We decided to close up early today as after half an hour to closing time there were no more customers. I waved Tina off when she asked if I wanted her to stay and help me clean up. I told her I could manage on my own and I would close up afterwards.

I had pulled out my Walkman and was now listening to some Bon Jovi songs while cleaning up. It had always been a habit of me to listen to music and sing along when I was cleaning. I was moping the floor when my favourite song came on and I couldn't stop myself from dancing and singing along.

"Whoa, you're a loaded gun. Whoa, there's nowhere to run. No one can save. The damage is done. Shot through the heart, and you're to blame…" My headphones got plucked from my head and I was twirled around into somebodys' tight embrace.

"… you give love a bad name." I had to watch Dwaynes' sinful lips as he sang the line. My heart was still beating heavily and I knew it had nothing to do with the surprise of him entering without me noticing.

"Did anyone ever tell you that you have a beautiful voice?" His face was mere inches from mine. I had to concentrate to stay focused, the fact that he still had his arms around me wasn't helping either. I slightly shook my head and pushed against his chest. With a reluctant sigh he let go of me.

"Ahem… If you could wait for five minutes. I need to change out of my uniform and then we are good to go." I retreated to the locker room as fast as I could, hoping he didn't see the flush on my cheeks. I pulled out my cloth and couldn't wait to get out of the dress.

A few minutes later I was wearing a black pleated skirt that went down to my knees and a loose fitting tank top with Metallicas' band logo on it, which once belonged to my brother. I slipped into my worn out biker boots and pulled the tie out of my hair. When I had refreshed my make-up I grabbed my bag and went back to the front. Coming across the kitchen I took the trash bags with me.

Dwayne looked me over and gave me an appreciative nod before he took the trash from me. I locked up behind us while he disposed of the bags.

"So, where is your bike?", I asked nervously brushing a strand of hair behind my ear, when I didn't see a motorcycle anywhere near us.

"I thought we could take a short walk. Meet up with the boys at the entrance of the boardwalk." He chuckled and casually put an arm around my shoulders.

I couldn't help myself and leaned slightly into him. I liked the feeling of being tucked against his broad frame. I pulled away from him for a second when something in one of the shops' windows caught my attention. I looked at the dreamcatcher that had caught my eye.

"See something you want to have, gorgeous?" I closed my eyes for a second when I recognized the voice. It was Shane, the surfer boy who had tried to hit on me the other day.

"I, ahem…" I tried to tell him that I wasn't interested but he just continued.

"You are even cuter when you are all nervous. You don't need to be, babe. Shane will take good care of all your needs." Before I could say anything to that a shadow fell over me and Shanes' smug smile faltered when a muscular arm pulled me back against a firm chest.

"Maybe Shane should take care of his own needs, or he won't have any he can tend to. You're coming, love?" Dwayne's voice was a low growl and I could feel the rumbling in his chest against my spine. In this moment I felt so safe and wanted like never before in my entire life.

"Hey man. I didn't know she was taken. No hard feelings, eh?" He held up his arms in defence and made haste to turn and leave.

Even after he left Dwayne seemed to have no intention of letting go of me though. Not that I would have minded staying pressed against him.

"What were you looking at, princess?" His lips were almost touching the shell of my ear and his breath fanned over my cheek. I pointed towards a small dreamcatcher with blue feathers and light green beads. I had to suppress a disappointed groan when he let go of me to take a closer step to the window. In that moment I had to ask myself what was wrong with me, why it felt so natural to be close to him.

I searched my pocket for my wallet and went inside the shop, very well aware of Dwayne following me. I loved it here. The shop was packed full of antic and occult stuff. I went to the shelf with the dream catchers and looked at them. The one that had caught my attention first still was beautiful but next to it was another that I felt drawn to. It had white feathers and dark brown beads, something about it made my heart race. I took it up into my hand and let my mind wander.

"You got a good eye for stuff like that." Dwayne leaned against the shelf next to me and looked down at the small dream catcher on my palm. There was something in his eyes, like a faded memory. I went over to the counter to pay for it, but before I could even open my wallet Dwayne had already paid.

