She hadn't seen the figure standing behind her.
"I didn't mean to scare you,” said the voice.
It was Dean. He stepped into the light and Coral could see him. He looked different tonight. He wore a dark-colored jacket. Coral couldn't tell if it was black or navy blue. A faded baseball cap covered his head, and his eyes shifted from left to right. Dean made Coral feel uneasy, and she unconsciously took a step back.
"Dean ? What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk."
"Talk ? About ?"
"You know what about Coral," he looked exasperated with her short tone and quick fire questions, "Look, can we go somewhere and talk?"
"I was an asshole, and I need you back."Coral was surprised at his confession. After their last conversation over the phone she had expected some of the same rhetoric.She could see he was using a different approach. She just watched as he tried to pull out all the ‘the sad boyfriend’ stops. His tone was soft. His gaze was to the ground, signifying a sign of ashamed, all the while trying to keep it sexy. She wasn’t impressed or amused. He needed to remain out of her life for good."Dean, I can't listen to this.""It's the truth.""I don't need this right now. Your fifteen minutes is up."She was about to put her hand on the door handle when Dean grab
"Where are we...""My place. Yours isn't safe any longer.""He wouldn't..."She stopped talking mid-sentence. She could no longer speak about what her ex-boyfriend was or wasn’t capable of doing. Him just attacking her taught her that.“You’re right,” she agreed.They reached their destination fifteen minutes later and walked inside Inigo’s newly acquired home.Coral didn’t recall acquiring this home for him. She didn’t recall this property ever being listed. It was very masculine and sleek. It somehow reminded her of him. Inigo was carrying her purse, and she looked down and noticed she was barefo
He stood in front of her.“Bath time.”He unbuttoned her white silk blouse. It wasn’t white anymore it was dingy from her recent ordeal. She knew if she was sober she probably would be mad. The sherry seemed to take the edge off, and she couldn’t help but smile as she watched Inigo unbuttoning her top. He slid the fabric off of her and started lifting and surveying her arms. She was about to protest when he spoke.“I'm checking for bruises,” He said as if it were his job.Coral wanted to melt. His protective nature touched her somehow and also made him all the more attractive to her.“I’m alright, I think. Just a little shook up. I just wasn’t expec
Coral was more than overjoyed about getting out of Inigo’s home and away from his overprotective watch for a few hours. It had been a week since the incident had occurred and as much as she had appreciated him, being in such close quarters unexpectedly was taking its toll on her. It had been a full seven days and there had been no sign of Dean. In just a few short hours she would be socializing with someone other than him and her Administrative Assistant, Valerie. Tonight she was going to dinner with her high school crush, Paul Stoll. She hadn't heard from him since they had graduated from high school, six years ago. They had spoke briefly over the phone earlier that day. He had informed her of his need to get rid of some newly acquired real estate he had just inherited through the death of his grandmother. It seemed harmless and the thought of seeing Paul again appealed greatly to her because
Paul ended up being even more handsome and charming than Coral had remembered.“Thank you for accepting my dinner invitation.” He said as he smiled. Showing her his perfectly straight white teeth. He still looked perfect to her.“Well, thank you for inviting me. It’s been awhile since I’ve been out.” She admitted, hoping the blush she felt on the inside wouldn’t bleed through to the outside. His handsome chiseled features were hard to ignore.She smiled at him. He smiled back.“You’re more than welcome. Really? Has it?” He asked.“Yes. Really.” She took a s
“Why did you call me?”“Mother mentioned you have become quite the little Real Estate Agent in town. She said you were the best and that you sold the Peterson’s House.” He had been looking at her lips while he spoke to her.She took a sip of her wine before she answered.“Yes, I did.”“Wow! Talk about savvy. I’m impressed Coral. They had been trying to get rid of that home since we were in school. She left out the details about you being so gorgeous now. You my dear are definitely a fine wine, just ripening beautifully with age.”Coral felt butterflies in her stomach.“Let’s make a toast,&rdq
She wanted to throw something at his head. Men and their jealousy she thought. Without a second glance she walked back over to the valet, handed him her ticket and he quickly strode to the parking lot to retrieve her vehicle. Within minutes she was assisted inside her new vehicle and trying not to run anyone over as she sped out of the parking lot. She arrived at Lev’s place ten minutes later. She had run a few lights to get there within the time constraint he had set. Before getting out of her car she sent Paul a quick apology text along with an excuse about her mother being rushed to the emergency room. She didn’t wait for a reply. She put her phone in her clutch and got out of the car. She was surprised to be greeted by him.“I see you made it in time.” His smile seemed brittle to her.Sh
“Were you going to let him f*ck you?”She was offended and ready to leave. She tried to walk past him. He grabbed her by her left wrist to stop her motion. He pulled her gruffly to him. His strong frame felt good against her own. She hated to admit that fact when he was acting so jealously.“Answer me. Were you?”“No!” She tried to wiggle free.He wasn’t budging.“How dare you ask me such a thing. It wasn’t like that. It was a business dinner.”“Not from where I was standing.”She looked down at the carpeted floor. She wished then she had never go
