LOGINThe next day and the day after were a blur of repetitions. I arrived at the office to help Melissa sort out her report until four PM when we closed for the day, and I slipped out of the station without bumping into Jason.I had his texts unarchived, but never responded. After that interaction, even his good mornings came off wrong to me. I wasn't sure I could trust an interaction with him not to head out faster than hot air out of a leaking balloon.It surprised me that he never showed up at the office unannounced; it also bothered me because that meant he was cooking up something else.The next two days after that however, weren't as peaceful. He always managed to pop up when I came down to help Melissa refill her coffee and get one for myself.I had been up late recently, exchanging texts with a certain university lecturer who was supposed to be preparing his lecture materials for subsequent lectures.We saw each other every evening, most of which were at his place. Hanging out with
"Wait one second. You literally sold cocaine to a bunch of teenagers and called it baking powder?" I asked with a laugh."It's not like they weren't aware what it was, that's just the code name we have it." He shrugged."Still, baking powder? Seriously?" I was now rolling on my back."I'm glad you are finding my criminal record hilarious." He said, rolling his eyes at me.True be told, when he mentioned he wanted to tell me more about his past, specifically the bad things he had done, I was a little scared.The moment I had promised wouldn't turn me away was somewhat here and it suddenly made me aware of the weight of my promises.I guess I underestimated myself, though, because even though Theron had been a pickpocket, a hired arsonist, broken into people's homes to steal, a runner for drug dealers, and almost worked as a stripper at a club, I didn't feel bothered much.Not that I wasn't bothered or unmoved, I was scared quite alright. But I wasn't scared of Theron, I was scared for
Melissa's 4 PM alarm echoed across the office, signifying a benchmark to end today's work. We had gotten a decent amount of files sorted out for her, and the rest to be picked up tomorrow. I only have one case still in progress, so I'd barely taken half an hour to compile."Alright, we'll pick it up from here tomorrow." Melissa said with an exhausted sigh.Not that I could blame her, I had walked around the office countless times to stretch my back and legs. She had somehow managed to remain seated throughout the day."Alright, I'll see you tomorrow." I replied, a smile creeping across my face."You suddenly seem energetic, what's up?" She asked with a cocked brow."Just excited to get the day over with." I winked."I see, enjoy your evening." She replied with a knowing look.I grabbed my jacket from my table, shooting Melissa one final smile before I left the office. Each step I took down the stairs filled me with more eagerness to take the next. I was approaching a corner so fast th
I couldn't really even recall when I started kissing him back, maybe it was when I felt him pulling away or when I felt his fingers against my waist. The euphoria from the moment threatened to send me beyond cloud 9 as the warmth of his lips sent ripples across my body, and it caused a little excitement down below, but I ignored the latter. We stopped momentarily, breathing lightly as we looked in each other's eyes. A shy smile tugged his lips as his eyes fell to my chest. "Let's head to bed then." I said with a smile of my own and he nodded. That night was the first time we slept cuddled up in his bed. He pulled me close by the waist, burying his head in my chest. The scent of him teased my nose, but I no longer felt weird for craving it, so I breathed it in with the air as I closed my eyes to sleep. The next morning, I woke up to the sound of light music. I rubbed my eyes and turned to greet Theron good morning, but he wasn't in bed anymore. Groggily, I stood up from the
Theron let out a satisfied sigh as he pulled off his helmet. The ride home had been one of our best. Not that anything different happened, but it felt better in a way.And the date, even better."You certainly are a dynamite of surprises." I chuckled, handing him my helmet."You have no idea." He smirked.Confidence, I liked that."And you certainly knew something about that place, did Melissa talk to you before me?" I asked, loosening my shirt buttons."Yeah, it was sort of on my dream list." He replied."Ooo, Dream list?" I sang curiously."It's something Falcon had me write up." He mentioned as we walked to his bedroom."She's pretty invested in your well-being." I noted."I guess I have her a second chance at being a good big sister." He shrugged."Same way I probably have Granny a chance at closure for her lost grandson." I chuckled lightly."Look at us, spreading redemption without a care." He laughed."I am interested in this dream list though." I said, free-falling into his be
Perhaps I should have mentioned it earlier, but my mind had been so focused on other things that I only remembered it when we were about to start.I didn't know how to dance, maybe I did before my memory went poof, but right that moment, I was blank. Not even muscle memory looked like it was going to work for me.Theron must have seen the conflict in my eyes, he wrapped his hands around my neck, pulling me closer."Just follow my lead." He breathed in my ear.The air from his lips sent a tingle through my skin. His eyes seemed filled with a look of accomplishment.Then he moved, and I with him. If it weren't for the fact that it was a slow dance, I would have probably tripped or tumbled on the first move.But as the dance progressed, I got familiar with the movements which added extra sync to our dance."Now you are getting it." Theron smiled."What can I say? I had a pretty good teacher." I replied with a playful shrug."I don't know about that." He chuckled."Well, I do." I whispere







