Chapter Thirteen
DRAVEN
I flipped the switch to shade all the downstairs windows and sit down to eat while getting to know my new phone. It seems to be a newer model and nothing I would have ever bought for myself with my own money.
As promised, it came programmed with one phone number. Mister Mayor’s. I laugh before changing the name to Domonic and I have just put it down when it chimes
-Domonic
What are you doing down there?
Calling one of those numbers
you threw away?
-Me
Why aren’t you asleep?
-Domonic
You know why.
-Me
I do.
-Domonic
Cancel your date tomorrow.
-Me
I can’t. I won’t.
-Domonic
Why not?
-Me
I don’t have Paul’s number.
-Domonic
Lol. That’s real cute.
-Me
Maybe if you told me why
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you care so much.
-Domonic
I don’t care. I just don’t want
him getting attached to someone
that he can’t have.
-Me
You don’t care…
tell me to
you don’t care.
sense to
me what makes you think
have me?
-Domonic
what
I
-Me
the best
shades open TOMORROW
can watch us.
Sweet Dreams!
has gone to sleep. When I finally make it upstairs, I start the shower and flip the shade switch open. Nothing but darkened windows await me across the yard. With a sigh, I shrug my shoulders and begin to undress. Disappearing inside the bathroom in just my underwear. Freezing for a moment in front of the mirror, I note my bruises are still visible. Then with a
I slip on the negligee which I am happy to see fits like a damned glove –
show covered in black and blue? A sicko, that’s who. I hadn’t seen any activity across the yard anyway. With
my phone chimes again.
-Domonic
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did you close
-Me
you get me this
that could harrass me?
you
-Domonic
been watching for you.
you
a show.
you
-Me
you see me without
lights on?
-Domonic
see better in the dark.
Open the shades.
to
-Me
Watch me?
me do what?
LOL
-Domonic
you to
you opening the
shades.
-Me
to sleep.
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here and already I am crushing on someone. If
that it is
it bangs out a warning
going to
I had never wanted anything so bad in my life. Each time he touched me my body zinged
other men in my life, he only wanted one thing. And he probably does. I am terrified that if I give myself to him, that he will abandon me
him now? Ha. That’s
like his little bouts of jealousy. For me, they are a serious turn on. The fact that
wonder if he realizes Paul is coming over here for dinner.
out a few little scenarios in my head, I
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