I rolled over, rolling off of the couch and onto the floor, I gasped and groaned, wondering who the hell was at my door, I looked at the clock it read 7:03 am, I started to feel a massive headache coming from all the booze I drank the night before, the knocking kept going until I finally unlocked the door and pulled it open, I was half naked in a huge t-shirt and underwear, I looked at the person standing in front of me holding a package,

"Yes?" I asked the guy standing there, checking me out.

"This was dropped off at my house instead of yours," he says, holding out the package out to me, "Your mailbox read White & Cruz, so I figured it belonged you to guys."

I take the package from him and give him a smile, "Thank you, you could have left it on the porch you didn't have to knock."

"I also wanted to introduce myself, I'm Ian Fox, I live across the street," he held out his hand to me.

I placed the package on the porch and turned to him, taking his hand and shaking it, "Nice to meet you, I'm Lana White, my roommate/best friend is Gloria Cruz I'm sure you will meet her at some point, she is sleeping right now, which is what I was doing until you knocked."

He chuckled as he shook my hand, "I'm sorry, did you guys have a long night?"

"Something like that, yeah," I smile looking at him as a cop goes by slowly.

"Well I will let you get back to sleeping or starting your day, have a nice one, I'll see you around," Ian smiles before turning to walk off the porch.

"Bye it was nice to meet you, I'm sure I will," I say back to him as he walks off the porch, I smile to myself and look over at the cop car that is now parked in front of my house.

The cop gets out of his cruiser, turning to me, he calls out,

"Are you Lana White?"

I nod and reply back to him, "Yes I am."

The officer walks up to my walkway, then up my porch steps before stopping in front of me, he pulls out an envelope from his pocket, he holds it out to me,

"This is from your brother overseas, it just arrived this morning, he didn't have your new address yet, but we found it and wanted to hand deliver this to you."

I take the envelope from his hands, I turn it over and rip open the top, I pull out the letter inside which reads,

To My Lil Sis,

I hope you made it to LA safe and sound, I will call you when I can, I miss you like crazy! Good luck with starting your new life! I will stay as in tune to music and movies as I can to see how your career is turning out. I hope all your dreams come true and I hope you finally meet a good guy to steal your heart away, I don't want to see you end up alone forever because of Daniel is, you are worth so much more than a guy like that and you can't let him be your last experience with a guy, find someone who challenges you in a good way, someone who will NEVER beat you up no matter how fucking mad you make them, someone who knows your fears and doesn't use them against you, someone who sees all the good in you, and someone who will protect you forever and NEVER let you get hurt. You need someone in your life besides Gloria, I know you guys are close but even she needs a guy in her life, after losing Tony she needs someone else as well, well I hope you are having fun and get this soon!

Love your older brother Daryl

I smile and look at the officer, "Thank you."

"You're welcome Ms. White have a nice day," he replies back to me and smiles before he turns around and walks off my porch.

I watch the officer walk to his cruiser, get in it, start it and leave, waving to me as he goes by, I wave back, then turn to the box pick it up and bring it inside. I look at the name on it, it's addressed to Gloria Cruz, and it wasn't too light either. I place it on the counter, walk to the front door, close and lock it, then walk towards the stairs, I trip over a box and fall onto my face,

"Fuck! Ow! Motherfucker!"

I had forgotten we put a few boxes in the middle of the floor, I push myself up off the boxes, I get up and stretch out, groaning in pain, I brush it off and head up the stairs to my bedroom, which was full of boxes, my bed was all disasmbelled, I started to look through the boxes until I found my jogging stuff, I quickly changed and grabbed my Ipod touch, I turned it on, once it was fully on my ipod lit up with notifications, there was 15 alone from G-Eazy, I was shocked, I opened them, it was mostly pictures from last night, a few videos of me and him together, and a few comments on pictures I posted last night, I smiled and put my playlist on, I put my headphones in, walked out of my bedroom, walked down the hall to the stairs, walked down the stairs, I grabbed my purse and dug through it until I found my house and car keys, then I began to walk towards the door, only to trip over boxes again, this time I fell and rolled off the boxes,

"MOTHERFUCKER!"

