Aiden and I had just arrived at school and the nervous feeling from before had only returned.

"You okay Collins?" Aiden questions, the smirk on his face.

"Yeah," I reply, passing him the helmet that he had made me wear even though he never wore a helmet.

"Are you sure because you look like someone just dissed Harry Potter," Aiden grins.

"Who would diss Harry Potter?!" I argue.

Aiden laughs at me; "babe, relax. The gossip will last a few days before they get used to us and find something better to talk about but until then I say we give them a show."

I smile at him, he seemed to know me so well. "A show?" I question.

"Yep," Aiden grins, before I can question him further he's grabbed my hand and turned us around so he was leaning against his bike and I was standing between his legs, his lips connected to mine. The shock wears off quickly and I respond eagerly. The same fireworks spread through me and I feel like I'm on fire, I would never get sick of kissing him. I was very aware that we would have attracted a large crowd, probably including our friends and that the gossip would start spreading, but I didn't care. I was addicted to his lips.

Aiden pulls away, and just in time as well because I was beginning to feel faint. I look at his face and can't help but laugh when I see the cocky grin.

"Ready?" Aiden questions.

I nod, turning around and I'm almost surprised to see the amount of people we had actually attracted, I knew we would have attracted a crowd but this seemed like an audience. It seemed to me that the whole school was staring at us wide-eyed and open-mouthed. I could recognize some people such as Lindsay and Jordan who had large smiles on their faces but I could also recognize some people like Tiffany or Harry that didn't look so supportive. I couldn't help but notice that majority of the crowd matched Tiffany and Harry's expressions rather than Jordan and Lindsay's.

Aiden intertwines our fingers and begins walking towards the school entrance. I'm about the tug him away because we were about to run into people but everyone parts as we pass them, leaving us a clear path straight to the door. I had obviously noticed the school parting for the bad boys but I had never experienced it until now, he was a fucking king here which I guess, in a fucked up way, made me a queen.

I don't even notice our friends until they're right in front of us, Toby stared at us, looking about as happy as a kid on Christmas. Blake and Charlie were both smirking confidently while Luke and Carter were both smiling at us encouragingly.

"Hey," I say awkwardly, pulling my hand from Aiden's.

Then everything happens so fast...Toby runs at me and picks me up, spinning me around and cheering. The crowd had followed us but now, with Toby's blatant excitement, there seemed to be a bigger crowd.

I laugh at him as he cheers, he puts me down and pulls me into a tight hug, pinning my hands to my sides. I would love to hug him back but I couldn't breathe.

Aiden grins at me while his best friend attacks me and everyone else laughs.

Toby finally releases me; "when Aiden told me last night I almost came over and kissed him!!" Toby enthuses

"You told Toby last night?" I laugh at Aiden.

Aiden goes a little red; "yeah, he has been trying to get me to ask you to be mine for a very long time."

"You know, Em didn't even tell me!! I got a call from a very excited Dale this morning who told me," Charlie grins teasingly.

"At least you guys knew before now, this is the first time I've seen them together!!" Blake complains.

"Me too," Carter laughs.

"Charlie told me this morning on the way here," Luke admits.

I laugh at all my friends, I truly was lucky.

We all walk inside the building, Toby staring at us with a huge smile on his face. Everyone turns and stares when they see mine and Aiden's intertwined hands and I wonder how long this attention would last for. I remember when we first started hanging with the boys, people used to stare at Charlie and me the way they were staring at mine and Aiden's hands now. It didn't last very long, maybe a couple of days. Once people got used to seeing us with their favourite bad boys, they sort of left us alone. I was waiting eagerly for that to happen with Aiden and me.

***

It was finally lunch time, the stares had not stopped all day but I was beginning to get over it. Aiden hadn't left my side either, which I guess was kind of normal for us. Even before we started dating he and I had always spent a lot of time together so it just felt normal.

Even the teachers seemed surprised to see us walking in hand in hand but only Miss Wilson had actually said something, it seemed that even the teachers had bets on when we would get together.

I only had one last period before I had a free, and surprisingly, Aiden also had a free then. Charlie kept looking at me excitedly and I knew she would have questions for me in Society and Culture next.

"So Collins, I say we go on a date after class?" Aiden grins at me.

"What if I say no?" I tease, leaning in. This makes him smirk, our lips are just about to meet when I feel multiple stares on us, I look around the table only to see everyone at our table staring at us with grins on their face, though none arguably as wide as Toby.

