I stared at him for a few seconds, then my eyes trailed down his neck, where there was trace of pink lipstick. I rolled my eyes and tried to ignored the burning sensation that was creeping over my heart.

It was only sex, Athena.

"Yes" i answered calmly then resumed with putting the biscuits in the cupboard. How many freaking biscuit and snacks did Alena buy?

"Look at me when I'm talking to you" he breathed. He sounded as if he was controlling himself. Damn. He sounded so hot. I scoffed, then turned to look at him. Just as I was about to tell him that he could just go and fuck himself, Alena walked in the kitchen and stopped when she saw Damian and I.

"What are you guys doing?" She asked suspiciously as she approached the cupboard and took out a packet of biscuit.

"Getting to know each other" I told her while glaring at Damian. Then, I turned to glare at her when I saw that she made a mess in the cupboard. "And for your information, I've just put those in the cupboard and you freaking made a mess!" I exclaimed. She gave me a smirk and shrugged.

"That will teach you to tell me when you're going out for a run in the morning" she said. Yeah. I kinda lied to her about this morning. Damian simply stood there, his eyes on me.

"I always go for a run in the morning" I lied. She rolled her eyes at me.

"I was worried" she said.

"You're always worried for nothing" I scoffed. She shoved me playfully and turned her attention to Damian.

"Well, what I'm really worried about right now, is that Damian's whore is going to come today. And she will be staying with us for a week" Alena snapped while glaring at Damian. Oh. She's going to stay. I glared at Damian and finally resigned in arguing with him. Let's end the deal. It will be so fucking easy than to argue.

"You know that I don't have the fucking choice" Damian spat.

"Everyone has a choice, dumbass" Alena retorted before walking out of the kitchen. I stared at Damian and shrugged.

"End of the deal" I simply said, making his eyes send daggers in my direction.

"It's for fucking publicity" he exclaimed.

"I don't give a flying fuck" I replied, totally emotionless. "In the deal, it was clear that we shouldn't be having a relationship at the same time" I told him.

"It's a fake relationship" he snapped.

"Still a relationship"

"Why are you complicating everything?" he growled as he walked towards me.

"You are complicating things. Your girlfriend is going to be here soon. I don't want any problem. I already explained that to Dean" I whispered as he stood in front of me. I felt so intimidated when he would stand in front of me like this, towering over me.

"And I fucking heard all of it" he said. "But I don't want this to end" he continued. Before I could respond, he crashed his lips against mine, making me moan. I shouldn't be doing this. But hell, his lips fell so fucking good. Just as he licked my lips for entrance, i snapped out of it. I pecked his lips one last time and pulled away.

"I'm not willing to take the risk. The deal's over" I mumbled before walking out of the kitchen, leaving him there. As I walked into the living room, I saw Thomas and Jace sitting on the couch, both eating chocolate biscuits. I took a deep breath, trying to recover from the conversation that I just had with Damian.

As soon as I exhaled, Thomas turned to look at me with a biscuit between his teeth. I chuckled and walked to him. He took out the biscuit and gave me a cheeky smile. I wiped his face with my hand, then smiled back. He looked so cute. Jace chuckled, before stealing Thomas' half eaten biscuit and ate it while staring at my little brother in amusement. Thomas simply rolled his eyes and pointed to the packet of biscuits.

"There was a packet just next to you" he said as he took the packet and shoved it on Jace's lap. "Stealing is not good" he said with a scolding voice. I chuckled, then nodded. Thomas turned to look at me and by the look that he was giving me, I knew that he was going to ask me something. I crossed my arms over my chest and stared at him. "I want to go to the park" he said suddenly, as he stared at me with his puppy eyes. I huffed. He would always do the puppy eyes. I turned to Jace and stared at him, asking for approval. He nodded.

"Yeah, you can take him to the park, it will do a little good to him" Jace said with a smile as he stood up and stretched his arms. I nodded while taking Thomas' hand in mine.

"Alena! I'm taking Thomas to the park!" I shouted, not really knowing where my sister was.

"I want to come to!" I heard her shout from the second floor.

"Then get ready! We're leaving in ten minutes" With that, I took Thomas to my room and changed his clothes into warmer ones. He was looking at me with his big smile which was so freaking contagious. Whenever I was with my little brother, I would forget all my problems so easily. I kissed his cheek and took my keys. As we walked back downstairs, I saw Alena, Dean and Damian standing by the stairs.

"Everyone is going" Alena said cheerily. My eyes move to Damian, then back to Alena.

"Why?" I asked, without thinking.

