I'm trapped between the white car and Gary who's quickly closing in on me. When he sees I'm trapped between him and the car, a sinister grin appears on his face. I'm not looking forward to what Gary will do to me if he catches me, but I don't want to step into some stranger's car either. I try to find another way out. Quickly I consider my options, but I'm running out of time.

"Just get in the car!" The driver urges.

I bend down slightly to look who's in the car calling me. Two blue eyes look worried at me. Exhausted, but relieved I collapse in the passenger's seat. Just when I close the door Gary reaches the car. Angrily he slams on the window and I flinch.

"Did he hurt you?" Dan says. "I swear I kill him if he did anything to you."

His eyes are blazing with anger. I can't talk, I'm still out of breath after my midnight run. Finally, I manage to shake my head.

"I'm okay," I say between two breaths.

"What happened anyway?" He starts the car and we drive off, leaving Gary behind, screaming stuff at us.

I still try to regain my breath, and slowly I tell him what happened.

Dan's holding my hand and he's almost crushing it at the end of my story.

"And where's Megan now?" he asks. His whole body is tense.

"I don't know. I couldn't find her in that bar and when I tried to call her I had no battery left." I feel guilty for running away, who knows what will happen to her.

"That's why I couldn't reach you," Dan says. "I thought you were ignoring me."

I stare at his beautiful blue eyes. "I thought the same when you didn't call me."

"I'm sorry Eli." He relaxes a bit, but I can still feel the tension in his muscles. "The PR team organized some marathon interview sessions in New York as a promotion for the movie. There was barely time to eat or sleep. I just arrived at the airport and was on my way home when I saw you running like the devil was chasing you. I thought I was hallucinating."

"I'm glad you came along." I shiver as I think of what could have happened.

"I don't like that your friend just left you. I don't want anything bad happen to you."

I want to protest and say that Megan didn't leave me, but I have to admit it was weird I couldn't find her anywhere. She would have told me if she was going somewhere with her new plaything, right?

"Don't blame her, I'm a big girl, you know. I should have walked away as I knew something wasn't right. She was probably busy making out with her new lover."

Dan says nothing. His always-smiling mouth is turned into a hard, grim line.

When he finally parks the car in the street where I live, I'm glad. I'm dead tired and my body hurts. The chain lock we use for now to close our door glistens in the moonlight.

"Seriously?" Dan says staring at my temporary solution. "Your door isn't fixed yet?"

I shrug. "They're coming this Monday to fix it."

Dan shakes his head. "What if that dude finds you? I'm not going to let you sleep here."

"Then where do I have to sleep?" I say silently.

He wraps his arm around my shoulder and pulls me to his chest. He kisses me softly on my sleep. "You could grab some stuff from your place and spend the night at my house. Or we could go up and stay at your place. I don't mind, but I'm not leaving you alone, not after what happened tonight."

A tear rolls down my face. I know this night could have ended a lot worse.

"Let's get up first and then see what we'll do." Dan wipes my tear away with his thumb.

I step out of the car. Dan walks right behind me, holding my hand, his fingers entwined with mine. My muscles are stiff. I slowly walk to the door and I fumble with the lock. Finally, I manage to open it. I give Dan a shivery smile. "See? Even I have problems opening this thing."

"O yeah, that's reassuring. Luckily no one else has a bolt cutter lying around."

I push the door open, lock it up again and we walk upstairs. It's quiet. Wherever Meg is, she isn't here. We walk to my small room. Dan's eyes grow wide and he begins to laugh as soon as he's standing in my room.

"Eli, if you were a dude I would wonder if you try to compensate for something." He points at my computer screen. It is probably the biggest thing in my room. "Are you sure you quit?" he says as he inspects my gaming equipment. "This top-notch stuff."

"Thanks." I grin. "It's all about priorities. I just like to game, but I'm not a pro anymore."

"Wanna try?" I say.

"Nah, I'm fine." He yawns and sits down in the one chair that's in my room. It's spit ugly, huge, and really comfortable. Dan closes his eyes. "I could fall asleep here."

"You wouldn't be the first one. Never use that chair if you need to pull an all-nighter." I say and I gather some fresh clothes. The clothes I'm wearing stick to my skin. I can smell myself.

"If you don't mind, I'm going to take a quick shower."

Drowsy he waves with his hand. "Go ahead. I think this chair keeps me occupied."

There's something angelic about him, curling up on my chair. I almost walk over to him, to kiss him, but instead, I walk off to take a shower.

When I come back to my room, Dan is lying on my bed. His eyes are closed, but as soon as he hears me, he slightly opens one. He looks exhausted. I climb in bed and lie next to him.

