Part 11 (1/2)

”Yeah, dropped money off at her dad's house, caught them leaving. He's got my eyes man.”

”I'm sorry Denny. Do you want to talk about it?”

”Go take care of Olivia Jonah.”

Shaking my head even though Denny was turned away from me I went to go take care of my girl.

Someone was staring at me, my eyes weren't open yet but I could feel eyes on me.

”I know you're awake.” Jonah said his voice sweet and gentle.

”How do you know I'm awake?”

”You stop wiggling when you start to wake up.”

d.a.m.n.

”Keeping your eyes shut won't stop us from talking about last night.”

d.a.m.n.

Opening my eyes Jonah's tired face was staring down at me.

d.a.m.n again.

”You haven't slept have you?”

”You scared the s.h.i.+t out of me Olivia.”

”I'm sorry.” I said pulling myself up so that my head was resting on his shoulder. ”I was going to tell you.”

”Not yet.” he said putting his finger to my lips. ”I have never been more scared than when I heard your voice over the phone. I never want to hear your voice sound like that again.”

”Jonaha'”

”Stop talking.” His finger gave way to his lips which came down on mine, kissing me with so much desperation I wanted to scream how sorry I was, that I would never do anything to scare him again.

Pus.h.i.+ng one hand into his hair and the other around his lower back I tried to pull him closer but he wouldn't give up control.

Sucking my lower lip between his teeth he bit down licking away the sting with that d.a.m.n tongue that drove me crazy.

Lifting off me he smirked, ”You're so s.e.xy when you're hot and bothered.”

”You going to finish what you started or just smirk at me.”

”Neither.”

My face fell so fast I had no chance to stop my bottom lip poking out in a pout that had Jonah busting out laughing.

”Food or bath first?” He asked tugging on my lip.

”Jonah you know what I want.” I whined.

”G.o.d lord I've created a s.e.x monster! Now food or bath?”

”Bath.” At least that would get me closer to what I really wanted.

”Good girl.” He said rolling off the bed and picking me up like a small child that weighed nothing.

Setting me beside the sink he bent over the bathtub adjusting the water giving me a beautiful view of his tight a.s.s and ripped back muscles.

Sweet Jesus I was a s.e.x monster, but with a man that looked like Jonah I could not be blamed.

Letting the tub fill with water, Jonah removed the bandage he must have put on my knee this morning. My knee was all sorts of dark colors and an ugly cut ran straight across the top.

”Does it hurt?” Jonah asked feeling around it lightly.

”No.” I said even though it really hurt like a b.i.t.c.h, but I was just too amazed by how gentle a guy his size could be.

”Arms up.”

Lifting my arms Jonah pulled his s.h.i.+rt over my head. Throwing it to the ground he lifted me off the counter and softly put me into the hot water.

”I forgot the bubble bath s.h.i.+t.” Jonah mumbled. Raising my eyebrows he shook his head, ”Not mine, Denny's. Be back, one minute don't move.” Kissing my forehead Jonah darted out of the bathroom.

Well a girl could get use to this. And who would have guessed I would be smiling on a day that four years ago almost killed me. Was Nicky smiling today? The thought was like a knife straight through the heart but no panic attack came because I could hear Jonah laughing at a screaming Denny who was insisting it was not his bubble bath.

Still laughing Jonah came back in and poured half the bottle of pink bubble bath in. A sweet candy smell hit the air and white fluffy bubbles surrounded my body.

Kneeling beside the tub Jonah dipped his hand into the water ”Why didn't you tell me about the car?”

Son of a b.i.t.c.h, he set me up, and d.a.m.n him, it was going to work. Between the sweet bubble bath and amazingly hot water I was so relaxed I would tell him anything.

So I did. ”It wasn't till Friday afternoon when the car followed me from the shelter to the apartment that I knew something was wrong.” I said closing my eyes.

”You should have called right when you noticed someone following you.” Jonah said his voice raising slightly like he was trying to control it.

”I didn't want to upset you at work. I was going to tell you when you came over buta”

”But you took off to your brother's grave without me ever knowing your brother was dead.”

Wincing I dipped lower in the tub. ”I don't talk about Alex.”

”I know but someone is following you Olivia and I don't think they just happened to show up at your brother's grave. They knew you were going to be there.”

”Who's they?” I asked jumping up and splas.h.i.+ng water all over Jonah.