"Uhh..." her body arched under him as her hand clung to his wrist and his grip on her thigh tightened. Dropping her head back into her fluffy pillow she swore the world spun backward a moment, she felt amazing. She felt every nerve ending in her body tingle as her toes curled under and heart slammed into her chest. In a way she didn't want to confess to anyone, she had forgotten how good this was. How good it felt.

It had been a month, four long painful weeks and she hadn't had this high. She hadn't had his hands gliding over her skin or his lips leaving stings along her neck. She hadn't felt his hips roll into hers or other things slid in her. She hadn't felt anything and she didn't realize how much she actually needed it until now.

"Damn it," she panted, sliding her hands up to his shoulders and her nails dug into the hot skin. "That was amazing," she giggled out between breathes as he nodded resting his head against hers. His breaths racing so fast in and out of him she wasn't sure he would catch it back. "Missed doing that..."

"Yeah," he pressed a sweet kiss to her lips and closed his eyes. "Are you ok though?" he wondered and her brows pulled together to what that meant. He had been asking her that so much often that she was so lost to why.

"Yeah, why?"

"You just...you didn't seem to really want to at first," he shrugged knowing when they returned home earlier she said she wasn't really in the mood. He of course mumbled some asshole remark and went on to take a shower. He knew he was being cold to her; he was just confused as hell to what was going on. They used to sleep together almost every night. He was almost positive they hadn't gone a month without sex since they first got together. However, after they ate she went upstairs to work on work and he watched a movie with everyone. Then he got a random text saying she was sorry and for him to come upstairs. He of course did and then she just kissed him.

But again it was weird at first, she seemed almost unsure and it worried him. But then she flipped again and was fine. Nothing lessened his confusion.

"I didn't want you to think I was almost forcing you," he mumbled out and she felt her heart hurt that he would think such a thing.

"I'd never think that Colton," she ran her fingers over his cheek and he nodded. "I'm sorry I've been so distant lately. Yet, you have to know that I would never think that...."

"Ok...good..." he pulled off her and flipped on his back. Relief flashing over him at that, still, not liking she herself admitted she was being distant. He was kinda hoping he was just overthinking things, but to hear her confirm it really sucked.

"You ok?" she clung the sheet to her and lifted to look at him. Sliding her leg up she felt it curl into his and really didn't like she couldn't read the look he was giving her.

"Yeah..." his hand reached up to frame her cheek and brought her down for a sweet kiss. "I'm ok..."

"I love you," she told him and watched something flicker through his gorgeous eyes and her brows creased. "What?"

"Nothing..." he shook his head and pulled in a long breath. Not wanting to comment on the fact she hadn't told him that in weeks. He knew he didn't say it all the time, but it was rare she would go a few hours without saying it. Now...now he really didn't remember the last time he heard it. "I've just missed this..."

"What? Sex," she teased and he cracked a smile at her.

"No...well I mean yes, but this," he waved his hand at them. "You know I love sex, but...but I just like laying here with you. Holding you, kissing you...talking to you... I've missed sex, but I've missed this too..."

"Yeah..." he watched her frown and he shook his head not wanting to think about why. He was so tired of trying to figure it out and always getting an 'I'm fine' that he wasn't even sure if he would push it anymore. He would like to think if something was really wrong she would just tell him.

"Come here..." he pulled her close to him and rolled himself over on top of her. Loving the sweet moan that she released as his hand glided down her body.

"No..." she whined when his phone started going off on the nightstand beside them. "Ignore it," she giggled a little as he smirked.

"Just let me see who it is," he mumbled against her lips and felt her pout as he rolled over to grab it. "It's your brother..."

"Tell him I said we are busy," she ordered rolling over on top of him and kissing up his chest.

"This better be good, man," he groaned in the phone. Watching as his girl flipped her eyes up at him as she kissed along his abs. Her hair falling in her face and him swearing nothing looked so sexy. "Dumbass..." he mumbled not paying much attention as he hung up the phone and tossed it on the stand.

"Everything ok?" she slid up him and kissed his neck.

