KATE POV

"Ow, stop, that hurts." I whine as I sit on the counter with a towel wrapped around my body since I had just taken a shower.

"Shut up stop being dramatic, I'm helping you by putting cream on you're bruises." Megan rolls her eyes. "I have to go now since I'm looking for a part time job." She says, putting the ointment cream on the counter. "Jason will be driving me since you and I came in one car. Bye."

Before I could say anything she bolted out of the bathroom and down the hall. I look down at my purple and blue legs. At least they looked better than yesterday.

"Kate, come down, I made us pancakes." Selena yells from the kitchen.

"Okay." I yell back. I loved pancakes so much, so I was in a much brighter mood than a couple minutes ago.

"Good morning Mr. Smith." I say walking down the wide stairs.

"Hello Kate, did you just wake up? It's already 2 you know." He warmly smiles as he looks at his watch.

"Yes you know me, I'm not much of a morning person." I say as I pull out two plates and utensils from the cabinet and I place them on the dining room table.

"Well, it was nice seeing you again. I have to get going, good bye." He waves and walks out the door.

"You're legs look better." She points out as she grabs the whipped cream and sprays a large amount in her mouth.

"Selena, I keep telling you to stop doing that." An elegant women appears in the kitchen. "Oh dear, Kate, what happened to your legs." She looks at me in fright as she smacks her hand on her mouth.

"Mom." Selena whines. "We were just playing around and Jason pushed her down the stairs." She says angrily but then looks back at me with a devilish smile.

"Great, way to blame it on your brother." I sarcastically whisper.

"That dickhead deserves it." She whispers back stomping her foot on the floor.

Selena could be so childish at times.

Once we finished eating, Selena tugged me up the stairs and to her huge closet.

"Here." She hands me a short dark pink strapless dress.

"It's cute, but why are you giving me this."

"Why do you think." She pulls out black pumps and a black puffer jacket as she hands them to me. "You'll be wearing this today."

"Why would I do that, I'm injured." I look at her cluelessly.

"Well..." She smiles suspiciously. "We're going on a double date today, with my baby and one of his friends."

"No way." I shake my head. I couldn't possibly do that. I'm not ready for a relationship, I literally just got cheated on a couple days ago.

"I know what you're thinking." She sighs as she holds my hands. "Just think of this as a way to meet a new friend and to meet my baby."

I look at her with that 'are you for real' face, but then I pause to think about it. She was right after all, I did need new friends. Since I was dating that asshole Cole back in college, I never really had the time to make friends.

"Okay, but I don't want to get involved with any mafia shit."

"Don't worry, me either." She says as she changes into her dark blue dress.

Selena did my hair while I put on my heels.

"So, who's the friend Matteo's bringing?" I ask while putting on hoop earrings.

"Actually... I'm not sure, but I heard he's hot." She smiles while spraying on vanilla perfume.

"Wait, but that doesn't matter since he'll be just a fr-"

"Come on, we can't be late." She cuts me off as she tugs me down the stairs and into her car.

I get in and I put on my seat belt as she starts the white Porsche.

"Hold the wheel for a sec." She says, putting on lip gloss. "I can't wait for you to meet my ba- wow what the fuck Kate, we almost got in an accident." She grabs the steering wheel.

"Oops, it's your fault for going so fast." I giggle as I look at her.

"What's so funny." She looks in the car mirror. "Shit, wipe that off my face."

I grab a tissue and I rub off the lip gloss that got on her chin. She speeds through the high way and into a big street.

"That was one hell of a ride. At least we got here in one piece." She says as we get out and walk towards a fancy restaurant. She pulls out a flask from her purse and takes a big gulp before handing it to me. I finish the rest as I scrunch my nose and I give it back to her.

"Damn girl, you that nervous?"

"Kinda... my bruised legs aren't that noticeable, right?" I ask her a little panicked.

She pauses to look at them. "Of course not, they look fine." She says with a fake smile.

That little liar. Well there's nothing I can do about it now since we're already here. I walk in as Selena runs towards two tall guys and jumps in the arms of one of them. The other guy was already sitting down and was wearing a black turtleneck with a suit. I get to the table and I sit down in front of him.

"Hey gorgeous." He says with a light Italian accent as he smiles.

I look up to his face. Val? What the hell was he doing here.

I look at Matteo and then back at Val. They looked very much alike besides the fact that Val looked older and had a couple scars. I start getting hot as we intensely look at each other so take off my jacket.

"What the fuck are you wearing." His smile disappears as his eyes drop down and then back up to meet mine.

"What about it." I say as I cross my arms.

"You look... fucking beautiful... but you're wearing... pretty much nothing. I don't want other guys to look at you the way I do." He grows angrily. "Why did you wear that thinking you'd meet up with one of my brother's friends."

What? Like it's any of his business. Why does he care so much about what I wear and who I hang out with.

"Hello Kate, I'm Matteo." He reaches over the table and shakes my hand. I glance over at Val, whose glaring at him.

"Hello." I smile, pulling my hand back.

I feel Val's knee press against mine under the table. I freeze up as I see him grin, moving closer to me. He pushes his leg in between my bare legs. I squeeze his thigh as I shiver, and he gulps making his adam's apple roll.

"So Kate, it seems like you know Val, how did you two meet?" Matteo asks as Selena sits on his lap.

"We met at uh..." He thrusts further between my legs, pressing his knee against my wet panties. "Oh, Val!" I moan out, as I claw at his thigh.

Suddenly, everyone turns to look at me and I smack my hand against my mouth. Shit, shit, shit what was that. I stand up not looking at anyone and I run to the bathroom. God, this is so embarrassing. I look at myself in the mirror as my mind goes blank.

The door swings opens and a tall figure rushes in. "What the fuck happened to your legs." Val had entered, looking terrifying as his jaw was clenched and his brows were deeply furrowed.

Shit, he saw it when I ran here. I'm so stupid. "It's nothing, don't worry about it." I say as I look down.

"It's not nothing." He yells enraged. "Why do you have bruises on your legs." He takes a step closer to me as I take multiple steps back but am stopped by the wall behind me. He leans close to my face and lifts my chin with his cold hands. "Who did this to you."

I place my finger on his jaw. He closes his eyes and his face relaxes. "No one did this to me, I fell on my own." I say softly as he looks down at me.

He sighs in relief as he caresses my curves and grabs my waist. "Good, you wouldn't want to know what I'd do if someone had hurt you." I suddenly get butterflies in my stomach as he pulls me closer. I inhale his sweet cologne and smoke scent as he leans down, pushing my hair behind my ear. "You're so fucking hot." He whispers lustfully as he places his head down on my shoulder.

I look down as I see his big throbbing bulge press against my stomach. I blink twice making sure I saw it correctly. How the hell was it so big. I feel his smirk against my neck as he looks at me from the corner of his eye. I run my fingers through his hair as are lips get closer. His hot panting tickled my neck as I lean in to press my lips against his. His eyes widen and he shoves me against a stall door. I moan as his warm tongue enters my mouth tasting every bit of it. His hands travel down my back and he grabs my butt as I feel his bulge get bigger. Our hearts start beating faster in sync.

"Fuck." He pulls the bottom of my dress down and steps back as he looks at me with regret. "I shouldn't do this." He runs out of the bathroom.

Huh? Why did he run away? Why does he confuse me so much. Is he already in a relationship, and that's what Alex was warning me about? Why does that asshole make me feel these feelings I can't describe. It's painful.

My eyes start to water as I slowly slide down the door, to me knees. I wipe my eyes with the back of my hand but it doesn't do much, the tears don't stop falling.