Chloe parks at the Blackwell parking lot first. She smiles as she looks at the brunette.
'This is where you picked me up when Nathan wanted to kick my ass after I busted him.' she smiles softly.
'After you saved my life in the bathroom.'
'And this is where you picked me up on our official first date.'
'I looked hella great that day.' she sighs.
'You were hella nervous that day!' she laughs.
'Because I wanted everything to be fine!'
'And everything was so fucking perfect.' she kisses her.
'It's weird, isn't it?'
'What?'
'That it all started here, at Blackwell.'
'I will never forget that day.'
'Destiny...'
'Partners in time'
'Partners in crime'
'Forever...' she whispers as she gently kisses the bluenette.
'Where to go now?'
'The rail tracks. I want to reenact that afternoon.'
'Without the train killing me, right?'
'You're a fucking idiot, Price!'
'An idiot, who loves you!' she kisses her.
'Point taken. Let's go'
The punk parks at the junkyard, they walk to the tracks. The bluenette smiles as she grabs Max's hand, balancing on the track.
'Don't fall!'
'Is it strange?'
'Rather, nostalgic. Pleasant. I wanna take some photos later. Is that fine?'
'Stop asking this, Max. It's always fine, asswipe!'
'You're gonna take the first shot though.'
'With the digital?'
'No.'
'Fuck... So, what do you want, princess?'
'I'm gonna hop on your back.'
'What, who am I, Yoshi?'
'Very funny, and I am the geek...'
'Okay, okay, you hop on my back.'
'You'll take some shots'
'You have to hold on tight then' she bents her knees.
'Here I go' she jumps on the punk's back 'Here's the camera'
'You okay? Hold on tight. I don't want you to fall!'
'I won't.'
'I don't know, I'm not a photographer, Max...'
'Just take the shot, Chlo'
'Say cheese, hipster!'
One shot, two shots, three shots, four... The punk gets bored of photography soon. She bents her knees again, letting Max go. She hands over the photos and the camera and she lights a cigarette.
'These are actually good, Chlo!'
'Very funny, Caulfield. You know I'm not a photographer.' she exhales the smoke.
'I'm not kidding, I'm... Wait, hold that pose!' she takes the shot 'These are actually good. You know why?'
'Why?'
'Check them out' she hands over the photos, and as the bluenette checks them out, she takes another shot.
'It's fucking not funny, Caulfield!'
'Annoyed by the flash again?'
'Yeah. Sorry' she sighs.
'It's okay. We'll take a break.'
'So?'
'So?'
'Why do you like these pictures? These are not that good. Amateur piece of crap.'
'Maybe, but look at you.'
'I'm a mess.'
'You're happy. And that shows. And also that, you're in love with me.'
'Does it show?'
'It does.'
'Happy to hear that' she smiles and kisses the brunette.
'And check these out too! You're photogenic!'
'You always knew that!' she laughs.
'I mean, almost everybody looks great on a posed photo, but these... You didn't even know I took these.'
'I may end up as a model' she laughs.
'That was your plan'
'It wouldn't be the same' she sits down, sighing.
'Sorry. I didn't mean to...'
'It's okay' she smiles softly.
'I fucked it up' she snuggles.
'You didn't' she kisses her forehead 'It's fine. My love is tattooing and piercing, not modeling. That wouldn't fit my rebellious views, anyway. I wanted it because of Rachel. Because she was my... my...'
'It's okay. But you forgot about something, didn't you?' she grins.
'What? Uh, yeah, you're also my love, Max. Forever. Sorry. I didn't mean to spoil everything.'
'You didn't.' she kisses her on the cheek 'Snuggle selfie? Kiss selfie? Don't you mind?'
'Take the shots.'
'With the digital. We'll get them in Portland, we actually have to test the printer my parents sent.'
'Take the fucking shots, Caulfield!' she laughs as she kisses the photographer's neck.
Click, click, click, click, click... Max's doing great today. The bluenette touches her forehead to the photographer's, gazing into her eyes deeply. One last shot.
'You're my muse' the brunette whispers.
'You're my life.'
'Actually, we're getting really mushy recently.'
'Is it that bad?'
'No' she smiles 'I'm still surprised though how cheesy you can be.'
'You never complain about this on the first day of your period when you get the cramps and I get you ice cream, chips, choco, tea and all you need, plus, snuggle time and belly caressing...'
'Point taken. I actually love this side of yours' she kisses her.
'You just keep on complaining recently.'
'It's so not true!'
'Max...'
'Maybe a little bit.'
'Sorry.' she sighs 'I was stressed out because of the portfolio, the applications, thinking about that I may lose you...'
'I'm with you' she kisses her hand 'Forever. I told you a million times. I'm not leaving you.'
'I'm happiest' she smiles and gets up 'Stay'
'You're really on fire today' she sighs.
'I feel so' she takes the shot and takes some steps back.
'So many memories you're taking...'
