s she couldn't help but notice the room surroundin

k, the aroma smelled of expensi

rief moment. Her mind struggled to put t

liquor, the dance, the music.

ub. The danc

ough her as she realized where she

most scared to breathe, and th

ince the day they met, was sleeping next to her, hi

k. The truth of what had occurred hit her wit

erself to become so engrossed in the m

man who had spent her life being caut

on the floor, the mild aching in her muscles, she smelled li

so far out of her league that it was almost absurd

ssed to herself. Laura's thoughts raced as

e pretend this never happened, or should she just acce

felt Alexander move next her. His breathing be

e than anything to simply disappear, fade into the

sleep. Then they sharpened, and he turned to face her. His gaze filled with surprise

e said, his voice stil

t each other, the weight of the situa

tuation. She was very conscious of their physical, emotional, and social distan

that only made th

ering the sheets around

th the heavy curtains drawn back just enoug

up, as did her, rising up to the consequ

lly breaking the silence tha

ly closed his fingers around her wri

her throat, and noticed that his face ha

es you look like a call girl and I know y

id began to pull away from his grip

ow this wasn't supposed t

want to run off?" He asked. Hi

throat, the weight of her emoti

she whispered, her

don't... sleep with

gaze fixed on her, as if he were trying to

p, the sheets folde

an that sleeps with anybody I meet. I always have cont

ver. He was the only man that has ever made

and I'm still here drooling over this man

d out of h

say?" She as

t that kind of man e

indication that he was lying, but from

ff guard, and it made her

little. She had always thought of him as being perfectly in

as human as she was, which made

now what to do" Sh

nd he reached out again, shoving the ha

unexpected that it sent sh

o anything. Just go

. "But if you want to stay, that's

s he spoke. The manner he presented her wit

ing her into staying. He was si

a understood she didn't

and I've been away all night. I'm afraid,

omething to eat at least. I'm sure your head is

." She said

est breakfast of her life. She got dre

he said as soon as s

into a warm embrace, the scent of h

" He said planting a so

ou home." He said as h

said softly as sh

e was a real

t from attending to him at the office

d so fast but she

ead, the exact place

n't stop

new, something delicate yet hop