"Angel?" I asked while turning on her light.

"What?" She asked in a sleepy, annoyed voice.

"Fang?!?"

"No, I'm Iggy!" I replied sarcastically.

"Shut up!!!.........Wait, what do YOU want? You never talk to me!"

"Ha, you, of all people, should know."

"Ohhhh…..Max,"

"What?" She said as she walked in, and even though she just woke up, she was still stunningly gorgeous.

"Shit!" I murmured under my breath.

"Nothing!" Angel Retorted quickly.

"Yeah, I'm sure, Fang, what are you doing getting Angel up at 3A.M.?"

"I needed to talk, ok?"

"No, not ok, besides, you NEVER talk to Angel, or at least, hardly ever."

"Well, you know, if you would leave, both me and Angel could go to sleep!"

"Fine, I'll leave, but I will find out what you're "talking" about."

She left then, closing the door behind her.

"She wants you to ask her out, ya know, she just doesn't know if that's the right thing to do."

"Really?"

"Really!"

The next day…

"Hell no!!!" Max Shouted

"Really? Cause Angel told me…."

"Angel?"

"Yeah, she told me you wanted me to ask you out, you just didn't know if that was right."

"So, that doesn't mean I'll say yes!!!"

Right then I kissed her. It was slow, gentle and passionate. I didn't want to pull away, but air was necessary.

"Are you crazy?" she asked after slapping me.

"Yeah, about you!"

"Ughhhh."

"You know you like him!!!" Angel put in.

"So!" Max screamed. She started crying, which hardly ever happened.

"What have I done?" I asked myself.

Before I knew it, she was in my arms. I embraced her warmth and brushed her tears away, then gently kissed her on the forehead.

She looked up at me, her eyes in mine.

"Why?" she asked.

"What?" I had no clue what she was talking about.

"Why do you have to be so sweet and caring and gentle and tender and so….just so…..YOU!"

"Yeah, I tend to be a pretty good ME!!"

She let out a small giggle.

"Yeah, I know."

I kissed her again, and this time, she wrapped her arms around my neck and I put my hands on her waist.

"Wait…" she said as she pulled away. "I……I can't do this."

"Why?"

"It's just the flock, and…..and, it's just that….I don't know."

"Please?!" I asked.

"What?"

"Just stay with me."

"I will."

Then she closed her eyes and lay her head on my chest. I reached under her chin and lifted her head so her eyes were staring into mine.

"We belong together, Max, and you know it."

"Yes, I do know that."

"Then promise me one thing."

"What?"

"That we'll be together…….Forever."

"I promise."

"Forever?"

"Forever!" She said.

I kissed her gently on the lips then swept her up in my arms and took her to the beach.

"I want you to do one thing for me."

"What?"

"Kiss me like you did when you thought I was dying on the beach."

Then she did.

"Thank-You."

She laid her head on my chest, looked up into my eyes, and whispered one word.

"Forever."