"Yeah, Max locked himself out...forgot his key," he rolled his head to the side and hearing her mumble along his neck. "Have to go open the door."

"You should put a spare somewhere," she pulled back to pout and he laughed giving her a quick kiss.

"I agree... but I'm going to go let him in and then we will return to this," he promised giving her a sweet kiss. Tenley nipping his lip and he growled pulling back and shaking his head. "I promise to be right back..."

"Ok, fine," she fell to the side and he rolled off. Pulling on his boxers that rested beside the bed and moved toward the door. The blonde pausing a moment and looking at her and she giggled. "What?"

"Nothing..." he shook his head. "I'll be right back baby," he winked and she bit her lip as he shut the door and she heard him move down the stairs. Reaching over to grab her phone from her purse she noticed the text and miss call and dialed the number back real quick.

"Hey...are you ok?"

"Fine...I just... I need to talk to you about something..." she picked at the bed sheet and frowned. "Umm...can we meet in the morning before class?"

"Ten, are you ok?"

"I just need to see you," she told him and knotted her hand in her hair, feeling the pressure building up in her eyes and slamming them shut.

"Want to just meet now?"

"No...no I'm with Colton right now. Just...just let's meet tomorrow," she almost seemed to beg and thanked everything when he agreed. "Ok...I'll text you but I have to go. See you tomorrow," she said and didn't wait for a responds before hanging up and tossing the phone on the nightstand. Her not even fully relaxed back into the bed before the door flung open. "Boyfriend," she laughed as he dove onto the bed and locked his mouth with hers.

"Where were we again?" he mumbled against her lips as she started to ease on her back.

"Umm..." she curled her toes in the side of his boxers and pushed them down. "Definitely around here," she smirked as he kicked them off the rest of the way and felt him graze against her.

"Yeah," his hand gripped on her thigh as he slowly slid once again into her. "Yeah we were there..."

Stirring his spoon around his cereal, he held a slow blink as he tried to wake himself up. It was barely past six and his first class wasn't until noon. He hated being up this early, he loved his sleep.

"I hate morning workouts," Max groaned as he shuffled his feet into the kitchen and rubbed the tiredness from his eyes. "They make me want to punch the nearest person," he dropped into the chair and Colton shifted his eyes up at him.

"You punch me I swear I'll kick your ass," he told him before pushing the spoon in his mouth.

"Hello jackasses," Lee walked into the room and grabbed his wallet from the counter.

"Why are you so damn chipper?" Max wondered, cutting his eyes over at the clock. Why was it so early? Nothing should be allowed to happen before seven in the morning.

"He probably touched himself last night," Colton teased taking a sip of his coffee.

"We all know no one else is..." Max teased and got a laugh from his friend. Lee rolling his eyes as he grabbed a snack from the cabinet. "What's it been man? Going on nine months?"

"You know it's really not that bad," Lee shrugged, not letting his friends saying things to him getting to him. He knew the truth and on top of that he loved Billie, it wasn't some conquest he was trying to have. It wasn't some lockeroom talk, it wasn't something he was going to walk into the house and tell all his friends. It was more than that, she was more than that. "But I'm going to bounce out...Forgot my bag at Billie's and told her I would stop by and pick it up. See you losers in the gym in thirty!" he smacked both of their heads as he moved out the front door.

"If you must punch someone, punch him," Colton pointed at the door, agreeing their friend was way too happy for this early.

"Not a problem," Max agreed dropping his head and swearing he could go back to sleep in that moment.

"Hey boys," Tenley wondered into the kitchen a little confused. "Why are you up so early?" she asked, kinda shocked when she woke up to find Colton not beside her that moment. She just assumed he was in the bathroom or something.

"Have a morning workout," Colton told her reaching for her hand and tugging her into his lap.

"Didn't have enough of a workout last night?" she teased running her hand across his cheek and leaning in for a sweet kiss. Colton letting out a growl as he nipped her lip making her giggle.

"My god it's too early for this shit," Max spun out of his chair and headed back toward his room.

"Love you Maxie," Tenley yelled before hearing the door of his room slam shut. "He's so moody."

