I fell beneath my legs as I watched Brick burn. My throat tightened making me incapable of calling for help. This felt so real but I knew something was off. Suddenly, I felt strong arms wrap around me and pull me up. I look to see Brick. I looked back to where I saw burning Brick, but I saw nothing...


I laughed at the joke the mayor said as I continued to pick at my food. I couldn't help but think about the little moment I had earlier today. I honestly don't know what to make of it. If Brent was here I know he would be able to help me. "Blossom" I looked up to see Brick calling my name was a serious facial expression, meaning I spaced out yet again...

"Yes, Dear?" Did I really just say that...? He gave me a look that asked was I okay, but he said something different.

"Golfing with the Mayor and his wife next week?" I gave my best fake smile.

"I'll make sure to leave room on my calendar." Once I replied the Mayor and Brick seemed to be deep in their own separate conversation. I felt my phone vibrate in my carry on. I took it out and saw I had a text message from Butch. I held the phone under the table, in attempts to have perfect table manners. Especially in front of the mayor. No need to have the mayor hate me.

Found Brent. Currently hacking Sedusa's email...

I couldn't help but smile. He found Brent... I looked at as Brick, whom was still engaged in his conversation. Images of Brent flashed in my mind, but I soon felt guilty. I was soon-to-be a married woman. Was it right for me to interested in other men? I pushed the question from my mind and texted butch back.

Let me know when you find the good stuff...

I put the phone away and prayed for this horrid lunch to just end..


Butch

I leaned over the nerd's chair looking at his monitor trying to decipher the information he was inputting. "You sure you know what you're doing?" He scuffs.

"Don't underestimate me. That would be your downfall. Have you contacted Blossom?" Not once did his eyes leave the screen nor his fingers leaving the key board.

"Yeah she knows. But I still feel you're kinda sketchy. Why would you jump into this?"

"I have my reasons" I was about to ask him to go more in-depth but the monitor began to make noises and he jumped with glee. "We're in"

"Maybe you do know a thing or two" I looked behind me to see an empty couch. I sighed as I went into the bathroom, where I heard slight sniffs and sounds of a girl crying. I opened the door and saw Buttercup sitting on the counter, crying her beautiful green eyes out. Her makeup ran down her face and her usual feisty eccentric green eyes were now dull, wet and rimmed with red. When she saw me, she quickly covered her face.

"Butch get out!" I didn't say anything as i closed the door behind me and moved closer to her. i stood directly in front of her and gently took hold of her wrist. Moving them down, uncovering her face. She tried to get out of my grasp but i wasn't letting this go. "I don't want to do this"

"Funny, you're the one doing this to yourself. Stop thinking about him. "

"I can't! He was my future. my rock. my protector. My diary and now he's gone. Not worried about how I feel after the abortion..."

"Did you talk to him?" She slowly nodded.

"He yelled at me. Told me never to call again,he's done with this lifestyle. He's moving on to bigger and better things and he thinks I should too." She somehow feel on my chest and just starting crying again. I pulled away from her to look in her eyes.

"Listen to me, you are a beautiful woman. So what he's gone. Let him leave. Those who walk out of your life obviously weren't meant to be there in the first place." I begin to wipe the make up and tears from her face. Her tanned skin was so smooth. She caught my hand and held it looking into my eyes.

"Those who walk in my life must be something special, right?" I knew where she was going...

"Don't make me a rebound." She smiled as she grabbed my face with her small, smooth hands and brought my mouth to hers. Her lips were smoother and softer than her face, if that is possible... The kiss was sweet and innocent but that's no exactly my style. I pulled her closer with one hand and captured her head with the other, earning a moan from her. I left my finger roam in her silky ebony hair that I always watched from a distance. I was now kissing the lips I fantasized about. Talk about dreams coming true. She wrapped her arms around my neck and wrapped her legs around my waist as I gained entrance to her foreign mouth. It was sweet like green apples yet sour like...lemons? talk about a combination, but it fit her. Her tongue grazed against mine as were fought for dominance. I knew how to prove i was dominate. I started with the corner of her mouth, planting a soft kiss. Then her collar-bone, making my way to her smooth tanned neck. I planted soft delicate kisses releasing everything I held inside for this girl. She moaned as I hit this one spot, instinctively I went back and began to nibble and suck on it. She moaned and clawed my back, urging me to do more.

She slightly pushed me away, so i looked into her eyes which were no longer rimmed red. "You're gonna give me a hickey"

"Might be the first from me but it won't be the last" I winked.

"Yes it will, because this will never happen again. We have work to do" She unwrapped her legs from me and pushed me away. I moved closer to her, capturing her lips roughly. She didn't seem to mind since she kissed me back.I picked her up, not breaking the kiss, and carried her out the bathroom and sat her on the couch, releasing her lips from our kiss.

"Get to work."


Blossom

The car ride home was quite yet tension was thick. All you could hear was our slowly breathing and the low blowing air. I don't do drama so it was time for someone to speak. "Say what you need to say" He quickly answered as if he was programmed to.

"Nothing to say, Blossom"

"You're lying. Say what you need to say" I spoke it more as a demand than an actual question. I don't think he liked that but screw what he likes.

"I don't take demands from you"

"But if your father said so you would spill your guts. When you're fiancé asks, I get a cold glare and an automated response"

"Now you want to claim your status as my wife. I just carried the weight of the lunch and this is how you want to act?"

