A/N: Whoohoo, 10 follows and 7 favs! Thank you guys so much! Highlander348, that is a great idea and I am going to use it in the next episode! Thanks!
And P.S. there is a scene near the end for which the story was changed to Rating: M. the scene was written by PopRockShawty. Be forewarned.

Episode 4: Debt Release

Anna had been discharged from the hospital and her sister, Sophia, picked her up. The car ride was awkward and silent until they were a block from Anna's house. Sophia cleared her throat. "Why haven't you returned my calls?" she asked.

Anna didn't answer for a few minutes. "The same reason why you didn't pick me up when someone attempted to murder me…I was busy" Anna said.

They pulled into Anna's driveway and parked by the door. Sophia sighed and twisted in her seat to face her sister. "Anna, you know I'm sorry" she said.

"Do i? 'Cause you never said it, and I don't really wanna hear it" Anna said. She unbuckled and reached to open her door, but Sophia grabbed Anna's hand. Anna sighed and turned to her sister. "Please, Anna," Sophia pleaded. "Let me make it up to you."

"How?" Anna asked, slightly interested in what her sister might offer.

"We can go out tonight, like we used to do before you went back to college. Dinner, party—anything you want to do. Come on, Anna, please?" Sophia asked. Anna sighed and thought it over a few minutes. Anna and her sister had gone to parties and been real socialites before Anna witness John Legend's murder and decided to further her education.

She finally sighed shortly and nodded. "Alright, fine" she said. Sophia smiled and sat back in her chair. "So what do you want to do?" she asked.

"Find out when you pick me up at eight" Anna said. She got out of the car and shut the door, and then watched Sophia's car disappear down the driveway. She turned and walked into the house then trotted up the stairs to her room.

She turned on the chandelier and went into her walk-in closet. She peered at her dresses and then sighed as she leaned back on her heels. "This will not do" she decided, leaving her closet. She went to the living room and grabbed her wallet. She then headed into the garage and started her car.

She went from shop to shop until she found a place that had a style she liked—Maroon Malibu Boutique. She went to their dress section and flipped through some party dresses. She sighed and kept flipping. Then she found a few she wanted to try: a forest green mini with one sleeve, a fuchsia sequined dress that was strapless, and a red dress that hemmed at the lower thighs and inlayed lace from the waist up.

She went to the back changing rooms and slipped into one of the open doors. She tried on the green dress and looked it over on herself in the mirror. It was a little too short for her taste and the one-sleeve didn't leave much to the imagination up top. She went back in and tried on the fuchsia dress. She came out and scoped it in the mirror. She didn't feel as comfortable as she thought she would with a strapless dress. And the sequins were a little too out-there.

She went back in the third time and tried on the red lace-silk ensemble. She came out and looked herself over in the mirror. It was definitely a step in the right direction compared to the other dresses. "Wow, that looks great on you" she heard a female voice from the left say. She looked and saw a girl about her height with blondish-brown hair and she looked to be trying on a dark blue sequined dress.

"Really?" Anna asked, turning back to the mirror. "I don't know if red is really my color."

"Yeah, totally, go with the red. It looks good with your blonde and black mixed hair color" the girl said.

"Thanks, um…?" Anna said.

"Thea Queen" the girl said.

"Anastasia Rogue. But everyone calls me Anna" Anna said.

"Are you getting a dress for a specific event?" Thea inquired.

"Yeah, my sister and I are going out tonight" Anna said.

"Did you pick a place yet?"

"No, not yet."

"You should come to Verdant, I'm the manager and my brother Oliver owns it" Thea suggested.

"Hmm, I think I will" Anna said.

"Great! I'll see you there, then" Thea said, turning and walking back to her changing room. Anna sighed and looked at herself once more before going back into the room and changing out of the dress. She decided on the red dress she'd tried on, paid for it, and drove home.

Later That Night…

It was five minutes until eight and Anna just finished her make-up. She went with Smokey black eye shadow and a hint of blush to go with her red dress and dark roots. She grabbed her shoes off the bed and went downstairs when she heard her sister's signature four-knock rhythm.

Anna opened the glass door and took a second to notice her sister's outfit. Sophia had gone with a dark blue mini dress that hugged her curves, blue pumps, and blue jewelry to match. Sophia smiled looked her sister up and down. "Look at you! Is that new?" Sophia asked, pointing at Anna's dress.

Anna strapped on her high heels and grabbed her jacket before shutting the door and setting the alarm. "Yeah, I got it today" Anna answered. They walked across the gravel and slid into Sophia's car, shutting their doors and buckling their seat belts. "Where are we going?" Sophia asked, backing out of the driveway.

"Verdant" Anna replied.

"Ooooh, we're going clubbing, huh?" Sophia joked.

"It was recommended, okay?"

They drove through the city to the club in the glades and parked around the corner. On the way in Anna made sure to be aware of her surroundings in case she was to be attacked tonight. Sophia chuckled and dragged Anna in the door into the crowd of people and pounding music. Anna felt weird being surrounded by so many flailing bodies and people who had had too much to drink.