"Yeah, don't know what that is about," Colton shrugged, gripping her leg and tugging her closer. "But why are you up so early? Isn't your class not until eight? Probably could have slept another couple hours..."

"I know...I uh, I'm having some issues with this class so my professor told me if I came in early he would tutor me with it," she fiddled with his hair and he nodded.

"Well, is there anything I could help you with?" he wondered but she quickly shook her head no.

"No, no. I have it," she shrugged reaching across the table and stealing some grapes from Max's plate. "But I probably should get going," she pulled in a long breath looking at him. Turning her head to look at him and he grew confused with the look in her eyes.

"Hey..." he lifted her chin to catch her eyes and didn't understand the pain in them. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah," she slowly nodded and ran her hand over his cheek. "I just love you Colton," her head rested against his and pressed a sweet kiss to his lips. "I love you so damn much..."

"Well...that's a good thing right?" he let out a dry laugh and pulled back to look at her.

"Yeah..." she slowly nodded and twisted her lip into a tight smile. "Yeah it's a good thing..."

"Then why do you look like that small fact is kicking you in the gut?" he wondered and she watched the pain flash through his gorgeous blue eyes.

"Colton..."

"Hey!" Max came walking back in with his stuff in his hand. "You ready to go?" he asked and brows pulled at the look on the peoples' faces before him. "Everything ok?"

"Fine," Tenley pushed a smile and stood up, smoothing out her shirt and clearing her throat. "I'll see you two later," she ran her hand through his short blonde hair and he tilted his head up at her. "We will talk when I get home..."

"I can just skip workout," panic flickered through him but she just gave him a reassuring smile.

"We'll talk later," she shrugged leaning down for a quick kiss. "Bye...see ya Maxie," she patted his side as she grabbed her stuff and headed out. Max turning to see her leave before looking back at his friend.

"What's going on man?" he wondered, his best friend just staring at the front door she just walked out of.

"I don't know..." he mumbled completely confused to what just happened. Yeah she had been weird the last few days, honestly weeks, but he just thought it was stress with school. However now...now he was worried it was something else. He didn't do anything...at least he didn't think he had done anything. "She's been so out of it lately..."

"Maybe she is cheating on you and about to dump your dumb ass," Max tried to joke grabbing his bag off the floor and catching his friend's face fall. "Dude, I'm kidding," he laughed a little. "You know I'm kidding. Tenley wouldn't cheat on you..." he said and saw the unsure look on his friend's face. "Colt..." he made sure to have his attention so he knew he was serious. "You know that right?"

"We're going to be late for practice," he stood up, not answering the question as he placed his stuff in the sink.

"Dude..."

"I don't want to talk about it alright!" his tone rose as he grabbed his stuff. Max holding his hands up in defense and taking a slow step back. Colton letting a growl at his mood change and shaking his head. "Look...I don't mean to be an ass, but it's not a big deal."

"It's a big deal if you're saying you don't trust her."

"I do trust her. I don't think she is cheating on me. She is just stressed with school and life that's all," he shrugged it off. "We are fine, but we really need to go alright? Coach wanted Reeves to check out my knee before practice."

"Is it still really bothering you?" Max wondered, deciding to drop the other conversation. He knew his friend; he knew if he didn't want to talk about something it was best to drop it. Plus, he knew his sister; she was crazy about the blonde. She wouldn't even entertain the idea of cheating.

"Not as bad as it was a few weeks ago..." he said as they headed toward the door. There still a slight limp in his step from when he really screwed it up three weeks ago. They thought it would be better by now but though the swelling was gone and bruising it still hurt like hell sometimes if he was on it too long. "But still has a clicking when I run, which is why they want to check it so often. Afraid it might pop back out again."

"Let's hope not. I'm tired of caring your fat ass around," Max teased and got an eye roll and shove out the door from his friend.

"Just get in the damn car," Colton shook his head and grabbed his phone to send off a quick text. Typing the three short words quickly before climbing into the car and driving off. His mind, however, not at all into practice.

(-)

"What are you staring at?" Hannah popped up over the dark haired girl's shoulder as she sat at lunch.

