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"Okay. Yeah, I'll tell him. Thanks again Cody, and tell Veronica I say thank you too. Yeah I will, don't worry. Alright, you too. Bye." I ended the call with Cody and sighed in relief.

I went over to sit in one of the plastic white hospital chairs in the hall outside of Nathan's room. The boys had gone to get some food and we were letting Nathan rest a little bit. He had tried to reassure us that he didn't need any rest but the doctor had said otherwise. Luckily he didn't break any bones, but he did fracture two ribs. As for his leg, I had told the doctor that I had experience with a bit of first-aid stuff, which was obviously a lie. Surprisingly, they had said that my stitching up of him was very well done and that they didn't really need to do anything further.

I tucked Nathan's phone away in my pocket now, having taken it along with Nathan's other stuff before the doctors had taken him away.

I was thankful when Cody had called a couple minutes ago, filling me in on what had happened and killing the dreadful suspense. I had known that the red head, who's name was actually Veronica as Cody had informed me, had everything under control, but I needed to hear for myself that Ryland was being taken away. Cody had informed me that Veronica had tied up Ryland, and that only one guard was killed, only because they had attempted to kill Veronica. The rest, I was relieved to find out, were still alive. Although they may be doing some horrible things, I reminded myself of that one guard who had turned against Ryland. That reminded me that most of the guards were forced to work there. So once Veronica and her gang had tied up Ryland and all his guards who were still around and had not managed to flee, they called the police and left.

Cody had also told me that they managed to get all the hostages in the building, including Hana, and had put them all in a separate room. At first I had yelled at Cody, thinking that the police would lock them all up, but then he assured me that since they were forced into doing all these things, the police would most likely not press any charges and would get them the help they needed.

I had then asked Cody if his brother was okay and what had happened to Austin. Cody had told me that he was currently with Veronica and his brother was safe, and that Austin was nowhere to be found. He told me that when Ryland had gone to drive back to the airport with Austin and realized that I was actually inside his building, he had somehow gotten back without Austin. That caused me to worry, not knowing what he had done with him. But Cody reassured me that he was already looking for his friend with Veronica's help and would call me when they found him. I slightly relaxed at that.

The sound of multiple footsteps caused me to look up and see Tyler, Max, Landon and Jordan all carrying bags of Taco Bell. Dustin was running ahead of them all, towards me with a big grin. He had woken up in Max's arms when the doctors had told us to give Nathan some rest. At first, he was about to cry when Max told him that Nathan had hurt himself as he explained why we were in the hospital, but then when Max said that he hurt himself trying to save us all like a true superhero, Dustin had looked shocked, then excited, and then asked us all if Nathan would become the next Batman.

Since Dustin was sleeping the whole ride to this building, he had no memory of what had happened there thankfully. So we told Dustin that we had defeated the bad guys and gotten away. He was content to hear that.

But as for the doctors who had asked what had caused Nathan's fractured ribs, we told them that I had accidentally hit him with my car.

That excuse came out of none other than Landon's mouth, who then started to burst out in fake tears, yelling at me for almost killing our cousin. Oh yeah, we had also told the doctors that we were all related in order to all come up here. Tyler, Landon and I were all cousins, while the rest didn't have to come up with a lie. The doctors had looked quite suspicious, but thankfully didn't call us out on it.

As for Nathan's leg, we had said that when I supposedly hit him with my car, I had caused him to scrape his leg really badly which split open, and I had then attempted to give him stitches. Thankfully, the doctor's didn't look too close to notice that it was a bullet wound.

"L.S!" Dustin cried out as he ran over to me and jumped in my lap. He definitely had more energy than he did a half hour ago.

I chuckled and put the excited kid in the chair next to mine, reaching up to take a bag from Max's outstretched hand.

I shook my head in amusement when I took in Max's lit up face. He was not kidding when he had said that he wanted Taco Bell when he came to rescue Nathan and I.

"There's a Taco Bell here?" I asked as I opened my bag to see my favorite order. I looked up to shoot Landon a thankful smile.

"No, he made us drive to the nearest Taco Bell." Tyler grumbled, sitting down on one of the chairs across from mine.

"Well actually, I didn't make you drive, I was the one who drove us all." Max said, also taking a seat now along with Landon and Jordan.

"Oh here, give this to Nathan." Max said, handing me another bag.

"Wait, is he allowed to eat this?" I asked cautiously, but was already standing up, ready to go in his room.

Max just shrugged, before taking a large bite out of his taco. I shook my head, before twisting open the door and looking inside.

"Nathan!" I cried out, before running over to him and throwing the bags on the chair. "What the hell are you doing?" I yelled at him, grabbing his shoulders to stop him.

