I didn't work out much, so I realized by the lack of work-out clothes I owned. I threw on some stretchy leggings and a white T-shirt, hoping that would we okay as I topped it off with one of Lukas's hoodies he left at my place once. I did miss my favorite shoes to wear as I was now only in the possession of one and I really didn't want to go back to the diner.

It was somewhere past two p.m. And after a short walk, I was waiting outside the gym Lukas told me to go, yet he was running late. Where the hell is he? I was way too excited about these self-defense lessons that I wanted them to start asap. Not only because I could really use some, because being a helpless little mouse all damn the time was bugging me but also because I was curious what he was going to teach me. I missed my human pillow yesterday as he stayed over at his place. Ever since we were together, we hadn't spent a lot of nights apart. Waking up next to him always put me in an instant good mood, something I was obviously lacking this morning as I huffed at the air while watching the minutes go by on my phone.

He made up for his late arrival by taking my breath away as I saw him coming around the corner. He was wearing grey sweatpants, his favorite black hoodie and a cap twisted backwards on his head, his unmistakable messy hair poking out at the front. I swooned all over again, every time I saw him, this time maybe a little bit more. I always loved that carefree casual look on him, and I also couldn't wait to get my hands on that hoodie.

The smile on his face the moment his eyes met mine was something I wished I could take a picture of. Wait I can. I smiled to myself as I held up my phone and snapped a picture as he walked over to me, that smile captured for eternity.

Even when he came closer, I kept snapping pictures just for the sake of annoying him but I was pretty sure I was going to keep all of them, especially the one where he stuck out his hand and grabbed my phone.

"Since when are you paparazzi?" He said, swinging his arms around me, my feet already coming off the concrete as he lifted me up and crashed his soft full lips on mine.

"Since l realized I barely have any pictures of you." I smiled against his lips, his perfume taking over all my senses. God, I missed him. "And because you look nice today." I smiled again finding his lips once more, deeper this time, just holding on to his bottom lip long enough to scream I thought about you all night.

"Don't I always?" He said putting me down and releasing me from his arms. "What was that for." He smirked, obviously meaning the way I kissed him with a reason.

"Mmhhhh, because I missed you." I hummed, seeing his eyes shimmer at my words.

"Yeah, I would have missed me too." He playfully bit his bottom lip before taking my hand to drag me inside the gym. I shook my head at the way that conversation ended, slightly annoyed by the fact his answer actually amused me. Sneaky asshole.

He dragged me into an empty room with boxing gear hung upon the walls and punching bags hanging from the ceiling, in the middle a mat that looked soft from far but I guess it's still pretty hard when you're full on faceplanting on it. "I swear if you smack me down on that thing, I'm gonna scream." I said nodding toward the mat.

He laughed at me with mischief all over his face, as he threw his cap on the floor and took off his hoodie, his T-shirt seductively being pulled up the moment the hoodie went over his head. I almost felt myself drooling at the sight, even though I had seen him like this many times. It was just something about the setting that made him look ten times hotter. Oh god, keep it in your pants Bella. "Nobody will hear it babe." He grinned, throwing his hoodie on a bench at the side of the room. "One of my clients owns the place and I asked him if we could have the room to ourselves for the next hour." I didn't even pay attention to the rest of it as my mind wandered off to much more steamy thoughts than these self-defense lessons. Don't even think about jumping his bones in here Isabella. Just keep it together until you're home. "What?" His face suddenly popped in front of me, his white T-shirt perfectly hugging his chest. Oh shit.

"Nothing." I sheepishly smiled at him, trying to shake the idea out of my hormonal head.

"Right." Lukas playfully squeezed his eyes at me as his hands shoot for my hips and it suddenly send electricity through my core, my mouth on the brink of a surprised gasp. "I know you." He leaned in, his nose brushing over my cheek all the way to my ear. Meanwhile his hand pulled at the hem of my hoodie after his finger slid over my hips, the touch almost sending me in overdrive. "I know exactly what you're thinking." He whispered and I was completely mesmerized by him, as always.

