He sat thoughtfully at a local park reading the daily newspaper. The park was filled with many green trees of many varieties; mine were the swaying willow trees just beside the nearby pond. Ducks and water birds swam gracefully on the green pond, pecking occasionally their beaks in the murky water.

His hair was brown, while his eyes were an endless green in many shades. He looked through the newspaper obviously absorbed into the article. He was sitting on a wooden bench chair not too far from where I was sitting near the pond. I craved to talk to him and be in his company. The way he made my heart flutter inside my chest when he looked into my eyes. Just to be noticed in his interest and attention would make my heart burst.

I knew Harvey was out of my league, never questioning his lack of love for me. He would never take a second thought about me no matter how hard I tried. I kept it a locked up secret, never escaping my lips.

I looked back up; he frowned and then smiled at something unknown to me. I gazed interested in everything that he dose. Almost suddenly he looked up towards me, catching me staring at him, I immediately looked away blushing at the flaw. I didn't look up at him again for a while, but after a few minutes I was worried that he'd gone away.

I snuck a look through my concealing brown hair. He hadn't gone at all, he was still sitting there, except now he was gazing questioningly back at me. I felt my face going red feeling incredibly uncomfortable in his capturing gaze. I looked out at the green murky pond trying to distract myself. I slipped off my shoes and cautiously touched the end of my toes into the icy water.

I didn't hear him approach; instead I heard his lovely musical voice beside me.

'Mind if I join you?' he hovered, taking off his shoes too.

My heart flipped in my chest, while my stomach knotted itself again and again.

'Sure,' I didn't know what to say, I couldn't even breathe properly. I looked back into his green eyes; they mesmerized me leaving me defenseless.

'I didn't realize it was you over here. You look so different now, I haven't seen you for a while.' He smiled in disbelief at himself making me laugh.

'I wish I could say the same for you,' I laughed, hiking my white summer dress a little above my knees so I could step deeper into the water. 'You coming?'

'I don't know…' he said unwillingly looking reluctant back at me, underneath I could see that I was mocking me. I grinned evilly.

'Chicken?' I mocked, as I put my fists on my hip and flapping them like a chicken. He laughed and started to step towards me. He was wearing shorts so he was less likely of getting wet than I was. We were already quite deep and the water was just above my knees.

'Your going to get your lovely dress wet,' he remarked, looking at me and smiling.

'Oh?' I asked questioning. 'And how would you know that?' I laughed.

He suddenly grasped me around the waste and pulled me in front of him, holding me close. I squealed in surprise, but inside my heart was pounding eagerly.

'Take a wild guess,' he teased

'You wouldn't dare,' I gasped trying to escape his master hold. His hands held me firmly in one place, making me unable to move in his grip.

'Don't you want to go for a swim?' he teased again whispering in my ear.

'No listen, what if someone sees us?' I hesitated.

'What's there to see?' he laughed quietly, I could feel his hot breath on my cheek. I couldn't tell if he was being serious or just being sarcastic.

The atmosphere around me seemed to spin, as my eyes went cloudy and out of focus.

Something was wrong, terribly wrong, I felt light headed and out of reach.

'I-I-feel-,' I whispered shakily.

Wondering if I had even been heard, but it was too late, my legs went wobbled beneath me. I felt myself falling, but also felt like feathers had caught me at the same time. I could hear a voice in my ear but it seemed far away. I waited patiently for my mind to respond to my commands to open my eyes, as I prayed that I wasn't in hospital.

At first I couldn't see properly, but my blue eyes soon adjusted to my surroundings.

The first thing I saw, to my hearts content, was a pair of beautiful green eyes. I realized that we were still at the pond, with me in the Harvey's strong arms, he cradled me until I was into focus again. His face was creased with so much concern and compassion I nearly smiled. Instead I gazed back into his gorgeous eyes and lay hypnotized by his stare. Then I smiled up at him.

'I'm wet now,' I stated looking down at my soaked dress, which to my horror, was now mildly see-through.

'I'm sorry, I did catch you, but I'm sorry I got you wet in the process.' He chuckled.

'What happened? I definitely did not faint,' I declared, looking down at my dress again.