He was currently standing up beside his bed and attempting to walk. "Finally! Some company." Nathan grinned at me. "You know how boring it was laying here and staring up at the blinding white ceiling?" Nathan asked me with a frown.

"You were supposed to be sleeping!" I retorted.

"I told you already, I don't need to." Nathan stubbornly replied.

I sighed. "Well at least lie back down. You shouldn't be standing up." I argued, trying to move him back to his bed.

"But I am. I just wanna go home." Nathan pouted at me, looking adorable.

I bit my lip, before shaking my head. "We'll go home soon. But right now just lay back down. You're in no condition to be walking around."

"But I'm completely fine! See?" Nathan said, gesturing to himself, before trying to move past me.

Before he could get around me, I grabbed on to his waist and tried to push him back. But he didn't budge.

Giving up with a sigh, I stepped back. "How long did the doctors say they have to keep you in here for?" I asked Nathan now.

"They're just running their last tests and once they can confirm I'm okay, I can leave." Nathan said, sounding excited to leave.

"Okay, well at least eat your Taco Bell while we wait." I said, before moving back to the chair where I had set the bags down.

"You guys got Taco Bell?" Nathan asked me, taking his bag from me and smiling.

"More like Max dragged us all there." Jordan answered for me as the rest of the guys walked in, all of them finding spots around the room, dragging their chairs closer to Nathan's bed.

"I did not force you to come." Max scoffed at Jordan.

Nathan chuckled as he sat back on the bed, this time without giving me any trouble. He patted the spot next to him and shuffled over.

"There's not enough room, we'll break the bed." I argued, moving back to grab another chair.

But before I could even take a step away, Nathan had his arms around me and was pulling me onto his lap so my legs dangled off the side of the bed.

I let out a surprised yelp, before turning to shoot Nathan a disapproving look. "You could have hurt your ribs!" I scolded him.

"Stop worrying about my ribs princess. Here." Nathan grabbed my bag and handed it to me. "The sooner we all finish eating, the sooner we can get out of here." Nathan said, opening up his own bag now.

"And the sooner we can all get away from this." Tyler grumbled, gesturing to Nathan and I.

I simply stuck my tongue out at him.

"What's this?" Nathan asked suddenly, sliding out his phone from my pocket.

I had almost forgotten. I shot him a sheepish grin. "I held onto your stuff while the doctors took you and your phone started ringing." I answered. "Cody called."

"What did he say?" Nathan asked.

I filled them all in on what Cody had told me, and when I finished, Nathan, Max and Jordan all looked relieved to know that Hana and the rest of the prisoners would be getting the help that they needed. They had also all managed to finish their food. "He said he'd call back to update us on Austin and also when he finds out more about where they're taking Hana and the rest." I added.

"That's good." Nathan said, rolling up his garbage and putting it off to the side, before wrapping his arms around me and pulling me closer.

"Now we just have to wait for the doctors." Max muttered, causing the room to fall silent.

"What happens from there?" Landon finally asked the unspoken question we were all wondering.

"Well, we get you three safely home, and just in time for Sky's school to open back up." Nathan answered.

"But what about you?" I asked Nathan. "Won't the cops be looking for you?" I asked worriedly, looking up at his face which was mere inches away.

"Since Ryland doesn't have any evidence that I was involved in anything and the cops don't even know I exist, I'm good." Nathan answered.

"But what about the whole scene at the mall? When you kidnapped me and held that gun to my head." I asked. "There were probably security cameras that caught everything." I added.

"Well lucky for me, Ryland had gotten a few of his men to take care of that. Those tapes of me kidnapping you don't exist anymore, except for in the minds of the people who were watching." Nathan answered.

"Oh. But it could be dangerous, someone could recognize you." I said with a worried expression.

"I know princess. Don't worry about any of that, I already figured something out." Nathan told me with a reassuring smile.

Before I could ask him what, a doctor stepped in.

I froze in Nathan's arms as did the doctor who had come in, staring at us all in confusion.

I was supposed to be Nathan's cousin after all.

"Oh hey doc! Do you have the results yet? Is my brother good to go? You see, my cousin Shannon here was apologizing to my brother because she feels horrible. But maybe your results will cheer her up?" Max quickly covered up and I shot him a thankful look, before putting on my best acting skills.

"Oh please tell me he's okay! I don't know what I'd do if there's any more bad news!" I cried out dramatically, before throwing my arms around Nathan's neck and burying my head in his neck and crying out fake sobs.

I felt Nathan's chest slightly shaking as he tried to hold in his laughter. I pressed my own smiling lips to his neck, trying to keep myself from laughing too.

