Forbidden Desire

Chapter Two - The Stranger

I got up at 6 am sharp like I did every morning. Yup, this was my life now if you could even call it that anymore, I got up insanely early every day for no reason whatsoever. I don't know what my parents were thinking by leaving me here because honestly all the time I spend here alone by myself just gives me more opportunities to think about gramps and every time I go there I fall back into that dark place again I was in for such a long time.
As every day I got dressed, thank God they allowed normal clothes in this place, and went outside crossing over from the living quarters to the church. I went inside and shut the door behind me enjoying the quiet around me. I liked to come here a bit early every day to sort out my thoughts and to remind myself why I was really here. It may sound stupid but these days it takes me a lot of strength to even keep going. I walked along the aisle towards the altar when I suddenly got the feeling that something was different today. I stopped walking and looked around and after a while I noticed what was different, I noticed him.
The first thing I noticed about him were his eyes, he had these deep blue eyes that reminded me of the ocean on a clear summer day. His stare was really intense and I felt a slight shiver run over my back so I had to pull my thin jacket a bit tighter around myself. I wasn't able to move in that moment, it was like his gaze captured me and I didn't want to look away. Maybe I should also mention that he was gorgeous, but not in an obvious way. There was something dark about him, he had broad shoulders and he was really tall. But what was really irritating about him was the way he was leaning against the altar in a totally casual way like he was leaning against a bar counter, he just looked completely out of place. This thorough inspection of the stranger on my part was the reason why it took me so long to find my voice, but once I did I slowly stepped up to him "Um, excuse me Sir but you're not supposed to be in here, this is a private institution." He took his time answering slowly looking me up and down a smirk forming on his face "Sir? I haven't been called that in a long time sweetheart."
At this point I was just staring at him in complete disbelief and I was starting to get frustrated by his attitude, so I crossed my arms "Listen, I didn't wanna come here in the first place and it takes enough of my self control to not run away from here as far as I can so the last thing I need is some stranger thinking he can show up where he doesn't belong. So just do me a favor and get out of here." I said all this in a rushed and impatient manner, but he just seemed to be amused by my outburst because the only reaction he showed was his grin becoming wider before he walked directly towards me."So you wanna throw me out huh? That's adorable, there's only one slight problem." "Oh yeah? And what would that be? Because the only problem I see here is you". I kept my arms crossed and looked up at him provoking. He just chuckled as he leaned towards me saying in my ear "I'm the new pastor here sweetheart so I guess you're gonna have to get used to me if you like it or not. I guess I'll be seeing you." He smirked and then walked past me and out of the church without looking back once. My face turned red once I realized who he was and I stared after him left speechless. Dammit, I had already humiliated myself in front of the new pastor not to mention spoken to him in a completely inappropriate way. But the way he behaved just frustrated me for some reason. He was arrogant and cocky.. and damn did he look good from behind, I thought as I watched him walk away.