Jesse and Renee went to pick Christian up and hung out with Greg and Nancy. When they had shown up, Nancy had gasped as she had seen Jesse’s neck, but then she got that knowing look on her face. Renee’s face had been so hot that she got dizzy. She’d heard Greg ribbing Jesse about the love bites. She was really embarrassed but Jesse loved it. He was proud that she had marked him.
“So, I guess things went well on your first date out after having Christian,” Nancy said, smiling at her.
“Yes. I had a little too much to drink.”
“Nothing wrong with that. Anytime you two want to go out, you know who to call. Christian was an angel.”
“Thank you, Nancy. I appreciate you keeping him.”
Renee sighed. If he stayed angry then she knew what would happen later. She forced herself to go find him. He was in the bedroom taking his shoes off. He always showered and changed when he first got home. She slowly walked over as he stood up to take his clothes off. She walked over and stood in front of him as he pulled his shirt off. “What do you want, Renee? It’s been a messed up day and I just want to get in the shower and then relax.” “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you mad. I’m still nervous when you get mad, even if it isn’t at me.” Renee moved forward and wrapped her arms around him. She put her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. Her hands began to stroke his back and she heard his heartbeat get faster. She felt his skin ripple under her
Renee decided she was going to ask Jesse about going out on her own since she had done what he wanted her to. She was tired of being cooped up in the house all the time. She gathered her courage and walked into the living room. He was playing with Christian and she watched him for a few minutes. He really did love Christian. It was sweet to see him just playing trains with Christian like it was no big deal. She smiled and sat in the chair.“Jesse, I want to talk to you about something,” Renee said.“Yeah, sure,” Jesse said, not looking up.“You said if I acted like your wife, that you would allow me to live a normal life. So far, I haven’t been able to do that. I’m restless being cooped up in the house all of the time.”
When the front door opened, Renee ran to it. Jesse walked in, but he didn’t have Christian. Her breathing sped up and she felt like she was going to pass out. What had he done? He hadn’t taken off with Christian like he said he was going to, but had he actually hurt him? He hadn’t been gone that long. But, then again, it didn’t take long to do something to a small child. “What did you do to Christian?” Renee yelled. Jesse’s brows furrowed as he said, “I didn’t do anythingto him. What’s wrong with you? Why are you breathing soheavily?” “I came out of the room and you were both gone. And right after you said you were going to take him away from me. I tried calling your damn ph
She pressed her lips on his and kissed him lightly. Her heart was still beating fast, but this time it was from beingnervous. She knew Jesse wanted her so why was she still nervous about touching him? If anything, shouldn’t she be angryat herself for actually wanting to touch him? She had been tryingto make the best of her situation, but it still took her by surprise that she felt pleasure from his touch now. She had only madehim stop because she was still trying to suppress that sheactually felt good when he caressed her, but she knew that healready knew. But, the fact that he had stopped touching her even though he wanted to have sex did mean a lot to her.
“So, I was thinking we could go out tonight to celebrate the first month of our compromise. You interested?” Jesse asked. “Sure,” Renee responded as she finished putting the clothes away. “Do you have anything in particular you would like to do?” “Whatever you want to do is fine,” Renee responded absentmindedly. Her thoughts were on Kevin. Jesse might not realize it, but today was her and Kevin’s anniversary. It was also the day her life had turned into hell. Today made three years that she had been held prisoner. She had done everything she could think of to keep her mind off of it, but it had kept going back to those thoughts. She wondered what Kevin was doing now. Had he moved on yet? Was he happy now?
Kevin sat at the bar and ordered another round of drinks. He had moved from place to place over the past three years. Now, he was just tired. Was Renee even still alive? He had kept up hope for so long, but could he keep going? Every night it was the same thing over and over. He found a job, worked it for a while to keep himself in a motel, and then he moved on to the next place. He had started in Georgia with his search since the police had found Jesse’s car there. From there, he had gone to Alabama and then Tennessee. From there, he had hit Missouri. Going to the next state diagonal to the one he was in seemed like a good plan for now. He wasn’t sure which way to go, but he knew he couldn’t search the entire US. He would wind up spending the rest of his life doing that. And what happened if Jesse had moved from state to state as well? He could miss him if he went the wrong way with
She hit the clutch as they slowed down and came back to the building as well. When she climbed onto the back of hissnowmobile, she wrapped her arms around his waist andpressed into his back. He loved the feeling of it. She watchedhim as he shifted the snowmobile into gear and moved forward.He looked at it like it was a straight drive car. When he started getting to the point of changing gears she leaned forward so she could speak directly into his ear.“Do you hear how it’s starting to make that revving sound?”“Yeah,” Jesse shouted over his shoulder.“That&rsquo
Jesse pulled the chair out at the restaurant for Renee. He was going to give her a gift tonight since she had come around so much over the past five months. He knew she still didn't love him, but she acted like she cared at least. She would kiss him goodbye and hug him when he came home. She would even initiate sex now. She still got embarrassed when she first started, but once she got into it, she was aggressive. He smiled as he thought about it. He liked the aggressive side of her. She'd even gone out with Nancy and been talked into buying sexy lingerie to make her husband happy. He still owed Nancy for that one.He sat across from Renee and watched her as she looked at the menu. She was no longer afraid to order what she wanted. They had at least one date night a month now. Sometimes, she would even pick the places they went to. Renee smiled at him wh