to clarify I asked. “So you don’t want me for sex?”
H e spit out the water he was drinking and stood up right away. “Are you ready? I will drop you at work.” I went to the front door and picked up my bags. He looked at me and motioned to them. “You could leave that here. We could get them after work.”
“That doesn’t make any sense . I should have my own car. I don’t need a chauffeur. I am very safe, Jason. I have been alone for months.”
He was quiet and whispering again . “All right, let’s go.”
We loaded up , Bo included, and began to drive away from his house.
“It is so pretty in the light —the yard, the lake. Your home is beautiful.” I kept looking out the window. I saw squirrels and smiled. I would have to point them out to Bo, sometime, if I ever came back.
“I really like it myself . I need to find time and furnish it.”
I glanced at him while he talked and drove. He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the stick shift. He oozed masculinity with his strong and confident stature.
“Are you tired?” I asked , knowing he had slept less than me and probably more restlessly.
“No, how did you sleep?” He shifted a little to look at me.
“I slept good . I woke up a little panicked because I forgot where I was, but during the night, I slept well.”
“I’m glad . Maybe we could do it again?”
I smiled , and he winked at me. I blushed and turned away knowing the chances of my staying with him again were slim to none. I was quiet before he started talking again.
“So why dental, why hygiene?” When the words left his lips, I felt my face beam.
“When I went to live with my grandfather, he took me everywhere with him. I think he felt the need to protect me. He never asked any question s; he was just always there. Anyway, he went to church a lot. He was religious, but never pushed me toward it. He wanted me to find my own way to one day be at peace like he was. He told me that service to others was the key to happiness and forgiveness. He said giving yourself, time and heart, is the key to a happy soul. I took this information very seriously and would volunteer for everything. My grandfather could hardly keep up. He finally found a trusted friend to keep me busy. His friend was a dentist. I worked for him through my last year in high school, then college, and fell in love with it. Now I work for his brother, and I still love it.”
He was pulling into my work parking lot , and it was too soon.
“So do you want to go in and sweep the place to make sure I’ll be safe?” I mock ed his protectiveness.
His eyes lit up . “Yeah, that would be great!” He moved to unbuckle his seat belt and get out of the Jeep.
“No, I was kidding .” I grabbed his hand to pull him back in. “It was a joke. This place is very safe. I love everyone who works here. They’re very friendly. Believe me, I am safe.”
He sighed and pulled his door shut.
“Besides, I always have a gun at arm’s reach if I need it.” I patted my purse.
“Now I hope you kidding.”
I leaned over the seat and grabbed my bags, and he stopped me.
“Leave it . I will pick you up after work and take you home.” The pleading look in his eyes made me drop the bags.
“O K, I will text you later.”
He nodded as I exited the Jeep and let myself into the office.
* * * *
I slipped into my maroon work scrubs and put my hair up in a clean ponytail. My cell phone buzzed again in my purse so I answered it. I already knew it was Heather. There had been texts from her and missed phone calls.
“Hey , Heather, I can’t talk for long, but I am at work and still alive.” She was quiet. I could tell she was upset.
“You left without a note . I was worried.”
“I am sorry . Jason came and got me last night after I fell asleep, it kind of happened fast. He texted me asking me to go home with him, I think he was a little freaked with the lying we did last night. He said he couldn’t
H e spit out the water he was drinking and stood up right away. “Are you ready? I will drop you at work.” I went to the front door and picked up my bags. He looked at me and motioned to them. “You could leave that here. We could get them after work.”
“That doesn’t make any sense . I should have my own car. I don’t need a chauffeur. I am very safe, Jason. I have been alone for months.”
He was quiet and whispering again . “All right, let’s go.”
We loaded up , Bo included, and began to drive away from his house.
“It is so pretty in the light —the yard, the lake. Your home is beautiful.” I kept looking out the window. I saw squirrels and smiled. I would have to point them out to Bo, sometime, if I ever came back.
“I really like it myself . I need to find time and furnish it.”
I glanced at him while he talked and drove. He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the stick shift. He oozed masculinity with his strong and confident stature.
“Are you tired?” I asked , knowing he had slept less than me and probably more restlessly.
“No, how did you sleep?” He shifted a little to look at me.
“I slept good . I woke up a little panicked because I forgot where I was, but during the night, I slept well.”
“I’m glad . Maybe we could do it again?”
I smiled , and he winked at me. I blushed and turned away knowing the chances of my staying with him again were slim to none. I was quiet before he started talking again.
“So why dental, why hygiene?” When the words left his lips, I felt my face beam.
“When I went to live with my grandfather, he took me everywhere with him. I think he felt the need to protect me. He never asked any question s; he was just always there. Anyway, he went to church a lot. He was religious, but never pushed me toward it. He wanted me to find my own way to one day be at peace like he was. He told me that service to others was the key to happiness and forgiveness. He said giving yourself, time and heart, is the key to a happy soul. I took this information very seriously and would volunteer for everything. My grandfather could hardly keep up. He finally found a trusted friend to keep me busy. His friend was a dentist. I worked for him through my last year in high school, then college, and fell in love with it. Now I work for his brother, and I still love it.”
He was pulling into my work parking lot , and it was too soon.
“So do you want to go in and sweep the place to make sure I’ll be safe?” I mock ed his protectiveness.
His eyes lit up . “Yeah, that would be great!” He moved to unbuckle his seat belt and get out of the Jeep.
“No, I was kidding .” I grabbed his hand to pull him back in. “It was a joke. This place is very safe. I love everyone who works here. They’re very friendly. Believe me, I am safe.”
He sighed and pulled his door shut.
“Besides, I always have a gun at arm’s reach if I need it.” I patted my purse.
“Now I hope you kidding.”
I leaned over the seat and grabbed my bags, and he stopped me.
“Leave it . I will pick you up after work and take you home.” The pleading look in his eyes made me drop the bags.
“O K, I will text you later.”
He nodded as I exited the Jeep and let myself into the office.
* * * *
I slipped into my maroon work scrubs and put my hair up in a clean ponytail. My cell phone buzzed again in my purse so I answered it. I already knew it was Heather. There had been texts from her and missed phone calls.
“Hey , Heather, I can’t talk for long, but I am at work and still alive.” She was quiet. I could tell she was upset.
“You left without a note . I was worried.”
“I am sorry . Jason came and got me last night after I fell asleep, it kind of happened fast. He texted me asking me to go home with him, I think he was a little freaked with the lying we did last night. He said he couldn’t
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