A/N this was a long chapter but I loved writing it. Thanks to everyone that reviewed out of all of the stories I have written I love this one the most. Please R/R

Lori woke up in an unfamiliar place. A muscular arm was snaked protectively around her waist and she was pulled tightly up to another human. It suddenly all came back to her the date, escaping the paparazzi, the long make-out session under the fireworks. After the fireworks had ended, about an hour later, Lori and Ben had walked hand in hand back to his penthouse where more kissing took place and then they had eventually fallen asleep. She realised that for the first time in years she felt truly safe. She glanced at the clock 4:30am. They didn't get in until one.

"Morning beautiful" whispered Ben as he awoke from his slumber

"Morning handsome" she replied moving closer to him. This was what she wanted out of life, to wake up to someone that really cared about her.

"How are you feeling?" He asked as he turned to face her and brushed a strand of blonde hair out of her face.

"I'm good, you?"

"Great, how could I not be? I just woke up to possibly one of the most beautiful girls I may have possibly seen" He leaned down and brushed a sweet kiss across her rosy lips.

"I don't want to ruin this whole thing but where are we?" Lori asked

"Well I would have thought that was obvious" Ben smirked

Lori lightly slapped him on the arm. "You know what I mean"

"Well I don't know about you but I really like you, Lori and I want to keep on seeing you" Ben answered truthfully.

"Me too but is this going to be a casual thing or what?" Lori asked a little scared of his answer.

"I don't really do casual. Besides I'm not going to let a great kisser like you out of my sight"

"Good" She kissed him again to which he greatly obliged. He seeked entrance to her mouth and was about to grant him permission but then broke away.

"One more thing?"

"What?"

"Don't tell our parents, if we do then they will probably start wedding preparations then and there"

"Fine with me" He said

"Now where were we?" She giggled and this time let him enter her mouth.

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Lori opened the door to the mansion and peeked round the door. It was only 5 am and no-one would be up yet. Luckily her assumptions seemed correct as she saw the entrance was empty. Now if she could just quietly make her way to her room she would be home and dry. She creeped silently across the marble floor, her heels hung over her wrists; she had just made her way up the steps to the first floor when someone uttered her name.

"Lori Madison Huntzberger, where have you been all night?" Lori turned on her heel and was met by 6 intrigued faces. The faces of Paige, Tara, Rory, Brooke, Cally and Jenny. She sheepishly smiled at them and dropped down onto the step and instantly regretted it. How much champagne did she drink last night? She rubbed her temples and felt the 6 girls join her on the stairs.

"Well?" Brooke asked

"Well what?"

"Do I have to spell it out? Where were you last night?" She asked irritably

"Out" Lori stated simply.

"You have got to give us more than that!" Cally demanded.

"No I don't" Lori said followed by a groan.

"Oh well I'll guess we will just have to read the newspaper that came about an hour ago" Rory played innocent.

Lori's head shot up a look of panic across her face. "WHAT?" she shouted which earned her shhhh from the other girls.

"Let's see shall we?" Rory said pulling a newspaper out of her robe.

Lori snatched it out of her hands and groaned as she saw a picture of her and Ben making out on the park bench. Shit she thought to herself she was sure the paparazzi hadn't followed them.

"Huntzberger heiress and Stanton heir wish each other a very merry Christmas" Rory read, putting emphasis on Very. Lori buried her head in her lap the others smirked and Rory continued reading.

"Lori Huntzberger and Ben Stanton were spotted looking very cosy late last night. An un-named source informed the media of the young socialites meeting. They were first spotted exiting the high class restaurant Ikon. After seeing the paparazzi they quickly headed into an underground car park only to try to sneak past the paparazzi 5 minutes later. Unfortunately for them they were spotted and then the two began running towards Connecticut Park. Half an hour later they were seen on a park bench warming each other up with a long Christmas Kiss.

Benjamin T. Stanton junior is the heir to the Stanton Hotel, restaurant and club chain. This 22 year old also plays pro football and has won many awards for his sporting ability. His two siblings Matthew and Harry are set to follow in his footsteps in the sporting field.

Lori Huntzberger is one of the heiresses to the Huntzberger Publishing group. Her father, Mitchum, is the richest man in the world. Lori is an aspiring actress and singer and has trained at the Chilton Academy, one of the top private schools in Connecticut. She has recently ended a 6 month engagement to Alessandro Colciago who is now dating Katie Harrow." Rory finished. Lori looked up and saw the expectant looks on their faces.

"What?" She asked

"How was it?"

"Is he a good kisser?"

"What did you talk about?"

"None of your business" She stated before taking the newspaper, standing up and heading up the stairs. Seeing the dejected looks on their faces she sighed.

"Oh and for the record" she gained their attention "He is a great kisser" she smirked which they all burst out in giggles. Now to sleep this hangover off.

