Hardin's POV.

"Really?" I yell, my hands flying into the air somewhat dramatically.

Tessa's mouth falls open but no words come out as he looks at fucking Trevor then back to me. God damn it Tessa. Anger courses through me and I begin to vision the multiple ways I am going to beat the shit out of him.

"I'm going to go talk to Christian." Trevor calmly says before walking away.

I grab his sleeve in my fist and his eyes go wide. He looks at Tessa as if he expects her to save him. Not a chance, dick.

"Hardin please." Tessa whines.

The color in her face has began to drain as I tighten my grip on his expensive suit.

"Please Hardin, not here." She begs.

I desperately want to ignore her, to slam his head against the drywall but the look on her face stops me. I let go of him and he steps away after adjusting his sleeve.

"Get the fuck out of here." I say as he scurries down the hall.

"Hardin.."

"Really Tessa? You've got to be fucking kidding me." I say.

When I look at Kimberly she raises her hands in defeat before grabbing a folder off of her desk and leaving us alone. Good idea. Tessa glares at her friend and I almost laugh.

"We just got lunch Hardin, that is all." Tessa defends herself and walk towards her office.

I follow her down the hall and close the door to her office locking it, as soon as we are both inside.

"Lunch, that's all? What part of stay away from him do you not understand?" I immediately say.

"Don't talk to me like I am a child."

"Stop acting like one then."

"How am I acting like a child? I went to lunch with a co-worker." She puts her hands on her hips in frustration.

"A co-worker who I told you not to be around." I raise my voice.

"You need to be quiet. This is my job."

"Internship." I correct her.

"What?"

"You're not an actual employee, just an intern." I harshly remind her.

"So we are back to this then?" Sadness takes over her features.

"Back to what? Me reminding you not to get too big for your britches?"

"Really?" She challenges.

I clench my jaw and stare at my stubborn...girlfriend. I know I am on the verge of being too mean and I am trying not to cross the line but I am so fucking pissed.

"Why are you even here?" She asks me and sits down in her chair behind her desk.

"I came to take you to lunch so you didn't have to go out in the snow but it seems like you were just fine without me." I growl.

"It's not that big of a deal, we went to eat and came right back. You need to calm down with the jealousy."

"Jealousy? That's what you think this is?" I scoff.

"What else could it be?"

"It's not jealousy." I say again.

Of course it's jealousy. And fear but I am not admitting that.

"Yes it is." She says through her teeth.

"Damn it, no it isn't. It's about you.. you spending time with him after I specifically told you I didn't want you around him."

"How many times do I have to tell you to stop bossing me around like that? I did nothing wrong, it's not like anything happened."

"Sure." I roll my eyes.

"I'm pretty sure he got the hint after he tried to.." She stops midsentence and covers her mouth with her hands.

My heart beats out of my chest. What the fuck did he try?

"Tried.. to ..what?" I says slowly, my tone sending a visible chill down her spine.

"Nothing." She lies. My vision blurs and all I see is red.

"Tell me.. now." I demand.

Tessa's POV.

I shake my head and take a few steps back. I know I am wrong this time. I demanded honesty from Hardin and omitted telling him about my date and attempted kiss with Trevor despite all the confessions Hardin made to me. I don't like the way this feels, the way that I am wrong and he is right, mostly at least. I do not want him to think he can control me but I should have told him about my date with Trevor when it happened. I was so hard on him for lying when I was doing the same thing.

"Tessa so help me god if you do not tell me now I will leave this office and find him, let me assure you he will tell me." He threatens.

The image of Hardin pinning Trevor to the ground as he hits him repeatedly plays in my head as Hardin heads for the door.

"Okay! Okay! Just come here." I panic and stand from my chair.

His hand lets go of the doorknob and he glares at me waiting for an answer. I consider lying again but I know that will only make things worse.

Hardin's POV.

"Now." I hiss.

"I may have went to dinner with him." She squeaks.

What?

"May have? What the fuck does that even mean?"

"I did.. okay I went to dinner with him in Seattle." She looks terrified.

She should be, damn it no she shouldn't be. I do not want her to be afraid of me. I fight the urge to put my fist through the wall.

"Why?" I breath.

Out of all the things I had expected her to say this didn't cross my mind. I had expected her to say he tried to force himself on her, he tried to ask her out, he tried to kiss her. I had no idea what she would reveal would be something that she did, voluntarily with Trevor.

"He asked me to dinner and I was just so mad at you." She says, her bottom lip trembling.

"How was it?" I pace back and forth across the small office tugging at my hair like a psychopath but that seems to be the better option compared to breaking everything in this room.

"What?"

"How was it Tessa? Did you have a nice time?" I growl.

I am surprised to find that I am more.. upset than angry. Upset because she ran to him when she didn't want me, upset because he is everything for her that I could never be. They have more in common, he would get along with her mum, he wouldn't hurt her the way I have, he could give her the life she needs and deserves.

"Hardin.."

"Tell me."

"I didn't have a nice time." She says. I know she is lying.

"I want the details."

"Hardin..."

"Don't you fucking Hardin me! Tell me everything now!" I yell.

She flinches but holds her ground from a few feet away.

"No."

"That's ironic isn't it that you expect the truth from me and you act like you're a perfect fucking angel when you are just as bad as I am." I spit.

"Going on one date with someone while we were not even together is nothing like what you did!" She shouts back. Her face is red with anger and I want to throw something across the room.

"Tell me the details now or I will leave." I threaten, not meaning the words.

One thing I couldn't do is leave her.

"Fine! You want the details? We went to dinner and had a nice time."

"Then.." I scowl.

I have made up my mind that I am going to find him after I leave this office and make him beg for me not to break his bones.