"Uh...Colton text me this morning. Was just rereading it," she shrugged, hitting the lock on her phone and sitting it down beside her.

"Something dirty?" the blonde wiggled her brows and Tenley laughed shaking her head.

"Not in the least. We had a weird talk this morning and I think he was just worried about me or something," she explained and watched her friend eye her a little bit.

"What was the talk about?"

"It what wasn't said that was the issue," she mumbled opening her drink and taking a sip. Hannah looking more confused by that statement. "I don't know, I just..."

"Just what?"

"I love Colton, I do. However, I don't want to ever hold him back from things. I'm so worried that I will keep him from trying things," she told her hating to think that. Colton could great things, he would do great things and she didn't ever want to be the reason he missed out on something.

"I'm sorry, I don't really understand what you mean, Ten."

"Colton and I really don't have secrets. I mean, he knows all my passwords to things, I know his. He plays with my phone and I don't care, but the other day I was on his computer and saw an email."

"An email?"

"Yeah, it was for Johnson and Taylor's company," she told her and saw her eyes widen.

"Ten, that is a great company to be involved with. They have so many connections and on top of that are worth a stupid amount of money," she let out a laugh shaking her head at that.

"Yeah I know," she bit her lip with a frown.

"Why do I feel you aren't excited about this?"

"They wanted to meet with him because they are interested in offering him an internship," she explained and Hannah shrugged not seeing the bad in that. "An internship in one of their offices in D.C," she said and it clicked.

"Oh...that's not close..."

"Not even remotely," she frowned and pulled in a long breath. "But I don't even care about the internship. I care more he didn't tell me about it, because that is huge news. But I also care that they sent him that email over a week ago and he responded with he appreciated the offer, however, had other commitments here."

"Ten..."

"He knows me Hannah; he knows I wouldn't want to move to D.C. He knows I couldn't be that far away from my family, from Max."

"He could have turned that offer down for many of reasons Ten. For Raine, for his mom..."

"If that is why, I want him to talk to me about it. I wouldn't ever want to know he turned down great opportunities because of me. It would kill me if he resented me for it. I don't want him to miss out on things because of me Hannah."

"Have you told him that? Have you sat down and asked him his thoughts on it all?" she questioned and the brunette's eyes just dropped down some. "Tenley, he loves you. I know you love him, but I honestly don't think it's half of what he feels for you. You are that boy's everything and I can assure you, he doesn't want that stuff if it doesn't have you with it."

"I just want him to be all the amazing things I know he can be without me screwing it up..."

"Why do you keep thinking you're going to screw it up?" Hannah tossed her hands up utterly confused by that. "What has made you suddenly so insecure? What happened to that girl who was so comfortable in her relationship she didn't give two shits what other people thought? What is going on with you? Are you just not happy with ya'll anymore?" she wondered but would be shocked by that. She swore to anyone who would listen that Colton and Tenley would more than likely marry and have number of adorably blue eyed dark haired babies with their mother's dimples and their father's broody smirk. They always just seemed so happy, so perfect together and Hannah, honestly, never saw Colton happier than when he was with her. If he knew Tenley might not be happy anymore she knew it would kill him.

"I just have a lot going on," she mumbled and Hannah let out a small dry laugh at that answer. Honestly, not sure what she was supposed to say to that.

"Saw you this morning with Jack," she said and her friend's head snapped up. "Is that the a lot going on?"

"I just saw him on the way to class Hannah. We share it. We pass each other often..."

"Do you talk often?"

"You don't need to worry about Jack," her tone a little harsher then she meant but she was so over people on her case about him. She was over it. She was over talking about it and over people on her case about it. "He isn't some issue everyone has to look out for."

"I'm not looking out for him Ten," Hannah said quickly. "I'm looking out for Colton," she said and watched her friend's face fall a bit. "I love you and you are without a doubt one of my best friends. Yet, I don't want him getting hurt. You two have been together a long time, it's normal to wonder about other things, but you don't ever act on them."

"I'm not acting on anything Hannah!" Tenley snapped slamming her hands on the table. "I'm aware of how long I've been with