"So how was it with Ashley last night?" Lucas asks as he passes me a bottle to shelve after serving a costumer. "Things were pretty okay and no, we didn't have sex, Lu." I say when I see Lucas wiggling his eyebrows. 

"What? I said nothing", he said raising his hands in feigned innocence. 

"You were probably wishing. So you could rub it in that I'm into her", I state. "Wait. Did you just call me Lu?" he asks, his eyes widening. "I wish you didn't notice", I said shaking my head. He laughed out loud and the costumer he was about to serve walked away. 

"You're scaring the customers away Lucas", I say chuckling. "Fuck them Zackie! You got me a nickname! That's so cute. Keep calling me that", he rambles.

"You sure you aren't really gay? Because I'm actually not interested", I say as I serve a martini glass to a customer. 

"You seem to have forgotten my ex that you almost smashed last night", he said. I pretend I don't remember and I changed the topic completely. "Isn't this club known for its fights? Why isn't no one fighting?" I ask scanning the crowd. "I think we've changed. But-", his response was cut when we heard broken glass. 

I looked over the heads of people and saw people quickly moving towards the stripper's stage. One of the strippers was holding the broken glass and some dude was clutching his head momentarily before he stalked towards the lady. 

"Changed huh?" I said as Lucas jumped over the counter to the scene. I followed after him.

The man hit the lady and she fell. He stood over her and ripped her bra right off her body. Many cheers deafened her screams. Lucas was already onto the guy and he punched him square in the face. The man tumbled off the stage. 

I got to the girl who was scrambling onto her feet, trying to cover her breast with the remains of her destroyed bra. I put my jacket around her and I led her to the changing room amidst the shout of boo's everywhere. 

"He tried to touch me", she said as she began to cry. Hugging me like I was her saviour. While Lucas was still serving that guy punches, I opened her door. "You're new aren't you?" I asked looking around and she nodded against my chest to say yes. "How bout you go change, wash up and come out for a drink". I offered and she shook her head. 

"I'm just going to change and then leave".

"She okay?" Lucas asks as I walk out the dressing room. "I guess, but I also think she's quitting", I add. He only sighs and walks back to the bar. "You just had to say there should be a fight. Fucking soothsayer", he says mumbling to himself but I hear him and I laugh patting his back. 

"I foresee a hot chick checking you out on your 3 o'clock", I say when I notice some girl who's being looking at Lu since he punched the guy from before. 

"This is why I still keep you", he said to me and immediately walked towards the girl.

Ding

I get a message and check my phone and I see it's from my bitch next door.

*Bitch next door: Let's watch a movie asshole*

*Me: which one, your pick or mine?*

*Bitch next door: you pick*

*Me: you into Rom, Com or Action?*

*Bitch next door: All?*

*Me: let's binge watch Netflix. Whatever pops up first*

*Bitch next door: speaking of pops... you want popcorn?*

*Me: hell yeah! Butter and looots of sugar*

*Bitch next door: guess who's having diabetes before 30. Be early, I have the tendency to sleep early*

She sleeps at 10. Who sleeps at 10? Plus it was Friday! "You've got a date with Ashley?" Lucas asks. "No, why'd you ask?" I ask putting my phone back in my pocket. "Just thought I saw you smiling just now" he said leaning on the counter. 

"I don't have a date but we're watching movies this night" I answer and he smiles, coming closer to me and with every step he makes towards me, I take one back. 

"Blankets? Cuddles? Just the 2 of you? In the dark?" he asks wiggling his brows with every question he asks. "Do you want to work more or run home to see bae and have hot wild sex with her?" he says as he fucks the counter.

"Lu, are you sure that person you 'fired' didn't quit because you kept sexually molesting him?" I ask because looking at my new friend, I realised that he's definitely not normal. 

"No, he was an asshole. Kept harassing the strippers. I think I just miss having sex", he confesses. "Well, I'm sure you can show off your skills when you take your new girl home", saying this made him smile. 

"Thank God it's the weekend". He says and then winks at me.

2 hrs later

It's been 30 minutes since they went in. 'Why do we have just 1 bathroom for staff in the bar?' I ask myself as I knock the door for the twentieth time. 

"Luuuuuuuuu", I whine. Giving up, I walk off to the other restrooms. The minute I get back, they come out and I get a whiff of sex and sweat from the room. "Yeah, I need to be home now. Enjoy your weekend guys", I say and his girl blushes. 

"Thanks bro. You too. I'll pack up" he says hugging her from behind like he was ready for round infinity right there on the spot. I walk out fast, get on my bike and 10 minutes later, I get home.

"Hey", I say when I walk in to find her putting a large bowl of popcorn on the table before plumping on the couch. "So how'd your date go?" I ask getting into my boxers. 

"On second thoughts", I say putting my pants back on. 

"It's fine. I won't try to jump you", she assures and I take my pants back off. "And my date wasn't even a date", she sighs as she puts her head on my lap when I sit. I rub her hair, which feels so good between my fingers. 

"C'mon BRO, he's just being nice since you're such an impatient ass", I mimic her and she pinches me. "You remember my exact words", she says looking up at me as the Netflix sign comes on, on the TV. "I don't forget stuff, Ash".

"Let's watch Hobbs and Shaw!" she yelled, sitting straight up. I shook my head chuckling and then pressed play.

6 hours later ***

We had watched Jumanji 2, Murder Mystery, Do Little, Terminator: the dark fate

The popcorn bowl was now empty. And she was staring wide eyed at the screen as the credits rolled. It was past 11 and she was awake. I'd give it to her. "Don't you feel sleepy?" I ask and she doesn't reply me. "I just mean that you always sleep at 10 and its past 2 am and you look frozen". I say and that's when I see it. 

One tear flowing down her face. 

"The fuck, Ashley!" I yell turning her face to me and hugging her. " Are you okay?" she shakes her head and her silent crying turned into sobbing and then full blown tears. I sit her on my laps and she hugs me tight. I rock her body back and forth. "C'mon Ash, it's going to be fine", I say and she hugs me even tighter.

"Okay, it's time for bed Ash". I say and I lift her up and carry her into her room. I drop her on her bed and she holds me. "Zack, please stay. I'm so fucking scared". She was still crying and I couldn't just leave her in bed all alone so I climbed in. 

She hugged me. I whispered a lot of 'it's okay, Ash' and 'I'm here' to her until she was sniffing. Good sign. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" I ask slowly so she doesn't start to cry all over again. 

"Fucking explosions. Took my family away", she said amidst new tears. "You've got your brother", I said trying to be reassuring. I also realised she never spoke about her parents. "That asshole doesn't give a shit about me!" she screamed sitting up and I see her tears still running down her face. She pulls her knees up to her chest and begins to rock herself back and forth.

I've had so many experiences with this movement. If she continued like this, there was a high chance of her having depression. I learnt that from my mom and Sarah. I wasn't going to let the same happen to Ashley. Never. 

"Come here", I say to her and she drags herself over to me and hugs me tight. I pat her hair down, draw circles on her back and she whimpers against me. "Talk to me", I say but remember Sarah telling me, to always wait for whoever to speak so they can say all - cause 'If you coerced them, they might shut you out'. 

I repeat her words in my head and I realised that I had just made the mistake. "I mean, don't talk to me", and I correct and I felt her smile against me. She pulled away from me and looked me in the eye. Hers glistening with tears. I rubbed her cheek. "Whatever it is Ash, I've got you okay?" and she nods to say yes.

"You've done this before right?" she asks and I'm confused. "Done what? This?" I say rolling my finger between the 2 of us and she nods. "Times without number- especially when my dad died, those 2 chicks didn't stop crying even when I was the one who needed the most petting", I said sighing. 

"But this isn't about me. Are you okay?" I ask her and she nods. "I think I feel better. Thanks Zack", she croaks out and I laugh. "You sound like an old witch", I tell her as I stand off her bed. "No, Zack. Please stay", she says grasping the hem of my shirt. 

"Sure", I said as I take her hand off my shirt. "You sound so unsure about that 'sure' you know", she says, raising a brow. "I'm just going to get you water. Didn't I just tell you how horrible you sound right now?" I say as I walk to the door. I slide out real quick before I get a reply from her.

Things are going down real fast.

I know the processes. 

1. She cries. 

2. I cuddle with her, trying to make her feel better. 

3. She cries some more. 

4. I shush her and hold her face to dry off her tears. 

5a. I tip her face up and stare at her lips because I want to taste her: her lips, her tears and then I kiss her. 

5b. she looks at me like she wants me to kiss her first and since I'm hesitating, she leans in and kisses me. 

6. We go on kissing. We're an emotional mess. 

7. Things notch up a level higher and we're going out on each other. 

8. If things go down well, (which it would with me) we'd have hot and crazy sex, not once or twice but till I'm giving her multiple orgasms than she's ever had with any of her fuck buddies.

I gulp down the glass of water I got for her.

Where the fuck is your mind going to boy? And take that fucking dick down!

Fuck. I've got a boner. Definitely not what I wanted this night. I drink another glass. I hear her pad quietly behind me and I grunt. She couldn't see me like this. I feel her arms around my stomach riding up under my shirt and up my chest. Her breasts are pressed against my back and I can feel them - her nipples hard as fuck against me. 

She rubs her lower body against my ass and she moans. I gulp, knowing what she's trying to do. Damn, she knows the processes too. I grip the kitchen counter so hard, my knuckles turn white. My dick still very hard became even harder with every touch of her widened palms. 

Her palms move lower and just as she's about to reach me, I hold her hands to a stop. Then I guide her hands lower and slowly. I show her how hard I am right now and I hear her gasps behind me and her nipples seemed to really poke my back through my shirt even harder.

"See what you do to me, Ash", I grunt to her as I turn around. My erection is poking her belly and she pushes herself forward, pressing my dick into her. Her eyes roll back in pleasure and she brings a hand up and feels me again, this time squeezing me. 

You're making a fucking mistake, Zack.

She looks longingly at me and I take her face in my hand, dipping my head lower. She tiptoes and as soon as her lips reach mine, I pull away. "No, Ash. We can't. Not now, not ever. This isn't right", I say and she stares at me with the most confused eyes. Even I don't know why these fucking words are leaving my mouth.

Not right? What the fuck

"But Zack, you-", she starts and I watch her eyes glance down and she presses her body towards me again. My dick agreed with her completely, but I willed my head not to. 

He's gonna hurt her. 

And I can't protect her if I can't think straight.

"As much as I want to kiss you and fuck the hell out of you right now, I can't. I'd be taking advantage of this situation. Of the fact that you just had an emotional break down. You're hurting and you need to be better", I say and she looks down. I raise her chin up so she can look me in the eye. 

"See, Ash, you're tearing up again. I don't mind spending the night with you if that makes you feel better. But it can't be any more than just a few hugs and sleep". She doesn't say anything but the look in her eyes say it all. 

She isn't listening to me at all. Not a word. She wraps her palms around my neck and intertwines her fingers together. I instinctively wrap my hands round her waist and I pull her against me with my erection pressed along her belly.

"Thanks for caring Zack. But I want this", she says and in a second, she's on her tiptoes again and this time, I don't stop her from kissing me. I widen my palm on the lower part of her back as I kiss her. She's got her hands tangled up in my hair and I hear her whimper as I nibble on her lips. And her lips taste fucking amazing. 

Salty from her tears and very sugary from the popcorn we just had. The kiss isn't slow that you'd bored to death but the kind of kiss with the right slow and hurried attached to it.

Zack

A warning bell sounded in my ear but I translated that to keep going. I grabbed her hips tight and raised her unto the counter. She had her legs wrapped around me at her ankles. She looks me in the eye. "Just kiss me, even if you don't want to touch me right now", she said and in my head that translated to: 'you might as well just stop right now cause you sure as hell want to do more than kiss her'. 

And that voice is right but I don't heed to it and I kiss her even hungrier than before. She's got her palms spread wide on my back and she rocks her hips forward towards my erection. "Fuuck, Ash", I moan out loud into her ear.

ZACK!!!

And this time I pull away panting real hard. "You should go to sleep, Ash. I really need to take a shower", I don't say anything more as I pull away from her with my palms raised up in the air signalling that I've had enough of this night. I walk away still looking at her.

Looking at how flustered she is, just sitting on the counter with her legs spread for me. She looks at me like she wants me back in her middle and I want nothing more than to do just that. But instead I walk into my room, lock my door and fall back unto my bed.

Fucking blue balls.

Fuck. My. Life.

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Just when I thought it would finally happen in this chapter ;) 

Why is Zack being so dramatic, Ashley is probably having blue tits too! :)

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There goes Chapter 9! Can't believe I've gotten this far! Thank You guys!

I hope you like it... and if you do, don't forget to vote and comment (I need to know what y'all think!)

See y'all on Saturday!!!

~Nifiee