Life is Better

Chapter Thirty Three - Girl's Night In

"We got no time for this shit, come on Max!" Chloe snapped and I have never been more happy about her bitchy side than right now. "Chloe!" Max said and hugged her. "Chloe" I said and hugged both of them. "Jesus, dudes... what is up with you?" She asked confused. "I'm just glad we're here together" Max said. "I guess you need to talk. No worries... It's all good" Warren said. "Warren, just know you're not invisible" I said and let him walk off.

"I'm glad you're with me, too. What's going on, Max? Clare? We have to find Nathan right now" Chloe said, wanting to go to the party. I couldn't let that happen, even if the party is where I met Luke, but I just have to meet him in another way. Chloe was saying things about revenge and Rachel, but I grabbed her arm and held her back "Chloe, wait! You need to listen to us" I said.

"I can walk and listen, okay?" She said and continued. "Stop and listen for once!" Max said and turned Chloe around and held her back as well. "Fine, I'm listening!" She said. "Chloe, you can't go in the party. You're gonna..." Max said, but I couldn't wait for her to find the right words "You're gonna die if you do!" I said.

"You used your powers, right? And you fucked around with time, and I died" Chloe jumped to conclusions. "Not like that..." Max said. "You're supposed to back me up!" Chloe said. "Shut up, Chloe! Would you just listen! Max didn't fuck up! All three of us did!" I yelled at her. "Nathan is already dead! Okay!? He is dead! Jefferson killed him and he is behind all that shit!" I said. "Then I'm going to kill him!" Chloe said and wanted to leave again.

"Jefferson touched me" I called and she stopped. "He kidnapped Max and I, taking photos of her and acting like I was the love of his life. If we go to that party, all of that is going to happen to us, so please Chloe. Let us leave and tell David about Jefferson. He saved us before and he will take that asshead down!" I said "Please Chloe, I can't lose you!"

"Fine" Chloe said and walked towards her truck. Max and I looked at each other before we followed her.

Back at Chloe's place or our childhood home we were sitting on Chloe's bed. Max and I told Chloe everything. Everything that happened, everything we have been holding back. Dad, the alternative reality, the bunker, Nathan...

"Why does everything change all the time?" Chloe asked. "What are you talking about?" Chloe asked. "I always thought that the dads of Arcadia Bay were dickheads" I said. "Has nothing to do with dads, the male population in general" Chloe replied. "Not Warren" Max defended him. "He does come over as a creep sometimes" I said. "You think so?" Max asked. "Yeah, he's a weirdo and asks weird around girls he has a crush on. Trust me, I know. I know him since he was a kid. He has always been like that" I said.

"I think it's cute" Max said. "You think anything is cute that has puppy dog eyes" Chloe said. "Hey, that's not true" Max defended herself.

"I'm just disappointed that my talks with mom and David never happened, but it was a small price to pay to get you back" I said to Chloe. "How nice of you" She replied. "I mean it, Chlo. I rather have you, than mom and David. You are more important to me than anyone else" I said. "What about Frank?" She asked.

"I don't know about Frank. I don't know how I feel about anyone right now. In this reality, Nathan is still dead and if I like it or not, I care. I care way too much. I still love him or a version of him" I said. "There are more sides of Nathan's now" Chloe said "I bet I told you most of the stories in all the timelines" Chloe said and I nod. "And none of them were the Nathan I met when I was 15" I said "But I guess that's the thing with first loves. You never forget them" I said.

"Like I will never forget Rachel" Chloe said. "Exactly" I said.

About an hour later Max said something about us being safe at the lighthouse and convinced us to go there. So there we were. The three of us, at the lighthouse or the beach below it. "Chloe!" Max suddenly said and wrapped her arms around my sister. "I see that the real Max is back... So, how was your time trip, dude?" Chloe asked.

Wait... She couldn't remember what happened? How am I able to?

"Shut up. Oh, you're alive! You're alive, oh... all of us" Max said "I did so much to bring you back, Chloe... and it worked. It actually worked. You're with me again" "It looks like even fate doesn't want us apart" Chloe said and the two hugged, while I watched them. If this was another life, those two would definitely be endgame.

"And... you traveled through multiple realities just to... save my ungrateful ass over and over" Chloe said "I hope it was worth it, but... I don't blame you for wanting me out of your life, after all my drama" "Come on. I'm the official Drama King and Queen of Arcadia Bay this week" Max said "Just look at what my powers have caused in... just a short time. I mean... I'm nobody" Max said. That wasn't true. Max was everything. She was my best girl friend.

"You're Max-fucking-Caulfield, Time Warrior" Chloe said. I decided to let the two have this conversation. I didn't want to interrupt their moment "Even if you weren't, you're kind and caring. Nobody could have a better best friend... Nobody" Chloe said, both girls close to crying. "You didn't ask for any of this to happen, but it did. You need to accept how awesome you are" "Maybe I willed it subconsciously, or something. I always wanted my life to be special... an adventure... but not without you"

"And it didn't happen until I moved back here, so... without you, my powers wouldn't even exist" Max said. "Then for whatever scientific, mystical reason, that we'll obviously never figure out..." "We were meant to be together at this exact moment in history" Max said. "I have to think that Rachel was somewhere behind the scenes, fighting for justice" Chloe said.- It was adorable how she still thought of her first love. At least Chloe and I have something more in common now. "I'd like to that, too... We all owe Rachel Amber" Max said. "Now tell me everything that happened. You... you remember, right?" She asked Chloe and I didn't know how to tell her that I remembered it too.

"Well, we... we left the party and made sure Jefferson couldn't find us. For once, I was glad I lived in an actual fortress. The three of us talked in my room, then the storm got hella crazy and... and you said we would be safe at the lighthouse" She explained. "Chloe, look! The storm is getting bigger now. It's coming closer. I... I can't even believe this is real, but this is happening because of me!"

"Stop it! Stop beating yourself up, okay? We've all paid our dues already on that" Chloe said and turned around "Oh god, look at that monster!" "This could be Rachel's revenge" I said, walking towards the tornado. "Be careful, Clare" Chloe said "The lighthouse is out of the way of the tornado. Come on!" She called and hurried towards it.

And suddenly everything went black. I didn't know what happened or why don't feel unconscious, if that even is a thing.