Chapter 4
David thought about what Paul had said as he made his way back up to their room. He knew exactly what she needed. She needed him to listen, to care, to talk to her. He opened the door to the suite and saw her sitting on the couch watching Legally Blonde. David sat on the couch next to her and started watching the movie. He knew she was waiting for him to pounce on her. She looked as if she was nervous, ready to fight him off.
"I'm not going to attack you." David laughed. "I just thought it would be nice if we watch a movie like we used to, when we were friends."
Anastasia looked up at him suspectingly before relaxing her muscles. She remembered back before they started dating. They used to sit and talk and watch movies for hours.
"Come here." He said, opening his arms. Anastasia slowly leaned back, letting both his arms embrace her and she leaned her head against his chest like she used too. She could hear his heartbeat, fast and steady. The same heartbeat that had put her to sleep so many times before.
Fourry-five minutes later David looked down and saw that she was sleeping. He slowly and carefully picked her up and carried her to her room. He placed her on the bed and pulled the blanket up over her body. He fought back the urge to climb in and hold her close to him. He felt the same ping in his heart he'd felt so many times before when he looked at her. He knew why he'd ran out on her, but he couldn't bring himself to admit it. He knew why he'd done a lot of things, but how could he tell her. He knew he had too, that was what she needed. She wanted. He kissed her lightly on the forehead and went to his room.
The next morning he stepped into the living room in a pair of shorts and saw her standing at the cabinet getting a bottle of water. She was wearing the same clothes she was wearing when he put her to bed, her hair was a mess. But she was still beautiful to him. He'd always loved the way she looked in the morning, just after waking up. That was why they'd hardly ever made it out of bed before noon. David was always sure to keep her there.
"I didn't hear you come out." Ana said, looking at him.
"Do you sleep good?" David asked.
"Yes. Thank you." Ana laughed, looking down at her clothes.
David stepped closer and ran his hand lightly over Ana's cheek. He leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips before pulling away. He knew Anastasia would be expecting him to continue but if he wanted to earn her trust he knew he'd have to stop there.
"You should come home with me for our days off." David said. "I'm sure Bowser would love to see you."
Bowser was David's Saint Bernard, he'd always loved Anastasia. The dog normally barked and growled at everyone, especially David's ex-wife but he'd always warmed up to Anastasia.
"I doubt your dog remembers me." Anastasia laughed.
"It'll be fun." David said. "No one will bother you there. I think it's time we talk. And a hotel room is not the place for it."
Anastasia thought about it briefly before deciding that she had nothing to lose.
"Okay." Anastasia said. "We'll leave after the house show tonight."
"Good." David said, kissing her cheek and leaving the room.
Anastasia went to pack her bags and was trying to figure out what she'd gotten herself into. Why was David being so nice to her? What did he want to talk about? She knew she had some stuff she'd like to know. She would just have to wait a few more hours to find out.
