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After trying to
find her way out of the fog-bound surroundings for around forty-five minutes,
her frustration stopped her. This day,
simply meant for her to unwind or sort things out, had now lasted much longer
than she originally intended. The light was almost gone and the woods which had
been so warm and inviting were taking on a wholly different appearance in the
quickly dimming light. Her attempts to locate some landmark were proving
futile. The light breeze which had gone from warm and playful to unseasonably
chilly teased her hair now and seemed to claw at her clothes with icy fingers.
A howl, sounding
less like a wolf and more like tearing metal echoed across the forest and went
right through her soul.
“I’m so friggin
lost,” she mumbled and kicked at the leaf-covered ground beneath her.
There was a
rustling in the bushes to her right, and she turned quickly backing up a few
steps trying to see through the soupy air. Jade could see nothing beyond
a few feet. She felt her heart hammering in her chest as she scanned the
ground for something, anything, she might use to drive off whatever it was that
was coming at her. It’s probably even hungrier than I am right now! Her mind went wild with all of the
possibilities. Bear? Wolf? Bigfoot? Damn, I’ve been watching the Discovery
Channel too much.
Suddenly, but
almost as if in slow motion, out of the mist a man came through the thick white
air. He was moving straight toward her. He seemed quite tall; 6’4”
maybe even 6’5”.
Immediately she
noticed that he looked quite similar to the men she dreamed about in her
fantasies. Oh my god, he looked even more similar to the hot slice of man
from her bookstore. But it couldn’t be! She was immediately
suspicious of herself, of her crazy mind. Her head made her feel more off
kilter than most anything life could throw her way.
He had black hair
with hints of brown throughout. It shone and fell quite a bit below his
shoulders; his extremely well-built shoulders. His eyes looked dark as
well until he got closer and she noticed they were actually an intense deep
gold laced by black lashes. Large muscled arms exploded out of the
sleeves of his well-fitting t-shirt.
It was so like her
to be focused on how great he looked instead of the precarious situation she
was currently in. Her heart was beating hard, though not with fear, with
excitement; all thoughts of the sounds of the forest were lost to her now.
Then she snapped
back to the reality of her plight - eyes, hair, height, hello crazy lady, she
realized she was currently alone in a dark creepy forest with a large stranger.
These eyes, the
ones she had been examining for color, were a little sinister and were focused
right at her. He had his eyes locked into hers, and she was finding it
hard to look away. She felt stuck in place, like somebody planted her
feet in a bed of cement.
“Have you lost your
way?” he asked as his perfect although still dark glare reached her. It was definitely him, the man from her book
store. Even if she tried to deny it, there was no way around how her body
reacted to him; she shivered, and … oh that is definitely him.
“Huh?” was the
first thing that tumbled out of her gaping mouth. Nice, he must think
I am such a spaz.
Her body was tense,
but alert at the same time, although he didn’t really frighten her. His
presence seemed calming; she felt safer. She knew she shouldn’t feel this
way; she wasn’t getting an accurate sense of him at all. She should have
been freaked, but she wasn’t, and that in and of itself was out of the
ordinary.
Not sure how long
she had been staring at him, finally she replied, “I’m … I’ll be fine … I’m
just going back to my car.” She gulped visibly, unable to move her feet.
“Don’t worry, I
have come for you.” He squinted slightly and moved closer to her.
What the hell
is he talking about? Maybe he’s just as crazy as me or maybe
he’s some kind of psychotic stalker!
“You couldn’t
be, I’m not waiting for anyone. You must
have me confused with someone else. No one even knows I’m here.” Jade kicked up dirt from the ground this
time. Oh my god, why did I say that? Now he can do anything he
wants and he knows I won’t be missed. Stupid! Stupid!
She could have
sworn he smirked at her. He slowly looked her up and down, from her
boots, to her jeans, even slower over her tank top, and the straps of her
backpack, and then up to her face locking on her eyes for just a moment too
long. Then his gaze slithered back down her hair, stopped completely this
time, at her alert breasts, and then continued all the way down to her boots.
She should have been terrified at the way he was looking at her, instead she
was just irritated.
“Hey that really
wasn’t my outfit you were appraising was it?” She cocked a scolding brow
at him, and put her hand to her hip.
At this point she
saw his expression change. Now it was saying something like, you look
as tasty as I thought you would, and he gave her a devilish half-upturned
smile, which was clearly saying I believe I might like to fuck you right
here.
Her mouth fell
open, and she could see his apparently oversexed and overconfident smirk,
thinking to itself, I know what to do
with that as well.
“Excuse me!!”
She gasped, a little too loudly.
“Yes?” He
questioned with all the innocence of a school boy.
Yeah, a naughty
one! Her heart began pounding and she felt a hot wetness rise
up from between her legs. He really is
exquisite. My body is such a traitor. She slowly
snapped out of her haze, after a few more seconds of staring. She
suddenly remembered that she was lost, and taking a deep breath, decided she
was going to have to trust him, but only a little.
“Can you tell me
how to get out of here?” She said trying to change the unspoken
conversation. He shifted his gait and his t-shirt moved over his
firm and muscled chest revealing a V formation to his upper body which made his
finely muscled physique even more amazing. She swallowed, gulped really; his
physical beauty made her nervous. He grinned again knowing she had given
him a prurient approval.
“I would love
to. Please, follow me.” He turned, and began a strong feral saunter
through the forest, just like a large dangerous cat, looking like he knew she
was enamored with him.
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