WHEN THE RAIN STOPS- Scrutinized [TANNER x LUNA] 2 IN 1

SIDE STORY PT. FIFTY EIGHT

|TANNER|

Her heart was racing.. Her skin was shaking and at times I could hear her struggling to breathe. It scared me but I couldn't let her see that. At least not now.. Her body was small, smaller than usual. Was it because she was scared or because she was cold? I looked down for a second and noticed She held herself closely. So closely that I could've sworn she would've turned into a black hole if she wanted to. But no... she stayed there. Shivering as I tried getting her to go back to sleep. I've learned a lot of things in my life but I never thought I would have to learn how to cover someone's toes with my knee. She had her toe out of the blanket and I know how some people don't like that, so there I was trying to cover it up. It didn't really work so I just used my hand instead. She didn't seem to mind. In fact, she just cuddled closer. She was asleep now but I couldn't close my eyes. Maybe it was stress, a lot has been going on so I wouldn't be surprised. She let out a small sleepy groan. I smiled.

"You're adorable my love," I leaned down to give her a forehead kiss when I realized her scent. Still as clear as ever and still as satisfying as ever. I actually remember when I first smelt it. She had fallen asleep at her computer and I broke in. I thought it would be fun to toy with her so I grabbed her hair and inhaled deeply. It surprised me when she didn't move but I went to inject her anyways. Then she made a sound. I remember being confused as I thought she moaned but when I dropped her head and moved away I felt even more confused. I hadn't felt much physical attraction to anyone in years so why did this "moan" from this random woman make my heart skip a beat? Was it because I was lonely? Or because it was close to my neck? Either way I went to see her facial expression to find she was asleep. I felt like an idiot. She didn't mean it, hell she wouldn't even remember it. But I did. The next day I couldn't stop thinking about it. She smelt like autumn and I wanted to change that to my cologne.

Even the night I kidnapped her, all I wanted to do was touch her. And that's what I did. When she was still unconscious I started playing with her hair. And Oh, was it silky. I reached out more. Almost embracing her til I retracted. I didn't want her to wake up to the sight of a random man hugging her. That would be too much to process so I sat across the table and waited. A few cigarettes later and she was up. Even then I couldn't resist. Moving in to get a better look at her awake. She was startled a little but didn't really seem to mind. I loved it.