"You didn't need to do that." I told him while exiting the store.

"You liked it, so I bought it for you." I smiled at him and pushed up on my toes to give him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Come on, the boys are waiting." He smirked and put his arm back around my waist.

When we came close to where his brothers waited, I could already hear Marko and Paul making fun of each other. I had to smile, they really were just boys.

"Those two seem to be quite a handful." Dwayne looked down at me with a grin.

"You have no idea. Imagine having to put up with them every day." He winked at me and I had to laugh. I really didn't envy him.

"Hey! You're already getting handsy with my girl? Shouldn't have left you alone." Paul jumped down from god knows where and landed right in front of us. He instantly pulled me away from Dwayne and into his chest.

"Missed me, hot stuff?" He smirked and tightened his arms around me.

"You wish. You know, your brother is quite the gentleman. You, however, are an animal." I could hear Marko cackle and David bite back a laugh. Instead of getting back at me Paul smiled and let his teeth snap together next to my ear.

"Oh you have no idea how much of an animal I can be. Be careful or I will show you sooner than later." His voice was a low growl in my ear and I flushed again as it went straight to my core.

"Give her a break, Paul." David ordered him and with another mischievous grin he let go of me. I walked over with more confidence than I was actually feeling and gave Marko a small hug which he returned, the smile he cast his brother not going unnoticed by me. When I hesitantly approached David he gave me one of those feral grins, which I still didn't know if they excited me or gave me the creeps.

"So, you are coming with us tonight, Amy?" He had me pinned in place with those blue eyes and I nodded shyly. He smiled and nodded for his brothers to mount their bikes while I was still standing between them. Before I could even think about who I was supposed to ride with David shifted his attention to the left where I could see the gypsy girl and Michael walk towards his bike.

I could hear Marko and Paul say something about this getting interesting, while Dwayne pushed his bike to stand right next to me.

David simply watched both of them and threw away the remainder of his cigarette.

"Where are you going, Star?" He asked the girl who looked up at him intimidated.

"For a ride. This is Michael." She answered, lowering her eyes. Michael seemed completely oblivious to what was going on and held out his hand.

"Let's go." He tried to pull the girl towards him but was cut off again by David.

"Star." His voice was losing patience and a suggestive look towards the gypsy had her pull away from Michael and climb up behind David.

I had watched the whole scene silently and it felt kind of weird to me that this girl was so obedient to David. What else I didn't get why David was so persistent in her riding with him.

"You know where Hudson's' Bluff is overlooking the point?" He asked the still dumbfounded boy.

"I can't beat your bike." Michael replied looking over the motorcycle David was sitting on.

"You don't need to beat me, Michael. You just need to try and keep up." His grin was ice cold and sent a shiver down my spine.

"Who am I going to ride with?" I asked with a low voice and wasn't sure if the boys heard me. But the second I spoke up all eyes were on me. Michaels' eyes went wide and he seemed to have forgotten all about the girl he just tried to get on his Honda. I hated the way he looked at me.

When Dwayne put his hand on my lower back Michael pushed his bike forward and was now standing right in front of me.

"You will ride with me. Won't you?" His voice was demanding as were his eyes that roamed my body before returning to my face.

"I don't…" He took a hold of my wrist and tried to pull me towards him.

"Come on Amy. You know me. You don't want to ride with them." I could feel my stomach turn. I didn't want that.

I didn't want him to touch me, to look at me as if nothing had happened. I was over him, all he was, was a reminder of all I had lost.

"It is not for you to decide what she wants." Dwayne had gotten off his bike and was now removing Michaels' hand from me. Before I could think I took a hold of his other hand.

"I am not getting on your bike, Michael. I am riding with Dwayne." I prayed for my voice to stay steady. I could see the dark-haired man cast a wicked smile at the brunette in front of him. He then turned around and put his arm around me.

"Then get that cute little ass of yours up behind me, princess. And make sure to hold on tight." I could feel the heat creep up. He had spoken loud enough for Michael and his brothers to hear.

He climbed back on his bike and held out his hand to help me. With skilled ease I ignored the hand and put mine on his shoulder and got up behind him in a fluid motion.