“I’m so nervous.” Inigo confessed. “Really? It’s just my parents, and SUnday dinner.” “Just your parents? They are important people in your life. Their opinion of me matters.” The serious tone he took on made her smile. He was nervous. She had never seen him this nervous before, not even when they had that huge investors dinner that ended up landing their company a multi-million dollar deal. Seeing him nervous made her feel a little better. “They will love you.” “Will they?” Coral rolled her eyes in exasperation. “Of course ! You saved their daughter’s life and you love her very much.” She leaned over the console in the mi
Inigo watched as Coral fought the sleep that was sure to consume her once more. Her eyes were opening quickly and closing slowly. After five minutes she gave up the fight and went to sleep. She looked so small and frail to him in the hospital bed. Every time he thought of how she acquired her wound it sent chills down his spine. He could have lost her. He had acted to foolishly. True it has saved them from Dean, but he could have come up with a better plan. He acted haphazardly and almost lost the one thing that he truly loved, Coral. He had conceded to share her because it was a convenient cover and then once he’d had her once he tasted her sweetness and delved into her sensual womanhood. He knew she was the only woman he wanted to be with and if that was the case he knew she felt the same way. They were meant for each other. It took all this tragedy to happen for him to see. but he was glad he knew who
"He is awake and in stable condition.”Coral was so happy. Inigo was so overjoyed he hugged the Doctor, picked him up and spun him around. The Doctor was just as surprised. Inigo put him down.“Sorry Doc.” he offered“It’s fine really. It happens more than you think. You should go visit him.”“Can Coral go as well?”He picked up her chart that sat in the small cubby beside the door and scanned it.“It says here other than her gunshot wound to the shoulder she can be released as soon as tomorrow morning. So I don’t see why not.”Inigo shook the Doctor’s hand a
“We should go upstairs.” She offered.He said nothing only stroked her shoulders then rested his hand on her hips and quickly turned her around. She had gotten her answer, she thought. He rubbed his hard manhood on her soft buttocks and it drove her to distraction. He pressed her up against the hallway wall and spread her legs apart. He rubbed the tip of his c*ck on her wet slit and he moaned this time.“You’re wet for me already. Aren't you?” He asked in a whisper in her ear, making her wetter.She nodded her head.“Say it.” He demanded, as he rubbed his tip faster on her wetness making her want it inside of her, he was such a tease she thought.“I am wet for you.”
“Inigo!” she screamed and he stopped. He turned around and looked at her. It was over, she thought. She smiled at him through her tears. The look on his face was one of sheer terror. She looked down and saw her blood gushing forth. A piercing pain shot through her shoulder and she realized she had been shot when they had been wrestling. She watched as the pool of blood grew larger and larger. She fainted. Inigo caught her before she hit the ground and the last thing she remembered was him screaming his love for her and begging her not to die… ***** When she came to coral’s right shoulder felt like it was on fire. From what she could deduce she was in the ho
*****Inigo received Coral’s texts while in the debriefing with the private investigator. He thought he would be receiving a fun sexy selfie she was sending, but was sorely mistaken when he opened the message and saw her with her hands behind her back and her ex- hovering over her. He had to look at it twice to see the gun in his hand. Inigo was furious. It appeared to him that Coral’s ex- had no idea how crazy he could get. He just found out that she loved him, and he wasn’t going to let anyone stand in his way of that happiness,not even Dean. He had to play this smart though he told himself.“Is everything ok?” asked the investigator.“Yes everything is fin
She looked at him then back at the gun. This wasn’t good.“Hello Dear. So glad you could come home.”“How did you get in here? How do you know where I stay?”“I know more than you think.” He said and he walked over to her and yanked her from off the bed. She yelped in pain.“Shut up.” He demanded.She noticed he was still holding the gun and it was aimed at her.“Why are you here?”“Not to get you back that's for damn sure. Move!” He said as he held her by her right upper arm and escorted her out of the room.&ldq
“Inigo I’m in love with you.”There was silence for few moments. He heard her sniffle. She had admitted what he was praying she would. She was in love with him and he had fallen for her the day he laid eyes on her. Lev had come up with the idea of them sharing her in case she wasn’t what Inigo thought she would be. She turned out to be so much more. She was kind, sweet, funny, and genuine. The passion they shared was unlike any other he had experienced and now he wanted to make sure he would never lose her. He felt like angels had blessed him when she said those words.“I love you too. Rest.” He said and pulled the covers back and tucked her into them. He laid with her and watched her fell asleep. He smiled down at her. She loved him and he knew he could face whatever was in store for him because he would have her
“Who would do this?” she asked as she walked closer to him. She stood by his bedside. “I don’t know but we will find out. The police haven't told me any of the particulars, but you can bet your ass I will find who did this to my friend and I will make sure they pay for it.” Coral had no doubt Inigo would follow through with the promise he had just made. He was that type of person she was realizing, and that didn’t bother her one bit, She liked that character trait in him. He was a fighter. A passionate fighter. She saw the pain in his face and rubbed his back and watched as a tear escaped. He quickly wiped it away with the back of his hand. It tore her up to see him in so much pain. He refused to leave his friend’s side. She didn’t have the heart to tell him to go.