Taken

Chapter 53

I stood looking at myself in the full length mirror in the bedroom. My hair was braided in Dutch braids and I was wearing a pair of high waisted black skinny leg jeans and a racer-neck body suit that I'd grabbed out earlier. I was thankful there were some jeans for me, I'd always felt more comfortable in them. By the time I'd left the bedroom, David and Ford had packed all the clothes and had moved out to the seating area. I could hear the shower going, and assumed it was Nico.

I sighed and moved back to the dressing room. My blazer was hanging over the back of the chair. I spun and looked at myself in the mirror again. Making sure there were no random lines in the bodysuit.

There was a knock at the door to the dressing room from the bedroom and I spun to it.
"Yeah?" I called out.

The door opened and Nico stepped into the room with a towel hanging dangerously low on his waist. Small droplets of water were sporadically running down his skin.
"You look amazing." He said, his eyes running over my outfit, then stopping at my face.
I smiled at him, then looked away slightly.
"So do you." I replied, feeling somewhat breathless. I heard Nico laugh slightly before he began to move around the room, grabbing black jeans and a white T-shirt.

I moved back to the chair in the room where I'd placed a blazer jacket and picked it up.
"I'll leave you to it. I'll be out there somewhere." I said opening the door and watching Nico. He looked to me and nodded.
"I'll see you out there." He replied watching me. I bit my lip then quickly turned and left the room.

Ford, David and Kevin were sitting in the living area talking and laughing. They all looked to me as I walked in.
"You look great!" Kevin said, standing up and walking to me.
"Thanks." I replied somewhat awkwardly. Kevin's hands gently ran over my upper arms as a comforting gesture.

I looked to Kevin then to the lift.
"Can we wait outside?" I asked returning my gaze to Kevin. He simply nodded at me then turned to the rest of the men.

"When Nico gets out, just let him know we're waiting outside." There was a small chorus of responses from them. Kevin gently put his arm around my waist and walked me to the lift, pressing the button. When the lift arrived I stepped in and waited for him.

As the lift chimed, Kevin wrapped his arm around me again and pulled me in closely. I knew this was his way of trying to move me quickly through the area where the Murdock's would be.

Before I knew it we were walking out into the deck we first arrived on. Memories of being dragged up the ramp and onto the deck entered my mind and I paused.
Kevin stopped and looked down at me.
"Anna? What's wrong?" He asked, moving so he was standing in front of me. His hands gently cupping my cheeks and tilting my head up slightly so I'd be looking at him.
"I just remember being brought here." Tears welled in my eyes and I tried blinking hard to get them to go away.

Kevin's face softened slightly and he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly.

"Kev I don't want to leave the yacht." I mumbled, my words barely recognisable from being pressed up against his chest.
"I know. It's just not the safest place for you to be right now." He said, pausing to kiss the top of my head.
"We honestly thought it would be, but with everything that has happened, it turns out that was the wrong decision."
I nodded again and wrapped my arms around Kevin.
"We just need to go to the house for a few days to sort out logistics then we'll go to the apartment in New York."

I sighed heavily and pulled away. Moving to some sun lounges. Kevin stayed where he was but watched me closely. We both turned and looked at the doors as they opened. Nico walked out followed by the rest of his men. He looked at me briefly and smiled before walking over to Kevin.