Tyler's POV

I woke up, and wasn't expecting max to be lying right on top of me. I also wasn't expecting for her to be mumbling my name in her sleep. It reminds me of the night I drew her, because she was also saying my name in her sleep then.

Her chest was pressed against mine and my legs were draped around her, keeping her on me. My arms did the same. I smiled and buried my face in her hair, inhaling the sweet strawberry conditioner sent. She was always a natural Type of girl. Never put in hair spray, never curled her hair, never died it, never put on perfume. Always stayed her natural sent instead of trying to look, smell, or act different like other people.

And that's one thing I love about her.

I always have. I love SO many more things about her, it's not even funny. If only she knew how much I REALLY REALLY like her. She has no idea. Hell, neither do I.

"Tyler..... Colton." She whispered, a little louder and clearer than she did the other times. It made me smile more. I kissed the top of her head. One thing I'm grateful for, is no more nightmares. Another thing, is this.

Is max.

I'm grateful to have her in my arms. Grateful to just get to wake up and see her beautiful face everyday. And lucky. I'm sure any guy would love to be in my position right now. But most guys would be like junior and just use her. Shes to fragile for that, and I know it. Wither she wants to be or not.

Next thing I know, while I'm daydreaming, my phone starts ringing. Max grunts and shifts in her sleep. I Lean over and grab it off the coffee table, then answer it because I didn't want I wake max up.

"Hello?" I asked. I don't know who it was since I didn't even look at the caller ID. "Tyler, you found me out. You know how I was going to use max, okay? I give you that. But I still know a way to ruin things for you and max. So if I were you, I'd watch your back."

And then he hung up.

It doesn't take a dumbass to know that was junior. I gulped and pulled the phone away from my ear. What could he do? There was nothing he could do to ruin things....... is there? When I look at it, I can't see any way he could. But junior....... he can do whatever he wants. After all, his dad ruins this collage.

Max shifts around in her sleep again, and is now laying on her back. Still on my chest. I smile and put my arms at her waist. Her shirt has risen up a little and my hand is touching her skin. She grunts again and moved her hands over mine, making me flinch. I smile at her.

"So, are we going to get up and eat, or just cuddle all day?"

Her voice surprised me, Because I thought she was asleep. She turns her head towards me and smiles. I gulp. "Um..... your awake?" I ask.

"Yes. So answer my question, because I'm starving." I rolled my eyes and tightened my grip on her waist. "I wouldn't mind holding you for a while." She blushed and slightly smiled. "Well, I'm hungry." She tried getting up, but I wrapped my legs around her, trapping her from getting away. "Not so easily, your not."

She moved her arms back to try and sit herself up, but I locked my elbows through hers, trapping her more. She laughed and struggled to get away. "Colton, I swear!" she yelled. I laughed along with her as she tried her best to he out of my grip. "You'll never escape me! I'm invincible!" I yelled.

She laughed and finally found a loophole when she elbowed my ribs. I grunted and let go of her with my arms, but my legs still trapped her down. She laughed and worked her way over so that she was lying on me with her chest. But I kept my legs around her, tightly. "Colton! I'm going to kill you if you don't let me eat!"

I laughed and rolled her over. We fell on the floor and she laughed uncontrollably as I started ticking her. She weakly swatted at my shoulders. I lauded on top of her with my legs spread so she couldn't get me off. I laughed at her laugh. Her ACTUAL laugh. Not just a giggle or chuckle.

I stopped tickling her after a while and she kept laughing. I looked down and just smiled at her. She is so beautiful. In so many ways. I would hate it to loose her. And I know junior is up to something. Something to separate us. He will make max hate me for all I know.

Max starts calming down and stares at me, smiling. Her face Is only inches away from mine. "You know....... I never would've imagined this a couple years ago." She whispered. I smiled again and started leaning in closer to her. The minute out lips touched, I heard a very familiar voice say; "Max?"

We broke apart and looked at the door.

To see, Thomas standing right there, watching us.