Too Late?

first of the party

As we are driving to Peters, my mind is going crazy. Why would max come back? why would he not tell me? who was that girl he was holding? why is he there? Why do i care? after all this time i feel like if it shouldn't matter. 

    When we finally reach Peters i notice there is a A LOT more people then usual. Justin doesn't seem to mind. He can make friends with anyone. But all im looking for is one guy in particular. As if i even know what i plan on doing when i see him. The last time we were together i basically told him that i would never forget him and be waiting for him to come to me. Although, im sure to him it was just because he knew he was my only friend i would be lonely without him. Another part of me was furious as to how easy he can just toss me to the trash and throw me out of his life.

"HEYY! girl where have you beeeeen?" Megan slurs to me as im getting out of Jason's truck.

"I see someone decided not to wait" i say not surprised at all. she tends to start her own party early sometimes.

''Did you see the picture of max?" Megan says trying to whisper but didnt quite get it low enough for Justin not to hear.

"Max? Your max? He's in town?" Justin asked smiling, "Why didnt you say anything?"  He knows that we were best friends but thats all i told him because that is basically all it was. No need to complicate things when it was all in only my head.

"I had no idea i ju-" i tried saying until Megan saved me by pulling us inside.

Walking into the house immediately changed the mood. The lights are dim, people everywhere laughing having fun, to my left i see everyone relaxing smoking then to my right people dancing to something i would be able to understand if i was drunk. i see people already heading up the stairs for one of the many bedrooms Peter has.

As we got to the back of the house we see Peter playing beer pong. Him and Justin are normally the champs. but only this time  i see a familiar face as peters partner. and nasty girl that i just realized i do not care for holding that what was once an everyday face. Max. 

He got taller since he left he is about 6'4 , grew into those brown curls they dont look like a pillow anymore. I notice his dimples show more while he smiles, and those biceps look nothing like what i remember. Definitely not the boy that left me behind. 

"Hey guys finally! This is my cousin, Max he use to live here and now is back to stay for his last year" Peter says as i feel so blindsided that i did not know they were related. 

"Nice to meet you bro. I'm Justin and this is Annika which i'm sure you know" Justin says so cutely as he puts his hand forward to shake Max's.

Max looks at me then Justin, finally shakes his hand and smiles. "I think we are going to be getting a long just great. If my anni likes you then you must be a great guy." Max says while looking at me, and i just knew this year was going to be unbearable. After about 4 shots 2 beer pong games i was feeling it. looking for Megan so she could dance with me was taking to long. i thought to ask Justin but he didnt dance, ever. so i went alone he never really minded he was was having way too much fun betting on himself at beer pong. 

The music seemed to have gotten better and louder to cancel out all my thoughts  of max. His green eyes stayed on my mind in the beginning until finally i was just dancing. then all of a sudden felt hands on my hips which i didn't mind. Whoever it was was a great dancer so i knew it could not have been Justin. we fit well together its like they new just when to squeeze me and let go it was almost in a s****l way so by the end of this song i just had to see who this was. 

"Oh anni you haven't changed a bit. Still that naughty girl that needs to be tamed" Max whispers in my ear. Sending chills right down my body.

Not sure what to say or do i stay dancing with him but face to face now and apart. hes lightly sweating and its pretty hot in my eyes. i wonder where his date is?

"Where is your tamed girl" i say reminding him he has someone.

But that smile turns into a face with no emotion. something is different about him i just cant seem to figure it out. he seems more serious now, as if that school did nothing but make his anger worse. but for some reason i knew he would never do anything to hurt me. his eyes looked at me the same since the first day we met.

"meet me upstairs 3rd door to the left in 10 minutes" max says while looking straight in my eyes. then walks off. im left standing there wondering if i heard right. was i really going to go up there with the one guy that can honestly act as if he has no emotions? i guess i was about to find out right before making sure justin was still playing beer pong. i mean if i did plan on going upstairs it didnt mean anything would happen. maybe all he wanted to do was catch up and here i am in my mind again thinking this is more.