“Why the hell is it taking so long?” I asked frustrated, rubbing my face with my hands.
"He doesn't want to be seen,” replied Pierre at my side, "But you already know that...”
Of course, I knew.
But with this case, I couldn't keep a cool head.
It had been a week since I had last seen Abigail, since I left her with her grandfather.
A week without hearing from her. A week since she had been locked in that room without even letting her breathe some fresh air.
So I had been having a fucking shitty week, barely sleeping like five hours top, completely worried about that girl.
I knew that confinement was withering her after having had so much freedom for herself before I arrived on that island.
The remorse of making her live that ordeal had made me work even harder, until I became an unbearable tyrant with my team.
We had infiltrated two of our men into the house as part of the service, managing to have microphones an
How had it come to this? I looked down at the blond head resting against my shoulder and asked the same question again. How the hell had it come to this? The recognition of what was coming from now on hit me squarely with its clenched fist. I mean, I, a fully independent grown man, now had to take care of a woman I met on an island. And I didn't know how to do it. I wasn't a fucking babysitter. I was the kind of man who within 24 hours of meeting a woman had his cock buried deep in her throat. Although the last one did not count since it had been a trap of Gomez. And I had stung easily and now I paid the consequences of my stupidity. I looked back at the mass of blond hair that did not allow me to see the owner's face, and ironically, I noticed how physical the situation was. Abbie had grown too fond of me, and that wasn’t good. I didn't deal with emotional bullshit like the rest of the
Could I at least breathe? I asked myself that question while still in the tense silence of the car, between Alex and Matthew and with Pierre in the front seat. Matt's profile showed me calm, as if he was used to this kind of reaction between Alex and Pierre. What was I supposed to do now? I didn’t understand anything. Alex had been acting strange the whole trip, he had hugged me tightly against him, making me believe that he was sleeping, but it was remarkable that something was worrying him and in turn, it worried me. I tried to release my hand from his grip and that's when he finally turned to look at me. “What's going on?” He asked sharply. "My hand hurts,” I muttered uncomfortably. He immediately released me and turned back to look outside. About forty minutes later, we arrived at a big, imposing building, full of dark glass (too boring for my taste) and we entered the underground parking lot. "This
Fuck, fuck and a thousand times fuck. Could I be more stupid? How was I supposed to act in a situation like this? What should I say? "By the way Abbie, you know the woman from a while ago? The one who turned my head 90 degrees? Well, it's one of the many I loved to bend, and oh, by the way, I shoved my cock up to her throat " I took a deep breath trying to control myself, we were one block from my apartment and I didn't want to leave things this way, even more so when I had been behaving like a complete son of a bitch all day. Although I really knew that wasn’t the problem, what was really happening to me was that I felt ashamed. And how could I not? Abigail had known the worst facet of my life. I had never worried that one day my way of leading my life would explode in my face... until a few minutes ago. How would I now see her in the face? How should I deal with the fact that this woma
"I don't like this at all,” Mark said at last. “What are you talking about?” I looked at Matt, Mark's brother, and couldn't help but blush. Although I was still impressed by the beauty these brothers wore, I wasn’t referring only to physical beauty. I had discovered that Matt was surly, serious and gentle, Mark was funny and looked like a teddy bear, he was always hugging me and making me feel special. In part I felt that their affection for me was due to what had happened to me years ago, although I really hoped it wasn’t out of pity that they were treating me. In the days that I had known and treated them, both of them had reached out to me and helped me as much as they could when it came to my father's company... Well, my company. I was stunned by so many things that went into running such a large company and the worst, in an area that didn't interest me in the least. I didn't know anything about cars, or their assembly, and
It was very contradictory the way Abbie slept. The time we slept together on the island, I don't know how she managed to end up lying on my back. And the same happened on the plane to New York, she had practically slept on me. But I realized that when she slept alone, the only thing that moved was her chest when she breathed. Or at least that was the way it had been in the last half hour that I had seen her. I had left her alone as soon as she fell asleep, for uh, well... who am I going to lie to? To pull it in the bathroom and trying to make the slightest sound so as not to wake her. Hell, I had never been so aroused as I was an hour ago. Her mouth, her breasts, her nipples and those fucking sounds had made me crazy. Everything was erased from my brain as soon as I kissed her, and when she opened her mouth letting me stick my tongue in? I felt a choir of angels sing in my ear. Her flannel, mine actually, hadn'
“I want to finish my studies, Alex.” He took his eyes off the phone and looked at me surprised. “What?” "I was in the middle of my senior year in high school when I disappeared,” I explained, "I always liked studying and I want to finish. I would like to have a university degree too.” "But, Abbie.” He looked at me confused. "According to your research file, you had already finished your studies a few months before you disappeared. I thought you knew and that's why I didn't say anything... Although I have to admit that I was surprised you did it when you were just thirteen.” Now the surprised one was me. "But I continued taking classes until a week before the accident." “Some people do it, you know, to reinforce knowledge and all that stuff...” "That would explain why the subjects were so easy,” I answered thoughtfully. “If you graduated at thirteen, I honestly don't want to know what you mean by easy stuff.”
