Everybody was already asleep when Tony and I got to my place. I didn't want my mom to know that I had brought a guy over, especially not when he was our neighbour, so we had to be really quiet. We used the backdoor to get in and really quietly climbed up the stairs into my bedroom.

I took my time to lock the door behind us and when I turned around and before I could see anything in the dark room, I could feel familiar hands on my waist and even more familiar lips on my lips. It didn't take long for us to find my bed in the darkness and once we did, Tony pushed me down on to my back and climbed on top of my body. His hands moved gracefully on my bare skin under my shirt as his lips moved from my lips to my neck.

And as he kissed me, I had to admit that every time I even thought of Tony, my knees went weak. I wouldn't fool anybody if I said that I could ignore him or stay away from him. It was definitely the sex – and how good he was in bed – that made my feelings so strong for him. It wasn't love but it was something very strong.

”I've waited so fucking long for this,” he murmured into my ear. The sound of his voice brought me back on Earth, into the bedroom and under his warm body. His lips were all over my neck and lips and his other hand was brushing back my hair while the other was trying hard to unbutton my jeans as fast as possible. It was like he had to have me right away, like he really couldn't wait any longer.

It took Tony ages to get my jeans off my feet and once he did, he threw them on the floor and let out a frustrated sigh. I couldn't help but let out a giggle but my mouth was soon shut by his hungry lips.

Tony's phone started buzzing in his pocket and as much as we both tried to ignore it, we couldn't. The phone just kept ringing and ringing and soon Tony sighed against my mouth and rolled off of me. He pulled out his phone and took one look at the screen before putting it away.

”Who was it?” I whispered and looked to my side where he was. Tony was laying on the bed next to me and all I could see were his eyes in the darkness. He was looking at me, sort of studying my face, trying to find something.

”It was her,” Tony muttered quietly, obviously talking about his girlfriend.

”She's probably really worried about you...”

”She was the one that left me at the store, wasn't she?”

”Yeah, but...”

”I don't even want to think about her.”

”But Tony,” I sighed, ”She's your girlfriend and right now you're in somebody else's bed. Doesn't that feel wrong at all?”

”But I'm here for sex and nothing else. Isn't that what you're here for, too?”

”Well I do happen to live here right now so – ”

”Yeah but what are we, Abby? We're... We're fuck buddies. All we have is sex,” he said.

And even though his words hurt me somewhere deep inside, I couldn't help but admit that he was absolutely right. All we had was sex. All we would ever have was sex. Was I stupid for ever hoping for something more, possibly even a relationship?

”Abby?” Tony's voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I turned my head to my side. I looked into his eyes for a moment and then leaned in to kiss his lips quickly. When I pulled away, he sat up on the bed.

”I better go,” he whispered.

”What, now? I thought you were staying the whole night,” I mumbled.

I tried not to sound disappointed but I probably ended up failing miserably. Tony looked at me and started biting his lip. He looked like he was trying really hard to decide whether to stay or go.

”Fine,” he finally sighed, ”But I'm going to leave before your family wakes up.”

”That's fine,” I said and flashed a smile.

Tony laid down on his back again and wrapped me into his arms and held me tightly until I fell asleep. And for the first time we spent the night in the same bed without actually having sex. And let me tell you, it felt really nice.

The next morning Tony woke up before it was even six in the morning. I could barely keep my eyes open as I sat up on my bed and looked at Tony who looked just as tired.

”Why did you wake up this early?” I mumbled after clearing my throat quietly. He started rubbing his eyes and sighed.

”I have to go,” he mumbled.

I let out a groan and started rubbing my eyes. In all honesty, I didn't want him to go. I wanted him to stay and hold me until I fell asleep. I wanted to wake up next to him and stay all day in bed.

Tony had other plans and I watched as he climbed out of the bed. He ruffled his hair and let out a big yawn and I could only watch him with my mouth hanging slightly open. He looked absolutely adorable and I wished I would've been able to see him wake up every morning. And that was when I realized that I had never really woken up next to him. Sure, we had slept together countless times, but I'd always leave so quickly after that I never actually woke up with him.

”See you later, Abby,” Tony whispered quickly before making his way to the door.

”Will you find your way out?” I asked and he flashed a smile before nodding. I watched as he left and after he was gone, I laid down again and drifted back into sleep.

I was woken up in the morning by my phone buzzing. I could barely open my eyes, I was that tired, so I grabbed the phone and picked up.

”Uh, hello?” I mumbled and rubbed my eyes.

”Who is this?” A girl's voice coming from the other line surprised me. Who was calling me?

”Who is this?” I asked and sat up on my bed.

”What are you doing with my boyfriend's phone? And where is he? Is he with you?”

I put two and two together and realized that it wasn't my phone and in fact I was talking with Tony's girlfriend, Kelsey, at that moment. My eyes flew wide open and I hung up quickly. I looked at the phone in my hands and noticed that it was, indeed, Tony's phone.

But if Tony's phone was here and Tony wasn't with Kelsey then where was he? I got slightly worried for a moment but then realized that he was a grown up and could take care of himself. Surely nothing had happened to him and he had just decided to... Sleep outside or something. But it had been hours since he had left and if he hadn't gone to his place then where was he?

I got up from my bed and started wandering downstairs. When I looked into the kitchen, I froze completely and my eyes widened. My mother and Tony were sitting around the table and they were chatting and eating breakfast. Oh my god.

”Oh, you're awake already,” mom said when she noticed me, ”Your boyfriend and I were just talking about you. Come and have some breakfast, darling.”

My boyfriend? Wait, what?

I sat down next to Tony, still very confused, and mom handed me a cup of coffee. Fortunately mom's phone started ringing somewhere in the livingroom and she excused herself quickly. I turned to Tony and before I could say anything, he slammed his hand over my mouth to keep me quiet.

”I had to tell her that I was your boyfriend,” he explained quietly, ”She ran into me when I was leaving and I had to come up with something. She won't let me leave...”

”Oh my god,” I mumbled and rubbed my face, ”She's never going to leave me alone now. Does she know that you're our neighbour?”

”Well, yeah, she's seen me a thousand fucking times already...”

”Oh no... Does she know you're... A bit older than me?”

”She thinks I'm 25,” he said and shrugged. I nodded and looked at his face while biting my lip. Mom rushed back into the kitchen before I knew it and had a wide smile on her lips as she looked at Tony and I.

”I cannot believe my daughter has a boyfriend,” she said and let out a happy sigh. God how embarrassing.

”Yes, well... Tony has to go,” I said and started pushing Tony up from his chair.

I quickly got on my feet and started pulling Tony out of the kitchen before my mother could say anything else. But she was faster than we were and blocked the doorway.

”Let me see a kiss,” she said. My eyes flew wide open.

”No! You're disgusting,” I muttered.

”There is nothing disgusting in wanting to see my daughter happy,” she said and nodded, ”Now kiss. Please.”

”No – ” But before I could finish what I was saying, Tony had grabbed my face and pulled me into a rough kiss. It didn't last long and it wasn't supposed to, either, but it was really nice. It was nice that somebody saw it because finally it was real, even if we weren't really dating.

Tony pulled away and winked at me before disappearing out of the house. Mom didn't say a word, she just winked at me and pinched my cheek. Oh my god, what was happening?