"Hudsons' Bluff it is." Davids' voice held a glimmer of amusement and they kicked their engines to life.

I put my arms around the man in front of me. When my hands found their place on his bare abdomen I thought I heard a low purr coming from him, but it might as well have been the engine roaring to life.

Dwayne took off right behind David, Marko and Paul following after us. I didn't look back, I didn't care if Michael was coming or not.

"You might want to hold on a little tighter, princess." Dwayne looked back at me with a smirk. As soon as I could see where we were heading I tightened my grip. A second later we raced down the stairs of the boardwalk and hit the beach. I let out a little surprised screech when the bike slipped for a second before regaining its grip on the sand.

Behind us I could hear Marko and Paul hollering and cheering on Michael to go faster.

After a few seconds of speeding down the beach I relaxed a little into Dwayne's back. I remembered driving with my dad but this right now was completely different.

Dwayne's skin was hot and soft under my hand and I could feel his muscles flex with every howl he let out. I leaned my head between his shoulders and watched people and bonfires pass by. I smiled back when Paul was speeding up besides us and winked at me only to fall back a second later. Following him with my eyes I could see Michael close by reaching out his hand to touch my bare leg.

Feeling a bit reckless I leaned forward far enough so Dwayne could hear me.

"Can you go faster? I know your bike is far from reaching its limit." I heard him let out a barking laughter and a second later we went even faster. To my delight Marko and Paul sped up as well and Michael fell back.

We lost a bit of speed after crossing under a wide pier and entering a forest. In front of us I could see Davids' taillights and all of a sudden Michael succeeded in catching up to us. Slowly Dwayne, Paul and Marko let themselves fall back as the mist around us got thicker.

I could distantly hear waves crashing and the ground beneath us got rougher. I heard something hit the ground a few feet in front of us as we were getting slower.

We came to a stop high up on a cliff and I could now see what had happened. David was sitting on his bike only inches from where the cliff fell down into the ocean. A few feet from him Michael had fallen down with his bike, apparently to prevent from going over the edge.

We all got off the bikes and I pulled down my skirt that had ridden up my thighs.

"What the hell were you doing?!" Michael jumped up and threw himself at David. Before any of the boys could react, to everyone's surprise including my own, I raced forward to pull them apart.

"What the hell Michael?" I screamed at him trying to shove him back. After all it had been his own fault to race after David into an unknown terrain. Before I knew what happened he pushed me back, lucky for me David was there to break my fall and pull me to his chest.

"You and me! Only you and me!" Michael screamed at him, while the other boys had closed in around him. The boy I once knew looked from David down to me which made me feel as if I had been bathed in ice water.

"How far are you willing to go, Michael?" David mocked while soothingly stroking my back.

Star came up from behind me and David, standing next to Michael.

"You don't need to do this. You can still just go home." His eyes were still fixed on me even after I turned around to follow David and the others to an opening in the rocks at the Cliffside. There were narrow wooden steps leading down alongside the rough rocks. I hesitated for a moment when David and Marko had already gone down. Paul walked by me with an encouraging smirk.

"I'll keep you safe, princess." Only when I felt Dwayne's hand on the small of my back I found the courage to go down the stairs. Somewhere behind us I heard something assuming it was Michael and Star following us.

We were almost down to the little natural platform when one of the old wooden steps gave way underneath me. I let out a scream of surprise and was immediately caught by Dwayne.

"Sorry…" I whispered, steadying myself on his shoulder while he crouched down to free my foot from the broken wood.

"Don't be. Those stairs are old, could have happened to anyone." He came back up and brushed his lips against mine ever so slightly I wasn't sure if it even happened.

Entering the black entrance at the end of the wooden stairs I hesitated for a second because I didn't see anything. I could feel Dwayne leave my side and for a second I panicked. A moment later fires were lit throughout the massive cave down below us. With a hand breached against the wall I followed the stone steps further down. Meeting me halfway Marko held out his hand to me and steadied me for the last steps.

"Wow…" I exclaimed and took in the scenery.