𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆

SEVEN

It's been a couple days since she took me out of the house, and things have been almost normal between us. Almost.

Currently, I was in bed, dreaming. My body twisted and turned in the sheets as my not so pleasant dream played out.

"No." I mumbled, as I dreamed of running from mobsters down the streets of Seoul.

I shot up, my eyes opening wide as I let out a scream. I heard the door slam open and someone running in.

I jumped off the bed and scurried off to the opposite side of the room. Lisa ran to me.

She took my face in her hands, warmth spreading through my cheeks.

"What happened? Are you hurt?" She asked, worried.

I let out a sigh of relief when I realized it was all a dream. I closed my eyes and leaned into her touch. "I'm sorry. It was just a nightmare."

She let out a breath of relief as well. "What was it about?" She asked as she wrapped her arms around me."It's not important." I mumbled.

"Jennie, tell me." She warned, her not-so-nice expression washing over her face.

I sighed. "Mobsters were after me." I whispered in hopes of her not hearing me, but of course, she heard. I could tell by the way she stiffened.

"I promise I will do my best to keep you safe." She whispered in my ear.

"Why?" I asked. Her body tensed.

"You helped me that one night, and now, it's my duty to help you." I knew she wasn't telling the whole truth. I could see it in her eyes. I could hear it through her words.

"What I did was nothing. You've paid me back with more than enough." I slightly accused.

"It's also for my apology...about the whole Bobby thing." She added. I could tell she felt guilty about it even though it wasn't her fault. I could also tell she was only saying this to cover up something. I decided to drop it for now.

"I know I'm safe here. It's okay." I said."Come with me." I didn't really have an option as she picked me up and carried me. I recognized that we were nearing her bedroom.

She pulled the covers back, put me down, and pulled the covers over my body. Then, she proceeded to get in on the other side of the bed. Her warm arms reached for my waist and pulled me to her. My back hitting her chest. Heat spread through my back due to the cami I was wearing and knowing she only wears Calvin Klein sports bra. I blushed. Her muscular arms were wrapped tightly around me.

"Lisa," I started.

"Sleep." She demanded.

"But," I tried again.

"I said sleep. I brought you here because you're safer."

I sighed and decided to snuggle into her.

I woke up to fingers stroking my hair. I moaned in satisfaction. The tingles of her movements making my body relaxed."Good morning." She whispered.

I fluttered my eyes open to see her naked abdomen and lightly messy hair, making me want her to take me right here and now.

"Good morning." I replied.

"Go and get ready. I'm taking you somewhere." She stated, leaving no room for questions. I nodded and got out of her bed to get myself ready.

I wore something casual and came downstairs to meet her. Oh, shoot! I forgot breakfast! I quickly turned into the kitchen to see her with two plates of waffles?

"Here. I noticed you forgot." She said, nonchalantly.

"Sorry." I mumbled.

We quickly ate, and she drove to her destination. We parked in front of a gun range. Huh?

We walked inside together, and she spoke with the manager about some practice time. I got distracted by all of the guns that were here. I wasn't exactly an expert on them, but I knew quite a bit. However, I'm still not too good with one.

I saw my favorite in the glass display: A Smith & Wesson Revolver. There was no real reason it was my favorite other than all the western movies I've see it in and my appreciation for revolvers after seeing all the Dirty Harry movies.

Suddenly, a hand came into my view and took the gun away from my gaze. Huh? I looked up to see the manager giving the gun to Lisa.

"I'm guessing you like this one since you were looking at it for a whole two minutes." I blushed, but she was probably over exaggerating.

We made our way inside the range.

"I wanted to come out here to teach you. I hope nothing happens to get you into a situation where you need to use one of these, but you should know...to keep you safe."

The day went by pretty smoothly. I wasn't that bad, but then again, I wasn't perfect. At the end of the day, I was decent.

However, that wasn't the main thing that had me worried. Every time she would come close-every time she would touch me I felt sparks, tingles, and warmth. I felt butterflies rise in the pit of my stomach. I felt my heart speed up. I felt my breathing hitch. And I knew this was bad, but at the same time, I wanted it more than anything.

I wanted her.

But I shouldn't.

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