Star was in her motel room and there was banging on the door. Although she hadn't looked outside, she knew it was her father and she didn't want to answer. She didn't know how he'd tracked her down but he had and she was terrified. There was nowhere to go and he was beginning to break the door down. The door slammed open and hit the wall.

Star woke up sweating, she'd been sleeping on and off and felt horrible, especially after that dream. She got up and showered and sat on her bed, it was 6.30pm and she didn't want to just sit there for the next two hours and wait for David. She really wanted to speak to Tee so, despite what David had told her, she went down to the Boardwalk and found a public phone. She had all of $10 on her and she took out a quarter and called Tee's house, the phone rang and rang but there was no answer. Star hung up and figured she would try again in an hour and she wandered down to the beach as the sun began to get lower and it made the sky a rich golden colour. She sat on the sand and watched it slowly set and saw the first of the stars begin to sparkle in the deep purple sky. She slowly made her way back up to the Boardwalk and walked from one end to the other thinking about what she was doing with her life. As kind and caring and sexy as David was, she didn't feel right about taking advantage of his generosity and she needed some sort of income, she couldn't live in a motel forever. She walked to the phone and tried Tee's number again, and again got no answer. She walked away from the phone mildly frustrated and walked on further down the Pier until she approached a video store. She wandered inside and mindlessly looked at all the posters and cases lining the walls then she noticed the man behind the counter watching her peculiarly as she went to leave. She stopped and looked at him and offered an awkward hi to him to which he continued to stare, he looked both intrigued and annoyed as if he knew her or something. She looked at the clock above his head and it read 8:40pm. Damn, she was late. She left the video store quickly and made her way up the road from the Boardwalk towards the motel and coming down past the reception, she saw David was already there sitting on his bike waiting for her. He didn't look happy and she hoped it had nothing to do with her.

'Where have you been?' He demanded crudely, his face flat staring at her and she slowed her pace. It was because of her.

'I went to try phone Tee and I lost track of time on the Boardwalk.'

'What did I tell you?' He was angry. 'I told you to stay here and I would pick you up.'

'I'm sorry, I couldn't sleep and I just wanted to…' He raised his hand to stop her.

'Star, when I tell you to be somewhere, you be there.' He sounded pissed off and when he got off his bike and she got very almost scared. He walked towards her and cupped her face in his hands. 'I will not have anything happen to you.' He said then he kissed her. 'Please do as I ask.' She took his request to heart, he was visibly upset with her and that was the last thing she wanted. He turned to get on his bike and told her to get on. He seemed on edge and she quickly did as she'd been told and he took off straight away, riding to a quiet secluded spot in the basin overlooking a canyon. It was dark, and a little eerie and strange to her but he seemed content.

'What are we doing here?' She asked getting off his bike and he said nothing only grabbing her hand and pulling her with him to the edge of the canyon. David stepped behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and they stood in silence for a few minutes before he spoke.

'I wanted to come out here and be alone with you.'

'Are you OK?' She felt stupid asking him such a question, as she couldn't imagine him ever not being OK. He was too independent for that.

'I'm fine. I'm here with you.' He said holding her tighter.

'Where are the boys?' She asked.

'They're out… socializing' He said smiling. 'But speaking of them… you know you're my girl, right?'

'What do you mean?' She asked unsure of what he was actually asking.

'My boys and I are close and we do most things together but you, you are mine and only mine.' He turned her to face him. 'Right.' He wanted confirmation of his dominance over her and she looked at him not sure of what to say. 'And I won't have anyone, Paul included, getting close to you or touching you.'

'Is that why you don't want me going out without you?' She asked, small alarm bells going off in her head. 'Don't you trust me?'

'It's not that I don't trust you, after what has happened to you already, I need to know where you are and when I don't, I will get … anxious.' Everything out of his mouth screamed controlling to her but she couldn't just dismiss all he had done for her. She hoped his possessiveness would calm down after a while of being around her and he would trust her to do her own thing so she would go along with it for the moment until she got her shit together and see how things panned out.

'OK.' She said and he bent and kissed her deep on the mouth, she could feel his hardness again and wondered how long it would be before he would want more and she broke into a sweat.

'Come on.' He said pulling away and leading her back to his bike. 'Let's go have some fun.' He took her down to the Boardwalk, they met up with the boys and they rode the rides, played at the arcade and laughed and messed around and David seemed to chill out and she really enjoyed herself. She managed to forget about everything and they stayed and played until the place closed then they rode back to the cave and continued to party. Paul got the sounds going and tried to get her to dance with him while Dwayne began to trick some mad skills on his skateboard, she was surprised he was really talented, but Marko seemed to be more reserved and had pulled himself away. She looked over at him after declining Paul's incessant offer of a dance and she saw he had a pigeon on his hand, it was such a strange sight that she couldn't take her eyes off him and he looked over at her and smiled. She smiled back at him with this being the first smile he'd ever given her. David pulled out a beautiful wine bottle embellished with a patterned metal casing and coloured jewels all over it and began passing it to the others but it wasn't offered to her and she was ok with it as Paul had the joints circulating and that was enough for her.

'What are those?' She asked Dwayne, looking at the pile of sketching pads at his feet and he looked down at them and bent down, grabbed one and threw one at her. She opened it and began to flick through the pages and it was some of the most amazing artwork she's ever seen. 'These are amazing.' She told him and he gave her a small smile back. David came up behind her and said he had a surprise for her and she happily followed him out the back into one of the back caverns and she saw there was a small bag on a ledge along the wall. A bag she recognised, it was hers.

'Oh my God.' She went and picked it up. 'Where did you…' she started to say but then it hit her. 'You went back? You got my stuff for me?' She couldn't believe it. She opened it and began looking through its contents. There were a number of items of clothing, some rings, bracelets and earrings, some of her makeup and a small crystal dolphin her mother had given her. There were a few more things she would have liked but she was happy with what he'd gotten for her.

'You did well.'

'It wasn't me, Dwayne collected what to bring back for you. I was busy dealing with your dad.' She looked at him with a furrowed brow. 'He wasn't happy but he's not going to be bothering you now. You will never return to San Francisco.' He said and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

'Thank you so much. You're amazing.' He held her then pulled her off him, looking into her eyes.

'I told you. I'll do anything for you.' He kissed her again and she relaxed into the kiss and it got deeper and longer. He had her spinning and she was warming even more to him with every minute that passed. She could feel he wanted more when he rubbed his body up against her and as his hands began to roam down her body and she had a streak of panic run through her but she didn't want to reject him or make him think she didn't want him. His hand cupped her breast and she pulled away, not being able to help herself.

'I'm sorry.' She said instantly embarrassed.

'It's OK. In your time.' He shushed her and hugged her. 'I'll take you back to the motel.' He said leading her out to the main cave. 'I'll be back.' He said leaving the cave with her. She rode with him to the motel and got off his bike. He climbed off and leaned against his seat watching her.

'Thank you for my stuff and for dropping me back here.' He gave her a half smile and nodded at her. 'I guess I'll go inside.' She awkwardly turned to walk inside.

'Star wait.' He called after her standing up, and she turned back around. 'Come here.' She walked towards him and he grabbed her and kissed her again. 'I will be back to pick you up. Please be here.' He told her and she smiled and said she would. 'Go to sleep.' He said and she walked inside the motel room.