Song: Love the way you lie part 1 and 2 by Eminem and Rihanna

When I leave for the night, there is a dark car parked by mine. I start fumbling with my keys when I hear the door open and footsteps come closer to me. I start to panic because I wasn't for sure who it was and I have been in the wrong places at wrong times before, shit this can't be happening.

But then I hear his voice, I drop the keys to the pavement. "Hi." He bends down to pick the keys up and hands them to me.

I gasp, catching my breath, "Hi."

"So how long have you been working for Harold?" He motions towards the building behind me.

I roll my eyes. What the hell is he getting at. "Uhm...over half a year. Why?"

"How about you come work for me. I have several restaurants and I heard you want to cook."

I look back at him like he is crazy. Is th iui s guys going around asking about me. "How do you know I want to cook?"

"Harold and I go way back; look I'm sure he isn't paying you that much. What minimum wage; I will double it."

"Why?" I look at him suspiciously. "You don't even know me."

"Well this way I will get to know you. At least come check it out. Here is one of my cards." He hands me this small card with fancy writing on it.

"I...I...don't know what to say."

"Say you will come. Hell I will triple your pay if that's what it takes," he smirks.

I let the numbers run through my head, triple the pay. At the moment I'm making ten an hour. There is no way he would be willing to give me thirty dollars per hour, no way in hell. I laugh.

"What is funny. You don't believe me do you?"

"I don't even know you. You could trick me and murder me for all I know."

He has a shit eating grin now on his face and I see a sparkle in his eye. He steps a little closer to me and I feel my breath catch. "If I wanted to kill you I would have done it already. I wouldn't be standing here offering you a position."

I look down at the card. "Can I think about it?"

"Of course, see you tomorrow." He turns to walk off before I can even say anything.

When I get home, Raine is waiting up for me. He follows me to the bedroom and helps take my clothes off. His hands play in my hair and he pulls me into him, kissing all over my lips and neck, making his way down to my breast as he unfastens my bra.

"Hey...let me jump in the shower first."

"I want you now," he manages to get out between nibbling on me. He picks me up and tosses me lightly on the bed, then climbs in. We have hot sex, mad loving sex, like we haven't been together in forever. When he is done he lays beside me and then the words out of his mouth stings. "You are mine. I don't like seeing others look at you or touching you...it pisses me off."

I gulp, "What are you talking about?"

"That dickhead, the one that interrupted us in the hallway. I saw the way he looked at you. I didn't like it. I didn't like him touching your hand or grabbing you."

"He is just a regular; he is harmless."

He twists my hair in his hands and pulls enough to cock my neck back to look me in the eye. "The fuck he is, if I ever see him look at you that way again so help me."

I push him off of me and sit up in the bed. "Raine...he is fucking harmless. He was just being nice."

"Yeah well I don't like it."

I stand up to go to the bathroom without saying anything else. I really don't feel like arguing with him about something so stupid.

"Where are you going?" He stands up to come after me.

"To take a shower; is that alright with you?" I walk into the bathroom and try to shut the door behind me but he pushes it open. I walk out into the kitchen to get a glass of water and he is following me around like a little lost puppy.

"Tell me nothing is going on between you two."

I get defensive,  "Nothing is going on between us now get out of my way."

When he doesn't move I shove him and he bumps into the coffee table almost falling over it. When he gets his balance he glares at me.

"Please let me just take a fucking shower. Let's just calm down and talk about this alright." I am surprised when he walks past me and goes back to the bedroom. I don't say anything as I head back to the bathroom. I take a shower and comb my hair out. I dry it quickly and get back in bed, only to have him all over me again as if nothing just happened between us.

In the morning I try to get up quietly, not to wake him up. It's a Saturday and I should be in bed but I really need to study for my exams coming up. I use the bathroom and then go to the kitchen to fix a cup of coco and I make breakfast. I sit at the table to start studying. My phone dings with a text message as I am pulling the phone out of my purse the little business card falls out with it. I hold it up and look at it and then put it back down.

The text is just a simple reminder that my dad's birthday is tomorrow so I need to make sure I give him a call.