'Yes, you did, except I think your dehydrated and you need to rest.' He said, holding me firmly and started to walk easily back to the abandoned shoes lay.

'Can I get down now?' I wined, but in my heart I knew I didn't care if he held me like this forever. 'Please,' I added angelically.

'You can if you wiggle your toes,' he chuckled, probably knowing I couldn't do it.

I concentrated on wiggling my toes; they didn't even twitch with the effort. I groaned in frustration, now I have to stay in his arms forever. Yay!

'That's not fair!' I protested.

'How is that not fair? You just proved that you are totally uncoordinated and utterly defenseless,' he chuckled. Defenseless! What did he mean by that? That I was defenseless against walking home…or defenseless against him?

'How am I going to get home? I'm meant to be going to a friends and my apartment is completely wrecked from my roomies party last night.

'Well then your coming home with me,' he smiled, but behind it I saw concern and worry. 'If you don't mind?' he added politely.

'Where do you live?' I asked worried to be a nuisance to any other person that he might live with. However he must have read my mind, then he laughed.

'Don't worry, I have my own house, and no-one lives with me.' He laughed, grinning at my worries. By now he had managed to pick up my shoes, and we were walking towards the edge of the park towards a road. 'I live a few blocks away over there so don't trouble yourself. As for me, it doesn't matter because you aren't very heavy,' He smiled. I blushed at the flattering comment and concentrated on wiggling my stubborn toes again.

I started to sing a sweet love song quietly to myself as we twined through multiple streets and laneways. The sweet melody seemed to reflect my mood, while the lyrics appeared to be as if they were in my position right now.

'That song sounds lovely' he commented. 'Especially when you sing it, what is it called?' he whispered in my ear making me shiver. My heartbeat increased rapidly in my chest, I hoped that it couldn't be heard.

'It's called 'Summer Sunshine by the Corrs,' I added confidently. Then shortly started to hum again. We walked in silence with me humming quietly to myself, getting quite cozy in his arms, knowing that I was being listened to by contented ears.

'This is it,' he declared happily. We were outside a two story designer house, it was big and modern but warm and cozy at the same time.

'It's lovely,' I awed, looking all over the wondrous house. It was cream colored and had many clean windows and had a balcony on the second floor.

I heard a rattle of keys and then saw the front door open, I gasped at the inside of the designer house. First I saw the kitchen, it had a black marble bench and the cupboards were white along with the some bench chairs next to the bench. The sink stove and fridge were all made of some sort of clean metal. Everything was clean and perfect.

'I had never met someone so clean,' I gasped, looking around towards the living room.

The living room had a plasma TV and cream leather couches, a brown designer rug underneath a pristine wooden coffee table, with a giant window on one side of the room looking out towards the most luscious and private garden I'd ever seen.

'Do you like it?' he chuckled looking at my expression. He still held me firmly in his arms, gazing at every reaction I dared to make.

'It's beautiful,' I sighed, I was about to add 'and so are you,' but I didn't. Happy with my answer he smiled, as he started to put me on the designer chair, I hesitated, quickly wrapping my arms around his neck. His expression seemed surprised by my move, as it quickly clicked in my head that I had given him the wrong impression. Then his forehead creased with concerned at my scared and unsure expression as he stared seriously into my eyes.

'Are you sure I should sit here? It looks awfully perfect and I don't want to wreck it.' I worried. He laughed.

'So that's what you were worried about.' He laughed in relief. 'I thought you were going to faint again,' I wasn't sure if he was lying or not. He looked into my eyes and smiled, 'by putting you on this couch would make it even more perfect then it already is.'

I was flattered by the wonderful remark. Eventually I reluctantly loosened my arms on his neck and let him place me on the couch. He straitened and looked at me sprawled on the couch, I wondered what he was thinking. A sudden nausea hit me and my head fell back on the couch. I noticed concern written all across his face as he quickly realized my illness.

'You need water,' he said. He walked towards the kitchen and took a glass from a high cupboard. Then coming back with it, placing it lightly on the coffee table next to me. He sat down on the coffee table and passed the water to me, while I sat up slowly to retrieve it. I took the glass and drank the water thankfully; I knew it was just a matter of time before I had to go home.

