Ok guys, heres the next chapter. it's not that great in my opinion, but it's the best I could do. I had originally planned on this being a totally different chapter but then changed my mind. And then it was supposed to be funny but the end ended up being more serious then i had intended it to be. O well tell me what you think. I'll try to be quicker on my next update. It's my spring break so maybe it won't be to long. only 9 more weeks until summer break!

Chapter 18: Water Fight!

I was in Hell! That's the only way to describe it. After hearing that I would be going to the dance, my best friends Jessica and Hannah decided to take me shopping for a dress. It was Tuesday, and the plans had been spur of the moment. I missed Levi dearly and I hated shopping anyway. We were currently at the mall in JC Penny's hunting formal dresses, since the other 2 were also going to the dance. It was the middle of summer, so the dress selection was sparse, but they were cheap.

Hannah didn't trust my fashion sense enough to let me pick my own dress out, so I had given her and Jessica permission to do everything for me. They layered my arms with dresses, ranging from long to short, bright to dull colors and so forth.

"Guys, I think I have enough to try on now!" I complained as Hannah laid yet another dress on to the pile that was starting to get very heavy in my arms.

"We wanna make sure you get the perfect dress Katie, which means you're going to have to try on a ton of dresses." Hannah answered in a calm tone.

"But whyyyyyy???" I whined yet again. I was tired, and really wanted to be with Levi, which put me in a bad mood so that I was whining a lot. I was seriously questioning my sanity at saying yes to Levi.

"Katie, suck it up!" Hannah said, quickly getting annoyed by me complaining.

Jessica was more understanding. "Katie, it's just one day of trying dresses on, you'll get through it. And the more you cooperate, the quicker you get to see Levi again." She reasoned with me. And then in a quieter tone so that Hannah couldn't hear, "And you're not the only one missing your boyfriend, I miss Jake to." She said in a small voice. I gave a half smile to thank her.

I tried my hardest, but I couldn't think of any cons to this experience yet, but I was trying! Hannah added yet another dress to the pile. One more, and my arms would collapse on me!

"Ok Katie, now you can go try all of those on." Hannah said.

I walked into the nearest dressing room and let the pile of dresses fall onto the bench. I looked around the walls and found 3 hangers. I placed all of the dresses onto one hanger. They barely fit! I looked at the dress on top. It was a shorter dress and strapless. It was black and had a red strip down the side. The middle area of the dress had sequences scattered around it. It was very pretty, but I didn't think it would be my style. It looked way to short for me.

I took it off the hanger and tried it on. It wasn't nearly as bad as I had first imagined, but yet again it wasn't perfect either. I walked out of the dressing room, knowing that the other two would be waiting for me. I could tell by the look on their faces that they agreed with me.

Before they could even say a word I walked back inside and took the dress off. I looked at the next dress and was baffled. Hannah really thought I would wear this? It was bright pink! For all of you who haven't realized this yet, I don't do pink very well. It was also a spaghetti strap. It was long and didn't flare out at the bottom, so it would be hard to walk in. I had already ruled this one out in my mind just by looking at it. I didn't even bother to try it on, Hannah wouldn't know I'd skipped it.

I ended up trying on all of the rest, and let me tell you, there was A LOT of dresses there. I was getting ready to try on the last one. I didn't know how well it would do. I had a few that I semi liked and would deal with if that's the only choices I had, but I didn't really love any of them. I pulled on the last dress and turned to look in the mirror and gasped! This didn't look like me!

The girl standing in the mirror had on a red dress that was spaghetti strap and long. Once it was below the waist it broke off into layers. The dress also slanted once it got mid thigh, so that one of my legs showed a lot, and the other didn't. The longest part of the dress went down to my ankle, but the shortest part was at my knee. The dress was very flattering on me and showed off all of the right curves and hid the bad ones. It accented my blonde hair and if I did my hair right, would make me look 18! The dress would go great with very high heels, even if I didn't go well with high heels.

It was time for me to get Hannah and Jessica's opinion even though I'd already internally made up my mind. I walked out the door to where they were sitting down waiting on me to finish.

