"You make me glow, but I cover up, won't let it show." Sang Demi Lovato.

"So, I'm putting my defences up, cause I don't wanna fall in love." I continued after her.

"If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack." We sang together.

Demi and I stared at the crowd from the stage. People were yelling our names and screaming the lyrics.

Demi turned to face me and said," Let's go backstage, for a five minutes break. I'm tired." She said, and started walking towards the back side of the stage where the changing room was.

I tried to follow her to the changing room. Keyword: tried. I felt as if something was holding me real tight on my waist, not allowing me to move.

Demi came on the stage back again, she looked worried.

"You're still here? Wake up." She said, as if she she was talking to five years old.

"Wake up Xandra, wake up." Her soft voice turned into a masculine one slowly.

Oh my God. What was happening?

"Xandra, wake up. It's already 12. How long are you going to stay asleep?" Demi said, in a hoarse and deep masculine voice. That voice was sexy.

My eyes fluttered open, and directly made contact with deep, mesmerizing green eyes. They were a beautiful shade of green. The pair of eyes had that passion in them.

I blinked. Coming back to my senses, I realized that I had a major headache. It felt as if someone was hammering my head.

I then stared at the chest of the person lying next to me. His chest was so tempting. His abs were so nicely built.
I could smell his cologne too. It was heavenly. His one hand was on my waist, holding me very tightly. I felt my head burying itself in the sexy body's neck's crook.

His smell was so sexy. Sandalwood and vetiver. Such an amazing combination.

That's when I realized, that even I had the same smell on me. Because I was wearing a T-shirt. A big t-shirt. White, and it had that same smell.

Oh my God. Did I hook up with someone last night at Ryder's party?

Then realization hit like a brick.

Last night.

8 shots.

The ghost.

Connor.

Cole.

And suddenly everything made sense. I hooked up with Cole. Oh my fuck god. This is not happening. How did I break my own rule? What would my best friend Tyler think if he ever found out?

I'm wearing Cole's shirt right now. And he is half-naked, lying on my bed.

I abruptly pulled my head away from Cole's neck and sat up. I noticed Cole observing every movement of mine, as he also sat up.

I covered my face in my hands and let the tears slid down. What the fuck was I actually thinking? I can't fuck a friend. It's like breaking an unspoken rule from the player game me and Tyler used to play. What would Tyler say? Oh God, I'm so fucked up.

I felt Cole's big, rough hands trying to remove my hands from my face, but I didn't let him.

How could I do this? To Tyler? To Cole? To myself?

How did I break such an important rule?

Now I'll never be able to look at Cole as a friend. I didn't want to lose him. I am such a moron. Why did I drink so much?

"Why are you crying?" Cole asked me when he successfully removed my hands from my face.

"I'm not crying," I stated, looking outside the window in my room.

"And I'm pregnant." He stated, causing me to snap my head to his direction.

"What?" Is he really-

"I thought we were saying things which aren't true." He explained before I could complete my absurd thought. I swear I was going nuts.

"I'm not lying," I stated, looking at my manicured nails.

"Look at me." He said, and I simply shook my head, giving him a negative answer.

He gently grabbed my chin and made me look at him. And then he used his other hand to wipe away a tear that leaked from my eyes.

"Now answer me honestly, why are you crying?" He asked, more carefully this time.

"I-I made a big mistake Cole, a big mistake. I broke a rule which my best friend Tyler made. I am so stupid." I said, not wanting to look at him in the eye.

"As much as I agree that you're stupid, I also want to know what rule are you talking about?" He asked, giving me a small smirk.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes. At such a serious situation, he still wants to joke. He is so unbearable.

"You won't understand." I sniffed, trying to control my tears, but they kept flowing.

"Of course I won't if you don't tell me. Please, you can share anything with me." He said, sincerely. There was something unreadable in his eyes. I looked away before I get hypnotized by his eyes again. They truly were mesmerizing.

"It's a long story," I said, not wanting to talk about it.

"We have plenty of time." He said, almost immediately.

"When I started this game--" I began but he cut me off.

"What game?" He said, he just couldn't control his curiosity.

"You know, sleeping around with any hot guy I find," I explained.

"Oh that," Cole said, his face scrunching up in a very weird way as if fucking someone was absurd. And he then avoided eye contact with me.

Seriously, how could he act like that? He is a damn player himself. Bloody Jerk.

"Anyways continue." He said, looking back at my face. I rolled my eyes at him.

"So, when I and my best friend Tyler started fucking people around us, we made a vow to never ever fuck a friend or each other to be precise," I said and waited for a reaction from Cole.

"So what does it have to do with us now?" He asked as if it was a very obvious question.