"Er, miss. Please calm down, there's no need to worry. Your cousin here is good to go. I strongly suggest lots of rest and try not to do anything strenuous. His ribs could take up to five weeks to heal. You all are free to leave." The doctor rushed out, before turning to leave.

"Thank you sir!" Landon yelled after him.

As soon as the door closed, we all burst out laughing. I pushed my head away from Nathan's shoulder and grinned at him. It was good to see him laughing instead of cringing in pain.

Once everyone sobered up, Jordan stepped forward to hand Nathan his clothes. "Here, we'll leave you to change.

"We should get out of here. It's gonna get dark soon." Max nodded, before standing up and leaving, the rest of the boys following.

"Are you still hurting?" Dustin came up to Nathan and asked. I had slid off the bed and was standing there watching.

"Not anymore bud. I think you guys helped me get better." Nathan grinned down at Dustin, before patting his back.

"Okay!" Dustin looked happy all of a sudden, before he turned to leave out the door.

I grinned at him and turned to leave too now.

"Wait, Sky." Nathan called out, causing me to turn back.

"I can't reach these stupid buttons." Nathan complained, now standing up with his arms uncomfortably twisted behind his back.

I chuckled at his failed attempts, before coming over to stand behind him.

"Here." I said, pushing his arms away. I started unbuttoning the light blue buttons on the hospital gown and a thought suddenly made me grin. "Isn't this supposed to be the other way around?" I asked.

Nathan's shoulders slightly shook as he laughed. "Soon, babe." Was all he said.

I had gotten all the buttons but stopped just above his waist line, revealing his smooth, toned back.

I reached up and ran my hand gently down his model-worthy back.

Suddenly, Nathan turned around to face me and caught my hand in his. Then, without warning, he pulled me towards him and kissed me deeply.

My arms automatically went up around his neck and I slid my hands down his shoulders, slightly pushing the hospital gown away. I let out a pleasurable moan as he nipped away at my lip and slid his arms around my waist. We both stopped as we came up for air. "Nathan, they're waiting for us outside." I breathed out.

"I never get to have my way with you." Nathan groaned, causing me to chuckle at his misery.

"It's not funny." Nathan gave me a playful pout.

I couldn't resist any longer. I reached up to him and captured his slight pout between my lips. I felt his soft lips turn up in a smug smirk. He kissed me back just as passionately.

Once we both pulled away, Nathan gave me a slight push. "No more. You're messing up my senses more than the meds are." Nathan shook his head at me.

I smirked at him, before turning my back to him. "Then hurry up and change before I do it myself." I shot back.

"Oh you know how much I'd prefer that." Nathan said in a smooth voice, before I heard him shuffle around.

I fought a slight blush and ignored the butterflies in my stomach.

After a few minutes, I started to worry if he was still conscious. "Nathan? You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, I just..." He trailed off sheepishly, causing me to turn around.

I was relieved that he didn't flash me and had gotten his pants on. But his shirt was still in his hands.

"I can't put on my shirt." Nathan said quietly, looking embarrassed.

I fought the smile that was trying to escape at how adorable he looked.

"Well you could have just asked me for help." I shook my head at him, before walking over to him and grabbing the black shirt from his hands.

"Here, hold out your arms towards me." I ordered. It probably hurt him to lift his arms up because of his ribs.

He reluctantly complied and I slid the shirt over his arms and gently pulled it over his head, before pulling it down in place.

"There." I smirked.

"Thanks." Nathan rolled his eyes.

"Anytime." I grinned at his behavior. "You ready?" I asked him now.

"Yeah." He replied, sliding on his shoes. "Let's get out of here." Nathan said now, coming over to me and slipping his hand into mine.

"Can you walk alright?" I asked him as I reached for the door and pulled it open.

"Yeah, it doesn't hurt as much now." Nathan gave me a reassuring look.

I nodded and stepped out.

"Finally. Can we go now?" Max grumbled, looking tired.

"Lead the way." Nathan grinned at his older brother.

We all left the hospital, Max leading the way, Dustin looking sleepy in Jordan's arms and Tyler and Landon talking amongst themselves, leaving Nathan and I to fall behind them.

"So where do we go now?" I asked Nathan.

"The airport." Nathan said, not bothering to give anymore detail.

I didn't ask him anything else and we all silently piled into the car once we reached it. The sun was setting and it would soon get dark.

The ride to the airport was spent in silence, Nathan's hand in mine never leaving. I had caught him sleeping peacefully and made sure no one bothered him.

