Okay guys, so I want to say thanks for all of the support on this story. I got the next chapter done and I hope you enjoy. Rated M for some sexual themes ;)


I wake up in Aiden's arms with my head pressed against his chest. I tried to process everything that happened last night. I just slept with the vigilante. The thought of that was crazy, but somehow it felt good in a way. That's when something else hit me. What if Aiden was drunk. What if he wakes up and was unaware of what happened. Would this ruin our friendship? So many things ran through my mind as he wakes up. He blinks a few times before fully waking up.

He looks down at me with a blank expression. I just stared at him with anxiety. He looks at me with the same expression for a few seconds before smiling. I sigh in relief as he kisses my forehead.

"Good morning," he says still smiling.

"Morning," I said smiling back.

I felt his arms move around my bare back as he pulls me closer to him.

"That was...quite a night we had."

"Yeah," he says chuckling a little bit at my comment.

We stare at eachother for a moment before I start to ask him about what he did last night.

"Aiden, I want you to be honest with me. Answer me truthfully, why did you have a gun?"

He immediately frowns. I didn't want to bring back any kind of fear in him, but I wanted to know. He sighs before answering.

"It's complicated."

"You can explain to me. I'll listen."

I place a hand on his cheek, trying to comfort him. He takes a deep breath before explaining.

"I don't know why I had a gun. I just felt drained after all of the drinks I had. Clara, I wasn't trying to kill myself. I was just...I..I don't know."

His breath became a bit shaky. I saw the fear in his eyes.

"It's okay Aiden."

"Can we not talk about it anymore?"

"Ok, we don't have to."

I lean foward and I kiss him passionately. Our lips separate and he moves his head to my shoulder. He holds me tighter this time.

"I love you," he says against my ear.

"I love you too," I said back. "And I'll do whatever it takes to help you get through this."

He pulls away from me and stares into my eyes.

"Clara."

"Aiden."

He kisses me hard on the lips. I widen my mouth welcoming his intrusion. His hands start exploring my body as his lips travel towards my neck.

He places his hands on my breasts and starts to massage them while kissing my neck.

"Oh Aiden," I moaned.

He gets on top of me and that's when we got lost in eachother.

When we were finished, we got dressed and started cleaning up the apartment.

"Alright Clara. Since I was honest with you, then you should be honest with me. I want to know who went after my family and you mentioned something about an organization called Virus. You mind telling me about that?"

"I'll tell you everything."

"You promise you will tell me absolutely everything? No details left out?"

I could tell that was the vigilante side of him. No fooling around.

"I promise."

I start telling him about Virus, Shield, and the cops coming after me. By the time I was done explaining, we were done cleaning.

"So you got involved in all of this just so I wouldn't get hurt?"

"Yes, I did."

He was silent for a moment before he spoke again.

"You didn't have to do all of that, but thank you."

I smile a little bit

"You've done a lot for me Clara and I want to make it up to you by helping you take down Virus."

My smile grew wider. Remembering how Aiden needed my help. It made me happier knowing that he was going to help me.

"Ok then," I said while stepping close to him. "We'll take down Virus."

I places my hands on his shoulders.

"Together."

I press my lips against his. I felt his hands reach my upper back as he pulls me closer. Suddenly, the door to the apartment bursts open. Men with guns surround us. I attempt to attack one of them, but I was unsuccessful as I was knocked to the ground. Nearly being knocked out.

Aiden runs over to help, but he was punched in the head. Instantly knocking him out.

"Aiden!"

I try to reach him, but I was hit hard across the head. Everything went black at that moment.