"OH MY GOSH KATIE!!!" Hannah exclaimed. "That dress is perfect! Your buying it! No exemptions." She commanded. If you couldn't tell, she planned on being a school teacher, and she would make a pretty darn good one if you ask me.

I turned to look at Jessica for her opinion.

"You're going to knock Levi off his feet in that dress!" She said making me smile. Levi definitely would be surprised by it.

"Thanks guys, and Hannah don't worry I was going to buy it regardless of what you said" I said while giving a small laugh.

I turned around and walked back into the room to change back into my shorts and t-shirt. I grabbed the big pile of dresses and walked outside. It was now Hannah's turn. Jessica had gotten her dress weeks ago when Jake had asked her to go. It was a simple black dress with a white strip starting at the top and getting a little bit wider as it went down her side. It was covered in sequined flower designs, but not too many to make it tacky looking. It was a spaghetti strap halter top dress. It looked great on her and today we were going to go find her the perfect shoes to go with it.

Hannah had just been asked this week like me, but she had refused to tell us who had asked her. I pulled my phone out to see if Levi had txted me. I had 5 new texts. Jeez.

I opened the first message to see that it was from my sister. She was just telling me about the new trailer for New Moon coming up. I moved on to the second one which was from Jane, saying that she had canceled the classes for today since it was raining outside. More like flooding with the thunderstorm that we were getting at the current moment. The third one was from Levi: Hey, hope everything's going well. Awww that was sweet. The next two were also from him. One just said I miss you, and the next one just said hey again.

I replied back to Levi quickly before Hannah came out, Hey, I miss you to. Sorry I haven't been texting you, but remember were dealing with Hannah here, and she can kinda be extreme at times. She refuses to let me text you, especially when I kept whining earlier. I picked out my dress though, were just waiting on Hannah to get hers before we go find shoes. Love you, see you soon.

I had tried to fit everything I wanted to say into one quick text since I knew I wouldn't get another chance to text him for awhile. Jessica had followed my example and was texting Jake to.

We both put our phones up right as Hannah walked out with the first dress choice. It was short and didn't even go to her knees. It had a blue ribbon right under the bust and had blue flowers on it. I liked it, but it didn't seem like the right dress for her. We all agreed that it was a beautiful dress, but wasn't the one.

She tried on a few more before coming out with the perfect dress on. It was long and almost touched the floor. It was a dark grey color and was strapless. When it reached the waist, it started going off into bunches and flaired out. It had sequences along the top forming a flower. It was gorgeous on her.

"Hannah that is perfect!" Me and Jessica exclaimed at the same time. We looked at each other and started laughing.

"Jeeez guys how did you do that." Hannah asked as she was laughing. I looked up at her bewildered face and started laughing harder.

By now I was clutching my sides and trying to breathe. Jessica looked like she was about to fall off of her chair, and Hannah was standing in the door of the changing room shaking her head at us.

It took us a few minutes, but by the time Hannah was done changing back into her clothes we had stopped laughing and were having some random conversation about the Maximum Ride books.

"Do you guys ever talk about anything but books and guys?" Hannah asked us jokingly. Me and Jessica looked at each other and smiled.

"Of course, we talk about Horses to." I reasoned in a duh voice.

"And you can't forget dogs we talk about them to." Jessica backed me up.

"You guys are impossible." Hannah concluded as me and Jessica started laughing again.

We went and paid for our dresses and moved on to another store. We all still needed shoes, so we decided to go to the Shoe Dept. that was at the other end of the mall. It was a semi long walk, but wasn't so bad.

I knew that I needed to get some fairly decent high heels so that I wouldn't trip over my dress, but I hated heels and tend to fall in them. I figured black would go best with my dress and I'd still be able to wear them with other outfits to church.

We walked over to the woman's section and started searching through the heels. There were a ton of different kinds, but I finally came across a pair that would go great with Hannah's dress. They were about 2 ½ inches high, and the heel was semi skinny, but I'd seen worse. They were a dark grey that matched her dress and were strappies. There was a strap that would buckle across her upper ankle, and a weave of straps to go across her toes that had stones in the middle.

