Finessed by the Tiger // Lemon//

Chapter 9

Editors Note: All original characters and story line belong to the LilyDusk. This chapter is the start of a war, one that no one saw coming. Hope y'all enjoy, and I would love to hear what you think is going to happen next. Also, a heads up... I changed my writing style a little bit in this chapter, trying it out.

Walking up the stairs to my apartment building, I couldn't help but smile. 'Tora was so gentle with me and took me by surprise. Julri, always went out of his way to tear my self esteem down, but Tora didn't. He had every opportunity too, and instead showered me with compliments.'

Looking down at my bag, my heart skips a beat when I see the clothes, I finessed from him. 'These will just have to do until I see him again, just like he promised.' Still smiling, I dig around my purse looking for my keys. Right when I go to turn the key in the lock, I hear footsteps and a loud bang against the railing.

"Sorry Miss didn't mean to scare you. "The man stopped and tilted his hat my way and smiled. "Hope you have a great rest of your day". He carefully placed his hat back on and slowly continued down the hallway. 'That was strange' I thought to myself. I have never seen that man before, must be the new neighbor that just recently moved in'. With that, I proceed to make my way into the apartment. Everything was just has I had left it. Turning around to close and deadbolt the door, ' a habit I have recently acquired since Tora pointed out some design flaws', I see the same man walk past again, glance my way, and make his way down the stairs, the ones that he just came up.

With a slight gulp, and a sinking feeling in my stomach, I close my door and make sure every lock is dead bolted. Closing my eyes for a moment, I take a deep breath. 'Everything has become so complicated, but at the same time I wouldn't change a thing.' Now that I am home, I head to the bathroom to take a decent shower. Tora, although very accommodating only had generic and or manly smelling shampoo and a simple bar of soap. Instead of coming out of the shower smelling like fresh flowers and feeling rejuvenated, I smelled and felt rather stale. 'Guess that is one of the small differences between women and men. We like to look and smell the part'.

Laughing to myself, I quickly stripped and looked at myself in the mirror. Light makeup, messy hair, puffy lips, and an occasional hickey scattered here and there. 'That man has no shame' I think to myself, trailing the rather large hickey at the bottom of my neck. 'I was so caught up in the moment, I didn't even realize that he had given me a hickey'. Rolling my eyes, I finished undressing and turned on the shower.

After hopping in, I allowed myself to relax under the scolding water. I washed away the day, and unfortunately the lingering effects of Toras touch. Just has I was thinking about the electricity that runs through my body, every time Tora touched me the song "Every time we Touch" by Cascada came onto the radio. I always listen to the radio when I shower, it helps me relax... 'I love this song!'

I quickly finished up in the shower, and wrapped in a pink towel, I made my way over to my bag. Grabbing Tora's clothes, I made my way back to the bathroom, and start putting them on. 'These are so comfy, and they smell like Tora. I don't know what it is, about his scent, but it brings me comfort.' Still holding the shirt up to my nose, I snuggled my way into my bed. Suddenly craving the need for sleep, I reached for my phone and called Tora.

He picked up on the first ring "Yeah, bobby..."

"I just wanted to let you know that I made it home, you looked worried when I left. Everything okay?" The other end of the phone was silent, listening to the rhythm of his breathing on the other end of the phone was almost enough to lure me to sleep. Yawning, I curled into a ball with my back against the wall. "Tora, if you can't tell me, or talk right now that's fine. Just wanted to let you know." I yawned again and waited for a response.