My Temptation

21

J A N E

The next morning I'm awoken by the feeling of Miles draping his arm over me and pulling me in closer. I feel my heart flutter and butterflies swarm my stomach. 

This is what I have been waiting for. I grab his arm and pull it up over my shoulder, starting to leave small gentle kisses along his arm causing him to shift slightly in his sleep. 

"Good morning." I say in a low tone, turning my body around so I can face him. His eyes open slowly and he smiles at me lazily. 

"Hi. Good morning." He says groggily kissing my forehead. 

"Do you want some breakfast?" I ask and he nods smiling. 

"I would love some. Are you on the menu?" He asks and I roll my eyes, letting out a loud laugh.

"I'll be on the dinner menu." I say and he raises an eyebrow looking intrigued. 

"I can't wait for dinner time then." He says laughing and I smile, feeling my cheeks turn red.

I lean up and kiss his lips quickly before getting up and going to the bathroom. I take a quick shower and get ready for the day, throwing on a matching set of sweatpants and a sweatshirt. 

Going downstairs , I start taking out the things for breakfast. I put a tray of bacon in the oven while I start making some French Toast with a bowl of fruit. Once the bacon is cooked to perfection, I put them on a plate and set it on the table then get our plates ready, placing two pieces of French toast for each of us. 

As I finish setting the table, Miles walks in shirtless with wet hair. I look at him up and down, licking my lips. He walks up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and kisses me deeply, I kiss back immediately and wrap my arms around his neck. 

"I missed you in the shower." He says sweetly

"I missed you too handsome. You smell nice." I say inhaling his scent and he smiles, "What did you make for breakfast?" He asks pulling out a chair for me 

"French toast, bacon and a bowl of fruit." I say sitting down. He sits down diagonally from me 

"I love the smell of French toast. This looks amazing, thank you for making this." He says taking my hand and kissing it causing me to blush slightly. 

"Anything for you Miles." I say and we begin eating

M I L E S

Jane and I continue eating together and having small talk while enjoying each other's company. As she's talking I can't help but just stare at her, stare at her lips and the way they move while she talks. The small smile that forms on her lips when she talks about something that makes her happy. My heart fills with so much warmth and happiness as I continue to stare at her. 

Holy shit I fucking love this woman so much. She is everything I ever wanted and more, she's everything I've ever needed. This one singular person owns my entire heart, she takes up all my thoughts and engulfs my entire mind. I see her when I wake up and when I go to sleep, I keep her in my heart and I pray for her. When she's in my life, when I see her and see her smile, when I hear her laugh... everything in my life is better.

She makes everything better. 

I can't imagine being without her, the thought of that piece of shit Mason hurting her, it drives me mad. When Jane and I went back upstairs last night, I held her as she fell asleep and I stayed wide awake for two hours. I couldn't stop thinking about the conversation with her father and what he offered me. I was so completely against it but as I laid in bed with Jane in my arms, I imagined what happened to her that day when Mason attacked her. 

The thought of her screaming and crying out for help, fighting for her life and trying to survive. It enraged me. It made me think of horrendous things that I wanted to do to him, it scared me at first but the more I imagined what he did to her, the more anger I felt and the more I wanted to make him pay for what he did. 

My thoughts get interrupted when I feel Jane shaking my arm, pulling me back into reality. 

"Are you okay? You like zoned out." She says concerned 

"I- I'm sorry if I didn't pay attention to what you were saying baby. I was just thinking about the conversation I had with your father." I say and she gives me a sympathetic look. She leans over and pecks my lips, leaning on the table and staring at me.

And just like that, everything is better.

"Please  remember what I said Miles, you don't have to do what he offered you. I don't want you to feel pressured to do it just because of me or my father." She says and I nod 

"I know I know. I'm still just trying to wrap my head around the fact that he asked me that." I say and she sighs

"Let's go out today, have some fun and it'll take your mind off of things." She says 

"I like that idea." I say 

She smiles and gets up from the table, I get up as well and we clean up the table and kitchen before going upstairs and getting ready. Once I finish getting ready, I walk to her room and see her brushing through her hair as she stands in the mirror.

I lean against the doorframe, staring at her. Her eye catches me through the mirror and she turns to me. 

"What're you staring at?" She asks playfully. She sprays perfume all over herself and walks over to me, I inhale her scent and close my eyes in pure bliss. 

"I'm staring at the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen." I say looking down at her.