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"Where is that girl?" complained Shira Huntzberger as she was surrounded by her family on Christmas morning. It was 9am and Lori was no-where in sight. Rory, Cally, Jenny, Brooke, Paige and Tara all shared knowing looks trying to stifle their laughter. Shira eventually got so impatient that she sent a maid to send her down. 5 minutes later the maid re-appeared.

"Mrs. Huntzberger your daughter isn't in her room" said a nervous looking maid

"What do you me…" Shira started

"Mom, its Christmas let her go home" Lori said as she entered the room in her sweat suit. Shira smiled and told the maid to go home and enjoy the holidays.

"Lori, where have you been?"

"Yeah Lori, where have you been?" asked Paige innocently

"Running" she stated which wiped the smirk off the girls faces "Anyway I'm here now" she said dropping down onto an antique chair and covering herself with a blanket. Everyone, mostly the boys, ran to the tree to see what 'Santa' had brought them. Lori stayed put and looked out of the window. The thick snow lay deep on the ground and covered everything in a white blanket, her favourite weather.

An hour and a half later all the presents were unwrapped and each member of the family were enjoying their new toys. Lori had been given a new car, a license plate that read VIP, an apple laptop and designer clothes amongst other things. But the most exciting thing was what her mother had given her. A puppy, it was a dark brown Puggle (a cross between a beagle and a pug) it was adorable. She had decided to name it Coco because she had taken to licking out people's coco cups. Her mother had said that every socialite needed a cute little puppy and so she had been given one. Paige, who knew about the puppy, had given her some toys for Coco and a Louis Vuitton dog carry case. She made a mental note to buy her a customised collar and lead.

As everyone was so engrossed in their gifts no-one noticed the doorbell ring except Lori, remembering that she had sent the maid home. She heaved herself out of the comfy chair and towards the front door, followed by Coco who had taken an immediate liking to Lori.

She opened the door and was surprised to fine no-one there except a rather large cardboard box with her name in large letters scrawled on a piece of paper. She stepped out into the crisp, clean air and shut the door behind her. Lori jumped when she felt a pair of arms encircle her waist, she was about to scream but could smell the familiar smell of Armani cologne. She swivelled and saw Ben's handsome face smirking at her.

"Good Morning, again" Ben whispered as he gently kissed her.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" She smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into him.

"Just wanted to give you a little gift" He said indicating to the box

"Ben, you didn't have to do that. Now I feel guilty because I didn't get you anything"

"Don't worry if you agree to the note in that box that will make my Christmas" he said before kissing her passionately. She wriggled out of his grasp and picked up the box.

"I gotta go before my family realise I'm missing" He said as he kissed her one last time and walked away. She watched him walk out of sight and then she too walked back into the house. Coco, who had been waiting on the stairs, barked happily as she saw Lori walk back into the room. Lori smiled and sat down on the bottom step of the stair. She peered into the box and saw an array of items. A pair of ice skates, a TV guide, some tinsel and then at the bottom of the box she saw a letter addresses to her. She picked out the letter and opened it.

Lori,

Hope you are having a good Christmas. How about later you and I go ice skating then back to my place to watch some Christmas movies? If you're up for it then meet me at my house at 5pm.

Hope to see you later,

Ben

P.S Bring some overnight stuff because I am not letting you leave!

Lori folded up the letter and smiled, she placed all the items back in the box and put them in a cupboard under the stairs.

"Who was at the door Princess?" Mitchum asked

"Hmmm… oh no-one daddy" Lori asked as she hugged her father. Mitchum was about to argue this fact when Lori's phone rang. She smiled apologetically and answered her phone.

"Hello" She said stroking Coco.

"Hello Lori" she stopped what she was doing and her eyes widened.

"Alessandro" This caught Mitchum's attention.

"How dare you!" he shouted

"How dare I what?" she asked slightly angry. She was aware of the crowd of people at the door and decided to switch to Italian.

(In Italian) "How dare you go cavorting around town with that man!" he yelled. "Isn't it enough that you leave me without any explanation then I see you in every newspaper kissing another guy" He yelled in his strong Italian accent.

"First of all you know why I left you. Secondly the minute we broke up you were all over some other girl and thirdly if I want to kiss someone that isn't you I damn well will so don't u dare tell me what I can and cant do" She shouted.

"Are you sleeping with him?"

"None of your business!"

"I don't want you to sleep with him"

"Well too bad because if I want to sleep with him I will! In fact if I want to sleep with anyone that takes my fancy I will" Cally and Jenny, who could speak Italian equally well, burst into hysterics at this comment. The rest couldn't figure out what Lori was saying and found it confusing when the two girls burst into laughter. Lori who was still fuming slammed the phone shut and marched up to her room.

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