Once we got there, everyone looked tired and worn out. Even though it was only six-thirty in the evening, it had been a long day for all of us.

Nathan had contacted Veronica to thank her for her help and had told her that we'd leave her car in the airport parking lot. Then I had talked to Cody and he informed me that they had found Austin thankfully. He had managed to escape a very pissed of Ryland when he found out that Austin was setting him up. He had also said he was able to find his sister and that they were both okay and heading back home.

It seemed like a pretty sweet happy ending as I stepped out of the car along with the guys. I watched the sun setting on the horizon and smiled, turning to face Nathan behind me.

His lips turned up and he reached down to place a soft kiss on my lips. "Let's go beautiful."

We all then started walking towards the large airport.

"What time's our flight?" Tyler asked Nathan. Ryland had been in charge of the tickets so he had purchased round-trip tickets for Landon, Tyler, Max and Nathan. Jordan, Dustin and I were the only ones who had to purchase a new ticket. Except there was a small problem.

"Ryland booked our flight early tomorrow morning at seven." Nathan told us all as we stopped near the entrance and huddled together.

"Did you bring your passport?" Nathan asked Jordan and Dustin.

"Yeah, we just have to go buy the flight tickets now." Jordan nodded.

"But what about Sky?" Landon asked for me. "She doesn't have any ID on her."

I had gotten on the plane here dressed as a flight attendant and I'd really rather not sneak back onto the plane and do it all again.

"I already have that figured out." Nathan reassured Landon and Tyler. "But right now you two should get your tickets. Then we can all book a room and stay at the hotel that's inside the airport." Nathan said to Jordan.

"Here, I'll go with them." Max said, before taking a sleeping Dustin from Jordan's arms and walking off.

"Can you guys go book a room? I need to talk to Sky." Nathan asked Landon and Tyler politely.

Tyler looked like he was about to protest but I quickly shot him a look. He sighed, before taking Nathan's wallet from his outstretched hand.

Once they turned and left, he turned to face me.

"Nathan, I'll tell you right now that I am not sneaking onto the plane as a flight attendant again." I said before he could even open his mouth.

His lips turned up in amusement. "But I was starting to really like the whole outfit." Nathan shot me a playful look, stepping closer to me.

"Well I don't. My feet hurt, I'm cold, tired and I'm running out of lipstick." I grumbled.

"I know princess. I'm sorry." Nathan murmured, placing his hands on my waist.

I slightly relaxed and leaned into him. "Then how am I getting back home?" I asked him.

"I'm giving you my ticket." Nathan spoke softly.

"What?" I pushed myself away from him to step back and look at him. "But then how are you--" I started but he intercepted me.

"The whole scene at the mall may not have been caught on tape, but the witnesses saw my face. It's best if I stay away for a while. I've decided to go to Europe for a while. Victoria already told me that Ryland's given my name to the police and is trying to get me stuck somehow, so if I leave for a while, I'll be safe." Nathan explained softly.

And here I thought he was done with dropping bombs on me...

"Are you serious?" I asked after a long silence.

Nathan opened his mouth, before closing it and settling with a nod.

I didn't know how to respond. I could feel the tears emerging and threatening to spill. Finally, I found my voice. "Didn't this all mean anything to you? I thought I made it clear that I wasn't going anywhere. Do you not want to be with me?" I asked, my voice breaking off in the end. I could feel my shoulders start to tremble.

Nathan's expression softened, before a fierce one took over. "Don't you ever doubt my love for you Sky. I do want to be with you. I want us to spend our lives together, get married and have a family and grow old together. You don't know how much I love you Sky. I want you more than I've ever wanted anything. I love you Skylar, and I will always want to be with you." Nathan finished, his hands gripping my waist tightly. His words softened my heart.

"Then why are you leaving?" I asked him in a small voice.

"I have to." Nathan gave me defeated look. "I don't want to but if I stay then I'll not only be putting myself at risk, but you also."

"Then take me with you." I said automatically, my mind made up. I didn't care where this crazy boy went, but since he had my heart, I had to follow him.

"I would love to princess. But I can't. I want you to finish high school. I want you to finish this important step in your life and make your decisions on what you want to do. I don't want to drag you away from your life." Nathan explained.

I felt my heart swell as he said those words. I didn't want him to leave but he was right. If I just took off with him right now, then how would I have a future? Of course I'd be happy if I had him, but I knew better than to throw away all my goals and dreams and take off.

I stared up at his handsome face. His eyes were swirling with determination, but he looked pained. This must be hard for him. He was forcing himself to throw away his desire and do what was best for me.

