Before going to sleep, I walk over to Hayden's room contemplating if I should knock or not. I get up the courage and knock lightly three times. He answers the door with just his black sweats on. He was pulling on his shirt when the door opened. I get a glimpse of his chest and the part that had been burned. The scar is down the one side. I keep my mouth shut and not say anything, instead when he pulls the shirt all the way down and looks at me, I stare back into his eyes.

"Hey" he says as he makes sure the shirt is all the way down. "Everything alright."

"Can we talk?" I ask him.

"Sure, you wanna come in?" He steps back and holds his hand out for me to come in.

"Actually, can you meet me on the roof in like five?"

"Sure." As I turn away he shuts the door back.

I walk back to my room and look in the mirror. I glance over myself taking in the few curves that I have now. Heck anyone would gain a little weight in this house because Mrs. Shaw really knows how to cook. I take a deep breath. 'You can do this Star, you can do this.' I am trying really hard to build up the courage to talk to him.

He is already on the roof when I get there. I ease my way down and lay beside him. I take another deep breath then with a sincerely voice say, "About today."

"It was a really nice day don't you think."

"Yes it was amazing thank you again for doing that for me. But I just wanted to say, I didn't mean it, what I said."

"What do you mean?" He glances over at me waiting for me to explain myself.

"You know, when Storm asked about us. I didn't mean it that way." I say a little nervously.

"I know just friends right!" He brushes it off and turns to look back up at the sky. Great, I really did hurt him he just doesn't want me to really know.

"I really want to be your friend, I do."

"But!" he sighs.

"No buts...I like you Hayden, you're like my only real friend."

He reaches out for my hand. "And...what if I wanted to be more than just friends?"

"What ya mean?" I ask, even though I know what he means. A part of me wants it too.

"What if I wanted to be like, you know like your boyfriend." He turns to look at me watching for my reaction, looking at my eyes and then down to my lips and then back up.

"Hayden, I..."

"Lib look at me." I look up at him; I look right into those amazing crystal clear eyes.

"I want to be more than just the guy you talk to up on the roof." He take hold of my hands. "I really like you...will you be my girlfriend?"

"What?" I look at him in confusion. I don't know what to do so zi hurry up and stand thinking I should not be here. I want to stay, I do but my mind keeps saying leave get out of there.

He pulls me back down. "Lib, I would never hurt you, I would love you, protect you, be there for you when you need a shoulder to cry on, be there to listen when you just need to talk. Dammit Lib I..."

And that is when the magic happens between us.

His lips so velvety smooth against mine, so intense, breathtaking, the most intimate feeling that I have ever experienced in my life. I am speechless for once. And when his lips leave mine, I am like WOW!

"Lib, I didn't mean to..." He starts to explain, maybe to take it back but I pull him over to me this time and I kiss him again. This tingling sensation runs from my spine all the way down to my toes. It is like...like...oh there were no words for it; the kiss was like magic between us.

When I pull away, he takes his hand and reaches for the bottom of my chin pulling me in to him, his mouth is so close to my ear I can feel his breath on my skin. He then whispers in my ear, "Now that was f-ing magical!"

"Yes magic." I repeat. I look into his eyes. "I think I just might really like you."

"Just like uh!"

"Ok, I think I like you a lot." I want to tell him that I was falling in love with him and a part of me wants to so badly, but it was too soon. "Hayden, I just been through so much and I can't concentrate on certain things right now, not with this stupid trial. I need to take care of a few things first. I need to take care of me...I need..."

He places a finger to my lips, "Hey Lib, Shh! I want to get to know you more as well. We can take it as slow as you want. I want to be here for you and I will be. You don't have to explain anything to me. I won't ask or make you do anything you don't want to. Lib I really like you."

"Awe! I really like you too. Can I ask a small favor?"

"Anything, name it, I'm listening."

"Can you just hold me for a little while; can I listen to your heartbeat just for a little while."

"My heartbeat..."

"Yeah it kinda calms my nerves, I can't explain it."

"Of course babe, come here." He reaches around me pulling me into him. I let my head rest on his chest.

"This feels so right, so calming listening to the beat of your heart." His chest rises every time he takes in a breath, so soothing; making all the worries that flooded my brain go calm and almost vanishing from my thoughts.

This feels good, just the two of us. This one freakin' magical moment.