'Thank you,' I said putting the empty glass back on the table. I looked at my toes again and concentrated on making them move again, to my disappointment only my big toes moved, while the rest stayed almost paralyzed.

He laughed at my determination and bent down so his face was inches from mine. My breath caught, I could see myself in his eyes. My heartbeat had increased so much that it almost hurt inside my ribs. I quickly concealed my shock and excitement with a composed face. I had the urge to look away but his gaze held me trapped in his power.

'You know, I never realized how pretty you were when you look flustered,' he observed, gazing intently into my eyes, making me blush in embarrassment. 'Don't be embarrassed, I think it's adorable,' he smiled. If I had enough energy I could probably reach his lips, but right now I was stuck in his power.

'I-I-I…' I started to protest, but then I decided to shut my mouth. Instead grumbling to myself.

'Do you live alone?' he asked, still looking seriously into my eyes.

'No, I live with a girlfriend; I don't think you know her. What about you?' I asked, praying that he didn't live with another girl.

'No, but Cara sometimes comes around,' he said. Disappoint flooded through my veins, I should have known that he would never be interested in me. 'She's the cleaner,' he added. I wondered if he had read the disappointment on my face.

'Oh,' was all I could say. He smiled at my misunderstanding, and then became serious again.

'I need to leave for about an hour because I have a business meeting. I should be back by 7.30pm.' he said, standing up and lingering above me. 'I'll be going in 10 minutes,' he added.

Then he went around the corner to go up stairs to get changed.

I wriggled around on the leather couch trying to get comfortable; I suddenly realized how much I miss his arms cradling me. His breath on my cheek, listening to his voice whispering in my ear-, I shivered again at the memory.

I didn't realize I had gone to sleep until it was 7.18pm. I felt suddenly very cold, noticing that my soaking dress still clung to me. I swung my legs off the couch and walked towards the kitchen, placing the cup in the sink. I was still thirsty but my dehydration had definitely faded, as I looked down at my feet, all of my toes started to wiggle without me ever thinking about it. I grinned proudly to myself.

I soon decided to explore the house more.

Next to the kitchen was a white door; I opened it to find a small clean bathroom. The shower was open and big, while there was also a sink with a mirror above it, which was apart of a wooden cabinet. While in the corner was a toilet along with towel hanger next to the shower.

I walked out again, closing the door as if I had never been there. I walked over to the stairs and wondered towards the second floor. The first room that caught my attention was his room. It was big, with an on looking window and balcony, which I had seen before from the front. The bed was big and white with navy blue strips going horizontally across it. There were two bedside tables, one on either side, with a cream colored lamp.

There was a door to the right, which led to another bathroom. This bathroom was a lot bigger than the one on the first floor. In the corner was a large shower with a towel hanger next to it. Then there was a sink with a cabinet with a clean mirror as the door. There was also a large bath along the other side of the bathroom, it was white and could easily fit more than one person.

I walked out again, making sure I left no evidence of exploration. On the other side of his room was another small cupboard, which I realized was a wardrobe filled with cloths. I had a look at them trying to find anything I could replace my dress with, but to my disappointment, it was only guy cloths.

I was about to shut the door when I realized there was a large brown box in the corner of the wardrobe. I opened the lid of the box, finding a few shirts and other girl cloths. Why were these here? I soon found some denim shorts and a white t-shirt that was very pretty; so I hesitantly took them and carried them under my arm.

The last two rooms I realized were a laundry and a spare room. After I was out of curiosity, I ran down the stairs and skipped into the bathroom. Turning on the hot water, I quickly stepped into the shower after shedding my sticky summer dress.

When I was satisfied that I was clean from the pond, I quickly dried and put on the dry cloths that I had found. I was thrilled to know that the shorts fit, as for the top, it was rather small. I wrapped the towel around my chest and began to head back upstairs with my dress and the top. I put my dress in the washing machine and headed back to the wardrobe. My hair was wet and dripping, making me cold again, so I quickly searched for something else to wear. I found a short-sleeved t shirt which was a pastel green, it had a calm sense and hugged all my curves perfectly. I put the white top back in the box and shut the door quietly.

