I woke up the next morning with 17 text messages from Jake. When I read them, I noticed they were all the same, practically. He wanted to know where I was. What I was doing. Who I was with. When I was coming home. The last text message, said that he wanted me to come home, because he wanted to talk to me. I turned off my phone and leaned my head back.

This was insane, why did I have to like terrible guys? Why couldn't I just pick a good guy for once? Were there any good guys left?

"Good morning." I heard coming the other side of the room. I looked over. Kevin was standing in the doorway.

"Good morning." I echoed getting up.

"Did you sleep alright?"

I nodded. "Only fell off the couch once." I said, with a small laugh.

"Good." He smiled and entered the kitchen. "So are you hungry?" He asked.

"No, thank you." I put on my jacket. "I'm not really a breakfast person."

"Good." He laughed. "I have no breakfast foods."

"What if I would have been hungry?" I asked.

"I would have panicked." He laughed.

"At least you're honest." I was kind of taken aback by his smile. I had seen him smile before, but I hadn't really noticed it like this before. I looked down quickly. Damn that dream. Would I ever be able to look at him normal again? "So do you have to be to work early?" I asked. He was looking down at his phone.

"Yeah. I just got a text from Javi."

I nodded. "Well um, could you give me a lift home?"

He gave me a weird look. "Sure, but isn't Jake there?"

I nodded.

"Are you sure you want to go back there?" He asked, seeming really concerned.

"I have no choice. I live there."

"I will take you, if you are really sure about it."

I nodded. "Thank you." I smiled.

When we were driving on our way, to my place, I found myself getting more and more nervous. My hands were already kind of shaking. Something that happened when I was nervous. I let out a sigh, that was apparently louder that I anticipated.

"What's wrong?" Kevin asked.

"Nothing. I just can't wait to get him out and for it to be over with."

He nodded. "Do you want me to go in with you?" Did he have to be sweet all the time?

"That wouldn't be a good idea."

"Why not?" I paused. "I don't want you to get involved, that's not your job. I just need to do this all on my own."

"You sure?"

"Yes. I appreciate you wanting to help, but that would probably just make Jake even more mad."

"What? Why?" Damn, I had a big mouth.

I sighed. "He kind of thinks something happened or is going on between us."

"What?" He asked.

"He accused me a couple weeks ago of cheating on him...with you." I added, putting my head down.

"Really?" He didn't seem mad, just surprised.

"Yeah, he wouldn't believe me when I denied it, so you coming in there with me, isn't going to help with him believing that nothing did happen."

"Why would that be a bad thing? Didn't you break up?"

"Yes, but Jake isn't always so level headed and he might do something to just escalate this whole thing."

"So you think he would what? Hit me?" He asked, pulling into the spot in front of the apartment.

"Maybe. He can be aggressive. You don't need to intervene."

"See, when you say something like that, it makes me hesitant about letting you go in there." He sighed.

"It's okay. I have to go in there. I live there. All my things are there. Besides all that, you don't need to worry, he won't hurt me."

"Are you sure?"

I nodded. "I promise." He stared into my eyes for a few moments.

"Okay, just do me a favor."

"What?"

"Call me when he leaves, so I know everything is okay. Can you do that?"

I nodded. "Of course."

"Thank you."

I undid my seatbelt leaned over and gave him a hug. "Thanks for the ride and for last night."

"Anytime." He whispered, hugging me back. I smiled. "You are a life saver." I pulled back. "I will call you later."

"You better."

"Scout's honor." I smiled, getting out of the car. I waved before I headed up the stairs. When I got to the door, I looked down to see Kevin still parked. I internally smiled and opened the door. I took a deep breath and stepped in.

"Jake?" I called out. "You're here!" I heard him yell, running out of the bedroom. He was running to me like he was child, running to his daddy. "Where have you been? I was so worried. What the hell were you thinking?" He said, a little aggressive. I sighed. This wasn't going to be fun.

Javier's POV...

