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eyes closed and a smile on her face. He got back into the bed and pulled her against him, closing his eyes as he cupped her ass again. She nuzzled her nose in the curve of his neck, apparently getting comfortable.
    Laying there with her, he felt a contentment that he’d never known before. This was where they belonged and how they belonged. He’d promised himself that he wouldn’t rush her, that he’d go at her pace. But in that moment he felt he’d do anything - not just to make her stay the night- but to make her stay.
     
    Emerald parked her car in the Marley’s Gym parking lot the next day and looked at her watch. She only had a little while before she had to be at the Phillips home so she knew she had to make this a very quick visit. Surprisingly, although she was shaking, it wasn’t from fear. It was from anger.
    There had been another note waiting for her that morning. It had been slipped under door. She was sick and tired of being threatened. She was going to give Marley a piece of her mind and let him know that he was not scaring her.
    She walked into the gym lobby and went straight to the counter. Her old coworker, Larissa Banks, looked away from her computer screen, her surprise evident.
    “Emerald, hey!” She said loudly, squirming on her seat.
    “Hi,” Emerald said stiffly. She and Larissa had never been close and the fact that Larissa had replaced her didn’t sit well with her. It didn’t make her feel better to think that Larissa was probably Marley’s latest victim. The man couldn’t keep his hands to himself and definitely had issues keeping his dick in his pants.
    “The boss in?” Emerald asked when Larissa silently watched her while twisting her red hair between her fingers.
    “Y-yes,” Larissa answered. “But you need an appointment-”
    “Don’t give me that bullshit,” Emerald muttered, looking the other woman in the eye before stalking past the counter to the office. Without knocking, she walked in.
    Evan Marley sat at his desk, all two hundred pounds of him shoved into a bright blue jogging suit that was probably a size or two too small. He raised a fine blond eyebrow at her intrusion but didn’t otherwise react.
    She stomped over to his desk and balled up the note, throwing it at him. He sat up in his chair and frowned.
    “I don’t need your pathetic notes and messages,” Emerald said, slapping both her palms down on the desk and leaning over to glare at him.
    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
    “Yes you do know what the fuck I’m talking about.” Emerald lowered her voice. “Leave. Me. Alone. You couldn’t have me then and you can’t have me now.”
    “Get out!” Marley yelled. “Larissa, call security!”
    “Your little scare tactics won’t work. So I suggest you quit while you can. The cops are investigating and it’s only a matter of time before they come knocking on your door. What will Daddy think of that?”
    “Get out, bitch!” Marley yelled at her again.
    “Just try me,” Emerald said quietly, wishing that she could reach over and punch him in his smug face. “Try me one more time and I won’t be so nice on my next visit.”
    “Are you threatening me?” Marley asked, standing up with a sneer on his face.
    “Yeah,” Emerald said, “As much as you’ve been threatening me.”
    “You crazy bitch,” Marley exclaimed.
    A security guard ran in and Emerald turned to see who it was. It had to be a new guy because she didn’t recognize him. He moved towards her and Emerald scowled.
    “Miss, you need to leave.”
    “Don’t touch me!” Emerald said, balling her hands into fists. She looked at Marley. “You’d better keep your ass away from me!”
    “Nobody gives a fuck about you, you dumb bitch!” Marley’s voice had always been an annoying, nasally whine. It was much worse when he yelled. “Get her out of here, Hugo!”
    The security guard grabbed both of Emerald’s wrists and in a split second, she raised her knee up and