You will get nowhere in life unless you fight for the things you love. Without those things, your just living a life of... nothingness. Simply a hunk of flesh breathing and walking through time numbly taking up precious space on earth.

But what happens when you don't have anymore fight left in you? The moment you realize that the thing you were fighting for, doesn't want to be found?

"You can't just do nothing." Luke growls at me, but I stay silent. "Bain, go out there and get her."

"You want me to go out there so I can do what exactly? Kick his ass? So she can hate me more than what she already does?"

"Stop being a damn coward and go out there!" Luke growls and my blood boils.

"Fine!" I yell even though this was a complete waste of my time. She was over me, I was too late.

I barely get out of the car with this stupid cast on my leg and Luke hands me crutches.

"Don't be a dick." He advises me and I roll my eyes.

"No promises." I grumble taking a deep breath walking towards the girl I'm in love with and the man I want to kill.

"Bain?" She looks at me and I clear my throat. "Hi."

"Oh my god." She stares at me shock in her eyes looking at my cast and bandaged cuts on my forehead. "What happened to you?!"

"That doesn't matter right now I'll explain later." I lick my lips. "I need to talk to you," Ben raises an eyebrow and I narrow my eyes at him. "Alone."

Ash opens her mouth to respond, but before she could say anything Ben sticks his arm out in front of her stepping forward towards me. "Whatever you have to say to my date, you can say in front of me."

I chuckle. Is he serious? "You know just because I'm in this cast, doesn't mean I wouldn't use it to beat you." I talk through my teeth because this man makes my blood boil. "This is none of your business, so stay out of it."

"She is my business."

Ashley groans in frustration getting in between us. "Boys! Stop this stupid arguing!" Her cheeks are red and she looks at Ben. "I can handle myself. I'll be fine."

Ben has his eyes trained on me.

Thunder sounds in the night sky and I shake my head. "No it's okay. He's right I can say whatever I want in front of him."

Ashley looks to me with concern in her eyes and I decide that it's now or never. "I know I've been a complete dick. I know that I made stupid choices and did everything wrong possible and I'm sorry that it took for me almost dying to see the truth of how much I really love you." Ben scoffs and I try and stay focused on Ashley. She's the only one that matters now, and I have to tell her the truth, even if she rejects me.

"W-what? What are you talking about?"

"Ashley I love you. I've been in love with you. I pretended that I didn't, that you weren't important because I thought I could never be the man you wanted me to be, the kind you deserved, but now I know that I will do absolutely anything to have you with me. You changed me, you made me a better man. I want to be that man, I want to be with you."

I shrug. "I love you. I'm in love with you."

She stares at me not saying anything and Ben grabs her shoulders turning her around to face him. "Are you really going to listen to this ass wipe that broke your heart? How stupid can you be Ashley, come on! Let's get out of here."

That's it.

I drop my crutches and take her hand pull her behind me swinging hard as I could punching him square on the jaw making him drop to the ground.

Ashley gasped and rain started coming down from the sky in an open down pour. "You don't talk to her that way."

"What the hell are you doing?!" Luke screams jumping out of the car with everyone else and Ben sits up off the ground wiping the blood from the corner of his split open lip.

Before I know It Ben kicks the back of my good leg causing me to fall on the wet ground. He climbs on top of me trying to pin me down and even though my broken ribs are screaming at me I decide if he wants a fight, a fight is what he's going to get.

He's suddenly pulled off of me, but not before he get's a good hit in punching me in my stomach.

"Not so tough now are you! You always have your friends fight for you, huh?" Ben screams with a bloody smirk on his face and someone kicks him in the groin causing him to take knees to the ground holding his precious jewels.

"I think we're done here." Ashley sighs and everyone stares at her in shock. She was the one that had kicked him and in that second I smile.

"I did that because he deserved it." She looks at me. "Not for you."

My smile leaves my face and Trip gves me a hand standing me up.

Ashley looks to the ground and Luke takes care of Ben sending him off in his car. After he's gone Ryan clears her throat.

"We'll be inside the car." Ryan says from under the umbrella with Trip and they head towards the car.

Here we were just standing under the rain like idiots, not saying a word. Suddenly she looks at me. "What are you really doing here, Bain? Just to ruin my date?"

I scratch the back of my neck. "Kind of." She sighs and rubs her temples. "Because Ashley, I can't stand seeing you with him."

"And why is that, Bain? Y-you don't want me with you, but you don't want me with anyone else! Please, please help me tell me what it is that you want from me! Because I don't know anymore."

"I want to be with you."

"Well you know what, doesn't seem like it. You left me because you said you couldn't be what I want," She shrugs shaking her head, "Did you ever think to ask me what I wanted? Before deciding for yourself that it was easier to just run away? You ignored me for so long, the thoughts that were going through my head... you have no idea what you put me through. You shouldn't have told me you loved me if you didn't mean it. How am I supposed to believe you now?"

She had a point. She was angry and she had every right to be. What I did to her was wrong. I left her out to hang dry all by herself without explaining myself and when I did give her an explanation it was a shitty one. She never deserved the things I did to her and now after telling her I loved her the first time she won't believe me now.

"You're right. I've made so many mistakes. I've hurt you so much and I probably don't even deserve for you to forgive me." I limp with the heavy ass cast not caring about the pain shooting up my leg and take her wet cheeks into my hands. "But I promise you I will try my damn hardest to prove to you that I do deserve you. I will be everything you want and more. I will make you happy every day, each day better than the last and I will be your biggest fan in every dream you want to achieve.

"I'm done being alone, Ashley. I'm done running, hiding from what, or who makes me happy. You don't have to tell me you love me or that you forgive me, but what I do want is for you to tell me you will at least give me a chance. A chance to make you mine. To give you everything your heart desires. A chance for me to change."

"I love you Ashley Airwood, and I will never let you go, ever again."

Then, I kissed her.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then, he kissed me.

Am I dreaming?

There is no way this is really happening. Here we are, standing in the pouring rain after Bain has said all the right things, he's broken and battered barely standing with my face in his hands as he kisses me like we'll never see each other again.

He's afraid.

That's what this kiss feels like. Like he's afraid that I will reject him, say no and that this would be the last time he would kiss me. This kiss, says a thousand more things.

He loves me. I hate him. I'm scared he'll break my heart, he's scared I'll break his by not forgiving him.

I can't forgive him, not now. He's hurt me so much. He's done so much to me.

But this kiss, causes my cheeks to catch on fire. Even with the cold rain, a warmth spreads through my body and makes my lips tingle. My heart is going to beat out of my chest.

I want to win at life. I want to do things for me, I want to be my own woman and make the choices that make me happy.

So that's why I kiss him back. I wrap my arms around his neck and bring him closer and he happily welcomes me by wrapping his arms around me holding me tight.

We part our lips and I smile and he looks at me those bight green eyes so vibrant. His love shines through and I've never seen anything so beautiful. Bain was a beautiful creature.

"I'll forgive you. I want you to gain my trust. It won't be easy, but I know that If I don't I'll always ask myself why. So from now on we're a team. No more secrets." I smiles. "And I won't be the Bad Boy's Toy anymore."

Bain chuckles his smile bringing warmth to my heart. He looks into my eyes. "Nah. You're just the bad boy's girl."

"Woman." I correct him and he holds his hands up in surrender.

"That's right, I apologize." He grins placing his hands on my hips giving them a squeeze. "My woman."

I nod smiling. "We'll see about that."