HER POV

       I rub my neck hoping to get rid of the soreness. Despite it being a weekday night the club was full. I did not even have a chance to sit down and take a break.

       "We did it!" Derek cheers as we exit the nightclub. Despite his cheerful attitude, the dark circles under his eyes show how truly tired he is.

       I look around the dark streets. My eyes go through the faces of the exiting customers and I realize that Brian must have left already. My lips twist into a pouty frown.

       "So much for not giving up," I mutter under my breath, but Derek seems to hear me. He raises a brow and his head tilts to the side as if looking for an answer to my sudden crankiness.

       "You alright there?" He asks.

       I look over my shoulder once more hoping to see Brian appear, but nothing. I heave a sigh and turn to Derek with a slight nod.

       "Yeah," I give him a quick smile. "We should be heading home."

       Something behind me seems to grab Derek's attention. I follow his gaze and twist my head back. Standing a few feet away from us is Brian. My lips instinctively form a genuine smile.

       "I see your lover-boy does not know how to give up," Derek teases and I gently nudge him.

       "I will be right back," I say before letting my feet drag me toward Brian. His happy expression mirrors mine.

       I know that I should not be happy that he waited. Deep down I know that the more he gets closer to him, the more I get closer to him—it only puts him more in danger. The monsters, more specifically the monster chasing after me is not merciful. He will not be happy when he finds out I have been sleeping with another man.

       Brian's touch brings me out of my thoughts. His hand lay on my cheek, his thumb stroking my cheekbone softly.

       "You waited," I blurt out and Brian let's out a soft chuckle while nodding. His rich laugh sends a tingling sensation through my body.

       Gosh why does he have to be so handsome?

       "Samantha," my name gently rolls from his tongue. It feels special coming from his voice. He stares deep into my eyes, almost like searching my soul.

       Those dark chocolatey brown eyes that always stare at me with awe and tenderness when we are making love. The intimate memories flash through my brain and blink a few times trying to erase them. The action only sends shivers down my spine.

       "Brian, you know we can't keep doing this," I state trying to end this fling. My brain finally takes charge and shuts down the lust running through me.

Brian's other hand lays on my right cheek. Now both of his hands are cupping my face as he gives me a serious look. I swallow back the lustful lump in my throat. The proximity just brings back the naughty thoughts.

All I can think about is him on top of me. Kissing every crevice of my body, from head to toe and everywhere in between. My skin turns to fire from the thought. I can clearly picture his lips on mine as he—Get it together Samantha!

"I have tried to forget Samantha. God, I have tried so hard," Brian lays his forehead on mine and closes his eyes. "But I can't. All I can think about is you—your touch, your smell, your voice, your body. I am going insane, Sam. I am addicted to you."

It takes all I have in me to push him away. I look up at his lost puppy expression and bite the inside of my cheek. Guilt consumes me as his brown eyes fill with sadness.

"I can no longer see you Brian," I state but my hands are still glued to his chest. His well defined and toned, muscular ch—Snap out of it! "Forget that I exist. Forget where I work. Forget everything about me."

I pull back my hands and begin to walk back toward Derek who had been patiently waiting for me. Before I can reach my brunette roommate, a pair of arms wraps around my waist. I feel Brian's breathe fanning against my neck. I watch as Derek looks away awkwardly.

The battle between my brain and hormones begins as Brian lays a single kiss on my skin. My hormones win. I let out a low moan as he continues to leave pecks down my neck.

       "Brian," I whimper as he removes his lips.

       "It seems you feel the same way I do," Brian whispers in a cocky tone. I tilt my head back and find him looking down at me with a smug smirk. "Give is a chance, Samantha. I know you want this too."

       I bit the corner of my lip and look away. I know I should say 'no', but my heart is saying 'yes'. It is no secret that he brings this long forgotten fire in me. But it is not only lust. There is also this sense of security and warmth when I am with him.

       His lips find their way back to my neck and I nod. "Alright," I sigh. "Let's give this—us—a chance."

       "You won't regret it," he replies.

I tense up as I have a moment of deja-vu and once closed eyes shoot open.

"Come on, cara mía," he whispers as he runs his mouth over my earlobe.

"Alright," I sigh in defeat, biting down on my lip to prevent a giddy smile from appearing and only proving him right even further.

His icy blue eyes stare at me through the mirror. His smile ever so dashing as he displays his perfect set of teeth and sharp jaw.

"You won't regret it," he grins.

       "My beautiful Samantha—" Brian's voice flushes away the memory and I am snapped back into the present. "—come back home with me tonight."

       Wanting to erase the whole flashback, I nod. But then I remember Derek is still waiting.

       "Let me just tell my friend," I reply and Brian nods understandingly.

       I walk over to Derek who has an amused expression. His lips tug to the side into a teasing smirk.

       "Has the free-spirited Casanova finally been tamed?" Derek gasps loudly, brining both his hands to the side of his head to dramatize his shock.

       I let out a low chuckle. "Shut up," I say through giggles.

       "I am guessing I am going home alone tonight, huh?" Derek muses and I nod with a cheeky smile. Derek's teasing behavior only grows. "I see you, Ms Foxy."

       "Goodnight Derek," I say in a sing-song voice as I turn on my heel to walk away.

       "Rwar," Derek forms his hands into tiny claws as he roars at me and I shake my head with a tiny smirk. "Remember to use protection!"

       I feel my cheeks flush as some of the people walking by hear his comment. He carries on his teasing as he makes loud kissing noises and he only stops once I flip him off.

Author's Note
Hola my lovelies! I finally got to update on time! Yayyyyyyyy!!! What do you guys think? Did Samantha make the right decision? Let me know your thoughts and predictions in the comments below. I am going to try my best to have the next chapter up by Wednesday and then another on Friday. Please bare with me as finals are coming up. Anyone in college, university or even high school that have finals coming up... GOOD LUCK! And as always my lovelies...
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay awesome!