Never Give Up {Zack Gomez}

Prologue

My back found the wall as the man in front of me had me placed upon his desk, his lips covering mine as he gripped my hips tightly. We broke apart only to undress and move to the bed where we commenced in a night of passion and lust.

When I woke in the morning I quickly pulled on my undergarments and dress before grabbing my purse and calling a cab. I was due to be moving into my new dorm at the college I would be attending with my twin brother, Mike.

Paying the cab driver, I quickly run up to the house and through the open door, as my brother was already packing the car with his stuff. Mike just laughed at his little sister who gave him the finger as she ran past, most likely to shower and change before starting to load her stuff into the car.

An hour later I bound down the stairs showered, dressed to impress, and with my last box of junk. Mike took it from me as I smiled, kissing his cheek before jumping into the backseat of the car with my pillow and blanket, hoping to get a few hours of sleep before having to face college.

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I was woken by Mike shaking my shoulder with my blanket in his arms. Groaning, I pulled myself up into a sitting position before fixing my hair and getting out of the car.

" So this is college, huh? Already seems boring." I say to my brother who looked like he very much agreed.

I went to the trunk of the car and grabbed my duffle bag and two suitcases before turning to my brother.

"I'll be back in a bit. Don't let anyone touch my stuff, alright?"

"Sure Scar. Anything for my genius little sister!" He said, grinning.

"Ten minutes Mike. Only ten."

"Whatever baby sis. Go put your stuff in your dorm then come back for the rest of it or I'm giving it all away." Mike threatened.

"Evil! You wouldn't dare."

"Oh but I would. If I were you I would hurry!" He taunted, making me take off in the direction of my dorm.

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Walking down the hall of the fourth floor of my dorm building, I look for my room number 49A. As I finally find the room I use my new key and open the door and walk straight into a very hard body. Looking up I see probably the most attractive man I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon.

He was tall with dark hair and russet skin, and wonderfully beautiful eyes. Perfect lips and from what I felt briefly, a very muscular body beneath his clothing. The thing that ruined his amazing face was the cocky smirk that he was wearing. I had seen a smirk like that before. It was meant to pull you in and put you in a trance. The last time I saw a smirk like the one on the gorgeous man in front of me was on the night my life was almost taken from me.

Taking a step back, I clear my throat and put on an emotionless mask. Something that I had mastered long ago.

"Hello. I'm not trying to be rude here, really, I'm not, but, who are you and why are you in my dorm room?" I asked the godly being standing before me.

A chuckle escaped his lips and let me tell you right now that had I not wanted to get inside so I could go get the rest of my stuff, I most likely would have fallen to my feet.

Before the chiseled man could answer me, a different voice spoke up. A voice I hadn't heard in a while.

"Scar?" Eve said, looking to be coming out of the kitchen.

"Holy shit E, I've missed you!" Is all that comes out of my mouth as I push the man who could be a model out of my way and pull my best friend into a tight hug.

"It's been too long Scarlett Stokes. You promised you'd visit me, but I never even got a phone call." She said stepping back, an angry look on her face.

"I know, E and I'm sorry but a lot of shit went down when I got home. It was so chaotic and I forgot to call. I'm sorry."

" What was so chaotic that you couldn't even pick up the phone for five minutes?" She asked, still angry.

"They got them E. They're all in jail for life now. It's finally over." I told her.

"Oh. Oh my gosh. Scar, that's the best thing I've heard since I met you!" She exclaimed.

I went to answer her when there was a cough from behind me. I had completely forgotten about the enchantingly attractive man in the room.

Eve seemed to just remember that the man was in the room as well and a smile yet again graced her face as she walked over to him.

"Scarlett, this is my boyfriend Zack. Zack, this is my best friend Scarlett."

"Boyfriend huh? You definitely picked a good one E. He's hot." I said wiggling my eyebrows.

Eve just laughs at my statement and facial expressions while Zack's eyebrows raise slightly at my words, another smirk gracing his face.

"Anyways, I have to go back down to the car to get the rest of my stuff, but we're having a girls night later, so that means the boy toy is gonna have to leave you for a night. Can you handle that lover boy?" I ask, my snark being directed to Zack.

Without waiting for an answer, I turn and walk out of the room to get the rest of my stuff, excited to catch up with Eve later. I also know that I will be questioning her about her choice in men, as I know for a fact that Zack is going to hurt her eventually. I may be small but I pack one hell of a punch and I will end that boy if I have to.

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It took awhile, but I eventually got all my shit into my new room and unpacked. By the third trip back to the room, Zack had left and my mood had immediately lifted. I didn't know what it was about Zack but I knew that he was one of those guys that couldn't stay away from other girls, even if they already had a girlfriend.

Plopping down on the couch beside Eve we stayed up all night watching Disney movies and talking. We were halfway through The Incredibles when she turned to me.

"Why don't you like Zack? And don't give me that crap about not knowing what I'm talking about because I know you and I know you don't like him."

"Okay E, it's nothing really, I just get a feeling that something's going to happen and someone is going to end up hurt." I told her.

"Scar, I know you're worried about me but I really like Zack and he really likes me. He wouldn't do anything to hurt me. At least not on purpose." E said back to me, a very serious look on her face.

"Alright. I trust your judgement E, and if you trust Zack I will too. That does not mean I have to like him though. I still think he's a cocky asshole."

All Eve does is laugh at me and we go back to our movie night. Talking all night long about what we missed in each other's lives while I was gone.

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So this is only my second story and I'm sorry if it completely sucks. I'm absolutely in love with Alex Meraz and I very much liked Never Back Down 2, so I decided to write a story about it!😊