"Hannah look! These would be perfect for your dress!" I exclaimed. She looked at me from across the aisle. She must have seen the shoes and liked them, because she started walking over to me to get a better look. I held them out to her to take them. She looked at them and turned them around a few times before finally smiling and looking up at me.

"These are great Katie! Maybe you're not so bad at fashion after all." She teased. I gave her an insulted look before laughing. Jessica was still looking around, so I went to join her.

Right as I walked up beside her she exclaimed, "KATIE!!!!!"

"WHAT??? Jezz I'm right beside you no need to yell"

"O sorry I didn't know you were there. Look at these they'd look really good with your dress."

I looked down at the shoes she had in her hand. They were strappies and had about a 2 inch heel on them. That wouldn't be so bad for me, I'd still be able to walk. They were a black and lace. There were lace straps across my toes and then another lace strap that tied above my ankle to help keep the shoe on. They were perfect!

"Jessica, these are amazing." I said in awe

"I know I'm just good like that." She said joking

"Yes, yes you are" I said and then stuck my tongue out at her.

Now all we needed to do was find Jessica a pair of shoes. I was getting really tired and just wanted to go home and crash. I hadn't noticed that Hannah hadn't been standing with me and Jessica as she showed me the shoes.

Suddenly she called Jessica's name and I knew that she had found shoes for Jessica. I walked over to see what they looked like. They were also black like mine and strappies. Although hers wasn't lace they still had straps across the toes, but on the straps were sequences that would match her dress.

Finally we were done shopping for the day. All we had to do was pay for the shoes and then we'd be on our way home.

~~~~~HEY~~~~~

I kept hearing this annoying buzzing sound. I couldn't figure out what it was, and I couldn't find it no matter how hard I looked. I was about to go crazy! Would somebody please turn the buzzing off!!!!

I lifted my head up off my pillow, the buzzing sound had followed me from my dreams to that crazy place where your half awake and half asleep and then it had even followed me into reality. Once I was half way coherent from waking up I realized it was my phone going off.

I reached up to grab it off the window sill above my bed. I had a new text from Levi. I couldn't figure out why my phone had kept buzzing though, it was only supposed to buzz once. I gave up for now and decided to figure that part out later and opened my phone to read the text.

Good morning beautiful. I had to leave early for work this morning and I didn't want to wake you up since you only have a few days left to sleep in. I'll be back before lunch time and we'll do something then. See you soon, love you Levi

If it wasn't bad enough being woken up, being woken up to find that you wouldn't see your boyfriend for another 4 hours was a bummer. I had expected to see him first thing this morning. We hadn't exactly made plans for the day yet, we had just made a pact to do something together.

Hmmmm what to do with 4 hours of nothing to do? I guess I could help my parents out a little and get some house work done. And my room seriously needed some help.

I crawled out of bed and nearly missed stepping on Nick. He was stretched across my floor laying in the few rays of sun coming through my window.

"Come on Nick; let's go get something to eat." He jumped at the word go thinking we were going somewhere. He trotted behind me into the kitchen as I started rummaging through the cabinets trying to find something that sounded good for breakfast.

I eventually found a box of pop-tarts and decided that would suffice. After shoveling the pop-tart down I walked into my room to get started.

My bookcase was looking extremely full and it was about time to move it around so that all the books would fit. My TV stand had a cabinet that I could stick books I never read into, it would just need to be cleaned out first.

I got down onto the floor and started rummaging through all the junk I had stuffed in hear through the years. I came across my old sketch pad and decided to look into it. I had never expected to find all of the old drawings from Levi. About 7 or 8 years ago we had both had this big streak were we both loved to draw all the time. Levi always drew trucks and trailers, and I loved to draw horses. My horses always looked horrible but Levi put a lot of effort into his drawings and his trucks almost looked professional.

I finally flipped to my favorite one of all times. It was a picture Levi had drew specifically for me. It had a small house with an elaborate truck sitting outside that I would love to have had and then on the other side of the paper was a pasture with rolling hills and a small horse was grazing next to the tiny creek that ran through the pasture. I loved the picture and I wanted to find a way to copy it and preserve it, I just didn't know how.

I would have to show Levi's these later. Maybe I'd find a way to frame it and then give it to him, I really think he'd like it.

