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Recap:

Noah and I successfully managed to get to my room without them noticing. Noah jumped into my bed and I rolled my eyes putting on the Avengers and we watched and he ate be food and I had little bites. Little bites.

We wasted the night watching the avengers together as the screams and moans got louder by every minute.

I sighed and cuddled up to Noah instead.

Fuck Dylan (whatever his middle name is. If he has one) Knight.

Dylan's POV

I forced my eyes to open like I had just woke up from a nightmare. I felt as if my eyelashes were glued together. I groaned feeling my head throbbing in pain.

I tried to shuffle around but noticed a girl was on top of me. I became more alert and looked at the girl in disgust. Who the hell is this?

I wanted to be polite but couldn't be bothered. I pushed her off me and she fell to the floor and groaned awake. Holly. This is not good.

I ran a hand through my hair and noticed we were both stripped from our clothes and sat on the sofa. No wonder why my neck hurts.

Holly stood up and smirked and me gleefully.
I noticed she wore my shirt from last night and I looked down to see I was wearing my swim shorts (they weren't board shorts so I was okay).

She wandered off leaving me confused and annoyed at myself. Where the fuck is she going?

I ran a hand through my hair feeling my headache grow stronger. I felt sickly, tired and thirsty.

Holly came back looking slightly annoyed but she seated herself next to me and she moved on to my lap wrapping her arms around my neck.

What the hell?

Bella walked in looking beautiful as usual. She looked rather dressed up though. She wore a nude dress with a black blazer and had her hair curled and everything.

"Where are you going?" I asked curiosity building inside of me.

She stopped, "The meeting you forgot about." She narrowed her eyes down at me and glared. I deserved that. Holly wrapped her arms around me tighter.

"Oh shit!" I cringed, "That was today?!" I pushed Holly off my lap. She pouted and glared at Bella.

"Yes." She nodded, "It's okay I'm taking over anyway." Bella said in a monotone voice. Her face blank from emotions and she was already making her way to the door.

"Bella I'm sor-" I was cut off when she slammed the door shut behind her.

I deserved that very much. I sighed running a hand through my hair. "So babe what should we do now?" She tried to crawl back on to my lap but I pushed her off once again.

"Nothing." I said blankly.

"Awh come on! Don't be like that baby! You don't need that fat pig anyway! You have me! She's not even pretty. She's fucking ugly baby. She's a fat whore anyway." Holly went on to insult Bella.

I growled at Holly. This is all her fault. She came on to me when I was intoxicated last night. I ran a hand through my hair, tugging at it slightly. This is all her fucking fault.

"Get the fuck out." I growled loudly.

"W-what?" She stuttered.

"Get the fuck out of my house!" I yelled at her. She picked up her stuff rolled her eyes at me and walked towards the door.

She held on to the door knob and looked at me with narrowed eyes. "You'll come running back to me Dylan." She said and slammed the door.

I scoffed, "as if bitch." I growled under my breath.

I stood up feeling dizzy. My hand flew up to my head and I rubbed my temples walking towards the kitchen. I heard a noise coming from the kitchen and growled not in the mood for this.

I walked in and gaped. "Why the fuck are you here?"

Noah swivelled around looking like he was caught in a bad act when actually he was going through my cupboards probably looking for medicine for his headache just like I was.

"Bella drove me here last night."

I sighed remembering what happened last night. "I'm sorry Noah." I said slowly and opened a drawer to find medication in it. I picked the aspirin packet up.

"I'm sorry too." He nodded slowly. I gave him a tablet and we both took it with water.

I looked at the bruises I gave him and ran a hand through my hair frustrated at myself.

"Get over it bro. Whatever happened happened." Noah shrugged. Why was he so damn forgiving?

"I should've not acted out like that." I leaned over the counted and buried my head in my hands. Remembering bits of last night.

"I promise you there is nothing going on between me and Bella but, one thing you better ask her out before I do." He chuckled and I punched him in the shoulder making us laugh loudly as he rubbed his shoulder.

"She hates me so there's no point. I mean I did sleep with Holly on the sofa too." I made a face and so did Noah. "Why does she hate Holly anyway?" I raised an eyebrow.

"That's for her to tell you not me." Noah shrugged, "I'll be leaving now anyway." He smiled.

I nodded and watched him walk out the door and shut it behind me.

After he left I went to take a shower and then sat on my bed merely in my boxers.

I sat alone in the quiet penthouse. I stared at the flat screen tv that hung up on the wall and sighed. She was at the meeting all alone with a guy called Mr. Code or something who was known was being quite sexist I've heard. I don't really understand why the company would want to work with a sexist asshole.

I tugged at my hair again, aggravated by my self destructive behaviour. I keep acting out like this but I was so used to it that I didn't bother with it anymore. But this time I wanted to bother with it. I wanted to care.

