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"You Look Beautiful...You Are Beautiful."

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Leon Quickly got rushed out of the house by Rue and Jules so he can talk to Maddy. Leon wasn't against the idea for wrong reasons he just didn't know what he could say to Maddy in order for her to "forgive" him even if she wasn't mad at him. Either way he was a nervous mess, he was more anxious to head to Maddy's house then all those visits to Rehab combined.

Leon had absolutely no idea if he was gonna regret driving to Maddy's. He wanted that gut feeling telling him not to go so this time he can actually listen but nothing came up. He wasn't just nervous but also happy. He hadn't seen Maddy in a couple hours but he did miss her, he liked her company it made him feel a bit safe.

As he comes closer to her house he began to contemplate weather or not he should drive by it, make a turn or...actually go. "Fuck it I'm leaving." He says out loud. But he didn't move he just kept driving he was having one of those rare moments when he demands himself to do something but his body doesn't follow. "Make a turn You little cunt." Again nothing.

He stops the car and gets out he noticed that there was only Maddy's car her parents possibly weren't home, so if she slams the door in his face at least he won't be embarrassed that her family heard that.

He softly opens the gate and walks up towards the door. He takes a deep breath and knocks. It takes a couple a minutes before he hears footsteps. The door opens and he comes face to face with Maddy.

"I'm probably the last person you wan talk to Maddy, I know you probably Hate me and I would honestly hate me too, I didn't practice anything so if I say shit that doesn't make sense it's because I'm fucking nervous..." he admits. "Maddy I like hanging out with you a lot, not a single day goes by where I don't think about spending a moment with out you, and I mean that in a non creepy way so your not uncomfortable- I genuinely think that I don't deserve your time and that you should probably find a better friend. But I wanna be selfish and say I hope you don't I don't wanna see you Easily forgetting about me because I am dead serious it would probably crush me-" Leon was cut off from his nervous rant with Maddy hugging him. Leon had never had a hug mean so much too him tell now, his tears began to get the best from him as he felt so much care within Maddy's arms even if it was just out of pity or in a friendly way.

Maddy felt her shirt get soaked and pulled away, her heart hurt at the sight of Leon crying. She puts her hands on both sides of his face and looks at him Caringly. "Why are you crying?" She asks gently.

"Because your like the best thing that's happened to me in the past 17 years of my life." He cries. "And I don't wanna lose you because of something I can't fuckin control and I'm so sorry if that sounds sad but it's true, I really like you Maddy and losing you would make me never forgive myself."

"Sh, sh Don't cry Lee I'm not going anywhere. I'm here when you need me till you don't, I really like you too but I really need you to try and get better, I don't wanna see you kill yourself because I promise you that would cause me more pain okay baby steps." Maddy takes him inside her house and leads him to her room. "Lay down." He lays down as Maddy takes off his shoes and laid right next to him. She put his head on her chest as she softly runs her hands through his soft curls something she had been wanting to do since she first met him.

"Thank You Maddy." Leon's softly speaks.

"For what?" Maddy smiles down at him.

"For making me feel like I finally have a home." He responds before he drifts off into sleep.

"Thank You for making me feel like I have a home too." She whispers before kissing his head and closes her eyes while holding each other.

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Just like yesterday Leon woke up first, he felt weird when looking at his surroundings but when he realized who's arms he was in he smiled softly. He didn't want to get up but he needed to use the bathroom. He gently gets up and walks into Maddy's bathroom which I took him a while to notice because he was about to walk out her room to find one. Leon looked at himself through the mirror and finally felt good about the world all because of the girl that was still sleeping peacefully.

Maddy was thinking the same thing, for the first time in what seems like forever she was able to relax and breath. No yelling, contemplating, second thoughts, no Nate. She felt pretty damn good about just the company of Leon, that was till she didn't feel his warmth. She opened her eyes and saw that Leon wasn't there, she sat up and looked around she sighed sadly till she heard footsteps.

"Did you miss me." Leon says in a cocky tone. Maddy rolls her eyes and try's to hold back a smile but failed.

"You wish Lee." She sarcastically says. Leon walks closer to her and jumps on the bed startling Maddy.

"Oh! No! Where is that handsome boy Leon? Did he-" He dramatically gasps and looks at Maddy with a shock face with his hand on his cheeks. "Leave! Oh no how will I ever see that handsome face no one can campare too, not to mention his amazing eyes!" He makes a pose where he looks like a love sick girl. "And his beautiful hair." He cries dramatically as Maddy laughs at his annoying but cute behavior.

"How can you act like this when you look so intimidating?" Maddy laughs hitting him with a pillow. Leon lays on the pillow and looks at Maddy.

"I could ask you the same thing?"