Raine walks into the dining room area and bends down to give me a kiss. "Good morning babe; I see you fixed breakfast."

"I did, help yourself." He walks by to the kitchen and then comes back to sit at the table. "Who was on the phone this early in the morning?"

"It's not that early." I roll my eyes. "It's already after nine and no one, just a reminder that it's my dad's birthday tomorrow."

He rolls his eyes. I assume he thinks I'm lying so I open the phone up to show him. "See...This will be like the first year I don't see my dad for his birthday. Maybe I should surprise him. I mean it's only like a couple of hours away. I could leave first thing in the morning and then be back late tomorrow night."

"Sure why not anything for dear ole dad right."

"Why do you have to be so rude about it; he is all I have you know."

"You got me now, remember."

"Yes as you remind me all the time," I say sarcastically. "I miss being home alright. Besides it's not like I will stay it's just for a day."

"Whatever, do whatever you want babe." He sits at the table and starts eating. I continue to do my homework. The moment his hand touches the card on the table I cringe. I mean there is nothing to it really, just a card with the name of a restaurant and on the back Mr. Moretti's name and phone number.

"What the fuck is this?"

"A card...what does it look like." I roll my eyes at him.

"No shit! From who; is this from the guy last night?" he huffs.

"It's just a business card Raine. I was offered a job...if I want it."

"Really, someone just walks in and offers you a job just like that." He snaps his fingers.

I snap mine back at him. "Yes...just like that out of the blue."

"What kind of job his personal assistant, maybe sucking him off?"

"Gross, only you would think that. It's to cook in the restaurant you dumb ass." Calling him a dumb ass was a mistake. I see it in his eyes when I look up at him. Within seconds he backhands the shit out of me and I almost fall out of the chair.

"What the fuck!" I scream back at him.

"You been cooking for that asswipe. How the hell does he know you can even cook?"

I hold my cheek that is burning from his outburst. "Hello!" I glare at him. "That is what I am going to school for you freaking jerk." I stand up and shove the chair back under the table. "Grow the fuck up. If I wanted to cheat on you I would have down it by now." I storm off to the bedroom. I go to slam the door keeping the door between the two of us, however I don't do it in time and he is now in my face.

"You planning on taking the job aren't you? Are you sleeping with him too?"

I raise my voice at him, "NO! Why in the hell would you even think that shit. I told you it's just you. Dammit Raine, you keep this shit up and I'm done. I told you I won't live this way. It's only you...you know that."

His eyebrows turn inward. "Live what way?"

I just look at him like he has got to be kidding. I push him away from me; I feel my eyes watering up and I know they are going to stream down in any moment. He shoves me up against the wall and his hand touches my cheek softly as the freaking tears come. "I got to go before I hurt you more. I'm...I'm...sorry babe, don't cry. I didn't mean to snap. It's just...dammit, I don't like that guy."

"Who said I did? He was just being nice and he offered me a better job making more money, cooking. That's it! There is nothing else going on between us."

"I don't like him. I don't want you working for him and that's final."

"Don't tell me what I can and can't do," I almost whisper, just enough to piss him off. I see the look in his eyes again, pure anger.

I watch as he raises his arm and makes a fist with his hand and I cringe knowing where it is going but instead he punches the wall right beside my head. I open my eyes and gasp. I sink to the floor; thankfully the wall was there to catch me.

"Get out!" I cry out. "Just go...please...go or I will."

He is bending down and I don't know why he does this shit but he is now crying and begging me that he is sorry. "I didn't mean it. Please, don't leave me. I can't live without you, please Ana. I love you; I didn't mean it."

"Please...just go. I can't think with you hovering over me like this."

"Baby let me make it up to you alright; look I will go out. I will be back later. I will bring you lunch; what do you want?"

I shrug my shoulders. "Get whatever you want."

He stands up and puts his shoes on. "Promise me you will still be here when I get back. I can't live without you babe."

I just nod my head as I try to wipe away the tears. "I will be back; don't make me come looking for you."

I wonder if that was a threat...