𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 - 𝘌𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘹 ♡

Chapter 36 - Costumes ♡

Max's POV-

Halloween was getting closer every day and I never ended up picking costumes for me and Jane. I had been procrastinating to the extreme. Luckily, Jane realized that I hadn't been coming up with costume ideas and took control over the planning so I didn't have to worry about it anymore. She was better at planning the cute couple stuff.

"Why are couple costumes so hard??  Like there's devil and angel and eggs and bacon .. I feel like all of them are either over sexualized or really stupid." Jane complained.

"Well what if we go against the rules and be sexy eggs and bacon?" I asked jokingly. Jane slapped my arm playfully.

"This is not the time to be joking around Mayfield. We have run into a crisis and Halloween is only days away!" She exclaimed.

I grabbed both of her hands and smiled gently at her, "Don't stress about it Jane, if all else fails we can just pull something stupid together last minute." I assured her.

"But.. I want us to look good at Steve's party." She frowned.

I raised and eyebrow and suddenly understood, "Ohhhhh, so you wanna show off our relationship at his party?"

She nodded with a grin, "And we need to look like- super hot. But not too hot. I don't want creeps looking at us all night."

"I gotcha. So sexy eggs and bacon it is?" I teased. She pulled her hands away from my grip and slapped me again.

"You suggest that costume one more time, I'm gonna rip your head off." She threatened.

"Jane I literally have no ideas. I don't know what we're supposed to go as." I attempted to fall back onto my bed dramatically but forgot I was sitting the wrong way and fell off. My entire body hit the floor with a loud thump and I groaned in pain. Jane scurried off of the bed and got onto the floor next to where I was to make sure I was okay.

"Jesus Max what was that?? Are you ok?" She helped me sit up.

"I'm fine I guess, that hurt like hell." I whined. She pouted her lip at me like I was a lost kitten and pulled me onto her lap, rocking me as if I was a hurt child. I leaned my head back onto her shoulder and enjoyed her embrace. She placed a couple soft kisses on my neck and I smiled. She knew how to make me feel better.

"What if we just do the stupid angel and devil costume thingy?" I asked as she continued to rock me side to side.

"Sure." She settled, "Who's who?"

"I'm the devil obviously." I joked.

"I should've known." She giggled, "Of course the angel comforts Satan like he's a little baby after he falls off of his bed."

"I didn't ask to be comforted." I argued.

"But you asked with your eyes. You looked so helpless." She teased.

"More like lifeless. I swear I saw my life flash before my eyes." I responded, immediately feeling my heart sink when I went over what I said. For context; everything stupid and random always seemed to remind me of my brother, and so the word lifeless made me think of him. I thought about how I wouldn't get to see him in a stupid Halloween costume, or hear him scold me for going to a Halloween party full of upperclassman and collage students. I would never have an overprotective brother to try and stop me from doing rebellious things ever again.

Jane noticed my mood switch and rubbed her hand in a circular motion on my back. "You okay Max?"

That question triggered my eyes to tear up, and then the voices in my head proceeded to scream at me to stop tearing up, but of course that only made me to get more emotional and teary.