SCARLETT.    As early as six, I was awake. Throughout the night, I hadn't slept well. I kept sleeping and waking up to an empty bed.    I guess I was used to Finn being around me all night, his arms wrapped around me as he engulfed me in his warmth. No matter how mad at him I was, I still missed his touch. I missed having him around. I missed waking up to his kisses. I missed waking up to morning sex.     In fact, I missed him in general!    I knew I wasn't going to last a week without him. But I was still mad at him. I decided to distract myself with some music. I increased the volume to the highest. It was to let him know that I wasn't miserable without him. I had a life outside of him where I listened to music, enjoyed a sweet-smelling bath, took myself out, swam, and everything else. He wa

    FINN.     I wasn't expecting her here. I mean, I knew Scarlett was a stubborn woman who did things her own way, but I was sure I had been clear enough to her.      Seeing her standing half-naked before me left me speechless. My eyes traveled down her body and I felt my insides fire up like I was just seeing her for the first time again.      I swallowed and stood to my feet. "You said we would only be doing this by at ni—"     "Do you want to have a say in this, too? Last time I checked, I am the one paying you for your services. You can leave my home if you want, but you will still work for me and satisfy me just the way I want!"     She was getting angry now. She drew close to me and pulled off the band from her hair, causing its full lengt

SCARLETT. As soon as he left, I knew today was going to be a useless day for me. Immediately, I picked up my purse and phone and walked out of my office. I stopped by Abigail's office to tell her I was going to be unavailable today. From the way she looked at me, she must have known that something was wrong but she didn't ask. She only nodded and wished me a nice day. I walked out of her office and made a beeline for Finn's cubicle. I pushed his door open to see him reading the same magazine I had met him reading this morning. "Is this what you do here all day?" I asked as I flung my purse into the chair before placing a hand on my hip. He shrugged. "Yeah. No one brings any tasks to my table, so I use this time to educate myself and broaden my fashion and cosmetic knowledge." "Impressive. Never took you for a book nerd," He leaned back against his seat and shrugged. "There's a

FINN. Engagement, huh? So they were getting engaged soon. That was why she has been acting weird. I dropped her phone back on the couch and followed her into the laundry room where I pulled off my clothes. I took a clean towel and wrapped it around my waist before stepping out of the laundry room. The rain had stopped but from the way thunder rumbled in the distance, I knew it was still going to rain again. I found Scarlett standing in the living room with her phone in her hand. She looked really upset. It had to be that text her father sent to her. Sighing, I walked towards her. I pulled her into my arm and kissed the crook of her neck. "You smell really nice. Forgot to tell you today," She smiled and slipped her phone into her pocket. "You smell nice too. In a masculine way." "Hmm... You look upset. What's wrong?" "Upset?" She laughed. "No, I am not. I'm just really tired and all. From everything that happened today. Kelvin and his impromptu visit."

FINN. I woke up as early as five the next morning. Scarlett was still asleep but as soon as she noticed I was no longer on the bed, she whined and called after me. "Where are you, Finn?" I smiled and walked back to her bed with my shirt in my hand. "Here, Scar. I am getting ready to go back. I'll get changed and return before eight." She opened her eyes and turned to face me. She looked so beautiful even with her sleepy face. Her hair fanned out behind her and her arm fell on the side of her waist. She was effortlessly sexy this morning. The duvet sparsely covered her body. Her feet peeked out from underneath the duvet, showing off her cherry-red toenails. She stared at me with a small smile on my face as I drew my slacks up to my waist. Just as I was about to button up, she spoke. "Take them off," I stopped for a brief moment. "Are you being serious right now? You just watched me put them on and now you want me to take them off?" She threw back her c