It was obviously anything but easy for me. I knew this would crush me, but what would crush me more was Nathan being sent off to jail. It worked out technically. I would get to finish my school and graduate, and then we could come back and we could finally be together.

I just wished things were easier and that he didn't have to leave so soon...

I let out a small sigh. "How long would you be gone?" I asked Nathan, who's face lifted as I finally agreed.

"Not long." He answered. "I can't keep myself away from you for that long."

"And you promise to write to me?" I asked, forcing my voice to come out strong.

"Every single day." He said with burning promise in his eyes.

"Damn you Nathan." I shook my head at him, before pulling our bodies close and kissing him passionately.

He didn't take long to respond as he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back just as intensely.

Once we pulled away, breathless and somehow newly energized, I looked up at him. "Promise you'll come back?" I asked.

"I promise." He replied.

"When's your flight?" I asked then.

"An hour after yours." He answered.

"Then let's make the most of it." I said, not wanting to waste a single second of our time together.

I could have spent the next ten hours being upset and distant from him, but damn I loved him, and that love went beyond anything. I would continue to uphold my faith in us and wait for him. I knew his safety was integral and I knew that our happily ever after would be that much more sweeter if we waited until everything was stable and any loose ends were tied.

"Sounds good. But I want you to know that this is not goodbye. I don't want to see you sad when I leave. I can't stand to see those tears and knowing I'll be the cause of them will be hell for me." Nathan said, resting his forehead against mine.

I slid my hands up and grabbed his face. "I promise, I'll be strong for the both of us." I vowed.

Then, just as I pulled his face towards my lips, a loud cough interrupted us.

I dropped my hands from Nathan's face and turned to see his three brothers standing there. Jordan looked a bit uncomfortable while Max shot us a disapproving look, although his eyes held amusement.

"The room's ready, Tyler and Landon are already up there. Shall we?" Max asked us.

"After you." I politely nodded at Max, biting my lip from grinning.

"Thank you fair lady. And try to keep your hands off of each other behind my back." Max said, before walking off to lead the way with Jordan and Dustin.

I let out an amused laugh as Nathan groaned at his older brother, before taking my hand and pulling me along.

The hotel which was inside the large airport wasn't too far from the entrance. We didn't have to check in as Tyler and Landon had already done that.

"They said room number 401." Nathan said as we stepped out of the elevator that had brought us up and took a right.

It wasn't too far down the hall and once we found it, Jordan reached out to knock.

A few seconds later, Landon opened the door and grinned at us all. "Yeah! Let's get this party started!" Landon whooped out loud, probably disturbing the whole floor.

Jordan glared at him and pointed to a sleeping Dustin who slightly stirred in his arms.

"Oh, sorry." Landon immediately apologized, before stepping to the side and allowing us all to enter.

"You only got two beds?" Max asked him as we all piled into the room, Nathan closing the door behind us.

It was a single room suite with two California king sized beds side by side with a large flat screen across from it. A glass desk sat next to the TV with a small chair. To our right was a door which led to a bathroom. It was a bit small but it was still luxurious.

"Yeah, they didn't have any larger rooms available since we didn't book a room beforehand." Tyler explained from his spot on one of the beds, turning away from his movie.

"How are we all gonna fit?" Jordan asked, moving to one of the beds and tucking Dustin in.

There were seven of us which meant that there would have to be three on one bed and four on the other.

"I can sleep on the floor." I offered, shrugging.

"No, you're sleeping on the bed with me. Max and Tyler can get the floor and Dustin, Jordan and Landon can get one bed while us two can get the other." Nathan ordered, pulling me to his side.

"Excuse me? Who gave you the right to decide?" Max demanded with arms crossed.

"And what makes you think that I'm gonna let you share a bed with my sister?" Tyler added.

Here we go again.

"Well unless you all want to squeeze in one bed together, this is the best way." Nathan retorted.

"Well how about Tyler, Skylar and I on one bed, and Jordan, Max and Dustin on the other while Nathan can get the floor." Landon smirked at him. "All in favor say I."

"I." Tyler was the first to say.

I watched in amusement as everyone's hands raised up one by one as they all agreed, except for mine and Nathan's.

Letting out a sigh, I climbed onto the bed. "As much as I'd love to see Nathan suffer on the ground, remember he's injured and should be handled with extra care. So, how about Dustin, Jordan, Landon and I get one bed while the rest of you idiots get the other." I suggested.

"But I--" Nathan started to protest.

"Anyone who objects gets the wonderful opportunity to sleep on the ground. Any objections?" I asked.

Everyone except for Tyler and Nathan seemed okay with it and eventually, the two grumpy boys agreed.