I sighed and got up, then opened the front door and walked out of the door, turned closed the door behind me and locked it up since Gloria was still passed out and I could hear her snoring when I was walking towards the stairs. I fixed my headphones and took a deep breath before jogging down the stairs, down my walkway, and onto the sidewalk. I jogged for a while, towards the beach, occasionally my iPod would chime with a new Instagram follower alert, I kept going, once I hit the sand, I headed for the water, jogging on the wet sand, once I was out of breath, I turned around and headed for home. My iPod started to ring, I looked at it, seeing a messenger call from my acting manager, I picked it up,

"Hey, I'm sorry I lost my phone, what's up?"

"Was wondering if you wanted to meet a few days early, around lunchtime today?" Ivan asks.

"Sure, where?" I ask him as I jog towards home.

"LA Cafe?" Ivan asks.

"Sounds good to me, see you around noon?" I ask as I jog onto my street.

"Yes, perfect see you then!" He says before hanging up.

I jog back into my driveway, up my stairs, I stop at my door, pull out my keys and unlock the door, I hear a squeal when I do,

"AHHHH! Where the hell have you been?" Gloria asks me looking all concerned.

I point to my outfit and sweaty hair, "Jogging, what else would I be doing? Secretly meeting a guy?"

Gloria begins to laugh, then I hear movement in the next room, which puts me on guard, I look at Gloria,

"Did you hear that?"

She nods trying not to laugh, "Yes, go check it out!"

"Why me?" I asked looking at her, seeing her holding back laughter.

She just shrugged and motions for me to go, I give her the evil eye, grab my knife off the table, open it and then carefully walk into the dining room, ready to hurt someone,

"Whoa! I promise I won't struggle or scream, just please don't stab me," Gerald says, getting up, holding his hands in the air like he is surrendering.

I drop the knife next to my feet, staying still near the end of the table, "I'm sorry, she knows I get on defense when I hear movement and no one else lives with us."

"It's okay," He slowly puts his arms down and walks towards me, reaching into his pocket.

I watch him closely, then recognize what is in his hand, he holds it out to me,

"My phone? I've been looking for this," I look at him as I take it from him.

"You left it at the party, I was going to bring it back this morning, but when I got here, the only light was the living room tv and I saw you passed out on the couch, so I figured later in the morning was the best time to bring you it," He replies back, dropping his arm to his side once I take my phone.

"Thank you," I say to him, I step towards him and give him a hug.

He puts his arms around me, hugging me back, then he replies back to me, "You're welcome."

"Any big celeb plans today Gerald?" I ask as I pull away from the hug, my heart starting to beat faster.

"Nope, not today," he says back to me, watching me closely.

"I have to go get ready for lunch with my agent, maybe after we could hang out for a bit?" I ask him, as I run my fingers along my phone.

"I would love that, I put your number in my phone and already texted you, that's how I found your phone, I heard it go off when they were cleaning up," He smiles down at me with that smile that makes my heart want to explode.

I have never felt like this in my life, not really with Daniel, I thought he made my heart go insane but this is more than how Daniel made my heart beat, somehow Gerald was stealing my heart away and we barely knew each other, I was ready for a new guy, something fun and new. I was not the girl that would make a move first though unless it was flirting, I was good at that game.

I smile back at him, biting my lip slightly, "Okay, you just let me know the place, I can meet you or you can meet me back here around 2 pm."

He nods his head for a moment, then he stops still looking at me, his eyes lock with mine as he replies back, "I'll meet you here at 2 pm, if you run a bit late just text me, I charged your phone for you last night."

I smile, laughing a little, "That was so nice of you, Thank you G."

He chuckles and steps a bit closer to me, "You're welcome, anytime Lana."

I watch him step closer to me, that makes my heart start to race again, making it go insane with the fact that he keeps stepping closer to me, he stops when our bodies are nearly touching, he leans down and kisses me on the cheek,

"I will see you later, have a nice lunch with your agent."

I smile, looking up at him, our eyes locking, "I will see you later."

I then leaned in, kissing him back on the cheek, my lips brushing his cheek as I pull away, I see his breath catch for only a moment before returning, and I bet he doesn't realize I notice it either, our eyes lock one more time before I walk towards the back stairs that lead up to the rooms, I hear Gloria giggle and Gerald says,

"Did she just really just do that?"

I hear Gloria laugh this time, "Oh she did, that is pre-Daniel Lana, she is back! You are in for it! She is a flirt queen!"

I stop in the hallway at the top of the stairs as Gerald says,

"Oh yeah? She can bring it on, I am the flirt king, do you think she would care if I kissed her for real?"

