Memories of Red Part 8
Disclaimer: see the first 7 parts
Ric sat down in his chair leaned back and closed his eyes. He took a couple of deep breaths and tried not to think about how soft the skin on Elizabeth's stomach was or how much he simply wanted to kiss her senseless. As much as he wanted her, he wanted her to feel safe and get back on her feet. Now was not the time to explore the attraction. But she was driving him just a little crazy. He needed to figure out exactly what to do next. He was saved from his thoughts by a knock at the door. Walking across the room he said, "Just a minute," as he opened the door
Bobbie was standing in the doorway holding a Large Cardboard box. "How is she," Bobbie asked as she stepped into the room.
"She's calmer now," Ric said. "She's in the shower, Let me take that." He smiled and took the box from Bobbie and walked over to set it on the desk.
"Thanks, it was just easier to bring everything up in the box."
Ric opened the box. Inside he found a blanket, two towels, an ace-bandage, a large Kelly's take out bag Elizabeth purse and A red gym bag. "What's this," he asked as he pulled out the gym bag smiling.
"That's Elizabeth's," Bobbie answered smiling. " She has kept a change of clothes here in it she has since she first started her working for my Aunt Ruby. When she first started she was a terrible waitress she would constantly drop thing or spill something on herself so she started leaving a change of clothes in the office. Even though it has been years she still has her bag here."
Ric smiled at the thought of a younger Elizabeth.
"Ric, Thank you for helping Elizabeth she is like family to the me and my brother. I also wanted to let you know that if you need something from the kitchen or you Just want coffee after we close feel free to get whatever you need."
"Thank you,"
"I'll come and check on her before my shift at the hospital tomorrow."
"I will do my best to take care of her."
"I know you will," Bobbie said as she patted his arm. "Oh before I forget I wanted to let you Know that Carly has been calling you all day. She's on the warpath looking for you. Something about missing an important meeting,"
"Did you tell her what was going on?" Ric asked concerned.
"No I figured what ever you chose to tell her it was up to you. I just wanted to warn you. I know how my daughter can get."
"Thank you, I will take care of Carly after I get Elizabeth settled."
"Good idea!" she said with a smile. She walked to the door and opened it. "If you need me for anything please call."
"I will. And thank you again," he said as he stood in the doorway.
"No. Thank you Ric," she said as she turned and walked down the hall.
Ric closed the door behind Bobbie. He walked over to the desk and started unpacking the box. As he set out the food and drinks he heard the shower turn off and waited for her to come out of the bathroom.
As Elizabeth walked out of the Ric looked up and smiled. She was dressed in his T-shirt and Robe. Her hair was still wet and messy. To Ric she had never looked more beautiful. Looking at her almost took his breath away. But he also realized that she looked so fragile and small with out meaning to his mind wandered to that 16-year-old girl who was hurt. Was she even smaller? Her voice broke him from his thoughts.
" Sorry, I tried to wear the sweat pants but I wouldn't be able to walk," she said smiling up at him
"Well you are a little one," he said his tone teasing. "Oh, by the way Bobbie brought up your gym bag and purse."
"Can I still wear your shirt," she asked as she hugged her arms around herself.
"Sure you can it looks better on you than it ever did on me anyway, You can keep it if you would like." Ric said with a big grin.
"Thank you, she said with a grin. "I think I would like that." She walked over and opened her purse and took out her hairbrush. Walking over to the chair and she sat down and began to brush her hair. "Ouch," she cried as she stopped and held her right hand.
"Elizabeth let me get your wrist wrapped and then I will brush your hair." he said as he walked over to stand before Elizabeth.
She turned red in the face and said, "you've done enough for me already it can wait until tomorrow and I can ask Penny or Courtney when they come in."
"Don't be silly it will be to hard to get the Knots out then. I don't mind." Ric said he kneeled down by her and carefully began to wrap her wrist.
"Ok, you win I hate knots," Elizabeth said. She was amazed at just how very gentle Ric's hands were as he wrapped her wrist. But then she really shouldn't have been surprised Ric was always very gentle and sweet with her.
