My whole life I have played it safe, done the right thing. I've always been logical and careful. That's saved me from a lot of mistakes. As I stare into this beautiful woman's eyes, I realize that maybe I want to make mistakes. Maybe I don't want to do the right thing all the time. I want a story, not whatever this is. It builds character to fall down, dust yourself off and get back up. I am going to do the reckless thing and kiss her. I don't know where this is heading, but I want to find out.

I grab her face and kiss her with everything in me. She responds by deepening the kiss.

Just as her hands find their way under my shirt, I hear someone clear their throat. Someone male. Not Lylyhn.

My eyes trail the floor until they land on a pair of black sneakers. My black sneakers.

Lylyhn pushes me away from her and wraps herself in a blanket before she stomps over to the door. "Get out of here Dillion!"

I watch his face as it turns from hurt to anger. Not a good sign for me.

I flinch, momentarily forgetting that she wasn't talking to me. She was talking to Grant. I am royally screwed.

I run up in front of her. "Let me talk to him."

Grant's (aka my) eyes narrow. "Yeah, lets." His voice is somewhere between my voice and his own. I'm just grateful he hasn't given us away yet, I guess he is still afraid that I'll mind manipulate Lies into doing something irreversible. He is keeping his cool because he cares about her. Ugh, why can't he be as awful I thought he was? So much for taking a risk.

I walk out of her room and am relived to hear footsteps behind me. Good, he's actually coming. I detour into an empty bedroom, which this mansion had a plethora of.

Grant closes the door behind him. "What was that Dillion?!"

When I don't respond quickly, he yells. "Hello? Answer me!"

I involuntarily move away from him, taking the intensity in his voice as a warning sign. "We kissed. Nothing more than a kiss. It wasn't supposed to happen, but it did and I'm sorry."

I planned to tell him some elaborate story about how I was saving their relationship, but I haven't been able to lie. It's not in my DNA.

His cold laugh gives me goosebumps. I have never been truly afraid of Grant until this moment. The deranged look in his eyes would make even the strongest men retreat. "YOU'RE SORRY? For what, huh? For kissing the girl I'm in love with or for taking advantage of a really genuinely good person? We agreed you'd keep your grimy hands to yourself."

When he puts it like that, it does sound pretty bad. "I know it was wrong. I got too into the character I was playing and I detached from reality for a minute. It was a mistake, one that won't happen again."

Grant's face shows his disgust. "You're right, it won't happen again because I won't let it. The character you were playing is me and the thing you got carried away with is my girlfriend. I don't know where you get off thinking you can do whatever you want with no consequences, but I'm a vengeful guy and I happen to love dishing out payback."

I use the only card I have left. "Did you forget that I have a fun little chip in that girlfriend of yours that allows me to control her every move? I get that you're frustrated, but is it really worth going to war over a kiss?"

He shifts his weight onto his other leg. "You kissed her, don't underestimate how much that means to me. Let me ask you this, was it supposed to end as just a kiss? It sure didn't look like it." He threw a little extra anger into the last line.

This would have been a great moment to lie. "I don't know where it was meant to end. I didn't think about it. I was acting on impulse, which should make you feel more at ease because you know I never do that."

"You're worse than Wishes. You are so involved in every aspect of my life at this point that it's pathetic. You're whole attempt to win over Wishes is pathetic. She doesn't love you and she never will. Get over it."

I replay my conversation with Wishes where she said she loves me and scuff. He was wrong, she did love me. I just wasn't sure if that was enough. This triggers me into being angry. "Why are you even here? Last time I checked, we agreed you'd stay away from her. Here you are talking about how I broke our contract, but look at you!"

He looks worried for a fleeting moment. "I haven't seen her in weeks. I was only coming here for a second, don't be dramatic."

I grin, teasing him. "Looks like we both messed up, huh?"

"You messed up way worse than I did." He points out.

Phew, he's calming down. "Let's just agree to move past all this, we're not on opposing teams. This whole thing will be over soon."

"When's soon?"

I had no idea, but I'm as ready as he is to end this. "If we play our cards right it could be any day now."

"Just keep your hands off of my girl." He walks out the door without looking back. "I hope you know what you're doing."

When he leaves I try to regain my composure. The whole interaction has left me with anxiety. I wasn't sure that he wouldn't backstab me when he got the chance. I had to watch my back around him now.

I make my way back to Lylyhn's room. She's sitting in front of the vanity, combing her hair.

"Sorry about that, he wouldn't leave."

She looks at me through the mirror. "He seemed different. Did you notice it?"

Curse this girl and her ability to read people like a book. "Not really, he always acts weird."

"What did you guys talk about?" She pushes.

"I couldn't follow anything he was saying. I kept telling him to leave."

She gives me a look of disappointment. "Grant, you're lying."

I should never lie, I'm never convincing. What was I supposed to say? "Why would I lie about that?"

She flips her her long blonde hair over her shoulder. "I was giving you a second chance because I thought I could trust you. If you're already lying again, what does that say?"

"You were giving me a chance? As in you're not anymore?" I swallow. Could things get any worse?

She pushes her chair back and stands up. "I think it's best if we breakup, for real this time. I can't be with someone who keeps things from me. I'm sorry."

My eyes start to water, something that hasn't happened in a really long time. Why was I so upset about this? Why do I even care? It's not like I liked her or anything. So why was I about to fight to get her to take "Grant" back?