He had found an angel by accident.
The drive back to her house that evening was accomplished in silence. Both were consumed by their own thoughts. The day that passed had been enjoyable.
After breakfast, they had cleaned the kitchen together. When it was finished, she had looked around and sighed. He had grabbed her and kissed her. They had ended up naked in each other's arms on the big pine table.
From there, he had been determined to treat her to whatever she wanted.
She wanted to see the newest chick flick at the cinema. He accommodated that wish. But he picked up her hand at the beginning of the movie, and never relinquished it.
It was like that the rest of the day. They went wherever she wanted. Ate whatever food she was hungry for.
But he was always there. Dominating her with his presence. Monopolizing her time as if it were his own.
And now, as he drove her home, she couldn't help wondering at his motives. What purpose did he have? She never expected anything more from him than the short, sexual affair she knew he wanted. But even now, as they pulled into her driveway, a thrill went through her.
He still held onto her hand.
"Let's get you inside, babe. " The night was dark as he came around and opened the door for her. She fumbled with her key and he took it from her and smoothly opened the front door.
"Stand here and let me check it out. " He strode past her.
"Check it out? "
"Make sure everything's okay. That it's safe for you to be here by yourself. " He walked off and Jenny stood there and waited.
She liked this compulsion of his to make sure she was safe. Earlier, he had locked the car doors when he went in a convenience store to get her a diet drink.
If their time together was over, she was going to miss this. She was going to miss him.
He came back to her. "All's good. Come here and kiss me bye. " He lifted her hand and dragged her to the door.
His arms encircled her waist and he rocked his pelvis against her in a smooth, teasing motion. "Do you have to go into the office tomorrow? " he asked.
Tomorrow was Monday. She did. "Yes, for several hours in the morning. "
"Okay. I have to be at the bar till about seven. I'll swing by and get you about eight. Pack a few things and we'll grab some take out on the way to my house. " He pulled her in for a kiss.
She pushed against his chest and broke the kiss. "But Richard, I thought you said three days. I mean three nights. You said we would have three nights. I thought- "
He cut her off by putting his hand over her mouth. Her eyes flared. He tempered the threatening movement with a gentle kiss to her forehead.
"I'm going to need more time than that. "
Chapter Seven
The next few days flew by for Jenny. She put in her hours for her job, both on-site and at home. She had time for a few personal things, as well. She spent some much needed time on bills and organizing her home office.
She refused to think about Richard when she was not with him. It wouldn't help the situation, and would only mire her in a deep, internal conflict between her desire to spend more time with him, and her need to protect herself from possible pain.
She decided to go with the flow. She wouldn't fight it, because she didn't think anything would come of it. After all, she truly wasn't looking for a relationship, anyway.
She did allow herself time to worry about Renee and Amy. She and Renee finally had the much-needed conversation about 'that' night.
They had a girlie hour on the phone exchanging sordid details and giving each other virtual high fives.
Jenny was relieved to find out that Renee's boss wasn't married anymore.
They still didn't have too many details about Amy. Something had definitely happened to her that night. They knew she was back at home, but she had been very vague about having been taken into custody by the sheriff's department.