You've got this hold one me Chapter 10

He finally pulled away from her, they were eye to eye. "Sorry Loren I couldn't help it."

Loren was still in shock and for the first time, she wasn't able to say anything. She pulled herself together. "Well goodnight Eddie." She had her hand on her lips.

"Loren I'm not giving up, can I call you?"

She got into her car and looked at him. "Yeah sure."

She drove off and Eddie smiled. Finally he could count that in his favor, she didn't complain or get feisty with him, he walked towards his car feeling accomplished.

Loren arrived home and as she entered her apartment she went straight for the sofa and just sat there, Mel had fallen asleep in the other end, the TV was still on. Loren leaned against the sofa and closed her eyes, she touched her lips again.

Mel woke up. "What time is it?"

Loren sat quietly, it's like the shock of Eddie kissing her was still in effect. Mel looked at her and sat up. "Lo what's wrong? Are you asleep?"
"No Mel, I just got in, just tired, my feet hurt."

"No, what's up? I know you Lo?" Mel got closer to her. "I smell men cologne on you, omg Loren who were you with?"

Loren pushed her away. "Would you stop sniffing me, you're acting like a dog!"

"Ok what happened?"

Loren stood up trying to walk away but Mel pulled her back down. "Talk Tate!"

"Mel I'm tired."
"Lo you smell like cologne, only expensive men cologne sticks around as long it has on you, I'm not letting you sleep until you tell me what happened."

Loren pulled away. "Ok you win, Eddie kissed me, ok are you happy now?"

Mel fell back unto the sofa. "He what?"

"He kissed me."

Mel put her hands to her face. "How or where and why?"

Loren walked into her room taking off her dress with Mel in tow. "Girl you better speak up! why did he kiss you? How was it?"

Loren put on her robe. "It just happened, I was coming home, he asked me out and before I knew it his lips were on mine."

Mel's eyes widened. "Omg Lo, how was it?"

Loren walked towards the bathroom. "I'm taking a much needed bath, and your question is personal, I don't kiss and tell."

"Lo I knew it, you enjoyed it, I bet he's a great kisser?"

"Mel I'm not going there with you." She closed the door.

From outside. "Lo I know you, you can't stop thinking about it, good night Lo."

Loren got the bath ready, Mel was right, she couldn't stop thinking of the kiss. She slipped off the robe and got into the bathtub, the warm water and bubbles relaxed her but she couldn't stop thinking of Eddie. She rolled her eyes, what happened, earlier she couldn't care at all about him, right now, he's all she thought of and that kiss that rendered her weak in his arms.

Back at Eddie's.

Eddie was walking into his penthouse, he opened the door to find Ian sitting there. "What are you doing here?"

"I was bored mate, I knew you'd be coming in around this time, so how was the dinner party."

Eddie walked over and grabbed two beers. "It was great, the evening was boring but at the end I think I came out winning."

Ian took one of the beers and opened it. "How so, what did you do?"

Eddie smiled. "I kissed Loren."

Ian practically spilled the beer he had taken a sip from. "You what!? How?"

"I don't even know myself, I heard Brian asking her out, I waited for her by her car, asked her out and Ian she looked so beautiful in my favorite color red, I couldn't help it."

"Wow mate, that took guts, did she slap you?"

"No, she just stood there, she didn't say a word, I caught her off guard, she wasn't expecting it Ian, I feel like I can win."

"Look at you, you're happy." Ian laughed.

Eddie walked out to his terrace. "You have no idea, Ian I know this I corny, but I'm crazy about her, I love her, I want to shout it out of this balcony right now."

"I dare you mate!"

Eddie looked at him and smiled. He turned towards the city view. "Hey everyone, I'm in love with Loren Tate."

"Woah, mate I was kidding."

Eddie couldn't stop smiling. "I don't care Ian, with her by my side, I can take the whole world on."

Ian smiled he knew Eddie was very serious. "I hope it works out mate."