"We'll get to spend some times together" Dean said with a grin. A knowing grin.

"Where's Jace and Rose?" I asked.

"They're waiting outside" Dean said. Damian stood there, eyes fixated on me. He had this sexy frown on his face which would fucking make me go out of focus. As he saw me, checking him out, he licked his lips devilishly. Oh god. That tongue. I bit my lips as I thought of last night.

Okay. It's going to be more difficult to stay away from him.

"let's go" I said quickly and walked to the door, feeling all hot and nervous. Is it how I'm going to feel whenever I'm around him? As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Rose and Jace, holding hands. Okay? I need to talk to my best friend soon.

"Alena and I are going in my car" Dean said. "Rose and Jace are going in your car. Thomas and you are going with Damian" he said, making my eyes widened and my jaw dropped open while Damian smirked and ran his fingers on the stubble that were on his jaw.

Sexy.

"Why can't I take my own car?" I asked while staring at Dean with one rose eyebrow.

"Because Jace and Rose are going in it!" Alena huffed and pulled Dean to her. "Now let's go!" Everyone walked to their cars while I stood there with Thomas standing next to me. I felt him let go of my hand and he walked to Damian.

"Let's go" he said cheerfully. Damian smiled and opened the back seat door to let Thomas sit in. I was still standing there, looking at them. I watched as Damian bent to be able to put the safety belt around Thomas. A smile crept on my face but I quickly let it slip away as Damian turned to look at me.

"Are you going to stand there all day or will you move?" he asked while staring at me. I couldn't decipher any emotion on his face. It was as if he was made of granite. His sexy granite face.

"Yeah, I'm coming" I mumbled and walked to the passenger side. I got in and watched as Damian settled in too. I turned to see Thomas playing on his Nintendo with his tongue stuck out at the corner of his mouth. He would always do this when he's on full concentration. I wanted to pull out his head set as I could hear the game's sound from where I was. But then I decided not to. I turned back to the front to see Damian staring at me. More like observing me. "Are you going to sit there all day or are you going to drive?" I asked with rose eyebrows and watched as a grin formed on his face.

"The things I'd do to that smart mouth" he rasped and closed his eyes. I turned to look at Thomas and sighed in relief when I realized that he couldn't hear a thing. Damian took a deep breath then started driving. I stared at the road, trying not to think of that sexy piece of meat that was sitting just next to me.

Okay. I was hungry.

Not for food though.

"You are serious about your decision?" Damian suddenly asked. I gulped and turned my head to look at him. He was now frowning as he stared at the road. Everything that he did seem so perfect. Even the freaking way he turned the steering wheel.

"Dead serious" I answered, my voice low.

"But there's still so many things I want to do to you" he breathed and turned his face slightly to gauge my reaction. I could feel my cheeks reddening. I hated the fact that i would blush so easily. But hell! That's Damian we're talking about! He could make you blush with one simple eye contact.

"Eyes on the road" I told him. He did as I told him. "You heard everything that I told Dean, right?" I asked and watched as he nodded. "And you still don't understand" I sighed while shaking my head.

"I do" he said calmly. "But I would never let the media publish stuffs about us" he told me. I scoffed and soon I was glaring at the road.

"You wouldn't let them say anything about us. But once they get information on me, they will make my life miserable. You don't fucking know how it feels to be the prey of those leeches" I spat with hatred. The truth? I didn't take the fact that the media published rumours about me, really well.

"I don't know how it feels?" this time he scoffed. "Sweetheart, I'm on the news every week" he snapped. I rolled my eyes and shrugged.

"Another good reason not to continue with this deal" I mumbled. "And your ex is coming. You don't need me anymore" I told him calmly. He stopped the car in the parking lot. Thomas shouted in happiness and without waiting for us, he jumped out of the car and ran to where Rose and Jace were sitting.

"I'm not going to sleep with my ex who happened to be a fucking slut who cheated on me" he spat while staring at me, right in the eyes.

"Too bad for you. I'm not going to sleep with you either" I said with determination as I opened the door and stepped out. Before walking away, I bent and stared at him. "Or you can look for another girl" I told him calmly but inside, i was not that calm. I wanted to scream. I didn't want his ex to come. I didn't want to see him with some other girl. But I didn't want to be trapped in the media circle again. I got out of it with so much difficulty.

I have to stay away from Damian. I don't want any bad publicity before my sister's wedding. I walked to them while wearing a fake smile. My life was so fucking complicated. How can Damian make my life better and difficult at the same time?

I shouldn't have accepted that fucking deal which now left me all confused.