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The last time Devon had flirted with an actor, he turned out to be a total prick. Which really wasn't that big of a surprise. Everyone had told her he was a weirdo. But Devon hadn't cared or listen. As always. Besides work with no play makes a dull, dull life. Devon climbed out of bed, not even bothering to look at the time. She'd finally gotten over her jet lag from her trip to Europe and then New York. But she still woke up at odd hours in the night. Today though, she was up before 6 in order to get ready for her first job since she'd been back. Someone had called her a number of nights ago, asking if she wanted to take over costume design for a new movie since the previous designer had "sucked to hell". Devon took the job, seeing nothing else she could do with her life right now. But she was glad she did once she laid her eyes on Leonardo Harrison. Of course, almost every other girl had their eyes on him too. But she got to find out his measures. And got his number yesterday. Which made Devon smile all the way home. In a silly, kiddish way. But Devon was kiddish in so many ways. She climbed into her shower, feet dragging and still half asleep. She watched the sun rise from her bedroom window, only getting dressed once it had fully risen.

After slipping on a plain, white, loose fitting shirt and her favorite low rise jeans she made her way to the front of the house to grab her keys, purse and slip some shoes on. She briskly walked to her car, scolding herself for dumbly forgetting a jacket, even a light jacket. But too lazy to head back inside to dig for one. Most of her favorite outfits were still in her luggage bags that lay open and unzipped in the middle of her room. Yes, Devon could be quite lazy.

Once she got to the set, she ducked her head and pretended to busy on her phone. The worst way to start off her day was to be bossed around right away. She hated when people tried to add their own flair to her clothes.It was her job after all to make the outfits, not theirs. She didn't care how big of a hot shot they were. People who requested her eventually learned to be happy that she at least got their requirements in at all.

Devon grabbed a cup of coffee from the beverage table and poured sugar into it. She wasn't a fan of coffee but her mother had been right, she came to at least like it enough to drink it. Devon really wished she didn't need coffee this early. And the fact that her hideous mother had been right. Even years after running away from home Devon still remembered all the things her mother had told her. Devon gritted her teeth, forcing the nasty thoughts away, throwing out the empty sugar packets and carefully brushing the corner of the table she used to distract her mind. She found it horribly pathetic how much thoughts of her mother still affected her. It didn't happen a lot but when Devon remembers her mother she nearly loses any self control she has. Not to mention that she was damn sure her parents knew where she was now since Devon had finally made a name for herself, credit had to be given to being friends with an A-lister though. That helped pull some strings to get her to the top. She was sure her parents saw her on the magazine when she made the cover. But gladly made no contact with her. Not that they could. She'd told the company her parents were dead to her.

She took a sip of the poisonous drink and grimaced a little, forcing the liquid down her throat. Even with the amount of sugar and cream she put it the taste still made her cringe. She muttered out a curse when the coffee burned her tongue, "Damn it." She sighed, sticking her tongue out to try and see the spot. Which was impossible. She pouted slightly before picking her cup up and ducking her head once again, only to run into someone's chest. Being short really wasn't any fun, she thought to herself as she peeked up, "What the hell." She snapped out. Her temper was still simmering. And she'd never really ran into anyone before. So she felt slightly embarrassed since it was her fault for not looking up.

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[/color] eight hundred seventy something I think
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A loud yawn passed the lips of the twenty five year old actor as he sat up in his bed to press the top of his alarm ridding his ears of the piercing sound of a six am wake up call. He soon swung his legs off the side of the bed and stood, dragging his sleepy body towards his bathroom and turned on the shower, then like every morning he checked his phone and saw he had a couple of messages, mainly from his manager so he decided to give him a ring, which took another twenty minutes out of his day but this was just enough time to pick out some clothes to go to the set in. After the phone call was ended he made his way into the bathroom and had a quick shower to refresh himself but more to the point wake him up. After this he changed, styled his hair quickly and headed out of the door and on the way to work arriving just before the next hour was upon them. He always turned up earlier than others, to make sure he was doing the right lines and sometimes it was fun to chat up some of the other girls in the set. But not today, he had been speaking to a very special Devon West the previous evening and had found himself taking a shine to her, she was different to say the least. Like a good girl that had her teasing side, she loved her work and that made him smile, he first noticed her when she came dangerously close to his man business during a fitting session, every since then he couldn’t take his eyes off her.

So after a few days just watching her more than doing anything he decided to leave his number in his coat pocket that was given to her, so she got the number, it was cheesy but it was one of the only ways to get a message to someone without the whole crew finding out your business. They talked for hours that night on the internet and it made him smile, and today he was heading out with a clear image of what he wanted to do, and that was kiss her. He could already feel her velvet lips against his, feeling the sides of her face fill with blood, it made him smile as he entered the set. A few of the younger girls couldn’t help but go over and say hi to him, one even brought him a coffee before he smiled and took a sip before getting rid of them. But before he knew it his body crashed into someone and coffee spilt over his new grey shirt. He groaned a little until he saw the face of Devon look back up at him, which honestly turned his frown upside down. He leaned closer to her, with a smirk on his lips as he spoke directly into her ear I want to kiss you, not have your coffee all over my shirt he grinned before straightening up seeing some wandering eyes look in their direction. You might want to find something else for me to wear designer girl he teased with a little wink of his eye before allowing her to lead to way to the changing rooms.

