"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

Thomas chuckled at Meg's awkwardness as he unlocked his front door. "No one's home; you don't have to worry about running into John."

"Good."

Once inside, Meg followed Thomas up to his room. She closed the door behind them and sat down on the bed. Thomas sat down next to her and immediately pulled her into a kiss. Meg sighed; it felt so good to kiss Thomas again. Thomas tried breaking the kiss a couple times, but Meg held his head in place, not ready to let go of him. Finally, Thomas gave in and pulled her onto his lap. Meg was still surprised at his strength and how easy it was for him lift her up. Thomas leaned against her and she put her hand on his thigh to keep their balance. Eventually, they had to pull apart to get some air. Thomas rested his forehead on Meg's and she wrapped her arm around his neck.

"Wow," Meg whispered.

"I missed you so much, Meg," Thomas said.

"I missed you, too." Meg kissed him. "Our break up was the hardest thing I've ever had to go through."

Meg kissed Thomas again and again, each kiss more intense than the last. She kissed him as if it was the only thing keeping them together. Meg got caught up in the moment and accidentally bit his bottom lip. Thomas flinched and she quickly pulled away.

"I'm so sorry," Meg said.

Thomas smiled at her. "It's okay. I'm just gonna go get some water. You want anything to drink?"

Meg shook her head as she slid off his lap. After Thomas disappeared in the hallway, Meg sighed and collapsed backwards on the bed. There was light knock on the door and Meg propped herself up on her elbows to get a better view of the doorway. She surprised to see John standing there.

"I didn't know you were home," Meg told him, not knowing what else to say.

"My plans fell through." John closed the door behind him, then crossed his arms as he stood in front of Meg.

Meg sat up and nervously ran her hand through her hair. She couldn't help feeling uncomfortable under his angry glare.

"I don't trust you," John stated. "I don't know what your game is, but I want you to leave Thomas alone."

"I'm not playing a game, John. I really care about Thomas," Meg said.

"Pocahontas seems to think you love him," John said.

Meg smiled in spite of herself. "I do love him."

"He loves you, too." John sighed and leaned back against the door. "I don't know what to do."

"John, listen to me," Meg said. "I will never intentionally hurt Thomas. He means more to me than anything else in this world and I love him more than I even know how to describe."

The door slowly started opening and John moved out of the way to let Thomas in.

"John? What are you doing in here?" Thomas asked, confused.

"I was just talking to your girlfriend. I underestimated her feelings for you, Thomas." John looked over at Meg. "Meg, I was wrong about you and I'm sorry."

XXX

"How did your dad react to you ditching school with me?" Adam asked Belle as they waited to take their turns on the mini golf course.

"At first he was mad," Belle said. "But, I told him everything that happened and he understood. He was also very grateful to you for saving me. He's too proud to admit he was wrong to your face, but he lifted my grounding and gave us his permission to date."

"Part of me wishes he was still trying to keep you away from me," Adam said.

"What? Why?" Belle asked.

"It's too dangerous for you to be with me," Adam said. "You were almost burned to death because of me. Things with my dad are getting out of hand and I don't want anything to happen to you."

"I'm not leaving you," Belle said, stubbornly. She had lost count of how many times Adam had said that to her since the fire the morning before. "I would rather die than live without you."

"I bet that sounds romantic to you, doesn't it?" Adam asked, obviously frustrated with her. "This is serious, Belle. We're not part of some movie where everything works out perfectly in the end." He threw his club on the ground and walked away.

Belle groaned as she picked up his club and went after him. She caught up with him behind the waterfall and grabbed his arm to stop him.

"This may not be a movie, but it's still our love story," Belle said. "And I'm not letting anyone take you away from me."

"No one's taking me away from you," Adam said. "I'm telling you can't be with me."

"I'm not giving you up without a fight." Belle handed Adam his golf club. She then turned hers around so she was holding it at the bottom. She pointed the handle of her club at Adam and he gave her a confused look.

"What are you doing?" Adam asked.

"Fighting for you," Belle replied. "I challenge to a duel. If you win, then you can end this relationship and you'll never see me again. BUT, if I win then I get to keep you."

"You're crazy," Adam said. Still, he held his golf club out like it was a sword.

They tapped the handles of their clubs together, then began fencing. It was obvious that Adam was holding back, though Belle wasn't sure if it was because he didn't want to hurt her or because he wanted her to win. The duel had only lasted a couple minutes before Belle was able to knock Adam's club out of his hand and corner him against the plastic stone wall.

"Do you surrender?" Belle asked.

"Never!"

Adam gripped Belle's wrist and snatched her club out of her hand. She grabbed the front of his shirt, pushed him onto the ground and straddled him. She took the club out of his hand and tossed it to the side. Belle then pinned his hands down and leaned over him.

"Do you surrender?"

Adam slid his hands out from under hers. He reached up and pulled her head down, forcing her lips against his. Belle briefly kissed him, then pulled away.

"There's no making out in battle," Belle stated.

Adam smiled at her. "I surrender. I'm yours, Belle."