Tyler's POV

He was kissing her. I felt this rage wash over me as I was on the damp sand, my elbows propping my up as I lay wordless on my back. I have been feeling........ different ever since Alex came into the picture. Im Not sure WHAT I'm feeling. I have no idea. Im so confused in all of this.

I had the same feeling when Carter had his arm wrapped around max's shoulder. What is this? this......this thing I'm feeling? It hurts. Im glued to the sand for the minutes that pass by and she doesn't pull away.

I thought she hated this guy?

I'm sure it wasn't minutes. But it sure seemed as that. It may have only been about thirty seconds. But my legs wouldn't move. They were weak. Helpless. Worthless. I couldn't move them.

When I finally rounded up enough strength to move, I stand and don't know what else to do.......but run.

I run back to the car. Somewhere where I'm alone. Where I can think this through. What the hell am I feeling?!

I've never felt this way before. With ANYONE. I can't tell what it is or why I have it. I need to talk to carter. He's my best friend and he's been in enough relationships to be cupid.

But he's probably still on the beach, smacking Julie's ass. Or kissing it. I wouldn't mind that either though.....

I will admit though, I am not as much of a player as carter. Carter can have three girlfriends in two days. Don't even ASK me how that's possible. At least I can keep a relationship longer than six hours. If only Julie knew that.

But I'm sure, since the way she was acting, she's just like that also. I wonder how long this will last.

I'm getting off track. Why am I acting this way? I sighed and grabbed my phone from the backseat. I quickly slide my finger across the screen and dial Carter's number.

"Come on pick up, pick up." I mumbled to myself.

First ring....

Second...

Third...

Fourth....

Fifth....

"Gosh dammit Carter!" I scream. right as the last ring comes though I hear him pick up on the other line. He sounds breathless. And the background noise sounds like someone sucking on something.

Wait a minute......

"Hello?"

"Dude. I need help.....now." I say into the phone. Is that....Julie!

I hear him groan on the other end but I'm not sure if its because of what is said, or Julie sucking and kissing his neck. "right now?"

"Yes! So stop making out and come to the car!" I command. They stop what their doing and I hear both of then whisper, while they shift around a little. I sighed. "Fine. I'll be there in five." Then he hung up.

I sighed and let my head fall on the back seat. What's happening to me?

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Maxine's POV

I missed kissing Alex. But now Im not even sure of what I want. This is why it takes me ten seconds before pushing him away. I cover my mouth with my hand. His grip on me doesn't really loosen. one of his hands moved down to my waist to keep my chest against his when I tried moving away.

I put both of my plans against his chest. My fingers were going to linger there before I pushed him with all my force. He fell away from me and I stepped back. "Don't do that Alex." I say, surprisingly calm.

"Why not max? Why can't we be together again?"

"Because! you can't act like nothing happened in between us! You cheated on me! Then just ignored me! Then you track me down here and kiss me?! What is up with you?!" I blurt out.

He sighs. "I just want to be with you max. I just want to make things right."

"Kissing me won't help! I don't want you Alex!" I scream.

"Why?! Because you like Tyler?! Do you even remember what he did to you?!"

Yes. Every damn bit of it. I hate it. I hate it so much. I wish it never happened. But Alex put him up to it. At least from what I heard. "you made him do it!" I screamed.

He didn't respond. Obviously, Tyler told the truth when he said that. I shake my head and stomp back to where my tower was. "what are you doing?" He asked. I grab all of my stuff and shove it in my bag. Then stand straight.

"Leaving." I answer. I turn round and shove past him. "wait! Max please!" he yells after me. I sigh and run towards the car. I can't believe this. He wants me back, even after what he did.

Idiot.

I run to the car. Well, I stop when I see Julie sitting behind some bushes. I sighed and walked over to her. Once she sees me coming, she smiles and sits up straight. "Hey max. What's up?" She asked. I sighed and sat down beside her. "a lot of things."

"Talk."

I need to tell her. Shes my best friend. So I sigh and speak "Alex showed up-"

"What?! Alex?! But you haven't seen him for years!" She screeched. I nod. "I know. Anyway, once I told him who Tyler was, he grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him, hurting me in the process. I tell him, and he still doesn't let go. Tyler sees and sticks up for me-" she interrupts again. "Tyler stuck up for you?! Gosh what has this world come to?!"

"Just......let me Finish.." I say. she sighs

And nods. "okay. Well anyway, I find out that the reason why Tyler started bullying me in the first place was Alex. Because Alex wanted to be the dacoit and come Save me or whatever. Then.....alex kissed me."

"HE WHAT?!" She screamed. I nodded and closed my eyes. Facing my head towards my hands in my lap. "how long was it?" She asked.

"Around ten to twenty seconds. Still doesn't matter."

"Where is Tyler?"

"I don't know. He went somewhere while we were kissing." I answer. She scrunches her eyebrows together, thinking of something. "Carter got a call from Tyler saying he had to talk." she says.

They had to talk? About what? Gosh am I making everyone's day as bad as my own? Im a horrible person.

But the question I ask is simply "How do you know?" Her face lit up like a firework. "umm......." She looks around the bush. Wait a minute......

"You two made out!" I scream. She covers my mouth with her hand. His sweaty palms taste like sweat as I kick them to get them off me. it worked. "Will you shut up?!" She yells. I laugh and shake my head. "you two jut met today." I point out. she just shrugs. "so? You know I get hook ups every now and then. We are just...... friends with benefits, I guess."

She's smiling. Blushing. And I think daydreaming. I smile and shake my head. I also stand with a sigh and help her up. "Can we just go. I want to forget everything that happened." She stood also and shook some sand off her butt. "whatever. Come on."

We start walking and it isn't long before she starts talking again. "I think I know why Tyler ran away when you two kissed."

"And why's that?"

"Tyler's into you."

I laugh. Like....really loud. "Your funny Jules!" I say grabbing my stomach. There's no way in a million years that Tyler would like me. I don't like him, he doesn't like me, that's how our relationship is. We both know it too. Honestly, if Tyler liked me, wouldn't he have already hooked up with me? He has hooked up with A LOT of girls before, so if he wanted me, he would've just came out and said it.

"I'm not joking. Think about it, he calls you princess and Maxy. He stuck up for you when your ex-boyfriend hurt you. He ran away like a lost puppy when you two kissed. He flirts with you constantly. And he asked to talk to Carter right after he saw you two kiss. And let's not mention the drawing."

She's right. Shes completely right. But I'm sure he has a logical explanation for it. Im asking him about he drawing tonight and again, I'm sure he has a reasonable explanation. Maybe it was like a project or something?

Because a project with art is to draw your roommate sleeping.

My mind needs to get its own mind.

And it was in his SKETCH book. Not school notebook.

I'm so confuzzeled. (Confused.) I just need to talk To Tyler. Truly and honestly, he MIGHT be the best one to help me Right now. Since we both know exactly what when we were teenagers. We both know our background stories.

"Just talk to Tyler, okay max?" She says.

That's already what I was going to do.

"Okay."