(Above image is Conner)

Sophia had taken the day off like she told to, so that day, she decided to take her daughter to the amusement park. It was a bright sunny day which automatically cheered her mood up. She had been dreading over last night and Richard's behavior had shocked her to no extent. All she had in mind was to take a restraining order against him, as soon as she could. Also, a divorce had to be filed soon, very soon.

Her heart almost ached when she thought of divorce. All her life, she had been rejected and let down. By her father, her friends, her family and now her own better half. She wanted thing to go back to how they were just a year ago, but she knew it was not possible. Not now.

''Mommy I'm ready'' Sophia turned around to find her daughter in cargo pants and a white shirt. She had better clothes than Sophia did. ''Great! Let me go and get my purse'' Sophia got up from her chair and went over to the kitchen counter, her high waist-ed blue jeans complimenting her legs and her light pink top hugged her curves. She had her hair up in a bun , she didn't want to sweat her soul out.
Problem of a girl with long hair!

She walked out of the door and waited for Serenity to catch up, she handed her the purse and locked the door . ''Let's go!'' She held Serenity's hand and walked over to her car, praying desperately for nothing bad to happen.

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''YOU!'' Sophia let out a outraged whisper. ''WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!'' She was almost shaking with anger.
''Good to meet you too Mrs Morin'' He greeted.
She narrowed her eyes ''I asked you a question''
''And I chose to ignore it''
''This was supposed to be mother-daughter day! What the hell are you doing here!'' She exclaimed. She could not believe he was here!
''I guess you should ask your daughter about it'' He shifted his stare from her to behind her where a hopping Serenity was approaching her with cotton candy in her hand. She turned around and for the first time she wanted to smack some senses into her daughter. Serenity was smiling all the way and her smile only widened when she saw Conner standing there.

''Con-Con!'' She greeted happily, unlike her mother.
''Hey there!'' Once again, his stoic expression was converted into a happy one. How does he do this!

''Mommy'' Serenity turned over to her mother with utter bliss. ''Time for ride!'' With that she held Conner's hand and pulled him along. Sophia stood there, clearly paralyzed . She could see how comfortable Serenity was with him and it scared her to no extent. Soon he would have full control over her and she would lose her to him. No, she couldn't let that happen, she just couldn't .

Slowly walking over to both of them she stood there , clutching her purse close to her body. She could hear her daughter speaking something to Conner but she couldn't hear it, she didn't want to. All they talked about would do nothing but worry her more and she just wanted her problem to decrease, not increase but clearly it was too much to ask for.

''Mrs. Morin?''
''Mommy?''
Both of their worried voices brought her back from her own worry world. ''Yeah?'' She forced a smile and looked at them. ''Only two seats are left for the ride mommy'' Serenity pouted ''Can I go with Con-Con?''
Sophia's mouth literally hung open. What was happening?
''I promised Con-Con that we'll go on every ride, and he can't be left alone mommy'' She justified, which made Sophia more angry.
Why the hell would a damn 5 year act like a 62 year old grandma!

But again she forced a smile, and nodded. ''Sure.'' Without a second glance, she turned around and walked out of the area. She took slowly walked towards a small food stall where an old man was selling hot dogs and was humming a tune to himself, but he didn't realize everyone nearby could hear him.
''Can I get an extra spicey....'' She looked at the board which held the name of different type of hotdogs and their price ''Fire dragon?'' She said it more like a question. What kind of name was that for a hot dog?
The old man stopped humming and looked up from his work. ''Sure! Do you want anything else?''

''No.'' Se smiled.
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Sophia was eating her third hot dog and waiting for both of them. She was blessed with a body where she could eat as much as she wants and would never get fat, and she took full advantage of it.
Throwing the napkin in the bin next to the bench, she turned around and scanned the area, they hadn't returned and it had been more than half and hour. Clearly they had gone to another ride without her because no roller-coaster ride takes half an hour. She sighed, as she turned back around. She didn't know why but Serenity would forget her whenever Conner was near her, was it because both of them shared a special father-daughter bond? She didn't know what the reason was but all she knew was that she was losing her value, it was depreciating day by day.

The half an hour turned into one hour, and then two, then three. Sophia was still sitting there, waiting for them to return. Yes, she could've gotten up have made some efforts to go look for them but why would you go somewhere they don't want you to be? The amusement park wasn't that big the they couldn't have come back to at least inform her about them going for another ride.

