Absolutely Unforgivable(55)
I smiled and then tugged his arm, pulling him into the bed with me. “What do you think you are doing?” he asked playfully, while trying to pull away.
“I want you to lay here with me. Please.”
He sighed and then wrapped his arms around me tightly, holding me as I started to fall asleep again. As my breath steadied, he started to get up. His movement woke me and I groaned and wrapped my arm around his tightly, not wanting to let him go. “Can’t believe you don’t have a TV in your room,” I said to him jokingly, with my eyes barely open.
He leaned over and pulled a remote out of the nightstand and pushed a button. “Who said I didn’t have a one?”
I turned my head and seen a big screen television slowly working its way down out of the ceiling. I grinned and sat up and he positioned himself next to me. I wrapped my arm in his and said, “Let’s watch a movie.”
“It’s late, Stacy. I don’t know if there are going to be many good movies on.” I laid my head in his lap and he flipped through the channels with one hand while running his fingers through my hair, careful not to go anywhere near the sore spot on the side of my head. We decided on a show about how the universe works on the science channel. The way he touched me was so soothing and relaxing. I was soon asleep yet again.
When I woke up the next morning I found Billy wasn’t there with me anymore. He was sitting in his chair reading a book. “Billy?” I said groggily, still not fully awake.
I sat up on the bed and he looked over at me. “Hey. How you feeling sleepy head?” He walked over to me, bent over the side of the bed, and kissed my forehead.
“Better. I think.” I reached up and touched the side of my head. I started to get out of bed; I wanted to go to the bathroom to check it out. But as I stood up I felt dizzy and had to sit back down.
“Where do you think you are going?”
“I’m sorry. I think I got up too fast.” This time I was much more careful as I made my way out of bed and to the bathroom. I bent over on the bathroom counter to get a better look at my face. The swelling had gone down and only a discolored bruise remained.
Billy stood in the door leaning against the frame and I turned around and shut the door pushing him out. “I need a girlie minute, please.”
I wanted to brush my teeth so bad but my toothbrush was upstairs so instead I just did the best I could with my finger and swished around mouthwash. I splashed some water on my face and then went back out to find Billy hadn’t moved. He stood there waiting for me patiently.
I couldn’t help but wonder at that moment how in the world this man could possibly still be single? His amazing good looks aside, he was so caring and attentive. How had some girl not already snatched him up? It just didn’t make sense.
Chapter 12 - Recovery
When I started to feel better I decided I should start sleeping in my own bed again, much to Billy’s objections. But I felt bad. I couldn’t stay in his room anymore. He had been sleeping in that chair for days now and I wasn't going to let him put himself out for misplaced guilt he felt over something that wasn’t his fault. It was an accident. If anyone was to blame, it was me for jumping in his arms in the first place. Well really, if anyone was to blame it would be the pervert who was trying to take pictures of my panties.
Mindy continued to come around daily to check on me. Sometimes with Bree, sometimes with Darla and Starla. The only person not around to check on my well-being every day was my boyfriend. He was getting busier and busier trying to finish up his big land deal and whatever else he was working on. I wasn’t sure. All I really knew is that he was hardly ever home. On days he did come home from work, he would leave early in the morning and come home late at night, exhausted.
There was one other change in my life that wasn’t exactly so small. He was a 6’4” mammoth of a man named Vincent, or Vin as everyone else called him. He was two hundred and fifty pounds of pure muscle, with a chest that spanned fifty-seven inches. Vin went to school with Billy and Jeromy. After high school Vin took off and joined the Marines. When he came home he started bulking up pretty heavily and then started working in the personal protection field. His newest client was me.
After finding out about the stalker, Billy and Jeromy completely overreacted and hired Vin to stick with me since they were pretty sure they couldn’t keep me locked up in the house for the rest of my life. They were right. I hated having Vin tail me everywhere but I also knew his presence wasn’t up for discussion.