"Then nothing.. he tried to kiss me but I told him I wasn't ready and he accepted that. That's it, nothing else." She says.

"He touched you?" I yell.

"No, well his hands were on my waist but he didn't do anything else."

He tried to kiss her. Fucking Trevor had his hands on my Tessa and tried to kiss her.

"I do not want him Hardin, I only want you. Why can't you see that?" She asks, her eyes becoming glossy and her small fists are clenched at her sides.

"Maybe because you went on a date with another fucking guy." I snap.

"You went out with someone too! You literally did the exact same thing."

"No, I went out with someone that looked like you. You went out with my exact opposite."

"That's what this is isn't it? This isn't about Trevor, it's about you being paranoid that I will want someone like him.. like myself." She calls me out angrily.

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is! And stop yelling, there are other people here!" She yells much louder than I was.

"Why didn't you kiss him?"

"Because I didn't want to. I was thinking of you the whole time." She says.

"Sure."

"I was, every time he would say something I would think of how you would say it, what you would do." Her words calm me slightly but I am still irate.

"Come here." She holds her hands for me to come to her.

"No." I bark.

"Please?" She begs and I roll my eyes at my lack of self control as I walk over to her.

She leans against her desk and pulls me to stand in front of her.

"I only want you Hardin, I love you and I do not want to be with anyone else, only you." She stares at me with such an intensity that I look away.

"You should have told me." I try to hold onto my anger but I feel it slowly slipping.

"I know, I am sorry. Forgive me?" She practically pouts.

Damn is she good.

"I'm still pissed at you and I am still beating his ass."

"Please don't. I have to work with him and he is harmless. Really. Besides, he is moving to Seattle in March." She says and ice fills my veins.

"He is?" I try to remain neutral. Of course fucking Trevor is moving to Seattle, the place Tessa wants to move to. The place I am not moving to and never will. I wonder if she has thought about going with him? No, she wouldn't. Would she? Fuck, I don't know.

"Yea, so he won't be around. Please just leave him alone." She squeezes my hands with hers and I look down at her.

"Fine, fuck fine. I won't touch him." I sigh.

I can't believe I just agreed to let him get away with trying to kiss her.

"Thank you, I love you so much." She tells me, her blue-grey eyes staring into mine.

"I am still pissed at you for keeping this from me, and for not listening to me."

"I know... " She licks her bottom lip.

"Let me make it up to you?" She asks with a shaky voice.

What?

"I.. I want to show you that I only love you." Her cheeks flush deep crimson and her hands move to my belt as she stands on her toes to kiss me.

I am confused, pissed off, and incredibly turned on and she runs her tongue over my bottom lip. I groan immediately and lift her onto the desk. Her trembling hands fumble with my belt again, this time removing it. I lift the bottom of her ridiculously long skirt up to the tops of her thighs, thankful that she didn't wear tights today.

"I'm sorry babe." She breathes against my neck, wrapping her legs around my waist.

I moan at the way those words sound coming from her full lips and I am loving her sudden dominance as she takes control, tugging my jeans down my legs.

"Aren't you?" I ask, referring to her period.

"Yea..you aren't." She blushes and takes my length into her hand.

I hiss and she smiles while pumping slowly, too slowly.

"Don't tease me." I groan and she works her hand faster as she sucks the skin on my neck.

If this is her way of making amends with me, I welcome her to fuck up more often. As long as it doesn't involve her and another guy.

"I want to fuck you." I pull her head back by her hair to look at me.

She shakes her head no and a shy smile plays on her lips.

"Yes."

"We can't." She looks towards the door.

"We have before."

"I mean.. because of..you know."

"It's not so bad." I shrug. It really isn't as bad as people assume it is.

"Won't it.. you know get everywhere?"

"No, now stop thinking about it and bend over the desk." I command and her eyes widen.

Despite how shy she is acting, her pupils are blown out, letting me know how bad she wants it too.

Her hand remains on me, slowly moving and I spread her legs further, disposing of the barrier before moving her hand away and rolling the condom on.

She climbs down then bends over the desk, lifting her skirt up over her ass. Fuck if this isn't the hottest thing I have seen in my entire life, despite the circumstances.

Tessa's POV.

I am trying to hide my embarrassment as he slides into me, it doesn't feel any different, well it feels better if anything. I feel slightly dirty doing this but I have done a lot of things I never considered before when it comes to Hardin. I had expected him to scream at me, attempt to kill Trevor, and even break up with me yet somehow I ended up bent over my desk. I am not complaining.

One of his hands digs into my hip as the other grips my hair, he pounds into me relentlessly and I cover my mouth to stifle my moans and attempted screams. I know this will be over quickly, I can tell by his merciless thrusts. My head begins to swim, my muscles tighten and I come undone, biting into my hand to stay quiet.

"Don't.. go .. near.. him.. again." He demands quietly yet sternly as his movements become sloppy and he stills behind me.

"Okay." I breath, not entirely being truthful but too spent to argue.

He places a kiss on my back, over my shirt and I stand up, adjusting my clothes. I need to get to the restroom soon. God this is weird, I can't deny that I enjoyed it but it was still weird.

"Ready?" He asks.

"For what?" I say, my breathing ragged.

"To go home."

"I can't go home. It's only two." I gesture to the clock on the wall.

"It will be fine, I will talk to your boss if need be." He smirks.

I roll my eyes but I am glad he seems to be in a slightly better mood.

"Call his office on our way out." Hardin instructs and grabs my purse from my desk.

"You may want to re-plug yourself soon." He smiles and I swat his arm.

"Stop saying that!" I groan and he smiles.

(I already know I am going to get tons and tons of "ewww" "that's gross" etc etc but that's fine because they are adults and it happens in the real world.)