this is what I was afraid of. “See, I told you, damaged goods, now I am going to jail,” I said panicking. “Grace stop it! I would never let that happen, my friend at my old precinct made a few calls, I know people too,” he smiled. “They found something off with Max’s story; he had been coming in to the office late and was messy and he smelled of bourbon a lot. His captain did some digging and found out that the neighbor, the one who helped you with Belle, told the police that she heard a bunch of fighting coming from your house that day. She said she heard you were screaming and they derived a conclusion and Max was fired. He had been paying people off looking for you and paying people off to win cases for years. He may be corrupt and know a few corrupt cops, but the good always win over the bad Grace,” he said, this time grinning from ear to ear.
Wow. “I don’t know what to say, I am shocked they fired him, he must have been doing really badly. He was always so good at hiding it all before,” I said.
“So the bad news is…no one has seen or heard from him since. Moreover, it was almost 3 weeks ago, who knows where he is,” Oliver said carefully. Great, I do, I know. “Oliver, he is looking for me, I know it,” I said. Panic ripping through my body.
“It doesn’t matter Grace, he will never hurt you again. You will never have to go through this again, I swear to you. I love you and I want to protect you no matter what, at any cost. I will always protect you and Belle, I love you Grace, please stay, stay with me, I need you,” He said, this time pleading with me.
He had literally woken me up. It was as if I could not even see the light until he turned it on for me. I did not want to run ever again, I wanted to stay here and have a life with him, that was all that I would ever want, I deserved that, didn’t I?
I smiled, “I love you too Oli, I have from the start, I have just been so scared, I cannot lose Belle and I almost lost her and myself that night. I cannot even sleep without the nightmares of that night haunting me. Please forgive me, I want to start over, I want to stay here with you, I am so sorry,” I said reaching for him.
He cupped my face with his hands. “Shh baby, it’s ok. I will not ever leave you, you will never be alone again, I promise,” He promised. I will leave my fate in your hands, because I am absolutely nothing without you. I love you more and more every time I hear your voice for Christ’s sake. I promise you Grace if you let me I will give you everything you deserve, you will know how precious you are to me every single day of your life. I will never leave you, I will never hurt you, and I will never stop loving you,” he confessed.
“Oliver, will stay with us tonight, with me,” I asked. The truth was I had not been in the same bed with a man in a while. Max worked many long hours or at least that is what he told me. We normally did not share a bed, I never wanted to anyways.
However, with Oliver, that is all that I wanted. I want to feel the warmth of his skin next to mine; I could feel the muscles in his arms where my hands lay.
He kissed me, but this time there was so much more passion. He left me screaming for more. I could not help myself; he moved his hands lower, and lower, until he got to my hips. He reached his hand up my blouse, damn he felt good, and I needed him to touch me everywhere.
He went to pull my shirt up over my head, when suddenly he stopped. “What is it? What’s wrong,” I asked confused. I could not read his face.
“I...I just don’t want to push you, I mean you have been through so much, I do not want to scare you off. We don’t have to do this tonight,” he said.
“Oliver I want to, and I want you, I need you, as long as you don’t mind my scars,” I said pulling up my shirt and revealing the scars on my stomach and chest. I could
Wow. “I don’t know what to say, I am shocked they fired him, he must have been doing really badly. He was always so good at hiding it all before,” I said.
“So the bad news is…no one has seen or heard from him since. Moreover, it was almost 3 weeks ago, who knows where he is,” Oliver said carefully. Great, I do, I know. “Oliver, he is looking for me, I know it,” I said. Panic ripping through my body.
“It doesn’t matter Grace, he will never hurt you again. You will never have to go through this again, I swear to you. I love you and I want to protect you no matter what, at any cost. I will always protect you and Belle, I love you Grace, please stay, stay with me, I need you,” He said, this time pleading with me.
He had literally woken me up. It was as if I could not even see the light until he turned it on for me. I did not want to run ever again, I wanted to stay here and have a life with him, that was all that I would ever want, I deserved that, didn’t I?
I smiled, “I love you too Oli, I have from the start, I have just been so scared, I cannot lose Belle and I almost lost her and myself that night. I cannot even sleep without the nightmares of that night haunting me. Please forgive me, I want to start over, I want to stay here with you, I am so sorry,” I said reaching for him.
He cupped my face with his hands. “Shh baby, it’s ok. I will not ever leave you, you will never be alone again, I promise,” He promised. I will leave my fate in your hands, because I am absolutely nothing without you. I love you more and more every time I hear your voice for Christ’s sake. I promise you Grace if you let me I will give you everything you deserve, you will know how precious you are to me every single day of your life. I will never leave you, I will never hurt you, and I will never stop loving you,” he confessed.
“Oliver, will stay with us tonight, with me,” I asked. The truth was I had not been in the same bed with a man in a while. Max worked many long hours or at least that is what he told me. We normally did not share a bed, I never wanted to anyways.
However, with Oliver, that is all that I wanted. I want to feel the warmth of his skin next to mine; I could feel the muscles in his arms where my hands lay.
He kissed me, but this time there was so much more passion. He left me screaming for more. I could not help myself; he moved his hands lower, and lower, until he got to my hips. He reached his hand up my blouse, damn he felt good, and I needed him to touch me everywhere.
He went to pull my shirt up over my head, when suddenly he stopped. “What is it? What’s wrong,” I asked confused. I could not read his face.
“I...I just don’t want to push you, I mean you have been through so much, I do not want to scare you off. We don’t have to do this tonight,” he said.
“Oliver I want to, and I want you, I need you, as long as you don’t mind my scars,” I said pulling up my shirt and revealing the scars on my stomach and chest. I could
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