"Espo, what did you find out from the witness?" Beckett asked, with Castle in tow.

"Well, not much. She said, she couldn't see the guys face, because it was too dark. All she could tell me is that he might have been wearing a black suit and that he might have been 6 foot tall." I flipped my notepad closed.

"Great!" Beckett huffed, sarcastically. "Hey, where is Ryan?" She asked, getting ready to leave.

"I texted him, he should have been here by now. That guy is never late." I sent that text to him around an hour ago, he was usually here before me. He said he had something to do, before he showed up. I hoped that meant that he was up all night. That boy needed to get laid. He knew it. I knew it. Hell everyone knew it.

While walking to the car I looked up to see a smiling Ryan, walking towards me. It was written all over his face. He had a good time last night.

"Hey, bro." I said, casually.

"Hey, where'd everyone go?"

"They left. We did all we needed. Where were you?" I put on a smile.

"I had to run an errand." He ran his hand through his hair.

"I bet you did." I opened up the door.

"So what's her name?" I asked. He seemed to stumble a little.

"What?" He asked.

"The girl."

"What girl?"

"Really?" I gave him my look.

"Come on, bro. You can tell me. What's her name?"

"There's no girl."

I wasn't buying that. I had to mess with him though. "A guy?" I asked. His eyes dropped.

"What the hell?" He asked.

"It's okay. No judging over here." I teased.

"I'll tell you her name, when you talk to me about Lanie." He smiled and walked away. Damn, he knew. I knew he saw us last night. I told Lanie. Thankfully, she wasn't working on this case.

Few hours later... I was getting a cup of coffee, when I heard my desk phone ring. I quickly ran to answer it. I was hoping it was forensics with the results.

"Esposito." I answered.

"Javier." Someone said. It sounded like munchkin.

"Cheyenne?" I asked, feeling stupid.

"Yes."

"What's going on?"

"I need your help." She took a deep breath. "I broke up with Jake yesterday and now he won't leave my apartment and he won't let me in. Do you think you could maybe come here and help me out?"

"Sure." I said. "He didn't hurt you in anyway, did he?" I would kick that guys ass.

"No. I'm fine, he just locked me out."

"I'll be there soon." I said, with a sigh. I was already worked up.

"Thank you so much. Don't let Kevin know, okay?"

"Uh, sure." That was an odd request. "Hold tight. I'll be there." I said, before hanging up.

Since day one, I hated that guy and this was just the motivation I needed. I was on my way to the elevators when Ryan cut me off.

"Where you off to?"

"Personal business." I said, knowing that would only bring forth more questions.

"Everything okay?" He asked. I was kind of in a rush and needed to end this conversation quickly.

"Listen, munchkin called and she needs my help with something." I went to walk past him, but I saw an odd reaction out of the corner of my eye.

"She needs your help?"

"It's not serious, don't worry. I got this." I patted him on the shoulder.

"Either way, I am coming with you." He said, following me. What the hell? Why did I have to tell him?

"Dude, I got it. Stay here."

"Not a chance." We both got on the elevator.

"Why do you even care, bro? She's fine. Just having troubles with.."

"Jake. I knew I shouldn't have left her there."

"What?"

"He didn't hurt her did he?"

I shook my head. "No, but he locked her out of the apartment." I saw anger in his eyes. "Bro, what did you mean? You were there?"

"I dropped her off this morning."

"This morning? Where was she?" I asked, more confused than ever.

"She stayed the night at my place last night." He said, it casually.

"What?" I didn't know if I wanted to punch or hug him.

"Nothing happened." He said, sounding a little too upset about that.

"Why was she at your place?"

"She couldn't go back the apartment, because Jake was there and she didn't want to see him. I dropped her off there this morning. I should have stayed." He put his face in his hands.

The ride was quiet there. Ryan looked more and more pissed by the minute. If nothing happened between them, fine, but I knew him well enough to know he had a thing for her.

