LE DIAMANTÉ ( THE DIAMOND) ON HOLD

12. Unusual acquaintance.

A/N : HAPPY NEW YEAR MI GENTE!!!!!!!!!!!❤
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR HUSTLE THIS DECADE ✨❤.

LET'S GET TO IT , SHALL WE😊

MARIE 💋

It's four in the morning and I'm currently jogging down my street my destinstion being the park near the area.I smile as I jog  past neighbors and a few people who've been to my vet center recently.

The steady thump of my heart beat in my ears constantly drowns out the music playing in my head phones.

Once I reach the park I head right for my favorite spot, a bench facing the beautiful pond view surrounded by trees that have grown ,woven together and formed a canopy over the Walk way.

Plopping down on the bench I stretch trying to relive the tension in my neck. I had to wait till 3 in the morning before I could finally leave Nate alone each time I tried to carefully pry him off my lap he'd mumble something incoherent and tighten his hold on me. Sitting in the same position for over five hours had clearly taken it's toll on my back and neck .

Looking down at my watch it's now 20 minute's past 5am, I'd better get back and prepare a little something for Nate before he wakes up.

As I jog back home a rustling in a near by bush grabs my attention and well I let the curiosity take control over my limbs , I look around for a maybe sign of a human being or something but see nothing.

"Is anyone there, are you alright ?" I move closer to the bush ,it's either I'm dreaming or still high on sleep because I see a pair of glowing red rimmed eyes looking right at me blinking several times.

I feel a hand on my shoulder and nearly leave my skin in fear ,I make a sharp turn and roll my eyes" bloody hell,you freaking scared me!" I whisper yelled at the stranger smiling ever so slightly at me.

"Ever heard the saying curiosity killed the cat, ma'am?" He quips

"Yet it was satisfaction that brought it back",I say rubbing the spot on my back where he placed his hands," you look oddly familiar,have we met before?"

"I highly doubt it miss, I'm not from around here " he says and I eye him curiously.
My mind's trying to figure out where I might have seen him because his face rings a billion bells but nothing comes to mind.

"Tourist never come this deep into town,you're the first" I point out .
"my name's Marie" I stretch out my hand and he shakes it and smiles

"Pleasure to meet you Marie, would it be wrong if I asked you to grab breakfast with me?" He looks at me expectantly and I take time to look at his perfectly sculptured face neat dirty blond hair and eyes, he has the most alluring eyes I've ever seen. I look at his blue green orbs and my mind momentarily drifts to Kaden.

"Well?" He asks and I'm pulled from my thoughts shaking me head with laughter, I ask
" didn't your mother ever warn you about strangers, you barely know me"

"That's undoubtedly true but I wanna get to know you ,so breakfast?"

I give him a small smile and shake my head saying 'no' and I resume my jog back home remembering to plug my headsets back in and turn my volume all the way up.

I arrive dropping my trainers at the doorstep and walking into the kitchen and looping my headsets around my neck, connecting my phone to the music player in the kitchen.
I decided to give Nate an English breakfast and then get ready for my 9 o'clock meetings at work.

I hum along to the music as the beacon sizzles on the pan and I'm swaying from side to side .
A scratching sound gets my attention and I turn off the gas making sure I don't burn the food and I lower the music trying to make out where the sound is coming from.
The scratching sound continues and now it's followed by soft whining and I decide to see exactly what's causing it,my feet  make a pit-a-pat sound as I walk down the hall to my backyard that's unfenced because I secretly like the forest view and wondering in it sometimes.
My legs came to a halt once I reach the clear doors of my backyard ,right on the other side of it is a dog,well at least from where I'm standing it looks like a dog laying on it's side it's claws dragging against the wood on the patio.