I looked at the clock, 7.36pm. I headed back to the designer couch and closed my eyes again. After a few moments of peace, I heard a jingle of keys and some approaching footsteps. I opened my eyes, looking towards the source of the noise. Harvey stood in a suite with a blue tie, looking happy to see me.

'So, how was your meeting?' I asked innocently. Sitting up letting my nearly dry ringlet hair fall over my shoulders.

'Good, I was going to bring home some cloths for you, but I see you found some.' His eyes crawled all over me. 'They look lovely on you,' he added smiling. He walked over to me and sat beside me, taking off his tie and jacket. 'You know they were my sisters, she left them here before she died.' He said looking down at his hands.

'I'm sorry,' I whispered, regretting that I had found them. 'I can put them back if you like,' I added politely.

'No, you wear them; I didn't have the heart to give them to charity. At least someone can wear them,' he explained. I wanted to hug away his grief but I was afraid of rejection. I moved closer to him, until I was inches away from him; I gazed into his capturing green eyes.

'I was wondering…if I could stay the night?' I asked flirtatiously, worried at his awaiting answer.

I watched his expression intensely, he looked thoughtful and I new he was considering the options, but I kept my face composed as I waited for his reply.

'I'm sure that could easily be arranged,' he whispered in my ear, making me shiver again. I still didn't know if he was playing games with my heart or if he was actually falling for me back. I blushed under his gaze and looked down at my feet.

I felt a warm light hand hesitantly cup my face and pull my chin up so he could stare in my eyes. My breath got caught in my throat, while my heart beat wildly in my chest.

'Your blushing,' he observed, then moving his hand to my heart. '-And your heartbeat is…very fast,' he frowned confused in train of thought. After a moment, something seemed to click in his thoughts. 'Oh,' he whispered.

I could feel my cheeks going crimson with embarrassment, as I turned my head away so he couldn't see my face anymore.

'Oh no you don't,' he smiled, cupping my face again, forcing me to look into his eyes again. Where he touched my cheek, flames flickered beneath my skin, making me nearly express a sigh of longing. 'Is there something…that you want to tell me?'

I shook my head closing my eyes, trying to escape his critical gaze. He sighed in compassion and frustration, 'Listen, I'm not sure that is such a good idea.' He said disapprovingly. 'Maybe we should just stay friends. I don't want either of us to get hurt,' he confessed.

I opened my eyes; half of my heart was bursting with rejection, while the other half felt compassionate for his concerns.

'I know you would never hurt me,' I looked up at him helplessly for some help. 'And I know that I would never ever hurt you,' I continued, my voice breaking. 'Because…' I swallowed, 'Because I…I-love you' I confessed miserably into his hand. One tear rolled down my cheek, I closed my eyes trying to run away from my situation. I heard nothing but silence, but I could still feel his hand cupping my face. I could feel my breathing becoming shaky with the embarrassment of my secret being known. My heart quivered at the rejection, while I knew that grief and sympathy was taking hold of him. The single tear had reached towards my lips; I knew that it would leave me regretful of letting him see me cry this way. I was about to wipe it away when suddenly, soft hesitant lips met with mine. I opened my eyes in shock; my heart seemed to explode in my chest, as I prayed to god that I wasn't dreaming. It wasn't short, but it wasn't long either, 10 seconds maybe.

He kissed away my worries, he kissed away my tears, and most of all…he kissed me.

I sighed against his lips, my lips burning at the contact. He broke away slowly, I couldn't tell if he was reluctant or not, but for some reason it didn't matter. I opened my eyes looking innocently back into his gorgeous green eyes. He smiled.

'You shouldn't torment me that way. You might find yourself getting into mischief,' he grinned playfully. My heartbeat stopping at the statement, knowing exactly what he meant, but I decided to push his limits

'What kind of mischief?' I whispered breathlessly, and then I grinned evilly. Taking advantage of his mood, I stood up and walked around the other side of the coffee table and sat in another long designer couches. I lay back onto the corner of the leather couch and stretched out my arms trying to look comfortable.

