ie
looked back. If I didn't, he wouldn't ha
tupid mistake. "Where are you taking me?" I as
ere do you stay?" He asked. Of all the questi
r, pretending not to hear what he j
drop you off"
. I didn't notice he had that until now. It was mesmerizing. "I'm sorry, but I can walk. You don't need
as well get started now". We continued wal
ife? What does he mean by t
". He said, his voice felt sweet to my ears. I stared at the interior, clea
gaze met mine right after I smiled and slid in with m
r life. We had several eye contacts as we were waiting for wh
same hands that could carry me anywhere without struggle. His sharp jaw, which was what first made me find him attractive, and t
an he was, where he grew up, and ho
t weren't for the contract. I wasn't the
that mattere
he car. I studied his every move carefully, like a damn detective
said, noddi
by accident. I gasped. My hands remained there for second
d like that, this wou
ow, he didn't move. And he didn't flinch. He
y hands off quickly and apologized. "Oh my God, I'm– I'm so sorry." I s
Don't worry"
ed to be studied. He was acting way too nice, like he wasn't the same man who asked me to get him a new
ast irritation, bu
omewhere, quietly. "You live here?"
staying with her. You know her already". I said
at answer. "Oh, the one who challeng
ng like that, I promise. S
t me guess, that's for Tiffany."
efly, my heart pounding, as I had never been in his presence before. But his questions
instantly, "I h
ips. I tapped the seat twice to snap him out o
. My body felt like I could breathe again. It felt like I was alive again..
. I said sarcastically. His eyes lingered all over me. The kind of ey
mble. "Bye, Mr. Darius". I sm
way before stepping inside. I found Tiffa
asked for". I moved to the
r front yard. Did someone g
ened. "What? A car? Nope. I doubt it. No
ly, with a death stare. "No
pizza". I commanded, like I was her mother. I took the pizz
bject. I wasn't in the mood to start talk
ggishly. She took a slice and bit into it. "Hmm
t's my favorite
for a while. I was relieved that she had forgotten
Tiffany to her room because she told me she couldn't feel her legs. All I
stared at the ceiling, legs against the wall
ng. Something was bothering me. And it neede
d now he had already given me two days to think this over. This was a lifetime comm
rified me the more I thought about it. What about my
ave asked f
a text. I reached for my phone and saw that it
ould be. I certainly had everything. I was still trying t
h fear. It wa
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