I laugh, pulling away. I felt too awkward to kiss Aiden when everyone in our group was staring at us the way a pre-pubescent boy would look at boobs the first time he saw them.

I look around the cafeteria, so many people were staring at us but one pair of eyes stood out more than the rest.

Ryan.

I instantly feel guilty and when he catches my eye he nods his head, gesturing for me to speak to him.

Aiden obviously also sees this because I feel his arm snake around my waist possessively. I keep looking at Ryan cluelessly, what did he want to talk about?

Ryan mouths the word please to me and I hesitantly nod.

"Aiden it's fine, he probably just wants to ask what's happening between us," I laugh, slightly pulling away from him.

Aiden pouts, "what's happening is that you're my girlfriend now."

"I know, he probably does too," I smile.

Aiden looks at me and then at Ryan, "fine."

I laugh at him, going to stand up but before I get very far I get pulled onto Aiden's lap; "he's watching." He says and then before I can reply his lips are against mine.

I react instantly, melting in his arms. I wish I could be annoyed at his possessiveness but I just couldn't be, somehow it made him impossibly more attractive.

I finally pull away, I needed my breath after all. I can't deny the dazed look on my face and I know that Aiden is pleased with it when I see the satisfied yet cocky grin on his damningly attractive face.

I stand up from his lap, my face turning a bright red when I notice that unsurprisingly, Ryan was not the only person with their attention on Aiden and I.

Aiden grins and I roll my eyes jokingly before walking towards the corridor, Ryan follows behind me.

"Hey," I smile when we're alone in the corridor.

"Hey," Ryan grins.

"So what's up?" I ask him curiously.

"I just wanted to say that I admit I was and probably still are crushing on you, but I really think you and Aiden are good together. I've known Aiden a long time and he's different around you, and you don't have to be a genius to see how much happier you are. It sucks that it means that there is no chance for us but I truly am happy for you." Ryan smiles.

I smile at him, "thanks Ryan, I really appreciate it."

"You guys love each other, I'll deny ever having said this but you guys make me believe in soul mates." Ryan laughs.

I laugh at him, "thank you for telling me, we are still friends right?"

"Of course!!" Ryan grins, "now you better go back inside before your boyfriend kills me."

I laugh, "what about you?"

Ryan grins, showing his white teeth, "a man must never reveal his secrets."

I laugh at him as he salutes me before walking off. I walk back to Aiden with a large smile on my face.

"What did he want?" Aiden questions, bringing me down to sit on his lap.

I grin at my boyfriend, "we're in love and we're moving to Mexico, some things are just meant to be."

Aiden grins, knowing that I'm joking. "You know Collins, you just lied to me which means that you need to make it up to me."

I grin back, talking quietly so only he hears even though we had many eyes focused on us, "and how do you think I should do that?"

Aiden's grin just widens, "I can think of a few ways."

My face heats but I ignore it; "I'll be at the bike," I whisper in his ear in a way which I hope is seductive, standing up and sautering to the parking lot, making sure that I sway my hips just that little bit extra.

I turn my head just before he goes out of view and almost laugh when I see the flushed and shocked look on his face and his hands skillfully sitting on his crotch. He comes back to reality quickly, rushes a goodbye to the group, and then holds his leather jacket over his crotch as he follows me out.

Needless to say that I don't make it to Society and Culture, our date is moved to dinner and we don't get any further than his bedroom, well then his shower, and then his bed again.

***

It's been another year which meant 2 years of happiness that I had never felt before. If there was one thing I could change about these past 2 years it would be that I had wished it had gone slower.

Aiden was the perfect boyfriend, he was everything I ever wanted. We were passionate, adventurous, and he was even a little dangerous. Looking back, I felt stupid for ever doubting Aiden's ability to be a good boyfriend after spending so long as the fuck boy of Pearlacre High, he was perfect.

Not once had he looked at another girl, not once had he made me feel any less loved than he did at the beginning, every time we fought (which was incredibly rare), he couldn't sleep without making right. I remember once at the beginning of the relationship we fought because Aiden didn't want me to go to the college I had chosen, he wanted me to go with him, it was possibly the biggest fight we had but it barely lasted more than 3 hours. Now Aiden and I lived together in a small apartment less than a mile away from college. The college we both went to.

As I had always hoped, I was studying medicine, I was going to be a brain surgeon and hopefully help others like Maddi. Aiden had no idea what he wanted to do but eventually, he decided to be a pilot, he loved it.

