Hitchhiker

Strangers.

Blake looked at the woman in his arms, she was pale and shaking, he was worried she was going to have a panic attack

“Are you okay?”He asked once again

“Yeah, just give me a moment” she croaked

He nodded and rubbed soothing circles on her back with his palm
“Just take deep breaths” he encouraged

Olivia took in a deep breath and tried to calm down her heartbeat, she tried standing up but her legs gave out once again and next thing she knew she was carried bridal style to his car.

Blake opened the door to his car with one hand while supporting her weight with the other, he placed her on her seat and jogged back to retrieve her suitcase and purse, placing the suitcase on the back seat beside his duffel bag.

He got in and placed her purse on the dashboard and turned on the car.

“Seatbelt” he told her
Olivia took the seatbelt in her hands and tried to clasp it but her hands were shaking so bad

“Let me” he took the seat belt his hands brushing hers softly

He leaned over clasping the seat belt and his musk sent wafted to her nose, she couldn’t help but take a deep breath and savor the nice smell.

Blake then remembered his gun, he pulled it from his jeans and placed it in one of the car compartment.

All this time Olivia was cautious her eyes not straining from where he was placing his gun so as she could use it to protect herself if he tried anything, she never shot a gun before not even see it in real life but with a gun in her hands she could be able to protect herself. He might be a good looking guy but she knew not to trust a stranger.

Blake noticed her cautious gaze but said nothing, he didn’t blame her, she just had a shock. He turned around and the journey started

“Are you feeling better?”He asked glancing at her, he could see her fists clasped on her lap

“Yeah thank you” she replied quietly

It was quite for a few seconds but then Olivia spoke once

“Thank you for helping me” she fidgeted with her fingers

“Its okay don’t worry” he said giving her a wide smile

He has a nice smile Olivia thought

Did you hit your head? You don’t know this stranger and all you think about is his nice smile while he can blow out your brains in a second?! Her inner voice scolded

Blake could see that she was in thoughts, he was sure she was scared of being with a man who had a gun but she couldn’t trust her yet either, women used men weaknesses such as pity for a beautiful woman and trap them.

“I didn’t get your name, I’m Blake by the way” he said

“I’m Livy, Olivia” she corrected, her friends called her Livy, her grandma did too but Freddy said it was tacky and stuck to Olivia

“Mmh Livy I like that” he said and smiled once again
She blushed

Really?! Now? Her inner voice chastised. She lowered her head to hide her blush from him.