Set S2xEP19, the fountain scene! Like it? Hate it?

Annie tumbled into the fountain, shrieking as the cold water enveloped her thin navy dress and froze the blood in her veins, well, that's what it felt like. Liam stood incredulously by the side of the fountain, watching Annie as she splashed around.

"Annie.. Annie, what are you-." Liam broke off, a nervous smile on his face. Annie laughed a little as she made her way to the main part of the fountain and cold water poured all over her head and then gasped as her temperature dropped dramatically.

"What're you doing?" Liam exclaimed, more surprised than anything else at her actions.

"I don't know! I don't know." She said, voice a little shaky.

She seemed so unstable at the moment, Liam was just glad he was here to.. protect her. To him she did actually need it, he wasn't sure how sane she was at the moment. He'd known that they should have gotten out of her house as soon as she heard her mom and dad arguing, words turning more poisonous as they got uglier.

What he couldn't believe was that Annie's parents could do that to her.

Sweet, fragile little Annie who never failed to make him smile. Jeeeesus. He wanted her, badly. It made his chest ache when she was around and he couldn't just hold her close, but obviously he was supposed to be together with Naomi.. And a girl like Annie would never go for a boy like him. No, he was content for them just to be friends if that was all they could be.

Besides, Annie had been in enough trouble with Naomi after the party, the one when he slept with Jen but Annie was wrongfully accused. How he wished it was Annie now.

Liam tried not to stare as the wet dress moulded to her tiny doll-like frame as she came towards him, trying to get out of the fountain.

"I don't know why I just did that but I just felt really frustrated and I had to do something!" She babbled, voice too quick for Liam to pick out all of the words, but he got the jist of it.

"Well that was something.." He chuckled, reaching down from the rim of the fountain so she could grab his hand and pull himself out. It was too late when he slipped on the water lying on the rim and as Annie tried to pull herself up, gravity worked against Liam and he was flung in to the water.

Droplets flew everywhere, his clothes quickly becoming sodden.

"Oh no! Are you okay?" Annie exclaimed, slowly making her way to where Liam was sitting on the bottom of the fountain, shaking his head and running a hand through his hair.

"Yeah… Uh it's cold!" He exclaimed, standing up and shaking his hands so Annie became even more wet. She started laughing at him, a real, cute, girly little laugh that made his insides turn to jello.

"I think it's great!" Annie splashed her hands around in the water, still laughing.

"Yeah, you're crazy!"

Annie only responded by kicking up a big wave of water at his back as he had been going to get out of the fountain. Liam turned and splashed back, so Annie splashed back again. This went on for a while before Liam got close to her and pushed her back using his whole body so he landed on top of her in the water.

"Oh no you didn't!" She squealed, sheer joy on her face as she slapped at his shoulder. God, this must have been the most fun she'd had in ages.

It was then they both realised how close the proximity was between them, droplets from Liam's hair sliding onto Annie's face, his breath on her cheek.

One of his hands snaked around her neck and he brought her lips to his, kissing her softly at first but deepening it as she began to kiss back. He pulled her body up so they were both crouched on the fountain, wet bodies moulding against each other as her hands curled in his hair and he stroked her back, wanting nothing more than to look after her. He slipped a tongue into her mouth and they began kissing more passionately, hands grabbing onto each other like the world was about to end and they didn't want to let go.

To Liam, this moment was perfect.

To Annie, this moment was confusion.

She pulled away, gasping for breath and sat back on her heels.

"I can't do this. Naomi's my friend. She's your girlfriend."

Annie climbed out of the fountain and walked away, leaving Liam in the fountain. He dragged himself out and sat on the edge, water dripping to the floor below.