"No," Miss Parker hung onto Jarod tightly as he tried to break away from her. "I'm never letting you go."
With a strong grip on her arms, he painfully pushes her away. "Honey, listen, okay? Just listen to me."
She nodded as he wiped tears away from her face. He held her in his arms and squeezed her tight. He whispered in her ears. "I'm not leaving, alright? What I mean is that, I am not leaving you. I have to go for now, but, I'll be back. I just don't want to put you in any danger. They're after me, not you. I don't want you in the line of fire". He leaned his head on her forehead, his hands through her hair. "Are you going to be alright? I'll be back. I promise. It's just that we need to be careful."
"Okay," she answered softly. They kissed passionately once more before he walked out of her house.
"The Centre! Damned you!" Parker screamed out loud.
Jarod was driving her crazy. She had gone through a dreadful two weeks without him, missing him profusely.
Glancing at his wristwatch, it read 1:00am.
Miss Parker fumbled for the telephone on her nightstand. She slowly blinks her eyes open and reached for her clock checking the time.
"What?" Her tone of voice was a reminder of the days before they got together.
"Hi. It's me." The familiar voice on the other end greeted her.
"Me, who?" She snapped.
"Honey, what's wrong? Hey, did I wake you?" He asked.
"Wrong? What's wrong? To hell with consequenses. I can't go on like this. Your phone calls are not enough. I want you in my arms. I need you here with me. Jarod! We've got to do something. I miss you so. There aren't enough words in Webster to tell you how much you mean to me. I love you."
"I miss you and I love you, too, honey."
She sobbed into the telephone. "I didn't ask you to love me!"
He exhaled loudly. "Neither did I." His voice was calm. He could feel his heart slowly breaking in half. "But, we're in this together."
He could hear her sniffles. "Honey? Please stop crying. Soon. Okay? We'll be together soon."
"Soon. Promise, sweetheart? Promise?" By now she could hardly speak and she covered her mouth to silence her cries.
"Yes, baby, I promise. Let's go to sleep now. Give me a kiss?"
He heard the soft sound of her kiss into the telephone. And he returned it, then quickly hung up. He sat in his bed, stared at his phone, then suddenly threw it against the wall. Burying his face into his hands, he began to cry.
Each day without Jarod made it harder for Miss Parker to function through her daily routine. Yes, she'd been counting the days since he's been away. All alone in her office, doors locked, her head down on the desk, water continually leaked out of her eyes.
Jarod was her forbidden fruit, her luscious splendor. Indulging the taste of him in a sinful delight, she could never have enough of him. He could no longer resist Miss Parker, his lips sampled ever inch of her. Feeling his hardness, taking her, she welcomed him in deeply.
He made her feel like no one had ever done before. It started out as a game of enticement in capturing him to return to The Centre. But the only thing which was captured were their hearts for each other.
From their moment in time together, they had sworn secrecy of their love.
"Tell me, tell me you love me, too." He had told her.
"I love you," she whispered back.
"Show me that you love me, baby."
And she did just that. He promised he'd love her forever and to take care of her. A warm sensation would feel his heart whenever they were together. He had heard falling in love causes a lot of pain. Jarod could never understand that, until Miss Parker came into the picture.
TBC - Chapter 4