"I just found a fault when it comes to homeschooling,” Abbie murmured next to me. "I don't feel comfortable around so many people." I looked at her, feeling some remorse at exposing her to this treatment so soon. "I'm sorry, Abbie,” I murmured close to her, "It was somewhat impulsive to organize this so soon, maybe I should have waited a bit to prepare better...” She laughed a little louder than she should, and surprising me even more, she took my face in her hands and kissed me for a few seconds. I was stunned by her public display. “Did I do good or bad to kiss you?” she asked against my ear. There I realized. The woman was acting with total daring. "Feel comfortable to kiss me whenever and wherever you want, precious,” I whispered back. Someone cleared their throat causing us to separate immediately, as if we had been doing something horrible instead of a simple kiss. Damn, the entire room was silent
“Are you sure you're not hungry?” I asked again. “We could stop for a pizza on the next block, they're so good.” “I just want to get home, Alex.” she looked at me with intensity “I feel, uh...” He approached my ear “I don't really know how I feel, I just know that thinking of your mouth provokes something in my belly and my breasts. Fuck it! This woman made my balls clench painfully. “Abbie...” "Alex,” Pierre cut off my comment, "A black Escalade without plates is following us, it's three cars away." I turned automatically in the seat where the described car was certainly located. “You're sure?” “He has followed us since we left the building fifteen minutes ago, I have made several unnecessary turns and he is still behind us.” “Where is the other SUV with the other agents?” I asked pulling the 9mm out of the holster on my left side. Abbie made a strangled sound at the sight of the gun, but I didn't pay att
A year later somewhere in the Atlantic. “Do you have the rings?” I asked Mark. "For the umpteenth time, yes,” he replied exasperated. “Why it’s taking so long?” I said walking anxiously down the altar. "Dude, you’re wearing white, stop moving that much!” My godfather exclaimed looking at me annoyed. “So what?” “That I’m starting to see wet points in some areas...” I stopped immediately to turn to the guests, first seeing my son dressed the same as me in my mother's arms, playing with a gum teether. I couldn't believe that just 48 hours ago, I had just arrived home from a mission and Abbie had greeted me with beautiful news. *** New York, 48 hours ago. The soft sound of the elevator arriving at the apartment woke me up. God... I was tired. It was almost four in the morning and I needed to sleep at least five hours straight, but first I needed a sho
I looked at the unmoving bulge at my feet without being able to believe that this had really happened. “Is this for real?” I spoke without addressing anyone in particular, since the only person with me was passed out before me. I brought my right foot up to Alex's stomach and moved him gently to see if he would react, but that didn't work. "Alex, wake up now,” I said without getting any response. So, accepting it, I sat on the floor placing his head on my thighs and began to pat him gently on the cheeks. "We can't spend the whole night this way,” I explained, "My feet hurt and the dress already bothers me, did you have to pass out? You've been like this for several minutes now...” My free hand couldn't help but go to her hair and gently stroke it. "I really like your hair like this,” I whispered to him as if it were some secret, "But your facial hair needs to come back, just like the weight you've lost, prince, don't think I di
Fucking hell. Yes, I was nervous. I watched behind the curtain the chapel where my sister would be married in a few minutes, the backs of the guests sitting on the church benches and... None of those backs was from Abigail. Was she coming? Had she change her mind at the last minute? Or was she hiding out looking for me, as I did for her? “You look like a teenager stalking the boy she likes.” "I just make sure everything is okay,” I told Pierre as I released the curtain and turned around as if nothing had happened. "Hmm,” he looked at me mockingly for a moment before continuing to speak. "It's time, Alessia is looking for you and you're blocking the way for Lena and her father." I looked behind Pierre, realizing what he was saying was true, noticing my sister-in-law with her father just as the wedding march started, making me run towards the room where my sister was with Mom. “Get out the away!” Maggie yelled, pulling me aside b
"Oh shit,” I mumbled looking at myself in the mirror. The guy staring back at me looked nothing like the one I was used to. He looked haggard, worn, he’d lost weight and his eyes showed a lot of sadness. That was what stood out the most among all; unfortunately, there wasn’t much to do to change that fact. I came out of the bathroom closing the door behind me, and got surprised when I ran into Mom and my sister in my office. "Well,” my mother looked at me critically, "At least he removed his beard." "He doesn't seem homeless anymore,” Alessia agreed nodding. “What the hell do you want?” I went to my desk and sat in front of them "In case you don't notice, I'm working." "You're always working,” Mom snapped crossing her arms, "Tell me, Alex, when was the last time you were in your apartment?" "Yesterday,” I muttered looking away. "Mom was referring to the last time you slept in your bed, Alex,” Al
