After the dance Colter lifts me into his arms and he carries me out of the party. He presses the button for the lift. I lie my head against his chest. "I love you, Colter."

He stiffens. Before he looks into my eyes. "I never stopped loving you, Lexi."

The door to the lift opens and we enter it.

When we get to the top floor he pulls the key out of his pocket and scans it. The door unlocks and we enter the room. Colter kicks the door shut with his foot.

Colter throws me down on the bed and starts to remove my dress and underwear. He groans at the black matching underwear. He smirks. "You knew were going to get lucky tonight?"

I shake my head. "I wasn't thinking this would happen." I remove his clothes and throw them on the floor.

Colter looks at me with lust in his eyes. "Get on all fours."

I move to the position he asked for. I feel his hands on my body and it leaves goosebumps on me.

He thrusts two fingers into my core.

It feels weird him doing it from behind.

I grind on him taking his fingers further into my core. I throw my head back and moan. "Colter." He removes his fingers and he thrusts his big cock into me. He slams into me with such force I feel like I'm about to come. He does it a couple more times and my walls close around his cock making it harder for him to pull out. He pulls out and slams back into me. I find my release at the same time as Colter. He lies on top of me. He pulls my brown hair behind my ears. "I love you." He whispers. He pulls out of me.

I bolt up in bed and start to scream.  I look down and see that I'm fully clothed and I'm not in bed with my Ex. The dream felt completely real and I have an ache between my legs.

I groan.

"Fucking, Colter," I yell into the empty house.

I look at the clock and it says 4 am. I climb out of bed and make my way to the nursery. I sit on the rocking chair and read one of the books that's on the library shelf. I start yawning. I pull a blanket around me and fall asleep on the chair.

A couple of hours later I'm woken by someone opening the front door.

Who has keys to my house?

I pick up a baseball bat and make my way down the stairs. I creep around the corner and I see my brother Benson sitting at the table. I drop the bat on the ground. "Why didn't you tell me you had a bloody key to my place?"

Benson turns and looks at the bar on the ground. He laughs. "We're you going to use that on your big brother?"

I nod. "If I did you would have deserved. So, what did I do to deserve this visit?"

He looks at the ground. "I was wondering if you want to come with me to the shops. I need to buy new clothes for a date I'm going in tonight."

I smile. "I'll help you out. I need to buy a new dress for the Christmas party tonight. The dress I recently brought isn't what I want to wear."

Last night's dream has gotten to me that's why I need a new dress.

I walk over to the kitchen counter. "Do you want breakfast first?"

He shakes his head. "I was thinking about getting something while we're out."

"Give me ten minutes." I run-up to my bedroom and I get ready.

Ten minutes later, I enter the kitchen and see my brother reading the paper. I clear my throat. "Are you ready brother?"

Benson pushes the seat back and rises. "Yeah, let's get this horrible day over with."

I laugh.

My brother hates shopping. But, this woman he asked on a date might be important to him.

I lock up the house before I lock the front door and move over to the car. "Are you going to propose to this girl your taking on a date?"

Benson shakes his head. "No, I'm not thinking about marriage. That's the sort of thing that you do."

I roll my eyes. "I haven't thought about being married since everything went down with Colter. I still have feelings for him. But, I'm afraid to let him get too close to me again."

Benson hugs me. "Take all the time you need before taking the next step with him."

"I will. I want to see him on his knees begging me to take him back. Then maybe we can have the future we were supposed to have before Peta died. There's not a single day that goes by that I don't think about what my daughter would like now if she survived. I also wonder if she would have had any siblings."

"She would have had siblings by now. But, you're going on What If? You should be proud of what you have accomplished with our cousin. Both of you are very successful women. I heard that you're starting a magazine soon?"

I nod. "We're going to call it Inside Martin."

Benson throws his head back and laughs. "I can't believe that's what you want to call the magazine. There are guys named Martin out there."

I shrug. "That's their problem. It's a catchy name to go with our company, Martin Industries." I climb into the car and buckle my seatbelt. Benson rounds the car and he climbs into the driver's seat. He pulls out of the driveway.

At the shopping centre, Benson parks the car close to the shops. We step out of the car and make our way to McDonald's for breakfast. I order pancakes, hash brown and orange juice. I pay for the food and wait I wait at the side.

Benson gets served and he moves over to my side after he's paid for his meal. I watch as my food is placed on the counter and I pick it up. I wait for Benson. He picks up his food and we walk over to a vacant table. We sit down and eat.

"Benson, what is special about the girl you're taking on a date tonight that's making you want to buy new clothes."

He shrugs. "I haven't thought about it. I just thought it would be nice to have something good to wear. All the girls I've dated in the past I just wore scruffy jeans and a t-shirt that shouted 'I'm here to get laid.'

I start to choke on my orange juice. Benson hits my back. "Sorry," he mouth.

I shake my head. "I'm glad that you like this one and that you're not thinking with that thing between your legs. I'd like to meet his girl."

He smiles. "I can't wait for her to meet the family. But it's too early at the moment."

After breakfast, we walk around the shops and it takes ten minutes for Benson to find a nice shirt and jeans. It takes me longer to find a dress.

I finally find one before lunch. It's a red dress with a slit up the side and it shows off most of my back. I look at Benson. "I need to get one more thing before we leave." I enter Victoria's Secret and I look for a red matching pair of underwear.

Benson and I head to the food court for lunch.