Walking into the office the next morning, my mind was made up and I knew what I had to do. Despite the undeniable chemistry between Tyler and myself, I knew that it would be absolutely stupid of me to let go of everything I'd built with Nate in order to pursue a 'relationship' with someone who didn't know the meaning of the word. And for that reason alone, I'd decided that I needed to be professional with Tyler, and keep it that way from this point forwards."Good morning, Mr Gray," I greeted him cheerfully, walking into his office with his order of coffee. Even though I'd left his house just hours ago, seeing him effected me more than I'd dare to admit."Bringing back the formalities already?" He smirked devilishly. "You know you can call me Tyler when it's just us - or when it's not.""I think it's probably best that I don't, Sir," I remained as composed as possible, remembering that if I didn't set the standard now, I would never

"Miss Carson! Over here!" "Who are you with tonight, Miss Carson?""Ally Carson! This way please!"I'd never seen this many cameras in my life, let alone had so many pointing at me. It was all a little overwhelming; the flashing lights, yelling photographers and busy crowds of people moving every which way behind the metal barricades. Even on our side of the divider, teams of people all dressed up in black were running around the place directing the guests along the carpet and into the event. It was a lot to take in. Luckily, I had on my arm a guy who thrived in this sort of environment, who was born for the spotlight and a natural in front of the camera. Conner knew all his best angles and poses, and also made sure I knew mine, making the whole process that little bit less stressful for an amateur like myself.

"Oh my god," was all I could think to say as I let my eyes wander around the restaurant we'd just entered. "You weren't kidding when you said this would be fancy.""Do you like it?" Nate asked, placing a gentle kiss on the back of my hand as I nodded my head. "I figured there's no point to us working so hard if we don't treat ourselves once in a while.""Amen to that," I chuckled, pulling him in for a quick kiss before a waitress came over and led us to a table. Nate pulled out my chair for me like the true gentleman he was, making me smile at the gesture. "Can I interest you any drinks to start off with?" The waitress asked once we'd taken our seats.  "I'll just take an iced water for now, thanks," I replied, while Nate opted for some fancy white wine. W

*RING RING .. RING RING*I was rudely awoken by the sound of my phone ringing somewhere in the room. I forced my eyes open, groaning when I saw that it was still pitch black outside, the glow from the streets the only thing enabling me to find my phone on my bedside table. "Hi mum," I croaked out, my throat still dry as a result of my deep sleep. "Hi honey," she chirped on the other end, way too enthusiastic for me at such an early hour. "How's my baby going.""Good," I responded rather generically. "You know it's 4am here right?""Really? Oh well what are you doing awake?""Answering your call," I replied bluntly. "What time is it for you?""9pm.""I thought I told you not to call me after noon, Mum," I yawned rather loudly. "Did something happen?"

"Ally," a soft voice called as I was gently shaken from my sleep. "Al, you've gotta wake up." "What time is it?" I yawned out, stretching my arms as I turned over on the couch.  As my eyes began to adjust to the light in the room, I could start to make out a still shirtless Tyler sitting on the coffee table across from me. "Let's just say your alarm went off a while ago," he answered my question rather vaguely, causing me to groan. I really didn't like being late. "You looked way too comfortable for me to disturb you." Once I'd gained enough strength to get up, I headed into the bathroom to wash my face, the cold water shocking me to life and further boosting my energy. I had just thirty minutes to get myself in a fit state for work, and although I highly doubted that we'd both be ready in such a short amount of time, I wanted to make sure we were was a