Chapter 274

She still looked pale but the improvement was that she was talking now but her eyes were still gazed upon the TV which was not anymore which made it very clear that she was not herself. He held her close trying to make her feel better as the words that came out of her were not very clear. He suggested that she go to bed and not think about it as everything is fine and she is safe and there was nothing to worry about. She slowly turned towards him with eyes wide open and her face almost pale made her lips look blood red overpowering the almost worn-out long lasting pink lipstick that adorned her lips. Slowly words came out, "I might be dead. I almost got into the car with him. I am not sure what came over me, I decided against it in the last minute and decided to take my chances and here I am Alive! I have never had such an experience in my life before. I was with him a few minutes ago and now he is in an ambulance. He is as old as I am and his birthday is couple of days before mine and he was even asking me if I wanted to celebrate it together as he was going to be in town next month". She was breathing heavily with her chest going up and down accentuating her curves. He helped her with her breathing by taking deep breaths with her and it took a couple of minutes for her to feel better. He was glad that he was there to help her through this and he was slowly starting to like her even more as he realized that there indeed was a gentle interior hidden inside the powerful exterior. For the very first time he was considering what his sister and Carissa had said. Also for the very first time he thought that maybe there is a reason why they bump into each other.

Holding her that close and looking into her eyes and those blood red lips almost touching her reminded him of the dance floor and he took major effort not to act on an impulse which was hold her tight and kiss her lips. He wanted to loosen his grip and move away from her but he couldn't, the more he tried the more difficult it seemed to do so. He pushed her hair towards the back and gently ran his fingers through her hair and said,” I will get you a glass of warm milk; drink it and go to bed; you will feel better in the morning". She nodded in agreement and he got up and went to the kitchen to get her some warm milk. While the milk was warming up in the microwave, he watched her looking scared on the sofa-bed with her chin resting on her knees with her hands hugging them. He felt pity on her, he never though he would see her like that, a strong beautiful women completely shaken up. He thought to himself, who wouldn't when you encounter a near death experience. He remembered the accident he encountered a couple of years ago and how scary it was. The microwave beeped and he picked up the milk and walked towards he and sat next to her and gave her the milk. She took it from him with a gentle smile and took a sip. She looked so vulnerable, he couldn't bring himself to leave her side; He rubbed his hands on her shoulders and realized how tense her muscles were. He said, “You are so tense, your muscles are so tight", and ran his hands behind her neck and gently massaged her neck. She put down the empty glass of milk and closed her eyes.