"What are you doing here?"

Ben walks inside my house and I raise an eyebrow. "I came to see how you were doing. We haven't talked since," he glanced at my mom and clears his throat. "Since forever."

I released the tense breathe I was holding silently thankful he said nothing about that night. I cross my arms. "Ive just been busy."

"I think I'll leave you two alone to talk. Ill be in the kitchen if anyone needs me." My mom smiles tensely almost sprinting towards the kitchen to get herself out of this awkward situation.

Ben sighs. "I wanted to talk to you. The reason I haven't spoken to you is because I didn't think you'd want to hear from me, but now I see how big of a mistake I made by not reaching out to you before."

I rub my temples trying to relieve the annoyance. I was so very done with being angry, but I couldn't help getting pissed at Ben for what he did to me and now he's here expecting forgiveness especially after ignoring me for days after it even happened.

"I was completely drunk and couldn't even strand straight and you left me all alone on the floor of a outrageous party only for it to lead me to almost getting seriously hurt." The backs of my eyes sting and Ben looks at me with a pained expression.

"I just, god Ashley I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking, I was so caught up in the party and the lights and the fun I guess when I went to get us drinks I got distracted and assumed you could take care of yourself." He walks closer to me.

"You ditched me. You're not even man enough to say it. Oh and Ben you were so very wrong. I absolutely can take care of myself, watch me do it now." I open the door for him to walk out of only to find Bain on the other side of it.

"Hey there Airwood." His smile beautifully present. You can tell he tried hard to dress to impress and it was working oh so well. Beige skinny Chino's with a crisp white button down shirt with the sleeves pushed up towards his elbows that makes his chest look broad and his shoulders wide and strong. His feet clad in cool classic converse high tops. He looked and smelled absolutely delicious.

"Wow." I said breathless my cheeks heating up.

Bain smirks, but then, "Hey I remember you."

Bain looks at Ben noticing his presence and I inwardly cringe. They've never officially met before... at the party Bain had gone off to party when I saw Ben. Bain knew about Ben and I, but Ben knew nothing at all.

Well, this should be interesting.

Bain's face faded into his hard angry masked persona. He looks at me. "What's he doing here?" His voice was low and with a level of pissed off beneath it.

"I'm here for Ashley. Why are you here?" Ben responds before I could and I sigh.

Bain's eyes narrow at Ben then flicker to me. The bright green eyes that I'd come to love so much turned into that deep dark rich green he always hides behind.

"I see what's going on."

"Bain hold on," I reach out for him, but he's already turned his back and stalked away towards his truck. I go after him ignoring Ben's calls asking me what I'm doing because I don't even really know myself. Not that I cared, I'm not about to let Bain walk away thinking that I was with Ben.

"I don't know why your following me, I think your boyfriend is waiting for you."

I groan in frustration, "Bain stop it! Ben's not my boyfriend!"

Bain shakes his head a menacing smile plastered on his face. "Right so he just happens to be there before I get here, and tells me he came here for you just because he what Ash? He owed you money or something? Wanted to return a fucking extra tampon? What Ash? Because you look fucking beautiful and I don't think its for me."

"God you are so over dramatic! You loose it over absolutely nothing! He came to see me just because he felt like it-" wait, "You think I look beautiful?"

He groans in frustration. "He put you in fucking danger, don't you remember?!"

"Don't you ever go there! Of course I remember although I wish I could forget. I told you I loved you yesterday and I meant it. I know you told me the same thing. It means having trust in one another. You're acting like you walked in on us making out! What you walked in on was me showing him the door. And now look how big of a mess you've made over nothing." Hot tears escaped and trickled down my cheeks. I didn't even care about my make up, but he wasn't making any sense and I didn't care. It's like he made this whole big show up only to get out of going on a date with me.

Maybe he changed his mind. I wouldn't doubt it.

"Ashley," Ben says behind me and Bain groans, "Don't fucking call her that."

"Excuse me?" Ben says his eyes narrowing in on Bain. I stand in front of him.

"Ben this really isn't a good time. Also a phone call would have been much appreciated. Keep that in mind." His shoulders wouldn't relax and he was staring down Bain.

I know this is a bad time.... but we're so Bella Swan right now....

Definitely not the time.

"Please. Go, Ben."

