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Dave rinsed his hair with a towel as he opened the door. He groaned inwardly when he saw that it was Paula. She's been trying to seduce him for a while, but he'd always reject her. She wasn't his type. She's not Sarah, he thought.

"Hi, Dave," she said, seductively.

"Hello, Paula. What are you doing here?" he asked.

"I just came to ask you if you'd like to be my date at Mario's and Lorena's engagement party. He finally asked her to marry him," she laughed. However, she knew very well that he was being forced to marry her and she also knew the kind of man he was. Her father is also in the family business.

"Uh, sorry Paula, but I'm not going," he said. He hated the fact that Lorena was getting married to that son of a bitch.

"Why? Lorena is your sister. You should be there," she said, tracing her finger through his shirt. Dave rolled his eyes and grabbed her hand, putting it down. "Why don't you want me Dave? I can make your time worthwhile," she said, stepping closer to him.

"Paula," he warned, but she walked closer pressing her body to his. Before he could react, Paula grabbed his face and pressed her lips to his.

Sarah smiled as she walked to Dave's apartment. He wanted to talk to her. He sounded so sweet and nice over the phone that made her heart flutter against her chest. She stopped at the opened door, seeing Paula kiss Dave. She felt her eyes start to water.

Dave pulled Paula away from him. "Leave, Paula... Sarah!" he said in shock. Sarah shook her head and ran off. "Sarah!" he yelled running after her.

Paula huffed as she stood alone in the apartment building. "You will be mine," she said herself. At that moment, in came Cynthia and Lily giggling with shopping bags in their hands. They stopped when they saw Paula in the apartment.

"What are you doing in here?" asked Cynthia.

"I was talking to Dave, but he left," she said, twirling her hair around her finger.

Lily and Cynthia looked at each and laughed. "Then what are you still doing here?" said Lily, giggling. Paula huffed again and stomped out of the apartment. "She's pathetic."

"Very," agreed Cynthia.

Sarah ran swiftly down the stairs, trying to get out of the building, but as soon as she reached the bottom, someone grabbed her by the arm, making her turn around. "Dave, please let me go," she pleaded.

"No, Sarah, let me explain," he said.

"It's very clear that you and Paula are a thing. Maybe you should back to her," she said.

Dave smiled. "Are you jealous?"

Sarah's face brightened. "No, of course not."

"I think you are," he teased.

"Shut up, Dave, and let me go," she said, struggling against his grip.

"Sarah, she'll never be the one who posses my heart because you already did." She stopped moving and looked into his eyes. "I love you, Sarah."

"Dave," she whispered. He smiled and leaned down, kissing her lips. Sarah sighed into the kiss, pressing herself closer to Dave. When he pulled away, they both smiled at each other.

Dave traced her lips to her cheekbones. "Sarah, wanna be my girl?" he asked.

Sarah laughed and nodded. "Yes, Dave and I love you, too." Dave smiled and kissed her again.

Diana stomped her foot as she waited for her frappuccino. She's been dieting for day, but she was craving for a frap. "Thank you," she said once they handed her the drink. When she turned, she accidentally bumped into someone. Luckily the drink didn't spill. "Watch where you're going!" she yelled. Diana gasped seeing that it was Derek. "What are you doing here?"

"Same as you," he said, waving his coffee at her face. Diana scowled. "Aren't you suppose to be dieting?" he teased.

"Shut up, you… sex maniac!"

Derek laughed. "Now, I'm a sex maniac, huh?"

"Yes, you are," said Diana, walking away.

"Well, if I'm one then you must be one too."

Diana stopped walking and turned to him. "What did you say?" she growled.

"You just hate me because we're both the same, Diana," he said, stepping closer. Diana lost her breath when she saw Derek lean in to kiss. She closed her eyes and memories of Mario raping her flooded her mind.

"No, get away," she cried, running out of Starbucks and dropping her coffee while at it. Derek sighed and ran after her. Diana looked back and saw Derek running after. She thought he was going to do the same thing Mario did to her, so she ran, not realizing where she was going.

Derek saw a car almost hitting Diana, so he ran in between and pushed her out of the way. He pulled her away from the street and into the grass. "Are you crazy?! Do you want to kill yourself?!"

"Yes! Yes! I want to kill myself!" she sobbed. Derek was surprised by her reaction. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "Why weren't you there when he kidnapped me? Why?"

Derek wiped her tears and stroked her hair. "Who attacked you?"

Diana sniffed and winced. She looked down and saw that she had scraped her knee. "Ow, it hurts," she cried.

"Come on, I'll take you home," he said, picking her up in his arms and carried her to his car. They sat quietly as Derek took her to her parents' house. Once her there he took her inside and cleaned her wound.

Diana watched him as he carefully cleaned her scrape, wincing once in a while when he hit a tender spot. Something inside her urged her to tell him everything, but she couldn't get the words out of her mouth.

"You didn't have to do this," she whispered. "Don't worry about me."

"Please," he scowled. "You'd probably hate me more if I just left you there."

Diana smiled. "I-I don't hate you."

Derek looked up and smiled. "Well, that's nice to hear. Why don't I take you out for ice cream? I mean you didn't even finish drinking your frappuccino," he suggested.

Diana bit her lip and nodded. "OK," she said. Derek took her to a nearby park and gave her an ice cream cone. "I'm going to have to work out tomorrow," she said, eating her ice cream.

"With that scrape? No, you shouldn't walk a lot, even less exercise. Besides, you look… fantastic," he breathed.

Diana smiled. "Thank you," she said. Her cold-heart was melting for this man. Not even Bruce made her feel this way.

"What was the thing you were talking about earlier? Who was the one who attacked you, Diana?"

Diana started to cry again. "Derek," she sobbed. "I was raped, Derek. Raped!"

Derek clenched his fist, slamming it to the bench. "I was so blind!" he growled. "Diana," he said, cupping her face. "I'm sorry if I have ever offended you. Please forgive me. I want to help you"

Diana nodded, but stayed quiet. She feared what would happen if Derek found out that Mario was the one who raped her.

"Who was it?" Diana looked down not daring to speak. Derek thought back when Mario would stare at Diana with lust and almost a prey. He thought it was because there might have been something between them, but he was dead wrong. "Mario," he growled.

Diana gasped. "How…?"

"And I thought you and him had a thing. How stupid of me." Derek took Diana's hands, staring deep into her eyes. "I swear, Diana, I swear that I will kill him with my bare hands if I ever have the chance. I'll kill him!"

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