The week goes on and it's been hectic with work and school. I haven't see much of Aiden because we both have been busy.

I decide to stay with Sophia Friday night so that we could get ready for the military ball together.

Saturday morning...

I wake up on Sophia's bed. I notice she's gone, but I hear her in the kitchen. I walk down the hall, smelling coffee. I look at her and she's making pancakes.

She turns and sees me, "Good morning! Coffee?"

My eyes widen, "yes, please!" She pours me a cup and hands it me. I walk to the window of her apartment and watch tourists shopping.

I turn towards her, "do you need help?"

She shakes her head, "no, but I need to tell you something." I nod at her. "Caleb asked me to move in with him when they get back from their mission."

My eyes widen, "what did you say?"

She takes a deep breath, "I said yes! God Mia, I'm so in love with him. He's sweet, charming, fucking hotter than hell, amazing at sex, our family loves him and he's able to handle my temper. He's the total package...kind of like Aiden." She winks at me.

I smirk and shake my head. "You're in love with him, aren't you?" She asks me.

My stomach clenches. "Yes, but I'm not telling him yet."

Sophia leans toward me, "Mia, stop being oblivious. That man is so in love with you. You should tell him how you feel.

I shake my head, "no, I'm not ready to put my heart out there yet. It's not up for discussion."

After we eat breakfast and talk, Sophia makes her way to the bathroom. I walk in and she is rollin her hair in curling rods. I chuckle, "what are you doing?"

She rolls her eyes, "hey! I have thick hair and I want to look good for Caleb."

After getting our makeup and hair ready, Sophia walks into her bedroom and I follow suit. Sofia slips on beautiful red dress that is a bit revealing for me, but she pulls it off elegantly.

I look at her, stunned. "Damn...Sophia. Caleb will not be able to keep his hands to himself."

She smirks, "that's the plan.

I go to slip on my dress and Sophia whistles at me in my lingerie. "Stop," I blush.

I slip on a green dress that is tight on the top and at my waist, but flows at my thighs. The color was a little bold, but I liked it.

Sophia shakes her head, "wow Mia, you look so beautiful."

We hear a knock on the door and Sophia opens it to a speechless Caleb and Aiden.

Aiden quickly looks me up and down and contracts his jaw. I can't tell if he's mad.

Aiden walks past Caleb and Sophia, staring at me. He reaches me and kisses me hard. "Fuck...you look incredible. I don't plan on staying at this ball long, if you're going to look like that all night." He says, breathing deeply.

We head outside and I get into Aiden's truck, while Sophia gets into Caleb's SUV.

Aiden laces our fingers together and kisses my hand. "God Mia, you have no idea what you do to me."

"The same could be said about you." I say smirking, kissing down his neck. I can hear him groaning.

We arrive to the military ball and the place is booming with music and people dancing. The walls are covered with white fabric. A glass chandelier hangs from the center of the ballroom - it's very elegant. Towards the back there is a stage with a microphone.

I see in the corner, a buffet of finger foods and chocolate covered strawberries. I pull Aiden towards it and he starts chuckling. "The way to your heart is food...got it." He says laughing.

We get to the buffet and I grab a chocolate covered strawberry and bite into it. As soon as I pull the strawberry away, Aiden bends down and kisses the side of my mouth, licking the chocolate. I smack him on the chest. "Sorry babe, I was trying to help get the chocolate off your face." He says laughing.

I shake my head, "I could have managed on my own. I really love chocolate covered strawberries."

He grins mischievously, "I'll remember that for tonight."

My eyes widen, thinking about what he would do...nope not going there. It will only turn me on.

He pulls my hand to the dance floor, "come on, you can eat later. Let's go out to the dance floor."

The song "No Diggity," comes on and Aiden pulls me into his arms and spins me around. My ass is against his crotch. I can feel his hands dig into my waist, pulling me closer. I push my ass more into him and he let's out a heavy breath on my neck, raising my skin.

He brings his mouth to my ear, "you keep teasing me, I'll take you on this dance floor."

I smirk, knowing it's an empty threat, "no you won't, because you wouldn't want any of the men here to see me naked."

He chuckles, "you're right."

He leans down and kisses the sweet spot on my neck, giving me goosebumps. "But, I will tease you all night long. Going slow with you, until your begging me to fuck you." Well...damn. He got me there.

He spins me around and kisses me. Soon the song, "Don't let go" by En Vogue starts to play.

I wrap my hands around Aiden's neck. His hands move to my waist. Our bodies sway to the song.

There'll be some love making, heartbreaking, soul shaking

Oh, love making, heartbreaking, soul shaking love

Aiden looks deep into my eyes after hearing those lyrics. I know exactly what he's thinking.

The song ends and Aiden gives me a passionate kiss.

We walk over to our friends Sophia, Caleb, Lee and Julia. Aiden chats with the guys.

Sophia pulls me to the side, "Caleb can't keep his hands off of me tonight. I swear, if I gave him the opportunity, he would fuck me in the bathroom."

I roll my eyes, "god, knowing you, you would probably do it if you were horny enough."

She smirks, "mm...fair enough. Although, I've notice that someone else has his hands and lips all over you. Somebody's getting lucky tonight!"

I blush and push her to the side, "you're so ridiculous."

Finally, the commander gets up on stage and gives a speech and toast. He wishes all of the young men and women well on their deployments and missions.

I squeeze Aiden's hand, thinking about his mission in a couple of weeks. I'm going to be a fucking mess.

He turns towards me, "I promise to come back to you, remember?"

I nod and he presses a kiss on the top of my head. "You wanna head to my place?" He asks. I nod.

We make our way through the crowd. We get outside walking away from the building; when all of a sudden, a hand wraps around my wrist, stopping me in my tracks. I quickly spin around and my eyes widen with horror, as I look at the man that plagues my nightmares.