You and Chase headed to bed halfway through the movie but as soon as you were alone, you were suddenly wide awake. He wrapped his arms around you as you reminisced: "Remember when you slept over after the Valentine's Dance?"
Chase: "It was my first time... trust me I will always remember that."
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You: "It was only 8 months ago but it feels like a lifetime ago."
Chase: *sweetly kissing you* "We've come a long way, baby."
You curled up closer to him, remembering the moment it finally hit him what you were trying to let happen that night so long ago. It wasn't the moment you fell in love, for sure but it was the moment you knew you'd choose him if it ever came down to it
You: "You were so innocent back then. I thought you were going to freak out on me."
Chase: "Me? You were innocent too."
You giggled as he pinned you down, tickling you. Chase covered your mouth with a kiss and then whispered: "Shhhh..... You gotta be quiet before your parents hear us still up and wonder what we're doing."
You: "Why don't you shut me up?"
Chase: "Watch what you ask for. I'm not so innocent anymore."
He reached across you to click out the lamp as he covered you with kisses again. You slid over to position yourself under him, letting him rest his hips between your thighs. Feeling the pressure of him against your body made your pulse quicken and he chuckled into your ear. You blushed and buried your face into his shoulder. It embarrassmed you sometimes knowing he was that intune with your body, but deep down it had broken down every wall your last relationship had built up.
You ran your fingertips inside his shirt along his back until he reached up to pull it off. You slid out of yours as he let his body lower back to yours. His skin pressed against yours set your soul on fire. He reached down to guide himself against you and whispered into your ear: "Try not to scream, baby.
The next morning you todded down the stairs, happily following the smell of your dad's big Sunday breakfast. You missed that more than you'd let on.
Chase followed you, rubbing his eyes still: "How did everyone sleep?"
Jaden: *popping in* "That couch is deceptively comfortable. I think it's probably more comfortable than my bed at home so I slept great!"
Nessa: *mumbling* "Yeah, you didn't have to share a wall with these two."
You playfully pushed her as you both laughed. Your dad didn't seem to notice the exchange as he excitedly declared: "We should all do something as a family before you and Chase have to head home."
Jaden: "I only have about an hour before I have to be at my gig to start sound check."
*MADS' POV*
Mads looked like all the frustration she'd been holding for months was about to boil over into fury. She let it spill out as passive aggression: "Well we might be all day, so you should probably just go ahead and leave."
Everyone looked around uncomfortably trying to not get involved as Mads stormed out of the room. Jaden sighed and followed her out to the porch where he found Mads sulking.
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Jaden: "That wasn't fair. You knew about this gig for weeks. I even invited you to come to the show later."
Mads: "Yeah, well something came up."
Jaden: "Stop. I'm so tired of feeling guilty about all the opportunities I've always told you I never wanted to pass up. You're being totally unreasonable."
Mads: "Then don't let me hold you back. Go to your show. Go to the studio. Go to California. Just go."
Jaden: *holding his head in hands* "I can't keep doing this with you."
Mads: *fighting tears* "Then don't."
Jaden: "Maybe we should just take a break for a while to focus on our own stuff. You have cheerleading and school and I have music. Then we-"
Mads: "A break? You mean a break-up. Sounds perfect!"
She rushed inside as Jaden stormed out to his car in frustration. She sped past her family so no one would notice the storm of tears brewing.
You: "Should I go talk to her?"
Nessa: "No... I'll go."
She was blubbering deep heart wrenching sobs by the time Nessa crept into her room. She covered her head in hopes that she would turn and leave.
Nessa: *pulling the blanket back* "Mads, what is going on?"
Mads: "We just broke up."
Nessa: "I know that. We all could hear you yelling. I think the whole neighborhood knows you broke up at this point. I meant what are you doing? I know losing him was not what you wanted to happen."
Mads: "Maybe we weren't meant to be."
Nessa: "Do you really believe that?"
Mads wailed even louder as she buried her head back into her pillow, crying out: "Noooooo."
Nessa curled up next to her and just held Mads and rubbed her back, letting her get out all of her tears. There wasn't much to say that she hadn't already said to them both. They were just going to have to find their way on their own. After 20 minutes, Mads had finally calmed down and just laid against Nessa's arm, numb.
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Nessa: "Did you really mean what you said about people being not meant to be?"
Mads: "God I hope we are meant to be, but maybe he's right and we need to focus less on us for right now. I still hope we find our way though because we have just shared too much to leave it all behind."
Nessa: "Do you think Josh and I are meant to be because we share this baby?"
Mads: *sitting up in shock* "Uh, no. Definitely not! Ness, you don't even like boys and you can't let becoming a mom change that just because you're scared."
