A/N: WHAT UP PLAYYERRRSS!?!!! I'm giving you THREE chapters tonight because lord I'm still rewriting the next part after these three. It might be awhile so ON WITH THY STORYYY!!!

I crashed at Derek's place that night. I groan loudly, waking up to talking. I sit up off the couch and let out a hard sigh, looking towards the kitchen. Amelia and Derek were talking about some play I think and they kissed. They've been together for a few months now.

I get up and walk over and they both glance at me. "Morning." Derek said and pushed my head down, making me frown before smacking his hand off. Amelia was quiet as I got my coffee and drank it.

Deciding to break the silence, I say, "Sorry for coming last night. I just couldn't be in the same house as Max." Amelia and Derek smiled before he gave me a quick hug.

"You know I'll always have your back." Derek said and I smile a bit.

"Thanks."

We managed to eat breakfast without it being too awkward then Amelia left to go home which left me and Derek. I pull out a cigarette, light it and smoke. "So." Derek started and I glance at him. "What happened this time?"

I shrug my shoulders and smoke. "Just an argument. Didn't feel like dealing with it last night so I left." I lie and Derek sighed.

"This is why I told you not to let him permanently move in. You guys can barely get along." Derek said and I sigh, nodding my head.

"I know."

My main question is did he mean it?

I sigh again, laughing at myself. How dumb can I be? I'm sitting here about to believe the bullshit out his mouth when he just divorced his wife of six years! I grit my teeth and blow smoke out. Sadly, this doesn't change shit on how I feel about him. "You good, Jason?" Derek asked and I nod my head, getting up.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm gonna head home. Thanks for letting crash here last night." I give him a quick hug and head home.

I yawn as I opened the door. Kicking off my shoes, I head into the living room only to run into Max.

"Where were you?" He asked and I roll my eyes.

"None of your business." I scoff.

"I was worried! You didn't answer your phone and nothing was going through." I roll my eyes.

"When did I become your boyfriend? I'm single and go where I want. I don't need to report everything to you." I say strictly, standing up. I start to walk to my room but Max shoved me against the wall. "Back up." I order, crossing my arms.

"No. Tell me how you really feel." Max ordered back.

"If that's what you want, fine." I glare at him in his eyes. "I think you're lying when you say you 'like' me. I think you are taking advantage of me because I'm letting you move in because you have a kid on the way. You're an asshole that constantly uses everything against me that I offered to help you! You don't appreciate shit and now you're freeloading here because I magically decided to let you? Fuck off with that delusion. Out of the goodness in my heart? Bullshit." I snarl. "The same thing over and over again each day. The same fucking shit never ending. It's a constant cycle with you! It's fucking annoying!" I shove him away from me, glaring. "God, you piss me off!"

Max grabbed my face and kissed me hard. Immediately, I push him back but Max wasn't having it. "Quit it!" Max pinned my wrists against the wall and pressed his lips onto mine, kissing me. "Max-"

"I want to support you. Not just financially but emotionally too. I want something more between us. I want to fall in lov-"

"You think I'm dumb enough to fall for such a stupid move?" I hiss. "Nothing will happen. You have a baby on the way, you're living with your sex friend, and you think it's love don't you?" I snap.

"I-" Max started.

"It's not." I cut him off.

He leaned in and softly said, "Is that what you believe?"

"Of-" His hand grabbed my waist tightly. I swallow a tight lump. "You might think that because I told you it was disgusting when you told me your feelings a year ago but I had time to think. A long time. I'm not the same person I was last year. Don't confuse the old me with the new me." He lift my head up. "Look at me. I'm not joking when I say I want us to start over."

I avoid his eyes and had a frown on my face. Don't do it, Jason. You know better.

"What do you say?" He whispered into my ear. I bite my lip.

Don't. You know-

"Jason."

I let out a soft sigh and mutter, "I'm too easy on you."

"What do you-" I press my lips onto his, pulling him closer.

I can't be honest. Why am I so soft with him? I wouldn't even give a person another look if they wanted to date me for real. Truthfully, I want to try but I don't want to feel that pain when I told him I love him again.