It wasn't Holly's fault was it?

It was mine. I'm such a man whore. I had this beautiful girl waiting for me but instead I got distracted by another girl and went to the dance floor to 'dance' with her, which really just meant grinding.

I can't contain myself can I? All I ever do is sleep with girls. That's all I'm good at. I scoffed letting out a bitter laugh.

I finally realised that my feet had carried me to the kitchen and I had a bottle of Jack Daniels in my hand.

I felt like I couldn't control anything, like my whole body was auto-pilot.

I went to sit in my room again and looked up at the ceiling and took a swig right from the bottle.

I let my thoughts take over and zoned out. I should never be left alone with just me and my thoughts when things go wrong. Things go wrong all the time though.

I scoffed taking another swig. I always have to do everything wrong. I mess up everything.

They're right. All those rumours about me. All he is, is a man whore who's unable to love anything. All he is, is a party animal. All he is, is a boarder line alcoholic. All he is, is a selfish asshole. All he is, is an asshole that doesn't care.

I am what they say. I sunk back into my bed and sighed. I am what they say. I repeated and took another swig and nearly choked as I let out loud bitter laughs.

Am I going insane? Why am I so intrigued with her? Why her? Why do I care? She won't care about me. I'm just a man whore. Of course she'd like Noah.

Noah's perfect. He's everything I'm not. He's kind, nice, doesn't sleep around. He makes girls feel like they're special. Like they're the fucking world.

Why can't I be like that?

I'm sure my mom and dad would've appreciated if I turned out like Noah too. I don't understand why my mom hasn't given up on me yet. I know my father has. He always tells me to be like Noah or one of my friends who are better than me.

I scoffed in taking even more alcohol. He has no hope in me. Our relationship as father and son is so rocky and fuzzy. He acts like he loves me in front of people so they don't suspect shit.

I hope my brother doesn't turn out like me. I'm the worst thing he could ever grow to be.

I drowned myself in self pity. Taking in more alcohol by each thought and laughing by myself thinking about bitter shit.

Here I am being self destructive again.

I laughed loudly feeling my sanity slipping. Why am I doing this? Oh right because I have something for a stupid fucking girl who will never have feelings towards me.

I sat up quickly. I don't have feelings for Bella. No. I refuse to have feelings for Bella. She's one of my best friends twin!

My thoughts darted everywhere. They went from May to Noah to Bella to my parents and to how much of a failure I was.

I sunk back into the bed again feeling drowsy. I felt myself slowly slip into darkness with stupid thoughts about a beautiful girl.

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I was poked in. "Are you dead?" I heard a female whisper.

"Of course I'm not." I growled not in the mood for anyone's shit and especially not in the mood for any girls shit.

I felt something being taken from my grip and I snapped my eyes open to see Bella on the edge of the bed still in the clothes she went out with in the morning and she had the bottle of Jack Daniels.

She sighed shaking her head and I stared at her coldly. I watched her leave and I pulled the comforters over my head.

A few minutes later the comforters were yanked off me. I growled in annoyance.

I opened an eye and Bella looked at me expectingly. She held a glass and a tablet in her other hand.

I sat up a little and she passed them to me and I popped the tablet in my mouth and gulped it down with the water. I set the glass down and was about to speak but she got up and left.

I let out a loud sigh in anger. I lay in my bed for longer and I had no idea how long it had been until I heard a small knock on the door.

"Dyl?" I heard a familiar melodic voice.

I pulled the comforters over my head and sunk under them hiding myself like it would have some effect.

"I know your there." She laughed lightly making my stomach churn. Stop! Whatever you're doing. Stop! "What's wrong?" She said softly and I felt another presence next to me.

I got out from under the comforters because it became stuffy and I wasn't able to breathe properly. "Nothing." I said annoyance and anger clear in my voice.

She said nothing and just looked at me. She examined my face and let out a defeated sigh. She pulled her legs into her chest and lay her chin on her knees. Bella let her hair fall around her. "I messed up the meeting." She said quietly.

"What?" I asked confused. I sat up a little next to her and rubbed my temples feeling slightly stressed when she said that.

"I said no to Mr. Codes deal and he insulted me a few times after."

"You said no?" I looked at her confused and she still looked down at the comforter.

"His presentation was boring. It didn't strike any ideas to me. It didn't pop out like something special and we didn't need it." She explained looking slightly agitated, "But I messed up."

"No you didn't." I muttered.

"I did! He wanted you there not me! He didn't want some female teenage girl there!" Bella buried her face in her knees.

"Well it looks like from what I'm hearing you haven't messed up anything. All you did was turn down a deal mi amor." I said and refrained from touching her in any way. "It wasn't an important deal that would benefit our company in any other way. Plus why would we want to be associated with a sexist asshole?"

