After we finished with our food, Bailey and I headed back to the Tipton. I was kind of excited about my upcoming date with James for a reason. I really hoped that it would go well. I was also a little upset about Max. I really needed to talk to her to clear the air. I seriously hoped that she would be okay with me dating him. She said that she was but that didn't mean that she was. Conveniently, she was in my room watching TV when we got there.

"Hey" She greeted us before she looked at the bags we were carrying Victoria's Secret bags. "What exactly did you buy?"

"Umm Umm" I stammered. I didn't know the best way to tell her that I had bought a skimpy nightgown. "What are you doing here?"

"I came here to talk to you about what happened last night." She declared. So, it seemed like she had the same thoughts that I did. "But right now I wanna know what you got from Victoria's Secret."

"Well I why don't you look the bag?" Bailey replied before she handed her bag over to her. I then noticed Max was looking at me like she expected me to do the same. I sighed and handed it over to her.

"Oh my god!" Max replied in surprise as she pulled the garment out of my bag.

"Shh." I remarked as I went over and covered her mouth with my hand. "I don't want my parents to know about that."

"I didn't expect you to get something like this." She responded. It probably wasn't as big of a deal as she was making it out to be.

"It was my idea, actually." Bailey stated "I was getting one for Cody and saw that they were buy one, get one free and talked her into getting one."

"Well that makes a little bit more sense." Max responded before I noticed her blushing a little. I could only imagine what she was thinking about. "So are you gonna wear it?"

"Yeah, probably." I answered with a shrug. "I mean to bed, not really in bed. I'm not looking to sleep with anybody right now. But I am dating someone. James asked me out. We're doing something tomorrow."

"That's great." She remarked. I didn't expect her to be so okay with it. I couldn't help but wonder why she was okay with because less than 24 hours ago, she had kissed me. I probably shouldn't tell anyone that we kissed because telling one person could lead to more people knowing, which could eventually get around to her parents knowing.

"So what are we going to do?" Bailey piped in "Since Cody's at work and all."

"Maybe we could head over to the pool." I suggested.

"Yeah that lifeguard is pretty cute." Bailey agreed "Maybe we could see if he's interested in Max."

"No thank you. That guy has the intelligence of a fish." Max replied. Bailey didn't seem to know what I knew. Was I the only one that saw Max's attraction to girls? I didn't think that she would be interested in any guy. "Actually I wouldn't be surprised if he has the brain of one. All he ever talks about is water. Besides, I've been there once and never want to go there again."

Had she actually gone out with him? I didn't know about that? Granted I hadn't heard good things about him? Also, wasn't he too old for her? The guy had to be at least 20 years old and he probably shouldn't have been going on a date with a teenager. You know when I say it like that, it makes me think that I probably never should have been pursuing Maddie. Yes, she never treated my affection for her seriously, but it was probably a good thing. Seeing things through the eyes of a girl has given me a lot of change of perspective that I had never had before. I then noticed Max looked lost in thought.

"Max, are you coming?" Bailey asked her

"I need to find something to wear." Max said as she went through my bikinis. She ended up choosing a white one and I had the same black one that I bought previously. Bailey had one of her own. We changed in the first floor bathroom. I couldn't help but notice that Max wasn't looking at me when we were changing. She didn't seem to have a problem looking at Bailey, but it wasn't exactly in a lustful way.

"So do either of you work?" Bailey asked.

"Yeah we both do, at Sonic." I answered.

It was true that we did. I didn't really need a job but I liked having one. It gave me something to do mostly. It took me a little time to get used to being a waitress. I had got written up for not bringing my skates because I expected to be working in the kitchen. But ever since then, work was good.

It was at that time that I noticed Max was standing by the edge of the pool. I went over and pushed her in. Bailey and I both giggled a little as she looked at us with her wet hair. Of course what happened next was a little bit unexpected. Max grabbed me by the ankle and pulled me in the water. It led to Bailey laughing at me at that point. I looked over at Max and she smiled before we each grabbed one of Bailey's hands and pulled her in with us.

On Monday, Max and I were in a familiar place. Once again, she was helping prepare my prepare for my date. I thought that maybe I shouldn't have asked her, because Bailey could have done it and I didn't want to make Max feel uncomfortable, but she said that she was okay with doing it. I couldn't help but wonder if she was in denial or if genuinely wanted to act like the kiss didn't happen. It might be for the best to act like she hadn't kissed me but I didn't know if I could just forget it.

"I'm surprised you're doing this again so soon." She noted.

"Well I know that I don't know James that well but he seems a lot nicer than Trent." I explained. I wanted to give him a chance. "Plus I plan to get to know him on our date. I even told him to come here so Mom could talk to him."

After a few minutes, I exited my room. I had given them a few minutes to talk at least. I was wearing a hot pink minidress with black leggings. I wasn't sure if Mom would like the amount of cleavage that my dress showed, but I wasn't going to change. There was nothing wrong with this outfit. I wasn't like I was going to let him touch my breasts.

"We should probably get going." I said before I grabbed James and took him out of the room. We wouldn't have a lot of time since it was a school night. "I hope my mom didn't scare you too much."

"No I'm pretty sure she was just being protective." James replied. "I also think she might have been slightly attracted to me."

"Don't tell my dad that." I joked as I noticed that he was blushing a little.

"What's your dad do anyway?" He asked.

"He's Kurt Martin." I explained. He started to laugh. Did he really not know that? I sighed and then showed him a picture from my wallet. It would be more telling than one on my phone.

"Oh you're serious. Sorry." He replied. I wondered if he also didn't know about my channel. "I thought you were kidding."

"Yeah." I stated. "So have you been going to Cheevers long?"

"Actually I've only been going for this year. I went to a boarding school last year." He explained. That was a bit of a coincidence.