I cocked my head to one side, looking expectantly at my new pet. He chuckled softly before standing up and striding towards me, leaning forward and stared mischievously into my eyes. His arms supported his weight by holding himself on either side of me.

'Would you like me to explain?' he asked intently, grinning at my vulnerability. I nodded in excitement, but I suppressed my enthusiasm from him.

He leant down closer to me, letting his eyes wonder all over my body. I shivered in anticipation, eager at his unpredictability. 'When you're unhappy…you have no idea how much it kills me to see you that way,' he whispered melodically in my ear.

'Your curiosity is the cutest thing I have ever seen, but you need boundaries,' he sighed. Shivers raced rapidly up and down my spine, as he said every lingering word. 'Oh and one last thing…don't tease me,' he allured. 'It makes me very, very restless,' he chuckled.

I opened my eyes to see him straiten and walk towards the kitchen. Leaving me speechless on the couch all hot and bothered.

'That's not fair!' I protested, angry at his sudden mood swing. He smiled angelically at me before replying.

'Well then,' he smirked. 'Now we're even.'

I glowered at him for a moment before turning upstairs and walked angrily up the stairs towards the spare room. I knew by the morning I would have forgotten all about this. I walked into the laundry and took my white summer dress out of the washing machine. It was dry, so I slowly walked back to the spare room, as I shut the door and plodded myself on the single bed.

I took off my shorts and then my green t-shirt, then sliding on the dress. I wonder if he loves me, or if he's just trying to make me happy .If he was going to think that he could tease me he was wrong, two can play that game. I smiled to myself and looked around my tiny little room. It also had a wooden chest of draws, a black desk with a computer and printer, and a little bedside table.

I crawled reluctantly into the unused single bed; the fabric was really cold and stiff. I wiggled uncomfortably trying to get on a good angle, ending up coiled lying on my right side. I grumbled to myself as I turned of the bedside lamp, then closing my eyes as my head hit the pillow.

I heard the creak of the door swinging open slowly. So he's coming to check on me now, ha! A head peeked in noting if I was asleep or not. I quickly shut my eyes and pretended to breath deeply. I knew my acting was hopeless, but when he started walking towards me, I knew that I must really suck.

'Listen, I know you're probably awake, but if you don't feel like talking to me I understand.' He said thoughtfully, sitting on the stiff bed. 'I'm sorry, for teasing you. You know that we only started to get close today, right?' He looked at me expectantly, but when he realized that I wasn't going to reply he continued. 'I'm not going to control your emotions like I did before; I'm not going to control you like a doll, as tempting as it is. And I'm not going to rush this either.' He grinned. I was glad he couldn't see my beaming facial expression in the darkness.

'Oh yes you will,' I insisted. His facial expression showed that he was surprised at my sudden interruption. 'You can… just don't stop so suddenly. You have no idea how hot and bothered I get,' I advised blushing again at my rush of honesty. I could here his chuckles at my little outburst, so I pulled the blanket over my head to hide my humiliation.

'You shouldn't hide from honesty,' he chuckled, pulling the quilt back so he couldn't see my appearance. 'It's a quality that many people don't have.'

'It's embarrassing!' I whined, pulling the pillow over my head to hide my face again. However he easily pulled it away.

'You know, when you hide your face like that. It makes it horribly difficult for me to kiss your lips,' he whispered smiling, face now inches from mine. I didn't close my eyes this time, and just before he was about to kiss me I turned my head away.

As much as my heart wanted him just to touch my skin, to feel his breath on my cheeks, I couldn't give in that easily.

'No,' I objected. Looking back at him in apology, if he was going to tease me, I want a turn. 'Just because you can tease me, that doesn't mean that I won't tease you,' I smirked angelically.

'Bu…' he opened his mouth, but then closed it. 'Fine.' He looked at me one more time, as if searching for any second thought, finding none he smiled. 'If we're going to play this game we need rules. You have to stay here for seven nights. All teasing is allowed and… and you can't tease the other one using sympathy.' He said sternly knowing my advantage. With that, he stood up and walked towards the door. Just before he walked out the door, he turned around to look back at me. 'I would prefer not to play this game, but if you want your fun, do you worst.' He grinned evilly. 'But remember, your not the only one who can play dirty.'