Holden's POV

He knew she was following him the moment they parted ways, and while it should have bothered him or the very least annoyed Holden, it surprisingly didn't. In his mind the more she was away from prince charming, the more chances he would have to woo her. Deep within the recesses of the teen's brain there was a compulsion to pull her towards something different that the forbidden fruit she was currently trying to take a bite from. Angry images came forth unbidden in the form of prince charming and aria, churning his stomach violently as he swore silently moving quicker trying to shake the tail on him, knowing she wouldn't be able to keep up with a place he knew so well.

Perhaps he should tell her the talk that was given to him before his family came back to the states and just what the emotion that was stirred into his brain as he knew whom he would see. Yet, the moment his eyes met hers the words failed to rise as they normally did. He wanted to speak what was lingering deep within the teen's heart but it wasn't to be. The montgomery family was in turmoil over their only daughter's actions, and his part was to be there for his former best friend, or was it current? He was never sure when he questioned himself but one thing was for certain, something was there. Lust, Love, or a want.

"Aria... turn around please". Holden muttered softly only to himself so much like a prayer that he hoped it would be heard by the girl herself. "Somethings should be a mystery and this is one of them". Not that it really was such a mystery, but he wanted something that no one else knew. His time was import to only himself now that he was back in the states and not in some rural town that held nothing or no consequence for him. This was his time, and he never questioned her on what she did. Even if that time was spent where it could potentially hurt not only Aria but the one she broke the rules for. Knowing full well what the man's name was, he purposefully called him prince charming.

The need to keep a secret didn't stem from this being a dangerous knowledge but mostly it was one thing that he chose to do on his own time. Sneaking off had been a tedious business, filled with the nagging edginess that was often a front for his parents. However, once the "dates" began it was easier to deal with. Right now, however her want to fill the curiosity that thrived in that skull of hers proved too tempting to fuck with. He would show her in due time, but right now, he wanted one thing. Her. It was wrong only because of her constant way of trying to be a sleuth into his free time, which wasn't something that on the table.

Holden sighs softly feeling the sharp pang of the bruises along his side begin to throb as the medicine begins to slowly wear off. "Fuck, just great". He mutters darkly feeling the nagging twinge of muscles beginning to strain from the constant movement. "Of all nights". Comes a soft growl from between tight lips.

Sliding into the shadows of one of the many alleys surrounding this part of town, he stops and waits for her to move closer to him. Perhaps it was time to just scare her enough that she'll go back to the safe part and allow him his freedom, if only for the night before the secret is out. Considering it's not much a secret, per say he'll give it all he's got for the time being. He hears the soft click of heels against the sidewalk coming closer towards the alleyway, knowing full well she's in conversation with herself before sliding up behind her. Pressing against her backside quickly arms press against hers tightly to keep her from struggling.

"I.. Told... You... To.. Not.. Be... Nosey... Didn't.. I.. ". He growls against one ear tightening his arms around her midsection as she began to twist against him eliciting a reaction within him. Pulling the girl deeper into the shadows away from any prying eyes, not that there would be many around here. Mostly they tended to keep eyes forward, and noses out of others business.

'Fuck, stop struggling will you... I'll let you go if you do. Dammit, Aria". He hissed after several seconds of her struggling against his already bruised body. Several seconds pass before the girl begins to slow her struggling, almost hiccuping as she stills, mumbling behind his hand softly. Chuckling deep within his throat he leans back down towards her ear biting it gently before sliding his hand away.

"Holden, What the fuck?". She almost screams out forgetting where she's at currently, and not caring as it seems.

"You may want to tone down the tone there before someone comes along... You know... hooligans hang around here, wouldn't want you to get hurt". Holden says with a smirk as Aria spins to look up at him with an outraged look upon her face. Fingers slide against her lips quickly as the SHHHHH motion comes around his own lips.

"Good girl,". He continues with a callous relish to his words. "I told you to not follow me. I didn't think those words where all that hard to understand... and yet here we are. You trailing me, Me finding you doing so. Bad, Bad Aria.".

Even in the murky alleyway, he watched fascinated as emotions flickered against her pale yet alluring face. This was how it always was between them, this squabbling that they did even as children had evolved into something else, but he had no words to elicit what it truly was. Lust on his end, most surely. Sooty lashes turned up quickly as her eyes widened as the words sunk into her brain. Holden knew this was the moment he won, yet he wasn't sure what it was he won.

"Holden, Look I just wanted to know...". Her voice trailed off lightly, lowering her gaze gradually as her body pushed against his in an attempt to remove herself from this predicament she'd brought upon them both.

'Aria, I know what you wanted to see. Had you let it go for a while I would have taken you to it.". His voice rumbled against her ear again as fingers pulled her closer again. "So, because you just couldn't do something I asked for once, you have to pay the toll."

"Toll...". Her whisper fills his ears with vivid suggestions not even vocalized.