“You’re fine like that?” “Yes.” “Are you sure? I can put another pillow if you wish,” he kept insisting. “Alex,” I cut off the daily tirade “I'm fine, I'm comfortable, I don't need anything else.” He stared at me serious for a few seconds before looking down, turning, and leaving my room. Yep, my room. Since my discharge from the clinic three days ago, Alex had set me up in my old room claiming that he might accidentally hurt me at night. But I knew that wasn’t the reason. A week had passed since Arthur kidnapped me, and my life has taken a 180 degree turn since then; Any aspect in my life was the same and I had to accept the fact that the person I loved didn’t give me the support I expected and made worse my depression. I didn’t know what aspect to focus on, if in the fact that my only living relative wanted the worst possible harm for me, to be imprisoned indefinitely in these four walls, the fact that no one wanted t
“Alex.” I lifted my head from my hands when I heard Mark's voice from the office door. “What are you doing here?” I asked getting up from the couch, my voice came out raspy from the suppressed crying. Hell, I felt numb from the time I'd been sitting in that position since Arthur’s call. "Pierre,” he said as response closing the door behind him. "Ward has her,” I growled dropping back on the couch, "He just called me asking for ten million to give me back Abbie...” "I have them,” he replied sitting next to me and patting my back. "What else?" "I have to wait before nine for further directions." “And do you intend to wait sitting until it’s time to act?” He looked at me in surprise. “What the fuck do you want me to do, Mark?!” I said exploding at last getting up like a spring and starting to walk desperately across the room. "My woman has been kidnapped by her only relative and I don't know how to get to her back.
It was all a nightmare. I was just still sleeping and was having a bad dream. At some point I would feel Alex's lips kissing my cheek to wake me up and be able to make love in the middle of the night, just as it had happened a few days ago. I hadn’t been kidnapped, I hadn’t seen the man I loved fall a second time and I hadn’t been drugged, brought somewhere hidden even from God's eyes and of course my hands were not tied behind my back as my ankles. It was just that. A simple nightmare. So why did it feel so real? Why this maddening urge to break down and cry and not be able to do it because the guy a few feet from me would know that I was conscious? Because I wasn't in my bed with Alex, nor was I in the middle of a nightmare. This was real and all because of me. Wanting to be alone had ruined Alex's work and endangered him once again. And now I didn't know if he was alive or not. I wouldn't have
“Damn, wake up at once!” I opened my eyes only to find the sky starting to darken and a furious Tom looming over me. “What...?” I cleared my throat not being able to speak well. “What happened? Where am I?” "You're lying in the park,” he growled in response, "Can you get up?" “In the park?” Confused, I tried to sit up but the pain in my back took my breath away, so I flopped down again. Suddenly everything came back to my head. “Abbie!” I screamed frantically getting up ignoring the damn pain in my back, "Where is she?" His answer made me stagger. "We don't know,” he muttered looking away. Desperation shot up my spine making me want to vomit. "They attacked me and took her away,” I said feeling my eyes sting. "I... It's my fault, I shouldn't have accepted this stupidity of going for a walk." I turned to see that the two men who were accompanying me were assisted by other agents from the second tr
“Time's up, everyone put down your knives.” I dropped the knife as soon as Louis said it, and I started to wipe the river of tears that ran down my face. This was stupid. Jerry, one of my classmates, was the stupidest. With the comment of "I'm the fastest chopper in the class, teacher, do you want to see?" Louis had taken it literally, so he made us all compete to see who chopped the most onions in brunoise. The result? Twenty tear-eyed people trying to decently slice onions without cutting their fingers in a minute. As it turned out, Jerry wasn't the fastest chopping onions, he even came close to being. "Your cut is sloppy and inconsistent, Jerry, did you spend that long chopping an onion and a half? I thought I was a good teacher, now your result makes me feel mediocre.” was Louis's final decision. In the end the winner turned out to be Ligia, one of the quietest girls in the room who managed to chop almost four onion