confusion // elmax

Chapter 7 - love

Max POV

El and I are lying on her bed, her reading a comic, me looking at her. It's only been a week since we started dating and I already feel so attached to her. Like I couldn't survive without her. I would say it worries me to be so attached to a person, but I feel alive. Like this is right.

El looks up at me to find me staring at her. I blush and look away.

"You are allowed to look at me, you know. We're dating."

I laugh. "Oh really? I didn't realise that we were dating after all the times you've kissed me in one afternoon" I say jokingly.

"In my defence, you are just a really great kisser."

I blush even harder. I push her against the wall and move my face towards hers. Just as our lips are about to touch, I ghost her lips and whisper in her ear instead.

"If I'm that good of a kisser, why don't you kiss me right now?"

The door creaks open.

"I KNEW IT!"

We jump and turn around to see Will in the doorway looking pleased with himself.

"How do you always find the worst times to burst in, Will?"

"It's a gift." He winks at us and sits on the bed next to us. "So... you two, huh?" El's face reddens.

"Will, you cannot tell anybody. Lots of people think being gay is bad, and-"

"El! It's ok! I'm... um, gay too."

El looks over at Will slowly. "I thought so."

"How did everyone know I was gay! I thought I hid it well!" Will is laughing now.

"Yeah, you tried to hide it well." I'm laughing too now. I'm smiling so hard it hurts. I haven't been this happy in so long.

El POV

The party is sitting at our table eating lunch when Mike walks over to us.

"Hey El, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for all that. I was a douchebag, and I was just annoyed that day I guess. We don't have to date again, but can we at least be friends?"

Everyone turns to me to see what I'll say.

"Only on one condition."

"What's that?"

"You promise not to control me ever again."

"Of course. I promise."

"Ok. I forgive you."

He sits down next to Will. "Good to have you back Mike. I mean you you." Mike smiles. I'm glad he's not as mean now.

Max POV

One apology? ONE halfhearted apology? That's all it took for everyone to welcome him back, and for Will to be all over him again? What sort of bullshit is this? I glare over at Mike.

I really am sorry, he mouths. And the biggest shock? He actually... does look kind of sorry. And he's never liked me before. Why's he being nice to me now? Is he actually sorry? What the...

I look over at El.

"You ok?" I whisper.

"I'm fine. He seemed sorry" She whispered back.

This whole experience has been a weird one.

Later that day

I'm walking home with El, because she wanted to come to my house and she's so cute that I literally can't say no.

"Are you sure that you're ok? I don't want you to feel like you have to be ok with him being back in the party just because he apologised. He's an asshole and-"

"Maxie! I'm fine, I promise."

We stay silent for a little, both our cheeks flushing after she called me that nickname.

"Max, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you-"

"No! I, um... I like that nickname. It's cute."

She blushes harder. "I really wanna kiss you right now."

I glance around the street. There's no one here to see us. "So why don't you?"

She laughs and leans closer, looking into my eyes. How does she manage to give me butterflies every single time? I think to myself.

Suddenly her lips are on mine and it's ecstasy. I'm falling all over again. Falling in love. I'm going to tell her. I'm going to break the kiss and tell her that I love her right now.

"MAXINE MAYFIELD!"

We whip our heads around to see Susan. My so-called mother.

Well, shit.

Well, shit. If it isn't Susan McAssholeFace. I'm sorry, but they can't stay happy forever. There needs to be a plot :(