Hey again... well im not sure if you liked my first chapter? i was bored so i decided to upload the next chapter... PLEASE let me know what you think...

Oh and guys, i would really appreciate if you religious people (me not being religious) could pray for my grandma who has had a stroke this afternoon and is now in a coma in the hospital... this is the second one and we don't think she will be coming home from the hospital at all this time...

anyway! on with the show!

love you guys!

shannen

xoxox

When I finally woke up I pressed a button on my phone so I could see the time, it was 5:30 am. Come on! I am supposedly on holidays and here I am waking up at the time I usually do! Something has got to give! I crawled from the bed and threw on a pair of bleached skinny jeans that were torn at the knees and thighs, my favourite singlet because it had the batman symbol on it and the silver chain with the small diamond 'R' Adrian had bought me before I left. Finally I pulled on my black leather combat boots. Yes they were old and slightly tattered but they were awesome! Underneath my boots were my stripped rainbow toe-socks that were just long enough to stop my boots from rubbing on my shins. I went into the bathroom and to my complete shock, my hair looked awesome. It tumbled in dark waves over my shoulders. I flicked my fringe out of my face and pulled my makeup out of the top draw. I decided that a little eyeliner and some lip gloss would be good for today, I wasn't going anywhere. My boots thumped against the tiled hallway and down the stairs. I snuck into the kitchen and took an apple from the fridge. Taking a massive bite out of it I decided to explore the rest of the house. In the backyard there was a pool and something that looked like a house. I walked over to the windows and peered in at the empty gym. There were multiple pieces of exercise equipment. There were several treadmills and a set of dumbbells, chest pulls and a set of rings hanging from the roof. There was a punching bag hanging in the far corner. Somebody cleared their throat and I spun around quickly. It was at that instant I realised I didn't have my stake. A smug looking Jackson stood behind me with his arms crosses, his trademark crooked smile plastered on his face. I rolled my eyes and realised how close we were, my rapidly rising and falling chest, just millimetres from his. I looked into his smiling blue eyes and saw that he was amused by our close proximity. I felt hurt at this and glared.

"What do you want?" I spat at him.

"I was just doing my morning rounds, Miss Hathaway."

"Sure you were." I said before storming away. His large hand clasped my wrist and stopped me in my tracks. I spun and went to kick him but he grabbed my foot and I was hopping on the spot. My fist snaked in to hit him in the jaw but it didn't have as much force as I would have liked because of my lack of balance. He let go of my foot and took hold of the hand that just punched him in the face. He pulled me to him, my back pressed against his chest. His lips were at my ear instantly.

"I am really sorry about yesterday." his hot breath stirred my hair.

"No your not." I replied, resigning to the fact that he wasn't going to let go until I listened to what he had to say. I knew for a fact that either nobody was here or nobody was up so I couldn't get help. Dimitri was probably working at the gate or something, so there was no chance that he would be around. For that I was kind of grateful.

"I am really sorry for yesterday, how can I make you believe me?" he purred into my ear, nose skimming my temple. You have a boyfriend, Rose. You have a boyfriend! His forefinger trailed a burning line up my arm and his hot breath raised the hairs on my arms. A shiver ran down my spine and he turned me around to look at him. His baby blue eyes darkened with desire and his blonde hair was dishevelled. Our chests were pressed against each other and our faces inches apart. YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND GOD DAMMIT! No way in hell was I falling for this creep! I sneered slightly and kicked him in the shin.

"Now we're even." I breathed into his face. He hoped around, clutching his shin. I strode back to the house and slammed the glass door behind me, making sure I locked it. I turned around and there was Dimitri.

"AHH! Oh my god what is with you guys sneaking up on me?" I gasped, clutching at my chest. I side stepped him and began walking to the kitchen to get another apple because I must have dropped my other one outside.

"Did you and Jackson have another argument?" Dimitri asked, following me.

"No, he was just being Jackson and I don't like it." I replied snatching another apple form the bottom of the fridge. I glanced up at the clock on the wall and saw that it was 7:30 am. Jeez! I was outside for ages! My phone buzzed in my pocket to notify me that I had a new text message. It was Lissa telling me they were about to land in the airport. I squealed and looked at Dimitri.

