DISCOVERING SADIE

Chapter 10

Face to Face Encounter

Sadie comes face to face with her father. Seeing his cheeks red and flushed, she tired to put her self in his shoes. Thinking how many times he's been tormented.
She winces from the painful reminder of her sore and swollen ankle.

   "Are you okay." Jax is there to swoop her up before she can fall to the earth. Those labradorite eyes of his just may be her undoing. Right here, in front of Dad.

No.

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Sadie's POV
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  "Jax, what are you doing here." Dad watches this strong masterpiece for a man holding me in his arms and I can't help but blush.

Dad is not happy, but he allows Jax to be a gentleman and help me up the stairs. Now I really wish I had cleaned my room before running out of the house like a freak.

I apologize for the clutter but he doesn't seem fazed at all. He pushes everything onto the floor an helps me in bed. "Now, I hope you be a good girl and ice that ankle. Next time I see you, I hope you're running." Jax pauses for a second.

  "I mean, ughh, ha, not like running but as in better.. I want you better." Jax is already en route to my bedroom door before I could even thank him. Shutting it quietly. Leaving me alone with my thoughts.

   I sit up in bed to think. Not about the things I should be. Like.. Was he following me? And, for how long? No. I thought about his dark crystal blue eyes. The width of his back and what he would look like on top of me. Tangled in bed sheets together.

No Sadie, no. I hop to my feet. Forgetting about my ankle, I stifle a scream in my throat before it leaves my lips. I limp over to my bathroom and start to run a bath.

I light a few candles and drop a bath bomb into the hot and steamy water. As careful as I can, I slip into the tub and slide all the way down until my face is submerged. Once my lungs can no longer take it, I slide back up fighting for air.

Opening my eyes just a bit, I lean my head back.

Is that a shadow?

From the corner of my eye, I see a feminine silhouette and turn to face it. Relieved to see nothing there, I lean back against the cold porcelain letting my ankle soak; I close my eyes.

Ripples start to disturb the calm waters and I get a whiff of a sultry, sweet aroma. Opening my eyes I see a slender body standing near. Blonde hair, the color of the moon dare I compare. Long enough to drape over her breasts.

Wait. She's naked, standing in my bathroom.

Before I could speak, she lifts her hand and places a finger to her lips.

   "I know it has been so long. But I hope that you still think of me."  She comes closer and kneels by the side of the tub. "I've had you on my mind since that day in the forest. I'm not sure what you are just yet. I know you will be magnificent."

She dips her hand into the warm water. Her arm snakes around my legs and up my thighs. She looks deep into my eyes, as if she's waiting for me to interject. I don't. I swallow deeply and gaze back into her.