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after the two meetings, max walked tiredly next to lucas. "you alright?" he asked her, she just looked at him giving a bright smile. though he already knew her genuine and fake smiles, lucas gave her a 'you're lying' look. she sighed, "just. you know stressed and way too busy. i don't even have time for carlos." she groaned closing her eyes, "it's like they don't even realize i'm still a 16 year old." she continued, lucas nods as he looked her. which looked like she was about to fall asleep right there, he stopped her and faced his back towards her. "alright. get on." he says, she giggled jumping in his back. then a question came through her mind, she didn't want to hear the answer of but she should know. "hey uh. huckleberry?" she said, he hummed. "you're roomies with carlos right?" she asked, he nods again mumbling a yeah. "do you happen to see him with jane?" she asked hesitatingly, he thought for a second. "oh! is it fairy godmother's daughter? yeah! he told me about her and she usually comes around." he stops, knowing it made her upset when he felt her head sink into his shoulder. "she comes around often?" she mumbled, "yeah. i didn't think too much of it, thought they were just close best friend but. he seems—" "to be spending more time around her than me. he enjoys her, i mean i get that. since i'm not around so much, just wish he told me these things." max said, lifting up her head and saw they were close to his dorm. "he'll tell you, i'm sure. hey max. uh not trying to make you more upset but. have you seen the way they look at each other after we like, went m.i.a?" lucas asked, she knew exactly what he was talking about. "of course i noticed! his face and eyes light up when she comes around! he definitely likes her and it's because of me not being around him. caught up in stupid work." she complained, "hey no max. you should just talk it out with him." lucas advices, "i know but how. he's obviously like love blind by—" they made it close to the dorm, though the door opened with a bunch of laughs. and she knew them.

max looked up and saw carlos and jane laughing as he exited her out the room, as she waved bye. max sighed watching as jane left and the door closed. carlos entered back with a small smile on his face, he jumped on his bed grabbing his computer searching up "how to get out of the friend zone?" before his door opened. carlos looked up raising an eyebrow, his roommate lucas brought— furrowing his eyebrows, it was his girl. his max. lucas chuckled lightly before placing her down next to him, carlos closed his computer as max took a pillow and cuddled into it. "i'll leave you both. but do you know where smackle's dorm is?" lucas asked, "smackle?" carlos asked, "isadora." max had mumbled into the pillow, "oh! uh, um jane's room." he said rather quickly as his voice died down, lucas nods and carlos gave him a weird look as he exited out the window. "hey max." he said awkwardly, "hi." she mumbled, "you ok?" he asked, she took off the pillow pouting at carlos. "just stressed and annoyed. that stupid meetings telling me how i have a world and i have to take care of it, and i'm starting off really bad. but i have a whole other world too! i'm 16! what's the baby gonna do in charge!" max complained, laying her head on his lap. and this time, he was the one that forgot about jane. he looked at her outfit, then her beautiful face. listening to her ramble, of course max had an affect on him, of course he had an affect on her. they did love each other but time away makes things change sometimes. he smiled slightly starting to brush her soft icy colored hair, he wanted to tell her the truth and what he's been feeling lately but couldn't bring it to himself to tell you, and it bugged him. it was silent for a few minutes, "carlos?" she asked softly, he looked down at her still playing with her hair as he hummed in response. "jane. what's she like?" she asked, she watched as his face turned a little pale and he stopped playing with her hair. "it's okay." she assured him, he calmed down for a moment. "well. she's uh funny, smart. nice eyes," he started, max stopped him. "i mean it carlos, just tell me." she said.