As they entered the changing rooms no one was in sight, which was odd but he did remember that it was only twenty minutes past seven and people who didn’t take the job seriously would not turn up for at least another ten, maybe twenty minutes. He began to un button his shirt, taking it off it left his shirtless as he dapped his wet torso with a flannel You shouldn’t be walking around with your head on the ground Devon, you never know who you are going to bump into he laughed gently before moving over to her, her back was facing him as she searched through the clothes, letting his hands leave his side he placed them on her hips, before stepping into the small embrace Not like I am complaining that you bumped into me he spoke his lips close to her ear before stepping off and awaiting for what she had for him to wear.

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[devonblakewest]

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Devon grinned once she saw who she bumped into. Of course it was would be Leo. There was nothing to snap about now. She leaned into his whisper, having a small smile on her face and landing a quick touch on his chest before they both pulled away to avoid unwanted attention, "You'll take what I give you." She answered back with a hint of a smile. Many men who tried to date Devon learned sooner or later that they couldn't dominate her. She had her own thing going and that was the way it would be if you ever wanted to be a part of Devon's life. She ran away at eighteen and had to fend for herself many years after that. Independence was something that she refused to let go of.

She stepped into the dressing room and starting searching the clothes right away, knowing that she'd have something for Leo in here. Being the designer meant that she could do whatever she wanted with the outfits that ended up in the dressing room. She usually let the actors and actresses have whatever outfit from the movie they wanted to keep. Only because Devon was capable of making her own outfits and she'd never made a movie costume for herself, so it was rare that any of them would fit her. Besides, she was picky on the way her clothes fit her these days. She'd been slightly spoiled by all the money she was raking in and not having to pay Jack any rent. He spoiled her quite a bit too.

Devon rolled her eyes, though Leo couldn't see because he was still behind her, "I hate getting commanded right when I walk into the building, so I duck my head." She shrugged, finally pulling a shirt off a hanger and holding it in front of her to inspect it. She felt his presence behind her before he even touched her. And when he did place his hands on her hip she realized how badly she had been wanting it. She took a moment to recover before turning around, "Exactly. I could have been one of those other girls out there..." She heard the last bit of her sentence fade off because her eyes had landed right where his abs were and the urge to reach out and touch him again took over. She scowled slightly at him, thinking he probably knew what he did a girl's mind and tossed the shirt at him. And unable to help herself she ran her finger lightly across his abs, causing a small shiver to pass through her and down her spine. Jesus this boy was gorgeous.

She sat down on one of the make up chairs, watching him through the mirror, "So, why are you here so early? Couldn't wait to see me?" She teased. She was used to only the crew members being on set so early. And rarely the movie stars were seen until late morning. But she was glad to have Leo this early because nothing needed to be done on Devon's part till everyone showed up. Which meant she had some free time to kill and she was hoping that Leo did too. There were a number of things she could think of to do in their spare time. And after their long conversation last night, Devon was betting that Leo wouldn't mind either. A part of her hoped that he showed up early because of her, but that seemed so amateur to get excited about.

She had a reason to feel giddy about the entire thing though, since she'd never had a real relationship in her life. By the time she was in high school all the boy were intimidated because her dad was the principal of their private school. And anyone who dared to ask her on a date was asked to meet with the principal. Yeah, no guy ever really enjoyed that. She missed all the high school dances and the late nights out with kids her age. Instead she hung out with college kids she met at clubs on the nights that she would sneak out. And once she graduated from college something in her snapped and she set fire to the school's library and ran away. After that it was stripping for a job in order to help pay for college and text books and dorms and meals. Then she met Jack and together they hit the red carpet. There hadn't been time for relationships yet. And Devon kind of wanted to change that. A part of her was worried about even getting into one. But she wanted to have love stories and to be able to understand why girls sighed and smiled so much when that one person came into the room.

She snapped herself out of her thoughts and turned in her seat to look at Leo. Wouldn't he be quite a catch, "So do you notice when the girls backstage swoon for you? I think a few of them nearly faint when you look their way."

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[/color] eight hundred sixty three
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As he leaned close to her to whisper in her ear he could feel the light touch of her hand on his chest, he grinned like a Cheshire cat when she said that he would only get what she gave to him, which made him smile. Leonardo didn’t need anyone to make him happy and he hated being told what to do with his life or even just with little things like the way he should wear his clothes or hair, unless he was on the set then it was his job and someone else’s job to dress and make him beautiful, life felt like a lie when he was on the set. As they entered the dressing room he took a stance near the other wall opposite to where the rest of the clothes were stacked, he didn’t want to get in the way of Devon as he knew that she took her clothes seriously and would rather stay on her good side than try and piss her off by getting involved. When she stated that she hated being commanded around he could agree with her, he hated the same thing but luckily for him he was able to walk round freely as the women just looked at him than actually asked him to do anything unless he was on the set, which kind of gave him the best of both worlds. As she pulled a shirt from the selection he was already behind her, his hands tempted by her curvy hips before he finally lay them on her soft skin and looked over her shoulder to view the shirt she had picked for him.