She looked around again, no trace. They just vanished and never even cared to as-wait WHAT
Sophia got up at once, how could she be so stupid! He was no where to be seen and her daughter was with her! What if he kidnapped her?
At once the terrified mother ran away from the food stall and towards the main park looking for her daughter at different rides. But where was she supposed to look for her!
"Serenity!" Sophia yelled, gaining attention of a few passer by but she didn't care. "Oh god.." Sophia was on the verge of crying. Where was her daughter! She quickly walked over to the security guard who was busy on his walki-talkie
"E-Excuse me sir I..my daughter has gone missing..she...was here and then he took her for a ride..I-Oh god please help me find her!" She begged frantically looking everywhere but at him, her eyes teary.

Call it luck or misfortune, at that exact moment she heard a familiar laugh. She turned around and saw her daughter jumping up and down with cotton candy in her hands.

Sophia straightened her back and Blinked. Serenity was safe..
"Ma'am? " The worried voice of the guard broughy her back from her trance. "I'm so sorry officer, I found her she's there" She pointed at the two of them and then walked away, her head down with embarrassment.

"Where were you two? " She asked storming towards them. "The line for the rollercoaster was too big. Had to wait for 2 rounds." Conner answered. "Mommy it was fun!" Serenity smiled and then ran towards her mother, hugging her legs.
"The next time make sure you atleast call me" She snarled.

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After 5 hours of going for different rides and being ignored by her very own daughter for her 'Con-fucking-Con' the day finally ended. Sophia was standing near the car glaring at her daughter who was whispering something in Conner's ear. He looked over to her,leaned down, then said somthing and then looked back at Serenity, then she nodded. What were they talking about?

"Serenity we're getting late" She opened the door, sat in the drivers seat and slammed the door shut. Her anger was justified to some extent but she knew she had to take it out somehow.

Not only her anger, but her frustration her sadness, her loneliness had to be taken care of somehow, and that's when it clicked.

She called up Alice. "Hey Alice, do you mind keep Serenity with you for tonight? I'll pick her up tomorrow afternoon....Sounds perfect, thanks! ...bye" With that she hung up and waited for Serenity to came. After another minute, she came, a big smile on her face. Sohpia opened the door from the inside for her and helped her get in. Once she was seated, Sophia pulled the beatbelt over her.

"What took you so long?" Sophia suddenly asked her, keeping her voice as polite as possible. But in return she only got a giggle ."Secret, mommy"

Oh how much she wanted to strangle that jerk for making her daughter behave this way.

"Family doesn't keep secrets" She tried to pursue her, "But I promised him I would not tell, family doesn't break promises" She said in an innocent tone.

This kid was way too smart for her own good.

"But Conner isn't family, he's a friend, there's a difference. Now tell me Serenity, what were you talking about?" She pushed her more, knowing this will break her.

"Promise you won't tell Con-Con?" She asked with her big blue eyes staring back at her mother, hoping she doesn't tell anything to him. She didn't want him to be upset.

"Promise" Sohpia smiled genuinely this time, happy because of her little victory.

"He said you're beautiful"

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"Thank you so much Alice for keeping her for the night. I really need a break, i need to get my mind of things''
"No problem. I'm happy to have company plus Jose is happy too. Will see you tomorrow then?" Aloce smiled st her friend knowing all too well how stressed she was. But being the stubborn control freak she was, she wouldn't tell a soul.

"Yeah..bye'' with that Sophia turned around and walked back to her car. She so needed this break.

After 15 minutes of driving, she finally reached her destination.

"DEVIL'S PARADA" she read out loudly as she got out of the car. It was a bar, which has been opened recently and it was already giving competition to other high class restaurants and bars.

She walked over to the line and luckily there weren't many people around, it was only 7pm. The groud would get intense around 9pm. She stood there and got herself the expensive ticket, then walked in.

The bar was all black, except for the lighting which were like a cherry on top. The place did not smell of alcohol, well for the time being it didn't who knows the rest? She walked over to the bar and sat down beside a man. He was looking ahead, lost in his thoughts. His jawline was perfect and his eyes were light brown, that of sand. He didn't even blink for as long as Sophia stared at him. Soon the bartender came and she ordered an entire bottle of vodka.

