Max and Finn (Wattpad Version)

Leap of Faith

Max
I wanted to let Finn know that I was ready to fully give him my heart. Don't get me wrong, I love him and he's my best friend, but I hadn't truly given him my heart completely. I was so scared that after having received letters from mom, I realized that I had no reason to be scared.

Mom knew that when she died, I would be left in good hands. She did that by leaving me with my dad, brothers, and Finn. She knew they were exactly what I needed, especially Finn. I was just too stubborn to realize it. Mom was right, mothers do know best.

We sat on the bed and Finn watched me. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to say.

"Max?"

"Finn, I need to tell you something and I need to get it out before I chicken out." I took a deep breath. "Here, it goes. I love you."

I looked into his eyes and he looked at me and responded with a, "I know."

"No," I shook my hand. "I mean I am completely and utterly in love with you. For the longest time, when I said those words, I knew only part of me felt it. It wasn't until I received these letters that I realized what my mom had been saying. Love is a powerful feeling and I was so scared that if I completely opened myself to it, I would get hurt like I had been when my mom died."

Finn looked at me.

"When someone loves you unconditionally and leaves you, how are you so sure that others won't do the same? Then I realized that you don't. You just have to take a leap of faith. Hoping they will be there to catch you when you fall and never leave you. Finn, you are that person and have always been. You aren't just my best friend, you loved me unconditionally just like my mom," I said to him.

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Finn
I looked at Max and smiled. I knew she had been scared by things changing between us, but I also knew that she needed someone to show her that it was okay. The letters helped.

I never knew Carol had ever written those letters until Mom gave me one to give to her. I had to wonder why? I knew at some point we would eventually find out.

I looked into her light gray eyes and took her hands in mine, "Max, I knew if I tried to push you, you would recoil from it. I didn't want that. I wanted you to take that leap and know, that no matter what, I would catch you." I shrugged my shoulders slightly.

"But the thing is, you always did, no matter what," she reasoned with me.

"Of course, I was in love with my best friend."

She smiled and so did I.

"Are you freaking kidding me?" Someone exclaimed.

We looked at each other. Leave it to her brothers to ruin a moment. We walked to her doorway to see the three of them in the hallway, arguing with each other.

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Max
I had no idea what my idiot brothers were arguing about.

"Do I look like I'm kidding?" Jackson asked Ethan.

"No way! No way would he do that!" Ethan shouted.

"It's not like he's an angel," Aiden said in agreement with Jackson.

"I don't believe you!"

They argued even more and Finn and I knew they were talking about one person, Luke. I was going to beat the shit out of him.

"What's going on?" Finn asked.

"Dumb and dumber are trying to tell me that Luke has some scheme he's planning."

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"Yeah, he says he's got some prank planned," Ethan answered.

"Why? What did you think we meant?" Jackson asked us.