"Well look who it is." Riley looked at her dryly, not bothering to hide his frown pulling Selena closer to him.He desperately tried hard to resist her,resist how perfect she fit in his arms, resist how her beauty attracted him towards her. Something was clear. He wanted her. His eyes slightly clouded from her scent. He knew he could never have her however.
"Selena I don't like you talking to crazy strangers." He loosened his grip on her, he would not entertain feelings for such a woman.
"Selena is this your charming father? Do you mind telling him he should be the last one to talk!" Julia retorted ina sticky sweet voice challenging him dead on shoulders squared meeting the glare of his darkened eyes.
"Selena would you ask this stranger why she's still here? Your charming father would like to spend time with you." Riley replied coldly grabbing Selenas hand.
"Selena would you tell your father I was being sarcastic by saying his charming wow surely he can't be very clever especially if he left his child alone and a crazy stranger had to save her from falling off a swing!" Julia couldn't help but glare at him, God this isn't working out she thought
She came finding him to seduce him! Even keep tabs on him! Why couldn't he just be normal! Selfish egotistical bastard I wish I could gut him right her, disgusting idiot! She felt light headed that's how much her blood boiled.
"Julia! Julia! Can you here me?!" Her eyes finally started focusing on Rilys handsome face, his steel facade down a look of anxiety crossed his face as she felt his strong arms cradling her shoulders and neck firmly. "Yes I'm fine let me go." She barely managed to get out his close proximity and deep earth and soap smell intoxicated her senses.
No, this is good keep playing the vulnerable damsel card Jules, she thought immediately after regaining her sense. "I'm sorry, I have a medical condition I can't be under stress" she looked up at him from under her dark lashes fluttering them slightly while trying to seem faint.
"Miss Julia, Im sorry do forgive me snapping at you Selena told me what happened." He looked at her apologetically still holding her, now settling himself on the grass. She couldn't help but notice the sun made his bronzed skin glow slightly defining his chiseled face, the worry evident with a crease on his forehead making him look less intimidating.
"Julia, Julia she felt him tapping her cheek gently." Instantly heat rushed to her face realizing she zoned out. Covering her face slightly she got up noticing as very worried little girl with daisies in her hand.
"Aunty Julia please stay with us, my papa made you angry, don't be angry. . .my papa must suck up to you too" she added flashing her pearly white teeth at her father. "Bend down papa." Riley bent low enough to her height straining his long legs. "Papa don't screw this up for me I made a a new friend and she looks like barbie."His daughter whispered sweetly giving him a hug.
His weakness was his daughter, how corny, Julia tried not to smile outwardly looks like I'l have to win this weakling over. Let the games begin.
Oh Lord now I have to play nice he thought grimly, she did look like Barbie probably a plastic too he smiled at the thought flashing Julia his widest fake smile knowing she would see threw it.
"Julia would you like.to accompany us you might feel faint again, you might even faint again this time with no one to catch you, certainly we wouldn't want you hitting your head." He smiled even wider turning into a slow smirk"Your head can't handle anymore damage it seems"
"Pretty please!" Selena not taking note of her father, hugged her arm giving her the offcut pale yellow daisies.
This is too easy, I'l show him how damaged my brain is later on he shouldn't worry. . . Julia smirked back at him accepting the flowers and looking him dead on "What a charming daughter you have, come dear what shall we do."
The bright sun had finally started to set, the tangerine and pink sky mirrored off the lake while they sat on the banks under a cherry blossom tree. In New York City an untouched oasis was like finding gold behind the the stone grey buildings.
"See how far I did it!"
Selena threw rocks in the water showing Julia, clearly having a delightful time. For some reason Julia couldn't help but enjoy being with little Selena.
Riley, however, was still brooding, how irritating this girl was out of courtesy she was invited to stay and she actually stayed. "God it's like when all your distant family comes at once on Christmas, doesn't she have anything better to do" he muttered still sulking his daughter found the stranger more entertaining then him.
He promptly hoisted himself off the steeper bank. "Lets go baby, papa has to go to work and it might be Miss Julia has better things to do then sit around watching rocks, it might be. He looked at her,not his type, bitchy drama queens came with too much baggage for him to handle but being a guy damn she was hot, her gorgeous face and sensual curves can no doubt captivate anyman, she got along so well with his daughter, he watched both girls splashing about now in the water laughing and chatting animatedly, she looked beautiful in that moment, Selena on her hip as they splashed about in the water . . .
Bzzzzz his phone immediately lit up, Joan his personal assistant flashed up on the glossy screen.
"Yes Joan." He answered promptly.
"Sir. . .I'm so sorry, I was busy with the office and I had the autopsy reports and I sent it over to the new psychology team but I forgot I needed a copy. . . So that's why I seem to have misplaced your files. . . .mistakenly again." Joan replied quickly so fast and shakey you could here the nervousness in her voice.
"Mrs Joan do you like organising files? Can you do it well?"
"Well yes Sir. . ." She replied with uncertainty
"Well organise your own things and leave my office!" He barked at her cutting the call. Anger simmered inside him, the biggest case we had and she makes mistake after mistake, I do most of the work myself.
He called Selena one more time, this time his voice more sharper, no room for argument.
"Papa are you mad?" Selena dragged Julia over holding her and and then taking his as well.
"Yes Angel, seems like papa's personal assistant, you remember Joan, papas personal assistant, now she's stupid and can't do her job so I fired her." He shrugged tugging Selena out of Julia's grasp.
Riley is making things so easy for me she thought, she realized something. If she could get that position she would be by his side. He would be her puppet, she could make him fall in love with her.
They all do.
Julia tugged Selena back by her side. The problem is how. . . She wondered. Then answer tugged her hand.
Riley's weakness was his daughter.
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Her Dangerous Love
RomansaDuty is something you are trained to follow, it is something embedded in you character. It was Juliets duty to avenge herself, to right all those who wronged her, death was their punishment. It was Rileys duty as a detective to find her and protect...