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She woke up in a cold sweat. She was gasping for air and couldn’t see anything at that moment. She heard movement in the hallway and saw a figure moving closer. She wanted to fight for a minute when she came back to reality. Mitsuhide was now sitting on the bed looking at her. She flung herself at him and just curled up in his arms.
“Princess, you’re okay,” he said over and over as he rubbed her should
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She rushed out of the building and then remembered she couldn’t leave without him. She turned to faceplant right into his chest. His arms around her in a heartbeat and she steadied herself. “Where are you planning on going for these answers, princess?” He asked. His deep, baritone voice was rumbling through her body.
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The ride to his house was silent, only the sound of the cars engine softly purring was there. The ended up in some traffic and were in the cabin of the vehicle for more than an hour. The entire time he looked forward, and she rested in the seat. The sound of his breathing was the only comfort she had for a little while, and then even that sound was dulled by the silence. She waited until the door was opened to open her eyes, knowing that they were back at his house. He had opened the door and walked in back of the SUV to retrieve h
And the Rain Fell.... 9
She blinked her eyes open and saw him in front of her. He looked worried as he stared at her. He was muttering to himself, “I knew this was a bad idea. Would she listen, no. Of course not. She probably thinks I am some dumb grunt who knows nothing. Well, I was right. This was not only a bad idea, but it was also a horrible one,” He hadn’t looked up from looking at the ground as he kicked the dirt with his foot, shuffling it around and creating a dirt cloud. “You’re right,” She said softly. He looked up and stared into her eyes. He was trying to gauge her at the moment, t
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Kit stood there next to him at the computer as she completed his last words. He was focused on logging in to the website for the grocery store that he didn’t see her confusion. When he finally logged on, he looked up and grinned at her. He pulled her down to his lap again and tilted her head so he could see her face. “What?” he asked her as he looked closely, she wasn’t smiling, and she had a wrinkle in her brow.
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He held her there for what seemed to be an eternity. “Princess,” He said, but he didn’t even recognize his own voice. It was deeper and ragged. He looked into her eyes and saw the color had deepened, and she was breathless. “I. I.,” he couldn’t say more.“Mitsuhide,” she said softly.“Will you come with me?” he asked softly as he touched his forehead to hers.
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The ride was silent. He had no idea what to say to help her, and he kept looking at her as he was driving stealing little glances her way every chance he got. Mitsuhide was just as lost as she was, but not in as much pain he thought. She stared ahead not seeing anything in the path, the seething emotions were coming off her in waves, and it was a sight he hoped he never had to see again.“Princess?” he said softly.
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The stores in his area were packed as the two found out as she wanted to run into a few of them.“I never see this side of town,” she said with a smile. “At least not since I was a kid.”“Did you plan on coming back here?”
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The peace was short-lived; however, as they left the house, she received a phone call that made her wander away from the men walking to the cars on the road and in the long driveway. She looked up to find Mitsuhide walking to the car to give her some space to talk.“Dr. Johnson?” th
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