Chapter 6
Jason parked his motorcycle outside the Harbor View Towers. He and Gia got off and went inside. He led her to his penthouse. Jason unlocked the door and waited for Gia to go in.
She looked around. "This is nice," she said with a smile.
"Thanks," Jason said staring at the floor. He wasn't sure that bringing her here was a good idea. "Can I get you anything?" he asked. He couldn't understand why he felt so nervous around her.
"No thanks," Gia said. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She was so nervous.
"Let me show you to the guest room," Jason said heading for the stairs.
Gia nodded and followed him upstairs. Jason opened the guest room door for her.
"Thank you," she whispered as she walked in.
Jason stared at her a few moments. "Um… the bathroom is the second door on the right. There are fresh towels in the bathroom closet. If you need anything else, just ask. I'll be right across the hall."
"Thank you," Gia said again. "I really appreciate you letting me stay here tonight."
Jason nodded. "I'll be right back." He left the room. A few minutes later he returned with a long black t-shirt. "You can sleep in that," he said. "Good night."
"Good night," she said with a smile.
Jason left the bedroom and closed the door behind him. Gia looked around the room a moment before picking up the t-shirt and heading for the bathroom. She quickly showered and changed.
On her way back to the guest room, she paused outside the door to Jason's bedroom. She wondered if he had caught her slip about being in love with him. It was true, but she wasn't ready to let him know that yet. She sighed and went back to the guest room. Less than fifteen minutes later she was sound asleep.
Across the hall, Jason lay in bed staring at the ceiling. For some reason he couldn't get her out of his mind. He wondered if she had meant what she said earlier. Was she really in love with him?
Jason was
almost asleep when he heard a muffled sound. Jason opened his bedroom door and
walked out.
He followed the noises across the hall. Jason quietly opened the guest room
door. He saw Gia laying there. She was
crying and moaning in her sleep. It didn't take Jason long to realize that she
was having a nightmare. He sat down on the edge of the bed beside her and put
his hand on her face and stroked it gently. She began to calm down. Her eyes
fluttered open.
"Jason?" she said looking around, not quite sure where she was.
"You're all right. You were having a nightmare."
Tears rolled down Gia's cheek as she sat up. "I was thinking about that man who pulled the gun on me. If you hadn't shown up…"
Jason wiped the tears off her cheek with him thumb. "Shhh! It's all right. You're safe now. This was just a bad dream. Dreams can't hurt you. Do you want me to stay with you until you go back to sleep?" he offered.
Gia nodded and laid back down. "Thanks."
Jason scooted over so he was all the way on the bed and held her hand. When he was sure she was sound asleep he started to get off the bed. Gia rolled over and her arm went across his lap. He went to move her hand, but as he touched her she rolled over farther and her leg went across his. Jason moaned. Her hand was in a very bad spot, but he was afraid of her reaction if he woke her. He leaned against the headboard of the bed and soon fell asleep himself.
Early the next morning Gia stirred in her sleep. Her movements woke Jason. He looked down and saw her arm was still around him, but she had moved her leg sometime during the night. Very gently he picked up her hand to move it off of him. Gia opened her eyes and sat up.
For several seconds they just stared at each other. Gia took several deep breaths as she stared into Jason's eyes. Jason decided to take a chance, he leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips.
Gia gasped at the unexpected kiss, but she didn't pull away. Her arms wrapped around his neck. When he realized that she wasn't going to try to stop him, he put his arms around her. His hand traveled up and down her back as his tongue slowly traced her lips. Gia's lips parted slightly and Jason slipped his tongue between them.
They were interrupted by a loud knock on the door downstairs. They pulled apart and stared into each others eyes as their breathing return to normal.
"I um… I have to get that," Jason said getting up and leaving the room.
Gia stared after him with a smile.