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The look on Bogart’s face, was the saot Mostly it was the fake smile, with the heartbroken eyes Almost like his lips couldn’t convince the rest of his face, he was happy

I wondered if I was easy to read or if I was lass of wine and curled into the pillows and cushions The couch was soft I closed my eyes, but they opened al in the wide open

I got up and stumbled down the hall farther I opened door after door until I reached a set of double doors

I opened the hiht switch When I clicked it, rope lighting in the ceiling and sills lit the rooine hi a rooe king-sized bed It was made and pristine, like every inch of the unlived-in home

I turned to find another set of double doors I opened them to discover the walk-in closet It was the size of a bedroom Ladies’ clothes, in a few different sizes, filled a tiny corner of the closet That disturbed me I closed the doors and looked around at the clothes He had so many suits, it looked like it was a department store

I kicked my shoes off and noticed how plush the carpet was on my toes

I flopped onto the floor and curled up under his suits The room smelled like hier and laid it down, taking in deep breaths of the smell of him

My mind played tricks on me It lied to me about what it would be like, if a irl like me

It would be more like Romeo and Juliet and less like Casablanca We would both end up dead

I closed my eyes and felt safe in the small room, no one would look for me in

Chapter Thirteen – Three’s a crowd

I woke to a sound I didn’t recognize

It sounded like people but then it didn’t It was ain, like it moved in waves I blinked and opened the door a tiny crack Figuresa sound, I was certain I hadthe door silently

With it closed, I pressed ainst the back of the hardwood and waited forsex… in his bed… with me in the house Did he knoas there, in the closet? Was this purposeful?

The reality of the whole situation didn’t filter in slowly, it slammed my brain hard I was his prisoner, his captive, his pawn I had fooled ht have cared about ain, only this ti hi the Burrow

It dawned on me that I could have stayed with Coop, Luce, and Jack I could haveanswers Deep down, I had wanted to coer… shame… desperation… pleasure The pleasure was the worst

The rhythnored my basic human senses, which told ain I wanted to see it

I turned the knob and opened the door a crack

My eyes had adjusted to the di it easier to see them The tanned complexion of his broad back and rounded shoulders, looked stunning in the ht He thrust and I could alh for s lifted to his shoulders, pressing against his chest to arch her hips better He sat up, pu her intensified with the slaainst, and inside, of hers His firers dug into her thighs, dragging her back to hiht oing on inside of her body,her screa reason I envied her, the release she was getting

He chuckled and patted her thigh, "Steve will see you out" He climbed off the bed and walked, still erect with a condom on, to the bathroom

She clihtful spot

She tousled her long, blonde hair and walked fro her pumps

I heard the shower turn on and kneas my only chance I waited for the water to sound like it was hitting his skin The suspense of it allshowers I waited until I heard the jets kick in, he liked the to the door I turned the handle slowly My breath was silent, butwildly

I opened the door very deliberately, trying not to make a sound Just as I had it open half an inch, it sla body pressed into my back

"I saved the best for you," he whispered into ht kind of jealousy hit when his dirty hands touchedyour

Cold hatred crossedmy body down, "You’re clearly not rowled and pressedht caainst his chest He staggered back I threw open the door, running as fast as I could In the dark, and disoriented feeling of being in a different house, I was lost instantly