His hands lifted up my hoodie and pulled it all the way over my head, my arms lifting up to let him. The moment my hair fell down my face again I felt his eyes burn, the most satisfied look on his face as his eyes trailed over the neckline of my t-shirt. He draped a smirk across his lips, as he threw the hoodie towards the bench where he had left his. I was completely nailed to the floor, having him do to me whatever he desired. He didn't hesitate, his hands coming back up to cup my cheek and pull me against him completely as his mouth clamed mine with aim.

My hands clung onto his t-shirt as this kiss was so much more longing than I imagined. He pushed his mouth into mine with a certain force to it, pushing me back a few steps, his lips never letting go of mine. A small moan escaped from me as his tongue did things to me with passion. My fingers slid through his hair the moment his teeth wanted the taste of my lips. His hands, went under my legs and lifted me off the floor before he carried me to that mat, I had been observing from the moment we got in. I felt dizzy when all of a sudden my back felt the softness of that mat and even more dizzy when I saw Lukas sitting on top of me, the messy flop of hair ontop of his head dangling down. I felt it tingle in all the right and sweetest places as he leaned in, his lips faintly brushing over mine on their way to my neck. The moment they touched my skin the tingling in between my legs became unbearable, making me push my hips up to meet his. I was already out of breath by this sudden want and we hadn't even started yet.

While Lukas ferociously moved his lips against the sensitive skin in my neck, I needed his T-shirt to go, wanting to be closer to him while I was already panting, impatient to feel more of his skin. The moment my hands grabbed the hem of it, his hands laced around my wrists pinning them above my head as he kept moving his wetted lips against my skin. I pushed my hips up and I could feel he wanted me just as much, our bodies colliding sending shivers through both of us. He almost completely send me into a bliss when he groaned against my skin, his lips stopping to torture my skin. "Put all those dirty ideas out of your pretty head Bells. I already have you on the floor and I didn't even need to tackle you. I need to start teaching you some things." He whispered near my ear, his voice more husky than usual until he came back up, smirking as he looked down at me, my hands still pinned above my head.

I squeezed my eyes at him, finding it funny but annoying at the same time. "You're cruel." I huffed at him, realizing how worked up I was and that I wasn't going to get what I needed, except of course self-defense tips and tricks. "This isn't fair." I felt myself huff as I looked up to see my hands pinned above my head. "That wasn't a fair attack." I pouted.

"They're never fair." He smiled leaning in to kiss my lips, turning my pout into a smile. "Now quite whining and try to get yourself free." He teased, biting on his bottom lips as his grip around my wrists tightened.

"Am I allowed to kick you in the nuts." I rolled my eyes at him. The moment he saw on my face I was serious; he released his lip from between his teeth.

"At this point there's a hard pole sitting in the way of that so no." He squeezed his eyes at me. "Come on, what are you waiting for."

"For you to get of me." I looked at him, trying to hide my smirk.

"That's not how this work." He shook his head, his hair dangling down his forehead putting sexy images in my head. "Come on, you're lazy today." He laughed, giving a light shake on my wrists.

"What I am, is worked up." I rolled my eyes once more before deliberately eyeing him up. He's such a tease, and now I'm stuck here.

"Trust me baby, I was hard to moment I saw you in those leggings. They're damn tight and sexy but at this rate you're going to suck me dry." He chuckled lowering his face, his perfume filling my nose making me close my eyes. Mmhh so nice. Everything about him just screams sex right now, how can I not think about that.

"Isn't that the point of sex...You know...Sucking." I chuckled at him and he widened his eyes at my words. "You know I can keep going with the dirty talk until you decide to fu-"

His mouth crashing on mine cut me off, more so it took my breath away when his tongue again claimed mine. I can never get enough of this. "Baby, you're asking for it." He warned against my lips, his teeth gently grazing them.

