"Do you have to leave?" Tobias asked me for the third time tonight. Every time he did my heart broke a little. He wasn't one to explain his feelings often but once he did it was hard to forget about it.

I lingered by the front door and sighed as I leaned my head against the back of the wall. His hand was caressing my cheek while his other hand lingered by my waist. Any moment know he would grip the bottom of my back and push me towards him, trapping me in his grasp.

"You make it so hard for me to leave you," I whined, slowly pushing his hands away from me.

He smiled mischievously before latching his arms around my torso, as expected. "That's the point sweetheart."

His teasing behavior made me almost forget about what happened tonight. One more touch and I would've forgotten that I needed to go back to Noel's house and spend the night with her. With a defeated sigh I leaned closer into him and inhaled his scent as I laid my head on his chest.

"Are you okay?" He asked suddenly, his voice filled with concerned.

I wrapped my arms around his stomach and buried myself into his chest. "Just hug me."

I felt Tobias's arms hold me tighter. I closed my eyes and took in this moment. Times like this I wished that I had met Tobias sooner, before all the blind dates that I suffered through, before meeting Julian. If that were the case I wouldn't let anyone separate me from him.

"I'll see you soon, yeah?"

I nodded and released my hold on him. Tobias brushed away the loose pieces of my hair and kissed me tenderly on the lips, nice and loving like the man I knew he really was. This whole bad boy facade was just a way to protect himself. He was scared in the inside and the only way he knew how to respond was by acting mean and ruthless like his parents were. But I knew better. He was exactly the man I always dreamt of meeting; a diamond in the rough.

~*~

I slowly crept into Noel's apartment, making sure to not make any noise in case they were asleep. As soon as I shut the door I heard the wooden floors creak. Noel energetically jumped in front of me with a big smile on her face.

"You actually lived up to your promise," she boasted, sticking out her hip as she placed her left hand on it. "This is a first."

I gave her a small smile and grabbed my duffle bag on the floor. "I would've expected you to be asleep by now."

"Oh you know," she responded, puckering her lips. "I had to see if you would actually show up."

I laughed and grabbed my pajamas. "Yeah, okay that's what it was."

"Okay so maybe Scott made me wait up until you came back," she replied, rolling her eyes. "Same thing."

"You know sometimes it's like Scott's my best friend instead of you."

I walked into the bathroom and began to strip out of my heavy winter clothes. I slipped into my comfy oversized Columbia sweatshirt and leggings. I wrapped my hair and emerged out of the bathroom. Noel was sitting down on the couch with her feet pushed up on a rester.

"How was Tobias? I hope he didn't get hurt too bad," she asked, frowning slightly. I sat down next to her and buried myself in covers.

"He'll manage," I finally said. "He has some pretty bad bruisings and he probably has something broken but if he did he didn't tell me what."

Noel's eyes got big and watery. "Aw poor guy! Do you think I should've came with you? How inconsiderate of me!"

I chuckled quietly. "Trust me Noel, he was fine. He didn't even need me there or anyone for that matter."

"It was cute how you got up so quickly when you saw Tobias on TV," Noel commented. "You're such a great friend Reign. You care about people so much it's touching."

Noel swallowed me into a hug before I could even reply. "If I ever get hurt it's nice to know you would react so passionately."

I awkwardly hugged her back, the guilt slowly creeping back. I reacted anyway a girlfriend would if their boyfriend was badly injured. At least that's what I thought of Tobias as, my boyfriend. I wonder if he ever thought as me as his girlfriend. Maybe in a month, when we could be together without anything holding us back, we would be out with a few of his friends. When his friends see us together he would introduce me as Reign, the lucky girl who managed to capture his heart. Reign, my girlfriend, he would say. The thought alone managed to make me smile.

"Noel, I... I think I might be in love," I blurted out.

Noel pulled back and looked at me alarmed. Her eyes were as big as saucers. My heart was beating quickly as I stared back at her. I couldn't believe I just said that.

"That's the first time I've ever heard you confess your love for a guy," she told me, still gaping at me. "To be honest I wasn't completely sure Julian was the one for you but I'll be damned. He managed to make you fall in love. How'd he manage to do it?"

Shit. How was I supposed to play this off? What Noel knew didn't have to hurt her and the guilt was overbearing now. Instead I decided to tell her how happy Tobias made me, how much he got me, how he managed to change my mood in an instant, only I couldn't tell her it was Tobias.

"We met accidentally, both of us completely catching each other off guard," I confessed. My cheeks warmed as I thought of the first time I saw him. With his rugged looks and intense hazel eyes he swept me off my feet as cliche as it sounds.

Noel nodded eagerly. "I remember you meeting him at the grocery store. What a coincidence, huh?"

"Er, yeah," I replied awkwardly. I needed to cut a lot of stuff out of I was going to tell her about Tobias. Especially the one night stand that turned out to be something much more than that.

"I saw him again. A lot actually, which was weird because I never really saw him before but then I started seeing him so much," I continued. "When I did see him it was almost as if I was waiting for him to show up and when I didn't see him it was weird."

"That's how I was at first with Scott," Noel said, smiling. "I used to look forward to my Monday classes just because of him."

"It scared me," I honestly replied. "I was so used to guys being a disappointment. I was convinced that I wouldn't never find someone and all of a sudden I started looking forward to see him."

Noel's lips turned upward. "Oh my god. You really are in love."

I grinned shyly and buried my face into the couch. I could hear Noel giggle as she began jumping on the couch.

"This is crazy! My best friend, Reign Nicole Dawson, is in love. Wow, I thought I would never see this day come!" She exclaimed. I peeked a look as saw her beaming back at me. "Have you told him yet? You have to tell him you love him!"

I shook my head, panicking a bit. She might tell Julian something and lead him on even farther. "It's too soon, I don't even know if his feelings are as strong as mines. Noel, you can't tell him anything I told you tonight. You can't even hint at it."

Noel gave me a puppy dog look. "You have to tell him. I'm pretty sure he feels the same, I notice the way he looks at you. He's definitely in love."

I swallowed the lump beginning to form in my throat. This was bad, really bad. I didn't expect for Julian's feelings to be this strong for me.

"You can't be sure of that," I said, getting up. I dragged the blanket with me and walked into the guest bedroom. I could hear Noel follow me and I kind of wished that didn't.

"Reign you can't be scared all your life. You need to suck up your pride and tell him how you really feel," I heard her say in the darkness, right before she shut the door.

I sighed. In a way I knew she was right. I couldn't be scared anymore. I didn't want to lose Tobias though. I knew in the early stages in relationships someone always messes things up by saying they love them. My relationships ended pretty soon because of this. I never felt the same as my boyfriends resulting in me breaking up with them. I just hoped when I told Tobias how I felt things wouldn't end badly.

Remember when I asked you guys if you would like a character questionnaire where you basically ask any character you want a question and I answer them based on their response? Well you can now! Please leave your questions below for whoever it's for. You can ask as many questions as you want and I'll post them next chapter (pls don't let this fail lol).

Characters to ask questions for:
•Reign
•Tobias
•Julian
•Noel
•Scott
•Rachel
•Charlotte
•Ethan
•Jamie
•Will