"You carried the weight? I asked you to take me home and you refused! For every action you make, I make a damn good reaction so DON'T tell me you didn't like the way I acted." Before I could comprehend what just happened, the car stopped and he quickly exited . I realized we were at his house but I didn't get out the car. I couldn't. I needed a chance to gather myself. Why the sudden change in him? Something is wrong and it's more than he is letting on.

I got out if the car and went into the house. Little did I know I was stepping into chaos. A maid was saying something that I couldn't decipher but she was pulling me in some direction. It was Mariuces's office and everyone's eyes were glued to the screen, so I listened as well.

Hopefully Lindsey will stay out this time. More entertainment news in Townsville tonight, the new it couple brick Jojo and Blossom Utonium were out at the charity event in downtown Townsville earlier today. Our interview as insight on it all.

Brick and Blossom. They seem to be the couple of the year and have gotten more buzz than real celebrities but in my interview I see things that don't quite fit their story. A picture of Brick and I close together came up on the screen. Lovely couple. They seem happy and perfect together but if that was so, why is she not wearing her ring? I didn't notice my mouth was open until someone unexpectedly turned the tv off. My face was stuck to the screen but Roseline's screams made my look at her.

"What the hell is this? Blossom. Brick. SOMEONE SPEAK" Neither of us said anything. "This isn't the only show that has found a flaw in the relationship, what the hell is wrong with you two? Do you not care for each other?'

"You can ship out rights off to each other and make us sleep in the same bed but you can NOT make us care." His words hurt a bit, but they definitely proved my theory. There was something more wrong.

"I never got a ring therefore I didn't wear one, this isn't my fault." Brick turned to me, moving closer.

"So this is mine? I pressed my way through this day just like you did, but this is somehow my fault." His voice was raised and he was clearly angry but I didn't look at him once.

"Obvious we need time apart, I'm going home." I made my way to the front door only to be stopped my Brick.

"Let's just sleep this off and discuss it in the morning" I pulled my arm away as if his touch was poison but moved closer so Rosaline wouldn't hear me.

"Just when i thought we were actually on the same page and I actually began to develop feelings, you pull some shit like this! I'll let Butch and Buttercup know that we no longer need you and I'll be on my way." I walked out of the house and told outside only to realize I had nowhere to go. I sat on the steps to try and get myself together but I was interrupted by a bubbly couple. I looked up to see Boomer and Bubbles arm in arm and laughing their heads off but suddenly stopped when they came in contact with me.

"Blossom... Are you okay?" I stood up when Boomer asked the question.

"I'm fine but I would really appreciate it if you took me home. Now." It looked as if boomer was analyzing the seriousness in my face as I tried to avoid his eyes. Just as he was about to consider, the front door opened. I didn't look back but I knew it was him. Brick.

"Boomer I can handle this." He moved closer to me, gripping me by the elbow and pulling me along.

"I think she wanted me to"

"No, I insist" He opened the passenger door for me and I slipped in and he followed suit. I knew I wasn't going home, just a strong feeling.


I didn't bother wearing a seatbelt. I kept to myself and said nothing. I noticed we were pulling into some type of clearing. "Where are we?"

"A place where we can talk" He got out of the car and i had to follow suit. I followed him to what seemed to be a cliff that looked over the city. "My favorite most sacred spot..."

"What do you want to talk about?" He sat down and sighed before answering my question.

"The whole ring thing is not your fault, it's mine so I'll take the blame and smooth that over. But at lunch today I noticed something, were you thinking about Brent?"

"Yeah, why does that matter?"

"Weeks ago you told me about him and last night. You held this look in your face with whole time we spoke about him. Today at lunch in the middle of a conversation, you had that same look. I knew you were thinking about him. In the middle of our conversation about our marriage you were thinking about another man!" He raised his voice towards the end.

"Our marriage is a fraud. A fake. An arranged marriage where we don't have a choice!" I yelled back at him, moving closer to his face.

"That doesn't mean i don't feel something for you!" I was taken back by that.

"You don't mean that.."

"Yes I do. When I saw that look, i thought that the process i thought i was making meant nothing. I know that it means nothing. So I'm willing to compromise. You can have him and still marry me for our purpose. Keep your relationship with him or whoever under wraps." He got up and began walking to the car, without once looking at me.

"So we have a open marriage?"

"I'll mind my business as long as you mind yours" I got into the car with him and we went back home.


My movements seemed mechanical. Brick was in the shower and the door was slightly cracked to where I could see him in the mirror. His body was more than I believe I can handle. But before I knew it I was in bed and the clock read 1:55. Brick unconsciously placed his arm around my waist pulling me close. I got the chance for an open marriage but is it really what i want? In the middle of my questioning thoughts I heard my phone ring but it seemed so far from my comfortable spot. I carefully moved from brick's grasp to answer the phone just in time.

"Hello?"

"It's me. We found the truth. You two meet us tomorrow at the office, 10 sharp"

"Hope you found something good."

"Yeah, hey Bloss. Everything good?"

"I think I screwed everything up. He cares for me and i..." I choked up for a second but i pressed on. "Something in me won't let me love him, like I know he's starting to love me." I tried not to cry as I vented to Butch but I felt the tears coming.

"Blossom... Don't let you father issues corrupt something that could actually be something"

"What should I do?"

"We'll discuss this tomorrow. It's 2 am, get some sleep" I hung up and looked back at Brick. He looked heavenly and sweet. I crawled back into bed and laid on his chest. Instinctively his arm draped around me, pulling me closer. Making me feel as if I was home. Making this is right for me... Maybe I can do this...