I shouldn't be thinking about him. No,I should not be thinking about him. It's pointless,I liked him once when I thought that he was nice but not anymore. He's not worth fantasizing over.

If so,why then am I thinking about him?

Ella ran faster than she would normally to get rid of the thoughts she was having. The treadmill was relentless in it's speed and she was not ready to give up just yet,even though her legs screamed exhaustion.

She had gotten up around 3am after tossing and turning all night, not able to sleep. After walking to the kitchen to get water,she had somehow ended up in the gym. She was unable to get her mind off William and the look he gave Cassie in the kitchen,last night.

Why did the first person, she would ever like as a guy, be in love with another. He does not even care about her.

"Slow down or you'll injure yourself." She heard a familiar voice say.

Her hormones went into overdrive at that voice. She made the mistake of turning her head towards the direction it came from. William was standing in the doorway dressed in his sweat pants and sleeveless shirt. His hair looked so tousled,which clearly said that he just got out of bed.

He looked so hot and handsome under the light. Forgetting that she was on the treadmill,she slowed down and suddenly,she was flying through the air. A scream tore from her throat when she slammed hard into something.

A grunt came from behind her. She turned her head and saw William laying on the floor behind her. It was then she noticed that warm hands were holding her to a solid and warm chest. Heat flooded her face and body.

"Are you okay?" He asked her,his heart pounding hard against her back.

Ella nodded,not sure if she was capable of speaking at the moment.

"You are crushing me."

Ella pushed away from his body; she went on her knees ,so that she was facing him. She watch him seat up so he could examine his elbow. She turned red at the sight of blood dripping down from his right elbow.

"You are bleeding!" She pointed at his elbow with a shaky finger.

"It's nothing much." He touched the deep cut in his elbow and winced. "There's a first aid box in the cabinet over there,can you get it for me?"

Ella hurried to the cabinet. She grabbed the first aid box and handed it over to him. She sat on her hunches and watched him stick cotton wool into the bottle of iodine. He tried to apply it,but couldn't see it clearly.

Without a word,she snatched the cotton wool from him; she cleaned the wound and breathed in relief when she saw that the wound was not that deep. She reached for the bandage in the box. She was about to place it over the wound, when she looked up,only to find him staring at her with an unreadable expression on his face.

Ella realised with a jolt that their faces were only few inches apart. Their noses were almost touching, their breaths mingled together. His gaze dropped to her lips then returned to her eyes. She unconsciously licked her lips and she saw his eyes darken.

"Fuck this." She heard him mutter before covering her lips with his own.

~*~*~*~*~

What am I doing?

William asked himself when he pulled her into his lap to deepen the kiss.

This was not how he imagined that his morning would be,when he woke up this morning. He had trouble sleeping after what he witnessed between Cassie and Kaden yesterday. It was obvious that they loved each other so very much,which means that he was the one pining after a married woman and not the other way around.

He was not expecting to see them so soon,and their presence caught him off guard. He decided that working out would ease some of his trouble mind,which was why he came into the gym in the first place.

Imagine the shock he got when he saw that he was the only one having a difficult time sleeping. The sight of Ella running on the treadmill,dressed in shorts and a blue tank top,at a break neck speed did something he didn't want to think of to his body. Her hair was pulled back exposing her face in the gym bright light.

She looks so pretty for someone who looks like a sweating mess this early morning.

He shook his head when he realised where his thoughts were headed. He shouldn't be thinking of her that way.

William frowned when he saw that she was going to fly off the treadmill at the speed she was going. He decided to speak up.

"Slow down or you'll injure yourself." He said.

He watch her head turn in his direction. Surprise was etched on every line of her face. He saw her slow down and he instantly knew what would happen to her. He blamed himself for talking in the first place.

William got to her just when the treadmill threw her off. He caught her in his arms and took the full impact of the fall. His back hit the floor,but his elbow took most of the impact. He not back the groan of pain that threatened to burst out of his mouth.

"Are you okay?" He asked her and was surprised when she only nodded in response.

It was then he discovered the situation they were in. His heart began to beat faster and he knew that if he didn't do something soon,he would do something he would not be responsible for.

"You are crushing me."

He tamped down the disappointment he felt at the sudden loss of her warmth in his arms. He sat up and instead,channeled his attention towards his bleeding elbow. He winced at the pain he felt when he tries to touch it.

"You're bleeding!" She said,her face going pale.

The last thing he wanted was having to carry her because she fainted at the sight of blood. So he asked her to get him the first aid box. She surprised him once more when she cleaned his wound without any word.

Without fully realising it,he leaned closer to her to sniff her hair. It smelled of lavender and roses. That familiar throbbing returned in full force.

The place where her fingers touched him became hot and cold at the same time. He wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her senseless right there until she was screaming his name and... He shook his head to clear his thought. He was about to tell her to stop when she looked up and their gaze clashed.

The need to kiss her returned in full force,when she licked her lips. He gave into his desires,damning the consequences in his mind.

"Fuck."

He covered her lips with his own. He proceeded to pull her into his laps to deepen the kiss. Her lips was more softer than he imagined at first.

He told himself that he should push her away,but his body had other plans for him. William tilted his head to the side to have more access to her mouth. His tongue licked her lower lips into his own and was rewarded with a moan.

That moan jolted him to his senses. William shoved her roughly away from him and shot to his feet.

Feeling so guilty and angry at his self for falling into temptation,he lashed out at her.

"You had this all planned out,didn't you?" He glared at her as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand in disgust.

Ella got up to her feet with an annoyed look on her face. "What do you mean by that?"

"Oh please,you know what I mean." He scowled. "You knew I was coming in here and decided to come here too. Turning that treadmill to the highest was all part of the plan and so is kissing me."

He saw a look of hurt pass over her face briefly before it was replaced with anger

"I was here before you,and unless I am a witch,which I'm not, I don't see how I would know that you are coming in here," she pursed her lips. "I didn't kiss you,if I remember correctly,you kissed me! So don't you go pinning the blame on me."

"Stay away from me." He stormed out of the gym.

Ella watched him go with a frown on her face.

What,in the name of Philly,just happened?!