His hands lay as soft as he could on her hips, just holding her gently then she turned to face him, both of them being very close from the embrace which made him feel hotter inside. As the shirt was flung he grabbed it, before feeling her finger across his chest before he looked at her then she took her place sitting in the make up chair and watched him. He placed on the shirt and began to button it up before looking over his shoulder at her when she begun to speak how did you guess? he smirked before finishing off the buttons and turned round to her, not needing her agreement with the shirt since she picked it then she spoke again, this time it was about the other girls that were on set, she did seem to talk about them a lot, but she didn’t realise he was in this room with her right now, he could have just grabbed a shirt and went but no, he wanted to spend time with her. He wandered up to the chair she was sitting in took her hand and pulled her off the seat, colliding their bodies together, his hands finding their way around her small waist and looked down on her do you? Because that’s the only girl here I am trying to impress he spoke gently as he looked down on her, feeling the heat of her body on his skin gently.

Leonardo would be lying if he said he had never loved anyone in his life though he comes across as that kind of lonely lost soul, he fell in love once and it ended with her breaking his heart, the normal story but the worst thing was his best friend was the one his girlfriend cheated on him with, he saw them at a coffee house together, holding hands and acting like teenagers again. He never confronted them and was considered heartless when he suddenly dumped his cheating girlfriend and moved on, she still too this day doesn’t know that he found out her little secret with the other male, but when he last checked up on her she was happily married to his ex best friend and they had one child and one of the way, so he was happy for her. As he looked at Devon he could see himself being in her life, they laughed a lot when they were on set and she was the first girl that kind of made him want to try, try to be a better guy and want to jump head first into anything she told him to do. The urge overwhelmed him as they were close and he felt his heart choke a little as his face neared her, before he knew it his lips were upon her own, his hands moving up her back, caressing her spine softly.

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So she knew the rule about not talking about other girls when you were with the guy you liked. But she couldn't help it. She was willing to bet that the other girls had more experience than she did. In all the fields of love. She couldn't even claim to have been in love. Ever. There just hadn't been time for that. Just the casual sex and dates. Even then she knew that it wouldn't last. She was just so lonely. She'd grown up since then and steered out of most paths that would lead to flings. But somehow Leo landed right in front of her anyway. And he wasn't something she'd take a risk for. Something about him just made her want to try. And he was charming. So it was hard to just go about avoiding him, "The big smile on your face gave you away." Which was true since he grinned even though she'd spilled coffee all over him. She had a matching smile though. She wouldn't mind running into him everyday. And sadly she hadn't even told anyone how badly she was crushing yet. She only had a fleeting moment of 'i really shouldn't'. Only because it was evident that Leo was a heart breaker. And Devon really didn't need a heart break in her life. That was one thing she hoped to never experience. How did someone recover from that?

She let out a small, surprised gasp when he reached over and pulled her out of the chair to collide into him. Her hands landed on his chest again and she looked up at him. And her breath seemed to leave her, "Do I look faint?" So smart remarks were an automatic reaction to her. But at least Leo didn't seem to take them seriously. At least she sounded coherent and not out of breath. Which is the opposite of what she felt. If Leo had stepped back, she probably would have fallen over and fainted. Something she'd never done before. She smiled a bit and felt him lean in closer. At some point her eyes had closed without her permission. Once his lips found hers all her breath came whooshing back to her. Her hands wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer and kissed him back without another thought. Which hadn't been the plan. But it didn't seem like she was able to think much with Leo around. She felt his hand rub against her spine and she felt like jelly. She pulled away after a moment, and licked his lips lightly before taking a small step back to look up at him.

"You kiss every designer you get like that?" Her question came out as a whisper and she laughed a little, keeping her arms wrapped around his neck. He felt so warm and firm that she didn't want to let go, "I hope not." She sighed, realizing that she was already pretty far in for Leo. It would hurt now if she found out about any other girl he was involved with. For now though, Devon would deny feelings so strong for a guy she met on set. Trust wasn't easy to give. Hopefully he'd give it a try though or it would make her job that much harder to face him everyday. She rested her head on his shoulder, barely tall enough to do so. Her hands traced light circles on the back of his neck as she breathed in his scent.

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A big turn off with a conversation with someone you liked was when they brought every other girl into the conversation, it was hard enough that he already knew that other woman wanted him; he knew he could have most of the girls on the set but at this moment, he didn’t want them. He wanted to enjoy this moment that he had with Devon now. He hated the way that twice already in only a short period of time she brought other people into their conversation, Leonardo slept with girls to fill an empty void in his heart that had long been alone and forgotten, and he was beginning to figure out that he needed someone to fill it, not a variety of people, not sex or one night stands, booze or strippers, he needed someone to go home too and snuggle up in bed against, the smell of their hair when it’s just been washed and know exactly what kind of food they wanted at each time of the day. When she commented about the smile on his face he couldn’t help but smile again, what was this girl doing to him? Normally by now he would be playing his game and trying to pry the clothing from her body, but he felt comfortable here, just being with her, even watching her made him feel like his day was already getting better, was that wrong of him to think that? Was it wrong that for the last three months that he knew her, every time she smiled it made his heart melt just a little bit more.

