Max had never exactly been the type of person to care about anyone else other than herself. She had learnt the hard way that the only person you can really ever trust is you.

Years of growing up with a drunken mother and her new boyfriend every other week, taught her that she had to look out for herself. When she finally turned 18, she was out of there faster than anyone could even wish her a happy birthday; not that she knew her exact birthday anyway, her mother had forgotten.

So for the past few years, Max Black had never let herself get close to anyone, it was far too risky and always a disappointment anyway, so why bother? Yet now, she had someone that never seemed to leave her mind.

Caroline Channing. Max couldn't quite pinpoint why the blonde girl never left her thoughts. Maybe it was the way she was so positive all the time, and how hard it was to not crack a smile whenever she was around.

Or maybe it was the way she always knew how to make Max laugh, or how she was the only one that Max could tell really anything too. It still felt far too risky for Max, but being around Caroline made her feel relaxed.

She seemed to understand her ways, and simply laughed off the cruel outlook on life Max tended to have.

Max was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the clinking of keys unlocking the door, and she looked up from the couch she was sitting on to find Caroline walking in.

"Hey Max! How's the hangover? Feeling okay now?" Max smiled, silently admitting that she did feel better now that Caroline was home. "Yeah, I'm okay now. How was your day?"

Max watched as Caroline promptly dropped her bags and plopped on the couch next to her, resting her head on Max's shoulder. Max then lifted her arm and began softly stroking Caroline's hair, feeling her stress from the day seething from her.

Caroline sighed deeply, and closed her eyes at the touch of Max's fingers through her hair. "It was crap. The diner was so busy, I don't even want to think about it anymore. Lucky it was your day off today though!"

Caroline lifted her head from Max's shoulder and leaned against the couch, turning to look at her. "Yeah" Max began. "I would've come in to help but… well, I didn't want to. Plus the hangover. Anyway, I got a surprise for you if you want to relax a bit."

Caroline raised an eyebrow at Max, clearly intrigued. Max smirked, and reached into her pocket to reveal two rolled joints. Caroline giggled, rolling her eyes dramatically.

"You pot-head Max! I would yell at you but I can't even think straight. You're amazing, let's go smoke them now before I kill someone." Max laughed and nodded, knowing that Caroline must of had a really tough day if she was jumping at the chance to smoke weed with her.

She smoked on the odd occasion, and Max always found it amusing when Caroline would come home to find her stoned out of her mind.

She didn't find all that amusing however, was that she did have a tendency to get quite… over affectionate with Caroline when she had been smoking.

Caroline seemed to enjoy it though, smiling whenever Max would cuddle up to her and place small kisses on her cheek before resting in her lap.

Of course, those moments went unspoken between the two girls, and had done for quite a while now.

Max stood up and followed Caroline outside the back door, sitting down on the chairs on the grass. Max passed Caroline over a joint, and Caroline lit up straight away.

She inhaled deeply, and Max watched every second. The way her eyes fluttered at the taste, how her fingers slightly twitched against her leg…

Max shook her head, wondering where those thoughts were coming from. She looked away and lit up her own joint, slightly desperate now to relax.

She inhaled deeply as the taste made her eyes close, savouring the slight burn against her throat. Exhaling, Max opened her eyes and turned to look at Caroline, smiling when she saw that she was watching her also.

The girls smiled to each other again before returning to their joints, smoking in silence. The minutes passed on as they finished, and Max felt the effects already working.

Her head felt slightly dizzy, and her whole body seemed to be limp. She slowly turned to look at Caroline, to be met with Caroline's eyes glued to her own.

Max was slightly taken aback at her expression, not quite sure what it was exactly. Caroline cleared her throat. "This stuff is awesome Max. Can we go inside and watch something? It's getting kinda cold…"

Max agreed and stood up slowly, giving her body some time to get used to the movement. Caroline though, seemed to be too eager to get inside and jumped up, swaying slightly as her eyes blinked rapidly.

Max walked over to her quickly, resting a hand on her shoulders. "Slow down, Blondie! Can't have you falling over and breaking your neck or something. I'd kinda miss you you know."

The words left Max's mouth before she realised what she said, so she quickly skipped inside without waiting for Caroline to respond.

She headed back to the couch and sat down, picking up the remote and pressing play on whatever DVD was in. It turned out to be Law and Order, and she smiled.

Max felt Caroline sit next to her closely, and her immediate reaction was to lift her arm around Caroline's shoulders, bringing her in closer.

