A/N: I'm sorry I took so long to update was waiting for more reviews.

Chapter 8 part 2

C.P.O.V

I stop the hot water and angrily wipe the fog off the mirror. I hate Michael how dare he think he can just have his way with me when he wants. And what do I get nothing. Uggh I wrap the towel around me and hear the front door close. On my way to my room I hear Michael come out, looking smug and content.

I give my best "who the fucks are you looking at look". He frowns but answers my expression.

"Shane and Eve left to visit the cemetery graves. Eve thought she should pay some penance to her father and Shane thought he should see his dad since it was his birthday and all. So Eve put us on decorating committee. But the party doesn't start until 8pm. And its only 1:30pm so what do u want to do until then?"

"Be alone!" I say in my coldest voice knowing and hoping he senses the lie.

"Why? Claire I miss you so much."

"Then why didn't you jump in the shower with me? Why? Are you ashamed?"

"Claire that's ridiculous that the stupidest thing I've ever heard you say, you know why I couldn't but I really wanted to. Your boyfriend and my girlfriend were just in the other room. It's my best friend's birthday and your boyfriend.

"We could have been quiet." I say finding everything in the book to make me mad at him.

"We both know that if we had got in that shower it would be anything but quiet."

I flush red and curse myself silently for that. Why does he have such a toll on me?

"Well I need to dry off so you can join me if you want." Knowing he will immediately take me up on my offer. I smile secretly at him and shut my room door.

M.P.O.V

"Well I need to dry off so you can join me if you want."

That line runs thru my head probably a hundred times before I realize that I will surely take her up on that offer. I softly knock on her door. Nervous but excited and attentive. "Yes?" she asked as she opened to reveal Claire naked from head to toe. Looking extremely hot and very turned on.

C.P.O.V

I smirked in victory knowing he would come "Good boy come to me and for me." I whispered as I ripped Michael plain shirt clean off with a giggle.

He looked at me taking me in I guess, he looked up finally meeting my eyes and saw me biting my lip and I saw he was VERY happy to see me. We stood there for a moment just looking at each other. He's shirtless, I'm naked then he makes the first move. Kisses me so strongly I feel like I might break. I pause and stop kissing him. He senses my discomfort. He leans in and pierces my heart with these ice- blue eyes.

"What's wrong isn't this you want?" he asks a little distraught and disappointed.

"I do want this; oh you don't know how much I need this. But it Shane's birthday, that's just messed up." His face heats up and he walk toward my bed in all his shirtless glory.

"You know what upsets me the most about our little arrangement? The fact he doesn't even notice you. Doesn't even appreciate you, doesn't notice when you do your hair or change your outfit or put on a little makeup. But baby let me tell you I notice everything about you. The way you bite your nails when you're nervous, when your face scrunches up when you're thinking really hard about something, how you're always considerate of everyone around you, and even though you really dislike and despise Monica you still tutor her."

"Are you saying Shane never loved me?" I say ignoring the big picture here that he basically just said what he loves about me.

"No, I'm saying he loved you but love fades and maybe he's under appreciating you." He says trying to calm me down. For some reason I see some validity to this speech. And I can't stay mad at his gorgeous ass. I climb on the bed behind him kissing my way down his neck. Reaching up to him plump full lips, tongues fighting to win dominance but he just won't allow it. He grabs my body toward to his front grabbing and squeezing my butt and my boobs. He tastes good like Michael and caramel. I moan into his mouth and tug on his pants. But he only shakes his head. He's trying to make suffer isn't he?

_M.P.O.V

Things are started to get heated real fast. Especially when I feel her tug on my pants, I am dawned with a bright idea. What if I could somehow feel her up during Shane's party without anyone finding out? What if we can be together in plain sight without knowing? I look down at her big brown eyes sure and ready and shake my head with a mischievous grin on my face.

"Why what's wrong, why'd you stop?"

"I have a surprise for later. Let's go set up for the party." She grimaced and hopped of the bed threw on a big pair of sweats that didn't seem to be hers a bra and tan top. Pushing her hair up in a messy bun I lean down to kiss her, but make the kiss short and to the point because I don't leave now I don't think I'd ever be able to.

C.P.O.V

I don't understand what just happened but before I can over analyze it he kisses me and swiftly leaves the room. I hate when he does that leaving that unsettling feeling of lust and sexual frustration. I walk down the creaky stairs. Looking around the bland living room deciding where to start, wandering to the couch I see Eve's to do list. The list read:

Guys can you please:

Clean the kitchen

Clean the bathroom

Fix the chairs

Hang the streamers

P.S. Claire-bear look under the kitchen table there's a few things to help keep Shane busy until the guests arrive even if he knows about the party.