Gloria is silent for a moment, my heart is beating so fast it feels like it might explode, my hands are on my chest, feeling my heart racing as she says,

"Honestly, I think she would love it, she has been listening to you since day one, even before you got big, your music has just helped her in the same ways NF's have, it has kept her alive, she might kill me for telling you this but, she tried to kill herself when she was a freshman, things for her were bad, she was in Berkeley, she said she spotted you of all people there then I found her that night almost dead in the bathtub, I can't go through that again, she looks alive when she looks at you and she has only just met you, whatever you to have for a bond since you met in person it has brought life back to her, I think she is starting to forget about Daniel and what she went through, thank you for saving my best friend Gerald."

Tears start to slide down my face as I hear his response to it,

"She will never have to ever feel that way again, I will show her the good in guys again, that not all are shitbags who beat girls and get fucked up and make that all they care about, she will never be in danger when she is with me, I will protect her, I will be her protector if she lets me, I will not force anything on her, I will keep saving her until she is whole and doesn't need me to any more, I will make sure she is treated with the most respect, plus my mom already loves her and thinks we should get together, but I told her 'it is not in my ballpark ma, she was hurt badly in her last relationship, who knows if I can make her love me'."

Gloria replies back to him, I wipe a few tears that won't stop coming,

"I trust you to keep her safe and make her whole again because soon enough, she'll break completely and I will lose her forever, there will not be a second chance this time, she made that clear."

I couldn't listen anymore, I walked into my bedroom which was the first door on the right near the backstairs, I started to go through the boxes again, looking for something to wear for the day, it was already getting hot out, I sighed as I finally found the box of summer clothes, I grabbed a pair of dark blue shorts, a black off the shoulder t-shirt and a black tank top, I walked to a box near the door to my bathroom and picked out a lacey bra and panty set. I walked into the bathroom and opened the box of towels and pulled one out, then started the shower, I pushed the box into a corner near the window, then I got undressed and hopped into the shower. I got cleaned up, then I stepped out, dried off with my towel and got dressed. I picked up my dirty clothes off the floor, including the ones from last night, I walked out of my bathroom and dropped them into the hamper next to the closet door, then opened the box in front of the closet, grabbing a pair of sneakers that were all black, then I opened a box full of sock and grabbed a black pair of socks, I put the socks on then my sneakers. I went back into the bathroom and straightened my hair, I walked out of the bathroom, walked towards my dress, I picked up my phone off my dresser and unlocked it, opening my phone I called my agent and waited for him to pick up, I walked out of my room and towards the front stairs,

"Talent Agency, Ivan Kahn speaking," Ivan answered the phone.

I walked down the stairs as I replied, "Hey it's Lana White, I am on my way now, I am sorry I might be about 5 minutes late."

"That is fine, I will be there about 5 minutes late as well, I am finishing up with a client now," Ivan says back to me.

"Awesome, I will see you then!" I reply back to him as I walk into the kitchen, bumping into a solid tall form.

"Bye Lana," Ivan says hanging up as I gasp, falling backward.

Gerald turns around reaching out, he grabs me stopping me from falling, "I am sorry, you okay?"

"Yes I'm fine, I thought you left," I said looking at Gloria who smiles at me, trying to hold back her laughter.

"I stayed to talk with Gloria, I'll see you around 2 pm, hun," Gerald smiles at me, he has the flirting look in his eyes.

"Mmm okay," I shrug my shoulders, I moved my hair behind my ear, looking up at him, "Yes you will, I'll bring my ugly self and you bring just handsome you okay?"

Gerald steps closer to me as he says, "Stop calling yourself ugly, you are beautiful and you will bring your pretty self and I'll stay handsome alright?"

I nodded my head smiling at him, "Sounds like a plan."

I grab my purse, dropping my phone into it and grabbing my iPod off the counter, I turn to grab my keys from my purse, I walk towards the front door, open it and walk down the stairs towards my truck in the driveway, I unlock it, get into it, shut the door and start it, I plug in my iPod, start my playlist and back out of the driveway, I drive towards LA Cafe.

15 Minutes later.....

I arrived at my lunch with my agent, it was also a long lunch, we finished around 1:50 pm, I headed back towards home, with a deal for a movie and a huge part in it, I was on my way into the acting world and I was not sure how this road was going to go but it was starting off pretty sweet.

Back home.......

I pull into my driveway, grab my purse and iPod, turn off the truck and get out of it. I lock it up before I walk towards the front door, I walk into the house and instantly hear Gloria cheer,

"How was lunch?"

