I hit the gym hard when I left Sophia's apartment. A mix of emotions were running through my body, the main one being relief. Sophia isn't dating anyone else and she didn't lie. But with my stupid fucking actions and attitude with this situation, I may have fucked things up.

I knew I would. This is why I don't have women in my life. The ones I like, I push away and the ones I don't I can't get them to stop throwing themselves at me.

I mean, our conversation did end good, I think? I don't fucking know.

Jack and Brent meet up with me at the gym, wanting the low down.

"She didn't lie. She isn't dating anyone else, it was her best friends boyfriend I saw her with. I apologized but she asked for space and time. So I fucked things up." I throw punch after punch on the pads that Brent is holding out infront, trying to get out all the feelings I have building up inside me.

"So, how did you leave it?" Jacks asks, once I've pulled off my gloves.

"She said she would call or something, I don't know." I shrug as we make our way to the showers.

"Sounds like she doesn't wanna date you anymore my friend. Maybe I have a shot with her now." Brent winks at me, Jack shakes his head while I death stare at him. I question our friendship sometimes, I really do.

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After spending my last 2 hours with Brent at Lava Lounge, I say my goodbyes and head to The Velvet Room. I don't have too much to do tonight so I'm hoping to head out by 1am.

As I park around the back of the club, I see the queue snaking around the building down the street. Tonight's going to be a busy one.

As I head into my office, rolling my shirt sleeves up, my phone starts to vibrate.

Sophia: Do you have any plans tonight? I need to talk to you.

Fuck. I can't let her down, I need to be doing all the making up I can after my dick like attitude and accusing her of being a liar.

She will be here soon. I need a beer to calm my nerves. I stride out of my office straight behind to bar, Jack spots me and comes over.

"Starting early tonight aren't we." He chuckles.

"I need it. Sophia is coming here, she wants to talk." I down a mouthful as soon as I pull off the cap.

"This is good! She forgives you."

"Or this is bad, something that you can't tell someone over a text."

"Well at least you can win her over again if she's here with you Boss, I'll keep my eye out for her coming in."

"Thanks Jack." I nod and pat him on the back as I head back into my office.

I try to get stuck in with some paperwork but I can't stop my knee from fucking bouncing. I glance at my phone. 11.06pm. Has she changed her mind? Fuck, I feel my palms sweating.

11.17pm and still nothing.

I need to stop fucking overthinking. My anxiety is creeping in thinking how I regret my actions towards Sophia.

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Sophia is here.

I left her in my office while I ran out to grab us some drinks. I spot Jack winking in my direction and I nod. I take a few breaths before returning to her.

Sophia looks as beautiful as ever tonight, black skinny jeans, a low cut white sleevless crop top layered with a few simple silver necklaces, and some sexy black heeled shoes. Her hair wavy, her lips nude gloss, fuck I can't let her go, my body craves for her touch so bad.

I close the door with my leg and place our drinks on the small coffee table in front of the sofa. I sit down next to her, feeling the warmth radiating from her. I gulp, she's making me so fucking nervous.

"Vodka cranberry with ice." I say quietly as her gaze finds me.

She blushes, "You remembered."

"Of course." I smile. We repeat line for line the first time we had drinks together.

She reaches over for her drink, takes a sip and moans. I need to stay focused here, I don't know what is about to go down.

"Nice office." Sophia remarks, glancing around the large space. It has grey walls, a wooden floor, one oversized plant in the corner and the sofa, there's a side door which is a private toilet and my desk that sits centre of the room.

"Thanks, no one is allowed in here only Jack." I answer.

"But you let me in here, is that ok?" Sophia speaks up.

"Yes of course, your more than okay to be in here Soph." I want the reach out and touch her smooth skin, but I hold myself back.

"So there is something that I want to say actually, if that's alright?" I ask.

She nods yes.

"I just really want to apologise again for how I acted and for how I treated you Sophia, it wasn't fair and I really want you to know how into you I am. So I'm sorry for ignoring you, I'm sorry for assuming you would lie to me, I'm sorry for yelling at you. I honestly don't know what came over me, I've never acted that much of a dick before, I really am sorry."

"It's because you care. It's because for whatever reason you really like me and I think you got jealous." She answers, fixing her eyes on me.

"True. All very true. And for the reason I really like you, your beautiful, and kind, and you want to enjoy your life and be happy and I would love to have that, to be a part of that." I smile.

She turns more to face me, and looks at me straight on.

"I would like to keep dating you if that's still what you want?"

My mind is blown, am I hearing right?

"Of course that's what I want, are you sure?"

"Yeah. I accept your apology, you didn't have to say all that what you just said, and it's good that you know what you did was a dick move. So thank you for owning up to that."

Wow, this couldn't be going any better.

I take my chances and lean into her, my hand wrapping the side of the neck, my thumb finds her bottom lip and pulls on it. I inhale her sweet perfume, I reach in closer, our lips almost touching, but not just yet.

"Can I kiss you?" I whisper, my breath on her lips.

She smashes her mouth onto mine, our tongues immediately connecting, I can taste the sweet cranberry from her drink. Shit, I've missed kissing her.

Sophia's hands reach up to my chest then all the way down my biceps, I'd like to think she missed this too from her reaction.

I pull away and rest my forehead on hers, both our eyes are angled down looking at our now intertwined hands.

"Do you wanna go out and dance?" I offer.

If I stay in here any longer, who knows what will happen, I can feel my tight trousers restraining me and I silently groan.

"Dance?"

"Yeah, you wanted to dance with me last night." I chuckle, remembering her drunken self stumbling into my office.

"Oh God, what is wrong with me? What else did I do?" She hides behind her hands as I laugh and pull them down.

