The Chase, Amber Riel [best english books to read txt] 📗

in the process but I can reassure you that nothing happened because I am a gentleman and I respect Sam…. The most we did was cuddle…. That might not make me sound too manly but that’s the most that happened.”  Louis sighed and smiled.  “I won’t let it happen again…. My apologizes…. And don’t blame Sam either….”

          Ron smiled.  “Good, but Annie and Lainie are still sleeping and I would appreciate if the both of you aren’t in the same bed…. Annie will flip and Lainie will ask questions that she’s not old enough to understand the answers to.”

          “Don’t worry, Ron.”

          “Okay…. And if something did happen last night, I better not become an uncle in nine or ten months from now while you two aren’t married.”

          Louis shook his head.  “Nothing happened last night….”

          Ron laughed.  “I’m just joking, man.  Sorry, Sam…. It’s a guy thing…. We have to joke like that.”

          “I’ll tell Annie on you for that,” I replied, kind of smiling.

          “If you do then you’ll have to explain to her about you sleeping the same bed as Louis and believe me she’ll jump straight to conclusions.”  Ron left the room, closing the door behind him.

          “What are friends for huh?” Louis asked he locked eyes with me.  “Did you have another nightmare last night?”

          I shook my head.  “No this time I had some strange dream that’s kind of hard to explain and remember.”

          Louis laughed.  “Of course.”  We shared a long and exciting kiss as he pulled me closer to him and then pulled away.  “Good morning by the way, honey.”

          “Good morning to you too, sweetie.”  I smiled as I placed both of my hands on his rugged face as I noticed his facial hair was starting to grow but it was barely noticeable from far away.  “Someone needs to shave.”

          “No I thought I’d just grow my beard in,” he spoke as he laughed.  “I know…. I usually do but with everything that’s going on it’s been crazy or else I would have…. I think the last time that I actually shaved was while we were at Carmen’s….”

          I let my smile grow as I locked eyes with him and kind of laughed.  “You should let your beard grow in and fix it up like Tony Stark.”  I laughed a little bit louder as I watched him puff out his left cheek with his tongue.

          “Like Tony Stark?  No,” he replied.  “I will not fix myself up as Iron Man…. Besides, that kind of makes me jealous, knowing that you have a crush that guy…. The actor and apparently the character,” he joked as he shook his head.

          I couldn’t keep myself from laughing.  I almost fell out of the bed when his hands caught me and pulled me up, closer to him.

          “Be careful now, honey.”  He looked at me and sighed.  “You better get back to your room before Annie and Lainie come in here to see what’s going on.”

          I nodded and slid my feet on the floor as I moved away from him and began to walk toward the door.

          “See you later today.”

          “Okay, Louis.”  I worked my way out of the room and slightly closed the door behind.  I looked down the further end of the hall to make sure that no one else had been there.  I sighed in relief to see that it was empty of life.

 

          I sat on the couch which I realized had a mixture of dark colors which made crisscross markings over one another.  Annie sat in the room with me, explaining about the house which Ron had built just in case for some reason they needed a place to stay.  She explained that they would also visit on occasions just to escape and Ron could have free time to spend with her and Lainie without anyone interrupting.  “The police was telling everyone that we were in the witness protection program to throw off anyone who might seem suspicious.  Ron had called Louis to let him know what was going on so he could get you and Lainie out of there which he already knew our emergency plan anyways because of the fact it’s his job and Ron told him what this place was going to be used for anyways,” she continued.  “I’m so glad that you guys are finally here and safely I might add.”

          I nodded.  We finally had a chance for relaxation instead of being on a time limit for a change.  “At first, I thought Louis was going to be a total jerk which he was at the beginning of the trip but then I started to see what you were trying to tell me the whole.  He started opening up to me and explained to me about his wife he had lost to cancer.”

          Annie smiled.  “So he actually told you about her?”

          I nodded again as tears filled my eyes.  “That was kind of the beginning of everything.  I mean we had moments before that but that was the first time that I really got to see him open up…. And the night before we went to Carmen’s, this creepy man had broken into the hotel room I was staying in with Lainie…. This man climbed on my bed and if it wasn’t for Louis he probably would have done some terrifying things to me and Lainie…. We’d most likely be dead by now…. Louis was mad at me because in a way it was my fault for not listening to him but I grew mad at him because he wouldn’t leave me alone about it…. I felt horrible but he just made me feel worst….”