"And I'm staring at the most handsome man I've ever seen." She says wrapping her arms around my torse, squeezing tightly. I wrap my arms around her and she buries her face in my chest and we just stand there for several minutes in a comfortable silence.

After a few minutes she looks up at me, "Ready to go?" She asks and I nod. 

We go downstairs and out to my car, after waiting for my car to heat up, I drive off. It's going to take about an hour without traffic to get to the plaza we are going to. This plaza is filled with several different stores and restaurants, it's basically a mall but outside. 

The car ride is silent for several minutes before she speaks up. 

"Can I ask you something?" She asks and I nod 

"You can ask me anything." I say reaching out and grabbing her hand, holding it tightly. 

"So... what happened when you left and you came back here? Like what did you do while you were here?" She asks 

"Well, somedays I couldn't get out of bed or leave my apartment. I sulked in my apartment and I was a mess. I drank... a lot. But somedays were better, like when I reunited with my mother. That day was amazing." I say and she's silent for a second then speaks up again

"I'm so happy that you reunited with your mom. That's so wonderful Miles." She says and I smile but then I suddenly remember seeing Melanie again and our conversation. My smile drops slightly and Jane notices that.

"What's wrong?" She asks 

"Something else did happen while I was here. I saw someone." I say and she gives me a confused look 

"Who?" She asks 

"Remember my ex that I told you about a while ago? She was also a girl that I was a bodyguard for and we started sneaking around, her mom caught us and she fired me." I say and she nods 

"She then told you that she was pregnant but then had a miscarriage and it turned out that the baby wasn't yours." She says then her eyes widen slightly. "You saw her again?" She asks 

"I was at the grocery store and I ran into her. We ended up having sort of a long conversation and she actually helped me out of my slump a little bit. She apologized for what she did to me" I say

"Well that's nice, it's good that you two were able to make up and get past what happened between you two. But have you two stayed in contact since that day?" She asks 

"No. It was just that one day. Why? Are you jealous?" I ask teasingly and she scoffs, rolling her eyes and shoving my shoulder playfully. 

"No I'm not jealous. I just wanted to know." She says laughing 

"You don't have to worry about anything Jane. I've been over her for a very very long time and I love you. I am all yours."  I say and she smiles

"And I'm all yours." She says reaching over and kissing my cheek

The rest of the car ride is filled with music, talking and laughter. Once we get to the shopping plaza, I park the car and get out quickly, opening the door for her. I take her hand and help her out of the car. 

Jane and I walk hand in hand around the plaza and suddenly she sees Zara and gasps in excitement. 

"Let's go in Zara!" She says and pulls me by my hand to follow her into the store. I follow behind her and once we get in the store, she lets go of my hand and rushes off to the women's section upstairs. I laugh to myself then walk over to the men's section, beginning to look through the clothes. 

J A N E 

Miles and I have been inside Zara for about half an hour now and I already have a handful of clothes that I need to try on. I lost sight of Miles the second we walked into the store because I basically abandoned him. The women's section is up on the second floor and the men's section is on the first floor. 

I pick up a few more pieces of clothing that I want to try on then I head into the dressing room. Within twenty minutes, I finish trying on all the clothes then I gather up all the pieces I'm going to buy then put the other pieces on the return rack. I walk out of the dressing room then head to the escalator to go downstairs. The store is huge and I can't find Miles right away, I step off the escalator and start walking around the downstairs area. 

After five minutes of not being able to find Miles, I sigh in frustration and pull out my phone to text him when suddenly someone catches my eye. My heart drops and my head whips to the side so fast that I thought my neck was going to break. 

Mason is here... what the fuck is Mason doing here?! How the hell is he even here?! I thought my father got him. My breathing picks up rapidly and I feel my lungs begin to close and I can't breathe. My heart begins to race as his eyes find mine and I swear I can see a smirk form on his lips as he stares at me. All the clothes that I'm holding fall to floor and I take a step back but then accidently slip on a clothing hanger that's on the floor, causing me to fall on my ass. 

I gasp loudly as the pain shoots through my body from the fall but I push the pain aside, pushing myself up on my feet. His eyes are still on mine and I don't waste another second, I turn around to run but I instantly slam into someone as their arms wrap around me. I don't pay attention to who it is as I try to get out of their grasp, my breathing becoming erratic.