Sophia went into the dancing crowd and Anna went to the bar. She ordered a drink and leaned her back against the bar. She shook her head as her sister motioned for her to come dance with her. "I didn't expect to see you here" she heard a familiar male voice say. She sideways glanced as Oliver came to stand beside her. "I didn't expect to see me here either, but my sister insisted she make up not picking me up on her wedding night" Anna said, shrugging.

"Hey, I heard you were taken to the hospital yesterday. What happened?" Oliver asked.

"I fell and hit my head. Nothing serious" Anna lied, taking a swig of her drink.

"You don't look like you're having much fun" Oliver pointed out, with a cheesy smile.

"I'm not much for the party scene anymore" she said, returning the smile.

After a few drinks things got a little hazy for Anna. She still didn't go dance with Sophia no matter how many drinks she had. She stayed by the bar and ended up talking to Oliver for a while. Then the conversation turned into flirting. And after a while that turned into going to Anna's house. Once the two, both tipsy, arrived at Anna's house, Anna, without prior warning, began taking her clothes off, leaving her bra and panties on.

"What exactly are you doing?" Oliver stood rooted to the spot, staring.

"Making myself feel comfortable and at home; what the hell does it look like?" Anna drawled.

"Oh," Oliver pursed his lips. "Alright then. I'm not stopping you."

"Of course you ain't stopping me." Anna said sassily. "You're going to do the same. I won't take no as a reply."

"What. Take my clothes off? You sure that's necessary?" Oliver's jaw dropped slightly.

"Well if you get to enjoy the view," Anna said as she fixed her hair, "there's always something you have to give in return."

"Okay," Oliver nodded tentatively and proceeded to unbutton his shirt, but Anna rolled her eyes at him and complained that he was taking too long. So she took matters in her own hands and, with her nimble, deft fingers, swiftly removed his shirt and threw it on the floor. He didn't even have the time to react to her forwardness, which he found a turn on, and before he knew it she had thrown him on an armchair and now she was straddling him, and kissing him full on the mouth. When they broke apart, he was breathless. "Why aren't you saying anything?" Anna questioned impatiently. Oliver panted.

"What can I say? This is heaven." He commented. "And besides I prefer listening to you talking." Anna chuckled lightly. "Talking isn't the only thing on my mind right now…" she remarked as she grinded against him, and she could feel his erection against a few layers of fabric.

She knew then it was time to move his hands and place them on her hips. "Nothing better than some mind-blowing heavy touching." She added.

"Do you – do you think I can get these off?" Oliver, breathing heavily, tugged at his jeans.

"Ah, so your mind isn't the only thing I'm gonna blow, apparently." Anna winked. "Well I'm a merciful mistress." She got off Oliver and quickly removed his jeans, leaving him in his boxers. "And I know you love to listen to me talking, but, well, you know," she shrugged, dropping to her knees. "It's hard to talk with my mouth full."

She wasted no time in freeing him from his boxers and she immediately took his shaft in her hands and took in his full length in her mouth. His eyes widened, then quickly shut, in the sudden waves of bliss that overcame him, and he was so focused on the ecstasy that she gave him using her tongue that when he opened his eyes again, all he saw was Anna licking her lips satisfactorily, and swallowing his seed.

"How was that?" Anna asked confidently.

"It was…it was good." Oliver was still recovering from the overwhelming pleasure. Anna raised one eyebrow. "Just…good?"

"Absolutely phenomenal." Oliver stated.

"That's more like it." Anna leaned in to kiss Oliver on the lips as a reward, and he didn't hesitate to take this chance to unhook her bra, and casually left it lying on a coffee table beside the armchair.

"Eager to explore my body, now, handsome?" Anna whispered seductively in Oliver's ear.

"Right you are." Oliver replied, roaming his hands over the beautiful curves of her body. Anna took that as a cue to shimmy out of her panties. Straddling his saddle, she held on to his shoulders and hovered over him before slowly lowering herself onto his rod of pleasure by tantalizing the supersensitive tip, stimulating every nerve ending.

She took full control over the speed and timing and rhythm, alternating between slow, shallow strokes with deeper thrusts that made him grunt in pleasure, and the hot and heavy eye contact made things more heated and intense.

"Bed?" Oliver managed to splutter. He was so absorbed in the ecstasy to even formulate full sentences.

"Uh-uh." Anna whispered lecherously, chuckling in his ear. "My place, my rules." And with that, she slammed her body onto his erect manhood. Oliver reacted by groaning in bliss, and bucked his hips against hers, pushing deep within her, sparking his release.

She, panting too, rode him in circulation motion in turbo speed, and as he pounded into her he soon felt her juices flow freely onto his length. The sensation was addictive. As soon as they both caught their breath, Oliver was the first to speak. "Next time, we're doing it in my place."