          Annie’s smile kind of grew.

          “But the next day he apologized for yelling at me and I apologized for going off on him as well…. When he was showing me his soft side, I thought it was because of Lainie but then at Carmen’s when Lainie wasn’t around he was starting to change his attitude toward me for the better….” The tears slowly began falling from my eyes and down my cheeks as I spoke.  “I had a nightmare the first night at Carmen’s and he actually comforted me and I thought that he was going to kiss me then but he didn’t…. Then the next day after he explained about his wife, I thought he would kiss me then but he still didn’t…. He actually told me that he was waiting for the right moment…. Then later that day at the mansion when he actually was stupid enough to run into that burning building,” I said as I kind of laughed, “I panicked…. When he appeared to reassure me that everything was alright…. I started crying and yelling at him and that was when he finally kissed me…. Kind of to shut me up….” I kind of smiled at the thought.  “The kiss…. Oh my gosh…. I have never felt anything like it…. It was unbelievably amazing…. And since then every kissed we shared seemed to grow with the amazement and excitement…. It went beyond fireworks like most people would describe…. The feeling…. I don’t even know how to describe how amazing they get each time.”

          Annie smile kind of turned into a giggle.  “My dear sister, you’re falling in love…. I know the feeling…. It’s the feeling I get when I kiss Ron…. Every time and it’s amazing how each time it seems to get better than the last…. It doesn’t matter if we kiss for a moment or if we kiss for what feels like forever…. Each kiss gets deeper…. That goes with learning about the guy as well and talking to him…. Getting to know each other…. Not just physically…. Intimacy…. Communication…. Sadly most people get married for the physical part; they could care less about anything else which is important in a marriage.... Believe it or not but when I first met Ron, I thought that he was the biggest nerd I have ever met but when I decided to give him a chance and when I did I felt that he was the one I wanted…. I didn’t want any other man…. I wanted Ron…. I just fell in love with him…. And I know that you and Louis are meant for each other…. I mean when Christy was alive I didn’t think that because he was happy with her but the past couple of years without her presence being there he started getting lonely and felt that he didn’t deserve to be with anyone else that’s when he started the whole thing about being a total jerk to every girl he met…. When I planned the vacation for you to come down, I figured he had enough time to mourn and you had enough heart breaks…. I hated seeing the both of you alone and this is going to sound ridiculous,” she kind of laughed as she spoke but I actually took a picture that I had with you and me and a picture I had of Louis and Ron…. I folded both pictures in half and placed the side of you next to the side with Louis from the other picture and….” Her smile grew.  “I could see it…. I could see the two of you together and you two looked so cute together…. The problem was when you two were together you two just kept arguing which disappointed me,” she said as she frowned.  “I felt that my dreams had been shattered….” Her frown quickly turned upside as she smiled with a gleam in her eyes which sparkled like stars in the pale moon light.  “But now you two are finally together and now I can be happy again.”

          I smiled as I shook my head.  I hadn’t realized all of the trouble we must have caused for her when Louis had first dropped me off at the mansion.

          “MUMMY!” Lainie screamed as she ran into the room and wrapped her small little arms around Annie’s neck.

          “Lainie,” Annie replied with a smile as she hugged Lainie back in return.

          “I missed you and daddy so much.”  Lainie began to cry into Annie’s shirt.

          “I know and we missed you too…. Did you have fun with Auntie Samantha and Uncle Louis?”

          Lainie locked eyes with Annie and smiled.  “Yes I did, mummy, and they kissed a lot after we left Auntie Carmen and Uncle Eric’s house.”

          Annie laughed.  “I’ll bet.”  She looked at me and winked.

Kidnapped

          Louis and Ron walked into the living room to join us.  They had been busy carrying the bags from the car and bringing them to the rooms.  Lainie’s eyes lit up as she seen Ron and ran over to him, hugging his knees.  “DADDY!”

          Ron smiled as he looked down at his beloved daughter.  “Good morning, Lainie.”

          “Good morning, daddy.”

          “I’m glad to see you.”

          “I’m glad to see you too.”

          Louis walked over to me and sat down as he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him.  “What have you three lovely ladies been talking about?” he asked.

          “Well, Lainie just came in