In his life, Leonardo had been shot, he’d been beaten up and spent days in a hospital bed fighting for his life, but one thing he wished he never had to go through again was a broken heart. It was a horrible and prolonged feeling that tore at the person you thought you were, seeing them falling in love with someone that isn’t you kills people, some people take their lives because of a broken heart, and if something is broken how do you fix it? Find someone else? But what happens when you cannot fix it, you cannot find someone else? Then you just crash and burn and have to deal with it, that’s what Leo did, and it still hurt every time he thought about her. As he pulled her from the chair it felt natural to wrap his arms around her before her sarcastic comments passed her lips which made him laugh a little, she wasn’t like anything he knew, girls normally just fell to his feet, he didn’t have to impress them but he was willing to try for this special woman. As he kissed her he felt his whole body lift like his hands did on her spine, feeling her through her clothing was amazing. He felt his heart sink a little when she moved away from the kiss but grinned as she looked at him, both their eyes glaring into each other’s.

Only you he whispered back, finding out that even if he didn’t want to say it, his heart fought his head and won, allowing those words to escape, normally he would have made a sarcastic comments like ‘yes and then we fuck’ or something along those lines but he couldn’t imagine himself saying anything like that in front of Devon, he had respect for her. Her hands around his neck made him a little tense, this was new for him and he was scared as hell to what was going to happen, of course he knew that she liked him, he liked her, but if the press found out, if they told people about his past, then maybe this could all just be a fleeting moment. She soon moved her head to rest on his shoulder, his hands moving up her back and holding her close to him, she smelt beautiful and it was not just the perfume she wore or the smell of fresh clothes, it was her smell, her own personal scent. He rested his head against hers, his nose gently pressed against her head as he smelt her hair, what was he doing?

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[devonblakewest]

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That was the problem with Hollywood; they did their best to tear people down. It was their job to feed the press the dirtiest things they could dig up. And some people paid to keep their names out or they'd sue. Devon didn't feel the need to worry about that because everyone she truly cared about already knew her story. Well some of it. But meeting Leo had her mind thinking otherwise now. She wasn't ashamed of her past, but she hated her mother and was too embarrassed by her father. No one she knew in this life would ever met her parents. Unless they suddenly showed up one day, but Devon knew they were probably too proud to go searching for their runaway daughter. She doubted they even worried much when they found her gone. She had been 18 after all and legally nothing was holding her to her parents at that point. Though setting fire to the school library could have been enough to call the cops, Devon never heard police asking for her. The only time she'd dealt with cops was when a co-dancer was beaten or missing in her dancing days. Even though she didn't know anyone well enough to crack any clues. Okay so dancing would be a slightly ashamed thing that Devon would avoid admitting to Leo. She was horrified when she'd met jack there. Oddly, it started off their friendship. She still wasn't sure how that even worked out the way it did.

She grinned again at his answer. Well now she felt like one lucky girl. She knew that Leo could very much leave her and have any girl he wanted, she didn't doubt that. And thats a small part that worried her. Would he tire of her one day? soon? This was probably any relationship worry, but she'd never dealt with them before, unless you counted her friendships. But they proved to be strong, "Good. But just so you know, don't go around kissing other people like or you'll be in trouble mister." Maybe that was a bit soon or forward to say since it was pretty much attaching herself to him in a more than friends way. But they liked each other and that was the way it was... right? She looked up at him again, "Unless its like a life or death situation." She added to make the previous statement less demanding. She was quite demanding without realizing it. Someone she was sort of working on to fix.

Devon wandered off to a random couch that had been put into the dressing room, stretching a bit before she plopped herself down onto it, patting a spot beneath her for Leo. She knew that in a few hours they would have to part way and do their jobs and just pray for breaks along the way with each other. Devon would probably go out of her way to stick somewhat near him behind scenes because once the costumes were refitted she didn't have to stay in the dressing rooms, unless something happened while filming to her clothes. Which usually flared her temper a bit.

"So when we're all done on set, you wanna grab some dinner?" She asked, looking over at Leo. Dates were also something she didn't deal with often, but she figured to try and make it official she needed to go out with Leo. Unless she worried about the press too much, or if Leo did, "A movie is sounds good instead if you'd like." She added in case he was worrying about the media. They could be pretty ruthless, but Devon had never bothered to hide from them before.

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Leonardo could consider himself lucky for the little information that the press actually had about him, he had good friends that kept their mouths closed. People knew that he was in the army and then became an actor but no one really understood what happened when he was out there, the time he was shot, the way he had to sit there and watch his two best friends take their last breathes. The time he had to witness his girlfriend cheat on him when he truly loved her for everything, and with that love he knew he had to let her go and she was happy now, which deep down in a place that had long been forgotten was happy for her, at least one of them got everything they wanted. Dark days had come upon Leonardo when he was younger, luckily now he had learnt how to deal with loss and pain and yes he could be seen as an arrogant and pathetic individual but if you knew his past, you’d understand why he never let people into his heart, it’s one thing to fix a broken heart, but does it become weaker every time you break it. Leonardo didn’t want to know everything about Devon, well he didn’t just yet, because if he learnt things about her then it meant so would want the same in return, it was only fair.

