MK to set up for opening in a couple hours. Once they dropped of those four, Eddie and Loren were alone in the limo. Eddie closed the divider between them and the driver. Once he knew it was completely shut he pulled Loren on to his lap and crashed his lips to hers. It surprised Loren but she kissed back with just as much passion and lust that poured through that kiss. Eddie started messing with Loren's shirt but Loren pull away before it go farther.
Loren: Ed…di…eee… We can't have sex in the back of the limo!
Eddie: (groans) Do you know how much you are a tease in that dress?
Loren: (winks) Later...
Eddie: You, Miss Tate, will be the death of me!
Loren: Oh I know, babe! I love you though!
Eddie: I love you too!
They go back to making out till the driver interrupts them saying they are at Eddie's Penthouse building. The driver helps them get their bags to the door so Jeffrey can bring them up later. Eddie picks up Loren and carries her bridal style to the penthouse.
Loren: (sarcastic) You know I can walk you know?
Eddie: I know but this is more fun!
Loren: (rolls her eyes) Whatevs...
Eddie: Did you just say whatevs?
Loren: (laughs) Yes I did!
Eddie and Loren both laugh. Finally they get to the door and Eddie puts Loren down. They walk in surprise to see Loren's best friend and Eddie's best friend together, on top of each other lost in their own intense make out session.