Anna was shaken wake as her tumultuous argument with Jerome, in addition to her concern for her family, tormented her thoughts as she attempted to fall back asleep.As they drew into the parking garage of the hotel, she sat up straight. "Why are we coming to a halt?" "I need to get some sleep and eat a proper dinner." As he stepped out of the vehicle after pushing open the door, he did not look in her direction. She gave it a moment of thought before deciding how to respond to him, taking note of the fact that he had used the first person singular. The dispute that they had continued to cause tension between them, which was suffocating and ready to suffocate whatever remaining friendly feelings that they had for one another. And it made her uncomfortable. It caused her a great deal of annoyance.She had spent a large amount of time throughout the fight pretending to sleep while she was anxiously thinking about it. Trying to understand why the disagreement between them mattered so much
Anna's jaw was locked tightly. She hadn't planned on being this sour, yet here she was. And she was indeed under the impression that she had those previous emotions under control. She pushed her demons away and offered the desk clerk a pleasant smile.After a few minutes had passed, she joined Jerome in waiting nearby while he inserted a room key into a door handle. The atmosphere was charged with awareness, which defied the iciness of his demeanor. They were both aware that they might have different opinions regarding the legal system, but there was one subject on which they were both fully in agreement: sexual activity. Something that was going to be very difficult to ignore in their studio apartment with one bed.When Jerome pushed open the door to the hotel room, he was as conscious of Anna's proximity as he was of the next breath he would take. Actually more conscious of things. The act of breathing occurred automatically. Every moment that he was in close proximity to Anna, he y
He clenched his jaw in frustration as his eyes unconsciously wandered once more to those squeezable little nipples. His cock throbbed with pleasure. He unleashed the mounting irritation he was feeling on her by lashing out at her verbally. "I don't plan to dispute your legal competence. It is up to me to find a way for us to get out of this situation alive. We're safe. We will not be in danger. And we will talk to the appropriate individuals in order to get the trial started. Why don't you just let me get on with it without scrutinizing my every action?Neither he nor she anticipated that the other would shrink in the face of his assault. The natural arch of her brows lowered ever so slightly for a fraction of a second, and then her face contorted into an angry frown as she jabbed her small palms at her voluptuous hips. She asked me in complete disbelief, "You didn't dispute my abilities?" You threatened to take matters into your own hands if I didn't do what you told me to do, which
He clenched his jaw in frustration as his eyes unconsciously wandered once more to those squeezable little nipples. His cock throbbed with pleasure. He unleashed the mounting irritation he was feeling on her by lashing out at her verbally. "I don't plan to dispute your legal competence. It is up to me to find a way for us to get out of this situation alive. We're safe. We will not be in danger. And we will talk to the appropriate individuals in order to get the trial started. Why don't you just let me get on with it without scrutinizing my every action?Neither he nor she anticipated that the other would shrink in the face of his assault. The natural arch of her brows lowered ever so slightly for a fraction of a second, and then her face contorted into an angry frown as she jabbed her small palms at her voluptuous hips. She asked me in complete disbelief, "You didn't dispute my abilities?" You threatened to take matters into your own hands if I didn't do what you told me to do, which
But being grateful for anything at this moment in time. A hot shower and clean clothes of any kind seemed like heaven to him right about now.In addition to the racks, there were other tables with shirts and shorts laid out on them. Anna started by examining the contents, and then she chose a few things to take. Two shirts in an extra-large size for Jerome, two mediums for her, and two pairs of shorts with a pattern for her. She decided to get Jerome a pair of dark blue parachute shorts. His choices were severely restricted. It was either the ones with an orange flowery pattern or the ones with a dark blue background, both of which she could not picture him wearing.However, considering the personal attacks he made towards her, he was more than deserving of the neon flowers. She smiled as she hung up the blue shorts and reached for two pairs of the orange ones instead.When she heard someone ask next to her, "Souvenir shopping?," she was in the process of reaching for a pair of tennis
She made her way to the clothing racks with reluctance, secretly longing for something more substantial .She argued that he was only a child at the time. "One that you almost frightened the living hell out of.""You've been in the system long enough to have an understanding of the capabilities of criminals. Pedro is not superior to anyone or anything. He is willing to resort to any means necessary. Even if you have to pay a child to identify you, do it."Pedro was not with that child at any point."They were interrupted by the passage of a woman who sported dark hair and glasses. Jerome watched her with wary eyes as he warily appraised the situation with an expression on his face. Did he have information that she didn't have? As the flavor of terror deepened in her mouth, tension began to spread through her entire body.While Anna did so, Jerome was observing the woman. And then witnessed the return of his attention to her. They stared each other down. She frantically examined his fa
Why did you have the impression that this was a trick question? "By putting Pedro behind bars?""In the same way." Then he moved, drawing her closer with those powerful arms, enveloping her in his embrace as his strong, exquisite mouth leaned over hers. That possessive and passionate tongue caressing hers as it glided back and forth. One of his hands moved to the side of her face, and his fingers become tangled up in the wild mess that was her hair. Anna came to the conclusion that cooperating with Jerome, as she had just done, resulted in certain advantages. However, despite the fact that he might be detrimental to her in some ways, in many other respects he was positively wonderful. And at this moment, with everything that was going on and everything that they had to face, she wasn't sure that she had it in her to deny herself this man. She yearned to smooch him, to feel his warmth, and to put her faith in him. She didn't give a damn about the future since for all she knew, she m
She carelessly threw the cell phone on the bed, oblivious to the fact that she had just made him extremely hot without exerting any effort, which paradoxically made him even hotter. "It was," she affirmed in agreement. "Dean not only agreed that I should continue working on the case, but he also pledged to do everything in his power to see that it did. The fact that he is making a personal phone call to the judge with the assurance that he will take over if I am unable to attend the trial is, of course, extremely unusual. It will make it very clear to the judge how significant Dean views my role in this proceeding to be. But it also means that his wife's cancer treatments will be delayed by two weeks as a result of this. Jerome wiped crumbs from his hands, smiling broadly at the news that had just been delivered. He then questioned, "And my testimony?""Before I brought it up, he had already been sold. This morning, Dean got a call from a man whose name was Phil. Tell him that if y