As they embraced each other he watched the way her eyes shifted from each of his eyes when she stared into them, the way her hair carefully placed itself over her shoulder. Her soft hands touching the skin on the back of his neck, and the way she was so beautiful even in the simple moments, like now. When she spoke he kind of felt his heart sink a little, maybe that was a little too soon for Leonardo, his facial expression didn’t change but now he knew that she liked him, he was scared that he was going to fuck it up, he never realised how much he had until he lost it, and when he lost it, he found it was harder to get it back. wow, I think I just got told he said with a little side smirk when she finished her sentence. Now he was beginning to worry a little, did this mean they were an item? Or where they just going to have some fun and see where it goes, he didn’t even know if he’d be able to keep it in his pants for long enough, he was sexually driven a lot of the time and definitely when it came to females, he wasn’t the best speaker, he liked to show it in different ways, physical ways and that normally meant sex. She was demanding and he didn’t mind that but for someone who has been alone for a long period of time like Leo was not used to that freedom being taken from them, both of them needed to learn that this was a two way relationship and they both needed to work with it, good or bad.

As she moved away from him he watched her before joining her on the couch and placed his arm on the spine of the couch that happened to lounge over her shoulders before looking at her and smiled gently. He didn’t know where his head was at in this moment, he only realised he liked the girl yesterday on the set and now she was talking about going to dinner, maybe she was rushing into this, what happened if he was not the guy she wanted him to be, as she proved before she was pretty dang demanding. He slouched a little in the seat as he looked over to her dinner sounds nice, I just want to say this now before you regret this. he turned his body towards her a little and looked her in the eye let’s just have fun and chill out for the moment, I’m not used to this and I really don’t want to ruin it. he was being honest with her, it had been a long time since he had gone on a date let alone have a relationship with someone, he was also scared off the press and what they would say about them, this was his whole life, the walls that sheltered him had took him a lot of pain and hurt to achieve and he didn’t want one rumour or one article to end that because he decided to take a chance.

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Some people would call Devon impulsive. There were moments when things came out of the blue or she leaped without a second thought. Usually it was just over something she couldn't make her mind up about. And some would probably say she was leaping into this with Leo. But she wasn't, in her mind. She was just as worried as Leo was about the whole thing. She was use to being single and flaunting that trait. Or even just being a girl and flirting with whoever she wanted. And cuddling up against someone, even best friends. She knew that most relationships wouldn't work around that bit. But she wasn't about to change that for someone she wasn't sure would stick around. She still had full intentions to go home and spend a night cuddled in jack's bed because that was what she usually did on some nights. Or going to bars and scoring free drinks. But she knew at this point that liking Leo would lead to some trouble since she was very protective over the few people she liked and cared about. Hell, even with just friends she threw death glares at anyone that seemed like bad news. And there was no denying that Leo was hot stuff and would attract a lot of stares. But it wasn't like she'd go around punching everyone in the face. If they did become official she would expect everyone to understand and not make a move on her man. Or that would be a punch to the face. Or a serious argument.

She tensed up long before he stated what he needed to state. Funny that she was thinking the same thing, but kept her face neutral, "I just hope you aren't a super jealous type then." She teased, poking him lightly on the nose. Though her heart sank just a little. But it wasn't to say that it was unexpected. She knew right when she found his number that the entire thing would take time, even if they'd met a while ago. Devon had never had a relationship and didn't know how they worked. And it seemed that Leo took lots of pleasure in being single. She wondered how many women lined up for a night with him. She didn't want this, whatever this was, ruined either. And independence was something that she'd took hold of a few years ago. She remembered what it was like living at home and wasn't sure she wanted to give anything up. Relationships caused some sacrifices, right? And it isn't like she had anyone to go to at this point because everyone she knew didn't have smooth relationships. Then again, who did? She was slightly embarrassed to have little experience in this field, "We'll keep it strictly fun." She assured Leo, patting him on the thigh. At least they were somewhat new to this whole thing.

The word regret made her flinch inside. Regrets weren't something she'd really had. She held her head high and took whatever tasks it took to get through the moment, "I doubt I'd regret anything that involved you and some fun time." She winked at him, just an effort to lighten up the mood again. His sudden statement had made her feel too demanding or needy. Which is something she really hoped she wasn't. Needy, that is. She knew she was demanding in some ways. She settled against his chest, looking over at the clock to assure they still had some time to hang out before the day of filming ahead of them and then the plans that she had just made. She had meant the dinner thing to be a small step, not something drastic. But maybe it was a big thing in the single life of Leo. She had assumed that a number of people went out to dinner for smaller reasons.

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Leonardo could get really over protective when it came to the people he was either sleeping with or was friends with. It was never like that when it was with a male friend; he was only over protective with women. He grew up around women for the majority of his life and never really connected with a man or had a role model who was male. He loved the sassiness and the sexiness a woman brought when she entered the room, if you had a bunch of fellas sitting around a small oak table playing cards it would seem normal, in a way it would be kind of boring as the only thing to entertain them was the booze that they would be consuming and the money they might be making or losing during the game. If a woman entered the scene, it was a different story. Their whole presence would enhance everyone’s game, as now everyone is trying to impress. Leo knew of the relationship that Devon and Jack, but though he knew they were nothing but best friends he worried for what was going to happen, it was granted he would get a little jealous, Jack is a serious womanizer as well and Leo knew what he was capable of doing with a little charm and class. Though Leo would not want Devon to stop him going out and being himself, so he wasn’t going to judge what Devon did when he was not around, at the end of the day he did not own her. He’d hate to see Devon flirting with other guys if this became serious and he didn’t know what he would be capable off if pushed.

