Holy crap. It's been way too long. I am not completely sure where I was planning on going with this, but for all of you readers who are crying because I haven't updated in like a year, I will try to wrap up this story soon! Maybe. Please review. Without reviews, I would not even be posting another chapter. I'm starting a book of my own soon though! I want to eventually get it published. Anyone with good plot ideas that they wouldn't mid sharing with me, that would be awesome. I love you guys. :) Sorry if the chap is short :( but I will continue tonight or tomorrow!

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Fang POV

Oh god. I'm such an ass. What do I do? Does she want me to stay or to go? I want to be with her and help her through whatever she is going through but her not told me to stay away. I just want her to be happy, but if she's sick, I need to be there. She did look flushed all day at school.

My stomach feels twisted in a million knots. Why does she have to care so much about other people? I'll be fine. If Dylan's dad or his people come after me, I can take them. I grab my pocket knife out of my nightstand. I will carry this with me. I just can't at school.

I sprint to Max's house, faster than I have ever ran before. Her mom's not home. Hopefully she answers. I knock on the door 3 times. "I'm coming!" Her voice is so beautiful. She opens the door and when I see her in her soft shorts and big T-shirt, I lose it. I need this girl in my life.

"I don't care who comes after me, Max. I want you to be my girl. I'm never leaving you again. I promise." I pull her into my arms. She is kind of limp at first but after a few seconds, she tightens her arms around me.

"Come in." She whispers. We walk up to her room. "Sit down." She pushed me gently.

I sit on her bed.

"Fang..." She sighs. "You need to find someone who you can spend the rest of your life with." She smiles kindly but I can tell that those words pain her.

"And that's you."

"Did you read the note?"

"Yes."

She nods. She sits in her desk chair and rolls in front of me. She reaches out and grabs one of my hands in both of hers. She makes a whimpering noise that shatters my heart. "I - I - I'm gonna be okay."

"Not without me you won't."

"Yes I will."

I pull on her arms and kiss her. She pulls away and takes a shaky breath.

"What's wrong, beautiful?" I ask.

"You taste like lipstick." She looks down at her hands.

Shit. "I kissed Danielle." I look at her face and she looks like she is going to puke. "It was a mistake. I want to be with you. I was just using her to get over you because I thought you hated me."

"I'm sorry. I just thought it was easier to make you think I hated you so you hated me."

"That made it worse."

"You were so mean in school." She whispers.

I grit my teeth. I was mean. There's nothing I can do now though. How do I show her that?

Suddenly, the phone rings. Max grabs the house phone off of her nightstand. "Hello?... This is Max... Okay, thank you."

She grins at me and I ask, "What...?"

"The hospital called." She swallows. "They said it isn't as serious as thy were leading on but I may need my gall bladder removed." She exhales. I can tell she is relieved and a giant weight has been lifted off her shoulders.

"That's great! Well kind of."

She grins. "I love you Fang." She wraps her arms around me and kisses my cheek.

"Really? Because a minute ago you were telling me to stay away or I was going to get killed. But now that you aren't on the verge of death, you want me back? I don't think so babe."

Her brows furrow. "Can we keep us a secret?"

"If that will make you happy then fine. As long as we still see each other."

"Of course. We will deal with Dylan's dad and his friends when we get to that point. I love you so much. It would kill me if anything happened to you."

"I love you too."

She grins and wraps her arms around my neck. When her lips meet mine, I feel fireworks exploding in my stomach. I don't ever want to hold anyone else this way. We lay back on her bed and talk and kiss until we fall asleep... which probably won't look good when her mom gets home. But at this point I don't really care. As long as I have Max, everything is okay.

Sorry if the chapter was lame! I promise next chapter will be 100000X better.

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