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2024-11-27 13:19:15Melanie’s POV
“Is everything okay?” Alice asked when I got back to the kitchen.“Yeah, it was just my brother,” I answered.“I bet he misses you,” she said.I nodded. “I haven’t been back home in a while. I miss them too,” I replied.“It’s good you still keep in touch with them.”“What about you?” I asked. “Are you close with your family?”Alice turned to face the sink so her back was to me but I saw the rigidness of her shoulders. “No, I’m not,” she said.I figured it was a sore topic for her so I decided not to proceed any further.“How long have you been working for Adriano?” I asked instead.Alice welcomed the subject change and answered, “About five years.”“Do you ever leave the house?” I asked.She loaded the dishwasher and finally looked at me. “I do leave the house, although I don’t have many reasons to except I want to visit the farmer’s market. I’m perfect
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Melanie’s POVBut that wasn’t going to happen today. I haven’t survived living in this house only to be killed by an intruder.So I did the only thing I could think of, I screamed.“Aaaahhh!!!”The intruder turned around in shock and I didn't think. I darted inside the kitchen, grabbed a nearby frying pan, and swung it towards his head before the element of surprise faded away.Luckily for him, he ducked just in time and I took another swing at him but he was quicker this time. He grabbed my arm and we both tumbled onto the ground.My fight or flight instincts were already kicking in and it was kill or be killed.I started struggling and kicking him with everything in me and just as I was about to take another swing at him with the frying pan, the intruder yelled, “Melanie, stop!”I froze in shock. That voice sounded very familiar.Wait, was that…I focused on the person who I th
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Adriano’s POVI watched Melanie bolt out of the kitchen like she couldn’t get away fast enough.But that wasn’t my biggest problem at the moment. I was currently nursing a very painful erection and it was all Melanie’s fault.She had to go wear those fucking short jeans and that top… damn, that top did fucking things to me. Putting her tits on display like that.I have intentionally stayed away from her these last few days mainly because I wasn't sure how I would feel seeing her after our last conversation.It turns out there was nothing to worry about. Any anger I thought I might feel the moment she tried to cave my head in with a frying pan.I smiled at the recent memory. Alice informed me when I got home that she was in the movie room and I may or may not have walked past that room to confirm.The screams I heard on the other side of the door confirmed that she was indeed watching a movie, a horror movie to
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Melanie’s POVI darted out of the house on Monday morning without even bothering to have breakfast, scared that Alice would somehow take one look at my face and figure out what I was up to all night.Many times throughout the night, I was tempted to touch myself but somehow, I was able to restrain myself. Sure it might have felt good in the moment but I knew myself and once that sexual haze passed, I was only going to kick myself for being too weak to resist the temptation.Unfortunately, that meant I didn’t get much sleep since I spent most of the night tossing and turning.I could see the question on Ralph’s face when I ran out of the house but as was his usual MO, he didn’t pry and it was times like these that made me grateful that Ralph was a quiet one, even though I suspected that we had developed some sort of silent kinship.I got to the hospital early enough to relieve the night shift and Hayley arrived while I was r
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Melanie’s POVGlad I had gotten my daily dose of, Luke, I clocked out and went to change out of my scrubs.On my way out I bumped into Hayley talking with a few other nurses but she broke from them when she spotted me.“Ready to leave?” she asked.I nodded."A couple of us are going to get drinks. I just want to unwind and shake off what happened today. Do you want to come?" I was surprised that Ralph hadn’t charged into the hospital to look for me already and I wasn’t ready to push his limits. At least,not until an escape opportunity presented itself. So I shook my head. “I think I’ll pass tonight. I doubt I’ll be good company.”“Are you sure? It’s just for an hour tops plus it’s an opportunity for you to change the narrative they have about you,” Hayley said.“I’m sure. I just want to get home and crawl into bed.”Then my stomach chose that moment to growl, reminding me that I hadn't h
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Melanie’s POVThe wheels of the plane hit the runway with a soft thud, and I exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I was holding. Adriano’s hand slid over mine as the plane taxied along the runway, his fingers warm and firm. “Relax, Tesoro,” he murmured, his voice low and soothing. “We’ve landed.” I turned to him, his dark eyes drawing me in as they always did. “I’m relaxed,” I lied, though the tight grip I had on his hand betrayed me. The corner of his mouth tilted up in that knowing smirk that drove me crazy, in both the best and worst ways. "Sure you are, little nurse. You look very convincing.” The pilot announced over the intercom that we could disembark and we stood. We landed on another private airstrip but I could tell it was an extension of the bustling Austin airport.The flight attendants had already carried our bags into a parked SUV. I couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves.