Max immediately kissed me back, grabbing my waist. I controlled the kiss moving slowly before pulling back. He grabbed my face and pulled it closer, kissing me again softly. "Does that mean we can start over?" He whispered.

"I'll think about it." I mutter. He dipped down and kissed me softly. I fell into the kiss as my arms wrapped around his neck. His hands pulled my waist closer and he dove his tongue into my mouth. I groan, wrapping my tongue with his. As I came to my senses, I pull back without looking him in his eyes. "I said I'd think about it. Don't choose my answer." I mutter and push him off of me. "I'm going to take a nap." I walked to my room without another word.

After shutting the door, I rip off my shirt and crash into my bed.

I'm a fucking moron.

No, I'm worse than a moron.

I groan loudly then sigh. He pisses me off every single second he's in my line of sight but despite that I still have some feelings for him.

Guess I was stupid enough to fall for his words . . . again.

***

After that whole scene, Max disappeared for awhile. It's been about two months and he was always home when I got back, now it's completely different. Rarely, I would hear him in his room but I haven't seen him.

His whole attitude pisses me off. Says he wants to start over and be with me then disappears for two fucking weeks. Start over my ass. I was too stubborn to try to talk to him so I just went on with my day like usual. He was gone while I was awake normally.

"Jason." I glance up at Alex and he had a worried look on his face.

"What?" I ask, going to grab a cigarette but I stopped. I already smoke four in the last three hours.

Alex sighed and crossed his arms, leaning back in the chair. "After listening to all of that, I think you should talk to him." Alex said and I roll my eyes.

"As if. He's the one that wants to 'try' this relationship stuff and ghosts me. I hate his attitude-"

"Jason." Alex sighed and I look at him. "I think you're in love with him still."

I let out a bitter laugh. "No way. I might still like him but there's no way I love him." I retort.

Alex gave me a look before huffing. "You're denying it. Jason, it's been over a year since you guys started to hook up. You even stopped sleeping with me because of him. Yeah, he rejected you before and I think that's what's stopping you from realizing it." Alex said, drinking his water. "I get it. I really do." He let out a gentle sigh. "I was scared to tell Greg my feelings because of what happened between us. He told me his first and I thought it's now or never, so I told him. And we've been dating for over a year now. If I didn't get myself over it and tell myself it won't happen again, I don't think we'd be dating."

I huff and sink into my chair. "Jason, what I'm saying is give it another shot. I didn't want to say anything but you've been a bit of a mess since he moved in with you. I don't know if it's because you don't want to realize your feelings or it's problematic between you two but something has to change." Alex said and grabbed my hand. "You can always talk to me you know. Greg can be put on hold if I need to do that. Without you, we wouldn't have met. It's the least I can do to repay you back."

I nod my head and light my cigarette, smoking. "It's just frustrating." A sigh escaped me and I stand up. "Thanks for listening." I say and he stood up as well.

"Anytime. But we should have dinner again soon without all the drama." Alex said with a grin.

I couldn't stop my laughter from escaping before nodding my head. "Definitely. I'll text you when it all cools down."

"Alright. I'll see ya soon." We walked out and Alex's face shined, seeing Greg standing out next to their car. "Babe, I didn't know you were here already." Alex said and they kissed slowly before Greg smirked.

"I just got here." Greg noticed me and nodded his head in my direction, making me give him a nod in return. They are definitely a dumb couple in love. I didn't say anything as I left, they were in their own world.

Driving home, I saw it was already 9 PM. Yawning, I head inside and kick off my shoes as I walked through the door. Locking it, I head to the couch. I sat down and placed my cigarette box on the coffee table. Squeezing my eyes shut, I lean over and focus on breathing. So much paperwork, employees, trials. Why did I chose to expand my company? I did get the funding and I managed to open another building in Florida. It's gets stressful dealing with another branch.

"You home, Jason?" Max called out and I look up to see him for once in two weeks.

"Yeah."

He rested up against the wall. "Pretty late."

