Tick. Tock.

The sound of the clock ticking echoed in the silent room as the morning light shone through the blinds, lighting up the dimmed room. On the floor were clothes scattered around, leading to the bed where blankets wrapped around two naked figures.

Liam was leaning his back against the headboard, eyes distant as his fingers mindlessly played with someone's hair, that someone being you.

You two did it again.

Liam can't believe that he asked you to spend a night on his own when usually it was the opposite. Maybe because he needs it— he needs a break from all this things that made his heart ached painfully.

And the image that showed up in his mind was you, thus he hastily made his way to your penthouse. You being you, the one who's madly in love with Liam— agreed.

Liam ran his fingers through his messy hair, a sigh escaped him. You look so peaceful in the morning, despite the marks on your skin from his. It made his lips twitched. It's almost like you two has something more than a beneficial relationship.

You paid him to sleep with you and that's it. He needs money, anyway. He likes Melissa— a girl who broke his heart because she chose another guy. It made him realized that was he worth it at all? You, Melissa, and that guy who stole Melissa from him— all of them came from a higher level while he, was just average, if not an ant besides them.

Just then, he heard his phone vibrates and he reached for it, his fingers momentarily left your hair to check on his phone. But as he read the notification, his heart skipped a beat and his eyes widened.

It's... Melissa.

She's asking them to meet up together. Liam didn't expect this and he immediately sat straight, hastily moving out of the bed. But then he paused—

What about you?