"Do you know that guy?" He asked as we got to the entrance/exit. I could barely speak coherently. I was still in shock from all that had happened minutes ago and where the hell was Ethan when I needed him the most.

"Yes." I answered in a choked-up voice. I didn't want him to see me like That. I didn't want him to think I was weak,but I couldn't hold them tears anymore.

I had stopped crying the moment we got to the crowd of happy and drunk people. He gave me his coat to cover up and I gladly took it. It smelled of him and it was comforting to know that he was there with me. That he had protected me.

He asked no further questions but I knew that was not the end of it. He would probably ask me again when I was a bit more composed and better. If I ever could recover from that.

"Sam...he...He is n-not..." My voice came out in patches. The thought of him possible being dead haunted me. And if he was,it would all be my fault. I would be responsible for it.

"Sam." He said distasteful. "So that's the scum-bag's name." He said in a monotone. "He lives. " I felt a wave if relieve wash over me after he said that. I was not going to jail after all. I had not killed a person.

Thank you Lord!

And that reminded me how did he hear those? I was not talking out loud was I?

"Let me take you home." He said,hand pulling me impossible closer to him as hit him with one side of my body. "I'll be fine. Ethan can take me." I said attempting to get my phone and call Ethan but my bag was nowhere in sight.

"Shit!" I cursed inwardly. "I left my purse in the bathrooms." I wanted to call Ethan so he could take me home. His hold on me tightened a bit but not enough to hurt me. It was a protective hold. One I had began to love. "I'll tell someone to get it." He said giving me space to get in the car. So he didn't want me to leave either 4

Vince?!

"Vince?" I blurted out. "Miss Wilde,how do you do tonight?" I looked at him not bothering to answered him. His eyes scanned my distort frame and the hand around my waist. His expression grew apologetic. A minute later a guy arrived with my black purse in his hands. I took the phone out and called Ethan only to not answer. I tried a few more times and still got nothing. He was probably busy.

The alcohol had lost most of it's effect on me. I was not sober but better compared to the time before the whole shit with Sam started. If the guy had happened to have died,I was going to be scared,shit scared but at the same time praying that he went to hell for his actions.

"What are you..." It was one of those moments when you thought that you would never see a person but then accidentally met. "I will be your driver for the night." He said smiling sincerely. "Get in the car." Nick instructed. I looked at him in total disbelieve. He had no right to boss me arouwwnd. "I knew that." I said annoyed as I got in the car,without his help. It was a grey SUV. He ran his hands in his hair in clear frustration and got in the car.

"What the hell are you wearing? You didn't wear that to the club did You?" I all but shouted. The guy was wearing a damn suit to a club. A shit. Who in their right mind wore a suit to a club? Oh right,Nick Wildwood.

"What's wrong with I'm wearing?" He fixed the sleeves of his shirt. He was unaware or was he pretending? "Nothing." I said giving up and took out my phone to check the time. It was still early. "Where are we going?" I looked to him. I was not going to go to sleep as yet. I had to get rid of all the events of the bathroom. "You don't look..." I cut him off. "Like someone that almost got raped?" He looked at me in bewilderment. " You are..." He seemed to struggle with his words so I helped him. "Care free. I choose to not dwell on thing that almost happened. It didn't happen right?" He nodded slightly. "Yah,it didn't. So why should I stop living because of something that did not happen? It doesn't make any sense in doing it. They is no use in stressing about it anymore. It's now part of my past." I said diverting my attention to the outside as we past all the big buildings. "Now tell me,where is it exactly we're going. I hope it's somewhere fun." I said in a giddy voice. The total opposite of how I was moments ago.

I had make the poor chap speechless. "My house." He said in a straight voice. "You are one amaizing woman." He said in a low voice. "Thank you." I said stealing a glance at him. "The lake house?" My voice small as the events of that place replayed in my mind. "Another one."

Another one? How many properties does this guy actually have?

I pushed the topic no more. I open ed the window on my side and let the cool air hit my face as I inwardly danced to the music that had played in the club.

"What are you dancing at?" His voice came out concerned. "Music." I said in a 'duh' voice. What else would I be dancing at? He chuckled at my statement and said nothing further. The silent car ride was long. The longest I had ever had on a Sunday.

Not even my church was this far.

"Are we there yet?'' I asked. I had gotten tired of the silence and dancing to the music in my head. "Almost." He said looking out the window. I had not even realized that we had entered the woods,no big tall building in sight. Huge gates came to my line of sight. They were grand. Like the one's in fairytales. "Is this it?" I asked impressed. "Yes but we are still at the gate. I could tell that he took pride in it and also took joy in the fact that I liked it. Two men stood at either sides of the gate. They looked muscular but not as good as Nick was.

Great!

I sighed in frustration and agitation. I could even stop thinking about him even if I wanted to. And to compare him to every guy I saw. I sighed again.

"What's wrong?" His voice laced with concern. "Nothing and you have a beautiful house by the way." I said looking at my new surroundings. All I saw were trees and well...more trees with only one loner house straight ahead. The exterior was mostly dark with dark painted bricks and the rest was glass. It was morden like the other one but more prettier. We parked near what looked like another house. The front part was paved to the part were the grass began. It was perfectly great. I wanted to run my hands on it.