"I plan on making it work."

The next morning.

It was noon when Loren was getting up, she looked around to find she was alone. Again she touched her lips. "He had some nerve."

"Who had some nerve? Eddie?"

Loren jumped at the sound of Mel's voice. "Mel you scared me, I thought I was alone."

"You're still thinking about that kiss aren't you?"

Loren remained quiet. "Why do you keep asking?"

"Because the moment you walked in yesterday you haven't been yourself."

Loren sat and looked out the window. "I didn't expect that you know, he just leaned in and kissed me, I didn't even say anything to him Mel."

"You know why Lo?" Mel moved her eye brows up and down.

Loren turned to look at Mel, her look was one of wanting to know the right answer, wanting maybe a reason why she felt like this. "Why Mel?"

"You enjoyed it, you're finally realizing you've hooked America's favorite Rockstar Eddie Duran."

Loren sighed leaning on the couch. "But this isn't real Mel, he's huge and I'm just a simple girl who shares an apt with her best friend and wants to get into business administration, I don't get what he sees in me."

"Oh come on Lo, he sees the real you, the Loren we all love."

"Why did he kiss me why?"

Mel's smile grew larger. "Loren Elizabeth Tate, admit it! You loved the kiss?"

Loren refused to look at her, so Mel went around to face her. "Admit it?"

Loren got up. "Ok ok you're right Mel, it was an amazing kiss, I didn't even move or slap him or tell him off, I just stood there, I weaken at the touch of his lips."

Mel fell to the chair next her and sighed.. "I bet it was great, have you seen his lips? His hair? Oh Lo, I'd be going crazy with him at my side."

"Now I can't even concentrate Mel, what am I going to do? He's only seen the tough side of me!"

"Let him see the soft and sweet Loren we all know that's inside there somewhere."

"Mel I'm a very nice person why does everyone say I need to be nicer?"

Mel laughed as she walked away. "Whatever Lo."

Loren ran into her room and changed, she took her ipod and knew exactly where she would be going. She got into her car and drove off, she arrived at that hill where she had her first date with Eddie, she got off, too her ipod with her and went up the hill to the top.

She smiled when she saw that amazing view. "I love it here, I can actually relax."

She walked to the ledge and sat near it, taking in every beautiful thing she could see from that height. She turned her music on and she sat there doing what she loved best, enjoying the view.

At MK.

Max was getting things ready for the night.

"Eddie what are you doing here?"

"I was rehearsing some songs, I'll be here next weekend, getting a feel of being so close to the audience."

"Yeah like you're not use to that part!"

"Pops at the Avalon it's a bigger place, the fans are farther."

"Sure, I forgot when you're in love its harder to do things."

Eddie furrowed his eyebrows. "Pops a little louder, maybe Grace didn't hear you."

"What you don't want people to know you've falling in love again?"

"It's not that Pops, the fact that Eddie Duran has failed."

Max approached Eddie. "You're not a failure son."

Eddie smiled. "Yeah the girl I love doesn't feel the same way, that will go so well in the news." Eddie walked towards the door.

"Where you going?"

"I'll be back Pops, I just need to be alone."

He drove off in his car. He continued until he arrived at his favorite spot, he couldn't believe what he saw when he stopped his car.

Meanwhile.

Loren sat by the ledge listening to her music, she looked at her watch and realized she had been there several hours, she took the ear plugs off and jumped off the ledge, she was walking to make her way down when she turned up.

"Eddie."

Eddie smiled biting his lower lip. "Loren what are you doing here?"

She felt nervous. "I needed to be alone, I thought of this amazing place."

"Yeah but it's my spot." He replied.

Loren refused to make eye contact with him. Eddie tried getting her to look at him. "Loren what brought you here?"

She finally looked his way and made eye contact.

Sorry guys, it stops here, what will Loren say? Will she admit it was the kiss? R&R guys, love you all!