For some unknown reason my account has been having a tonne of problems. My numerous emails to the people who run the site have obviously not made much of an impact, which is highly frustrating, but what can you do.
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She couldn't move.
She found herself frozen in place; the coolness of her gun, which now rested against her bare thigh, caused her to shiver involuntarily.
The actual temperature was mild, but the sudden turn of events had caused an invisible, icy mist to seep in through the ajar door and settle itself around her.
JJ was so caught up in her momentary daze, she hadn't even realized that her visitor was now stood merely a foot in front of her after manually unhooking the latch himself. Startled at this sudden invasion in her personal space, JJ began to train her gun upwards.
At least, she attempted to. The object suddenly became very heavy in her grip and it dropped back to her side almost instantly.
"Well, someone's a bit hostile, wouldn't you agree?" The man laughed, taking JJ's gun from her faltering grasp and laying it onto a nearby shelf, turning on the lights as he did so.
Placing himself comfortably on the soft, fabric sofa, the man pulled down his hood and removed his jacket. After getting himself comfy, he turned to JJ, who was still rooted in her previous spot.
"Care to grab me a drink cupcake?"
A mental dam had suddenly burst open, spilling out a range of emotions and memories that she couldn't control all at once and was certain she'd stored in the back of her mind for good, though it wasn't long before anger overtook them all. Snapping her head up to see him rolling a neat joint made her lose all control she had tried to gain in the last 5 minutes.
"What in the hell do you think you're doing here? Get out of my apartment!" JJ seethed, desperately forcing herself to keep her volume level to a minimum despite currently wanting to scream the roof down.
"You always were tetchy in the mornings." He replied, seemingly amused at her little tantrum.
Lighting the finely rolled joint and taking a smooth drag, he stood and made his way to JJ.
"What's the big deal, I thought you'd be happy to see me?" He asked, blowing a large cloud of smoke into JJ's face.
She turned her head and coughed slightly, but his strong hand quickly turned her face back towards his.
The boiling anger she'd felt 10 seconds ago had now gone and was instead replaced by what JJ could only describe as slight fear.
She knew better than to make him angry, that was for sure. He was very temperamental at best, and his mood swings were far more out of sync than that of any hormonal woman's she'd ever met before, including her own.
Sighing, she stood up as straight as her spine would let her.
"You need to leave Alec. I don't know why you're here or what you could possibly want, but..."
"I need somewhere to stay for a couple of days. One week tops, then I'll be gone, no questions asked. I promise." Alec interrupted.
"Please." He begged, eyes widening and lips pouting, creating the cutest puppy dog look he could muster.
JJ swallowed and went to continue, but they both knew he'd already won this argument.
She didn't know what it was about this guy that could make her melt so instantly. She was putty in his hands, always had been since the very first day she'd met him back in high school.
He was dangerous. Very dangerous. But maybe that was part of the reason why she always found herself being drawn back to him, despite the consequences, like a moth to a flame.
Around anyone else, she was in control, be it with her team or the mass of reporters she conversed with on a daily basis.
But not with this guy. Oh no, not Alec. She'd never been in control around him. She knew she never would be.
Glancing at the kitchen clock, she gasped when she realised she'd been stood for almost an hour. She had barely 2 more hours of sleep before she had to get up for work.
Huffing in defeat, she turned towards her room.
"Fine. You have a 3 days. You can sleep on the couch and don't you dare smoke any more of that stuff in here. Don't touch anything, don't talk to anyone and stay out of my way." JJ said, walking away.
Alec stared delightfully at the way her tight bottom swayed as she stalked away from him, slamming her bedroom door behind her.
Taking a final drag on his joint, he smiled slyly to himself.
It wouldn't be long before she came running back him.
Not long at all.
And when she did, his plan could finally begin.
Oooo. So who the hell is Alec? And what's his plan! You'll have to wait and see!
