had calmed her and assured her that she was safe and protected with him.
***
Neil stayed with Kate until she fell asleep. He watched her for a few moments while she slumbered. He lightly traced the curves of her face and then gently kissed her on the forehead. He couldn’t believe that he had found someone that he could spend the rest of his life with, someone he could adore and cherish. She was his dream come true and he was grateful to get a second chance at love. Losing Elizabeth had been so traumatic. He was determined to make sure that nothing happened to his beautiful Kate. He wasn’t about to let Roger hurt her or take her away from him. He needed to do something. Waiting for Roger to do something wasn’t his style.
He got out of bed carefully so that he wouldn’t disturb her. He then went downstairs to his office and looked through his rolodex to find the phone number of the security company that his firm had worked with before. He wanted to hire someone to protect Kate when she returned from Minnesota. He found the card of the owner, Paul Atkins. Paul was a former Navy Seal and he only hired people with military training. He felt that Paul and his men would be able to keep Kate safe when she wasn’t with him. He figured that Roger had killed his best friend Rick, but it was probably because Rick had been taken by surprise. Roger’s element of surprise had been blown when they figured out he was a killer. He would call Paul first thing in the morning to discuss the logistics of protecting Kate. Now he just needed to figure out how he was going to tell her. She most likely wouldn’t want to have security following her around. But he would insist and help her understand that it was necessary. She would listen to reason. She had too.
***
Kate woke up suddenly at four o’clock in the morning. She’d had a disturbing dream. She was being watched by someone with glowing eyes. She could feel an evil presence in the dream, but she couldn’t make out a man’s face. All she knew was that she needed to get away from those eyes. But every turn she made to run away, the eyes followed her. She couldn’t escape them no matter how hard she had tried. She felt shaky as she got up to go to the bathroom. When she returned to bed, she moved close to Neil’s body. His warmth made her feel safe again and she finally drifted back to sleep.
She finally got up about nine, and it was the latest she had slept in for a long time. She usually was up around six for either work or school or both. But now, she didn’t have work to go to. It was a strange feeling to not have a job. Neil was already up, so she sauntered downstairs to greet him.
“Good morning , baby,” he said with a huge smile. “Coffee is ready.”
“Good morning,” she said, reaching up to kiss her sexy man.
“What do you want to do today? We have the whole day to spend together. In fact, we have the whole weekend to do whatever we want.”
“This is exciting. I would love to explore more of La Jolla with you.”
“I was thinking that we could go to L .A. and see a play and spend the night. How does that sound?”
“That sounds amazing ! I would love to see Wicked. I have heard it is sensational. The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movie when I was a child.”
“I’ll check online to see if we can get tickets for tonight and I’ll find a room for us. You just relax and have some coffee. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Neil retreated to his office while she poured a steaming cup of coffee. She added her truvia and creamer. It was so soothing to have her hazelnut coffee. The warmth calmed her somehow.
She heard the phone ring as s he took her coffee out on the terrace and stood against the railing. Neil answered it in his office. The view of the Pacific Ocean was beyond words. The crashing of the waves below brought peace to her soul. The sunshine on her face lifted her spirits. She knew quitting her job was the right thing to do. She woke up
***
Neil stayed with Kate until she fell asleep. He watched her for a few moments while she slumbered. He lightly traced the curves of her face and then gently kissed her on the forehead. He couldn’t believe that he had found someone that he could spend the rest of his life with, someone he could adore and cherish. She was his dream come true and he was grateful to get a second chance at love. Losing Elizabeth had been so traumatic. He was determined to make sure that nothing happened to his beautiful Kate. He wasn’t about to let Roger hurt her or take her away from him. He needed to do something. Waiting for Roger to do something wasn’t his style.
He got out of bed carefully so that he wouldn’t disturb her. He then went downstairs to his office and looked through his rolodex to find the phone number of the security company that his firm had worked with before. He wanted to hire someone to protect Kate when she returned from Minnesota. He found the card of the owner, Paul Atkins. Paul was a former Navy Seal and he only hired people with military training. He felt that Paul and his men would be able to keep Kate safe when she wasn’t with him. He figured that Roger had killed his best friend Rick, but it was probably because Rick had been taken by surprise. Roger’s element of surprise had been blown when they figured out he was a killer. He would call Paul first thing in the morning to discuss the logistics of protecting Kate. Now he just needed to figure out how he was going to tell her. She most likely wouldn’t want to have security following her around. But he would insist and help her understand that it was necessary. She would listen to reason. She had too.
***
Kate woke up suddenly at four o’clock in the morning. She’d had a disturbing dream. She was being watched by someone with glowing eyes. She could feel an evil presence in the dream, but she couldn’t make out a man’s face. All she knew was that she needed to get away from those eyes. But every turn she made to run away, the eyes followed her. She couldn’t escape them no matter how hard she had tried. She felt shaky as she got up to go to the bathroom. When she returned to bed, she moved close to Neil’s body. His warmth made her feel safe again and she finally drifted back to sleep.
She finally got up about nine, and it was the latest she had slept in for a long time. She usually was up around six for either work or school or both. But now, she didn’t have work to go to. It was a strange feeling to not have a job. Neil was already up, so she sauntered downstairs to greet him.
“Good morning , baby,” he said with a huge smile. “Coffee is ready.”
“Good morning,” she said, reaching up to kiss her sexy man.
“What do you want to do today? We have the whole day to spend together. In fact, we have the whole weekend to do whatever we want.”
“This is exciting. I would love to explore more of La Jolla with you.”
“I was thinking that we could go to L .A. and see a play and spend the night. How does that sound?”
“That sounds amazing ! I would love to see Wicked. I have heard it is sensational. The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movie when I was a child.”
“I’ll check online to see if we can get tickets for tonight and I’ll find a room for us. You just relax and have some coffee. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Neil retreated to his office while she poured a steaming cup of coffee. She added her truvia and creamer. It was so soothing to have her hazelnut coffee. The warmth calmed her somehow.
She heard the phone ring as s he took her coffee out on the terrace and stood against the railing. Neil answered it in his office. The view of the Pacific Ocean was beyond words. The crashing of the waves below brought peace to her soul. The sunshine on her face lifted her spirits. She knew quitting her job was the right thing to do. She woke up
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