~~~~~TIME BREAK!~~~~~

I was just finishing up cleaning my room when Nick jumped off my bed and went running toward the front door. I knew it was Levi, because Nick wasn't barking and if it had been anybody else he would have. I heard the door open, so I just stayed in my room waiting on him to walk in there.

I was just putting up my last clean shirt into the closet and Levi still hadn't walked into my room yet. I was starting to get worried that it was somebody else, even Nick hadn't walked back in yet. I decided to go looking through the house. I walked down the hall and to the front door. There were no foot prints on the floor to go by or anything. I started walking into the kitchen and right as I passed the divider separating the front door from the kitchen somebody grabbed me around my waist and threw their hand over my mouth.

"Do not scream when I take my hand away from your mouth or there will be consequences." A voice said before the hand across my mouth started to move away.

"LEVI!!!!! YOUBUTTHOLE!!! YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!!" I screamed my head off at him as I jumped around and pushed his chest, which didn't faze him at all.

"What did I say about screaming?" Levi asked in a serious tone.

"I Don't give a crap about consequences. You wouldn't hurt me and I know that"

"O yea? You wanna bet?"

"Yea, I do!" I said knowing he would try to scare me but nothing would compare to what he had just done.

"Ok then." He said as he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder and started running toward my room.

"LEVI PUT ME DOWN!" I said praying to God that he wouldn't drop me onto my head. I had no interest in breaking my neck. By now we had reached my room and right as he reached my bed he threw me down. He laid down on top of me with his arms holding him up so that he wouldn't squash me.

"I missed you." He said the hint of humor gone from his voice. He was completely serious now.

"I missed you to." I said as a smile started forming on my lips. Levi leaned down and gave me a small kiss.

Before it could go any further Levi got up and pulled me with him.

"Come on you can come help me with a job I have to do." Levi said as he started walking toward the door, while dragging me along.

"Wait, what job? You're not going to make me go on a plumbing job are you?" I questioned

"No silly, you're going to help me wash the work truck."

The only thought going through my head as he said that was, Thank God I didn't put on a white t shirt this morning. I had on a yellow tank top with my brown soffees. It was super hot today, which would make washing the truck difficult, but also refreshing, because I always managed to get soaked.

We walked into Levi's house so that he could change out of his work jeans and into a pair of shorts. He already had a t-shirt on that had the sleeves cut off. I waited in his room as he went to change. I was sitting on his soft bed with his black comforter hanging off the edge. I laid down and put my head onto his pillow. It smelt like him. It was very relaxing. I just wanted to be lazy today and lay around sleeping, I didn't want to work at all, my 4 hours had been enough this morning, but Levi needed my help.

When Levi walked into his room I was already about gone. He had to literally drag me out of the bed. He picked me up with such ease that it wasn't even funny and threw me onto his back and gave me a piggy back ride outside.

The truck was already parked into the driveway where we would be washing it. Levi went over to the cabinet they had on their front porch and got out the bucket and soap we would need. I hadn't noticed as we were walking over here, but now that I was paying more attention I realized his parents car was gone.

"Where did your parents go?" I asked

"O they went to see the grandbabies. They can't stay away from them to long." Levi replied with a small chuckle. "Those kids are so spoiled by them its unreal."

It didn't take us long to get started and have a system up and going. I would spray the truck with the water hose and then Levi would wash it. After he was done making sure every tiny speck of dirt was gone (It was really annoying) I would rinse the soap suds off and then we would move on to the other side.

It was extremely hot outside. I was sweating like crazy and I wasn't doing anything. Levi was the one doing the actual work. I couldn't imagine how hot he was. Hmmmm maybe I should cool him off?

I aimed the water hose at his head, and let the water fly! Levi jumped away from the water and spun around. I quickly put the hose behind my back and looked up at the sky and started whistling, trying to play innocent.

