Fighting it off

Chapter 34

Esmeralda

The evening went on as if it never wanted to end.

I was now in the pool outside, my legs dipped in the warm water that caressed my skin, reminded me of those days I would go to the stream with Chelsea to wash our clothes cause we couldn't afford to go to the town's laundry service.

"Can I join you?" I turned to see Jerry, with a glass of wine in his hands and a plate of bruschetta as he stared down at me.

"You can at anytime. I'm not the owner of the pool." I said, and he chuckled before sitting down.

Thank god he was wearing a short cause his trousers would be soaking wet. The pool was magnificent!

"You want?" He asked, raising the plate of delicious mouth watering bruschetta at me.

I nodded, picking a tooth pick and taking one large bruschetta before grabbing it with my hand and began to chew. It was delicious.

"Are you okay?'

"No."

"Wanna talk about it?" He asked again, gulping down the wine.

"I don't think it's a good idea to talk about it. You won't even ans