I quickly put down the note and run into the kitchen looking for the gift Eve speaks of. I look under the table. I see a Victoria secrets bag taped to the bottom of the table. I snatch the bag and run to my room with it, and shut the door. In the bag there's this lacy black bra with matching underwear. Attached to the bra strap is a post-it saying: "to keep him busy." I look at it a little disgusted. I have to sleep with Shane, not too long ago that idea would have made me blush now it makes me nauseous. But then I start to feel bad I mean it is his birthday. What's one last night? I put this under my pillow and walk back down stairs. And see Michael found the list and began to put the streamers up looking unstable.

"So I'll do the bathroom and the kitchen you have living room duty, ok Michael?"

"Sure, fine Whatever." He says coldly

I just walk away and assume he's fine, until a thought pops into my head. The list he might've saw it. I'll talk to him after I do the kitchen and bathroom.

M.P.O.V

How can Claire even do this? How can she sit up in my face and lie. And say that she loves me and go sleep with Shane. I mean what I even think. Was everything between us a lie? Never mind that I'll just finish these stupid streamers and get this day over with.

C.P.O.V

All done with the stupid bathroom and the kitchen in record time it's only 2:50pm. Now on to talk to Michael, why am I dreading this as much as I am? Ooh yeah because I already know the answer to my question.

"Michael what's wrong with you?" Sputtering overwhelmed by his anger

"Nothing I found Eve's note and read everything on the list even the one request asked of you." he says continuing to put the streamers not even stopping to look up at me.

"Michael it's nothing you know how I feel about you. You're the only one who makes me feel this way. So what's one night with Shane because at the end of the day while I'm doing it with him I'm going to be thinking about you? All of you, everything you do and everything you are. And plus it's his birthday."

I watch him register everything I just said to him. "Ok it's his birthday, do what Eve asked of you."

"Thank you." I reach up on my tiptoes too kiss him as the front door opens with a creak. Michael is already out of the spot he sitting on the couch. I forgot how fast he is.

S.P.O.V

As me and Eve enter the glass house I see Claire looking up at the wall. Why is she staring at the wall? But she looks so fuck able in my sweats and a low cut tang top. I run up behind her and kiss her on the neck. She squeals because it tickles and says "later birthday boy." I grin back wickedly and run up to my room to get ready for the party. When I almost reach my rooms I hear Eve yell "don't look like a bum please." I grin back and yell "Don't worry I'll wear my clean underwear." and shut the door.

E.P.O.V

"Don't look like a bum please." I say to Shane not waiting for a response and turn to Claire and Michael. "So looks like almost everything is done, we can all just relax until 8pm I mean it only 3 we still have time. Claire did you get the gift?"

"Yes I did thank you Eve." She grins blushing.

At that moment Michael makes an abrupt exit. "What's his problem?" I ask Claire-bear but she just shrugs and says something about being tired. I plop on the couch and wonder to myself am I losing Michael I mean we used to be inseparable now he barley looks at me or speaks to me. It's like every time I come around he totally blocks me out. But according to Claire he's just fine. Tonight I'm going to get to the bottom of this. For good, if it's the last thing I do.

M.P.O.V

I told Claire I'd be ok with the whole sleep with Shane for his birthday thing so she didn't have to feel bad when she did it anyway. I mean what boyfriend in their right mind would really be ok with that, oh wait I'm not her boyfriend and as long as she's still fucking Shane and I'm still avoiding Eve that will never happen I angrily think as I put on my black collared shirt, and my matching blue jeans. Quickly shaking my hair I shut my room door and blaze out the house passing Eve on the way. I can't stand to be here while she entertains Shane until the party starts.

C.P.O.V

I put on the stupid lingerie that Eve got me. Getting this deed done, I slip on my robe and make my way to Shane's room. Giving it a light knock, he opens with a sexy devil-may-care smile. With his chest bare and good blue jeans. I have to smile I mean I might not love him but he is still attractive to look at.

"Can I help you Miss Danvers?" he says with need in his voice

"I think you can Mr. Collins." I respond with a blush

"Well come on and take a seat." He moves aside so I can come in.

I walk in and shut the door with my back. And start with my strip tease. I take the knot out from

the belt of my robe and shake it down my shoulders in one move. I show off the lingerie and walk toward him. I put my arms around his neck and reach up to kiss him in which he leans down so I'm not straining myself. We advance to his bed; his hands go up and down my body. He looking at me but all I see is Michael's face. His blue eyes, hair so blonde it looks like gold, medium built and those hand. Those strong skilled hands touching everything and nowhere at the same time, I let out a big moan. He stops and smiles "I still drive you that crazy huh? That's good to know after all this time I can still do that to you." I just nod and pull off his jeans, the quicker I get this over with the quicker this could be Michael I'm doing this with.