Ric moved several of the pillows out of the chair. "Stand up for just a minute." He at back into the chair and said, "OK sit back down. Liz was positioned between his legs with her back to him. As soon as she sat down he decided that it was not his best Idea of the night.
Ric started brushing her hair being very careful to work out the knots and not pull it. He loved being able to touch her hair, as it was his biggest temptation. Ever since the day when he saw the paint in her hair he had wanted to touch it. Now that he had the chance he loved the way it felt in his hands.
"So, Mr. Lansing have you brushed a lot of ladies hair," Elizabeth asked in a teasing tone. Then she bit her lip and waited for the answer.
"A few," he teased back. "Actually I used to brush my sisters hair after she broke her collar bone."
"Oh you have a sister." She said. " I have a sister too."
"Not anymore," Ric said. "She died years ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
They sat quietly for a few minutes with only the sound of the hairbrush swishing.
Ric loved the feeling of both her warm body against him and her hair as he ran the brush through it. "I love your hair. Whenever I see you I just want touch it. It's beautiful."
"You don't have to say that."
"I am not saying this because I have to or to make you feel better. I really do love your hair it feel like silk."
"I always wanted to be a blonde."
"Why?" He asked as he continued to brush her hair."
"Everyone in my family growing up was a blonde. I am the only one with dark hair."
"I love you hair jut the way it is."
"Thank you." She said as she leaned against him a little more having. Ric brush her hair was so soothing but feeling his body behind her was very exciting. "This is nice," she said quietly as she continued to relax, the tension slowly slipping away with each stroke of the brush "I haven't ha anyone brush my hair since I was very small and then it wasn't fun at all. I always had knots in my hair and could never sit still."
"I would be honored anytime." Ric said his tone quiet and serious.
Elizabeth yawned.
Ric leaned forward so that his chest was pressed against her back and wrapped his arms around her. "You need to eat some supper before you fall asleep in my arms." He was surprised at how good that idea sounded to be able to hod her in his arm as she slept.
"I'm not hungry and I like it here," she said in a sleepy voice.
"You need to eat," Ric said a he let go of her.
"Ok," She said standing up. "Let's eat."
To be continued:
Disclaimer: see the first 7 parts
Ric sat down in his chair leaned back and closed his eyes. He took a couple of deep breaths and tried not to think about how soft the skin on Elizabeth's stomach was or how much he simply wanted to kiss her senseless. As much as he wanted her, he wanted her to feel safe and get back on her feet. Now was not the time to explore the attraction. But she was driving him just a little crazy. He needed to figure out exactly what to do next. He was saved from his thoughts by a knock at the door. Walking across the room he said, "Just a minute," as he opened the door
Bobbie was standing in the doorway holding a Large Cardboard box. "How is she," Bobbie asked as she stepped into the room.
"She's calmer now," Ric said. "She's in the shower, Let me take that." He smiled and took the box from Bobbie and walked over to set it on the desk.
"Thanks, it was just easier to bring everything up in the box."
Ric opened the box. Inside he found a blanket, two towels, an ace-bandage, a large Kelly's take out bag Elizabeth purse and A red gym bag. "What's this," he asked as he pulled out the gym bag smiling.
"That's Elizabeth's," Bobbie answered smiling. " She has kept a change of clothes here in it she has since she first started her working for my Aunt Ruby. When she first started she was a terrible waitress she would constantly drop thing or spill something on herself so she started leaving a change of clothes in the office. Even though it has been years she still has her bag here."
Ric smiled at the thought of a younger Elizabeth.
"Ric, Thank you for helping Elizabeth she is like family to the me and my brother. I also wanted to let you know that if you need something from the kitchen or you Just want coffee after we close feel free to get whatever you need."
"Thank you,"
"I'll come and check on her before my shift at the hospital tomorrow."
"I will do my best to take care of her."
"I know you will," Bobbie said as she patted his arm. "Oh before I forget I wanted to let you Know that Carly has been calling you all day. She's on the warpath looking for you. Something about missing an important meeting,"
"Did you tell her what was going on?" Ric asked concerned.
"No I figured what ever you chose to tell her it was up to you. I just wanted to warn you. I know how my daughter can get."