"I think we're staying here." I kiss him softly on his lips, and he responds lazily. We start to make out in a slow and intimate way. I hang over him and he brushes my long hair away.

He can barely keep his eyes open. "I still can't believe your lying here in my arms. I probably wake up tomorrow and find out it was all a dream."

I brush my fingers through his hair, giving him small pecks on his face. "Only one way to find out, pretty boy."

And I turn my back on him, he envelops me with his arms. I feel safe.

"Sweet dreams, pixie girl." He whispers. Before I can say anything to him, his breathing becomes deeper and I know he's fast asleep.

-x-x-x-x-

The next day I wake up because something is tickling my face. Surprised I open my eyes when I hear a low chuckle. Dan was stroking my face.

"Hey sleeping beauty, rise and shine." He kisses my face, trailing my jaw with his finger. There's a slight stubble on his chin. He kisses my mouth eagerly. His hand glides under the sheets, lifting up my t-shirt, only to rest on the soft flesh of my stomach. There's a hunger in his kiss I try to satisfy. My hands comb through his soft hair.

With a quick movement, he removes my shirt, pulling it over my head, leaving my mouth a couple of seconds hunger for his. He stops a couple of seconds to admire my upper body and his right-hand cups one of my breasts. My breathing is superficial and I hunger for the feeling of his mouth on mine. I reach out for him, tugging at his shirt in a clumsy attempt to undress him. My muscles are still sore from my unexpected run last night.

"You're so irresistible right now." He whispers while he removes his shirt in one smooth movement. His body is godly. You can see he works out, but he isn't too muscular. I gasp as he kisses my neck. The musky scent of his body makes me ecstatic. I bend my head backward and his kisses become more passionate. The stubble on his chin brushes against my skin.

"This feels so good." My moan sounds muffled when his lips find mine again. He rolls on his back and pulls me with him. I'm sitting on top of him and my hands caress his body. My mouth makes a path of kisses from his chin, to his jaw, to his neck and I make several small love bites. My lips glide lower and lower, kissing his chest, his abs. I linger for a while and stare from under my eyelashes at his face. His gaze is on me, he bites his lower lip and I smile. He's so damn sexy, he can make me do anything right now.

"I wanted you the moment I saw you in that coffee shop." He says. "I thought you were so sassy, staring at me with those dark eyes."

He pulls me up, so we're face to face again. "I was surprised you ended up in my house, I thought I had to bugger Jerry forever to get your phone number."

"You have to thank Megan for that," I say. "I thought it was a stupid idea."

My fingers trace his luscious lips. "And honestly, I had no clue who you were. I thought you were some arrogant dude, keeping your sunglasses on."

"Arrogant? I'll show you arrogant." Laughing he tries to roll us over, but I'm straddling him and I'm not going to cooperate. When he finally gives in, I keep teasing him, while I take his index finger in my mouth and suck on it. My eyes follow every movement of his face. I know he wants me as much as I want him.

His hand rests on my hip and we stare intently at each other, wondering if, or better, when we're going to take this one step further when suddenly the door opens.

"Sorry!" A nervous giggle rolls through my chamber. As I turn around I see Megan stare at us. Her eyes are big with surprise.

"I didn't know you had a visitor." She stretches herself to see who's lying under me. Dan waves.

"Hey, Megan."

"Dan! What a pleasant surprise." It is as if she wants to say something else, but she keeps quiet.

I try to climb off Dan as elegantly as possible, keeping us both covered with a sheet. "Is there something wrong? We're kinda busy."

There's obviously something she wants to tell me, I can tell it by her demeanor, but all she says is: "I'm sorry I walked in on you two."

Then she quickly closes the door, leaving us confused behind.

"What was that all about?" Dan sounds as annoyed as I am.

I sigh. "No clue and I'm not sure if I want to find out."

As if Megan walking in on us wasn't killing the mood already, my stomach starts to rumble.

Dan laughs and kisses my belly button. "Okay, let's put on some clothes-"

I begin to protest, but he continues.

"And you grab some stuff you need for the night. We drive to my place where I'm going to make you the best pancakes you've ever had and then we continue what we were doing here."

I smile, still flustered. "Only pancakes?"

"I'll make you anything you want." He says, before kissing me one more time.

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AN: song: To Sheila - Smashing Pumpkins

Thanks all for reading this! I hope all the steamy stuff isn't scaring you away, I will tone it down a bit, haha. In this case, they're two grown-up people, obviously liking each other a lot, lying in a bed together; I think it would be weird if nothing happened. Let me know if it was too much, or not enough :)