"Sweet. Now that that's over, I dibs the bathroom first." I declared, before walking over to it and stepping in before anyone could say anything.

"But I have to go really bad! I've been waiting since the flight here!" Max whined at me through the door, sounding in much pain.

I simply rolled my eyes, before going to relieve myself. I found some nice soap which I washed off all the flight attendant mascara and lipstick with. I sighed at my now uncomfortable black skirt and white button-up. I couldn't sleep in these. Sighing at my misfortune, I stepped out of the washroom, only to be almost tackled as Max sprinted in, nearly knocking me over as he slammed the door shut.

I shook my head at him and walked over the bed. Landon had already washed up beforehand and was lying on the bed with Dustin. Jordan and Nathan were talking amongst themselves and Tyler was lost in his movie.

I crawled onto the bed with Nathan and sat next to him. He paused from talking to Jordan and turned to grin at me.

"Hey, do you have an extra shirt I can borrow? This is really uncomfortable." I said, pinching the white fabric and pulling it.

"I didn't manage to get my suitcase from Ryland's truck but I can give you mine." Nathan offered.

"So you don't mind sleeping shirtless in a bed with two other males?" I asked him teasingly.

"Who said I'm sleeping in their bed?" Nathan shot me a mischievous smirk, but before I could question his plans, he sprang up from the bed as soon as Max opened the door and strolled out.

"Hey, I was next!" Jordan complained as Nathan slammed the door shut. I giggled at his frustrated expression.

We all silently continued to watch the movie and after a few minutes, I caught sight of Nathan's head poking out of the bathroom. When our eyes locked, he silently motioned me over.

I raised my brow at him, before looking around to see no one else noticed him. Landon had softly dozed off next to Dustin, Jordan and Tyler were too engrossed in the movie, and Max had also fallen asleep on his bed.

I glanced back at Nathan to see him giving me an impatient look. I sighed, before getting up off the bed and nonchalantly making my way over to the bathroom, before Nathan pulled me in swiftly and shut the door.

"Why must you always trap me in a bathroom? Is this some sick game to you?" I asked Nathan in disgust as I looked him over.

He simply glared at me. I finally dropped the act and broke into a smile.

"You said you needed a shirt." Nathan said, before grabbing the hem of his own and pulling it up and off of him swiftly, careful not to hurt his ribs.

I couldn't help but ogle at his perfect structure.

"Here." Nathan said, holding out his shirt to me. I looked up at him and saw him looking at me intensely.

"Thanks." I said softly, before taking it. I awkwardly stood there as he kept staring at me.

"So, are you just gonna stand there and stare or are you gonna leave and let me change?" I asked with a raised brow.

I rolled my eyes, before grabbing the first button and starting to undo it. Once it was open, I glanced up to see his reaction.

Then, without warning, he walked over to me and pulled me in for a long, passionate, sweet kiss. My eyes fluttered close as I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.

I ran my hands down his bare back, feeling him shudder underneath my touch.

As we pulled away slightly, I started undoing my buttons again, my fingers fumbling.

Nathan grabbed my hands and pulled them away softly, looking down at me. I was scared at first that he was gonna tell me to stop and reject me. But instead he surprised me.

"Skylar, I want you so bad right now." Nathan said in a low voice, before his hands slowly started working away on my buttons.

I loved the feel of his fingers brushing against my skin, giving me goosebumps.

"Me too." I whispered back. "But we're in a bathroom." I added.

"I know, and there are two guys out there who'd surely cut of my hands if they suspect anything." Nathan spoke softly, finally finishing unbuttoning my top.

The white shirt still hung over my body, the unclasped buttons having left a small peek between the lapels. I had nothing on underneath except for a dark red bra.

I closed my eyes and thought. "Can we escape somewhere else?" I asked him almost pleadingly as his soft hands moved around my waist, traveling up my torso but stopping just below my chest.

"Skylar, I want you just as bad, but we can't." Nathan sighed, pulling his hands away reluctantly.

I sighed. "I know, but isn't there any other place we can run off to? Just you and I?" I asked him, biting my lip. I wanted him as close as possible. I needed him before he left me.

"No, that's not what's stopping me." Nathan said softly, lifting a hand to place on my cheek. "I just don't want to do something so special in a random hotel with those guys around. And most importantly, I don't want to do this just before I leave." Nathan explained, slowly rubbing my cheek.

"Why not? I thought we'd make the most of it before you left." I said in a small voice.

"I know, but if we do this tonight then I know I'd never be able to leave you." Nathan whispered in my ear as he stepped close again, his warmth surrounding me.

I shuddered and closed my eyes. "Is it bad that this fact makes me want to do this even more now?" I whispered back, placing my hands on his hard chest.

