***Hello and sorry for the late submission. Have been so busy. But some things to clear up, on the last chapter, some were a bit confused about the ending. At the very end of the chapter, I put the translation of the conversation in another language at the end. I did that because in the middle of the story, it looked too confusing and messy. I will try a different format to see if it works better when I am translating from one language to another. By the by, thanks for your amazing comments and emails. Without further delay, here's the next chapter.***
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Sally wheeled her bike to the end of the road and stopped. It would take less than a minute to change shoes, get on the bike and leave but she hesitated. Looking back, she also realized it would take less than five minute to tell him how she felt.
'He could have gone with any of the girls there tonight but he took you as his date. He wanted you,'
her conscience remarked. Sighing, she turned back.
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Storm had his back to the door. He glanced back at it least twice already trying to convince himself that there were so many other women he could have at the snap of his fingers.
'But those women would bend to you every whim but Sally won't. Her life is separate from yours,'
his conscience piped in. He didn't have any proof, but his gut instincts told him Sally wouldn't change who she was just to appease him. He knew she was scared, scared and attracted to him, and he wanted her with him tonight. But Megan had to fuck up his plans with her childish school girl crush.
'You should have had more patience with her.'
For the last two months, he had not stopped thinking about her. The desperate want to touch her again took over every rational thought.
"Fuck!" he muttered as he headed for the door. He was going to bring her back and they were going to talk about what happened between them.
As soon as Storm opened the door, he found his path blocked by Megan, wearing a long coat and smiling flirtatiously. She reached for him but Storm took two steps back which allowed her entry in the house. Megan then dropped her coat and stood in front of Storm naked, wearing only her strappy Jimmy Choo's.
"Meg..." Storm began but was cut off as she threw herself at him and began to kiss him.
Storm grabbed her arms and pushed her away from him only to look behind her at the open door to see Sally watching the entire scene.
"Sally! Sally! Wait!" Storm yelled as Sally retreated into the night.
He moved to go around Megan but she grabbed his arm. Storm pulled his arm up breaking her hold as he turned to her and yelled, "Get off me Megan and leave me alone," then going after Sally.
"Sally! Sally wait! Just hold on a sec," he said catching up to her and reaching for her arm.
She wrenched her arm from his grasp, "Leave me alone..."
"Stop! Come back inside..."
"I'm not coming anywhere near you or her. Go back to her..."
"No...you came back. Don't do..." getting frustrated, he grabbed her arm tightly and began pulling her back up the driveway.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Sally yelled but Storm ignored her.
Entering the house, he noticed that Megan was still standing in his foyer naked. Sally stopped squirming when she saw Megan and watched as Storm grabbed Megan's arm, walked her to the door, shoved her out and slammed the door behind him. Turning back, Storm noticed Megan's coat was still on the floor. Remembering that she was naked, he grabbed the coat, opened the door, threw it at her and slammed the door again. This time he locked it and set the alarm, all the while retaining his hold on Sally's arm.
"Storm, stop this," Sally yelled as she struggled to get away from him.
She managed to get an arm free and turned to leave but Storm grabbed her around her waist. Lifting and carrying her to his bedroom, he dropped her on his bed where she began to struggle, hitting and kicking to be free.
"Stop it Sally," Storm commanded but she wasn't listening.
He tried to grab her hands but couldn't get a grip so he flipped her on her stomach trapping her hands beneath her. But Sally got a hand free and elbowed him in the stomach. Storm grunted and moved back slightly. With the space, Sally turned over and raked her nails along his left peck.
"You bitch!" he yelled jumping back from her as she got up and backed away from him.
Seeing her look at the door for her escape, Storm very slowly walked to the door and slammed it shut then closed it with the electronic lock. Looking at the fear in her eyes, he barely acknowledged her as he walked to his bathroom. He heard when she went to the door, trying to get it open but the lock on his bedroom door was now in sync with the house alarm. It was an extra security feature he had ordered built into the system when it was being installed.
He came from the bathroom with strips of cloth. He tied one at each of the small post at the bottom of his bed and the third he tied at the middle of his headboard. He was shirtless and like a predator stalking a prey, he watched as Sally moved to the corner of the room, looking for another way to escape. Her dress was hanging off one shoulder and he looked at her as he undressed, the angry red scratches now plainly visible on his chest.
"Come here Sally," he said softly but kindness was not in his eyes.