"How is the married life treating you?" Eric , the twenty seven year old blond guy , asked chuckling at the end of his sentence. I could easily pinpoint few similarities between Blaze, Eric and Chris; they are all very handsome men, all are proud players and come from similar rich backgrounds. They nearly speak the same, act the same and have similar styles. However Blaze had this look about him that convinced me that he is the most caring one.

Eric took me out , as decided for ice cream. I wanted to go for a normal ice cream shop but no he had to take me to those Instagramable food places. Our ice cream cones were made of waffles. Mine tasted of dark chocolate the nearest thing to heaven. My date with Eric was awkward. He talked a lot while I wanted to eat and appreciate the divine deliciousness of ice cream in silence. He commented on my clothes the moment his eyes fell on me. The player in him let a wolfish whistle out as soon as I opened the door. Since then everything felt awkward and I couldn't be spontaneous around him. I was dressed in one of the few articles that the girls picked. Honestly, I really love this dress. It was a black and hugged me rightly. It was not too tight or short. It was just right. It had a sheer back and a bow decorating its waist. It was cute and even though its neck was lower than I preferred I still kept it.

"It is cool." I shortly replied offering the stranger a small smile. He bought me ice cream after all.

"Did I make stuff awkward or are you always this short on words? I can see Blaze getting frustrated easily with you." Eric said in a playful way but I kind of heard the truth in his words.

"His huffs and puffs are getting more frequent." I joked back still stating the truths

"You couldn't be more different. He is a party animal while you are introverted and silent." Eric noted and I nodded at him

"Different and going through a cold war " I confessed because , at the moment, I am not talking to Blaze.

"Cold war?" Eric questioned laughing

"Yes , a cold war. I am not talking to him and giving him the cold shoulder. He noticed so , I guess. Being the child that he is, he started ignoring me back. He is even talking to Luca , whom he hates,while treating me as an invisible being." I mumbled with apparent frustration. After that night, I was waiting for Blaze to apologize. He , though, acted like nothing happened. He just talked on and on when he saw me. I hated that. I hate how my anger is mere nothing to him. He made me feel hurt. I always felt like I am a second best to all people except from Luca. Blaze , that night, reminded me that I will never fit in his perfect group. I am not as good , I guess. I wanted him to apologizes yet sensing my changing ways made him change too. He became distant and silent.

"He has been grumpy, lately. He does not hate Luca. He just thinks that you hold untold feelings for your best friend and just lying to him." Eric informed and went back to his melting ice cream

"I assured him that I don't and he shouldn't care." I defended again struck by the knowledge that Blaze talked about Luca and me to his friends.

"Blaze is a nice guy but he is strictly possessive. Whenever he starts about thinking that something is his, well he wouldn't let go. You might have started as a stranger to him but now he talks about you a lot. He gave us hell because we are trying to befriend you.Trust me once he considers you his best friend , Luca will have to fight him for you." Eric revealed with an evil smirk

"He gave you hell because he thinks that I am not good enough to fit in your group." I corrected feeling a bit sad at the weigh of such information

"He believes that you are not a good fit for our group." Eric accorded nodding making me feel worst " Yet, it is not because you are not good enough. It is because you are too innocent to play our games. He gave us hell thinking that we will corrupt you. He stopped talking to you because he is afraid of maddening you more. He is a child at heart. You should start talking to him." Eric advised offering me a sincere smile

"He is a child at heart." I repeated feeling better as I discovered Blaze's motives of our first fight

"This is the strangest date I had. I never spent a whole date talking about another guy or convincing my date to forgive another man." Eric concluded chuckling and I couldn't but laugh.

"Now I have a question for you." I dared

"Sure thing, princess." Eric playfully gestured for me to go on

"When are you asking Nina out?" I said and his mouth hung open and his eyes doubled in size. This should be fun.

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As the date ended , Eric drove me back home. It was still ten at night. The sky dressed beautifully in dark colors and had stars all over it. I was happy to go back home and meet Blaze. I had to thank him for caring about me and fearing for me. From now on, I do truly have two new friends , Eric and Blaze. For an introvert , such event is truly an achievement.

Opening the front door, I saw a dim light coming from the living room. As I walked there, no one was sitting. All looked as I left it only a two pairs of shoes were estranged from my usual living room. The black manly shoes belonged to Blaze; I have seen him wearing them. The white pair of expensive heels though belong to god knows whom. I felt my chest tightening a bit as images of Blaze and another girl making love in my house played in mind but why should I feel any different?

I always knew that he is a player. I always helped him to get the girls that he wanted. I will still help him if he asks. Yet we agreed for him to keep his affairs outside of our house. We agreed that no matter what happens, we won't bring anyone here. I guess that he is not playing by the rules anymore. Huffing loud, I shook my head and made a mental note to wash the sofa's cushions.

Going upstairs, I started to walk to my room. It was the last door and now I just wanted to go lay down and let sleep take over me. I love to sleep, I noted smiling at my own ideas. Suddenly the sound of a door opening startled me bringing me back to reality. I cursed my luck and turned around to meet Blaze. His blue eyes as always shined no matter how dark their surroundings were. Questions and hesitation were clear in his orbs. He stood frozen to the floor beneath him and my eyes couldn't but appreciate his naked torso. His body was glorious. It was curved with obsessive care to all minor details. God excelled in the making of such a man. Such sorts of complements ran through my mind making me blush at the sight in front of me. I hated how I just blush around him instantly .

"Eric explained everything to me" I hushed at him diverting my eyes away "Thanks for fearing for me and sorry for overreacting " I ended trying to cut the tense thick silence that now circled us

"You are welcome. How was your date?" Blaze replied in a husky tone making me shiver

"Fun" I noted " Don't let your date wait for too long." I ordered trying to sound as playful as I can

"Okay, goodnight Alexa." He uttered such a low way that made shivers burst all over me again

"Goodnight" I mimicked walking away to my room so I can catch my breathes again.

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