Love Lost by Maria DeSouza Page B

they were both asleep.
     

     
    Lucio was dressed in one of his Armani suits when he climbed into his car.  He drove fast, without a care in the world.  He had an appointment to keep and everything had changed. He walked into the building and greeted the security guard with his million dollar smile.
    “Hello? How may I help you, sir?”
    “I hope you can help me.  I have an appointment with Ms. Selene Mendez for Friday, but it is urgent that I speak with her now.  Is she available?” 
    “One moment, please.”
    The guard went into the back, and came out with a beautiful, blonde woman.  She wasn’t Selene.  This must be Daphne.  She looked at him up and down, then stuck out her hand.
    “I’m Selene Mendez.  Please follow me back to my office.”
    He shook her hand.  She was pretending to be Selene.  He hated liars, and he wanted to teach Selene a lesson.  Maybe this was turning out to be better than he expected.  He reached into his pocket and pulled out his gun.  He fired two shots at Daphne, and shot the guard as he turned the corner.  One of the bullets went through him and through the glass doors of the building.  He heard screaming outside, and walked out the back door.
    He climbed into his car and drove back to the club.  Selene was going to hurt, and he was going to make sure of it.  She would beg for death by the time he was done with her.
     

 
    The next morning, Jason woke up and Selene was gone from his bed.  He heard a scream from the kitchen and ran to find Selene trying to pick up broken glass.
    “Are you ok?” 
    Selene looked up at Jason apologetically.
    “Yeah, I was trying to surprise you and make some breakfast.  I just burned myself and dropped the coffee pot.  I’m so sorry.” 
    Jason grabbed the broom and started to sweep up the glass.
    After he finished, he grabbed the first aid kit.  She was running her arm under cold water.  He started to pat her arm dry and placed some ointment on the burn.
    “Just some advice, for future reference.  Maybe you and coffee are not meant to be.”
    She smacked him on his arm and walked over to the table.
    “That wasn’t how I was planning on surprising you.”
    Jason walked over and pulled her close.  “Really? So how were you planning on surprising me?”  She leaned over to kiss him when her phone rang.
    Jason smirked and handed her the phone.  Selene glanced at the phone and frowned angrily.  She placed the phone back on the counter without answering it and grabbed Jason’s hand to pull him toward the table.
    He asked, “Aren’t you gonna answer it?” 
    She shook her head no.
    “Let it go to voicemail.” 
    Jason was slightly worried but let it go.  It was probably just a client she didn’t want to deal with.
    They had breakfast and had started to clean up when Selene’s phone rang again. She looked at her phone, a concerned look on her face , but again, she did not answer it.  He tried again. 
    “Would you like to tell me what’s going on?  You keep looking at your phone like you’re waiting for bad news.” 
    Selene bit her lip, and then answered carefully.  
    “I’m on a very big case right now.  I’ve been receiving some threats, but nothing I can’t handle.”
    Jason’s heart skipped a beat.  Someone out there was calling Selene and threatening her.  Jason had to look away from Selene, so she couldn’t see how furious he was getting.  He rinsed his coffee mug in the sink to distract himself. 
    “What case?  Do you have security in your building?  What about…”
    Selene walked over and kissed him.  He was caught off guard yet again.  Her lips were soft and luscious.  Her tongue was inviting him for more and he was not denying her one bit.  His hands ran down her back and grabbed her behind. He turned and pinned her against the counter. They were both breathless by the time they stopped kissing.
    “Third time’s the charm,” she finally spoke after catching her breath.
    Jason