"Yeah." I reply tiredly. I get up and yawn. "I'm going to bed. Do whatever but please be quiet." I mumbled as I walked pass him.

"Jason."

"Hm?"

"I need to talk to you." I open my door and turn on the light. Max walked in and sat down on the edge of the bed. I take off my suit jacket and toss it on the edge of my hamper. "Jason."

"Yeah?" I reply, undoing the first few buttons of my white dress shirt.

"Can you sit down? It's really important." Max asked in a quiet voice. My hands stopped midway and I look at him. Max was watching me closely and I give a tired sigh.

With a bit of annoyance, I sit down next to him. "So? What do you want to talk about?" Max places his hand on top of mine and took a deep breath.

"Look, our relationship was never good. Really, it's just toxic and I have no idea why we always come back to each other." His hand squeezed my fingers. "But it must mean something if we always come back to each other no matter what. Be it for good or bad reasons."

"No shit Sherlock. It was mostly sex that we kept coming back for." I retort, huffing. "Max, what is this even about? If you don't mind getting to the damn point, I would really love that right now." I snap.

He turned towards me a bit more and said, "I want to be with you. I know things between us are far from being okay but I want to fix it with you. I know what I want now: you to be mine and only mine. I was hoping you'd feel the same way because you said we could start over." He leaned in and rested his forehead on mine, intertwining our fingers. Silence flew between us as we sat there. I swallow a hard lump.

To think, he would be the one chasing after me . . .

Max's other hand ran up my thigh and rested on my hip. He slowly moved his head to kiss my cheek only to go back to our original position. "Will you go out with me, Jason?" Max asked, looking me dead into my green eyes. My eyes couldn't look away from those brown ones. He really is serious about this . . . "Sorry I was gone the past two weeks. I was busy with work but I was really trying to find a good way to ask you out but nothing seemed right." He let out a warm chuckle. "What do you say? Will you be my boyfriend?" He asked.

Slowly, I use my free hand and place it on his arm. "You really want to do this huh?" I quiz with a smirk.

Max smiled and squeezed my hand. "I really do."

A soft sigh escaped me. "You know I slept around a lot right?"

Max smiled and pulled me closer. "I know." He's stupid for wanting to date someone like me. Nothing but amazing sex will come from it.

"Not even an hour ago, I was mad at you for disappearing for two weeks and wasn't going to take you seriously." I say very slowly but clear to get it in his head. Max kissed my forehead and looked at me with soft eyes.

"I don't care. I still want to be with you."

"I'm a piece of work you know."

He chuckled. "I've always known that."

With a small smile of defeat, I lean in and press our lips together. "Yeah, I'll be your boyfriend. What's the worse thing that could happen?" Max pulled me closer by my face, kissing me. I pulled back a little. Before I could say anything, Max had his lips back on mine in hunger. My lips turned up kissing him back eagerly. My hands trailed up his sides to his face as his dropped to my waist, pulling me as close as possible.

Slowly, I pull back and look down a bit breathless. They then looked Max in his brown eyes. Max pressed his lips on mine very softly and I smile a bit. I quickly got that smile off of my face. There's no reason to be that happy over him saying he wants to be with me.

God, what am I? A teenage girl?

I pull my body away from Max's grasp and stand up. "I'll see you in the morning . . . " I whisper and he grabbed my wrist.

"Was it something I did?" He asked and I shake my head.

"I need some sleep."

"Let's go to bed then." We undressed ourselves to our boxers and I turned off the light. We crawled into the cool bed. His chest was pressed against my back as his hand slid over my stomach and pulled me closer. Max quietly whispered, "Where did you go tonight . . . ?"

"Dinner with a friend." I respond. He didn't respond and I sigh, shoving him back with my shoulder. "If you're gonna be jealous over this-"

"I'm not jealous." He chuckled and kissed my collarbone. "I'm just happy I finally got you." He continued to do that all over my neck and shoulder until he was satisfied.

I couldn't help but mutter, "We've only been dating for five minutes." Max let out a low chuckle before burying his face in my neck.

"I know . . . I've just been dying to do this for awhile."

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