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"I'm sorry, but I have to kiss you like now" with that Xander kisses me and I let him.

He bites my lip and teases me as I moan. We kiss and kiss not getting enough of each other. I wrap my arms and legs around him. I have never felt this alive ever. After a while he breaks the kiss.

"I can do that whole day but I don't think I can handle it without trying to make love to you" he says and I giggle at the pain expression in his face.

"Oh so now you giggle at my misery, huh?" he teases and start tickling me.

"Stop, stop. Sorry" I shout as he keeps tickling me.

Xander's phone rings and he gets off me to pick it up, so I wrap myself to his back while he talks. I close my eyes and breathe him in then I hear someone asking about me. My eyes snaps open.

"Xander" I whisper so he looks at me and smiles reassuringly

"Okay ya, I know thanks" he cuts the phone.

I look at him curiously, waiting for him to say something.

"That was my pa well he had covered for your disappearance for last night and now I'm taking you home" he explains while I look at him puzzled.

"I know, I said you are staying here but as you said you got classes and I got a company to look after" he strokes my cheek softly

I nod in understanding before getting up. Seeing that my clothes were burnt I wear Xander clothes to my house and sneak in quietly.

Thank god, everyone has already left till we reached there or busy in their room. I dash to my room to change fast, so Xander could drop me off at my campus and then go to his work.

Whole day in my classes I'm at daze and when finally it's over I return home and take a nap.

After a long tiring few days I just wanted to crawl in my bed and never get out but it's doesn't happen when Kia knocks my door and get in.

"So how was the night?" she asks wiggling her eyebrow but I just ignore her and get off the bed.

I join my parents downstairs, where mom and William are watching TV while Casey is on phone, dad is reading some files. They all stop doing their work and look at me.

As I take a seat beside mom, she looks at me and scold

"Next time you decide to disappear do call or inform your parents not your friend's parents" I nod quietly.

"I didn't know you were so close to them, it's good for business" Will adds.

"Everything is not about business Will" dad points out before smiling at me.

Casey looks at me with narrowed eyes before focusing on her cell phone. The dinner that night was quiet, after that I go up to my room and try to study but can't concentrate. I check the time it's 9:30 pm so I pick my cell and dial Xander hoping he isn't so busy as he hasn't called me once the whole day.

"Hey sunshine" I hear his voice as soon as he picks it up

"Hi, how was your day?" I ask him trying not to grin like a fool.

"Missed you a lot, sorry couldn't come to pick you up today or call you at all. Tuff day, I wish you were here. I don't know what you did but I'm going nuts without you" he groans and I smile as I hear his frustration

"It's okay, I can understand so um...I miss you too" I whisper making him groan once again

"Sunshine, don't tease me" he warns me like I have done something terrible missing him.

He must have had a really hard day if then.

"Did you have dinner?" I ask him instead.

"Ya and you?" he replies as well ask me.

We both sit in the silence for a while not knowing what to do or tell. But the silence is good knowing he is there makes me happy.

"That's it, meet me out of your house right now" he orders out of blue.

"What?" I ask in confusion.

What does he mean by that? Is he here?

"Tell your parents you are staying with me" with that he hung up leaving me to stare at the phone for a while in shock.

What just happened? After the initial shock I jump from my bed and to my parent's room, I knock at the door and mom opens up

"Sweetie what's wrong?" she asks worried as I take a long deep breathe to gather some courage and it's not everyday I come to knock at there door especially at night.

"Do you trust me?" I ask her in a hurry as I know Xander will be here anytime.

"What? What's going on?" dad comes to the door as he hears the commotion

"Do you or not?" I ask hopelessly

"Of course, we do but what's wrong?" dad worries.

"I'm going to spend night at Xander's" I announce before I loose it, they both watch me bewildered.

"Okay, just make sure you don't miss your classes" mom answers looking at me amusingly.

"Honey, do I even get to have a say in this?" I hear my father

"Yes you can. After all you will be the one walking her down the aisle" my mother grins shooing me off.

"Fine go, but I will be having a talk with the boy let him know" dad grumbles as mom smiles at him in warning

I nod kissing them both goodbyes before dashing to my room to prepare an overnight bag and wait for Xander as he drives towards me.

I walk to him as soon as he gets out. Pulling me to him he pins me to the car before kissing me passionately.

Breaking the kiss he smiles grazing my lips with his thumb before he opens the passenger door for me to get in.

All the way to his condo I'm at daze. We get in and he takes my bag before setting it at the table and getting out his t-shirt and boxer.

"I got my clothes" I inform him and he looks at me in confusion

"Ya but you look good on mine" he says and I smile taking out my night dress which is his shirt and boxer.