"I'm not the one acting like a complete doofus." Maddy defends.

"A cute doofus?" Leon asks teasingly. Maddy doesn't answer as she simply smile and looks away he doesn't think about teasing her further. "You gotta admits you got a pretty good laugh from that."

"I did Leo I'll give you that." She agrees finally looking back at him. "So what do you want to do today."

"Take you out." Leon says bluntly.

"No seriously." Maddy rolls her eyes.

"I am Maddy, would you like to go out on a date with me?" Leon says seriously. Maddy thinks about it.

"No." She says flatly. Leon's face kinda drops. "Because I Don't wanna leave I wanna stay here with you and just be lazy."

"Madeline Perez are you feeling okay?" Leon half jokes. Maddy didn't say anything because if she did her sentence would probably Come out as. "I love it when you say my full name." So she just got off the bed and flipped him off. "Ouch! That sorta hurt. Know your Manners Madeline." He jokingly scolds. "I'm serious Maddy let's go out I wanna do something nice for you."

"I don't wanna get ready, and do my makeup-" Maddy tries to explain. Leon ignores her and get up, he grabs her hand and grabs their shoes before walking out her room. "Where are we going?"

"Out. Like I said I wanna take you out and we are gonna have fun." He states Maddy stops and look at him like he's crazy.

"Do you see how I look Leo?" She asks with a small hint of sass. Leon ignores it and smiles at her.

"You Look Beautiful...You Are Beautiful." He compliments, Maddy bites her lip slightly smiling with adoration as she shakes her head, that was all the reinsurance she really needed.

"Lead the way Lee. But I wanna put my shoes on in the car could you maybe-"

"Hop on Maddy."

Maddy jumps on his back and Leon carries her to the car, he didn't mind doing it, he liked being able to see her smile it made him smile. Leon opens the car for her and gently places her so she doesn't hit herself and hands he her, her shoes before he closes the door and walks towards the driver side door.

"Wanna go to the city?"

"I'd love to."

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"So she only wanted sex?"

"Yeah it was kinda weird, I mean I didn't mind doing it with her but she just wanted to do it constantly, she was always accusing me of Cheating and not to mention hated when I talked and hung out with Rue."

"Wait she hated Rue?"

"Yeah, and no offense to Rue, she beautiful and all but I wouldn't date her she's like my little sister and that's sorta weird. Anyways she would text me and tell me if I went to Rue's I had to text like every 10 Damn minutes."

"What the fuck? Why did you stay with her for so long then?"

"I don't know I thought maybe through time she would get over it and the relationship will be beyond just having sex, but now look at me I'm here I'm here in the City at a bar with an amazing girl, what more could I ask for?"

"Your such a flirt Lee." Maddy sips on her drink. Both Leon and Maddy were at a bar where they don't give a shit about how old you are, and bought a couple of drinks nothing that would get them drunk which was good. "So...what now?"

"Honestly I don't know I didn't really think this through." Leon says, making Maddy laugh at him.

"Fine lets just walk around." Maddy gets up. Leon pays for the drinks and flows Maddy outside. They walk around for a bit before Maddy looks at him. "So how'd you meet Rue?"

"I met her when she was trying to buy a bottle from me and I remember she asked if I wanted to get high so we went to some random party went into a basement we found and smoked for like 3 hours straight." Leon recalls with a small grin.

"And from there what happened."

"I remember I went to go see Fez one day and when I went to the corner store I saw her there so I bought us a bottle and we drank till we blacked out, never really found out what we did." He laughs along with Maddy. "We hung out from there and when she went to rehab I visited her almost every few days."

"I love that Lee. I mean your like a completely different person when people get to know you." Maddy comments bumping his shoulder.

"Yeah you weren't what I expected either."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't take offense but I thought that you were kinda nosey and annoying." Maddy looks at him shocked. "I know that sounds horrible but when you got high and like started coming on to me I was getting a bit uncomfortable because I don't do that. But! Now that I know you I realize I like having you around and think that I want you to stick around for a bit." Leon shrugs looking ahead.

"Me too." Maddy smiles softly as they keep walking. "Thanks for taking me here."

"It's no problem but thanks for coming with me and for accepting my apology. I won't push you away but I want you to know that if you don't wanna be around me I would completely understand and wouldn't blame you." He takes a deep breath smiling sadly at her.

"Lee I'm not leaving, just know that." Maddy says grabbing his hand. "Now let's get some ice cream." She drags him as they run to the ice cream truck.

Leon looked at Maddy and saw she looked happy, yesterday she was crying and he was the reason. He didn't want to make her cry, he wanted her to feel good and loved. He owed Maddy this date, and hopefully he could get better. He knew maybe he would slip up and give in to drugs, but he hoped it wouldn't happen anytime soon.