her, but Dan's hand seized her
arm and jerked her against him roughly.
Alex
winced as his fingers dug into her arm and she could
feel the bruises beginning to form.
"Leave her go, Dan, now," demanded James.
Alex felt weak in the knees and the combination of
alcohol and a greasy lunch made her
queasy.
Immediately, she knew that Dan was the
one who had been stalking her and had attacked
her in Francine's office.
"Dan, you're hurting me," whimpered Alex, leaning
against him to keep from falling down.
Just as quickly as Dan had grabbed her, she was free
from him as Bert grabbed Dan from behind and
forced him to leave go of Alex.
She would have
sunk to the floor then, but James caught her and
pulled her against him away from the beginning of
the fight.
Dan swung violently to release himself from Bert
and found himself thrown to the floor.
Morgan
was immediately down upon him to pull Dan back
to his feet and Grayson sent a crushing blow to the
abdomen which made him double over in pain.
James moved Alex away from the ensuing melee
and placed her in a chair near the pool table with
her back to the wall.
She sat there shivering and
trying not to retch.
James moved back to the
brawl, grabbed Dan, pulled him to the door and
shoved him through the portal.
James, Morgan and Grayson surrounded Alex in her
chair making her claustrophobic and barraged her
with questions.
"Are you okay," asked James kneeling in front of her
and taking her hands.
He was sure she was going
to faint.
Her eyes were glassy and hands were like
ice.
He rubbed them together to get the
circulation back in them.
“I think I'm going to be sick," she muttered
removing her hands from James.
Morgan led her to the bathroom and Alex divested
her stomach of its contents.
She stood at the
mirror and checked her upper arms for
damage.
She found the old bruises beginning to
fade and the new ones beginning to form.
She
rolled down the sleeves of her shirt to cover them
and left the bathroom.
The attack had sobered
her and she decided to go home.
"I'm going home," she announced upon returning to
the group.
"Let me drive you," offered Grayson stepping
forward.
"No thanks, I’d prefer to be alone,” Alex
commented somberly shrugging at the offer.
"Well at least let me walk you to your car.
Dan
could be outside waiting for you.”
Alex nodded her assent and walked out the
door.
She found that it wasn't only Grayson who
walked her to her car but most of the Hasani
employees who were still there.
Thanking them,
Alex got into her car, started the engine and drove
home.
"Where can we find him, James," queried Morgan.
"He probably went home.
I would.”
"Chickenshit.
He better be in hiding."
"Let's find out. "
"You guys do that.
I can't participate.
But kick
his ass for me," suggested James.
Morgan,
Grayson and Steve left immediately for Dan's house
and James left to find Alex's house.
He had
retrieved her address and phone number from the
personnel files in Jeff’s office.
Chapter 9
Alex was just getting comfortable on the couch,
when a knock resounded on the door.
Still
nervous from the scene in the bar, Alex placed her
cup of tea on the table, looked out of the window
and saw James standing on her porch.
Adjusting
her robe, Alex opened the door and let him in.
"How did you find me," she asked as he made his
way into her living room.
"Personnel records and directions from a the deli
employee down the road."
"Oh.
Coffee?"
"Sure. "
James followed Alex through the house to the
kitchen where she made his coffee and another cup
of tea for herself.
James watched her closely as
she moved about the kitchen retrieving cups,
saucers, spoons and the coffee.
He watched the
way the satin robe clung to her form.
The blue
robe belted at the waist and James could see a
matching nightgown hidden underneath when it
gapped.
He was sure she was naked underneath
and the urge to pull her to him and kiss her deeply
was at war with wanting to protect and comfort
her.
Alex was pouring the water into the
arm and jerked her against him roughly.
Alex
winced as his fingers dug into her arm and she could
feel the bruises beginning to form.
"Leave her go, Dan, now," demanded James.
Alex felt weak in the knees and the combination of
alcohol and a greasy lunch made her
queasy.
Immediately, she knew that Dan was the
one who had been stalking her and had attacked
her in Francine's office.
"Dan, you're hurting me," whimpered Alex, leaning
against him to keep from falling down.
Just as quickly as Dan had grabbed her, she was free
from him as Bert grabbed Dan from behind and
forced him to leave go of Alex.
She would have
sunk to the floor then, but James caught her and
pulled her against him away from the beginning of
the fight.
Dan swung violently to release himself from Bert
and found himself thrown to the floor.
Morgan
was immediately down upon him to pull Dan back
to his feet and Grayson sent a crushing blow to the
abdomen which made him double over in pain.
James moved Alex away from the ensuing melee
and placed her in a chair near the pool table with
her back to the wall.
She sat there shivering and
trying not to retch.
James moved back to the
brawl, grabbed Dan, pulled him to the door and
shoved him through the portal.
James, Morgan and Grayson surrounded Alex in her
chair making her claustrophobic and barraged her
with questions.
"Are you okay," asked James kneeling in front of her
and taking her hands.
He was sure she was going
to faint.
Her eyes were glassy and hands were like
ice.
He rubbed them together to get the
circulation back in them.
“I think I'm going to be sick," she muttered
removing her hands from James.
Morgan led her to the bathroom and Alex divested
her stomach of its contents.
She stood at the
mirror and checked her upper arms for
damage.
She found the old bruises beginning to
fade and the new ones beginning to form.
She
rolled down the sleeves of her shirt to cover them
and left the bathroom.
The attack had sobered
her and she decided to go home.
"I'm going home," she announced upon returning to
the group.
"Let me drive you," offered Grayson stepping
forward.
"No thanks, I’d prefer to be alone,” Alex
commented somberly shrugging at the offer.
"Well at least let me walk you to your car.
Dan
could be outside waiting for you.”
Alex nodded her assent and walked out the
door.
She found that it wasn't only Grayson who
walked her to her car but most of the Hasani
employees who were still there.
Thanking them,
Alex got into her car, started the engine and drove
home.
"Where can we find him, James," queried Morgan.
"He probably went home.
I would.”
"Chickenshit.
He better be in hiding."
"Let's find out. "
"You guys do that.
I can't participate.
But kick
his ass for me," suggested James.
Morgan,
Grayson and Steve left immediately for Dan's house
and James left to find Alex's house.
He had
retrieved her address and phone number from the
personnel files in Jeff’s office.
Chapter 9
Alex was just getting comfortable on the couch,
when a knock resounded on the door.
Still
nervous from the scene in the bar, Alex placed her
cup of tea on the table, looked out of the window
and saw James standing on her porch.
Adjusting
her robe, Alex opened the door and let him in.
"How did you find me," she asked as he made his
way into her living room.
"Personnel records and directions from a the deli
employee down the road."
"Oh.
Coffee?"
"Sure. "
James followed Alex through the house to the
kitchen where she made his coffee and another cup
of tea for herself.
James watched her closely as
she moved about the kitchen retrieving cups,
saucers, spoons and the coffee.
He watched the
way the satin robe clung to her form.
The blue
robe belted at the waist and James could see a
matching nightgown hidden underneath when it
gapped.
He was sure she was naked underneath
and the urge to pull her to him and kiss her deeply
was at war with wanting to protect and comfort
her.
Alex was pouring the water into the
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