Awaken *EDITING IN PROGRESS*

Chapter 17

Kaylin

I once again was in Scott's shower, this time I had real shampoo and conditioner that Scott had asked the staff to gather for me. I'd been working the shampoo in for a while now. Honestly I don't know how long I was standing there. Replaying the last few days in my head. How did this happen? How could I even feel these feelings for a man I just met? As fast those feelings came into my mind they were replaced with guilt for doubting what I feel for Scott.

"Princess?" Scott's voice broke through the steamy air.

"Y-yes Scott?" my voice broke. I heard a husky grunt.

"You've been in here a while, and we're going to be late. You're um uncle has sent a limo," he sounded annoyed at the end.

"I-I-I'm sorry. I have soap in my hair," I apologized with tears brimming against my already wet eyelashes. I saw the door slide open and just Scott's hand enter.

"May I?" He gently asked. "I hate hearing you cry," he continued.

"Okay," I whispered after moments of just water beating down on me, and realizing that he couldn't see me nodding.

Almost immediately Scott's presence was looming behind my small naked and wet frame. His hand slowly and gently, so not to scare me, traveled from my shoulders to my soaped up hair where he gave it one last scrub.

Turning me around he pushed my hair back and began to rinse out the tons of suds I had created. Once it was all rinsed out he just held me, pulling me into his hard body.

"Here," his voice breaking the peace. He grabbed the sponge and poured his body wash on it.

"You got me some of my own," my voice drowned out against the shower. I seriously don't know how he hears me.

"I like having you smell like me," he chuckled and placed a kiss on my lips as he soaped me and himself up. Twirling me around he rinsed the soap off and placed one more kiss on my lips before shutting off the water and grabbing a towel to wrap around my naked frame. His eyes lingering on my skin, causing a chain reaction and turning my face red.

"I had the staff freshen up your dress from the other night. I know it's not new but it's better than my t shirt. I swear I'll take you shopping my princess. Anywhere you want once this meeting is over," Scott informed me as he escorted out towel wrapped bodies to the closet to prepare.

"I-I don't, I mean you don't need to do that. I have clothes at Allen's," I stammered out. Saying his name again reminded me that that chapter of my life wasn't over, it's just on pause. I have to deal with it at some point. I can't just move in with Scott, I can't leave Allen, yea I'm 18 but I have nothing. Nothing at all to claim as mine.

"I can have someone bring your stuff here, or just select items that mean something to you, but I'm getting you new clothes, a phone I can't not be in contact with you," he offered, well more like stated.

"Scott," I let out a exhausted sigh. There was just too much to figure out. "You know I'm going to have to go back, this won't just end because you've whisked me away to your palace," his face hardened but wasn't scary, not to me. In fact, it somehow made me feel safer, and slightly turned on.

"Kaylin, you're never going back to that life, I'm never letting you go through another minute-" his phone chirped and he grew more irritable. "We need to go, how's this," he paused framing my body with his and he looked down on me. "Let's go, do this lunch, while Allen's at work we got get your things from your place and mine. Then come here and go from there, okay?" He offered.

I couldn't say no, I knew I should. Truthfully I didn't want to leave Scott. Ever. I sure as hell didn't want to return to Allen, and since no other option presented itself and I knew I couldn't last on the streets, I nodded in agreement. Placing a kiss on my forehead we both silently and quickly dressed. Wordlessly we left Scott's and sped off in my Uncle's limo.