Wendy continued speaking, "Just think on it." She looked around before adding, "I've got to go, but I'll make sure to keep my phone on me in case you call.""Have a good rest of your day," I told her.She waved goodbye to me and walked out the front door. Her car drove off a moment later, as I heard the loud engine of her sports car. Then I was left practically by myself with Dax gone for a while.Never in my wildest dreams did I think she'd offer me a way out of everything. It seemed too good to be true. I was going crazy being in this mansion with such a man. I had never been ordered around as much until I got here.Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to just leave it all behind. But the only issue was about the baby. Would I really be able to leave Dax without this heir? It seemed kind of heartless to do. Did I really want to be stuck with a baby and all on my own?I wasn't sure if leaving was the best choice in the long run, but there were so many things wrong in my situation. How cou
Over the next few weeks, Dax and I had come to a truce. We weren't butting heads every day and could be civil with each other. I was grateful that I wasn't getting irritated on a regular basis anymore. I didn't need that on top of all of my pregnancy symptoms. I just wanted to get through the rest of the agreement without another hitch. Maybe Dax would just keep everything professional between us. I was trying my hardest to keep things from being complicated again.There was no time for us to get back to what had almost been. I was ready to move on from whatever past feelings I may have been starting to gain for Dax. It was hard to tell if they were lingering deep inside or not.One afternoon was really memorable. Dax sat beside me on the couch and was a little too close for comfort. He looked over at me, and my heart beat a little faster. What was he trying to do? I didn't want to interact with Dax more than was necessary. I wanted to be able to get along but not be too friendly
I was happy when I heard the sound of Jared's car driving off. It was relieving to know that I had told him off. I hoped he wouldn't be back again. I was tired of his behavior, and he had proved that he didn't even like me being in the mansion.I wouldn't tell Dax about what had happened, because he would've had a confrontation with Jared. No way would I make them more against each other than they already were.The only thing that didn't add up was the timing of Jared's visit. Why had he decided to tell me that I didn't belong this far along? He should've told me from the beginning how he felt. I had to push thoughts away of my confrontation and get on with my day. Hopefully no one else would reveal that they disliked me. I couldn't handle any more drama within the mansion. It was starting to become routine.The rest of the day went by quickly, and I crawled into my bed. Maybe the following day would be better. Jared needed to just stay away and not talk to me ever again. I had
Dax POVI was tossing and turning while trying to get back to sleep until I heard a distressed sound. It was Danica. She was screaming from her room. Something was very wrong.She sounded as if she was being attacked. I immediately sprang from my bed and ran down the hallway. Never had I imagined that someone would break into the mansion.It was one of my worst fears that Danica would be attacked. My heart sunk at the thought of someone hurting her. I wouldn't let anyone hurt the woman that I still cared for.No wanting to waste any more time, I barged into her room. Danica was surprised to see me. Her eyes were opened wide, and the guy looked caught off guard. I was sure he hadn't expected me to interrupt whatever he had been planning to do to Danica.This man was such a b*stard. How dare he try to make advances towards Danica? It was absolutely repulsive. He shouldn't have done this. But he had made a huge mistake. This man was going to pay for breaking in like this. It was t
We kept moving towards the bed and kept kissing. Dax deepened our kiss as I felt his tongue explore my mouth. My heart raced at what we were leading up to. I had never imagined this with Dax, but now I wanted to finish what we started. In Dax's arms, with his mouth on mine, I felt desirous. I wanted all of Dax, and I had no plans to back out. We were in too deep and couldn't stop the moment.I started pulling at the hem of his shirt. Dax briefly separated from me and took off his shirt. This time I really examined his chiseled body. His abs were out of this world; I had never seen such defined ones before. Then his biceps were pretty huge; I wanted to feel them so badly.He helped me remove my own shirt before going back to kissing me with a desire I had never seen from him. I felt his arousal against me. Slowly more and more of our clothes came off. Dax took his time to tease my skin with his touch as he traced my skin with his fingers. I parted from Dax to get on the bed fir
I stared at Dax in awe. I wasn't sure what to tell him after he said those words to me. Did he really mean them to me? How could he stay by my side after the baby came? This wasn't mean to be a long-term deal. After I thought a moment longer, I asked, "Do you really mean what you said?""Yes. I mean it with all my heart. I don't want to leave you," Dax gazed into my eyes with incredible intensity.I resisted smiling and carefully climbed out of the bed and gathered up my clothes. Dax looked at me with an unasked question. I knew what he was wondering even without speaking up. He was getting easier to read.He got of the bed and picked up all of his clothes that were scattered around the room. His eyes met mine before he got dressed and headed for his room.I let Dax leave without saying anything else to him. It would just make things worse if I said something that I could regret later. I had to just let him go.How were we going to go on with living together after the night befo
After I got back to my room, I felt bad about leaving Dax. I had to act as if nothing was wrong. He couldn't know that I was more attached to him than I should have been. But I couldn't help having grown close to him. We had been through too much with each other.Maybe the rest of our time together would go by slowly. I had to make sure that every second with Dax counted and not waste it. I went back down to finish dinner with Dax after I freshened up. My makeup had been ruined by my crying. He couldn't see me in such a disorderly state, or he'd know something was up. When I sat back down, Dax asked, "How did your call go?"I told him, "It was great. I do miss seeing her."His face softened and he asked, "Why don't you go visit her again sometime?"Lola was expecting me to see her again at some point, so it wouldn't hurt. I'm sure a visit could cheer her up somewhat. I wasn't sure what had been happening on her end. I didn't know if she was still stressed out or not. Truthful
Danica POVI continued to walk towards the car and looked behind me. The security detail was still following me and kept glancing around often. He was checking for any signs of trouble, which made me feel relieved. I felt very safe having someone look after me.Not that it looked too dangerous. We were the only two people around the area. I didn't see anyone suspicious around as I made a brief scan of the area.Nothing bad could happen as long as I had this person around. I completely trusted that he wouldn't let anything happen to me. Dax wouldn't let any of his people fail me, especially after Jason had broken into the mansion.I knew Dax still felt guilty about that happening. Neither one of us had brought it up since Jason had been taken away. I hoped nothing else like that would happen again. It was unfortunate that the car was so far away this time. The chauffeur couldn't find an easier parking spot. As I came to an alley, there was a very scruffy looking young man. His ha