Audrey's POV

I needed a drink like ASAP. What I can't understand is why he has become so protective of me if we hardly know one another?

But it's my fault because I gave a guy a chance and it bit me in the ass. I grabbed a bottle of wine out of the fridge and poured myself a glass.

Ah...this is what I needed. It's midnight and I'm drinking by myself. I laughed at myself and finished the glass.

Why did he have to ruin what was going on between us?

I got ready for bed and grabbed a book off my shelf in the living room.

Reading always takes my mind off something that is eating away at me.

Thank god tomorrow is my day off.

Christopher's POV

Well my notch on getting Audrey went to zero. She is really pissed at me. I shouldn't of said that I didn't like her stripping in front of all those men.

But why did I react the way I did when I seen her top come off? I mean I like her but I didn't know until tonight how much I actually do like her. It's more than I thought.

What do I do to make it up for her? It won't be easy.

I should turn in for the night.

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I woke up not refreshed because I couldn't stop thinking before I went to bed how I should apologize to Audrey.

My cellphone started to ring from my bedside table.

Probably another business call.

"Hello this is Mr. Mason speaking."

"Sweetheart! It's your mother! Are you still sleeping?" Whenever she talks on the phone I feel as if she is yelling.

"No Mother I'm just drinking some coffee, working."

"Sweetheart you work too much! You need a break! Which brings me to my next point, how about you come to the lake house for a couple of days?! The whole family is staying over and I thought you should come too! Take a break! The only thing is that it was sort of short notice and we are going up there on Monday." Not another family vacation.

"Umm..."

"Oh come on dear it will be fun! Your brothers and sisters are coming with the whole gang!" Yeah their husbands and wives.

DING! I got an idea.

"You know what mother I coming and I'm bringing a girl with me."

"A girl?! Sweetheart do you have a girlfriend and you weren't telling me! Oh this is finally happening! I can't wait to meet her!"

"Yeah she..."

"Sweetheart I have to go but I'll see you at the lake house on Monday! Love you bye!" She hung up.

"Love you too Mom." Now I have to convince Audrey to come with me. This should be interesting.

Audrey's POV

Since I didn't eat last night I woke up with bacon and pancakes in my mind. Oh yeah.

I got to the kitchen and started frying the bacon. It smelled so good. While those were cooking I started on the pancake batter.

I always cook to music so I played Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys.

I started to move my hips to the beat.

The bacon was almost ready it just needed to cool down. I put them on a plate for them to cool.

I started to pour batter on the skillet when I heard, "Wow a show and I don't have to pay $20 to see."

I turned around and seen the last person I wanted to see.

"How did you get in my house?! You know it's illegal to just barge in to someone's property?!" I yelled at him. He was so comfortable just leaning on the wall next to him.

"I'm fully aware how this looks but I tried to knock and ring the doorbell but your music was blasting. And your door was open so yeah, you couldn't hear."

"So come back later like a normal person." Does nothing stop him?

"But I wanted to see you now and....apologize for the way I acted last night. It was inappropriate for me to tell you what and what you can't do if we are not even together."

"It was indeed inappropriate."

"So will you accept my apology?" He said with puppy eyes. God he is so cute.

"I don't know Christopher. I don't like to be told what and what not to do. I guess I'm used to not having someone give me a set of rules that's probably why I blew up at you last night. I apologize for that." I don't blow up on people that easily.

"Well I accept but you haven't." He came closer to me. His chest was an inch away from mine. He was wearing a tight v-neck where you could see his build under. Ughh! I am getting distracted.

"You know I don't like to keep grudges so I accept. Just don't do it again."

"I pinky promise." He stuck out his pinky for me to take. I was reluctant at first thinking how childish this is but what the hell. We locked pinkies.

"Smells good." He said after letting go.

"It's just bacon and pancakes."

"Sounds good."

"So you're inviting yourself for breakfast." I said amused.

"That's right." He said leaning against the counter.

I rolled my eyes and went back to the task at hand. More bacon and batter than.

Christopher's POV

She turned around and started to cook. My oh my she looked even more beautiful cooking. Plus I don't think she noticed she is just wearing a big t-shirt and underwear or she doesn't care.

I was admiring her perfect butt. It was so big and round. It made me...

"How many pancakes would you like?" She asked turning around.

"Oh..uh..two should be fine. Thank you." She turned around and continued to flip pancakes. Just seeing her barefoot in the kitchen made me think of the future.

"Okay I'm done." She got plates out of her cupboard. She had to go on her tippy toes to reach which made her shirt rise up. Man her physique is even more beautiful in the light.

She plated the food and brought it to the small circular table on the other side of the kitchen.

She placed the plates down and motioned for me to sit. I sat down and she brought out the butter and syrup for the pancakes and a jug of orange juice.

"You know the house wife character suits you." I said while taking a bite of the bacon.

"Don't be stupid." She said a little amused.

"No really. I only noticed it when you were serving me. The wife feeding the husband." I said teasing.

"Don't flatter yourself." She said taking a seat. I laughed and continued to eat.

"Incidentally this is very good." The bacon was crisp and the pancakes were fluffy and melted in my mouth.

"Thank you. I'm glad you liked it."

We continued to eat but I still needed to ask her about the lake house.

"So uh I was wondering if you would accompany me to my parents lake house?" There I said it.

Her fork stopped in mid air. "What?"

"Like come with me to their lake house for a couple of days. My whole family is going and..."

"Wait you are inviting me to your parent's lake house where I will be introduced to your family and spend a couple of days there?"

"Yeah that seems like a brief summary." She just stared at me not saying anything.

"And what am I going to be introduced as?"

"Welll...."

"What did you do?"

"Well I sorta already told my mom you were coming and she thinks we are dating soo..."

"Are you insane!"

"Come on please! My siblings all have husbands and wives and are already settling down. I don't want to hear them rattle on to me that when am I going to find a girlfriend or get married. It drives me nuts!"

"Take someone else."

"No I want to take you."

"Why?!"

"Because you are the only girl I can handle for a long period of time and you are beautiful and sweet, well when you want to, and I want my family to be accepting. You will be the one they accept." I put my hands together and started to beg.

"Pretty please! Please. Please."

"So I am going to be playing like your fake girlfriend?"

"Just for a few days starting Monday." I could tell she was weighing her options.

"And you could get away from the city for awhile and take a break from the club. Don't act like that doesn't sound fun." I said in a sing-song voice.

"Well if I do go I have to go shopping to buy some bathing suits and some clothes suitable for the outdoors and what not."

"So is that a yes?" Please say yes.

"Yes but I am only going because I need a break." I grabbed her off the chair and picked her up into a hug.

"Let's go shopping than."