"Thank you, I will take care of Carly after I get Elizabeth settled."
"Good idea!" she said with a smile. She walked to the door and opened it. "If you need me for anything please call."
"I will. And thank you again," he said as he stood in the doorway.
"No. Thank you Ric," she said as she turned and walked down the hall.
Ric closed the door behind Bobbie. He walked over to the desk and started unpacking the box. As he set out the food and drinks he heard the shower turn off and waited for her to come out of the bathroom.
As Elizabeth walked out of the Ric looked up and smiled. She was dressed in his T-shirt and Robe. Her hair was still wet and messy. To Ric she had never looked more beautiful. Looking at her almost took his breath away. But he also realized that she looked so fragile and small with out meaning to his mind wandered to that 16-year-old girl who was hurt. Was she even smaller? Her voice broke him from his thoughts.
" Sorry, I tried to wear the sweat pants but I wouldn't be able to walk," she said smiling up at him
"Well you are a little one," he said his tone teasing. "Oh, by the way Bobbie brought up your gym bag and purse."
"Can I still wear your shirt," she asked as she hugged her arms around herself.
"Sure you can it looks better on you than it ever did on me anyway, You can keep it if you would like." Ric said with a big grin.
"Thank you, she said with a grin. "I think I would like that." She walked over and opened her purse and took out her hairbrush. Walking over to the chair and she sat down and began to brush her hair. "Ouch," she cried as she stopped and held her right hand.
"Elizabeth let me get your wrist wrapped and then I will brush your hair." he said as he walked over to stand before Elizabeth.
She turned red in the face and said, "you've done enough for me already it can wait until tomorrow and I can ask Penny or Courtney when they come in."
"Don't be silly it will be to hard to get the Knots out then. I don't mind." Ric said he kneeled down by her and carefully began to wrap her wrist.
"Ok, you win I hate knots," Elizabeth said. She was amazed at just how very gentle Ric's hands were as he wrapped her wrist. But then she really shouldn't have been surprised Ric was always very gentle and sweet with her.
Ric moved several of the pillows out of the chair. "Stand up for just a minute." He at back into the chair and said, "OK sit back down. Liz was positioned between his legs with her back to him. As soon as she sat down he decided that it was not his best Idea of the night.
Ric started brushing her hair being very careful to work out the knots and not pull it. He loved being able to touch her hair, as it was his biggest temptation. Ever since the day when he saw the paint in her hair he had wanted to touch it. Now that he had the chance he loved the way it felt in his hands.
"So, Mr. Lansing have you brushed a lot of ladies hair," Elizabeth asked in a teasing tone. Then she bit her lip and waited for the answer.
"A few," he teased back. "Actually I used to brush my sisters hair after she broke her collar bone."
"Oh you have a sister." She said. " I have a sister too."
"Not anymore," Ric said. "She died years ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
They sat quietly for a few minutes with only the sound of the hairbrush swishing.
Ric loved the feeling of both her warm body against him and her hair as he ran the brush through it. "I love your hair. Whenever I see you I just want touch it. It's beautiful."
"You don't have to say that."
"I am not saying this because I have to or to make you feel better. I really do love your hair it feel like silk."
"I always wanted to be a blonde."
"Why?" He asked as he continued to brush her hair."
"Everyone in my family growing up was a blonde. I am the only one with dark hair."
"I love you hair jut the way it is."
"Thank you." She said as she leaned against him a little more having. Ric brush her hair was so soothing but feeling his body behind her was very exciting. "This is nice," she said quietly as she continued to relax, the tension slowly slipping away with each stroke of the brush "I haven't ha anyone brush my hair since I was very small and then it wasn't fun at all. I always had knots in my hair and could never sit still."
"I would be honored anytime." Ric said his tone quiet and serious.
Elizabeth yawned.
Ric leaned forward so that his chest was pressed against her back and wrapped his arms around her. "You need to eat some supper before you fall asleep in my arms." He was surprised at how good that idea sounded to be able to hod her in his arm as she slept.
"I'm not hungry and I like it here," she said in a sleepy voice.
"You need to eat," Ric said a he let go of her.
"Ok," She said standing up. "Let's eat."
To be continued: