d; today was going to be a long one. She went in the Employees Only door and didn't notice her

café. Her boss was right there, talking to s

eamed, "Get outta

what

hey found out where you work, but it's al

nce at once. The other guy was the man who'd le

or what? Can't a person have some privacy in this city!" She pulled o

here, him apologizing while the man yelled. She muttered a "thanks" to him as she bolted out the door. Luckily, she h

wasn't a head-on-head collision. Then she looked at the person she'd collided with and her thoughts cleared

m cautiously but he raised both arms in mock surrender and said, "Ok,

t in, in obvious exasperation wondering

ed his hands. He offered her a hand but she sighed, "Just an

the Employees Only door

"How do you

abloids, Miss DelaCr

l-scale directors to modeling agents and probably potential fans. Not to mention, the paparazzi, and the

. That was just a

. We gotta get ou

e me..

you out.... unless y

hy

at the last moment and his lips brushed her cheeks instead. On her part, she felt the color rise in her cheeks and a tingling feeling spread thro

he corner, armed with their cameras. Ryan chuckled and she l

r his mouth and tried t

your hand in m

a blonde couple was crossing the parking lot and entering a Lykan Hypersport sports car while the dude that ha

eat, "That was so much fun! I mean, I've always wanted to know how I'd look, as a blonde." She said, t

t say that rescue missions aren't

, laughing. "You did

Sofia. Here she was, with Ryan Barnes joking like old friends over a few momen

you going?"

aid, "Uh, We," He started, stressing the pronoun for obvious reasons. "..

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ner garage. Then Ryan left and snagged spray guns for them both. He handed her one and bowed; it took her a second that seemed to stretch on forever t

had admitted dreaming of doing this, though their dreams had involved more romantic, and at times, steamier situations. Her breath caught in her throat and she swallowed. *Get a hold of you

ed and he took his time. To her, it seemed like he was going strand by strand. His fingers searched every inch of her scalp. He was so slow that it seemed meticulous like he was a surgeon preparing for an operation. She watche

t of her. He was finally done

autiful hair." He

ly. She then chased after him, spraying but he suddenly turned and she had to stop to dodge so he took the chance and hid. She then sought for him. Ryan on the other hand snuck up on her but she was the one to surprise him, blastin

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e bar he'd retrieved from his car, joining

or today." She said and he smiled, rele

noth

nd leaned her hea

you too. Today's been so... I don't know, different. I mean the good kind of differ

te bar remained in her hands; she hadn't gone beyond that first bite. He just smiled and look

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ofia slept in the passenger seat. He'd ta

t's up?" S

eleasing air through almost cle

Who am I speaki

, Ryan..

ou for

then continued, "So Sofia's here with me but

t's 2106 Mel

ked at Sofia. "There's just

getting anxious, "I

just have no idea where that is." He

robably know little more than Hollywood and The Hamptons."

nd to mark out the area. "We're abou

lace and go left at the traffic lights then you're gonna go a couple of blocks, like 2, sorry 3 block

. He looked at Sofia once more and smiled, reac

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said, standing on the other side of th

" Ryan smiled, "I'll d

Jessi to the apartment. This, of course, attracted a great deal of attention as the ladies trooped out to see him. Ryan, on the other hand,

in distress in his arms, he had to accept the requests, which s

hey resorted to pictures. She still had to intervene once more