"Me too, well kind of." I answered. He probably wondered what I meant by kind of. "It wasn't a normal boarding school. It was this school at sea thing. It's where I met Bailey."

"I see." James noted. "That actually sounds really cool. So have you decided where you want to eat?"

"We could go to Johnny Rocket's." I replied. Johnny Rocket's was a diner-type place that sold diner-type food.

"Okay and what movie?" He asked.

"Do you think we could possibly see Letters to Juliet?" I requested. I wanted to see the movie. It looked like a stupid romantic comedy, but I actually always had a soft spot for romantic comedies. Not to mention, those tended to be the types of movies that girls watched.

"Why not? I like a good romance." James agreed as we headed to his car. He opened his door and let me in and I blushed a little bit at that. "So how long have you been singing?"

"I've been doing it my whole life." I explained. "I'm surprised that you don't know . I'm a little bit of a celebrity at Cheevers. I have the most popular YouTube channel dedicated to singing."

"I don't really watch YouTube that much." He admitted. That confirmed it. "But you sounded great."

"Yeah I think I got the talent in the family and Cody got the brains." I joked. Of course that didn't mean that I was stupid either. "Speaking of Cody, I didn't know that you were in the Beta Club. You just don't seem like the type."

"Well, there's more to me than just a pretty face." He responded with a smile, and it was a great smile. "I'm actually top of my class."

"So you're valedictorian and best looking." I replied with a smile of my own. "Then again, Cody's not actually in your class. So where are you going to college?"

"I think I am going to stay close and head to MIT." He answered. That would make continuing a relationship easier, if we got that far. "What about you?"

"To be honest, I haven't really thought much about college. I'm not quite sure if I'll finish high school. I might try to start my music career." I admitted. I would need some more time to think about it. I even had the safety net of having a rich dad if I failed.

"Well my advice would be to finish but you can do whatever you want to do." He suggested. "It is a whole year away."

He then pulled into the restaurant. We sat down at a booth and the waitress asked for our drink orders before we started talking again.

"Okay this part is kind of important and personal." I remarked. I almost didn't want to do this, but I needed to be sure. I couldn't let it happen again. I lowered my voice. "Have you ever hit a girl?"

"What?" James asked in surprise. I hoped that I hadn't screwed things up by asking. "I would never do that. Why would you even ask that?"

I decided to stay silent, trying my best not to cry. I hoped that he would be able to figure it out because I didn't want to explain it.

"Oh I guess I understand." He replied. It seemed like he had figured it out. "Anyway no, I have never hit a girl, and don't plan on doing it in the future."

"Good." I remarked. I still hoped that I hadn't screwed things up.

"So I did hear one thing at school about you." He remarked. I hoped that it was good. "I've heard you've dated a lot of guys and not for very long. Is that true?"

"Yes." I answered. I knew that I needed explain myself because I didn't want to scare him away. "But there's more to it than that. Yes, I've dated a lot of guys from school, but a lot of those guys wanted to get into my pants after a few dates. I don't want that. I'm not a virgin but I've never had sex with anyone at Cheevers High School."

"I guess that makes me feel better knowing that that's not what you want from me." He stated. Did he really think that was all that I wanted from him?

"Do you mind if I ask if you're a virgin?" I questioned. I wanted to change the subject because it was getting uncomfortable. "Wait. You don't have to answer that."

"No, I'm not." He declared.

"I wish I was a virgin." I admitted. That was not a sentence that I would have thought that I would ever say, but thinking about it made me feel weird. "I actually slept with a guy who threw up on me."

"Party?" He inquired.

"Bad shrimp." I corrected. "We were at the school dance I can't believe I did that."

I knew it didn't happen, but other people thought it happened. I supposed the only people who even thought it happened would be just Bailey and Holden and I was probably never going to see Holden. Maybe it presented a layer to my past relationships.

After we were done at the restaurant, he paid and we headed to the movie. I pulled the arm rest up and leaned into him. I really felt like this date was going well and I felt safe with him. Even on our first date, that was something that I couldn't say that I felt with Trent. Many of the girls in the theater leered at me with looks of jealousy and hatred in their eyes. I wouldn't be surprised if their boyfriends were jealous because of their jealousy.

When the movie was over, I couldn't help but notice that I was cuddling with him. I blushed and pulled away from him. He also blushed. We were actually pretty silent as we walked out of the theater. In fact neither of us said anything until we were back in the car. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't help but feel embarrassed, even though I didn't know if I had a reason to be. He also hadn't touched me in places that he shouldn't have. We tried to turn on the radio, but it was on a rap song about having sex, which caused him to promptly turn it off. We walked in to the lobby and that was when he finally said something.

"Listen, I'm sorry for what happened in there?" He declared.

"Why? You didn't do anything. I was the one cozying up to you. I should be sorry." I argued.

"Maybe we're moving a little too fast." James stated.

"Agreed." I replied with a nod. "I'll see you around."

"Yeah bye." He responded. I waited for him to go but he didn't. There was a moment of silence before I closed my eyes and locked lips with him. It looked like we weren't going to take things slow. We kissed for a good minute before James broke off.

"I should really go." He said as he headed toward the door. "Good night."

After James made his way out, the heiress of the hotel and resident London Tipton, walked with pack mule/bag boy looking like he was in pain before he passed out from carrying too much weight. London had spent the last month in Cancun. You could probably say that we were acquaintances. We sometimes hung out, but London didn't seem to like anyone.

"Hey London." I greeted her. "I kind of missed you."

I assumed that my relationship with her was similar to the one that I had with Maddie. What I didn't know was that I was wrong.

"Who are you?" London asked me.

So why doesn't London remember Zoey. Not to mention, her date with James went really well. There might just be a new couple in Boston. Please don't forget to review.