"Jane! Jane! It's me, it's Miles!" I hear as his arms grip me tighter trying to stop be from running 

I look up and my eyes meet his, his face full of worry and concern. I can barley catch my breath as he pulls me into a hug, cradling my head in his chest. 

"He's here! Mason's here!" I say panicking

"What are you talking about?!" He says worried

His arms drop and I turn around to point to Mason but I don't see him anymore. My head whips around all over the store in search of him until my eyes land on a guy who looks almost identical to Mason. My breathing starts to slow down and I can feel my heart go back to a normal pace. Swallowing hard I turn to Miles and his face is still full with worry. 

"Th-that guy over there... I uhm - I thought that was Mason. He looks like him but it's not him. It's.. it's not him." I say feeling a cold sweat on my forehead

Miles looks up at the guy and I turn to look at him as well, he looks over at us confused and  almost scared. 

"Baby, it's okay. Come here." Miles says softly pulling me back into a hug. I wrap my eyes around his torso and hug back, squeezing him tightly just to make sure he's really there. 

"I'm sorry for making a scene and worrying you." I say finally catching my breath. He kisses the top of my head, letting out a sigh. 

"You don't need to apologize for anything Jane." He says and I nod my head, pulling away from the hug as I feel tears rolling down my face. Miles gently cradles my face in his hands and wipes away my tears with his thumbs. 

"You're safe. You will always be safe with me. I will never let anything happen to you, I promise." He says and I smile weakly. He leans down and pecks my lips softly before bending down and picking up the clothes I dropped. 

"Do you still want to get these?" He asks and I nod 

We walk to the cashier line and stand there, waiting to be next. Not a single word is spoken between Miles and I but his eyes don't leave me, even though no words are actually spoken, his eyes say a thousand words. 

The cashier calls us up next and he walks up to the counter, I follow behind him. The cashier begins scanning our things but she stares at me intently. 

"Are you alright miss?" She asks and I smile at her, nodding my head. "I saw you fall back there. Are you sure you're okay?" She asks again

"Yes, I'm okay. Thank you for asking. I just had a little... freak out about something. But I promise I'm fine." I say and she nods. 

She finishes scanning and before I can even pull out my card to pay, Miles hands her cash, paying for the whole thing. I smack my lips in annoyance and side eye him. He looks at me and winks.

"Gotta be quicker than that baby." He says laughing. The cashier smiles and gives him his change. He shoves his money back in his wallet and grabs the bags. I grab his hand tightly and he walks us out of the store. 

Once we walk outside, the cool air hits me and I didn't even realize how much I was sweating in there from my panic attack. We stand there for a few seconds in silence before he speaks up. 

"Are you really okay Jane?" He says and I sigh, shaking my head. He pulls me to a table with chairs and we sit down next to each other. 

"Did you really think that guy was him?" He asks 

"He looks exactly like Mason so when I saw him, I immediately thought it was him and I panicked." I say 

"I'm sorry I wasn't there with you. I should have followed you instead of letting you go off by yourself." He says sighing and I shake my head, pulling his hand and holding it tightly against my chest. 

"You do not need to apologize either Miles. You did nothing wrong, I ran off and you should be able to shop for yourself without having to worry about me. We should be able to go into a store and shop for ourselves without having to be right by each other. I need to get over this." I say 

"Jane, you almost died. There is no way in hell that anyone would be able get over that so quickly. There is no time limit you have to follow with getting over this. You need to take your time with moving past this." He says 

"How am I going to do that Miles?" I ask. He goes silent for a few moments before speaking again, "Therapy." He says and this time I go silent.  

He stares at me as I try to find the words to say. I have never been to therapy before, never even thought about it, not even when my mother died. How does someone even find a therapist to go to? How would I know this person is any good and will actually listen to me? 

After all these thoughts rush through my mind, I finally muster up enough courage to speak up.

"I think... I think that's a good idea." I say 

"And I will also help you Jane." He says reaching over, pushing a few strands of hair out of my face. 

"How will you help me?" I ask 

"I can help you get stronger, I can train you to be able to fight back if ever needed when I'm not there. Which I will make sure never happens again but God forbid I'm not with you and you need to defend yourself, you will be able to." He says 

"Are you serious? You are really willing to train me to be able fight?" I ask and he nods smiling 

"Absolutely Jane." He says 

I smile widely, leaning over and kissing him softly on the lips. 

"Let's do it." I say and he smiles.