*Slightly mature content ahead*

The kiss escalated rather quickly after the first moment our lips touched. We were now becoming a tangled mess of hands, pulling and tugging at each other, both of us desperate to be closer and to feel the other's touch.

My hands were currently tangled in his messy locks, my lips hungrily moving against his as he kept trying to gain access with his tongue. After he's tried a few times, I finally let him in, our tongues swirling and tasting one another.

Without realising, I released a soft moan I've been holding back ever since the first touch of our lips. My moan seemed to only encourage Cyrus more, as his hands made their way to my jean-clad thighs, inching upwards toward the hem of my shirt. His hands were moving so slowly I wanted to shout at him to hurry up and touch me already.

Just as his long fingers grazed the skin of my stomach, he growled and pulled away from the kiss.

"We can't do this, not now and not like this." Cyrus said, trying to catch his breath.

"What? What do you mean?" I wasn't expecting this at all! Did he not feel everything that I felt? Did he not like me like that? Oh god, what is the matter with me?

Cyrus must have seen the look on my face because he quickly pulled me into a hug and started to reassure me, "Not like that, silly. I just meant that you must be feeling vulnerable right now, after everything that happened today. I don't want to be taking advantage of that. And, I'd love it if I could take you out on an official date you know, so we can properly get to know each other and spend time together, just the two of us. What do you think?"

The way he just sheepishly asked me out on a date made me want to squeal like a little girl, and believe me, this is very unlike me.

"Yeah sure, I'd love that." I tried to play it cool, even though on the inside I was jumping up and down from happiness.

Seriously, I need to get these girly feelings under control. He's just like any other guy I met, that is if every other guy was a dreamy hunk of muscle that just...

No!

"Really? Okay then how about tomorrow night? Or is this too soon?" Cyrus looked at me from underneath his eyelashes, making me feel like he was looking into my soul. The deep pools of brown were melting my insides, making me unable to refuse him.

"Tomorrow would be great." I smiled sheepishly, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear to hide my slight awkwardness.

Now don't get me wrong, I've dated guys before and this is not a new concept for me, but I've never dated guys like Cyrus – good guys. All my ex boyfriends have been these bad boys that drink, do drugs, have major family issues and sometimes even anger issues.

So this side of dating is definitely new to me, and I have no idea how to act. Should I be myself, or is being myself going to be too much for someone like Cyrus.

Whilst I'm having this internal battle in my mind, Cyrus has managed to go to his kitchen and make us both a cup of tea which he was now trying to hand to me. Luckily I snapped back into reality just in time to take the steaming, hot mug from his ring-adorned fingers.

"Thanks for the tea."

"You're welcome. I thought you should have something warm before I drive you home, so you have something to gush over together with Sophie. Oh, and don't forget to mention just how handsome I looked all this time." A slight chuckle built its way up his throat, making his Adam's apple bobble up and down. What is it about a guy's throat and his Adam's apple that make them so damn sexy?

"Of course, and I'll be sure to gush to her about how cute and shy you got when asking me out on a date!" By this point I couldn't hold in my laughter any longer, and that is the exact moment Cyrus took both our teas, put them on the coffee table that was in front of us and started tickling me to the point where I was unable to make a single sound.

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The streets were quiet, peaceful even, as Cyrus was driving me back home. The streets were mostly empty, except for a few people here and there, taking leisurely walks around the neighbourhood. The surrounding air was warm, my heated skin welcoming the slight breeze gliding through the open passenger window of the car.

The comfortable silence surrounding us was calming. At first, it did make me slightly uneasy as I'm not used to being around people who make me feel so relaxed and secure. Cyrus must have seen a change in my expression as he was quick to grab a hold of my hand and rub his thumb over me knuckles. After that, the silence between us felt natural and I felt no need to fill it with pointless chatter.

Before I realised, Cyrus was already parking his car outside of my house. Windows at the front of the house were illuminating a yellow glow, letting me know that someone was still awake and probably waiting for me to come home.

"Thank you again for today, for all your help and stepping in when you did. I don't know what would've happened if you weren't there." My mind was racing with all the possibilities, not knowing which one to settle on to calm my panic.

"Shh it's okay, I'm glad I was there" His hand that was holding mine the whole ride here has now moved up to my cheek, his fingers grazing the skin lightly, soothing my racing thoughts.

This was the exact position I did not want to move from, but the light coming from the living room windows urged me to pull his hand away from my face and settle it back on his legs.

"I should really head inside. I'll see you tomorrow?" 

"You'll definitely see me tomorrow." 

Once I got the answer I needed, I undid the seatbelt and stepped out of the car. Unwillingly, I moved my legs and headed towards the front door of the house, but just before opening it and steeping back into reality, I turned my head to glance at Cyrus one last time. He was still parked in the same spot, waiting for me to go inside. After a quick smile and a wave, I finally turned around and opened the door leading me inside the house. Closing the door behind me, I leaned my back against it and did the biggest sigh of my life. The smile has not left my face all day today, and that was very unlike me. 

That is until I heard a very familiar voice coming from a short distance away.

"Amber?"

Oh gosh, it really has been a while since I uploaded. I'm so sorry it took such a long time but my work has been so incredibly busy, I hardly have any time to write lately.

I have also been trying to go through all the previous chapters and edit them all but I only got as far as Chapter 4 haha

Also, thank you so much for everyone who has been reading my story, voting and commenting. All the tips and advice I've been given has really helped, and that's why I've been trying to edit all the chapters. 

Plus, the book has reached 1.7k reads!!!!!!! That is amazing so thank you everyone for the reads and support, I'm so very grateful!

I'm hoping the next update won't take so long :)

Until next time xxx