Charlie and Luke were still together, they lived in the same apartment complex as us and we spent more time together than we did apart. Charlie was unsurprisingly on the college cheer team whilst Luke was on the football team, Charlie was studying to be a Primary School Teacher and Luke was studying to be a Lawyer.

Miles and Dale were still together as well, I had no doubt that they were forever. They had bought a place together back home and whilst Dale was preparing to take over his grandmother's diner, he had actually encouraged Miles to go to college as well, he said he wanted to help people that went through what he did and do all he could to stop them doing what he did with alcohol and drugs and was studying to be a psychologist. They lived about half an hour away from us and again, we spent more time together than apart.

Toby had just recently started dating this girl, she was absolutely amazing. She was shy and her and Toby were just perfect together. Toby was studying to be a police officer along with Carter, and Katie, his girlfriend, was in the same course as me. They had only been going out for a few months so Toby and Carter still lived together on campus. Carter had also met someone, but they had only been on a few dates so he hadn't introduced us to her yet, her name was Alana.

Blake was still Blake, he had become a firefighter and whilst he was still a player, he had calmed down heaps but I knew that was everything to do with this mystery girl he had started seeing as well. I had never seen Blake so dazed before, it was great!!

Whilst I kept in contact with the others more, I still kept in contact with the guys from the tracks, Amy and Liam had gotten married a few months ago, and Charlie and I were the only other ones that knew, but Amy was pregnant. She had made me keep it from Aiden and it was hard, but she wasn't at the 3 month mark yet so I understood her concern.

Cooper, Liam and Alex had all put in and opened their own mechanic back home, and to say that adored that business (and each other) was a massive understatement. I was proud of them.

I still spoke to James a few times a month as well, he had found his person and they were so in love...he had actually met Lindsay at my birthday party and there were never any regrets. I had heard from James that Jordan was also happy in a relationship and that Lindsay and Jordan were attached as usual, they were like Charlie, Dale and I it seemed.

I still spoke to Katherine every now and again as well, I didn't know much of what was happening with her but she had moved in with her father and seemed happy enough.

I even spoke to Justin, though not very regularly, at the start Aiden didn't like it but Justin was in a happy relationship now with Victoria, Mason's twin sister. He was studying to be an engineer whilst she had done some journalism work.

Eli and Sophia were actually 'together' as well, but they were only 15. He was besotted with her, Ally adored him, and surprisingly, so did Chase who was Ally's husband. I had never seen Eli as nervous as I did the day he was going in to meet Chase, Aiden and Robert had stayed with him all day, preparing him and giving him tips. It surprised me how well-mannered Aiden could be when he wanted, I had never imagined him to be that polite.

"Come on Collins, we'll be late!!" Aiden grins, shaking me.

I groan, cuddling further back into him, last night was our 2 year anniversary and I would be lying if I said I got much sleep. It shocked me how awake Aiden was.

"Babe, our mums threw us this party so unless you can give me a better reason to stay in bed, we have to get going, everyone will be there soon," Aiden smirks.

I ignore him, cuddling further back to him. I was very aware of our naked bodies pressed together but I was more aware of the fact that even though Aiden was trying to get us up, he wasn't trying very hard considering he was still lying in bed with me, running his fingers soothingly over my bare arms. I don't know how, but I fell even more in love with him.

When I still don't move after a few minutes, Aiden chuckles to himself and climbs out of bed, I go to pull him back but before I do, he picks me up bridal style and walks over to the shower. He turns on the hot water and puts me down before stepping into the shower and then pulling me in with him.

Again, needless to say, we were late for the party.

When I was falling for Aiden, I used to compare him to the cliff where he and I still went regularly. I was both right and wrong, I said that falling for him was like falling off a cliff and I was right, but I also said it was dangerous and I would hit the ground so incredibly hard that I wouldn't be able to handle it, I was wrong. Either I was still falling and the cliff was never-ending or he had caught me because the truth was, I had never felt so safe in my life. He had wrapped me in a million blankets to keep me safe and then when he caught me, he took all the impact, letting me just be happy in his arms, but he too was happy. Maybe in a sense, I wrapped him in blankets too, or maybe together we had built a net that would support us at the end, we were safe, but most importantly, we were together. Aiden was the bad boy, he was a player, he had his heartbroken when he was young and would never love another girl again, at least that's what he thought; it was now so painfully obvious that Ally was right - I was The Bad Boys Exception.

THE END