Elena's hand in the other and walked us back to the condo. We barely made it out of the park before she whispered something.
“What, Elena?” I asked, not hearing her clearly.
"Um…I hope you're not mad at me. I didn't purposely lose control of the dog,” she said.
I stopped her right in her tracks, turning her to me. I knew she hadn’t done anything wrong.
Tipping her chin, I said, "Babe, I wasn't mad at you. You're five foot nothing..."
"Hey! I'm taller than that," she argued which made me laugh because she was so damn cute even when I was ticked.
"Not by much. Besides, what I meant was that to a grown man you’re a tiny, little thing. He could have stopped you from leaving. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, but I didn’t trust why he was there. Hell, I still don’t trust him. I want to knock his ass out.” I was strong and never felt the need to test my strength, but the newness of our relationship brought out my insecurity and I wanted to beat every fuck who even looked at her.
“Well, thankfully, he got Bruno for me. I’d hate to lose him.”
“I know, my Elena.”
“I want you to stay away from him. I can’t take seeing you with that jackass. He’s got women coming and going from his place all the time. Half of them are in skimpy-ass clothes.”
She started laughing hard. “What the fuck is so funny?”
“He’s not sleeping with them.” I highly doubted that, but maybe he wasn’t interested in women.
“What? Did you find out that he’s gay?”
“No, remember he asked me out.” I hadn’t forgotten. That’s why I didn’t like his ass around her. “No. He’s a photographer. Those girls are just some of the shoots he does.” So that was why he always had a parade of females going in and out of the building. It made sense, but that didn’t change the fact that he could be fucking them.
If she posed for him, he’d want her in his bed, and I worried his game was too tight and I’d lose her. “Just so you know, I’m not letting you pose for him. I don’t want anyone else enjoying what’s mine.”
“You’re nuts. I’m not model material.”
“Don’t start with your leg. I’ve seen some ugly-ass women and you’re fucking stunning.”
“Yes, but like you said, I’m five-foot-nothing.”
“Well, you’ve got that but still, don’t fall for his excuse to shoot pictures of you, okay?” I warned her and that was apparently her tipping point.
“You know; you’re starting to piss me off. I’m not stupid. I didn’t fall into your lap because you smooth-talked me. In fact, you’re far from smooth. I wanted you. Before that, I stayed perfectly pure. I’m not a gullible broad. This isn’t the first time a man has talked to me or tried to sleep with me.”
“Damn it, Elena. I don’t think you're gullible.”
“No? I seem to see it differently. How about when you told me you could get me an account manager? That I need to spend wisely. I let it go the first time because I was still so in awe that you were even talking to me. You constantly remind me to eat. Then you were against me going back to my condo like I’m not safe without you. Either that or you don’t trust me. Whichever way, I need some time alone.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. I just don’t trust others with you. I don’t want a man looking at you, let alone talking to you. I want to beat my chest and hold you close so everyone knows you’re mine.” We walked to her apartment to get some of her things, or at least, so I thought. We weren’t going back home together.
“I just want you safe. Don’t you understand that?”
We got onto the elevator with the dog. I hit the stop button and pinned her to the wall. “Look how easy it was for me to get you where I needed. Try fighting me off.” She struggled but couldn’t break free.
“You’re hurting me, Dexter.”
Releasing her hands, I apologized. “I’m sorry.” I didn’t mean to grasp her so tightly. I just
“What, Elena?” I asked, not hearing her clearly.
"Um…I hope you're not mad at me. I didn't purposely lose control of the dog,” she said.
I stopped her right in her tracks, turning her to me. I knew she hadn’t done anything wrong.
Tipping her chin, I said, "Babe, I wasn't mad at you. You're five foot nothing..."
"Hey! I'm taller than that," she argued which made me laugh because she was so damn cute even when I was ticked.
"Not by much. Besides, what I meant was that to a grown man you’re a tiny, little thing. He could have stopped you from leaving. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, but I didn’t trust why he was there. Hell, I still don’t trust him. I want to knock his ass out.” I was strong and never felt the need to test my strength, but the newness of our relationship brought out my insecurity and I wanted to beat every fuck who even looked at her.
“Well, thankfully, he got Bruno for me. I’d hate to lose him.”
“I know, my Elena.”
“I want you to stay away from him. I can’t take seeing you with that jackass. He’s got women coming and going from his place all the time. Half of them are in skimpy-ass clothes.”
She started laughing hard. “What the fuck is so funny?”
“He’s not sleeping with them.” I highly doubted that, but maybe he wasn’t interested in women.
“What? Did you find out that he’s gay?”
“No, remember he asked me out.” I hadn’t forgotten. That’s why I didn’t like his ass around her. “No. He’s a photographer. Those girls are just some of the shoots he does.” So that was why he always had a parade of females going in and out of the building. It made sense, but that didn’t change the fact that he could be fucking them.
If she posed for him, he’d want her in his bed, and I worried his game was too tight and I’d lose her. “Just so you know, I’m not letting you pose for him. I don’t want anyone else enjoying what’s mine.”
“You’re nuts. I’m not model material.”
“Don’t start with your leg. I’ve seen some ugly-ass women and you’re fucking stunning.”
“Yes, but like you said, I’m five-foot-nothing.”
“Well, you’ve got that but still, don’t fall for his excuse to shoot pictures of you, okay?” I warned her and that was apparently her tipping point.
“You know; you’re starting to piss me off. I’m not stupid. I didn’t fall into your lap because you smooth-talked me. In fact, you’re far from smooth. I wanted you. Before that, I stayed perfectly pure. I’m not a gullible broad. This isn’t the first time a man has talked to me or tried to sleep with me.”
“Damn it, Elena. I don’t think you're gullible.”
“No? I seem to see it differently. How about when you told me you could get me an account manager? That I need to spend wisely. I let it go the first time because I was still so in awe that you were even talking to me. You constantly remind me to eat. Then you were against me going back to my condo like I’m not safe without you. Either that or you don’t trust me. Whichever way, I need some time alone.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. I just don’t trust others with you. I don’t want a man looking at you, let alone talking to you. I want to beat my chest and hold you close so everyone knows you’re mine.” We walked to her apartment to get some of her things, or at least, so I thought. We weren’t going back home together.
“I just want you safe. Don’t you understand that?”
We got onto the elevator with the dog. I hit the stop button and pinned her to the wall. “Look how easy it was for me to get you where I needed. Try fighting me off.” She struggled but couldn’t break free.
“You’re hurting me, Dexter.”
Releasing her hands, I apologized. “I’m sorry.” I didn’t mean to grasp her so tightly. I just
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