I walked to Aaron's front door, my bag hanging on my arm and my camera in my hands.

I had avoided it all day, in fact I had tried to forget about it completely but when Alec dropped me off at the gate to Aaron's community and I had walked slowly up the community, it all came back. Dipping into my bag I held my camera that had been my secret escape for the past 4 years and cried. Like a baby.

Aaron opened the door looking confused as hell passing him my camera, I continued to cry as I put myself in his arms.

It took nearly an hour to give up the tears as I cried myself to exhaustion. He took my hand and guided me to the bedroom.

"Undress." He ordered.

I took a shaky breath and removed my clothes only to be guided into his bathroom.

Seeing a bubble bath, I looked up at him. "Get in for me." He whispered kissing the side of my head.

I got in and sank into the bubbles hugging my knees. Aaron settled down on the floor and began washing my back with a wash cloth gently. I sighed deeply at the feeling of hot water relaxing my muscles.

"Speak to me baby. Please.." He whispered looking worried.

"M-my camera."

"How? How did it happen?"

My face scrunched and I was crying again. Aaron ditched the cloth and pulled me into a hug.

"I can't make it go away if I don't know what to do.." He whispered into my ear. "Why were you wearing some guys shirt?"

"It was A-Alec's." I hiccuped.

"Okay, why were you wearing his shirt?"

"Because Mark poured hot soup over me. I can't put up with it anymore Aaron. I don't want to!"

His arms tightened around my frame as he brushed my hair back gently. "Let it all out."

"He's a psycho, he- I didn't do anything! I don't do anything! But he just keeps lashing out at me! Says he owns me! I haven't got any proof to get him! He's too clever!" I sobbed.

"No, no he isn't! He's a fucking coward! You're not going back tomorrow. I don't care, we can argue about it until the morning and I'll tie you to my fucking bed but you're staying here... With me."

I nodded "Okay."

"Jesus Christ..." He whispered.

Any other time I would have put up a fight, the word stubborn was created from me. I was the definition, yet now I was a different word.

It had started over my camera but now I was admitting to myself that I was scared of Mark, he was unpredictable and he was getting confident. Alec wasn't even 30 feet away, he was simply behind a closed door.

Andy was already moving our shifts so we wouldn't see each other but the small overlap of an hour was enough for him to inflict pain.

Aaron pulled away to see my face, his large hands holding my head up as his thumbs swiped away the tears.

"Did he break your camera too?"

I nodded.

"Okay. It's okay we can get a new one yeah? With the money Zak gave you? An upgrade?"

"But-"

"I know, I know there was nothing wrong with your camera but baby it's fucked. I've had a look, whatever he has done..." He shook his head. "Tomorrow we can go and look at new ones okay? I promise you we'll find one like your one. Maybe even better and you will make memories with that one instead." He hushed.

"Alec took me out of work but all I needed was you. I see that now..."

"You should have rang me." He sighed kissing my forehead.

My sob caught in my throat as he moved back slowly. Looking up at him, my eyes fell to his mouth.

I dove into his lips kissing him hard when he pulled back. "Now isn't the time.. You're upset."

"Then help me forget... Please?" I whispered up to him.

"I don-"

"Please Aaron. I want you."

He kissed me softly before kissing my tear stained cheek. He moved back to my mouth tugging on my lip gently making my lips part. I let his tongue find mine, as my hands reached out and pulled his top off slowly.

Discarding it aside, I moved in the bath getting onto my knees, deepening my kiss by holding his shoulders.

I gasped as he lifted me up out the bath and onto his body soaking wet.

"You're all wet..." He whispered making me smile.

"That isn't necessary a bad thing." I replied making him hum as he came back to my mouth.

The coldness on my skin, turned it into goose pimples as Aaron strode out the bathroom holding my backside in his hands.

The bed met my back as Aaron crawled on too undoing his pants.

"I- I never asked. Birth control?"

"Implant." I answered.

"Good."

I cried out as he drove into me without warning. My nails went against his back as I arched up in pleasure, Aaron grunted pushing my head with his, but when I failed to meet his mouth, his hand pulled my hair back forcing me too.

Despite the force, it was met with a sweet apology in form of a gentle kiss.

I bit my lip pulling his body against mine needing more from him. "Harder."

He complied working his body faster. My hands squeezed his hips encouraging him to keep going.

"Fuck Luna." He growled.

I pushed him off and took over straddling him down to the bed. My hips sank to his making us both sigh in contentment. His large hands took hold of my hips and slowed my pace before speeding us back up until I was almost at the point of finishing when he stopped bringing me back down slowly.

"Fuck!" I shouted grabbing his hands and pinning them to the bed.

He laughed before pulling out of my grip and throwing me back down into the mattress.

"Oh no you don't.." He spoke pinning my hands up.

Defenceless, I let him have his way with my body. I tried to hold him but eventually settled on locking my legs around his waist.

"I can't wait!" I moaned.

"Yes you can."

I shook my head as my body began to shake. "Fuck Aaron please!"

"Wait!" He ordered. My teeth dug into my bottom lip harder as my hands locked together.

He said wait, he said wait, he said wait!

"Oh Luna! Now!"

I let my body loose, a wave of pleasure hit me hard making black spots appear in my vision. Aaron's moaning continued sending me over the edge and with a little effort, I managed to get a hand free to hook around his back. Burying my face into his neck as I trembled.

His body fell onto mine as he panted on my chest. "Holy shit.." He whispered before laughing to himself.

"Holy shit." He repeated before pulling himself up to kiss me.

I hummed returning his kisses. Then the words rolled off my tongue. I meant them, I felt them. And tasted them...

"I love you."

But Aaron pulled back looking scared, so scared in fact, I watched the mental barrier go up in his mind and I was shut out.

Just. Like. That.