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
1/6
Chapter Thirteen
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…
to cancel with someone
you don’t
much sense to me.
what makes you
have me?
-Domonic
what I think.
what I KNOW.
-Me
that’s all, then the best
leave the shades open TOMORROW
you can watch
Sweet Dreams!
stay downstairs until three–thirty in the morning, hoping that Domonic 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
bathroom light beneath the door. When I finish, I slip on the negligee which I am happy to see fits like a damned glove – then I exit
my bruises are all gone. What kind of person, hosts a strip show covered in black and blue? A sicko, that’s who. I hadn’t seen any activity across the yard
later my phone
-Domonic
2/6
Chapter Thirteen
you close the shades?
-Me
me this phone
could harrass me?
aren’t you asleep?
-Domonic
watching
you
me a show.
you
-Me
did you see me without
lights on?
-Domonic
see better in the
Open the shades.
want to
-Me
Watch me?
do
LOL
-Domonic
ask you to do.
with you
shades.
-Me
to
3/6
Chapter Thirteen
and already I am crushing on someone. If it can even be
that
bangs out a warning that
am I going to do
massage he gave me and the sound of his voice when he told me to Get up here. God, I had never wanted anything so bad in my life. Each time he touched me my body zinged
afraid. Scared that, like all the 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
to him now? Ha. That’s
never been into controlling men before, but somehow, he is different. I like his little bouts of jealousy. For me, they are a
realizes Paul is coming over here for dinner. It’ll be fun to see what happens when he finds out.
a few little scenarios in
DREAM SEQUENCE
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!