M.P.O.V

Finding nowhere I can go because it's so sunny outside I decide to go back into my room and try my best to ignore all the moaning and groaning I hear coming from Shane's room, although it's pretty hard to with the super hearing and such. I mean damn for a girl that over her boyfriend she sure sounds like she's enjoying herself.

No, no I will not make myself unnecessarily jealous for no reason. Losing my train of thought my door bangs open Eve dressed in this VERY black VERY short dress with the lowest neckline it's almost nonexistent.

"Hey sexy." She practically purrs

"Hey Eve was sup."

"Not much, you know the party doesn't start until 8pm you know?" she says inching her way towards me

"I know." Replying while slighting moving away from her.

"So what do you want to do until then?" She says as she rubs her hand up and down my arm.

"I just kind of want to be alone." I answer coldly

"Alone with me or just alone." She responds as suddenly her dress drops to the ground and she stand before me in just a lacy red bra and matching panties. Now normally that would have turned me on. But these days I only have eyes for Claire and Claire only.

"Alone, just alone." I say annoyed she pulled this little stunt. She shows no emotion in response of what I just said to her. She just sits at the edge of the bed crosses her legs and sighs.

"What's happening to us Michael?"

"What do you mean?" I smoothly lie acting like everything is normal

"You think I don't notice, you think I don't feel it? You don't touch me anymore, you don't kiss me anymore, we don't eve cuddle anymore. I don't even think you love me anymore." She rants

I don't respond, I don't move, I don't even acknowledge she spoke. What the hell am I supposed to say to that? I mean I could keep lying and cover it up as nothing. But eventually this little game will get old.

"Say something Michael, say anything. Let me know that I'm not wasting my time having this discussion with you."

"What do you want me to say Eve, love fades sometimes maybe mine has?"

"Don't you dare Michael Glass, don't you dare give me that bullshit answer, you tell me what's going on right this moment." She says with that quivering voice and she fights the tears that are coming out of her eyes. It hurts me to see her this way, over me. I mean I might not love her now but I used to. And back then I'd have killed anyone you made her feel this way. And I'm that anyone at this moment.

E.P.O.V

"Don't you dare Michael Glass, don't you dare give me that bullshit answer, and you tell me what's going on right this moment." I say on the brink of tears. How could he? How could he? He can't even respect me enough to tell me the fucking truth. Lying to me as if I'm stupid, as if I'm oblivious, like I don't know him.

"Eve I'm so sorry you had to find out this way." He says look penitent

M.P.O.V

She paces back and forth and my eyes follow. Trying to figure out what she's going to do. Then out of basically nowhere she turns and punches me square in the chest. It would have hurt if I wasn't a vampire. I see her punches keep coming and I don't stop her. I let her get her frustrations out and after about 30mins straight of just beating me up she stops with tears in her eyes and looks at my face. Slowly backs away from me and cries in the corner of my room and cries and cries.

She looks up at me finally ceasing her crying and in between sad hiccups "I hate you Michael and I'm going to find someone better someone w deserves me, because you definitely don't. She rise pushes her hair back into a graceful bun and walk calmly to my drawer and start throwing all the clothes out until that part of my room looks like it's been hit with a hurricane. And follow suit throughout the whole room. I just can't find the heart to stop her. When everything is finally destroyed, she walks up to me and hugs me. And I just hold her. No romance, no sex I just hold her like I did when her father died.

S.P.O.V

Were down to no clothes, both of us and I put the condom on and slip inside her. Pumping in and out we both moan. I'm grabbing her everywhere and kneading her breast. And she kissing me and whimpering. I thrust one last hard time and we both moan. I roll over and end up next to her. I whisper I love you in her ear and she mumbles something that sounds like me too. She begins to drift asleep as I just stay up and looks at the ceiling. Once she's put cold I unwrap myself from her and tiptoe to my dresser and dig to the bottom of the first drawer looking for a small box. Ahh ha I found it. The ring, it a 2 carrot engagement ring that I saved up all my checks from the butcher shop to buy, letting her believe I blew it on things for the house. I quietly slip back into bed and put the ring on her finger. And drift off.

E.P.O.V

I begin to stir and the world becomes clearer more focused. I'm in Michael's room, at least what have left of it. I'm in his arms. Yum I haven't been in his arms in a while. But after I thought that I realize were over. No time think about that the party starts in 30mins. Wow I was asleep for an awhile. Better get ready for the party. As I untangle myself from Michael I look at him one last time, and hurry to get ready for the party.

A/N: r&r, this chapter took me ages….party chapter on its way…