Another chapter. Sorry for the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG update but here you go.

Strawberry Fields

Chapter 17:Max Gets An Answer

Charlie's P.O.V

I was barley able to walk though the door when Jude welcomed me. Well if you call this a welcome...

"Charlie can I see you for a minuet?" My eyebrows raised suspiciously...

"Why?"Jude looked nervous. Which was kinda odd. I mean he is normally so relax. I looked toward Max to see if he knew what was going on. He shrugged slightly.

"Well Jude I need to take a shower. As you can see..."

"This is sorta important." I could tell by the look in his eye what he was talking about was pretty serious. I sighed.

"Be right back." I said to Max. He nod even though I had a felling he was as confussed as I was.

I planted my self on his bed. His room was fulled with pencils and erase marks. Rolled up papers cluttered around the small trash can in the corner. Obviously and artist room.

"Jude whats wrong?" I don't know if I should be worried or kinda...interested. I mean I'm not one to gossip but secrets were interesting.

"I need to know what you think about this..."He placed a blue velvet box in my hand. As soon as I looked at the box I had an idea about what it might be. The dim light in the room made this object sparkly slightly. Wait not object...RING. An ENGAGEMENT RING!! I was shocked. And I'm not even the one he wants to marry. I looked at the ring. It was gorges. And I was kinda shocked he got this from his paintings.

"Do you think Lucy will like it?" I looked at him in awe.Why woulden't she like it?

"Of course she will..when are you gonna...no.HOW are you gonna...where are you g..."I sorta trailed off. I was so excited. I just kept finding these questions. I don't know where to start.

"I'm not sure about anything yet. All I know is it will be soon." I rapped my arms around him.

"Jude I'm so happy for you."

"I just don't how to do it..." I knew Jude wants to make it PERFECT but honestly Lucy doesn't seem like the kinda girl who would care how she was proposed to.

"Jude, you can propose to her in a dirty trailer in a junkyard and she would still yes."Which is true...I think.

"Listen Charlie I need you to keep it quiet though...Don't blurt it out to anyone. Not even Max." I looked at my cousin in shock. Does he honestly think I would tell the world all about this. I can keep a secret.

"Since when did you not trust me?"

"Since you told me about my surprise party...Or when Molly said she fancied me or when..." I stopped him.

"I told you about the surprise party because I wanted you to dress nice. And I told you about Molly because I wanted you guys to get together..not that it matters now. What I mean is I would never tell Lucy about this." He opened his mouth to say something but I cute him off...

"Or anybody else. Secrect is safe." I put my hand to my heart.

"I swear."

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I fiddled with my earring. I was sorta acting funny around Lucy now. Max thinks its hilarious. But things seem to be working cause nobody has found out.Yet... The other day Lucy asked what was wrong. And Jude had to pull me away cause I was COMPLETELY choking.

" Charlie you shouldn't do that your ears getting red." Lucy told me pointing to me with chopsticks. All of us where eating in the kitchen. Chines food. No Sadie is not are new cook. In fact the trash was fulled with burnt and runny waffles she attempted to make last week. It was kinda fun us all being together. I sat on the counter next to Max. Jude and Lucy were sitting. Every one else just seemed to rotate around the kitchen plopping large amounts of rice and noodles on there plate. Prudence was going back to the circus and this was like are bye. Even though she would have to come back soon. I'm sure Lucy would ask her to be at the wedding.

"Getting red it's been like that for an hour. The next step is her ear falling off." My earing came out of place and fell near the fridge when I picked it up I saw this shinny object. A quarter.

"Hey 25 cents richer." I said.

"Which said was it on." Max asked.

"Heads...why?" He just laughed.

"What?" I asked confused. He just shook his head

"I finally got my answer." He said.

What does that mean?

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Max's P.O.V

"Tell me again...why are we spying on Jude and Lucy?" I said. We where on the building we play golf at and Jude and Lucy where siting on the docks.

"We are not spying where...observing."She said quietly. I don't get whats so interesting. I mean we can see them making googly eyes at each other any day. What's so different now?

"Okay why are we observing?" I said stretching the last word. She just shook her head.

"Max, I can't tell you..." I looked at her in disbelief.

"So I'm wasting my time sitting on a crate watching my sister. We could be doing much funner things." I turned my head and saw they where kissing.

"like that" I muttered.

"Max, we can do that later." Well can't wait till then.

Hope you liked it. Again SORRY. I hope this was a good one.