"Could you give me a ride?" I asked excitedly. He raised one eyebrow. God, how I wish I could do that!

"To the airport…" He nodded and grabbed the keys off the bench. I beat him out to the car which happened to be a semi-stretch Hummer. We sped down the highway towards the airport and I kept hitting the headrest of his chair urging him to speed up. we broke every road rule imaginable trying to get to the airport before them. As we pulled in to the parking lot, I jumped out of the car and left Dimitri to find a space. My boots thumped heavily against the pathway as I ran to the terminal they were arriving in. As I screeched to a stop I saw the thing I had missed the most. Lissa's blonde head bobbed in the crowd of people searching the terminal. I squealed in delight and ran at her. I almost tackled her to the ground but she had Christian standing behind her. I hugged her tightly and we laughed loudly. As we let go, Adrian pulled me away. His arms tightened around my waist and pulled me tightly against his chest. My arms threaded around his neck and squeezed him just as tight as I had Lissa. I was going to hug Christian too but the look on his face said 'touch me and I'll burn you' so I just waved. Shortly after we had said our hellos and exchanged embraces, Dimitri came trotting up to the terminal, his suit jacket flapping behind him.

"Stupid parking pigs." He muttered under his breath.

"This is Dimitri." I said, my arm around Adrian's waist, "this is my boyfriend Adrian, my best friend Lissa and her boyfriend Christian, also goes by flame-boy, toasty and puppy." I said pointing at them each in turn. Adrian's frame shook with withheld chuckles and Christian glared at me as if he was going to set my hair on fire. I smiled sweetly and led the way to the luggage collection area. Lissa of course had the most, then Adrian and then Christian who only had one small suitcase. We then made our way over to where the car was parked illegally. A yellow piece of paper flapped against the windscreen and Dimitri growled.

"Abe is going to kill me." he yanked the paper off and threw it onto the passenger's seat.

I slid into the back seat and pulled Adrian with me. Dimitri stacked all of the bags neatly into the boot and Lissa jumped into the back seat, across from me. As soon as Christian closed the door, Dimitri sped out of the parking lot, not doubt trying to avoid another ticket. Adrian placed a hand on my thigh and I leant my head against his shoulder, earning a giant smile from Lissa. She had been nagging for months for me to say yes to Adrian and one day I did. I twisted the silver chain of the necklace Adrian gave me, around my index finger and remembered the day he gave it to me.

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We walked quietly through the deserted court grounds as a light sprinkle of rain dusted the grass. It was a cold Montana night and Adrian had his arm wrapped firmly around my leather clad shoulders. He had given me his leather jacket to wear as we left the small Italian restaurant, situated on court grounds. Butterflies awoke in my stomach as we made our way to the front door of Adrian's parent's house. I clutched at the soft fabric of Adrian's shirt and cowered into his side. He looked down at me and saw the fear in my eyes. Clasping my hands, he stood in front of me and lifted my eyes to meet his.

"Don't worry, Rose. They're going to love you as much as I do, if that were even possible." I looked back down at the grass and Adrian placed a finger under my chin.

"I'm dead serious, Lil' Dhamphir." He sighed at my uncertain look. "I was going to save this until later but… I think you need a little cheering up." he took a small red box from his hip pocket and slid it into my hands.

"Oh, don't look me like that." He said as he looked at my disapproving face. No matter how much I disapproved, I couldn't shake my curiosity. I undid the red satin bow on top of the box and lifted the lid to see a silver key resting on top of a black silk cushion. The top of the key was made of two hearts, with a small ruby in each. The key itself was encrusted in small diamonds. As I lifted the key, I realised it was on a chain. Adrian plucked it from my shaking fingers and did the tiny clasp up.

"This is the key to my heart. It now belongs to you, Guard it with your life." He whispered into my ear.

"What movie did you steal that from, Romeo?" I asked turning to face him, his goofy, crooked smile was plastered on his lips.

"Normally I wouldn't except you wasting your money, but I will make an exception this one time. Thank you." I smiled at him and he pressed his lips to my forehead.

"No worries Lil' Dhamphir." He said clasping my hand.

The butterflies in my stomach were silenced, for now, and we made our way up the steps to the front door.

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As we pulled up to the house I saw Abe standing on the front steps. If it were possible steam would be erupting from his ears.