They may have known each other for three months, and they even worked together. But honestly until the moment he gave her his number things didn’t really matter, it was just flirty comments and wanted looks. When she said that she hoped he wasn’t super jealous gave her a little smile, he was never jealous of people as he didn’t think that anyone was better than the man or woman to their right, he just got over protective, which was normally seen as jealousy. Leonardo loved being single, it was such a big part of who he was, getting ready going out and meeting women was the largest part of his day, not working or trying to improve his career, but promoting himself with his social life. He didn’t want to ruin this, not now or ever to be honest, he wanted to see what a relationship was like and seeing as they were both inadequate in the field then this would be challenging but also an adventure for them, which he longed to have and was glad that had come around for him. She also made him feel better when she agreed on keeping it fun, it made him feel as though he couldn’t fuck it up unlike if they both jumped into the relationship and then one of them cheated, most likely him. Her hand on his thigh was nice, he was a lover for contact, not that whole cuddling in public but the little things, like a pat on the shoulder or a kiss on the cheek.

Then she said something that made him genuinely smile with happiness, she wouldn’t regret being with him, it had been some time since he had heard those words come from someone’s lips. Then as she placed her delicate head on his chest he looped his arm across the length of her back and it hung loosely over her chest. He looked at the time as she did and wondered how the day was going to plan out for him, seeing as this was different from usual, he’d most likely try and kiss her whenever no one was looking or give her a cheeky nudge when she was dressing him. The time seemed to fly as they both sat there talking about random topics, then as the time came that they both had to go and do their jobs he gave her a gentle kiss on the lips and headed off to do his scenes. He spent the whole day trying to get closer to Devon and some moments it worked, when she was sizing him during one scene he gently squeezed her buttock as she walked away before carrying on, as the day came to an end Leo retreated to his trailer and changed into a the clothes he came in and then made his way to where Devon would be waiting for him. Come on, lets go to dinner he spoke before opening his passenger car door open and allowed her to get in before joining her.

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Devon knew that this whole thing with Leo was a risk. Because cheating would be the line for her. And Leo seemed to get around with the ladies. But she was willing to put down some faith in the thought of a relationship with him. She couldn't help but be enchanted at the thought of Leo being her man. Devon dragged her feet once their day on set had to start. She planted a firm kiss on his lips before leaving the dressing room to start their day. Devon was happy to see Leo show up near her through out the day and felt giddy with their secret kisses and touches. She was pretty sure that the tiny smile on her face was a dead give away. But no one asked and she didn't tell. Though she was dying to tell someone something. She refrained knowing that one little slip could lead to a disaster. And she forced herself to think about the whole thing. Because relationships were sacrifices. And well being best friends with a manwhore never made anything easier. She wondered if Leo knew about her friendship with jack and if he'd understand that Jack was practically all she had. She considered Jack the closest thing to family since she didn't even talk to her real family. Hands down though, if someone refused Jack it was an immediate deal breaker. Which made a number of things hard when it came to relationships. Even friendships. But she was use to it. Besides, she knew Jack better than anyone else at this point and she wouldn't risk losing him as her best friend. Nothing was worth that in her eyes.

Devon let out a huge breath when the day ended. She handed in all her 'equipment' and headed out to her trailer to freshen up and get ready for a night out with Leo. She took a quick shower and slipped on a simple summer dress and grabbed a sweater just in case the weather got to cold. Once she was ready she headed out to meet Leo with the same smile on her face, "I'm starving." She stated once she climbed into the car, carefully keeping herself covered at all times. And she smiled a little more at the fact that he held the door open for her. She knew that a number of men held the door open for manners. But she'd grown so use to not expecting the manners that when they happened, it was a nice gesture. After landing a quick kiss on his cheek she wondered where they were going to go, "So what are you craving tonight?" she looked at him, asking the two sided question with a little gleam in her eyes. She knew that it would be a good idea not to have sex with him this soon but, damn, was it tempting, "Because I'm really in the mood for some meat." Lean, strong, Leo meat. She bit down on her lip and forced her eyes to look outside to watch the city she didn't know fly past her eyes.

She knew there was a slight tension between them. She felt it at least. Not that it was bad. But if they wanted to take it slow and have fun to see where it led she wasn't sure if sex was an option. Every time she looked at him though that train of thought was lost. Maybe just not tonight, she told herself though even that didn't sound very convincing in her own head. She kept her hands to herself during the ride simply because he was driving and didn't want to be a distraction. Car accidents were a small fear she had.

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Leonardo was kind of still a bad guy even though he had got a lot of what he wanted in life, he was still living in the past and oblivious to what the future had in store for him, he knew that one day he would hopefully find someone to spend the rest of his life with but in his immature mind he didn’t think he was ready. Though everyone told him he was ready, he was great with kids though he never let anyone see it, only his family when he was playing alongside his younger cousins and their friends. He was a good man that was afraid to let people know about it, he was not good in the fact that he used people and didn’t care about other people’s feelings but he was nice to those he cared about and in fact had good intentions for people even when they led him to believe otherwise. Devon being so close to Jack was a small worry for Leo, he knew Jack was a man whore like himself and was just curious if anything that happened sexually between them, though it wasn’t like it was any of his business, he would just find it awkward if they had slept together and now they were best friends and would cuddle on the sofa, he was a jealous male he admitted that, he liked having all that he wanted and hell he hated sharing with people, though when it came to him, it was a different story.

