"Who was that?" Kate inquired, taking another bite of her pancake. Max had never lied to Kate before, and she didn't want to start doing it now, but hell, Warren seemed pretty sure about that little warning, so Max figured that it would be okay for her to avoid the truth for now. As long as it kept Kate safe, that was all that mattered, right? On the inside, she felt bad, and she was worried about what was so bad to be on that website. She opened her mouth to speak, but her phone buzzed again, and she saw it was Warren once more. If he kept repeatedly texting her like this, this was definitely a level ten emergency because Max was assuming the worst.

"It's, uh, Warren." Max answered, looking down at her phone once more. I'm serious Max, don't you let her. This text worried Max even more. What the hell was going on? "He just wants to know what we're doing." She said simply, a lie, before texting him back a quick reply. She had asked him what was going on. Why? What's up? Max hated the feeling of lying to Kate, but she didn't want Kate to get upset at something after she was already in a weak state of mind. "I told him we were stuffing our faces with pancakes." The brunette shot Kate a quick smile, before going back to her food.

"Oh." Kate said, "Tell him I said hi." She grinned, and then sipped her coffee.

"I will." Max replied, and stuffed her phone back into her messenger bag. She was not going to let this ruin her date with Kate. They would finish eating dinner, and then Max would probably have to get Kate to stay with her that night so she could make sure she didn't get on the school website. Of everything that could happen, drama was not something that the couple needed. Kate was already trying to fend herself off from bullies. She didn't need anymore things added to her stress. And Max knew Kate, she knew that the christian girl would make a big deal over whatever was happening at the moment. That was just the way Kate was; she over exaggerated the little things. "Stay with me tonight?" Max inquired, grabbing Kate's hand.

"Always." Kate smiled in reply.

Max said nothing, and continued to eat her food. That's when her phone buzzed once more, and it was Warren. Call me, now. The brunette didn't hesitate. "I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back." She said and stood up, practically running to the small bathroom in the diner. She went into the stall, and shut the door, then pulled her phone out to dial Warren's number. She waited a few seconds, and he picked up on the fourth ring. "Warren, what the fuck is going on?" She asked, intensity and urgency in her voice.

"It's bad Max." Warren replied. "I don't know who or how they did it, but somebody posted pictures of you and Kate all over the school website. It's everywhere, and a lot of people have seen it already. Brooke and I tried to get them taken down, but the coding is weird, I can't figure out where they came from. Has Kate seen them yet? You know how she is..." He was rambling, and there was a ringing in Max's ears. She didn't know what to say, she didn't know how to process all of this. It was the worst possible thing that could happen. "Max? Max? You there?" Warren asked again.

"Pictures?" She snapped out of it. "Pictures of what?"

He sighed, "You guys together. Holding hands, kissing, whatever." He added.

"So somebody had to have been following us?" She inquired.

"Bingo."

"Fuck."

"Are you going to tell Kate?" He asked, a pause in his voice.

Max scoffed, "I have to, I can't lie to her." She answered. "I know she probably won't take it too well though."

"I'll keep trying to take them down, and I'll let you know if I make any progress. Uh, if you and Kate need anything just let me know, alright?" Warren offered.

"Thanks Warren, I'll talk to you later." Max said with a sigh, and hung her phone up.

She sat down on the toilet lid, placing her head in her hands. What the fuck? How the hell did this happen? She pulled out her phone once more and got on the browser, going to the Blackwell website immediately. And sure enough, Warren was right, there they were. The pictures of she and Kate, looking so happy together. There were so many shares though, and the captions on the pictures made Max want to puke. Arcadia Gays! Max + Kate 4ever! Lesbians at Blackwell? God loves lesbians! It was all too much, and her head was pounding at the moment. The only thing running through it was how she was going to show/tell Kate about this without totally breaking her girlfriend's heart. And the other thing running through her head was who the hell could have done this? It had to have been the people who were bullying Kate.

"Max?" It was Kate's voice who brought Max back. "Are you okay? You've been in here for a while." She had wandered into the bathroom.

Max flushed the toilet and left the stall, "Uh yeah, I'm fine. My stomach just feels a little upset." And that wasn't a total lie.

Kate smiled, and grabbed her girlfriend's hand, "Then let's get home so I can take care of you." So they paid for their dinner, left a tip for the waitress, and took the bus back to Blackwell. Max couldn't help but to feel like everyone was staring at them on their journey back to the school. This was going to be hell, and now she needed to figure out a way to tell Kate. This was the worst thing that could have happened to them. They weren't supposed to be out yet; they were supposed to keep their relationship on the down low, and now, all of this crap was happening way too fast.