He led me to a path on the grass that I had not noticed. It was some kind of rock. I couldn't actually place but they cut it good. It looked smooth,it was smooth but not enough for one to slip. It was beautiful. He opened the door to a grand room with volted-high ceilings. In short the place was beautiful.

I turned on my heel. "How is your sound system?" I looked him straight in the eyes. They were so perfectly blue and drowning. "Good." He said with a questioning look. "Ok,Where do you..." I turned to go and look for were I was put my phone after connecting while also looking for that specific bluetooth device. I found it on the stand and immediately connected with my phone. "This place is too quiet." I complained as I played the music. Putting Chris Brown with somebody like You on repeat and increased the volume to max. "What the he'll are you doing?" He yelled from the kitchen. The place was open,every thing flowed flawlessly to the other. And I could swear I saw the floor shine due to how clean it was.

"Playing music and dancing. What else?"

I danced to the song and he watched me the whole time. "You should come and join me. It's really fun and relaxing even." I said pulling him to dance with me. He released a heart felt laugh. It was music to my ears. We danced,with I doing most of the work. Having to twirl him and all that but overall it was fun. I changed the song,removing the repeat. A lot of songs played of which I danced to shamelessly. He had stopped dancing and went back to watching. A slow song started. "You can join me now. This one I can't dance on my own." He was reluctant at first but I begged him till he couldn't take it anymore or maybe I had got too annoying. Either way he came and we slow danced.

"You are really good at this." I said into his chest. On a normal person,My head would have been rested on one of his shoulders but this was no normal person. His chest rumbled a bit. "Thank you. I had areally good teacher." He said sniffing my hair of which I had no problem with. "Who?" I asked. The contact was making me feel things. Things I had never felt with any guy or anybody else for that matter. I wanted to stay in his arms for eternity,if possible. I wanted him all to myself. I wanted to be mine,to feel me to pleasure me like I knew I would pleasure him.

Wait What?! Pleasure him? Scar are you alright?

That little voice in my head said.

I've never been better. I've never felt anything like this. Something so strong and you know that. I know this is not the right time but I think I'm falling for Nick.

I reasoned with myself.

I knew you were falling- had fallen for him. It was obvious the moment you thought about him every second of your life. But are you in sure about This?

It was one of those questions that made you crack your head for days thinking about. But was I sure about this? About him?

Yes I am. I am sure but does he feel the same?

I had no idea if the guy felt the same. If he wanted me as much s I did and not only just sexually. It he had feelings for me.

There's only one way to know.

Not that. It the most terrifying thing I would ever have to do.

You don't mean...

I was inwardly petrified by the suggestion. I had to initiate the first move.

You see any other way?

The sassyness was there alright. It showed most of the time.

"Scarlett! Scarlett!" He called out to me cutting me from my conversation. Did I really have to do This? No. I made a decision to reschedule forest time. Two months sounded better. "The music has stopped. You have to go and rest. You have work tomorrow." He said in a low voice. I looked up at him,at his face. He was sweating.

"Ok I will but are you Ok? Are you sick?" I had started to wipe off the sweat from his face. He held my hand in his. I wanted to melt. Melt into his him,into his touch. This man was making me weak. He was making my knees weak from just a touch. I wondered how they could hold me up after all this time. I knew one thing,My soul wanted to give in. To surrender to him.

"I'll be fine. But you have to rest." He said with a smile that melted my world. As if they was still any world left to melt. He had melted it all to nothingness. I gave into his commands. My body grew tired. "I have to call Ethan and tell him that I'm fine." From the mention of Ethan's name his whole physic grew different,protection and possessive. He pulled me impossible closer to him,inhaling sharply. "He's a friend. " My lips moved from I could begin to register what I had said. It seemed to work course he relaxed into me. "And I have to yell him to bring me a new pair of cloths. I can't possibly go to work in this." That was directed to the clothes I was wearing. This are in no way work cloths. "I'll do it." He said. His large muscular body pressed over my small and not muscular one. I nodded into his chest which was followed buy a small hum.

He lifted me off the going,making me yelp in surprise. He caried me bridal style to the bedroom.

"I'll sleep on the couch." He said and disappointment make it's way into me. "Why?" I asked with a frown. "I don't trust myself to be able to hold control when you're next to me." He said truthfully. "And I don't trust myself either. But I believe we'll survive." I said with a faint laugh at the end as I pulled him to me. He crashed into me,making me fall on my back to the bed with a small gasp and him fell closely behind,on top of me. His face was face was mere inches from mine. His hot breath hit my skin and sent countless shivers down my spine as his arms cared me to the bed. It was a position I had began to love. Being caged by his arms as he lips hooved over mine and eyes locked. I wanted to move a little closer. To kiss him. To be the woman that scratched his back as we reached our pleasure peeks, but I stayed still. Did nothing said nothing,just stared into his eyes as my heart raced away and breaths became heavy.

"Yeah,we'll survive." He said as his eyes went to my lips and I licked them subconsciously. He gave one last long glance at my lips and moved away.