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noticed someone sitting in it. I jumped slightly, but realized it was Landon. He rolled the window down and his face looked so sullen it shocked me. His normal expression of confidence was completely washed away and his blonde hair hung heavily in his eyes. He brushed it aside and I saw dark circles rounding his eyes.
“Didn’t mean to scare you,” he s tarted. “I can’t sleep.” He leaned back against the headrest.
“You too?” First Dallas with the bad dreams and now Landon can’t sleep. Did I have to console them both? I had to focus on my reason for being here and it wasn’t for Landon. He was a grown man who could work out his own problems. “Sorry, hope you get some sleep in your car,” I said awkwardly as I walked away.
“Wait!” I turned. Suddenly he was out of his car and facing me, his face tormented and painful. He grabbed me by the arms and squeezed with his fingers.
“What?” I asked, wincing at his grip.
“Nothing, Dallas needs you … he’s uh, having nightmares lately,” he said as he let me go. I rubbed my arm where it hurt the most. Landon was definitely acting strange. First the card, then the dinner, and now this. He turned from me and walked down the street. I was worried that he wasn’t okay, but I had to see Dallas.
I entered his room quietly and took off my work clothes. He lay sprawled out among the covers as I approached him. Yes, he was having nightmares and he could survive, but I knew a lot about what dreams could do to you. I had to make sure these nightmares didn’t involve Dark Guides. I got into the bed, with only my bra and panties on, and he awoke with a start.
“Avery, you scared me.” I laughed and he looked me over as I lay next to him. His body was tense and sweaty from the nightmares, but it was beautiful. His arms full of his tattoos were like a map of his life. The memories that he didn’t want to fade, the things he held dear, and the pictures he felt were soothing. He put them there as a reminder of who he was inside, even though they were displayed on the outside. I traced the lines of them until I reached his chest. I felt his skin get chills at my touch. He leaned in and kissed me feverishly as he pulled me towards him.
“What about your bad dreams?” I asked as I pulled away from his lips.
“I don’t know anything about that, now that you’re here.”
The next morning Dallas greeted me in bed with hot pancakes and bacon. I ate like I hadn’t eaten in forever. I was overly hungry after last night with Dallas, and was completely happy with my life at that moment. Watching Dallas dress before me was a vision every girl should see first thing in the morning. He chose a blue button-down shirt and a pair of khaki pants. “Why so dressy this morning?” I asked as he checked himself in the mirror.
“Oh , I have a meeting today with the staff. Nothing too long. I will be back in an hour or so,” he explained as he put his shoes on. “But before I go, I have a proposition for you.” I was intrigued. Any proposition from Dallas had to be good.
“Go on. ”
“How would you like to drive to Monterey Bay and stay for the weekend?” Monterey was beyond beautiful. The coastline alone was worth the drive. I had been there with my aunt years ago when we went on a winery tour. It was one of those vacations you took and didn’t want to go home.
“Yes!” I shouted. Then I realized I had to work this weekend. After taking so much time off last year I cou ldn’t do that again this year, not with the wedding coming up. “I can’t Dallas. Not this weekend, I have to work.”
“No you don’t. I called Kerri and she fixed it so you are off and she is working your shift.” I was excited but felt terrible she was working my shift, especially in her state.
“Are you sure she was okay with this?” I asked him.
“Princess, she suggested it!” I leapt off the bed and into his arms. I couldn’t wait to be
“Didn’t mean to scare you,” he s tarted. “I can’t sleep.” He leaned back against the headrest.
“You too?” First Dallas with the bad dreams and now Landon can’t sleep. Did I have to console them both? I had to focus on my reason for being here and it wasn’t for Landon. He was a grown man who could work out his own problems. “Sorry, hope you get some sleep in your car,” I said awkwardly as I walked away.
“Wait!” I turned. Suddenly he was out of his car and facing me, his face tormented and painful. He grabbed me by the arms and squeezed with his fingers.
“What?” I asked, wincing at his grip.
“Nothing, Dallas needs you … he’s uh, having nightmares lately,” he said as he let me go. I rubbed my arm where it hurt the most. Landon was definitely acting strange. First the card, then the dinner, and now this. He turned from me and walked down the street. I was worried that he wasn’t okay, but I had to see Dallas.
I entered his room quietly and took off my work clothes. He lay sprawled out among the covers as I approached him. Yes, he was having nightmares and he could survive, but I knew a lot about what dreams could do to you. I had to make sure these nightmares didn’t involve Dark Guides. I got into the bed, with only my bra and panties on, and he awoke with a start.
“Avery, you scared me.” I laughed and he looked me over as I lay next to him. His body was tense and sweaty from the nightmares, but it was beautiful. His arms full of his tattoos were like a map of his life. The memories that he didn’t want to fade, the things he held dear, and the pictures he felt were soothing. He put them there as a reminder of who he was inside, even though they were displayed on the outside. I traced the lines of them until I reached his chest. I felt his skin get chills at my touch. He leaned in and kissed me feverishly as he pulled me towards him.
“What about your bad dreams?” I asked as I pulled away from his lips.
“I don’t know anything about that, now that you’re here.”
The next morning Dallas greeted me in bed with hot pancakes and bacon. I ate like I hadn’t eaten in forever. I was overly hungry after last night with Dallas, and was completely happy with my life at that moment. Watching Dallas dress before me was a vision every girl should see first thing in the morning. He chose a blue button-down shirt and a pair of khaki pants. “Why so dressy this morning?” I asked as he checked himself in the mirror.
“Oh , I have a meeting today with the staff. Nothing too long. I will be back in an hour or so,” he explained as he put his shoes on. “But before I go, I have a proposition for you.” I was intrigued. Any proposition from Dallas had to be good.
“Go on. ”
“How would you like to drive to Monterey Bay and stay for the weekend?” Monterey was beyond beautiful. The coastline alone was worth the drive. I had been there with my aunt years ago when we went on a winery tour. It was one of those vacations you took and didn’t want to go home.
“Yes!” I shouted. Then I realized I had to work this weekend. After taking so much time off last year I cou ldn’t do that again this year, not with the wedding coming up. “I can’t Dallas. Not this weekend, I have to work.”
“No you don’t. I called Kerri and she fixed it so you are off and she is working your shift.” I was excited but felt terrible she was working my shift, especially in her state.
“Are you sure she was okay with this?” I asked him.
“Princess, she suggested it!” I leapt off the bed and into his arms. I couldn’t wait to be
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