Nathan chuckled deeply. Before pulling me into a soft kiss. I shrugged off my top and let it drop to the floor, before wrapping my arms around him and pulling him closer, feeling his skin against mine.

I felt Nathan shudder against me as his hands explored my now bare skin. Just as his hand traveled up my back and stopped at my bra strap, a loud knock on the door caused us to freeze.

I pulled away slightly from Nathan and glanced at it.

"Skylar? Is that you in there?" I heard Jordan's voice call out.

"Y-yeah. Why?" I stuttered, clearing my throat once I realized how husky my voice sounded.

"Where's Nathan?" He asked.

I opened my mouth to answer, but froze as Nathan started kissing my neck roughly and pulling me close.

I melted in his hands and shivered, forcing myself not to let out any sounds of pleasure.

Once I found the strength to speak, I answered him. "I think he went out to get some snacks." I lied.

"Oh, are you done? I really need to go." Jordan said shyly.

I felt bad for the kid. He had been waiting for quite a while.

"Nathan get off me." I whispered in his ear, trying to push him away as he slightly bit my neck. He growled at my futile attempts to push him away and only held me closer.

"Yeah I'll be out in a sec!" I rushed out, before grabbing Nathan's face and bringing it up and away from my neck to face me.

"Okay enough." I bit my lip and grinned, running my hand through his soft hair and watching that dark look in his eyes slowly start to disperse.

He sighed then. "I can't imagine how I'll survive without you." He muttered under his breath, but I caught what he said.

I wanted to agree with him and try to talk him out of it, but I knew that would do nothing but torture him further. So instead I gave him a soft look. "We'll video chat everyday, write letters and talk on the phone. You'll be fine baby." I reassured him with a short, soft kiss.

"I love you." Nathan breathed out, before giving me a thankful smile and stepping away to reach down and grab his shirt which I had discarded on the ground.

"I love you too." I said back as I took the shirt from him and shrugged it on. I bent down to pick up my own shirt and rolled it up into a ball.

I walked over to the door then and opened it slightly. I was relieved to see Jordan had gone back to the bed and didn't notice me.

I turned back to look at Nathan. "Go grab some snacks and then come back in." I ordered, as I moved so he could quickly make a run for the door.

"Without my shirt?" Nathan raised a brow at me.

"Well yeah, unless you wanna put on this." I said with a grin as I held up my white button up.

Nathan just shook his head at me, before leaning in to kiss my cheek, and then moving around me and leaving out the door, slapping my butt on the way.

I watched him leave unnoticed and sighed, my heart feeling warm and my mood happy. Even though he was leaving tomorrow.

I casually walked back into the room and Jordan finally noticed me.

"Sorry, I was, uh--" I tried to come up with an excuse.

"It's okay, you don't need to explain your female body functions." Jordan interrupted quickly, before moving around and dashing for the bathroom. I just chuckled softly.

"Hey, is that Nathan's shirt?" Tyler asked me as I moved over to the bed I was gonna share with Landon, Dustin and Jordan.

"Yeah, he let me borrow it to sleep in." I shrugged nonchalantly as I fought a blush.

"But I don't want to sleep with a shirtless male." Tyler complained as he shut off the TV and fell back in bed, getting comfortable under the covers.

I giggled at his pain, before climbing in under the covers next to Landon and shutting off the lamp on our side, leaving only the lamp on Tyler's side on.

Tyler immediately dozed off next to Max. I sighed in content as my head hit my own soft pillow as I snuggled next to Landon.

"Had fun in the bathroom?" Landon's low voice startled me as I snapped my eyes open to see him staring at me in amusement.

"What? How did you--" I started to panic.

"I'm not blind. I fooled you all by thinking I was asleep. I saw you join him and spend quite some time in there." Landon winked at me, causing me to blush.

"You're not mad?" I asked quietly.

Landon sighed, his playful expression leaving, now replaced with a soft smile. "He makes you really happy Sky. I can see how much he loves and cares for you and I don't think there's anyone else out there more perfect for you." Landon smiled at me.

I smiled back. "Thank you." I said, before pulling him in for a hug.

"Well of course, there's me. I still don't get why you chose him over me but if he makes you happy then by all means, be with him." Landon grinned at me.

I rolled my eyes. "I think I picked him over you because his ego is a tad bit smaller than yours." I teased.

"But you know what else he has that's smaller than mine?" Landon whispered darkly and shot me a wicked grin.

I gasped. "Landon!" I gave him a look, slapping him on the shoulder repeatedly as he silently cracked up, careful not to wake anyone.