Max felt Caroline's nose graze her neck softly, so she turned her head slightly to look down at the girl. She was smirking, but Max didn't know what at.

"What's up with you, creepy girl?" Caroline laughed. "Nothing Max…" She then placed a soft kiss on Max's cheek, and dropped her head again to Max's shoulder.

Max felt her face grow hot, even though it felt numb only a few seconds ago. She had a sudden thought of draping her arm around Caroline's body, holding her close to her own.

As soon as the thought left her, she decided to do it, gladly relishing in the fact that she was stoned and had an excuse for whatever she might happen to do.

Max gently pried Caroline up and lay down on her side, pulling Caroline down beside her. Caroline reached over and grabbed Max's arm, pulling it around her waist as Max pulled her in closer.

Max's eyes dropped to the back of Caroline's neck, mere centimetres away from her face. Max wondered what it would taste like to kiss, and once again felt herself needing to be more close to Caroline.

She dropped her head slowly, placing her lips against Caroline's neck. She felt Caroline's body tense for a second at the touch, then turn around to face Max.

"Hey you…" Max smiled down at Caroline, eyes glued to her lips, wondering what they would taste like now. Her head began to lower, diving in for her target.

Before she could reach at her own pace, she felt Caroline's hand snake around her neck and pull her down, crashing their lips together. Max tasted a slight hint of strawberries, and immediately needed to taste more.

She felt Caroline's tongue slip over her own lips, prying them apart which Max willingly obliged to. She snaked her own tongue over Caroline's lips, before opening her eyes to find Caroline laying on top of her.

She pulled away, staring as Caroline looked down at her, a glint in her eyes.

"It was going to come to this eventually…" Caroline smiled through her words, before leaning down to place soft kisses along Max's jawline, causing her breath to hitch.

Every movement, every touch made her head spiral into oblivion. Her hands grasped and clawed at Caroline's back, desperate to feel her skin.

As though reading her mind, Caroline sat up and unzipped her uniform, throwing it to the floor to reveal her now only wearing a white bra and white underwear.

Max gasped, taking in every slight curve of her skin, before sitting herself up slightly and lifting her long shirt over head and throwing it too to the floor, revealing her black bra and black underwear.

Caroline dived down and crashed their lips together, making Max's hips thrust upwards involuntarily. She felt Caroline's knees softly pry her legs slightly apart, pushing forward with her knee into where Max needed her most.

Caroline broke their kiss, looking down at Max before again diving down to kiss her neck, this time much rougher. Max gasped at the contact and slight scrapes of Caroline's teeth, before feeling her hand slide down her stomach, and further down to linger just over her underwear.

Max opened her eyes and pulled Caroline's face upwards, looking into her eyes, begging to release her. Caroline winked, before licking softly across Max's jawline as she dipped her hands inside her underwear.

Max let out a deep moan as Caroline's fingers teased her, rubbing excruciatingly slowly. "Come on…" is all Max managed to say, and all she needed to.

Caroline immediately thrust two fingers inside Max, smiling to herself as she heard Max cry out with a loud whimper. Max's breathing quickened as Caroline thrust in and out expertly, curling her fingers at just the right spot.

Max scraped her nails down Caroline's back, pushing her closer to her body, in need of as much contact as possible.

She felt her body grow hotter as her hips moved of their own accord, in sync with Caroline's fingers. Her thumb flicked over her clit hard, just as she lifted her head to look down at Max, lust filled in her eyes.

Max looked back, mouth slightly open, until she felt Caroline's hand work faster, causing her body to tense up. Her eyes squeezed shut as Caroline's thumb rubbed harder, faster over her clit, Max's body on fire and feeling herself close to the edge, she dug her nails deeper into Caroline's back as she felt pleasure consume her.

She rode out wave after wave of her orgasm, as Caroline kissed her neck roughly and eventually slowed down her thrusting fingers, letting Max come down from her high.

When Max's body stopped convulsing, she opened her eyes to see Caroline bring her hand back up to her fingers, licking them slowly. Max smiled slightly, in awe of how damn hot she looked right now.

Realising what had just happened, and with who, Max lifted her hand into Caroline's blonde locks and pulled her down for another deep kiss, before pulling away quickly. She softly pried Caroline off of her, sat up, grabbed her clothes and headed straight to her room, closing the door behind her without looking back at Caroline.

"FUCK." she yelled, falling onto her bed. How did she let this happen?

Who knows what's going to happen now, knowing her luck it would ruin their friendship, and that was the one thing she could never have happen.

As much as she didn't want to admit it, she needed Caroline in her life, at any cost.