A/N: Ok ok, I'm sorry to EVERYONE who reviewed and waited for the story. In fact, I'd be surprised if anyone was still reading this since I've been so lazy. But I'm soo so so so so so so so so soooooooooooooooo sorry. I blame my Muse Karen completely. Ok, well not completely. But partly. Mostly. *sighs* oh well. Yes, SkullyCat, I do blame you, but I told you that already. She's my best friend.

Anyway, I'm sorry a thousand times over. Give me flames if you want, I don't care. It would at least tell me that people are reading it and if I should continue it or not.

Luke was in a tux, lighting candles on a dinner table, with plates full of divine food. Sophia was breathless. He looked up at her and smiled a genuine smile.

"Wow, you look great."

"Uh…They…They didn't lose my clothes, did they." It was more of a statement then a question. He nodded, smirking. She shook her head and smiled in spite of herself. She stepped into their room and looked at it in awe. "Luke, what is all this?" She asked, voice full of wonder. He just smiled again, which made her smile.

"This-" Luke motioned the table and the music, " Is for our last night here. I wanted to make it special." He said it almost shyly. Then he pulled out a chair for her. She looked at him, eyes full of something he couldn't quite put his finger on, then happily complied.

"Luke, this is amazing." Sophia told him, again a little breathless. He sat in his chair and just stared at her for a moment. "What?"

"Nothing. I'm just admiring the view." That comment made Sophia blush slightly and look at her hands. "Shall we start?"

"I don't know where to begin…" Sophia said, uncovering her food (it was in one of those platters that the movie hotels have, the silver ones with the cool covering…) to discover a lobster. Luke got his lobster cracker and started breaking it. Sophia followed suit. The two teens said nothing for a while, eating quietly and giving each other glances here and there.

When they were finished, Luke rose from his chair and offered Sophia his arm. She accepted it, a little confused to why she was taking it. He led her to the balcony where they could hear the music a little clearer. He took her hand and put one of his hands on her waist, in dancing position. Then he swayed slowly to the music that was playing, and they danced under the stars.

Sophia felt like it was a dream come true. Forget that she had a boyfriend back home, forget about her father telling her that Luke was a bad seed, forget everything except what was happening. Someone who cared about her was holding her close, dancing with her. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed inwardly. It was beyond perfect. Suddenly she was spun out of his arms, twirled around and pulled back in, only to be dipped. She gasped at first, then smiled, which made him smile even more, since he was smiling from the start. When he pulled her back up, her face was closer than before, which is what he wanted. Sophia looked at him and saw a look in his eyes that took her breath away, her heart skip beats, and butterflies flutter in her stomach all at once. They had stopped dancing for the moment and his mouth inched closer to her lips a little bit at a time…

~*~ Meanwhile, back in Wolf Lake a few hours before…~*~

"Hey Kit, where's Sophia? Weren't you two going to go see Cats or something?" Sarah asked the waitress who was close to their mutual friend. Kit smiled more brightly than usual.

"Oh, I couldn't go, so I asked Luke to take my place. But then they had car troubles so they're staying the night. Actually, I think this is the last night they're staying at the hotel. She should be back tomorrow. Why?" Kit asked. But Sarah didn't have a chance to reply because Scott, who was sitting in the next booth, had heard everything.

"Sophia's with Luke in a hotel?" He asked angrily. Kit turned to face him with wide-eyed.

"Scott! Oh, hey, um, no. Well, yah, but- Wait! Scott! Where are you going!?" Kit shouted after the young man since he got up and left, leaving a very mad Emery.

Scott drove like a madman to the next town where he knew the play had been. It was all Sophia could talk about for the last little while. She had gotten a bit annoying to tell the truth, just talking about a stupid play all the time. But he supposed it was all right, seeing that he found other forms of entertainment elsewhere. He looked for the flashy-est hotel, knowing that that's probably where Cates had taken her. He double parked, but didn't care at the moment. He went up to the desk and asked impatiently, "Where's Sophia Donner's room?"

