He covered her with a sheet as if to provide her protection or a place to rest her head. His hands remained on her shoulders the entire time. "Everyone has aspects of themselves that they wish they could alter in some way."She rotated her body so that she was facing him. “Yeah?” She did not wait for an answer before continuing. "What would you like to see different?""Not having the strength to murder Pedro when I had the opportunity to do so." Jerome maneuvered himself to the edge of the mattress and sat there.“That wasn’t weakness,” she assured him. “Doing what is right is tougher than doing what you desire.” She had personal experience with this. She was aware of it due to the fact that she had led a life in which money and excitement, including sex, were the primary motivators for her actions. Where getting forward meant putting victory ahead of doing what was right. It was all about the benefits that it may bring to her.Because he didn't say anything, she assumed that for some
Anna gave a slight shrug. "I've come to terms with the fact that I'm an outsider." She tinkered with the paper wrapping that was encircling her granola bar. Even her own mother acted as if she had sinned against the family by doing this."Is it true that your sister is going to start working for them right away?""Don't you think my file contains a little bit of everything?" She did not wait for an answer before continuing. "I've tried to stop her, but she just won't listen to me. She dreams of becoming the defense attorney that no one can defeat, and having a paycheck that reflects her success. She turned the topic back to him and continued talking. "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"He responded with a curt "No," as if she had asked him a question that was in poor taste. A possible indication that he had finished the conversation about himself.Regardless of the outcome, all of the talk about the shadowy parts of his past, as well as her own background, brought to mind something
After a few moments, Jerome hid her totally from Agent Jack's line of sight by moving her behind a trailer. She murmured in an agitated tone, "Why aren't we with Jack?" as she watched Jerome bend down and pull a piece of underpinning from the trailer. "Why aren't we with Jack?"They did not come across us on their own initiative. He beckoned for her to follow him into the shadowy area underneath the trailer. “Go.”She would have argued, but the sounds of gunfire that filled the air, followed by the sound of a motorcycle engine getting closer, prevented her from doing so. She did not dither any longer and immediately made her way beneath the house with Jerome following close behind. She suppressed a yelp when she was hit in the face with cobwebs. When a motorcycle sped immediately by their spot, Jerome rapidly installed the siding, and he didn't miss a single second of opportunity to do so. As soon as Anna realized how close they'd been to being found, any anxiety she'd been feeling ab
"I'm sorry, honey, but I have to tell you the truth, and I wasn't referring to you. I meant in general. Tell me. How does it make you feel to consider the idea of allowing someone like Pedro or Randy walk free on the basis of a damn technicality? Is it OK to let them go even if it will endanger the lives of more people? You're able to accept it, right?""No one claims that they are going to walk. However, what would you like for me to do? Fabricate evidence to ensure convictions?""How can you let them get away with it if you know that person is guilty, and you know that person will kill innocent people?"Her voice had a slight wheezing quality to it. "I am unable to fathom what transpired between the two of you when you were with Pedro; but, whatever it was, it obliterated your point of view." Her voice became more resolute and assertive as she spoke. "It is impossible for you to contribute to a system that you do not believe in. You can't put criminals behind bars if you're willing
She said to her boss that she hoped he understood, and this brought him back into the conversation after he had almost completely lost track of it. "I mean, what's the point in putting yet another D. A. in jeopardy. I am already complicit in this, and I have no problem remaining undercover until the trial is over.Anna had bombarded him with questions about the best places to hide and the strategies they would use to return to the courthouse in time for the trial. He had deduced that whenever she was uncomfortable, whether in or out of bed, she attempted to exert control over the situation. It made no difference to him at all. In point of fact, it gave him a certain amount of satisfaction to know that he had overcome the obstacle in bed.However, he did not understand why the concept of doing so outside of it appealed to him in the first place. Not that it made any difference any longer. It was inappropriate for him to be so close to her. At this moment, he was faced with the unenviab
Anna was shaken wake as her tumultuous argument with Jerome, in addition to her concern for her family, tormented her thoughts as she attempted to fall back asleep.As they drew into the parking garage of the hotel, she sat up straight. "Why are we coming to a halt?" "I need to get some sleep and eat a proper dinner." As he stepped out of the vehicle after pushing open the door, he did not look in her direction. She gave it a moment of thought before deciding how to respond to him, taking note of the fact that he had used the first person singular. The dispute that they had continued to cause tension between them, which was suffocating and ready to suffocate whatever remaining friendly feelings that they had for one another. And it made her uncomfortable. It caused her a great deal of annoyance.She had spent a large amount of time throughout the fight pretending to sleep while she was anxiously thinking about it. Trying to understand why the disagreement between them mattered so much
Anna's jaw was locked tightly. She hadn't planned on being this sour, yet here she was. And she was indeed under the impression that she had those previous emotions under control. She pushed her demons away and offered the desk clerk a pleasant smile.After a few minutes had passed, she joined Jerome in waiting nearby while he inserted a room key into a door handle. The atmosphere was charged with awareness, which defied the iciness of his demeanor. They were both aware that they might have different opinions regarding the legal system, but there was one subject on which they were both fully in agreement: sexual activity. Something that was going to be very difficult to ignore in their studio apartment with one bed.When Jerome pushed open the door to the hotel room, he was as conscious of Anna's proximity as he was of the next breath he would take. Actually more conscious of things. The act of breathing occurred automatically. Every moment that he was in close proximity to Anna, he y
He clenched his jaw in frustration as his eyes unconsciously wandered once more to those squeezable little nipples. His cock throbbed with pleasure. He unleashed the mounting irritation he was feeling on her by lashing out at her verbally. "I don't plan to dispute your legal competence. It is up to me to find a way for us to get out of this situation alive. We're safe. We will not be in danger. And we will talk to the appropriate individuals in order to get the trial started. Why don't you just let me get on with it without scrutinizing my every action?Neither he nor she anticipated that the other would shrink in the face of his assault. The natural arch of her brows lowered ever so slightly for a fraction of a second, and then her face contorted into an angry frown as she jabbed her small palms at her voluptuous hips. She asked me in complete disbelief, "You didn't dispute my abilities?" You threatened to take matters into your own hands if I didn't do what you told me to do, which