"Was he good? Like, Marlon Brando good?" Bev asks, and I roll my eyes, smiling.

"Why do you guys wanna know so bad?" I ask while laughing, and they all stare at me wide eyed- well, except for Pam.

"You made out with the legendary Axel McCarthy, the leader of the Greasers! You're life is like five steps from perfection." Bonnie yells, and once again I roll my eyes.

"He can't even make a peanut butter jelly sandwich and you call him legendary?" Pam shakes her head, "Your birthday present is gonna be a dictionary."

"Pipe down, Pam. Don't hate because you're brother has a God like mouth." Bev says with a smirk, and Pam's face morphs into pure disgust. She visually cringes, and the rest of us burst out laughing.

"I don't want to hear about my brother and his disgusting mouth." She yells, glaring at Bev. "This conversation is over."

The four of us stand up and throw away our lunches. All the while, Pam mumbles, "God only knows where his mouth has been."

Just like Pam said, she got all of the details about what happened with Axel and I last night. Bev and Bonnie heard us talking, and of course, it sparked an interest in them. I didn't see what the big deal was. I made out with Axel. So what? Yeah, he was extremely attractive, gentle, nice.. Funny.. made my head spin like a dradle...

Okay, I could see why it was a big deal.

But still. We are nothing more than friends.

...With a little benefits.

"Hey girls." Rocco says as he, Danny, and Rickie stand in front of us. Rocco winks at Bev, and she rolls her eyes, but everyone could see the small smile playing on her lips.

"What's buzzin'?" Danny asks as he wraps his arms around Pam, and she smirks at me.

"Michelle got hot and heavy with Axel last night." Bev states, slinging an arm around my shoulder, and I groan. I was never going to live this down.

"And how did this happen, Pam?" Rocco asks, and she rolls her eyes.

"That's above my paygrade." She looks around at all of us before her eyebrows crinkle in confusion. "Speaking of my brother, where is he at this fine hour?"

They all look to me expectantly, and I give them a confused look, "How am I supposed to know?"

Rocco smirks at me, "Well, you are the one that's gettin' down and-"

"There's your man right now!" Bev shouts, shoving me into him when we are close enough. I smack head first into his chest, and he grips my waist to keep me upright. I groan, and lift my face up to see his beautiful brown eyes.

He smirks, "Falling for me already, Hawley?"

"In your dreams, McCarthy." He plants a quick kiss on my lips before wrapping his arm around my waist and walking with the rest of our little group. We walked to our next class, which was Honors Calculus, but I never even entered the room because Axel pulled me into a janitor's closet.

"Axel! We are going to be late!" I whisper-yell, and a sly grin grows on his lips.

"Skip the rest of the day with me." He whispers back, and I stare at him. At first, I actually consider it, but then I remembered that my parents would rip my head off.

"Are you insane!? We'll get caught!" His shoulders shake as he silently laughs, and I punch his chest.

"I'm Axel McCarthy. Do you really think I would be dumb enough to get caught?" I stare at him once again, and he smirks before leaning closer to me.

His warm, minty breath fans against my face, "Maybe I can persuade?"

He closes the space and plants a slow, gentle kiss on my lips. This kiss was like no other. My legs turned to complete jelly, and I had to grip his shoulder to stay upright. When he pulled away, I was completely flustered, which only made him smirk more.

"Fine, I'll come with you." He does a first pump in the air and kisses my cheek before walking us out of the janitor's closet and straight out the school's front doors. We walk out the parking lot, until we reach a black motorcycle with red designs on it. If he thought I was riding on that, he was insane.

"Oh no. I am not getting on that death machine."

He slings his leg over the motorcycle, gripping the handles, "Oh no. You definitely are."

"I would like to see you make me." I muttered, and a devilish smirk played on his lips

"Challenge accepted." I shoot him a confused look, but then my feet are lifted off the ground and Axel literally sets me on the motorcycle before sitting on it himself. His mouth was moving, but all I could think about was the blush currently on my face and his arms. Damn, the guy definitely had some nice muscles...

"Free love, baby. Anytime you want it."

... Did I say that outloud?

He winks at me, and I roll my eyes. I learned enough fifties slang to finally know what that meant.

"Never would I ever, McCarthy." I wrap my arms around his waist, and he smirks back at me.

"Hold on tight. We're about to burn rubber." He kick starts the engine, causing it to roar to life. His foot stomps on the gas, and we speed off. The motorcycle roars as we speed down the road, and my hair blows wildly through the wind. At first, I was scared as hell, especially when Axel leaned back on one wheel.

I let out a scream, and he chuckles, "Live a little, baby!"

I stopped screaming just as Axel sped up even more, and we continued to go down a road, past blurry trees and tons of land. After a moment, I actually let go. The feeling was exhilarating. The way the wind blew through my hair, the roar of the motorcycle, and Axel. God, Axel. I had never seen a smile bigger on his face. It was truly a beautiful sight.

As I lay my head on his back, a smile grows on my face. I let our cheer, and his smile grows bigger- if that's even possible. His words hung in the air as we continued to speed down the road.

And that's what I did.

I lived.

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Hey guys!

Loved writing this chapter, it's probably one of my favorites.

Thanks for reading!

Much love,

-Abby