"Damn right I am." I whispered huskily, knowing exactly what I wanted, more and more each time I got a taste of him. At that he leaned in, his weight pushing down on my body as his mouth kissed me with the eagerness I wanted to be kissed with. As his hips grinded on mine I felt he hadn't cooled off one bit, his manhood still hard, poking me in all the right place. The way he was kissing me now wasn't planned, but still with clear intention. He wanted me now.

"We can't do this in here, Bells." He hummed against my skin, his lips working their magic on the crook of my neck.

"Since when are you so responsible?" I teased him, shifting my face to the side to meet his lips.

"Since I didn't close the blinds on that damn glass door." He chook his head before sucking on my bottom lip. "But I need you though." He whispered, his voice cracking with want.

"So, close the blinds Lukas." I looked at him, his eyes hooded as if he was in a different world, our world. I knew he just needed one little push as he pressed his groin against my sensitive spot. "I'm already so wet..." I paused as I watched his mouth part. "And you know it." I pushed my hips up, making him longingly close his eyes.

"You know what, you drive me insane!" He shook his head, his grey eyes dark and an evident sexy smirk on his lips. "I'm so closing those fucking blinds now." He said as he got up, releasing me from the pressure of his hips on mine and his hands around my wrists. I chuckled as I watched him go to the door and close the blinds, well on my feet by the time he turned around. Like in slow-motion his eyes met mine. My expression slightly more amused than wanting. "What are you smiling at now?" He looked at me funny, surprised by my posture maybe, my hands victoriously at my sides.

"I'm free now, aren't I?" I burst out in laughter, the look on his face frozen, putting his lips in a straight line in an attempt not to laugh along.

He looked away a second before walking over to me. "My balls hate you right now." He put his hand through his hair and I couldn't stop laughing now even though I wanted him still, but this was too funny not to joke about. Guess I won this round, even when he had a head start.

"Are we going to start these lessons now or what." I pushed at one of his shoulders while he stood there, pushing another hand through his hair. "You're lazy today." I said mimicking him with the words he threw at me earlier.

"Just give me a second to think about something other than pushing you up against a wall." He almost gritted trough his teeth, getting back at him like that might have been a bit cruel. He took a deep breath as he closed his eyes, trying to clear his mind. "Alright, I'm good." He exhaled, while shaking his shoulders loose.

"Does it really work like that, that fast." I laughed, as the muscles in his face still didn't look very relaxed.

"No of course not! In my mind you're now sucking me off on that bench over there." He threw his hands in the air at the direction of that bench where our hoodies were laying, of course also rolling his eyes at me in the process.

"Mmmh, maybe later." I chuckled and he threw his head back.

"Not helping baby. The more you talk the like that the more he wants you!" He whined playfully, pointing both his hands to the bulge in his sweatpants. This is for sure the funniest conversation we have had so far. We just weren't ashamed to joke around or say what was on our minds, it just felt so freeing and it made me love us even more.

"Alright, alright. Make me choke later... Shut up now." I joked, biting my lip as I nervously anticipated his reaction.

"Bella!" He yelled his jaw dropping at my words. "You little minx!" He laughed swinging his arms around my waist to lift me off the floor and of course causing me to shriek. "Where is all of this foul vocabulary coming from!?" He said like he was surprised, continuing his attack as his fingers started tickling my side.

"Aah Lukas stop!" I shrieked, laughing at the same time. "Stop!! Please, I'll stop with the dirty talk! You won, you won!" I begged as he kept tickling me and my eyes began to water with laughter.

"That's more like it!" He said, while carefully putting me back down, my feet hitting the mat. "I mean it, I can only take so much before I, you know, literally explode." He sweetly smiled, tucking a strand of wild hair behind my ear. He looked at me questionably for a second, taking my wrist in his hand and holding it up between us while he gently snapped the elastic band off it. "Put your hair up Baby." He smiled at me, handing me the hair tie. I grinned at him another dirty comment flashing through my head, but I decided to keep that one to myself.

I took the hair tie and put my hair up in a messy bun, the absolute best I could do without a brush to fix this mess. "So, teach me." I said, intentionally sounding a bit teasing.

