Dan

"I need you to be my girlfriend." I told her.

My eyes are pleading. I cannot mess this one up. It could affect my everything. And honestly, I just want her to agree. Well, she needs to. The paparazzi already know who she is. Probably her neighbors told them. It was such a mistake to go there. I should had known that people will recognize me, despite my baseball caps and shades. Or maybe I stood there far too long, and gathered unwanted attention.

She looked at me, her green eyes are not revealing anything. She's beautiful. More beautiful than the picture and every bit as beautiful as I expected her to be. I knew that the picture didn't do her justice. Looking at her now, where her face is so animated, makes my poor heart swell. I can look at her forever. Her cheeks are a little flushed, revealing some freckles. Her red lips are slightly parted. She looks like she is contemplating what to do with the situation. She is calmer than I expected. Does she understood what I said? She thought I was kidnapping her. Well, sort of. But not to kill her for sure. I smiled again with her reaction.

Seconds passed and we just stared at each other. I begin to feel anxiety. Why won't she say anything?

"Maddie?" I said carefully. I'm not sure what to say. Maybe she spaced out?

She blinked and looked at the car door before turning her back on me and putting her hands on the door like she's searching something. I think she is trying to find the car handle.

"I'm not sure that it a good idea love, we are in the middle of the road." I told her but she frantically kept on finding the door handle. I mentally laughed. The door handle is right in front of her, she just pulled it in the wrong way. She looks so cute.

"If you go out of the car right now, you will need to walk far to find public transportation." I informed her. She looked at me with wide eyes, then looked around us. Her jaw fell when she realized where we were.

"We are already in the intersection?!" She said panicky. 

"How come we came here so fast? It was only a few minutes!" She accused me. Her voice is higher than normal. Her chest rise and fall quickly which made her practically panting. Damn, she turns me on. She is so hot.

"Well driving fast is kind of my thing, Red." I winked at her.

"You could have gotten us killed!" She said, glaring at me. I don't think she recognized me. If she does, she will have a little trust on my driving skills. 

Maybe. After all, I'm the world's champion.

"Relax, baby. And trust me, I never been in a car crash." I told her and gave her a smirk which she returned with a glare. Trust me, this woman is sexy as hell.

"Well I don't care. I'm going out of here." She said as she continued searching for the handle.

"Red, just listen to me please. I need your help." I pleaded. 

"Come on, I'll give you a deal. You will listen to me for 15 minutes, then I'll send you home and give you your wallet back. Deal?"

Her beautiful eyes returned their focus on me and I felt a little imbalance. I have a strong sensation that this event happened before. Her looking at me like this. I recognize this feeling and it makes me a little unsettled. Deja vu? I don't know. This is indeed weird.

"I'll give you 5 minutes." She said stubbornly as she pouted her sexy lips and crossed her arms at her chest once again.

"Ten minutes." I counter- offered. 

"Come on Red, this concerns our life." I told her.

"My life?" She asked, her eyes turned wide once again. "Mr. if you can remember." She took a deep breath. "We just met half an hour ago. Now, how can you even put my life and your life in a single sentence?"

"If you will listen to me, I can explain. I told you this already. Just try to listen. " I said as I ran my fingers on my hair. This woman might be flaming hot as her hair is, but she is also very exasperating.

"Fine. You got ten minutes. Then I'm going, whether you like it or not." She threatens me. I mentally celebrate. 

I won't let you leave me, Red. And you won't leave me. Not after you hear what I'll say.

"Finally." I said, looking upwards as if to thank the heaven. "First, I'll ask you. Do you know me?" I told her.

"Are you kidding me?" She said. She looked very irritated, which is very cute.

"I thought so. Well, you see, earlier I had a press conference. That's where the trouble started." I told her. She kept her mouth in a thin line and her eyes told me to continue. So she can be quiet when she likes to.

"It's hard to explain, I'll just show you." I took my phone from my pocket and searched YouTube. I found a video about my press conference earlier and downloaded it. I gave my phone to her. "Watch it." I ordered her.

She lifted her eyebrow on me but obediently took the phone. I saw her press the "play" icon.

I saw her eyes widen as she saw me in the video, being bombarded with questions by the press.

"If you love us, why are you not sharing anything? I mean most of your fans and supporters spent a lot of effort just to show our support on you."

"Well.. " "Actually, I'm in love with somebody."

"Who is she?" "Is it Wanda Lou?" "How long were you in love with her?" "Are you two in a serious relationship?" "What's her name?" "What's her name, Dan? Is she beautiful?" "How did you meet her?"

"I'm in a relationship right now." "She's a very beautiful lady. Her hair is flaming red and her eyes are piercing green. Her smile can cure my hung-over instantly. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her."

"Who is she?" "Tell us her name." "Where did you two meet?" "Give us the name, Dan."

"Her name is Maddie. Maddie Brown."

The video ended and Red looked up to me. I kind of felt my face flaming with embarrassment after I heard myself. Did I really said those? Why did I made her watch it instead of just explaining to her. Her eyes were flaming with, I don't know.. Maybe anger? I shuddered at the thought. It would be very hard to convince her if that's the case. I waited for her to talk.

"So you are sort of a superstar and you told the press that you are in love with me?" She said. I don't think she can believe what she just watched. I can't either.

"I told the press that we are together." I answered.

"Wait. Are you that Dan guy? The Hunk of the Year?" She asked me, her hand covered her mouth in shock. Hunk of the Year? I can't say that I don't like that, especially when it came from her.

"I like that nickname babe." I smirked at her.

"I didn't give you that nickname. It was my co-worker Sheila, who told me earlier, after asking me if I'm dating some rich and famous guy. She told me he announced the media that you are dating a Maddie Brown." She eyed me angrily.

"Are you insane? Why would you do that?" She accused as she handed me my phone. "And what made you tell them that I'm dating you?" She said, turning her head from side to side.

"Well it was you who first came into my mind." I snapped at her. It was only you on my mind. My mind told me, but I'll never tell her that. Not after she saw my distinctive confession of love.

"I can't believe it." She whispered and looked at me. "You told the media you are in love with someone who you only saw in a picture." She said and bit her lips. Damn that's so sexy. "You are insane. I can't believe it, I just can't-" She didn't finished her sentence because she barked out a laugh. To say that I was surprised is an understatement. I thought she was about to throw a fit.

I stared at her in amusement. She is so laughing hard, her eyes are twinkling like the stars in the night. She looks like an angel when she laugh, even when she's laughing at my expense. She closed her eyes and she held her stomach while she continued to laugh out some more. She becomes more beautiful like this. I can watch her laugh forever, but I can't deny that I'm a little hurt at her reaction.

"I'm glad you find it funny." I told her after she calmed down.

"That, you are, Raven." She answered. 

"Well, let's see. It's your trouble." She patted my hair. I felt my heartbeat raced like a champion when her hand touched my hair. This is not good. How can she affect me this way? I looked at her and she immediately withdrew her hand. She blushes and looked at little flustered herself. Well, good. I'm not the only one, then. She cleared her throat.

"And you are already a big boy. So.." Sh glanced at her watch. "I guess you can fix your own trouble. I already listened to you for 10 mins. Give me my wallet back, and if you are a nice guy, drop me back to the bus station, please." She told me.