Temptation, part 2
"Turning the water as hot as I can stand it, I step into the bathtube
I didn't plan to take a shower just now, but our conversation was taking a dangerous path.
It
wasn't as I had planned. For once we have spend the whole night
together, but you had to ruin our awakening.
Why don't you want to see
it ?? Why do you want feelings and carings from someone who's unable to
grant them to you ?
- "Your touch is all I need Largo, don't go to fast" I whisper to the empty room.
I know you don't want to hurt me, your every move and caress says it all ... but I can't let you too close just now.
Only
a month ago we were stuck in a freezing base somewhere in Artic. I
remember all too clearly what happened there, my feelings might have
been magnified by that drug but they were real, they were washing over
me in huge waves : the desire, the longing, the passion ... and the
jealousy ... I'm not proud of it, I knew the second those feelings were
unbottled they'd threaten my sanity. And they did ... almost taking us
to the point of no return .
Not that I regret been with you, your presence smooth my soul ... but it's just too close ...too soon ...
I
got a whole hour before meeting Kerensky and Simon at the Bunker, I can
either stay here and turn into a prune ... or go out ... hoping against
all odds that you fell back asleep.
You might be a sound sleeper, but you are not stupid, you know I've to come out of this room eventually.
A knock on the door stops my train of thought.
Shutting the water, I quickly dry my body and steps into my working clothes.
Once already we've almost been caught by a surprise visit from Simon, I don't want to take any chance.
Tieing a wide towel around my hips, I crack the door open a little.
It reveals the familiar figure of Marissa. Still taken a bit aback by her presence, I open the room fully and she steps in. In two long strides, she goes towards the table to set her stack of folders on it.
-
"Hmmm Marissa, don't you think that'd have waited ??" I ask, trying not
to sound too angry. The poor woman's trying to do her job, not easy in
such a macho company.
- "Well it'd have ... but" her knee hit the
bed and she falls on it, folders scattered on it and all over the room.
I smile despite myself at the insane situation, Marissa sprawled onto
my bed as ... oh my god ... 2 seconds later the bathroom door opens ...
revealing Joy's figure ... oops ...
Stepping out of the bathroom, I can't help but stare at the weird situtation in front of me.
Largo dressed only in a white towel and Marissa laying accross his bed, her back to me.
She's struggling to sit up, but the papers make it very difficult for her.
- "Largo thanks for letting me use your bathroom. I have to go now" I state, reaching for my jacket on the back of the chair.
Kicking myself for my stupidity, I spot my gun laying on the nightstand.
Damn there is no way Marissa will no see it in her present 'position'.
- "Sure Joy, anytime" he's trying his best not to laugh at Marissa's struggle.
I
know he won't offer her his help as long as I'm into this room. It's
priceless the way he cares about my feelings sometimes. As our eyes
meet, I reprim a grin, I turn to leave, Largo on my tail, his hand only
inches away from my lower back.
As we reach the door, a strangled laugh and the distinctive sound of a gun been armed make me turn around. Making sure I'm between the source of the noise and Largo, I turn on my heels and find myself face to face with my gun, held by the shaking hands of Marissa.
I've no time to react as I see more than I hear the gun shoot. Then a lightning pain pierces my body. I hear Largo yelling my name in the background before everything fads into darkness."
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End of chapter 2, chapter 3 just a click away ... :)