We pulled up to see her sitting on the curb in pajamas and sunglasses. She wasn't wearing shoes or a jacket. It was like 40 degrees. This guy was getting his ass kicked for sure. Ryan was the first out of the car. This wasn't going to end well.

Cheyenne's POV...

I didn't know what to do, but I knew I could call Javier. He would be able to help me. I mean, I didn't want to call the cops. I didn't want a lot of people knowing, what was going on. I didn't want Kevin to find out what happened, so I was left with Javier. I felt bad calling him to help me, but I didn't feel like I had any other choice. I had told Jake to leave while I took a shower. After the shower I came out to find him sitting at the dining room table. I sighed and kept telling Jake that it was over and that I just didn't feel the same way about him anymore. He couldn't accept it and when I told him that I wanted him out he flipped out and hit me. I didn't know if he meant to do it, or if he was just trying to make me face him. What I do know is that it hurt like hell. I asked him what the hell his problem was. He didn't say anything, all he did was pick me up and throw me out of the apartment, of course, I didn't have my keys on me. I begged for him to let me in, but he wouldn't. I would have beaten on the door, but I didn't want my neighbors to hear. That's when I decided to call Javier.

One of my neighbors, Tom was outside, he didn't say anything. I knew Javier would see my face and know what happened, but I didn't want him to know. I walked over to Tom's car.

"Hey Tom, do you think it would be possible for me to borrow your sunglasses, I will give them back to you later?" He gave me a look.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Nothing. I am just waiting on someone and my eyes are little sensitive to the sun today." I knew he wasn't buying this for a second.

"Sure, sweetie." He handed them over.

"Thank you." I smiled and put them on. Tom gave me a sad smile and pulled out of his spot. I went and sat down, trying not to think about how cold it was.

Sitting on the curb, I had never felt so bad about myself. How could I have allowed this to happen? What was I thinking? Shane and Drake would be so ashamed of me. They raised me to be smart and tough, not to let jerks walk all over me. Shane knew from day one, that Jake wasn't the innocent guy, he seemed to be. I should've listened to him. After my parents died when I was 6, my brothers Shane and Drake, raised me. We lived with my aunt and uncle, but they felt the need to take care of me the most. They raised me to respect myself. How could I have let them down like this?

I saw Javier's car pull in. I instantly felt better, until I saw his passenger. What was Kevin doing here? I told Javier, not to tell him about this. I sighed. Things were going to take a awful turn. I stood as up as Kevin got out of the car.

"Are you okay?" He rushed over to me.

"I'm fine, he just got angry and pushed me out of the apartment and my keys are in there." I sighed.

He went to head for the apartment, but I pulled him back by the arm.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going in there."

"Oh no you aren't." I wouldn't let go of his arm. No way, I was going to let things get even more out of control. Javier got out of the car.

"She's right, Ryan, go take her for a walk, I will take care of this, in a more calm way." He looked over at me and smiled. "Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded. "Ryan, go take her for a walk." It sounded like an order.

Kevin sighed and turned around. He started walking, dragging me with him. I mouthed a thank you to Javier as we left. He nodded and smiled.

We walked to the park and I sat down on the bench. I was still a little cold, so I folded my arms around myself. Kevin must have seen, because he took off his jacket and put it around me. It was so warm.

"Thank you." I said, slipping it on. He didn't say anything, he just sat next to me. I didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't look happy. We sat there for what seemed like an eternity until he said, something.

"I have a question." He said, not looking at me.

"What?"

"Well you got kicked out, right?"

"Yes." I said, confused.

"You didn't have time to grab your keys, but you had time to grab sunglasses."

"I got them from a neighbor." I replied, looking down.

"Why?" He asked. "Why did you need sunglasses? The sun isn't out." I froze up. What could I say? I sighed. I saw Kevin's body tense up.

"Kevin, I'm fine. The only thing I am concerned about is getting my apartment back."

"You lied."

"What?" I asked, sitting up and leaning closer to him.

"You lied. You said, he wouldn't hurt you."