"Oh, you are so far from innocent! You might as well stop faking now." Levi said while he started inching toward the bucket full of soapy water. Oh crap!

Before I could even reply he had picked up the water bucket and soapy water was flying toward me. I tried to jump out of the way and dodge it, but most of it still hit me. Needless to say I was DRENCHED!

"Oh you are so going to pay for that Levi!"

"I'd like to see you try."

"I hope you do realize you're the one holding an empty bucket and I'm the one with a water hose here." Levi's face fell. He had just realized he was screwed!

"HA HA!" I screamed as I started spraying the water hose in his direction. I had nooooo mercy for him.

Levi ignored the water and started making his way toward me. I took a step back and pressed the handle harder, hoping it would faze Levi some, but it didn't. In fact it did the opposite, he started running toward me, and I had nowhere to go and no weapons!

I looked to my left and saw Levi's truck not too far from me. If I ran as fast as I could I might could make it there before him. I dropped the water hose and ran for dear life.

I reached the truck before Levi and heaved the door open as quickly as possible. But it wasn't quick enough. Levi grabbed the door before I could shut it behind me.

Sadly enough for me, his new truck had bucket seats, and I couldn't just scoot across the flat seats toward the door like his old truck. I looked toward the door longingly.

"There's no escaping now." Levi said in a deep voice. I assumed he was trying to be menacing, but it wasn't working out so well for him. Maybe if it wasn't me, somebody else would be scared, but this was me were dealing with. I decided I'd play along and act scared.

I cowered into the seat. "Don't kill me!" I pleaded.

It worked, Levi busted out laughing. I was laughing so hard, I was clutching my sides about to fall out of the truck.

Levi was the first to stop laughing. I took a deep breath trying to clam myself as I looked up at him. He was gazing down at me with an intent stare. It was like he could see down into my soul, and I didn't want him to see all of that. There was too much bad stuff down there.

I looked away embarrassed.

"Don't be embarrassed Katie, please." Levi said in a soft tone. I looked back up at him.

"I'm not embarrassed, I'm just scared." I confessed.

"Why are you so scared?" Levi said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me up and into his arms.

"I just feel like this is too good to be true. I've always liked you, ever since I met you. You've always been who I wanted to end up with, but I never thought I would. You're much to good for me, and there are so much better people out there than me. And not just that but I've always been afraid to fall in love. People change their mind so often, how can you ever be sure something is going to last? One of my friend's parents just got a divorce and they were married for 25 years. I just don't want to lose you ever!" I said trying to show him how I felt.

His eyes softened. "Katie, you're stuck with me forever. I'm not going anywhere. I'll let you in on a little secret of mine." He said

"What secret?"
"You're all I've ever wanted to. I love you, and it is a scary thing, but you make it worth the fear." He said.

"Awww Levi, you're the best you know that." I said trying to lighten the mood a little. "Thank you."

"Of course I'm the best! I'm the best there ever was." Levi said breaking out into a huge grin.

I started leaning up, and Levi realized what I wanted, so he bent his head down and gave me a soft sweet kiss.

"Come on we need to go finish washing the truck before your dad kills me because I keep distracting you." I said.

"Who cares about a stupid work truck?" Levi said as he tightened his grip around my waist. I gave him a you've-got-to-be-kidding-me look before I pushed on his chest. He let go of my waist, and grabbed my hand instead.

"After this lets go inside and watch a movie." I suggested.

"Is it going to be a chick flick?" Levi asked. He wasn't exactly the biggest fan of them, but he watched them because I loved them.

"Your choice this time, but no scary movies. I have no interest in having nightmares until the next millennium." I joked.

"Hmmmm…… I think we should go watch 2 Fast 2 Furious then." Of course, that was his favorite movie.

"Haven't you worn that one out yet?" I joked

"Have you worn Sweet Home Alabama out yet?" He stabbed back.

"Good point then."

We finished the truck and continued our day inside watching a movie and joking around like normal.

Please review and tell me what you think.

~Jump4Life