*Carry On*

**Kaylyn's POV**

"Oh, you're going, sweetheart. I fucking begged for this and I'm not about to go back on my word. You're mother will not get the last laugh in this. If you cared to get to know me, you'd see I always carry through on my promises. Now get dressed, we leave in an hour." Brian states in an almost demanding undertone that kind of turns me on. Damn you traitorous body!You're supposed to be boiling with rage, not staring at his sexy bare chest and drooling at the way his dress slacks hang off his hips. Fuck...I want him.

No Kaylyn, he doesn't want you and your baggage, remember! He's only upholding this date because he doesn't want my mother to be right about him. Is my mom right about him though? Deep down I don't want to admit the possibility but I'm also a terrible judge of character when it comes to the person I fall in love with. I've dated asshole after asshole in the past and maybe I was quick to assume Brian would be no different.

I look down at my ripped skinny jeans and faded Guns N' Roses t-shirt and sigh. Mother will never approve of me going in this but I don't have any dressy clothes. I told Iida to pack up comfy clothes since I figured I would be living out of a suitcase most of the time.

I walk towards the back of the bus and see Brian buttoning up a black dress shirt over his v-neck t-shirt and bite my lip so I don't moan loudly. How the hell am I supposed to keep my walls up when I physically melt at the sight of him?

I knock on the door and he turns his head to face me as our brown eyes meet for the first time in days. "I um- I didn't pack any dressy clothes" I stammer out like a fool as he steps closer to me and let's out a small sigh.

"How far is your apartment from Per Se Restaurant?" he asks and my jaw drops. That place is nearly impossible to get a reservation at, and charges you a $150 a head if you cancel or even miss your allotted time!

"Um, that's in the Upper West Side so we would have to pass my apartment on the way" I say and panic slightly as I worry about what the current state of my apartment looks like. I'd hate for Brian to think I live like a slob but I didn't check with Iida to see if she straightened up after she tore my place apart looking for the stuff I requested for her to ship me. Is it too late to text her?

Brian puts on his last cuff link and gently places a hand on my lower back and leads me towards the front of the bus. Oh god he's touching me, I think I'm going to faint. "We better get going now so you have time to get dressed" he states coolly and opens the passenger's door to, what I'm assuming is, his rental car. Hmm, all business but still acting like a gentleman. I wonder if it's genuine.

We arrive at my apartment and I quickly jump out of the car. "You can wait here" I say and he raises an eyebrow at me.

"You're not going to try and run away again are you?" he states with a hint if amusement to his tone. Huh, so he did know I was planning to leave and yet he did nothing about it. I shouldn't be so surprised, this dinner date isn't something he really WANTS to take me out on.

I turn around to face him and place my hand on my hip, "So, you don't trust me?" I snip and he taps his finger to his lips before speaking.

"Don't talk to me about not trusting people, ok? I'm not the one who was making plans to fuck your best friend behind your back, like you did with Jimmy in Vegas!" he barks out and my cheeks heat up in anger.

"How dare you bring that up!?! I told you that nothing happened between Jimmy and I!" I cry out before turning on my heels and hitting the entry code into my building. "There is no way that I'm going anywhere with you-" I say before he slips in the door behind me and pins me to the wall.

I look up into his eyes and they are dark, but I'm not sure if it's with lust or rage...my guess would be the latter. "I never said anything happened in Vegas but I'm saying you have no right to judge me for being distrustful, when you practically ripped my heart out by doing that shit! You don't get to walk away and-" he states before I shove him back off me.

"Watch me" I growl and storm towards my apartment with him hot on my heels. I push my door open and thankfully my apartment looks pristine for the upcoming war that's about to happen in it if Brian doesn't back away now. Doesn't he get it?! I was walking away because he told me I wasn't worth fighting for!

"Kaylyn!" he shouts and spins me around in the hallway, leading to my bedroom. His eyes rake over my body with an almost primal hunger behind them, before dropping their gaze to the floor. "Just get changed" he huffs out and I roll my eyes at him. God forbid he says please!

I squirm out of his grip and stomp into my bedroom while leaving a trail of clothes in my wake. I grab a purple one shoulder dress out of my closest and tug it down over my body, not bothering with a bra. Fuck you and your fear of nipples Brian! I hope they make you suffer all the way through dinner!

I flip my head back and forth a few times and let my hair fall wherever it decides to. I honestly don't give a shit what I look like for this date because who am I actually going to impress...my mother? Not likely. Brian? Even less likely.

I slip on my black spike heels with studded accents and click back down the hallway towards Brian. "I'm ready, Master" I say sarcastically and he turns to face me and shakes his head.

"No" he say and I shrug my shoulder at him.

"I'm not changing again. Let's go." I state firmly and walk out to the car.

He slips in the driver's seat and tosses my cropped leather jacket at me. "Kaylyn, for Christ's sake, I can see your-"

"Nipples?!" I hiss and cut him off before he gets the chance to scold me about it. "Relax Brian, I'm sure mommy won't be looking" I say with a chuckle.

"You're wearing the jacket" he demands as we pull up to the restaurant and I shake my head at him. "Argh, why can't you do one thing I ask you to do without arguing with me?!" he growls and I let out a small chuckle at his frustration. Fuck he's sexy when he's all worked up.

"Alright, I'll wear the jacket inside at least. However, if I get too warm, I'm telling you right now, I'm taking it off." I say and he nods in agreement.

We weave our way towards the entrance and Brian entwines my fingers with his. I'm not sure if it's because he wants to hold my hand, if he doesn't want to lose me in the crowd, or so my mother doesn't suspect that we aren't together. Either way, I'm enjoying it.

"There you two are, it took you long enough. My word Kaylyn, did you even comb your hair?" my mother snips and I start to open my mouth to tell her off but Brian squeezes my hand to stop me.

"It's a pleasure to see you again Mrs. Rizzo" Brian says with a charming smile that has no effect on my mother but makes me weak in the knees.

Oh boy, this should be an interesting dinner date...

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How will dinner go?

Will Brian win over Barbara?

Will Kaylyn tease Brian with her barely covered nipples?


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