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Authors: Rachel M Raithby
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The panther had been on her mind last night and she’d not slept very well. What was he after? Why had he attacked her but not killed her? Then the strange visit on Saturday night, which she still wasn’t sure if she’d dreamt of while drunk.
Lexia froze as she neared the end of her drive. She could feel something in the air; someone or something lurked at the end of her drive. She had planned to meet Dan this morning after his insistence to walk her to school and Dan definitely didn’t give off that kind of vibe. She had a sudden thought that maybe Dan was at the bottom of her drive and in trouble. Lexia started to walk again but with silent deadly focus; she wouldn’t let anyone hurt Dan.
But as she approached she had a sudden feeling that it was Lincoln there and sure enough his smooth voice called, “Are you planning to take forever to reach me?” He laughed softly, almost a rumble and the sound made her heart skip a beat and her legs stretch farther in anticipation.
“What are you doing here?”
“Bringing you coffee—three sugars and lots of milk?”
She smiled. How had he noticed how she took her coffee? “Thanks, but I’m supposed to be meeting a friend this morning, we were going to walk to school together.”
“Really?” From the mischievous smile and the knowing glint in his eye Lexia could have sworn he knew she was meeting someone and that was exactly why he was here. But before she could ask Dan came into view, a wide smile spread on his face which dropped away when he saw Lincoln.
“This your friend?” Lincoln said, giving me his I’m-just-a-sweet-puppy-dog smile before he turned to stare down Dan.
“Hi, Dan,” Lexia said, giving him a reassuring smile as his steps faltered.
“Hi, Lex.” He walked up and kissed her on the lips. “You ready to walk to school?”
Lexia was stunned into silence. She glanced at Lincoln who wore a look of hatred and then to Dan who was looking smugly at Lincoln. And I thought you were a nice guy. “Erm...This is Lincoln, he’s ... he’s new to town. We met at the diner.”
Lincoln laughed at her and said, “Come on now, love, I’d say we were friends.”
Lexia glared at him in response suddenly wishing she had the power to vanish into thin air. An awkward silence filled the air.
“Right, time for school.” She didn’t wait for their responses just started walking away with long determined strides.
She soon heard two sets of footfalls coming up behind her and then Lincoln reached her followed by Dan seconds after, slightly out of breath. She laughed softly to herself thinking he must have run to keep up with Lincoln’s big strides.
“Did you want your coffee, Lex?” Dan asked, a nervous smile on his face. “I didn’t know how you took it; I got it with lots of milk?”
Lincoln jumped in before she could answer. “You remember the three sugars, Kid?”
To give Dan credit he didn’t react to the kid remark but Lexia saw his expression change to one of anger before he got control a few seconds later. “I figured she was sweet enough” was his reply, looking straight into Lexia’s eyes giving her his sweet, boyish smile.
“That she is but I already brought her a coffee, just the way she likes it.” Now Lincoln glared at Dan and she heard Dan take a gulp but he didn’t back down.
“How old are you? Like 30?”
That was it, she’d had enough. How had she ended up with two guys fighting over her? She was not a piece of meat to for them to snarl over.
“Tell you what, Linc, here’s your coffee.” She thrust it into his hand splashing it onto his white t-shirt then she glared at Dan. “And he’s right, I take it with three sugars. See you in class.”
Lexia started running then she steadied her pace to a light jog when she decided they hadn’t followed her. A few minutes from the school gates she slowed to a walk, taking deep calming breaths and by the time she said hello to Alice at
The panther had been on her mind last night and she’d not slept very well. What was he after? Why had he attacked her but not killed her? Then the strange visit on Saturday night, which she still wasn’t sure if she’d dreamt of while drunk.
Lexia froze as she neared the end of her drive. She could feel something in the air; someone or something lurked at the end of her drive. She had planned to meet Dan this morning after his insistence to walk her to school and Dan definitely didn’t give off that kind of vibe. She had a sudden thought that maybe Dan was at the bottom of her drive and in trouble. Lexia started to walk again but with silent deadly focus; she wouldn’t let anyone hurt Dan.
But as she approached she had a sudden feeling that it was Lincoln there and sure enough his smooth voice called, “Are you planning to take forever to reach me?” He laughed softly, almost a rumble and the sound made her heart skip a beat and her legs stretch farther in anticipation.
“What are you doing here?”
“Bringing you coffee—three sugars and lots of milk?”
She smiled. How had he noticed how she took her coffee? “Thanks, but I’m supposed to be meeting a friend this morning, we were going to walk to school together.”
“Really?” From the mischievous smile and the knowing glint in his eye Lexia could have sworn he knew she was meeting someone and that was exactly why he was here. But before she could ask Dan came into view, a wide smile spread on his face which dropped away when he saw Lincoln.
“This your friend?” Lincoln said, giving me his I’m-just-a-sweet-puppy-dog smile before he turned to stare down Dan.
“Hi, Dan,” Lexia said, giving him a reassuring smile as his steps faltered.
“Hi, Lex.” He walked up and kissed her on the lips. “You ready to walk to school?”
Lexia was stunned into silence. She glanced at Lincoln who wore a look of hatred and then to Dan who was looking smugly at Lincoln. And I thought you were a nice guy. “Erm...This is Lincoln, he’s ... he’s new to town. We met at the diner.”
Lincoln laughed at her and said, “Come on now, love, I’d say we were friends.”
Lexia glared at him in response suddenly wishing she had the power to vanish into thin air. An awkward silence filled the air.
“Right, time for school.” She didn’t wait for their responses just started walking away with long determined strides.
She soon heard two sets of footfalls coming up behind her and then Lincoln reached her followed by Dan seconds after, slightly out of breath. She laughed softly to herself thinking he must have run to keep up with Lincoln’s big strides.
“Did you want your coffee, Lex?” Dan asked, a nervous smile on his face. “I didn’t know how you took it; I got it with lots of milk?”
Lincoln jumped in before she could answer. “You remember the three sugars, Kid?”
To give Dan credit he didn’t react to the kid remark but Lexia saw his expression change to one of anger before he got control a few seconds later. “I figured she was sweet enough” was his reply, looking straight into Lexia’s eyes giving her his sweet, boyish smile.
“That she is but I already brought her a coffee, just the way she likes it.” Now Lincoln glared at Dan and she heard Dan take a gulp but he didn’t back down.
“How old are you? Like 30?”
That was it, she’d had enough. How had she ended up with two guys fighting over her? She was not a piece of meat to for them to snarl over.
“Tell you what, Linc, here’s your coffee.” She thrust it into his hand splashing it onto his white t-shirt then she glared at Dan. “And he’s right, I take it with three sugars. See you in class.”
Lexia started running then she steadied her pace to a light jog when she decided they hadn’t followed her. A few minutes from the school gates she slowed to a walk, taking deep calming breaths and by the time she said hello to Alice at
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