'But the best memories are kept in my heart' she smiles and kneels in front of the punk, leaning for a kiss.
'Really?' she kisses her 'Like?'
'Every single moment spent with you.'
'And I'm cheesy' she stands up, then bending her knees 'Hop back on. I wanna carry you to the junkyard.'
'Well' she hops 'Promise we'll spend some time here next summer'
'I hope we can' she smiles as she softly kisses the arm around her neck.
'Or we may just travel somewhere, far away from school and work'
'Hope we'll have the time, Max.'
'I guess I'm rather nervous about this now. And I used to be so excited.'
'I told you, dumbass. I'm not leaving you.'
'It's not only about that, you know? It's like... What would happen after finishing college, huh? I don't think I wanna go back to Seattle...'
'Why?'
'Why, would you come with me?'
'Well, I honestly don't think Darren have pals all around the country' she laughs 'So I don't know if I can play the "I have Darren and he'll find me a parlor" card every time.'
'I know' she sighs 'I didn't mean that.'
'You know Max' she sighs 'We may not last forever.'
'What do you mean?'
'That not everything lasts.'
'Do you wanna...'
'Hell no! Don't get me wrong, honey, I'm just saying that people change. We're moving out now, and it may change us, you know? What if after a while we start fighting, like seriously, day after day?'
'About what, Chloe?'
'All the hot Portland chicks around you...'
'We talked about this, baby'
'I know. I'm sorry.'
'Hey, it's fine' she kisses her neck 'I'm only yours, you know that.'
'Yeah, I know. Sorry.'
'Are you sure you don't wanna break up?'
'I'm hella sure' she bends her knees, letting Max go, and in the next moment they're embracing, kissing wildly.
The brunette breathes heavily.
'I love you'
'I love you too, Max. Hey, this was the place where you tried to shoot Frank. To defend me' she smiles.
'Too bad we were out of bullets...'
'You would've regretted that you killed a man. But the thought was there and I appreciate it.'
'I wanted to save you.'
'So many times you had to' she laughs.
'Yeah, like when you wanted to play with my superpower...'
'Oh, come on!'
'You actually shot yourself, stupid punk!'
'Well...'
'You want to control the gun but you can't even control yourself!'
'Not when you're around' she hugs her, kissing her neck.
'Can you hear me Price? I don't want to mess with time anymore.'
'I hear you' she kisses her neck again making her sigh.
'Seriously.'
'I hear you' she looks into her eyes 'You don't have to. We'll be fine. I promise.'
'Well' she takes her hand and starts pulling her towards the shack 'We may last forever, after all.'
'I hope so' she sits down smiling, pulling the brunette on her lap.
The arms immediately wrap around the bluenette's neck. They kiss softly this time. Chloe sighs.
'I was truly nervous that day, you know?'
'When?'
'On our official first date. I didn't know what to do, although I planned everything so carefully. My mom helped me a lot that day. I thought I'd just fuck everything up.'
'In the end it was all so nice, Chlo. You charmed me again. When I saw you standing by your car, wearing that suit, I was... Whoa... I started believing I'm out of your league.'
'Stop it, Caulfield. You're more than enough for me. You're fucking perfect. I wouldn't even be okay with less.'
'Admit it, I have annoying traits though...'
'Well, you have some. Like you often forget about how talented you are. Or all the complaining lately. You're usually terrible in the mornings and I often wanna kick you in the kneecap when you forget I'm around. I mean, I mostly understand that, you had school and all that shit but... I know, I'm clingy. Sorry.'
'Mhm, you are. But you changed a lot during the past year. You used to throw a tantrum when I didn't have the time to deal with you. Or when anybody else was around. Just remember that one time when you actually gave Warren a fucking headbutt!'
'What? He was all around you and he knew you are mine!'
'It wasn't that bad, Chlo!'
'He wanted to kiss you!'
'I wouldn't have let him.'
'Whatever...' she puffs 'You're mine and no one else can touch you.'
'Sure, Chloe. But nobody touches me but you. I need only you.'
'I hope so. Let's go, okay?' she hugs her tight 'My room is full of memories' she smiles softly.
'Yeah' she stands up, grabbing the punk's hand.
'Well, you know that you'll always be my hero, Max.'
'Aha. You don't need to tell me a million times, Chloe' she smiles as she gets in the car.
'But I want you to know. You mean a lot to me. You're the most precious loot I could find'
'Sometimes it's too much of this side of yours, Chloe...'
'Sorry. I just... love you.'
'I know. I actually love that you learned to apologize.'
The punk smiles but speaks no more until they get in her room. The brunette stands in front of the wardrobe, smiling. She doesn't say a single word. The punk carefully cups her face. She kisses her gently. This was that spot. The spot they kissed for the first time last October, out of a dare. Their foreheads softly meet.
'Tomorrow... Tomorrow our new life begins...'
'Well said... Our new life...'