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"I think I love you," Easton sighs walking with me and Alex out of the doors. "Please go back to coming in every day."

Laughing I shove Easton towards his car. "Sorry honey, only twice a week."

He pouts and says goodbye as he walks to his car. Alex takes my hand and guides me to my car. He parks all the way on the other side, but every time we are together he makes it his priority to walk me to my car. Despite all his sexual endeavors he's a really good guy. At least for me.

"So, Lana, what are you doing tonight? I can come over and watch a movie." He drags his hands up my side and places light kisses where my neck and shoulder meet.

Then guilt begins to set in as I remember the man I'm supposed to have dinner with. I push Alex off and put my bag in the backseat of the car.

"I'm busy."

He moans and places kisses along my jaw. Most of the time I usually just enjoy the kisses but right now I can't. When I shove him off again his brows furrow in confusion.

"Is it because of the girls? You know you're the only one I will ever love."

Turning to him I shake my head. "I'm really glad I said no to your offer of sex when I first got there."

Yes, my first week here, during my internship, Alex approached me and said we should fuck to get it out of our systems. I told him he could fuck himself and he made it his mission to have me. After the first two years he gave up and settled for affection that he claims he can't give to others because they will become too attached.

I didn't mind for the past three years, but when my eyes land on Ashton I know that I can't be Alex's use of affection anymore. Especially not when Ashton rushes up to Alex and shoves him back before cocking his fist. I do not need him to punch Alex.

Stepping in front of him, I grab Ashton's arm and stop him from punching Alex. "Why is he touching you?"

"He's a coworker and friend."

Ashton scoffs and continues to glare at Alex. "Why is he kissing you?"

"It's just his thing. But he's only my friend and frankly I don't think it should matter because we aren't official." I don't know why I said that. I want it to matter.

He grunts and cups my face, pulling me into a forceful kiss. Did he just claim his dominance by marking me as territory through the form of a kiss?

Instantly, I shove him off and glare at him. "First you threaten me with no sex if I didn't make you come. Now you stake your claim on me. We aren't together. You're a prescription."

"Prescription?" Alex questions.

"Why are you still here?" Ashton growls.

Alex takes the hint and walks off with a curt goodbye and a question in his eyes. Now he's gonna want answers. But I have to deal with this man first.

I turn back to Ashton to find a look of exhaustion covering his features. He asks me what I want from him and I don't have a clear and concise answer to give him. I don't know exactly what I want from him, but I know that I want him and I want to be with him and make it official. Then he asks me if he's wasting his time and I reconsider what I want from him.

"I guess I am a waste of time," I scoff, opening my car door only to have it closed by Ashton.

"Don't do that, Lana. What do you want from me? Do you want to be with me?"

"Yes!" I exclaim. "I've wanted you since we started this thing. I want to make it official. I want to try and see if it's possible for us to fall in love with each other. But you made your decision to be a sex prescription --"

Chuckling, Ashton steps closer and cups my face in between my hands. "I thought that's what you wanted. You didn't even want to know my name when we first met and you basically ran out the door the next morning."

"We are idiots," I sigh, smiling up at him and pressing a kiss to his lips.

Ashton grabs my waist and pulls me flush against his body. "He doesn't kiss you or touch you the way I get to. I know how to inflict a great deal of pain."

Rolling my eyes, I kiss his lips and squeeze his biceps. I love everything about him, he's perfect. And I'm going to try my best to keep him, and enjoy him, and make him happy the same way he makes me happy.

"Now that we are official am I allowed to take you out for dinner and then fuck in my car before I have to go back to work?"

I agree before climbing into my car and telling him that I will follow him. That evening we eat dinner and have sex in his car before we both go our separate ways.