Ben's jaw flexed his eyes finally leaving Bain's. He let out a breathe snd touched my arm softly. "Ill call you."

"Like hell you will." Bain growls lowly.

Ben's shoulders tended, but kept walking away. I sighed turning back to Bain.

The silence was almost deafening and I was fidgety under Bain's intense gaze. Bain keeps staring at me his eyes still that dark green.

Then out of no where, "Get in." He opens the truck door and I raised an eyebrow.

"Well," I sigh "Let me go get my clutch."

Before I could walk away Bain took my hand. "No. I got it just, get in."

I looked at him and his face was so closed off my curiosity wad killing me because I know the Bain I loved was in there somewhere.

And I'm gonna find him.

I got in his truck and he shut my door. Here we go.

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"Where are we going?"

Both of Bain's hands were firm on the wheel.

"Don't worry about it."

I clasped my hands in my lap and bit my lip. I sun was starting to set making the sky an abundance of pinks, blues, and purples. We come to a stop and he puts the car into park.

"Grier Reef Lake?" I said and Bain ignores me getting out of his truck. I sigh and unbuckle myself, going to grab the handle of my door to let myself out.

Imagine my surprise when my door opens by Bain. I blink and in a quick moment he picks me up by my waist gently and takes me out of the car setting me on the white rocks covering the lake parking lot.

I stare at him and he stares back his hand still on my waist and with the other he closes the door.

"C'mon. Before it gets dark."

I swallow the ball of nerves in my throat and and step forward being guided by Bain's hand on the small of my back.

My breath is stuck in my throat and my heart beat quickens when he leads me to a wooden dock leading out to Grier Reef Lake. Lit candles lead to the end of the dock where there is a blanket on the dock with a set picnic and wine glasses are set up.

"Oh my.... Bain I.... don't know what to say."

Bain chuckles and we stop at the end of the dock. "It's probably best we don't say anything knowing us."

He has a point.

I smile and he sits on the blanket of the dock and I sit across from him. He clears his throat and grabs both of our wine glasses filling them.

I smile seeing his hands slightly tremble. He's just as nervous as I am.

"If it was up to me, I would have packed something stronger, but um I'll admit," he sighs, "Luke packed the picnic."

I giggle and take my wine glass from him. "I think its great."

Bain side smiles just a little and his green eyes sparkle in the candle light. The way he's looking at me right now I wish so bad I could take a picture.

There is an amazing man underneath the monster. And he's slowly revealing himself to me.

Although with Bain I have this constant worry that if I say the wrong, make the wrong move, the mask will cover him again and the monster will be let out of his cage.

I lick my lips and sip my wine attempting to calm my nerves.

"I meant what I said earlier." He says and I look up a him. "You look... absolutely beautiful."

I smile.

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She was so beautiful it hurts. I sound like a fucking sap, but I can't help it. Her long silky hair has got my hands itching to run my fingers through it. The way she's got her full lips glossed up has me messed up in so many ways.

Its hard to breathe when I look at her.

And those eyes. Fuck, makes my chest hurt.

When I saw that Ben there at her house all I could see was red. My worst nightmare had come true, she realized how much of an undeserving asshole I was and was desperate to get rid of me.

And on top of that? That fucking asshole put her in danger at that party. He didn't give a shit about her, If he had he wouldn't have ditched her and gone off sucking faces with that brown haired girl in the damn kitchen.

Drunk bastard had the nerve to tell me not to tell Ash. He was planning to get in her pants that night, and he didn't want anything to ruin his plans. Fuck that.

Ash and I eat the bit of food Luke packed us and she was smiling the whole time. I was so fucking nervous I didn't know what to say so I let her talk enough for the both of us. The way she could rant on and on about nothing some how turned me on. And in that moment I knew Luke was right.

I was fucking whipped.

"But thats completely stupid because the Principle can't just take away out tacos with out our consent. She's going to have an angry, hungry, student body to deal with." She smiles at me and I smile back at her.

It's a weird feeling, I haven't done it, smiling, this much in a long ass time.

She looks up at the stars. "Thank you."

"For?"

She shrugs and looks at me. "For this."

I smirk at her. Her lips part and I know she stopped breathing. What I love about Ash is that she's so easy to read. I know she wants me and hell I want her too.