"It's nothing I can't handle." I sighed. "I just need him out of my apartment."

He turned and looked at me. He looked mad for a second, but that faded away. He reached up and grabbed my cheek, with his hand. I closed my eyes. His touch was so warm. A warmth, I never wanted to leave. I felt him take the sunglasses off. I tensed up, not knowing what he would do. His thumb traced my cheekbone a couple times. It was so gentle. I leaned into his touch. A shiver went through me. It wasn't a shiver of being cold, it was all him. He moved closer to me and put his arm around my waist. The hand that was on my cheek moved to the back of my neck. I felt his breath on me. I was afraid to move and ruin what was happening. He stroked the back of my neck. Soon, his lips were on mine. I wanted to kiss him back, but I was afraid to do anything. When the kiss ended, I opened my eyes to find him staring into my eyes. Suddenly, all the fear I had felt, left. I closed my eyes and pressed my lips against his. Ever since that dream, I had been thinking about what it would be like to kiss him. This was sort of surreal, but great nonetheless. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist. All thoughts of Jake, were gone. All anger was gone. My fear vanished.

We were interrupted by a cough. We both turned and looked to see Javier standing there, with a smile on his face.

"What happened?" I asked, half curious, half wanting to change the subject before he made this more awkward.

"He is leaving, but he wants to get his stuff, but to make sure he doesn't take what isn't his, you'll have to be there." I moved my hands which were still around Kevin's neck.

"Um.." I wasn't sure about that.

"I'll be in there too."

"And me." Kevin said.

"No." Javier and I said, at the same time.

"Just wait here, until were done, okay?" Javier asked. Kevin looked at me and then sighed. He nodded and broke his hold on me. I got up and followed Javier. Walking away I could feel Kevin's eyes on me.

"So, are you we going to talk about that red mark on your face?" Javier asked.

"There's nothing to say."

"What about you and Ry?" He asked. I knew he would.

"What about you and Lanie?" I asked.

"Fine. I get it. I get it." He held up his hands in surrender.

Things went smoothly. Jake didn't talk to me at all. He grabbed all his things and only looked at me once, to give me back the key, I gave him. I knew he was scared. I stayed close to Javier at all times. Jake's brother came and picked him up, once he was finally gone, I let out a huge sigh.

"Thank you so much." I said, hugging, Javier.

"Anytime." He hugged me back.

"Will you give the jacket back to Kevin for me?" I asked.

"No need. I will send him up to get it." He gave me a little wink and left.

A few minutes later, there was a knock at my door. "Come in." I said, from the kitchen. I needed to get something cold on my face. I settled for a bag of peas. I looked over to see Kevin leaning in the doorway.

"How does it feel?" He asked, coming closer.

"Could be worse, I guess." He took the bag of peas off my face and touched my cheek. I couldn't believe the affect, he had on me. He bent down and kissed my cheek. I closed my eyes and tried to savor it. His lips hovered over mine.

"I should get back to work, but can I come over later? After work?" He whispered.

I nodded almost immediately. I handed him his jacket, after taking it off.

"Good." He slipped his jacket back on.

"Thanks." I said, kind of out of nowhere.

"For what?" His face twisted.

"Everything." I smiled.

He smiled back and leaned in his lips captured mine. Was this really happening? Could this be real? He wrapped his arms around me. This felt so good. I felt strangely safe with him. Like I never had to worry about anything ever again. He bit my bottom lip, which caused me to let out a groan. He cupped my face and pulled away. I frowned.

"I should go while I still have the strength to." He whispered. I wanted him to stay, I wanted to keep my lips on his, but I knew he had to go back to work. I nodded. "I'll be back tonight, okay?" He asked.

"Of course." I said, in a soft voice. "See you then." I smiled. He smiled back, his eyes were sparkling.

After he left, I whimpered. What was happening? Two days ago, I was hanging out with Kevin. We were laughing at embarrassing stories about each other and now we were...well I wasn't sure what we were. Today had changed things, that's all I knew. I just didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.