"Good, I got a huge part and a deal!" I say smiling looking around, I spot Gerald sitting on the couch alone, smiling at me.

"Congrats!" Gloria pulled me into a huge, tight, hug.

I hugged back, my eyes staying on Gerald as he stood up and walked towards me, I pulled away from Gloria as Gerald says,

"Congrats Lana, Welcome to celeb life," He pulls me towards him, wrapping his arms around me in a hug that made me feel safe and loved, he kissed my forehead and looked down at me.

"Thank you guys," I look back up at him, locking eyes with him.

"How about we get going?" Gerald says, letting me go and looking at Gloria.

"That sounds good to me G," I reply back to him and give Gloria a hug goodbye.

Gerald takes my hand, I drop my keys into my purse along with my iPod and we walk towards the front door, he opens the door and walks out, I follow behind him still holding his hand, we walk down the stairs and towards the driveway where his car sat, he walked me to the passenger side as he hit the unlock button on the key chain, he opens the door for me, I get in and let go of his hand, I put my seatbelt on, having learned a lesson with that one, he shut the door, walked around the back to the driver side and got in. He started his car and drove out of my driveway and out of Echo Park towards the nicer side of LA, where the celebs lived, he pulled into a driveway that leads to a huge beautiful house, I assumed belonged to him, he pressed the button his visor and one of the 4 garage doors began to open up to an empty spot in the garage, he drove in, shut the car off, got out and walked to my side, opened the door and helped me out. We walked into his house, which was huge inside and just as beautiful as the outside. He turns to me as we enter his kitchen,

"How about I take you out on a date tonight?"

"A date?" I ask him looking at him as he looks back at me.

"Yeah, you haven't been with anyone since Daniel, I want to show you what a real good date is like, what do you say?" he asks looking at me still.

"Yes," I reply back to him, I had to be the old pre abused Lana, saying no wasn't going to help the problem.

"I'm glad, you won't regret it, now I need to get you an outfit for tonight, on me whatever color you pick I will match," He says smiling at me.

"Black," I reply to him, without thinking twice.

"Favorite color?" He asks me, as he grabs two cups from his cabinet.

"Yes, it is," I smile and laugh a little bit.

He turns back towards me, "Are you ready to try something amazing?"

I nod and look at him, "Is that a challenge?"

He nods back at me, smiling, "Hell yeah it is."

"Bring it," I say back to him, smiling back at him.

He makes a drink that turns out a pinkish orange color, "It is called a Tropic Bowl, it is made of 1.5 oz Banks 5 Rum, .75 oz spiced pineapple syrup, .5 oz honey syrup, .5 oz fresh lime juice, 1 strawberry, muddled, 1 mint sprig, and 1 pinch Salt."

He pours it into the two cups and hands me one, "Enjoy!"

I smile and we toast glasses, I take a sip, it is amazing, "Holy fuck that is good."

"Told ya, " He replies to me as he drinks his.

I laugh as he walks towards his living room, "We have an hour until we need to get you an outfit."

He hands me the remote as Netflix loads, I pick Orange is the new black, he doesn't protest.

An hour later...

We leave for a dress shop that was about 10 minutes away from Gerald's house, I spent about an hour and a half trying on dresses, while Gerald tried on shirts, I finally found the perfect dress, when I showed it to the lady she said 'Gerald will love that, just his type.' I smiled to myself, I did it all on my own, figuring out what style of dresses he likes, I brought it to the front counter as Gerald was already there waiting for me,

"What size shoe are you?" he asks me.

"8," I reply back to him.

He turns to the lady I was just with, she turns and walks away, she comes back a few minutes later with a box that she places on the front counter next to my dress and Gerald's shirt. He pays for the stuff as she bags it up, then hands it to him, he takes it,

"Thank you, Mara."

"You're welcome, Gerald." She replies back to him, smiling and waving to us.

We leave the store, I pull out my phone it reads 5 pm, Gerald looks at me,

"I made a reservation for 6, let's go get ready," he smiles at me.

I smile back and nod"Awesome sounds good."

We get back to his car, get in and he drives us to his house, we get out and head inside, we get ready, he finishes before I do, I walk out of the bathroom and head towards his kitchen, the heels he picked out clicking against the floor loudly, I hear him whistle as I come into view of  him, I smile at him, checking him out myself.