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Lusted After You 28. A Date
"Here we are ...." Marco said as he steered the car towards the park. I looked at him from where I was sitting. He looked back at me, a small smile on his lips."What place is this?" I asked, feeling quite curious.Marco's smile seemed to grow more enthusiastic. "It's my favorite place in the whole world. Want to come in?" he asked as he opened my door.I nodded, infected by his enthusiasm."Come on, then." He extended his hand to me, which I gladly took.I stared at him for quite a while, unconsciously showing him a hesitant face."Wonder what's wrong?" he asked.I shrugged my shoulders. "Nothing... it's just that I think the words "your favorite place" and "park" are not something that can be combined."My heart throbbed as he laughed very softly. "Trust me ...."As we walked towards the park, I started to feel my body warm up with excitement. It felt like I was stepping into a different world."Do you like it?" Marco asked, rubbing my hand with his thumb."Yeah... I've never been t
Lusted After You 1. A Stranger
St. Louis, Missouri I'm here now, in what is considered the most dangerous city in the United States. If it wasn't for Kim, I wouldn't have bothered to travel so far just to get her this fucking file. Damn her brain for always forgetting things that are important to her and having to involve me as a delivery-girl.I took my cell phone out of my bag, dialed Kim. I hoped she would answer soon so that the incident-that-I-won’t-to-tell wouldn't happen again like last time."Hello, Leanne, are you here?" she said on the second ring."Now quickly tell me where to go?""Get a taxi, I will send you the address." From the tone in which she spoke, I could tell that she was in a hurry for some reason."Pray to your God that I always remember that you are my best friend," I said simply."I'll text you, Leanne." That was the last word before she unilaterally ended the call. Truly a person who understood gratitude.Actually, Kim is not really the type of person who is very annoying. She just gets
Lusted After You 2. A Shot
After Kim's departure, which was a relief, I decided to wander around for a while. Fortunately, she was in a hurry, so she wouldn't pursue her question. I succeeded in lying by saying that Pedro (our best friend) had hugged me before the flight. At least in her haste, Kim just believed what I said.It seemed like visiting fun places around here couldn't go wrong. I opened Google Map, searched for interesting places around here and found Colombus Square Park. Seven minutes away by car. Okay, not too far either.Kim is calling..."For God's sake, what is it again, Kim?" I said in an unusual tone."I'm sorry, Leanne …. Really, but I wanted to ask you one more favor. The folder I brought was wrong. Please bring—""Where did you put it?" I asked, cutting her off."I'm really sorry, Leanne," she squeaked.I let out a long breath. I was absolutely sure that right now her expression must be that of a child who had just finished standing on the corner of the wall. Coupled with the baby-like co
Lusted After You 3. A Question
"No, Isaac. I don't think she knows who I am. She did it out of humanity."That deep voice made me regain consciousness. I blinked slowly, only to discover that I was in an unfamiliar room dominated by gray and white."No. I've destroyed the CCTV and I'm still wearing gloves."I looked at a man standing with his back to me. He was wearing jeans combined with a thin white shirt with the sleeves folded up to his elbows. From here I could see his sturdy arms and beautiful back. Intending to listen to his conversation, I decided not to show any signs that I had woken up. Although I tried desperately to endure the pain in my shoulder. A thick blanket covered me up to my neck. I was eager to open it, but was afraid that the handsome man would find out about my consciousness."Let's just say I'm unlucky if it's going to be like that. You know for a fact, don't you, that I can always evade the police."Wait, what? Why is he bringing up the police? Sure enough … what if I'm involved too? No, n
Lusted After You 4. An Accident
"Who are they? Why are they following us?" I asked frantically. My heart was racing fast, my breath was ragged."Calm down, let's just say they don't like me," he replied quickly. He steered the car into a fairly quiet lane. I saw from the rearview mirror that the black sedan was still following this car."What the—aaakkkhhhh!" I screamed hysterically as the bullet fired and hit the rear windshield, making a loud shattering sound."Unbuckle your seat belt!" he ordered."What for?""Drive my car!""I can't drive with one hand.""You can use a gun?""What? Of course not!""Therefore, drive the car—"Prang!"Hurry up!"Quickly, I unbuckled my seat belt, and so did the young man. We switched positions with great difficulty, until the car felt like it was swaying right and left. I ignored the pain in my shoulder and drove the car without wearing the seat belt.He opened the desk on the dashboard and found a revolver-type firearm. He opened the car window and looked out. A shot rang out fro
Lusted After You 5. A Not-Prince Charming
He lowered his head while his hands tightened on the steering wheel. "I can't say it. I'm sorry. And now I'm even more burdened because you've helped me twice.""Then you'll have to pay," I said flatly and quickly. He looked at me with an inexplicable gaze. "Give me an explanation.""Other than that.""I don't want anything else," I retorted, not to be outdone."Then be prepared for disappointment." The young man replied softly and coldly."But you promised me."He ruffled his hair and growled, "You've turned my two principles against me." The man let out a long breath. "Well, let's just say that I'm not a man whose life is smooth and doesn't have a variety of problems chasing me wherever I go. You know, I've done something that makes them angry and eager to take my life. Are you satisfied?""I'm not really surprised," I commented in a coldly pretentious tone. Although inwardly I was thinking about what he had done to put his life in danger.The roar of the car sounded faintly, growin
Lusted After You 6. A Kiss
For a moment, Marco looked surprised. But it quickly disappeared as he immediately changed his expression to a calm one. "Are you serious?"" I am," I replied confidently. "Kiss me."Without any rush (like he did in the elevator earlier), Marco's left hand grabbed my waist to bring me closer, at the same time as his right hand cupped my cheek. I had already closed my eyes when those thin lips touched mine. He didn't do it hastily, gently and carefully as if I was the most fragile creature in the world.I squeezed his coat, trying to prevent Marco from ending the kiss quickly. He was still gently sucking on my lips, and I didn't want to let him go so soon. The reluctance to separate from him was driving me crazy and I wished that Marco would always be near me.His lips movement stopped. I opened my eyes and was greeted by his dark irises. A feeling of deja vu came over me. Marco pulled away from the hug, but not the catch on my cheek. He rubbed my lower lip with his thumb. "I remember
Lusted After You 7. A Party
Three days had passed since the incident and I had never once seen Marco again. However, the memory of him didn't want to leave my head, nor did the pain of the gunshot wound on my left shoulder.Thankfully, the shot only grazed the periphery of the shoulder, not penetrating the flesh or bone. So I didn't need to go to the hospital and avoided the doctor's question of where I got this gunshot wound. And without me answering, they would have guessed that I got it from a gunshot incident in a cafeteria. If that was the case, the police would join in. They would question me, Marco's name would inevitably be mentioned, and the accident I had a few days ago would also be revealed.I'm not safe. I've had almost two run-ins with the police in my day here. And both of them were related to Marco. According to what I heard at his house when he called Isaac, Marco is indeed a suspicious person. Ninety percent of me was convinced that Marco was a bad guy who was always being chased by people and
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