Leonardo didn’t really have that many true friends, or people he could trust like Devon did with Jack, he had always been a loner and telling people about his feelings and emotions never happened so he learnt to just kind of suck it up and carry on, no matter how hard life got to him. Through out the day the small kisses and touches were brilliant, it was a nice release from the intense scenes and lines he had to remember. As the day finished Leonardo was beyond relief to be getting off the set, he wandered over to his car and helped Devon inside by holding the door for her, manners did get a man places but he did this for Devon just because he wanted too, and well she was looking pretty fine in that dress and having a couple of moments to just look at her was brilliant. As he closed the door for her and entered the driver’s seat he quickly moved off down the street, she said that she was starving and honestly he was only peckish not really craving anything too much, he had learnt to nibble through the day and never really have any meals due to his job. She asked him what he was craving and if he hadn’t bit his tongue he would have said something like ‘your ass on a plate’ but he felt like he needed to respect this woman and he would normally speak like that to a hooker or a whore that he met in a bar, and Devon was definitely not one of these girls.

”Meat huh? Well I know just the place” he said with a quick glance over and a small wink out of the corner of his eye. As he drove towards the centre of the city he slowed and pulled into a small side lane that had a couple of lovely little restaurants on them, just what they needed something out of the way and not in the public eye so much. He parked, got out of the car and opened the door for her again before holding his hand out to help her out. He held her hand with his own and led her towards the small building that was ahead of them, Leo soon recognizing a familiar face. ‘Leonardo, my boy how are you doing? And who is this beautiful woman standing next to you?’ the Italian accent was strong and pure as Leo smiled softly and squeezed Devon’s hand softly. Tony, this is Devon, and because I’m your best customer I need two tables pronto, and this girl likes her meat so slap a massive steak on that grill for her. He grinned before they were both led into the restaurant and seated away from the window where they could look into the kitchen, as they seated Leo ordered a beer for himself and waited for Devon to give her order before relaxing a little more. Tony does the best steak I know, believe me you’ll love it.

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Devon followed Leo into the restaurant, giving him a light squeeze back before taking her seat and looking around, "I'll take you guys up on that steak." She challenged lightly, once Leo commented about it. There was no denying that Devon loved her meals. She had no qualms about diets and weight gain. If ever she gained weight, she knew it would be her fault. Which is why she made trips to the gym when she felt like she was slacking too much. She wasn't the most toned person, but she was fit enough. Devon took a sip of her ice water, looking around again before looking back over at leo, "It smells so good here." She muttered, propping her elbows up and resting her hand on the palms of her hand. Devon hated fast food restaurants simply because of the smell they didn't provide. Sure, some of them smelled good. But she liked the scent of home cooked meals. She couldn't cook much herself, which is why she always chided herself that she'd marry (if ever) a man who cooked better than her. It didn't seem like a hard thing to find. Or maybe her guy friends were the odd ones in a group. That wouldn't be surprising. Devon leaned back, stretching over the back of her chair and extending her legs a little, avoiding kicking Leo, but just lightly grazing his feet.

She could feel the tension from work leaving her. It was usually around this time that she went home to unwind and snuggle on the couch and pretend to watch television. It was the only hour or two that she felt okay being alone. She always enjoyed company, it made her seem some what needy or demanding, but it was just a comfort to have people near her. And she had no idea why. Someone might have said that it was because of the eighteen years in her life that she lived with her parents wasn't as friendly and perfect as it seemed to outside people. But she had friends then too; none of them were good friends, but friends none the less. And then she left home and making friends wasn't so important. It happened anyway and Devon found herself attached to her friends. Currently two of her best friends were in a quarrel and she hated feeling helpless. Sometimes men seemed to have too much pride.

Once the food was placed out before them, Devon felt her stomach grumble a little before she cut a piece of the meat and placed it her mouth. Oh yeah, it was delicious, "Wow." She muttered more to herself. She took a bite of her vegetables, "Okay, you're right. This is like the best I've ever had." She admitted to leo, taking another drink of her water. She placed both her feet on either side of his before taking another bite of her food, still making small talk. It was nice that Devon hadn't felt awkward at all around Leo. And there had been no moments of shyness that she heard came with spending time with men you liked. She just hoped that wasn't a bad sign.

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Honestly he felt a lot more relaxed in Devon’s company than he thought he would be, normally he was a little tipsy if not completely drunk when he met the majority of his so called flings, that helped his confidence and also when the girl was drunk his dirty lines and sarcastic comments could be considered sexy. But there was no booze here, except the small beer that was in front of Leo this was all natural from him, this may be why he was kind of shy in front of her, he didn’t speak as much as normal, or as much as she would have thought seeing him on set, but he was out of character now. This was Leonardo Harrison and he was a little nervous that Devon was getting to see this side of him, as not a lot of people did. Leonardo was one of the worst people for take aways and bad food, he knew how to cook and was pretty good at it, it helped that he was brought up by a lot of females that taught him all of this, but when he had been working long hours and been doing tough scenes a Chinese or a Indian seemed so much better than spending time cooking something that other would say was healthy.

