Can't Live Without You

Chapter 10

The door bell rang after I finished cleaning my room, well more like shoving everything into me closet.

"Ready?", Madison asked as I opened the door.

"Yeah, come on in", I moved aside so she could come in.

We decided that we'd do the project at my house.

When she came inside she stood awkwardly in the living room.

"Uh, you want something to drink?", I asked.

"No, I'm good"

"Ok um, well follow me", I led her to my room.

"You just cleaned this didn't you?", she asked smiling.

"What are you talking about?", I said chuckling.

"Well I don't really see you as the clean type and plus your pile of clothes fell out of your closet"

"Oh", I turned to my closet and laughed at what I saw.

She was right, everything was on the floor.

"Uh, I could clean this up and then we'll start"

"It's fine, I can take a little mess"

"Okay", I laughed.

"So...shall we start?"

"Yea, but...what is this project actually about?"

"Maybe if you were listening you would've understand"

"I probably wouldn't, but that's not the point, I was wrong"

"Ok, sit down", she uttered painting at the bed.

"Ohh", I say sitting on the bed.

"Don't get any ideas"

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Madison's P.O.V
I basically had to teach Aiden the whole lesson, just for us to do the project.

"Do you get it now"

"So basically we have create bacteria"

"A model of one", I corrected.

"Same thing but okay"

"So let's go buy the things and we could start tomorrow, if you want"

"Yeah, sounds good"

"Ok, let's go"

"Wait", I looked at him.

"Yeah?"

"We need to talk, about this", he said pointing to me and himself.

"What's there to talk about?"

"About the fact that we're being awkward with each other, and we haven't talked in days"

"Ok, let's be honest", I went and sat next to him on the bed.
"How did you feel about the kiss?"

"I-", he started.

"You know what you don't have to answer", I cut him off.

"Madison...", I looked at him.
"I liked it, I don't regret it"

"Really?"

Well that took an unexpected turn.

"Yes, how do you feel about it?"

"Um...I, I liked it too", I answered shyly.

He looked away and I could see him smiling.

"So we're cool?", he asked.

"We're cool"

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Next day
So we bought the items after our little chat yesterday.

And now we were working on our project.

"This is hard", Aiden groaned.

"No it's not, your just lazy"

"No I'm not", he said dramatically with his hand on his heart.

"C'mon we're almost finished"

"Okay", he pouted.

"Can you stop acting like a baby"

"Can you stop being so mean"

"I'm not being mean, I'm just tired of doing all the work"

"You have not been doing all the work"

"Yes I have"

"No you haven't"

Then there's a knock on the door.

"It's open!", Aiden yelled.

"Hey, thought you guys might want some juice", my mom said carrying a tray with two glasses of lemonade.

"I'll have them both, Madison is not really a big fan of juice"

"I'd love one, miss Hart"

"Oh, Call me Chloe"
"I hope my son isn't giving too much trouble", she said handing out the glasses.

"He is such a handful", I said playfully.

"Right", she agreed.

"I can't believe you guys are talking about me right in front my face", Chloe and I laughed.

Then she walked out.

"Your mom's cool", I smiled.

"Mmm"

"I'll take these cups downstairs", Aiden said after we finished drinking.

"No I got it, you stay finish the presentation"

"Do I have to?", he whined.

"Yes", I mocked his tone and he rolled his eyes.

I took the glasses and walked downstairs into the kitchen, and I saw Chloe at the stove.

"I'll take these", she stopped what she was doing and came towards me.

"No, I can wash them"

"You sure?"

"Yeah, you go back to whatever you were doing", I said walking over to the sink.

"So how did you and Aiden meet", she asked when I was on the second cup.

"Its a funny story actully"

"Now I would really like to know", she laughed.

"Well, it was my first day of school and we bumped into each, and he just kept following me after that"

"Do you know why?"

"Not really, I think it was because he was basically a jerk to me that day, so...", I trailed of.

I didn't really want to remember it.

"Yea, he could be like that sometimes", she sighs.

"You mean to you too?", I questioned.

Which probably shouldn't, because it wasn't my business.

"Well used to, you see, when his dad died he just shut the world out".

Oh my gosh, his dad died.

"I don't... I don't think I should be hearing this"

"Right, I'm sorry"

"But thanks for telling me"

"Yeah, I feel like your the reason he's getting better", she said.

Me? I blushed.

"Madison, what is taking so long? I've got about three paper cuts already", Aiden said coming down the stairs.
"Don't tell me you guys are talking about me again"

"No, we just discussing girl stuff", Chloe said.

"Yea, like periods, pregnancy, boys"

"Oh my gosh, make it stop", he groaned and I laughed.