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Chapter 12

2 weeks passed by so fast, Kayla didn't even seem to notice. She was so busy with work and to be honest, she was quite happy with that, because she was able to re-think everything what happened between her, Joe and Colby. She was so busy with work, she didn't even saw them anywhere. To be honest, she was quite happy about it, since she was still more than ashamed for her behavior.

She was just about to leave her office to head home to her hotel, when she finally saw Joe as he just looked at her smiling.

He came over to her, still smiling.

"Hey you." he said smiling.

God, he was looking so good.

"Hey." she said shyly, still ashamed that he saw her crying.

"Feels like I haven't seen you in ages, how are you?"

"I can't complain, thank you. What about you?"

"Much better now since you're standing in front of me." he said causing her to blush.

"I'm free tonight, you feel like eating something?" he asked.

"I don't know, I actually-"

"Don't say you have to work. It's just a dinner between friends. No date or anything."

She really wanted to go but she felt uncomfortable to go with him. She probably has to talk about the office-crying-thing.

"Well, I guess I can't say no, can I?"

He smiled and shook his head no.

"I will pick you up at 8, is that okay?"

"I thought this was no date?" she said confused.

"It's not, but you don't have to drive yourself, since we live in the same hotel. Is that okay for you?"

Kayla breathed out in relieved. He was right.

She nodded as they waved goodbye.

Back in her hotel room she was struggling what to wear for their "no date" dinner. She doesn't wanted to just go with jeans and a t-shirt, even though she totally felt like it.

She finally decided to wear a nice loose dark green blouse and a pair of black skinny jeans, which fits her frame perfectly fine. She wasn't the skinniest girl, in fact she had curves, that's one of the reasons why she always felt like wearing big sized shirts.

She grabbed her black clutch and left her room to wait for Joe at the parking lot.

She just left the elevator and went towards the parking lot, when she heard someone yelling her name. She turned around to see Joe coming out of the elevator.

He was wearing a light blue shirt with a pair of black jeans. His hair was in a bun. He looked really good, Kayla had to admit.

"I was looking for you in your room but no opened the door, and then I spotted you here in the lobby. I thought I said I'll pick you up." he said smiling.

"I know but thought I'd wait on the parking lot for you. No need to pick me up since this is a no date dinner, Mister." she said smiling.

"Anyways, you look stunning, Kayla. I feel bad for just wearing what I wear." He said looking down at his outfit.

He was wearing a light blue shirt and a black pair of jeans, classic.

"No need to. You look good yourself. "

"If you say so. How about we leave and finally grab something to eat? I'm starving!" he said touching his stomach.

Kayla nodded as they went to Joe's rental car and left the parking lot.

Kayla soon found herself in a pretty fancy restaurant. They've already ordered their food when Joe took a sip from his Sprite.

"Do you like it here?" he asked.

"Yeah, I thought we just wanted to grab something to eat, not to buy a house. Have you looked at the prices here?"

Joe chuckled. Kayla was really a down-to-earth girl. He thought it was really refreshing compared to those gold diggers you'll have to meet every once in a while, when you're famous.

"I swear it's worth it. And don't worry, I want to invite you. Even though it's not a date."

Kayla wanted to say something but Joe knew that she would feel uncomfortable that he invites her, so he quickly changed the subject.

"So how come I haven't seen you that long?" he said looking her deep in the eyes.

"Well, I was busy. You know, all those pay per views and stuff. Felt like everyone wanted to change their outfit, or at least wanted to have the special extra thing for their entrance."

Joe looked at her serious.

"Sure you didn't avoided me?" he said taking another sip of his ice cold drink, still not looking away from her.

"Positive."

Their food finally arrived and Joe was completely right. It was worth it. The calories, the money. It was all worth it.

They've finished and Joe was just paying when he came back to her table to leave the restaurant with Kayla.

"Thank you." she said on their way to his car.

"For what?" he asked curious.

"For everything. For inviting me. For not bringing up the awkward topic of me being in my office, you know, crying for no reasons." she said looking down at her feet.

Joe turned around and looked at her. How she was looking on the floor, fumbling on her blouse, being ashamed to even talk about something which was weeks ago, but It was still bothering her.

"No need to thank me. It was the least thing I could do." with that both got in the car and drove off.

After 20 mins Kayla recognized that Joe wasn't driving them back to the hotel.

"Joe, you missed the exit to our hotel." Kayla said concerned causing Joe to chuckle.

"Don't be afraid. I want to show you something."

"I don't know if that is a good-"

"Kayla, just relax. You'll find out in a minute what I'm talking about." he said turning his head to her.

In his brown eyes was nothing but the truth. He never disappointed her, so she decided not to make a fuss about it and trust him. At least for once.

A few minutes later Joe parked the car and went to the trunk to take out a blanket. Kayla wasn't sure what he wanted to show her, but she reminded he she wanted to trust him.

She followed him trough the dark when he grabbed her hand.

"It's a bit slippery, just want to make sure, you won't fall." he said as he lead her to the most beautiful view she has ever seen.

She was now looking at the lonely beach, by night

"I thought since we're in California I had to show you this view." he said smiling as he extended the blanket he carried with him.

Joe gestured her to sit down and she did as she was told.

"Amazing. Really. Thank you for taking me here."

"Stop saying thank you all the time. I like to spend some time with you, just go without saying."

It was quite for a few minutes. Both were enjoying the sound of the beach and the waves, when Joe finally asked: "Do you used to live near by the beach back in Germany?"

She shook her head no.

"I can't imagine to live without the water. I was pretty much born in it." he said laughing.