"You came stumbling in here asking where I had been and why I didn't want to dance with you."

"Wait, here?! As in your office? I don't remember coming in here, sorry about that."

I nod. She looks like she wants the ground to open up and swallow her.

"It's okay Soph, I'm glad it was my office you stumbled into and I was more than happy to help you and your friends get home safely."

"See, look how caring you are, you looked after 3 drunk girls even when you were angry at me."

"Hey, come on, I would always help out my girl-" I stop realizing what I just blurted out.

"Your girl huh?" She winks and smiles at me while sipping her drink through a straw.

"I-uh-I mean hopefully, yeah, hopefully one day."

"One day." She repeats and nods.

Next thing I know, Sophia is pulling me to my feet, downing her drink in one.

"You owe me a dance Mr Anderson." She grabs my hand in hers and picks up her bag with her other arm, pulling me towards the door.

"Hey, hey." I pull her back, I don't want this moment in here to end. "I just want to say, I would love to take you on a date when your free, is that something you would want?"

I feel her arms wrap around my neck as she reaches up and pushes her body close to mine. This fucking woman is incredible.

"Well, we are dating Hunter, so yes I would like you to take me on lots of dates." She giggles, kissing my cheek.

"We can definitely sort that baby." I kiss her roughly, her back hitting my office door. "Same my name again." I groan.

"Hunter." She whispers directly in my ear. My dick responds to her sexy voice. I need to calm this down, pulling away and adjusting my trousers, I feel Sophia's eyes on me. I follow her gaze all the way up my body.

"Eyes up here Soph." I wink knowing I caught her eyeing up my crotch.

As we head out onto to dancefloor hand in hand, we pass the bar and I give Jack a thumbs up and Sophia sweetly waves at him. I guess they have finally met.

I turn Sophia into me, her back pressed against my front, this reminds me of the first time we did this. The first night we slept together. I keep Sophia close at all times, it's packed in here tonight. I push all of her silky brunette hair over one shoulder, and I place a few wet kisses in her neck. I know it tickles her from her reaction and she flips her long hair back. We dance for what feels like hours, her ass grinding on me for the most of that and my hands firmly on her hips.

She pulls me close to talk in my ear. "I need the bathroom, I'll be back."

I catch her hand as she turns.

"No wait, use the one in my office, it's closer plus no queue."

"Good point, you sure that's alright though?" I take her hand guiding her back. Closer to the bar there is a little more space so she falls into step beside me. My hand rests on the small of her back.

"Go straight in, I'll grab us another drink." I shout over to her.

"Okay, I'll be right back."

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After finishing our drinks, a little more dancing and a whole lot of flirting, it somehow gets to 3am. I grab Sophia's waist and pull her into my body, she rests her hands on my chest.

"Do you want to come back to mine? We can grab some food or something if your hungry?"

"Okay yeah, can we get pizza?"

"Of course baby."

I guide her towards the bar, helping her up on one of the bar stools, my hand at her lower back the entire time, almost like it's glued there.

I call us an Uber, I've had few drinks tonight so I'll have to leave my car here and collect it tomorrow.

Jack notices us at the bar and comes over.

"You leaving?"

"Yeah we are getting pizza!" Sophia replies.

Jack chuckles and looks in my direction, "She's cool."

"Yeah, she's alright." I smile, pulling Sophia into my side.

Our Uber arrives a short while later and we make it back to my apartment. Sophia struggles to balance to get her shoes off, so I pick her up and place her on my kitchen counter. I take her shoes off, and stand inbetween her legs.

"I had such a good night tonight." I tell her.

"Me too, it's nice that we can just have a few drinks and dance, we don't have to do the dinner date thing all the time." She wraps her arms around my back, pulling my warm body as close as she can, placing her head on my chest.

"Shall we eat and then head to bed?" I ask.

"Okay."

We quickly eat, drink a full glass of water each, then I lead Sophia to my bedroom. My eyes are exhausted, I'm ready to have a good night's sleep with my beautiful girl in my arms.

"Uh- I don't have anything to wear." Sophia says nervously as we enter my room.

"You don't have underwear on?" I wink cheekily at her.

"Hunter! Yes I do, but I can't just sleep in my thong!"

"Why not?" I raise my brow as she just laughs at me.

"Okay, okay, I'll get you something to wear hang on." I head to my wardrobes and find a shirt for her to wear.

"I'm just gonna be in my boxers, is that ok?" I want to make sure she is comfortable around me, we only just got good again, I do not wanna ruin it.

"Yeah sure." She takes the shirt I'm holding out for her and heads into my ensuite bathroom.

I strip my clothes off, and lay on my bed waiting for Sophia to come back. I gave her a spare toothbrush and towel if she needed them. No one has ever really stayed with me in my apartment so I don't have all the shit she probably needs.

Sophia appears in my room and my breath catches in my throat. My eyes trail down her body from her perky nipples showing through the white shirt I gave her, it stops on the top of her thigh, her toned legs on full display. She combs her fingers through her hair as she makes her way over to me. I gulp, my erection growing harder by the second.

I pull the covers over us once we lay down, and I pull Sophia close, so her head is on my chest.

"Your heart is beating really fast." She whispers.

"It's because of you Sophia." I tell her honestly, my voice deep and raspy.

She places a tiny hand on my jaw and turns my head to face her. She kisses me slowly, slipping her tongue into my mouth, it's all minty from the toothpaste. I groan in her mouth as she deepens the kiss, her fingertips tracing my chest tattoos.

"Goodnight Hunter." She rests her head back down and finds a comfortable position cuddling me, before I hear her steady breathing. I gently stroke my thumb on her waist as I feel my eyes slowly closing, "Night baby."

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