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Chapter Eight

While my mind is racing trying to make sense of things, I glance at the screen in enough time to see Rose ask where I am. Well I guess I should go ahead and make an appearance. I take a deep breath and say hello to everyone and plenty of people say hello back and I’m offered virtual drinks and we all laugh and talk but I never take my eyes off of his name on the screen to see what he’s saying and to whom, but I notice that a little after I said hello he announced that he was tired and ready for rest. They all wish him well and tell him to come back soon and keep them updated and then my private message box goes off so I go and check to see who it is and it’s him. When I open it the message simply says “Hey doll” and my heart melts.

“Hey handsome.” That’s all I can get out before the water works start. I cry until I think I have no tears left and I manage to cry some more.

“Don’t cry doll. Baby I’m alright.”

“You are not allowed to leave the house ever again. I didn’t know if you were alive or dead. I’ve been waiting all day to find out what happened to you and whether or not you were going to wake up.”

“Doll I am okay. I promise I’m alright baby. It takes a lot more than that to kill me.”

“That’s not funny baby. I was so worried.” Cries some more and then my phone rings and I answer without looking at the caller i.d.

“Hello.”

“Baby is this better? Now you can hear my voice and know that I am okay my love.”

“Yes it is a little better, but I’m still so scared. I hate that I’m not there with you. I should have been there with you through all of that but instead I’m stuck here worrying cause I can’t travel.”

“Baby I don’t need you to be here but I do wish you were here. You have to take care of yourself so you and I can meet later.”

“This isn’t about me right now. You’re the one that was shot. Baby do you realize that you could have been killed? I could have lost you.” I can hear him sigh before telling me that he wants to play and to just follow along. I tell him “okay” and he begins.

He tells me that he pulls me in for a hug and holds me tight letting me cry into his shoulder and I write back that I hold him as tight as I can without hurting him. Then he tells me that he pushes me up against the wall gently and kisses me deeply running his hands up and down my sides. I tell him that I moan a little as I relax in his touch, then he asks me if I feel better. I tell him yes but that I’ll be much better once I know he’s home and out of the woods. I also told him that he should get some rest and we could talk tomorrow. He told me that he didn’t want to go to bed yet because he wanted to talk to me, so I told him to call me back and we could talk that way. Two seconds later my phone was ringing and when he said “hey doll” I could hear how tired he really was so I told him to lay down and get comfortable and close his eyes then to picture me rubbing his head and that I would sing to him. I started to sing softly to him until I heard his breathing slow down and could tell he was falling asleep. I told him good night and to hang up the phone and he mumbled good night back to me and I smiled when I heard the phone disconnect. Lying back against my own pillows I felt the tiredness of the day wash over my body and I took my medicine and slowly drifted off to sleep.

The next morning I woke up with a slight smile on my face but still a bit worried so I took my medicine then sent him a text message. He answered me telling me that he was in some pain but that he was doing okay. I relaxed a little but I told him that I hated him being in pain. We talked for a good while about life and other things and then I told him that I wanted us to meet sooner than later. He told me that we have to wait until it is safe for me to travel and I told him that I have an appointment for a check up coming up next week and if things go well I can see about me traveling before I go back to work. He tells me that it sounds good to him and that makes me smile. I cannot wait to see him. I mean I’ve seen pictures and we’ve talked on video chat but I need to see him in person and feel him. This man is absolutely gorgeous but I’m not just talking about the outside, which is omg the epitome of sexy, but I mean his entire being is gorgeous. I’m talking from his mind to his sense of humor to his amazing body. This man is everything. Another hour passes and I hear the nurse come in with his breakfast and decide to go and make myself something to eat as well while he’s eating. I reluctantly tell him goodbye and then we hang up only after I promise to call him back when I finish. I head to the kitchen and start to make some scrambled eggs with cheese and toast then pour myself a glass of orange juice and head back to my bed and begin to eat. Once I’m done and I wash my dishes, I call him back and we talk until it is time for his medicine which puts him to sleep. He starts to get drowsy and I tell him that I’ll take a nap too and when he gets up to call me and we can talk some more. He agrees and tells me that he loves me and I tell him the same and we hang up and take a nap.

Four hours later I woke up to someone ringing my doorbell. I checked my phone to see if I have any missed calls from my mother and sister and one of them came over to see why I wasn’t answering the phone. When I don’t see any missed calls or texts, I get out of my bed putting on my slippers and robe and head to my front door looking through the peephole to see who’s here. When I look through I simply cannot believe my eyes. “Darrell please don’t make me call the cops on you. Get away from here now. I’m not going to open the door and I don’t care why you’re here or what you’re going through.” I watch him through the peephole to see when he leaves.

“I just wanted to tell you that I understand why you were upset but we can work it out. Your family was trying to protect you but I didn’t see it that way and now I know better.”

“If you really knew better then you wouldn’t be here. I don’t want to be with you and there is nothing to work out between us now please leave. I don’t want to be with you in any kind of way.”

“That’s because you won’t give us a try. Look, just give it like a month and I’m telling you things will be so good that you won’t want to leave.”

“Darrell, I am already in a relationship with someone and I love him. I am not going to leave the good thing that I have going to be with you. I’m sorry but you need to move on and find someone else. Better yet, you should get some counseling and figure out why it’s so hard for you to let me go. Now please leave before I do call the cops.” I walk away from the door not caring if he’s still outside or not and five minutes later I hear his truck start up and he leaves my driveway. Then I head back to my room and climb back into bed getting comfortable under my covers and watching television until my love calls me.

Three months have passed and he’s doing better and I’m going back to work next Monday. My assistant is absolutely thrilled and honestly so am I. Dealer, or should I say Jameson, is also happy that I am finally well enough to leave my house and go back to work. I will be seeing him in about two hours. Finally! I am currently on a plane heading to Milwaukee to see my love for the first time and neither of us can wait. I have the room booked and ready for a week of nothing but passion. I mean sure we will talk and go out too but this first night will be nothing but lustful passion. I’m sorry but I haven’t had sex since I got rid of the idiots I was sleeping with and all we’ve done is have virtual sex so mama is in need of sexual healing. I’m not the only one cause our conversations leading up to my pending arrival have been very XXX rated and my baby is very ready for his own release.

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