"I swear you are pu-" My fist jabbing him in the shoulder cut him off, his mouth falling open with surprise. "What are you, a freaking lion? I'm gonna teach you how to defend yourself, not attack!" He laughed. "The goal is to keep you out of trouble?" He frowned his brows at me. "Besides did you really think those little hands were going to hurt me?" He scoffed, intentionally annoying me. "You hit like a girl."

I pulled a funny face, frowning my brows. "I am a girl!" I huffed. "A very sexy one apparently, your words not mine!" I held up my hands in defense.

He suddenly swung his hand at me, grabbing my wrist to turn me around, his chest suddenly pressed against my back as I was stuck, nowhere to go, all in a blink of an eye. "I know, but also a very helpless one, whether you like it or not." He whispered near my ear and the way his voice still sounded like he wanted every inch of me send chills trough my spine.

"Well, then teach me something!" I said, while I struggled to get out of his grip, each and every of my attempts failing.

"Alright just calm down, that's the key. Don't panic and think. My hands are around your wrists, right? What's the weakest point of my hands?" He whispered as I tried to catch a breath.

"How would I know?" I laughed, filling the room.

"Let me give you a hint... You love it when I pet your cheeks with it." I felt him smile behind me at the thought of it.

"Your thumbs!" I blurted out, immediately knowing the answer but also questioning if it was that obvious I loved it when he did that.

"Amazing, you're a genius. Alright, so now you know my weak point concerning my hands on your wrist. Now you need to create chaos for the person holding it so he doesn't know what to do first."

"Okay, what do I do to do that?" I asked him, my imagination already going all the way out with the chaos, screaming, punching, pushing, all that stuff.

"Alright, this is just to teach you, so don't go full Rambo on me." He laughed his sweet breath fanning the side of my face form behind.

"Like I'm capable of that..." I laughed.

"One word... Jess." He grinned. Okay yeah maybe I was a bit capable of that when facing the right, wrong, people.

"Okay you proved your point. So, how do I do it?" This was making me curious, cause at this point I was so stuck I didn't see a way out of his arms.

"I'm going to play along but in real life you're going to throw your head back as hard as you can trying to knock my teeth out, while at the same time you kick your foot back against my shin. Now, the trick is to throw your head back while simulations pushing your arms away from your body, turning them that way so my thumbs face away from our bodies and then you have your way out." He instructed while he showed me the movements. "So, try it." He said, firming his grip on my wrists. "Just don't hurt yourself." He grinned and at that I did exactly as he told me and without really comprehending it I was already free.

"Holy shit! Now what?" I frowned my brows, as he looked a bit hurt. Whoops, I might have kicked his shin harder than intended.

"One rule, you're not James Bond. As soon as you're free, you run and don't look back." He smiled at me with a pained face.

"Crap, that really worked." I laughed, totally surprised that by doing something so simple I could achieve what I always thought was impossible.

"I knew, it would. Look at you my little ninja." The smile on his handsome face utterly satisfied by how empowered he just made me feel. He knew I needed this, that feeling like I would have a choice in situations like these, or at least a little chance is what was necessary to look forward and also forget the past. I wasn't going to be a dumb helpless little lamb anymore. This time, even though I hoped there wouldn't be one, I was going to put up a fight.

"Teach me more." I smiled, convinced and determined I needed to learn as much as possible.

Lukas's grey eyes looked playfully up and down my body. "Alright, I'll ask my friend if we can have the room a little longer, but after that we have to hurry, I still have a surprise for you." He said running a hand through his hair with his everlasting smirk lingering on his lips, stepping a bit closer to me.

"Lukas, what kind of surpri-" His soft lips suddenly brushing over mine stole the rest of my words. My mind pushing away the urge to finish my sentence.

"Baby, don't ruin it! You're going to love it." He smiled against my lips and at that point I swung my arms over his shoulders as one of my hands couldn't resist to go through his hair, pulling him deeper into a sweet yet longing kiss, taking both of our breaths away. If I love it as much as I love you, it'll be more than alright.