As she stretched he felt her foot graze against his own a little, a small shiver passed up his leg but didn’t continue much further than his knee, it was still nice though. Leonardo was a loner and silence was a good friend of his, being on his own was the normal and relationship lasting only hours was a regular occurrence, he got the name of being a womanizer when he used to sleep with woman and then would tell them where the door was and turn over to go to sleep, he used women for the one thing he wanted from them. Call him a prick, a dick or whatever you want but Leonardo didn’t care what words said about him, he knew he was pretty much destined to be alone and he accepted that, he knew whenever he met a girl never to get attached, so in his defence it was never his fault when he only ever wanted sex from them and he made that pretty clear, it was the women he slept with that got attached to him, his broad chin and charming personality, Leo never got attached to them, his heart never allowed him. As the food was brought to them he grinned seeing a lovely large steak steaming on his plate, he had been waiting for this for a long time, food, sex, sleep and work was Leo’s life and damn, sometimes food was the best part.

As he cut the meat he watched as Devon placed the succulent meat into her mouth, she ever made eating look sexy. He soon shook his head and took a large piece of the meat and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. When she admitted that it was the she had he grinned, swallowing before taking a sip of his beer. Told you he simply replied before continuing to eat his meal, every now and again reaching over and grabbing his beer, or ketchup to have with his steak. The small talk was nice, it was good that ordinary questions like ‘how was your day?’ and ‘what have you done today?’ didn’t come up seeing as they both worked in the same place and really couldn’t get away from each other even if they tried. Feeling a buzz in his pocket he ignored it and smiled over to Devon, most likely his manager making sure he turned up to work today. So Devon? You think Jack is going to warm up to me? he asked abruptly, he wanted to know the answer and he knew that the a lister Jack Bailey was a hard man to please sometimes, also he knew what Leonardo was, a womanizer like himself so he didn’t think that the guy was going to warm up to him as much as he needed to get closer to Devon in short amount of time, as he chewed on another piece of meat he felt Devon’s leg gently brush his again, so in return he brushed his leg gently on the inside of hers.

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The question surprised Devon enough to make her pause her chewing and look up at him. Did he really just ask about Jack? It wasn't exactly something she'd dealt with before. Then again she'd never bothered pursuing a future with the men in her life. It was Jack, mainly, and Tristan. And neither of them were her ideal men for a life together. She swallowed her last bite and took a drink of her water, giving Leo a shrug. The question had actually irritated and unnerved her. Because Leo asked about her best friend, did that mean he was hoping for a long term in Devon's life? It was the only reason he'd have to ask about her best friend. Then again, did it matter? Jack didn't own her or make decisions for her. If it had been up to him she probably wouldn't even be sitting in the restaurant with Leo. She cleared her throat, "I'm not sure really. Jack has a mind of his own. He's pretty protective but won't step in the way of my happiness. He'd just.. make sure I'm okay." At least, that is what Devon guessed. Sure, Jack claimed to care about Devon but he was constantly shielding off emotions instead of proving them. It was partly why a number of people called him an asshole or smart ass. Devon was willing to bet her last dollar that Jack would defend her against a broken heart, though, "Sometimes I think he'd rather have me miserable instead of dealing with men." She shrugged, honestly not knowing what answer to give Leo. There wasn't really much of answer to give him. Maybe if Leo stuck around Jack would swallow his pride once in a while. Devon had already told Jack to stand down when she first told him about Leo. Jack had already claimed to not like Leo, though having never met the man before, "I wouldn't worry about it." Devon finalized, taking another bite of her steak. But she wondered if Leo was really worried about Jack's approval.

She looked down at her plate, not realizing that she had already almost topped off her entire meal. She wondered how many other women her age polished off steak like she did when they were on dates. She found it odd that Leo ate his steak with ketchup, but she had a weird taste for everything. And had watched him eat for a little deciding that he looked quite adorable doing such an ordinary thing. She finished off her dish and took another drink of her water, setting down the silverware in an "X" shape on her dish. She'd learned somewhere that that was the way to signal you were done with your meal. It was probably learned from her mother but Devon quickly dismissed the thoughts of her parents. She kept her hands wrapped around her glass, looking over at Leo again, "Is there anyone I should worry about besides a long line of ex-flings?" She asked, deciding since he brought it up it might as well be cleared up. Surprisingly, she was okay with the fact that Leo had a line of ladies behind him. And she knew that one of them probably meant more than just some random night. She hoped that ghost didn't pop up anytime soon. She wouldn't know what to do with an ex love flame. She was selfish and protective. It left little room to wonder what would happen if an ex came up one day. She didn't want to think of herself as a crazy, jealous girlfriend but she knew that with her best friends she was already more protective than most people thought was normal. Devon was just very in tune with her emotions. Not so much her actions.

The moment Devon asked she knew that the conversation was probably going to be too much for a "first date" and sober. She bit down on her lip and waved it off. She wasn't sure she even wanted to know. She knew that an old love still hurt like hell sometimes no matter how much time had passed. She couldn't say she knew first hand. But any ghosts of someone's past she could slightly understand since she had her own ghost trailing her.

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