"Okay you've spend enough time with my girl. It's my turn now." Nathan's voice cut in and I turned to see him towering over us with an amused grin.

Landon just gave him a silly grin, before sliding out of the bed and getting out.

"Really?" I asked in awe as I looked up at Landon.

He simply smiled at me. "It is your last night together after all." He commented, causing my shock to deepen.

"You told him?" I asked Nathan in pure curiosity.

"I needed someone to tell me I was making the right decision." Nathan shrugged.

"And you picked Landon?" I gave him a disapproving look as Landon scoffed at me.

Nathan simply chuckled before moving me over and sliding under the sheets next to me.

I turned to see Jordan had fallen asleep next to Max and Landon had settled himself in between Max and Tyler, stealing a pillow from under Tyler's head. He didn't even stir.

"You got them all to agree on sleeping in one bed?" I asked Nathan in shock.

"I bribed them." Nathan explained, reaching down to run his hands softly through my hair.

"With what?" I asked him with a raised brow.

"Money." Nathan answered as he continued to gaze lovingly into my eyes, his arm holding me close to him as his other hand continued to comb through my hair soothingly.

"You paid them? How much?" I asked in shock.

"As much as I needed to. It didn't matter as long as I got what I wanted." Nathan grinned down at me.

My protests died down in my throat as he leaned in to kiss my forehead softly. "Goodnight princess." Nathan whispered.

"I love you." I whispered back as I closed my eyes, sleep overtaking me.

"Love you more." Nathan whispered back.

I would've argued back that I loved him more had I not been drifting off to sleep uncontrollably. Just like I had fallen in love with this boy. I had no control of it. But I was content with everything as we drifted off in each other's arms, no matter what tomorrow would bring us.

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A/N

BOOM CAME THE UPDATE! I know it wasn't five days but just over a week, I think it's not too bad :P

THIS IS NOT THE END, PLEASE DO NOT YELL AT ME FOR NATHAN LEAVING, I KNOW WHAT IM DOING, at least I think I do, BUT DONT EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT JUST TRUST ME LIKE HE SAID, THIS ISN'T GOODBYE! OK. ok. ok good. *cue TFIOS comments*

So, the dare winner is................................................. @xXthatsniceXx who said:

Mkai so I actually did this dare. I went up to this guy in holster and tapped on his shoulder. (Unfortunately for me this beautiful guy was facing away from me when I approached him so I didn't know I was going to make a fool i front of this boy who made me look like cabbages) and I was like I "I love your hat!" And he was like "I'm not wearing one?" And I was like "You are! Are you not?" And he was like "I'm not."

"Your not what?"

"Wearing a hat?"

"Yes you are."

"Fine I am"

"You are what?"

"Wearing a hat"

"No your not. Wtf are you on crack"

"That's cute what you just did to me"

"I knurrrr"

So we spent the rest of the day together and I got his number c:

That was so funny and cute but I loved ALL OF THEM haha, I sure hope no one lied.. coz some of them seem a bit too crazy to be true... BUT what do I know it could just be me being too suspicious.

Its all food. I meant to type good but I realized damn, it's all food sounds beter than its all good, right? Heh. Its funny ok.

Well, that is all I have for today, ALSO I will be going to Cali for five days so I might not be able to write as much there but I'll do what I can. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR READING, VOTING AND COMMENTING! You all are so great.

AAAAAAANNNNNNNND I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!!!!!!!!!!! I'm... pregnant. lol no, sorry I couldn't help it. My important announcement is that I have two other books in my library that I wrote sometime when I got bored and idk I think they're really cool so I was wondering if you guys would be interested in reading them? I dont know if I should upload them now or after this book is over. If I upload them now, DONT EVEN WORRY about MSK being delayed because of them, because right now all my focus is on MSK and if I do upload them, it would just be the first chapter and then I wouldn't touh it until MSK is over. What do you guys think? Should I upload them? One's called The Pea, it's like The Princess and The Pea but TOTALLY a different concept but still has princesses and majestic stuff, and the second one is called As Right As Rain, which is a book with A LOT MORE romance in it. It has a lot of emotions and feels and stuff hehe so tell me what you'd like! THANKS

Vote, Comment and the next dare is: Go up to a stranger and ask them to cheer you up. Let's see what they do.. :D This one is not as funny but I'd like to see what a random stranger would do to cheer you up.. TRY NOT TO GET KISSED BY RANDOM DRUNK GUYS WITH STDs! Lol. I'm gonna go now.

THANKS FOR READING, PLEASE VOTE, I LOVE YOU ALL, BYE *me chillin in Cali* B-)

~Ghostface