Bella looked at me gloomily. God dammit I just wanted to touch her. "What if I'm not good enough to run the company when I'm older Dylan?" She stared straight ahead. Insecure. She was very insecure with the company.

I looked at her intensely, analysing everything. "You will be good enough. Hell, you are good enough right now mi amor. You're perfect to take over your fathers' companies. You're smart, ambitious, fierce and will definitely put anyone in their place if needed and you would treat all your employees with respect and they all already love you."

Bella ripped her gaze away from the blank T.V and looked at me. "Why couldn't Luke do it?"

I chuckled, "Bella we both know Luke does not want to be part of your family business. It's not where his heart lies and your father and mother does not want to force him into it. Luke would rather have a modelling career or something to do with art. He loves it. So your father turned to you. You were willing to do it and you loved the business."

"I was his second choice." She glared at me.

Oh shit. I should've phrased my words differently. She's going to think terrible things now. ""No! I do remember your father telling me you were his first choice because he remembers taking you both into his office and you were the most eager to learn out of the both of you from a young age."

A tint of pink brushed over her cheeks making her look even cuter than before. "I don't know what to say about that." She smiled awkwardly.

I chuckled and then we fell into an awkward silence. "You haven't sat on the couch have you?" I asked concerned.

Bella looked at me and scrunched up her nose in disgust, "no!"

"Okay that's good. We need someone to clean it." I said to myself and again we fell into an even more awkward silence. "I'm sorry." I slowly said.

"Why are you saying sorry? There's nothing to say sorry for. All you did was sleep with Holly." She shrugged saying it like it was nothing.

My jaw clenched ever so slightly. Of course she doesn't care. Why would she care?! She probably likes Noah too! "I wanted to say sorry for leaving you at the party like that."

"It's fine I found Noah anyway." Bella's face looked blank.

I felt my emotions come over with anger, annoyance and jealousy...?

"And for starting a fight with Noah."

"Did you say sorry to Noah?" Of course she only cares about him.

I mentally scoffed and nodded not trusting my own voice in case I said something to fuck up everything further.

Bella looked at me and I looked at her, "why do you hate Holly?" I asked bluntly.

"I don't hate Holly." She looked surprised at the question.

"You do." I raised an eyebrow. What was she hiding.

"I don't hate Holly. Why would I?" She looked slightly torn when she said that.

"I'm going to ask you again Bella." My patience was wearing thin, "Why do you hate Holly?"

Bella furrowed her eyebrows and her crystal blue eyes became a darker stormy blue colour. "Who told you what?" She sounded angry.

"No one told me anything." I tilted my head, licking my lips in the process, "So I want you to tell me baby girl."

Bella clenched her jaw, "I don't want to tell you everything."

"Should I ask Holly? I mean I'm sure she'd be happy to tell me."

Bella growled at me, "She won't tell you anything!" Bella snapped.

I smirked lazily, "I wouldn't be so sure about that now baby girl. So it's either you telling me or Holly telling me with her mouth wrapped around-"

Bella cut me off by pouncing onto me and she had her hands pushing down on my chest. "Don't you dare ask her!" She growled.

"Feisty." I chuckled.

She frowned, "shut up Dylan." She got off me and got off the bed making me frown. "Please don't ask her." She whispered barely audible but I heard her. Bella left the room and I heard her door slam shut making me frown.

Whatever she has between Holly must be something serious.

I looked at my hands and then turned around to look at the alarm clock. 6:30.

What am I supposed to do now?

I could ask Holly, maybe... Should I? Bella doesn't want me to. But it could be something serious but, Noah won't even tell me shit which means it's something serious.

I sat up and grabbed my phone scrolling through the contacts. I hovered over Holly's name. Should I?

No I shouldn't. I'll wait a few days to do so.

I flopped back onto my bed and groaned loudly.

I just wanted her to be happy and she definitely did not look happy.

I sighed into my bed and closed my eyes.

Why do I fuck up all the time?

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So Dylan's POV am I right?

I just wanted to address something about this chapter in particular. I started off with Bella's POV and wrote a little over +1,500 words but then deleted realising the chapter couldn't go anywhere. So finally thought what about having a chapter in Dylan's POV? So then I did and it went fairly well in my opinion because I know you guys think Dylan is an asshole and things like that but he's an asshole for many reasons. I don't think I've shown this side of him ever. Dylan is quite a strange character that I'd like to do more back story on. He's a boarder line alcoholic and is very self destructive and people don't realise how broken Dylan is. Bella has an eating disorder and panic disorder. Dylan is boarder line alcoholic and is self destructive.

I wrote that last night ^^. It was like a attack of ideas I had and I just had to write it before I forgot. I've updated a lot recently so :)

Thank you for all the votes and things. I want to know what you guys want more of in chapters.

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