*Chapter 1*

Dylan Masset sat in the dim light outside the Motel; sitting on a bench as he smoked another cigarette. Bored as hell, with no one but Captain Morgan at his feet to keep him company at almost two o'clock in the morning. Looking up from the white gravel of the parking lot , he watched the smoke drift off in the wind as he blew it out. He couldn't be bothered by Emma ( who emerged from the motel office every once in a while, probably to make sure he wasn't passed out ) , but the sound of an approaching vehicle caught his attention.

Dylan watched as a navy blue Cadillac truck pulled into the white gravel parking lot of the motel, cutting both the engine and lights a minute later. The driver door opened and out stepped a dark-haired girl wearing a skin-tight black dress and sparkly red heels. As she slammed her car door and headed to the office, ( without giving him so much as a glance ) Dylan flicked the end of his cigarette into the gravel, watching her open the door and step inside.

He could see her through the window as he opened the bottle and chugged it. In the light inside the office, he could see her hair; dyed so dark red, it looked almost black, and she had it pinned in an intricate bun with a metal clip, a few curls framing her face. Dylan could only see her profile, but even that made a drunken "daaamn." slip from his lips. He could see her cherry red lipstick shine in the light on the office desk, hypnotized by the movement of her lips as she talked to Emma inside. He couldn't hear her, but when she laughed and smiled brightly at the girl behind the desk, Dylan whimpered uncontrollably, WHAT THE FUCK! he thought, dragging his eyes from the sexiest girl he'd ever seen in his life to take another long swig from the bottle in his right hand. Sitting up in his seat, he put his left elbow on his knee and ran his fingers through his sandy blonde hair.

Staring at the gravel, he wished the alcohol would knock him out already; before he did something stupid. If he did manage to talk to her (somehow); he'd fuck it up and get rejected, and he couldn't deal with that and Zane's crazy shit. Dropping Bradley off at the bus station for Norman earlier hadn't really been 'fun' either, now that he thought about it. fuck man, it's supposed to be my day off. Sipping his drink again, Dylan hadn't even noticed her come out of the office and walk his way. "Hey," she called, her voice paralyzing him. "You wanna share?" she asked, smirking through her shiny red lips.

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Her deep blue eyes were lined with black eyeliner in the corners, smoky black eye shadow blending into her long black eyelashes. She locked eyes with him as he said, "What?" trying not to sound caught off guard. "I know you aren't gonna finish that without some help. You want some company?" she said, her heels tapping on the pavement as she got closer to him. "Sure." he said as he held the bottle out to her with his right arm. She took it, letting her fingers touch his. "Thanks stranger." she said . smiling as she opened the bottle and chugged some. Dylan had to look away before she caught him staring at her; he couldn't help his eyes from raking up and down her long legs and perfect body. "So this is usually where you tell me your name, but you're a quiet one, aren't you?" she teased, giggling as she took another sip from the bottle. "Dylan Masset." he said slowly, his hand out to her for the bottle. Smiling, she handed it back to him and started to walk back to her truck.

"You're not gonna tell me your name?" Dylan called after her, trying not to get distracted by her ass in that dress. She continued over to her car, opening the passenger door and retrieving a big black duffel bag. without looking at him, she shouldered the bag and shut the car door, saying "you sure you'll remember it in the morning?" with a laugh. Smiling , she walked over to motel room #2 and Dylan mentally high-fived himself. "Yeah, i will." he replied, unable to hide his drunken smile as he slurred his words a bit. She laughed as she unlocked the door with her key, before looking him in the eyes and saying, "Daisy Grimes. Nice to meet you.", walking inside and closing the door behind her.