"Victoria, would you just hear me out?"
"Get out!" She screamed.
She had refused to talk to him since they got home. Instead she retreated to her room, hoping to find solitude. Instead, she found Conrad, determined to talk about what had happened.
She didn't even understand it. She didn't know how he was able to get her body to react to his command like that. She hated to admit it, but she found it sexy that he could cause such a reaction deep inside her.
"Victoria," Conrad whispered in that soothing voice that she hated. He had a way of elongating her name so it sounded like she was overreacting.
"I don't want to talk about it." She snapped. The venom in her words made him wince. They had been getting along so well before that he forgot how icy her voice could be.
"I wasn't going to talk about it. I just wanted to spend time with you."
She searched his face for an ounce of deception, but came up empty. With a sigh, she sat down on the bed. "What is it you want?" She asked dryly.
He grinned, knowing he had won.
"I thought we could watch a movie. Curl up together," he said so proudly that she rolled her eyes. He wanted to press her for more information on what happened in the car. He wanted to demand to know their future, but mostly, he just wanted her. If that meant walking on eggshells until he regained her trust he was willing.
He picked an old movie, one of her favorites. As she curled up next to him in bed he wrapped an arm around her, pulling her against him. He pretended not to notice the way her body tensed up at his touch, but she relaxed, letting her head rest on his chest. He ran his fingers through her hair, knowing it was a sure fire way to get her to fall asleep. His plan worked and within a half hour he was pulling the blanket over her. He slowly pulled her closer against him, reveling in what seemed like such a monumental step for them.
"I love you, Vic," he whispered as he kissed the side of her head. He smiled when she nuzzled against him with a small sigh.
Maybe there was hope for them yet, he thought.