The bartender looked at her skeptically, her attire was that of a traveler. Would she be able to pay?

Sohpia rolled her eyes and pulled her small mickey mouse wallet out of her pocket and pulled out some money. She threw it on the counter "This is for this'' she pointed at the the bottle "And this" she took out more money "Is for the next two. Keep the change"

The bar tender quickly gathered all the money and gave her a goofy smile.

"Mickey mouse? Really?" A deep voice was heard from beside her which was soon followed by a low vibrating sound. Was he laughing at her?
She turned towards him and shook her head "A girls gotta do what she gotta do" She laughed as she started drinking her vodka, straight from the bottle, no manners.

"Trying to forget an ex?" The same man asked this time looking at her with keen eyes. It looked like he was intrigued by her, which he was. She was this beautiful woman with long hair, her to-die-for curves, her adorable smile and bitchey attitude, but something was not right, her eyes looked empty.
She looked at him confused, and then looked around. Yup, he was talking to her.
"Nope, just trying to forget myself."

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After 2 bottles of vodka and 2 times of throwing up, Sophia was still at the bar, ordering another bottle. "Bring it on brother!" She cheered as the bartender brought another bottle. The man next to her was still there, but was less intoxicated.

"I think you should stop" The man suggested. She was in no state of drinking anymore. But her eyes, they twinkled with something rare something she had long forgotten. Freedom.

"Noppppe" She said popping the p.

Suddenly she stood up and looked around the bar. Everything looked blurry, like her thoughts.

The man sitting beside her stood up too, suddenly scared that she would fall. He too was confused for his behavior but didn't say anything.
"Want me to drop you off somewhere?" He asked her politely.
"Nope" she giggled and held onto the bar stool, everything was moving and she had to hold not to keep herself from falling. Couldn't things stay on their respective places? Stupid non living things!

The man didn't say anything but stood there. He was around 6'2 and towered over her small height. Small for him, atleast. Suddenly he felt warm hands wrap around his wrist "dance with me?" The same intoxicated lady refused to let him drop her was holding his hand and looking at him with her big hazel eyes, begging him to dance with her.

Before he could react she pulled him onto the dance floor.

She started swating her hips with the beat and moved her head from left to right, her body movig like a belly dancer,as she lst herself in the music. Not able to control anymore, the man wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. She smelled so good, so devine.

No he didn't have any bad intentions, he came here just to forget him problems. But somewhere this woman had him intrigued. He wanted to know her more, wanted to atleast know her name so he could bumo into her at a coffee shop and act like it was a confidence.
He didn't know why, but this little minx had caught his attention and he didn't want let go.

''Oh my god I love this song" Sohpia cheered as she began singing "can't keep my hand to myself.....no matter how hard I'm trying to...ohhh can't keep my hands to myself'' She wasnt as good as Selena, but she had a good voice. And the man noticed.

But all of a sudden, Sophia felt someone pulled her away from the warm embrace. Loud voices were heard, she tried to focus but the sidden jerk had her head spinning. "Oh god..'' She whispered as she held her head in her hands and pressed them. What was going on?

The voices got louder and her head was spinning at a tremendous speed. She didn't know when, why and where, but soon she felt everything go black.
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The sun rays hit her face, smeared makeup and disheveled hair were all over the pillow and her face. She grumbled and turned away from the source of light. "Oh god close the damn curtain" She mumbled.

After 5 minutes of staying in her bed, she finally decided to get up. She opened her eyes and sat up, her vision was slighlty blur so she rubbed her eyes and as soon as she did that, the pain in her head returned.
"Oww" She hissed as she held onto her head. The pain was terrible and she didn't even have an asprin in her house. Slowly she let go of her head and opened her eyes, she blinked a few times and her vision got clearer, and unfortunately this was the worst thing that could happen to her.

Right in front of her, was the greek-god sitting there, with a cup of coffee in his hands and a scowl on his face.

"YOU!'' She roared

"I would suggest you to stop yelling, I'm not used to people talking to me in such high tone, Ms. Morin" Conner complained.

And then and there, she realised it wasn't her bed, it wasn't her room , it wasn't her house . And the worst part, the shirt she was wearing wasn't hers either.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?

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Hey buttercups. I took a bit too long to update so I made this chalter extra long and spicy.

I hope you enjoyed

Xoxo
Erica

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