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"JR, yeah, it’s ot his location yet?"
I watch his the phone down, and growls a curse He’s obviously having a bad night He turns and stor about incompetent idiots He slams the door, and I leap to my feet I don’t think, I don’t hesitate, I just run toward the phone on the desk I flip it open, darting aze to the bathroom door Oh God, I have seconds, maybe minutes, if I’m lucky He could walk back out at any in to shake as I fu in Eric’s mother’s number I know it by heart, because we’ve been close for soas I struggle to catchthe phone tothe phone flying I spin around, crying out as I lunge towards it, landing onin pain
Hendrix is onhis body over rips my wrist as I atteover
"Enough," he rasps into rip on le to blink them back No weakness I swore I’d show no o, I don’t want you to sell me!"
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"You’re not in the position to be given options"
His dark eyes are piercing and deadly
"Just get off
"This is the only phone on the ship," he growls "It will now re!" I spit as he moves his body fro toward the sofa I drop down onto it, sinking into the old, well-used cushions I grip the sheet, and I pull it up overthe tears escapehim to hear my weakness
He doesn’t leave the rooain, but I know he can hear me I know he can hear my pained whimpers as I cry myself to sleep
It’s dark, and I can hear his soft breathing A faint light is coh fortoward hiot the phone on hiive up that easily I can’t just lie down and accept my fate I have to try, just oncedown at hiht? Why does it have to caress his body, showing every stunning curve of , slowlysound, and I freeze quickly A ain I slidein there I reach over gently, and try the other one I feel a hard buins to pound
I flex le it so that I can reach into his pocket I can just feel the top of the phone when his hand ers aroundforward and land half over his body, withoff his bed I squir ive up, do you?" he murmurs
It takes me a moment to respond, because I am completely dazed by the s off it, and the smell is a blend of ruood it feels to be draped over hi ahis arm over my hips