her. “You do want to be with me right,” he asked, looking into her eyes now. “Blue, you know I do,” she told him truthfully. “But you also know the police would be looking for me, everyone would be looking for me, and you’re already on probation,” she reminded him. Blue sighed deeply knowing she was right, but not wanting to hear or admit it.
Blue bolted out of his sleep breathing hard and the hurt of his loss came full blown again. The beginning of the dream had been pleasurable as it always was before the bitter reality of their end came screaming into his subconscious.
“ This bullshit cannot come together quick enough,” he said quietly rising for the bed, not wanting to close his eyes and have yet another replay of his and Lauren’s fragmented past.
Blue pulled on his sweats and quietly headed back downstairs to the basement and the home gym. He began working the heavy bag over again and again as he was soon once again drenched in sweat, exhausted and semi assured this time when he laid down he wouldn’t dream of anything.
*****
Nikki smiled as Cameron put the steaming cup of coffee down in front of her. She knew was playing with fire seeing him again, but she needed someone to talk too. The entire situation with Ryan was driving her up a wall. She was trying everything she knew to keep him happy, but it wasn’t enough.
“ So does he want you to quit law school or something,” Cameron asked, eyeing her carefully.
He’d been elated when she called and asked him to meet her. As much as her boyfriend was dangerous, Cameron couldn’t stop his attraction to the beautiful woman on the other side of the table. She should never have given that psycho a kid, he thought as Nikki talked and unburdened herself. Finally spent she grew quiet and waited for Cameron to speak. She trusted his judgment and valued his advice. Even before they became lovers they’d been great friends. Nikki knew he would still level with her and that’s what she needed right now.
“ Well Nikki, I mean past what you’re already doing, there’s not much left, hell,” Cameron replied calmly. “You hired the nanny, you’re there every free moment you get,” he went on as the guilt hit her hard.
Truthfully Nikki spent far more time than she actually had to researching various things for her classes. It was again that competitive drive to be first in her class that drove her. She didn’t however enlighten Cameron of that fact.
“ Have you tried talking to dude,” he asked exasperated.
Nikki sipped the coffee and nodded that she had.
“ He’s not big on sharing,” she replied somewhat sarcastically as Cameron chuckled lightly.
“ You been handling your business,” he asked, the meaning clear.
Nikki burst into laughter, completely nonplussed by the question and assured him she was doing so, again ignoring that twinge of guilt. Their sex life was another casualty of her super long hours of classwork, projects, and study groups. Most times she was only able to drag herself into the house, through the shower to collapse on the mattresses, almost asleep before her head hit the pillows.
“ Look, after this next semester, things will settle down and you two will surely work this thing out,” Cameron told her, secretly hoping they didn’t.
If they broke up, or there was a chance they would, Cameron wanted to be positioned to slide right into her life. He didn’t care about the child she had. Almost every woman he knew these days had at least one. He wouldn’t push though, whatever happened between them, Nikki could never suspected he wanted it to happen or was giddily happy about it.
“ I suppose you’re right Cameron,” she told him breathing deeply once again and glancing her watch.
It was after midnight. Rising Nikki told him she’d better be heading home.
“ Sure, I understand,” Cameron replied good naturedly. “Let me walk you to your car, its too late for you to be out alone,” he told her as
Blue bolted out of his sleep breathing hard and the hurt of his loss came full blown again. The beginning of the dream had been pleasurable as it always was before the bitter reality of their end came screaming into his subconscious.
“ This bullshit cannot come together quick enough,” he said quietly rising for the bed, not wanting to close his eyes and have yet another replay of his and Lauren’s fragmented past.
Blue pulled on his sweats and quietly headed back downstairs to the basement and the home gym. He began working the heavy bag over again and again as he was soon once again drenched in sweat, exhausted and semi assured this time when he laid down he wouldn’t dream of anything.
*****
Nikki smiled as Cameron put the steaming cup of coffee down in front of her. She knew was playing with fire seeing him again, but she needed someone to talk too. The entire situation with Ryan was driving her up a wall. She was trying everything she knew to keep him happy, but it wasn’t enough.
“ So does he want you to quit law school or something,” Cameron asked, eyeing her carefully.
He’d been elated when she called and asked him to meet her. As much as her boyfriend was dangerous, Cameron couldn’t stop his attraction to the beautiful woman on the other side of the table. She should never have given that psycho a kid, he thought as Nikki talked and unburdened herself. Finally spent she grew quiet and waited for Cameron to speak. She trusted his judgment and valued his advice. Even before they became lovers they’d been great friends. Nikki knew he would still level with her and that’s what she needed right now.
“ Well Nikki, I mean past what you’re already doing, there’s not much left, hell,” Cameron replied calmly. “You hired the nanny, you’re there every free moment you get,” he went on as the guilt hit her hard.
Truthfully Nikki spent far more time than she actually had to researching various things for her classes. It was again that competitive drive to be first in her class that drove her. She didn’t however enlighten Cameron of that fact.
“ Have you tried talking to dude,” he asked exasperated.
Nikki sipped the coffee and nodded that she had.
“ He’s not big on sharing,” she replied somewhat sarcastically as Cameron chuckled lightly.
“ You been handling your business,” he asked, the meaning clear.
Nikki burst into laughter, completely nonplussed by the question and assured him she was doing so, again ignoring that twinge of guilt. Their sex life was another casualty of her super long hours of classwork, projects, and study groups. Most times she was only able to drag herself into the house, through the shower to collapse on the mattresses, almost asleep before her head hit the pillows.
“ Look, after this next semester, things will settle down and you two will surely work this thing out,” Cameron told her, secretly hoping they didn’t.
If they broke up, or there was a chance they would, Cameron wanted to be positioned to slide right into her life. He didn’t care about the child she had. Almost every woman he knew these days had at least one. He wouldn’t push though, whatever happened between them, Nikki could never suspected he wanted it to happen or was giddily happy about it.
“ I suppose you’re right Cameron,” she told him breathing deeply once again and glancing her watch.
It was after midnight. Rising Nikki told him she’d better be heading home.
“ Sure, I understand,” Cameron replied good naturedly. “Let me walk you to your car, its too late for you to be out alone,” he told her as
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