"Are you seriously asking that? I mean don't you think of me as your friend? Or am I getting wrong signs for weeks?" I couldn't help but snap at him.

"Do you even need to ask that? Of course, we are friends. But why is our friendship bothering you so much that you're crying?" He asked, carefully, trying not to make me angry but he failed.

How could anyone be so thick-headed? Dumbass.

I took a deep breath. I won't snap at him. I won't.

"What I'm trying to say I'd that I shouldn't have fucked you! But now when the deed is done, we can't stay friends anymore. I'll never be able to look at you as a friend. I'm sorry, but we aren't friends anymore." I said, all at once. I checked for any dirt In my nails, but there weren't any.

Cole put his two fingers under my chin as he made me look at him. He had a very serious expression on his face.

And then, he started laughing his ass off. He laughed so much that I could actually see tears coming out from his eyes. But that didn't stop him from laughing, as he continued to laugh as if there was no tomorrow.

Why was he laughing so much? What the actual fuck was so funny about this whole situation? Our friendship was nothing for him.

I waited for him to calm down. He finally calmed down. But when he looked at me, he started laughing again.

A déjà Vu.

I scowled at him. Fuck him.

Wait, I already did that.

"Look, we did not fuck each other last night. And in future if we ever did fuck each other, it would be me fucking you, not you fucking me." Cole said after he calmed down. And by his tone, it looked as if he would fuck me in future. Not gonna happen.

"We didn't fuck each other? Then why were we sleeping in the same bed together and how am I wearing your shirt?" I bombarded him with my questions.

"I was going to sleep in the living room or the guest room but you didn't want to sleep alone in this haunted house. And you were whining about how tight your dress was, so I changed you." He replied Nonchalantly.

I peeked under his big shirt, just to make sure that I had my undergarments on. Which thankfully I did.

Phew.

"Don't worry, I didn't see you fully naked. You had your pink bra and your pink underwear on. I didn't change them. But, I want you to know something very important. Pink color doesn't suit you." He said before I could anything.

After hearing his words, I felt my face heat up.

"Look, you can use the bathroom in the guest room to freshen up. I'm gonna take a bath in my bathroom." I stated, getting up from my bed, as I made my way to the walk-in closet in my room.

Don't let his words affect you, Xandra. He is only messing with you.

I picked out an outfit for today, as I then made my way back to my room, as I took my I pod from the dressing table as I made my way to the bathroom.

Before I could lock the door of the bathroom, I heard Cole call out my name.

"Yeah?" I said as I poked my head out from the bathroom door.

"As much as I want to say that you look sexy in my clothes, I won't. Because it would only increase the size of your enormous ego." Cole said, with a smirk on his face. I simply rolled my eyes at him as I quickly locked the bathroom door.

I felt my face heat up again. He indirectly called me sexy.

I simply shook my head as I busied myself in choosing a song from my I pod.

I didn't bother choosing a song, as I shuffled up to my whole Playlist before letting the song begin.

Side to side by Ariana Grande started playing, as I began to strip my clothes off.

But before throwing Cole's shirt in the corner of the bathroom, I brought it close to face as I smelled it.

It still had that sexy scent in it.

Smiling, I folded his shirt as I kept it on the counter of the bathroom, beside my I pod.

Letting myself move with the music, I stepped into the hot shower as I felt the hot water touch each and every part of my skin, making my muscles relax.

$$$

"You have an awful taste in music." Cole started as soon as I entered the kitchen.

It looked like he just took a bath. His dark brown hair, which was almost black, looked wet and were sticking up everywhere on his face. He still didn't have a shirt on. His tanned skin, and his abs. They were drool-worthy. All of a sudden I felt the urge to touch those abs of his. Feel them. His jeans were hung very low on his waist. They were so low that I could actually see his grey Calvin Klein underwear. Boy, he was a full package. I just couldn't take my eyes off his abs. They were so--

"Take a picture, it'll last longer." Cole's voice broke me out of my trance. I blushed, as I realized that I was staring at him, or at his body.

"Whatever," I said as I rolled my eyes.

"Anyways, fruit loops?" I asked Cole, who was now standing on the door frame of the kitchen, analyzing me.

"Yeah." He said as he shrugged his shoulders.

Taking out the milk from the fridge, I noticed my mom's note stuck the fridge.

I will be home till 6 in the evening. Take care of the house and don't even think about partying behind my back.-Mom.

I rolled my eyes after reading the note. My mom just doesn't trust me.

"Your mom knows you so well," Cole said from behind me, causing me to jump in fright.

How was he standing behind me and I didn't notice?

I rolled my eyes at him. For the hundredth time again.

Today surely was going to be a long day.

A/ N,
That's it for this week.

How was this chapter?

And have you guys seen the new cover for this book? If yes, then how is that?

Ally❤