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 cancel with someone
don’t
sense to me.
me what makes you think
have
-Domonic
not what
what I KNOW.
-Me
that’s all, then the best I can do
leave the shades open TOMORROW
you can
Sweet Dreams!
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
Domonic is watching, all he can see at the moment, is the haloing glow of the bathroom light beneath the door. When I finish, I slip on the negligee which I am happy to see fits like
person, hosts a strip show covered in black and blue? A sicko, that’s who. I hadn’t seen any activity across the yard anyway. With any luck,
minutes later my phone chimes again.
-Domonic
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you close
-Me
get me this phone
that could
you asleep?
-Domonic
been watching for
you were
a
you
-Me
did you see me without
lights on?
-Domonic
see better in the dark.
Open the shades.
to watch you.
-Me
Watch me?
do
LOL
-Domonic
I ask you to
you opening the
shades.
-Me
Go to sleep.
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It is only my second day here and already I
that it
bangs out a warning that this man could ruin my heart
going to do with myself?”
half hour, I picture Domonic in his bed, staring at my windows. My mind strolls back to the 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 with energy. When he asked me how
thing. And he probably does. I am terrified that if I give myself to him, that he will abandon me immediately afterward, or
to him now? Ha. That’s
before, but somehow, he is different. I like his little bouts of jealousy. For me, they are a serious
here for dinner.
a few little scenarios in my head, I finally
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