"Don't tell me you were wearing that whole time we talked at the phone" he asks and I nod.

Before I know what happened he lies on top of me ravishing me with his mouth as he kisses my neck and throw my t-shirt away. When he tries to grab my breast he sees the bruises and pecks it before looking at me.

"Does it hurts now?" he asks circling my nipple with a finger

"No" I moan, he chuckles and gets off me

"No more teasing or tempting me sunshine, get changed" he orders wiggling his finger at me and with that he rushes out of the room.

I pout as he was the one who kissed me.

After changing I get out of the room in search if him, only to find him in the living room setting a movie. As soon as he is done he pulls me up to his lap and kisses my temple then turns my head to the TV its 'The Notebook'.

As the movie goes on Xander explores my body "tell me if you are not comfortable" I nod in agreement.

Pulling my hair aside he continues kissing my neck, shoulder and ear. He nips and tug at them making me giggle.

"Baby" he whispers to me and all the playfulness goes away when I stiffen.

He feels the change in me before making me face him while hugging me tight "I'm sorry did I went too far" he worries

"No it it's just that, he calls me baby when" I stop.

"Ssh its okay, I'm not going to let him hurt you never" he promises.

I kiss his jaw and smile at him assuring that I'm fine. I know I'm not completely free from the nightmare of David but I'm trying slowly but certainly to not get scared of Xander's touch.

I feel bad when I cannot give him all of me at my best as the past somehow still is with me holding me back. But I'm trying for myself, for Xander and most of all for us.

"I'm tired" I state after a while gaining his attention away from the movie.

Without a word he turns off the TV and leads me to the bed, he tucks me in and goes to lock the doors and close the lights before coming back to the bed.

I snuggle to him when he gets in before remembering what dad said.

"Oh dad said he will have a talk with you. Hope you are ready for that" I inform him.

"I was born ready baby, there's nothing to worry as I know the moment I saw you out of the house that I've gained both of your parent's approval and trust" He grins proudly.

"It's not you who they trust, it's me. You don't have to be so proud and as for approval I think you are right" I smile at him pecking his nose afterwards.

"You do know I won't force you on anything right?" He asks serious all of sudden

"I know and that's why I'm here Xander as I know you will never hurt me intentionally" I assure him.

"I care and like you a lot Alex more than I can understand or have ever liked anyone. And hurting is the last thing I want to do to you. I'll die before I will ever hurt you in anyway" he vows making my heart skip a beat.

If he keeps saying such thing, in no time will I be falling for him hard, harder than I have fallen for anyone.

"So, when does your class start?" Xander asks me the next morning.

"10am" I answer and eat my breakfast.

"When does it end?" he asks again.

"3pm" I reply nibbling my pan cakes.

"I will pick you up" he states

"Um" I nod.

"You want to go out for dinner" he waits for my answer.

"Okay...hey" Xander takes away my breakfast and I look at him irritably.

"When I am talking to you, look at me I need your full attention" he orders.

"Okay" and I again start eating.

"Alex! I don't like when people ignore me" he warns, I sigh and put the plate away to look at him.

"Okay tell" he stares at me intently then I start biting my lips looking greedily at the pan cakes.

"Stop it" he scolds.

"What? I'm not even eating" I whine and he groans then kiss me hard.

"What's the matter, you are being so up tight from the moment we woke up, not letting me eat and now you kiss me just like that" I glare at him.

"Oh ya, then stop biting your lips, it looks way too sexy" he scolds again. I narrow my eyes to him and get up

"Now where are you going?" he follows me.

"Home, at least I can eat there in peace" I say.

"You are not leaving, it's just 8 am" he argues so I turn to him

"Yes, but I need to go get my books and bag" I say.

"Fine, do whatever you want" he shouts and storms past me. I follow him and wrap my arms from behind

"Why are you so cranky today you being so difficult, what's wrong?" I ask him.

"I just want you to stay here with me a bit longer, is it that so hard for you?" he sighs making me smile.

"I do want to stay but we both know I can't so my Grumpy BF, drop me home please?" I request him.

"Fine, but first finish your breakfast" he takes me back to the breakfast table where I happily finish my food

"I got something for you" he announces as he gets up.

Disappearing t his room he comes out with a bag in his hand. I open up and see the skirt, I have liked when we went on our date. This was the skirt I liked while buying dress for his sister.

"What...but how?" I whisper.

I feel so happy that he had got it for me. He noticed.

"Now you going to wear that for me when we go to the picnic okay?" he states.

I'm so happy that he got me something I liked that I'm at daze and keep nodding at whatever he says.

"Okay, now move that lovely butt of yours, I'm taking you to your home then to your classes" he swats my butt a bit and push me towards the room to change before we go to the car.