Charlie was out of the shower and dressed, but had no idea of where she was going to go. Her mom and Miles both would just rub salt in the wound, but she sure as hell wasn't going to stay there or go in to work where she would have to deal with Bass and Miles. How had she let Bass turn her into the one-night stand she had insisted that she would never be for him?

She realized then just how right her mother had been with her extensive lecturing. She had thought it had been over-kill, but after the extended act he'd pulled on her just to get her out of her pants she knew that she should have listened closer.

After all, she had thought that he must care about her because he was letting her stay there. That had been stupid too, she realized. She had shown up announced asking to stay over and he had let her, probably in the hopes of getting laid. Even after that he had probably just been letting her stay there because he figured if he let her sleep in the same bed as him, eventually she would feel obligated to give him something in return. And she had proven him right.

She was just heading for the door of the apartment, keys in hand, when that door opened.

"I thought you'd be out until I got back," Bass commented as he stepped through the doorway with a coffee tray in one hand and a bag of food in the other. He noticed what was in her hand then and smirked a little as he added, "Didn't think you'd be the one running off in the morning. Apparently Miles should have been warning me about you."

"You're the one who ran off," she countered.

"To go get breakfast," he pointed out. He sounded greatly amused at her expense as he asked, "What? Did you think I just ran off and decided to desert my own apartment until I thought you'd taken the hint?"

She opened her mouth to protest, but nothing quite came out. When several seconds passed without her coming up with a response, he let out a hearty chuckle.

"Good to know you have such a high opinion of me," he teased. "And that you're so ready to bolt."

"I guess I'm stuck with you now that you found me trying to escape," she responded in an amused tone as she set her keys down on the table.

"I guess so," he agreed. "You hungry? I figured you must be after all those calories we burned last night."

She rolled her eyes at him before responding, "I'm starving."

A/N: Please read and review! Another huge thanks goes out to Dark-Supernatural-Angel, LemonSupreme, driver picks the music, and Hollywoodlove09 for being amazing and reviewing last chapter! :D