go.
Seth laughed and b efore she knew that was happening h e playfully grabbed both of her wrists, pushed them behind her back, flipped her over and press ed her down into the mattress . Alex’s body froze , and her breath stilled while her heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest in fear. Seth was oblivious to her panic.
He nuzzled her neck. “I wish you would stop r unning from me all of the time Rabbit , ” his voice softened, “ a re you ok now?”
“ Would you please let go of me?”
Seth let go of her arms while looking down at her. She had gone white as a ghost.
“Shit , Alex, are you ok? Did I hurt you? ” Alex yanked away from him .
“Don’t ever do that again to me. Don’t ever pin me down ! ”
Seth grabbed her face and turned it to him forcing her to look him in the eyes. “Alex, I am sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you. I would never hurt you. You know that , right?”
Fighting back the tears, Alex did not respond. Seth lay back down onto his side while pulling her now stiffened body to him again , but she pushed him away.
“Don’t touch me . ” She struggled against his grip , but when he wouldn’t release her she felt the nervous panic again.
“What? !! ...”
“ S hhhh, I am going to stay until you fall back to sleep. Close your eyes rabbit. ”
He did not like the path his thoughts were taking him. Her demons may be even worse than he had originally thought. Seth watched over her until he saw the f irst light of morning cutting through the curtain. Easing out of her bed, he touched her head lightly before walking back to his ho use .
CH APTER 8
Buzz zzzzzzzzzzz . Alex slowly woke up and groaned at hearing the alarm clock. “D am mit ! ” Muttering under her breath, she rolled over and slammed her hand down on the clock. Attempting to clear the fog from her mind, she glanced at the time. 6:30 am.
She mentally made a note to herself to never schedule another 8:00 a m appointment. Rolling onto her back while staring up at the ceiling , she re - lived the events of the early morning hours . Alex knew that Seth would never intentionally hurt her , and she blew up at him more than she needed to , but he had really scared her last night. She remembered Seth’s arms around her as he pressed her against him in comfort . Her body react ing to the though t , and she groaned out loud . What was wrong with her?
By the time the shower was over, and dressed with make up on , Alex had very little time to get to Craig’s office before 8:00. She hated being late , which was another pet peeve she had from her first marriage. A lways prid ing herself at being on time , Jeremy never showed up on time.
Pulling out of her driveway, she glanced over to see that Seth’s truck was in the driveway and wondered if he was sleeping. Just then, her blackberry rang. Looking down and seeing his name, her stomach did a somersault. Breathless , she put the car back in park then answered shyly.
“ Hello? ”
“Good morning rabbit . How are you feeling this morning?”
“I feel great… thank s to you . ”
“Hey, I am out most of the day and wasn’t sure what you were doing later. Interested in coming over to my place for dinner?”
Alex paused.
“Alex?”
“Sure, I would love to .
Seth laughed and b efore she knew that was happening h e playfully grabbed both of her wrists, pushed them behind her back, flipped her over and press ed her down into the mattress . Alex’s body froze , and her breath stilled while her heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest in fear. Seth was oblivious to her panic.
He nuzzled her neck. “I wish you would stop r unning from me all of the time Rabbit , ” his voice softened, “ a re you ok now?”
“ Would you please let go of me?”
Seth let go of her arms while looking down at her. She had gone white as a ghost.
“Shit , Alex, are you ok? Did I hurt you? ” Alex yanked away from him .
“Don’t ever do that again to me. Don’t ever pin me down ! ”
Seth grabbed her face and turned it to him forcing her to look him in the eyes. “Alex, I am sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you. I would never hurt you. You know that , right?”
Fighting back the tears, Alex did not respond. Seth lay back down onto his side while pulling her now stiffened body to him again , but she pushed him away.
“Don’t touch me . ” She struggled against his grip , but when he wouldn’t release her she felt the nervous panic again.
“What? !! ...”
“ S hhhh, I am going to stay until you fall back to sleep. Close your eyes rabbit. ”
He did not like the path his thoughts were taking him. Her demons may be even worse than he had originally thought. Seth watched over her until he saw the f irst light of morning cutting through the curtain. Easing out of her bed, he touched her head lightly before walking back to his ho use .
CH APTER 8
Buzz zzzzzzzzzzz . Alex slowly woke up and groaned at hearing the alarm clock. “D am mit ! ” Muttering under her breath, she rolled over and slammed her hand down on the clock. Attempting to clear the fog from her mind, she glanced at the time. 6:30 am.
She mentally made a note to herself to never schedule another 8:00 a m appointment. Rolling onto her back while staring up at the ceiling , she re - lived the events of the early morning hours . Alex knew that Seth would never intentionally hurt her , and she blew up at him more than she needed to , but he had really scared her last night. She remembered Seth’s arms around her as he pressed her against him in comfort . Her body react ing to the though t , and she groaned out loud . What was wrong with her?
By the time the shower was over, and dressed with make up on , Alex had very little time to get to Craig’s office before 8:00. She hated being late , which was another pet peeve she had from her first marriage. A lways prid ing herself at being on time , Jeremy never showed up on time.
Pulling out of her driveway, she glanced over to see that Seth’s truck was in the driveway and wondered if he was sleeping. Just then, her blackberry rang. Looking down and seeing his name, her stomach did a somersault. Breathless , she put the car back in park then answered shyly.
“ Hello? ”
“Good morning rabbit . How are you feeling this morning?”
“I feel great… thank s to you . ”
“Hey, I am out most of the day and wasn’t sure what you were doing later. Interested in coming over to my place for dinner?”
Alex paused.
“Alex?”
“Sure, I would love to .
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