I'd take her right here and right now looking ad sexy as she does in that damn dress making her legs so long.

But I know Ash too. She doesn't want that right now. She's not that type of girl, she's so damn innocent and strangely it's one of my favorite things about her.

Suddenly she gets up and stretches. "Let's do something."

I didn't really plan anything else and my heart started beating fast. "Oh um what'd you have in mind?" I leaned back against my elbow and smiled.

I really don't want her to get bored on this date....

Staring down at the dock in thought im broken put of it by the sound that I know all too well.

A dress hitting the ground.

I gulped and slowly looked up following the trail of long legs to see Ash in all her glory sporting a pair of red lace panties and bra.

Good lord almighty.

She kicked off her shoes and jumped into the lake.

I stand up and look over the edge of the dock to see her break surface with a sexy smile.

"Well? You coming in?"

Oh fuck yeah.

I smirk and stand up unbuttoning my shirt while kicking off my shoes.

This is going to be amazing.

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I couldn't take my eyes off of him. His body was so hard, so sculpted and edgy he looked like a greek sculpture.

I have no idea what came over me. I guess I wanted him to never forget this night. To show him a different side of myself that he's never seen before. So when another girl like Carly throws themselves at him, he can throw them to the side with me in mind as the one he wanted to be with.

Bain jumps into the lake and my already fast beating heart pounds harder.

I squeal when I feel hands grab my waist and Bain emerges from the water. He shakes his hair and runs his fingers through it pushing it back.

God he's so hot and he definitely knows it.

Bain chuckles and wraps his arms around my waist and I take the opportunity to wrap my legs around his waist.

"I always did say there should be nothing between us." He smirks and I shake my head.

"You're unbelievable."

"I gotta say Airwood," Bains now light bright green eyes search my face as if remembering every detail of it. "I didn't expect this. At all."

I smile. "Well maybe this is just a part of me I haven't showed you yet."

"Hmm," he smirks and slides his hands from my waist up my back slowly pulling my body closer to his. "I gotta say Im enjoying this part of you." His one hand comes up to my cheek and strokes it gently moving my hair out of the way and behind my ear.

My heart beat is so loud and I feel my blood rush to my cheeks. "Im glad you showed her to me." He says.

I lick my lips. "Im having an amazing night."

Bain sighs. "Im.... sorry. About earlier. I overreacted and I should have trusted you to tell me the truth. Im an asshole."

I grin. "I know." Bain chuckles.

Bain's eyes meet mine and the lake gets so much hotter. His face inches closer and closer to mine until I can feel his breath against my lips.

"God Ashley." He growls in a low tone his voice suddenly deeper and raspier. My grip tightens on his shoulders like I need an anchor to keep me from floating away to heaven where he's taking me.

His lips graze against my chin and my jaw bone trailing all the way down to my neck and my eyes are closed tight focusing on the amazing feeling of Bain's cool lips against my hot wet skin.

"You drive me insane. You make it so hard," he kisses the spot between just below my ear where my jaw and my neck meet and I bite my lip to try with all my might to keep my composure. "So hard to focus. But it's not time yet."

Wait, what?

Bain puts space between us and grips my waist lifting me up into the dock again. "Get dressed, beautiful."

My heart flutters and Im so confused and so hot and so..... uuugh. Though I do as im told and start to get dressed. Bain gives me the blanket to dry off with and I use it then put my dress on.

He dries himself off with the undershirt he had on under his button up then put on his button up leaving the buttons undone showing off all his assets.

And damn he had nice ones.

He and I pack up and he leads me towards his truck. He opens the door for me and I smile at him. "Nice to know chivalry isn't dead."

He chuckles and shuts my door running to get in on the other side.

He gets in and starts the car. On our way back we're both playing a game of sneak a peek. Looking at each other when we think the other person isn't looking.

So far, we've both lost several times catching one another in the act. His hand is resting on the console between us. I tighten my fisted hands fighting the urge to grab his hand.

We finally pull up to my house and I sigh with a smile.

"Well.... this is me."

Bain chuckles. "I figured."

I blush. "Right... well. Thank you."

He sits there looking at me and I bite my lip. When he says nothing and doesn't make a move, I grab the door handle and open.

Bain grabs my hand. "Ash wait."

I turn back in my seat and look at him.

"Yes Bain?"

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