"Sophia Donner? I'm sorry sir, but we don't have anyone registered under that name." The perky young woman told him. Another woman, one who was a bit older than the girl he was talking to, came over with an interested look on her face.

"Sophia Donner? Oh, you must mean Mrs. Cates. She and Mr. Cates are up in the Honeymoon suite and do not wished to be disturbed. Excuse me, Sir! Sir, come back here please!" Sandy called after him, but it was useless since he had already gotten on the elevator and up to the room.

Scott knew where the Honeymoon suite was because it was always the same. It was in the penthouse usually at the end of the hall. He heard slow music coming from inside the room and it made him even more furious. NO one, especially a Cates, was going to take anything away from him! He slammed into the door such a force that it broke. He stumbled and fell, looking up only to see Sophia in Luke's arms, looking as if they were about to kiss.

Sophia was shocked. She pulled back from Luke when she saw that it was Scott.

"Oh my god, Scott! What are you doing here! Are you ok?!" She asked, kneeling beside him, checking to see if he was all right. He pulled away from her roughly and neither of the two young men failed to notice the slight hurt in her eyes as he did so. He looked at her up and down.

"Jesus Sophia, what are you wearing?" He asked, almost like he was disgusted or something. She looked at her dress that Luke had secretly bought her and looked up at her quasi-boyfriend.

"It's a dress Scott. You don't like it?" She asked. It pissed Luke off that it sounded like she was asking for the ungulate's approval.

Scott's look said it all, but he answered anyway, which pissed Luke off even more.

"I don't think it's really your style Sophia. I mean, I'm sure it looked good on the hanger, but hey, if you wanna look like that…." He told her, the words cutting into her.

"Look like what, exactly?" Luke asked the boy in front of him. Scott stood up and faced him, but both Luke and Sophia could smell the fear coming off of him like waves.

"Like a girl you would do, except maybe a little classier."

"Scott!" Sophia said standing up, a little surprised that he would say something like that. He turned his attention back to her and gave her a look that made her feel like she was unfit, or lower than he was, or that she was unclean. Luke took a step forward to say something, but didn't have the chance. Scott's fist connected with his face before he got the words out. Luke's arms were out in a flash, but seeing Sophia's face made him hesitate, giving Scott more incentive to punch him again. Sophia marched up to Scott, telling him to stop and that Luke wasn't doing anything. Scott just shrugged her off and nearly hit her, but her wolfen reflexes were too quick and she avoided the accidental slap before it got her. Scott was winding up for another punch when the hotel's security came in and expelled him from the hotel. Sophia went to Luke hurriedly, not caring at her boyfriend at the moment, to see how badly he was hurt. He was healing fast. By tomorrow all he would have was slight bruising, if that.

"Are you sure you're ok?" She asked him anyway, her hands gently examining his face. He smiled and nodded, taking her hands in his. She ducked her head down. "I'm really sorry about this Luke." She apologized. He shook his head.

"This is not your fault." He told her, looking deep into her eyes. He was still looking into her eyes as he brought one of her hands and kissed it light, giving her the shivers.

"Maybe… maybe we should get some sleep. It's been a weird day…" Sophia said a little hesitantly and looking as if she were having an inner conflict. As if she was torn between stopping and going on. But Luke, not understanding his new self, merely nodded and let go of her hand, cleaning up while she went to go change into some pajamas. He stared longingly at her when she disappeared into the bathroom and a sigh (a manly sigh of course) escaped his lips. He was so close to being with her, so close. Yet she kept pulling away. It was frustrating. But still, he couldn't really blame her, after all the things he had done to her. She came out in the pajamas that he had bought for her earlier today and smiled. She was so beautiful. She climbed into the bed and almost immediately fell asleep, even though it was still a bit early. He came out again and just watched her sleep for a few minutes. Then he came to his senses and felt weird, climbing in bed next to her, losing himself in her scent as he descended into sleep.