"Lucky you. I was born in raised in a small town, far away from the water. But the ocean always seems to calm me down and make me think about a few things."

"What kind of things?"

Kayla shrugged.

"Anything, actually."

"Same here. No matter how stressful a live on the road is, I only need the ocean to cam down and to breath deeply."

Kayla could only imagine what it was like to work out that much and perform pretty much every night in front of a big crowd. She wasn't a person who loves being in the center point, but Joe always seemed to enjoy to perform.

"When was the last time you had a good swim?" Joe suddenly asked.

"Um, what?"

"Way too long ago, I see. How about we change that and bath right here right now." he asked

Kayla chuckled.

"I'm afraid I have to say no. I don't have my swimsuit with me."

"Me either, but since it's just us and it's dark, how about when go in in our underwear?"

Kayla chuckled again. He can't be serious.

But Joe was dead serious and was already getting undressed. He pulled off his shirt, revealing his perfect muscles and tattoos.

It was dark but Kayla and Joe's eyes were already used to the darkness, so she was able to see his body perfectly fine.

"Come on, Kayla. I swear I won't look." he said teasing her.

She didn't felt comfortable at all to reveal her body she is always trying to cover in her big sized shirts. She knew when he saw her scars he would ask her about it. She doesn't wanted to ruin the night.

Joe was now standing in front of her in nothing but his boxers still waiting for her to strip down her clothes.

"I don't know, I really don't feel that comfortable."

Joe chuckled.

"Come on, Kayla. You know me well enough to know that I don't care. Even if you'd weight 200 pounds."

It wasn't just her weight. It was because of the state her body was in. Nicolas left a few scars on her body. But Joe was still waiting for her to make a move when she finally gave in and stripped down her clothes.

Joe turned around but just when she wasn't looking he took a sneak peak of her body. She was perfect to him. Her well formed breasts in her bra and her nice curves finally revealed.

"You shouldn't wear those big shirts all the time." Joe said looking at her.

Kayla jumped by his words when she looked him in the eyes.

"You said you would turn around!"

Joe smiled.

"Don't be ashamed." he said grabbing her hands to walk with her towards the ocean.

Kayla was holding her hand in front of her stomach, trying to cover it up.

They've finally reached the water when Joe let go of her hand to run into it.

Kayla watched him running into the ocean causing her to smile.

"Now you!" he yelled from out of the water.

Kayla laughed as she ran into the water, just like Joe did.

Joe swam into her direction.

"How could you run into water at night when you're not even able to look down at the ground. Here could be sharks or something."

Joe laughed out.

"Not in California. The only animals swimming here are fish's and probably some jellyfish."

Kayla looked around in panic.

"Jellyfish? You sure?"

Joe raised an eyebrow.

"It's just-I don't really um like them." she said while she tried her best not panic that much.

"Whoa, Kayla. Calm down. It's just a jellyfish, it can't even hurt you."

Kayla looked around in the water, looking for any jellyfish's.

She screamed out in pain and Joe swam closer to her.

"What's wrong?" he asked concerned.

"Sorry, I-I just thought something was touching my feet."

Joe pulled her closer towards him and looked her straight into the eye.

"Don't worry. Maybe I was wrong and here is no jellyfish at all. Calm down. Nothing's going to hurt you." he said grabbing her by the waist.

Kayla felt a bit more relieved now that Joe was holding her. She was resting her head on his shoulder.

"I have to apologize very often tonight."

"Not true. You did nothing wrong. We can get out now, if you want to. Do you?"

She nodded.

"Sorry, I'm freezing also."

Joe and Kayla finally got out of the ocean.

He even brought a towel with him. He gave it to Kayla first and wanted to help her to get warm as he spotted the scars on her lower back.

"What happened, Kayla?" he immediately asked.

She turned around and looked at him confused.

"I mean those scars." he looked at her stomach and thighs to even find some more scars.

She followed his gaze and knew exactly what he was looking at. She totally forgot about the scars. She was immediately regretting that she was standing in front of him in nothing but her underwear and a small towel.

Kayla looked down at her feet and knew she ruined it.

"I'm sorry, I-"

Joe finally looked away from what worried him and just looked at the ocean. To think about anything than how this happen. And even more important: who did this to her.

"Don't apologize. Just tell me what happened." he said now looking at her again.

"It's nothing I really want to talk about. I'm sorry."

"Does this has anything to do with the office story?" he asked concerned hoping she'd say no .

Kayla hesitated for a moment and breathed in. She nodded.

Joe couldn't say anything else. He knew this was more serious than he thought.

She felt guilty. She didn't know what was going through his mind. Actually, she was sure that she doesn't wanted to know. He probably thought that know he saw she is marked and used he doesn't want to invited her ever again. Not even to an no-date. Nicolas was right: no one would want her again, after what he did to her.

It was a great evening and she had to follow him into the ocean, knowing damn sure what he would see on her body. Damn, Kayla.

Joe grabbed his stuff and went back to his car, leaving Kayla behind him. He was mad. Not at her but definitely at the person who did this to her. He wanted to help her but didn't knew how. It was making him mad.

She hurried up and grabbed her things as well, not knowing if he'd still give her a ride back to the hotel.

Joe quickly got dressed, still quite wet and put the rest of his stuff back in the trunk, when he saw Kayla standing there still in her underwear and the clothes in her hands. She looked guilty.

"Come on in." he said

"You sure you still want to?" she asked him.

"Do you think I would leave you at this god damn place on your own? Just get dressed before you catch a cold." he said as he got into the car.

Kayla quickly put her clothes on and hopped into the car.

She screwed up big time.

That was a long chapter, but I still hope you guys liked it.