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Chapter 15
EPOV
She fell asleep soon, but I could not sleep at all. I was too wound up, in more ways than one.
Soon, with my eyes toward the ceiling, I only had one other problem to deal with before I could sleep comfortably.
Why did James want her?
Who was Bella Swan?
He had kept her alive. That had to mean something. Carmen said he had not raped her, so there had to be another reason.
Why would someone keep a kidnapped person alive?
I knew it wasn't to receive a ransom. She was a millionaire, but so was James. He didn't need any money. If he did, he had other methods to bring him back up within the week.
What other reason was there?
Did they have a past?
No, Bella would have said if she knew James... A kidnapper might have kept a victim alive to pry information out of them. What would Bella know? What connections could Bella- a restaurant owner- have, that James would need something from her?
It didn't add up.
She was absolutely beautiful, and I began to wonder if James was gathering body parts... again. I could see why he would choose her; she had an amazing body.
I fought it, but soon I couldn't help but roll over and admire her.
Her long hair was a beautiful blend of many shades of brown, coming together to complement her soft, sun kissed skin. Long eye lashes fanned against her rosy cheeks, and her pouty lips looked even more enticing as she slept. The creamy skin of her neck and chest lead down to her perfect breasts. I could imagine feeling them fill my hands as I played with her peaks. I could imagine her sounds as I would suck and tug them. I could almost see her arching her back as I flicked them with my tongue.
I tried to reign in my thoughts, now back up to two major sleep-obstructing problems. I rolled back onto my back, putting my hands behind my head. I could do this.
I just needed a distraction.
Just then, in a pained and quiet tone, Bella whispered,
"Jake."
I turned back toward her, seeing her brow furrowed.
Who was Jake?
She was probably dreaming of him. He must have meant a lot to her.
She could have left behind many important things... parents, friends, children, pets... a boyfriend? A husband?
I frowned deeply at that thought. Would she invite me to sleep with...ermm...next to her if she had a husband or a boyfriend? No, Bella didn't seem like that type of person.
But as I looked at her worried features, I knew that 'Jake' was someone near to her heart.
If he was her husband- or boyfriend, as I preferred to think, then what would he be like?
He definitely would not be like me.
He probably did something noble, respectable. Maybe he wore a suit to work every day. Maybe he wore camouflage- that would make her worry very logical. Maybe he had a simple job; he could have been a carpenter or mechanic. I could see Bella loving the poorest man, even if she wasn't wealthy.
But he would be a man.
Not a broken, unforgivable soul like me.
Why did she invite me here next to her?
Hours passed.
Eventually I said to myself, maybe Bella just wanted to be close to me. I soon realised that my thought didn't make any sense- I was probably tired. Bella would never want to be closer than necessary to someone like me.
As if on cue, Bella rolled over, now lying on my chest. Tentatively, I moved my arm, sore from being in one position so long, and wrapped it around her.
She soon had flung her arm around me, clutching as if she was trying to hold my scattered pieces together.
I couldn't remember ever feeling so whole.
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