Thump!
There, she heard it again. She was sure this time. Something had awaken her and now she knew it was a noise coming from inside the house. She listened intently for another sound, but heard nothing.
She was alone in the big house, while her husband traveled on business. Normally, being alone was not a problem as she had grown accustomed to sleeping by herself in the king size bed with the comfortable pillow top. This time when he left she felt as if something were wrong between them, something was missing or temporarily broken that needed to be fixed. She wished he were here in bed with her cuddled up tight after some good sex.
Sex always fixed everything, whether it was slow easy sex, kinky sex or sex with others involved. They both enjoyed sharing each other and often included extra players in the bedroom.
Tonight, though, she was alone, and was certain that she had heard something. Had she locked the doors and set the alarm? She retraced her steps through the house as she had made her way to the bedroom earlier. She had set her glass and snack dish in the sink after rinsing them both off, had turned off the kitchen light, then checked the French doors that led to the swimming pool. She had giggled the front door knob and flipped the latch on the deadbolt before punching in the 'secret' four digit alarm code.
Some secret. With all of the remodeling work having been completed lately, it seemed like every other worker had the code so they could gain entry when she and her husband were at work.
She decided he only way to be certain everything was okay was to get out of bed and go check. She had a .22 pistol in the nightstand she could take with her for protection, but she dismissed the idea as overreaction. She slid the covers back and swung her long legs over the side of the bed. She sat upright and stood, tilting her hear to listen and see if her movement would result in movement in another part of the house. She heard nothing at all except for the ticking of the old style clock in the hallway.
Dressed only in her black baby doll lingerie she tiptoed to the bedroom door and snuck a peek out into the hallway. She saw nothing and ventured down the hallway towards the living room moving as quietly as she could. She was sure that if there was someone in the house, they would hear her heart beating against her chest. She took a couple of slow, deep breaths and stepped into the living room. She would have to walk across the room to the foyer to check the door and the alarm keypad.
Quickly she glanced around the large room, peering into the kitchen and dining room areas for signs of an intruder, but saw nothing had been moved from its earlier location. She walked towards the front door with more confidence, checked the lights on the alarm pad and reassured herself that the alarm was armed. Even so, she checked the front door locks and then, breathing a sigh of relief, rested her head against the door. She felt silly having worried about someone gaining entry. The door felt cool against her head so she rolled her forehead from side to side taking a little pleasure from the cool surface.
Suddenly, she saw movement from the corner of her eye but before she could react he was on her. His left hand covered her mouth smothering her scream while his right hand brought a knife up to her throat. She could feel the cold, sharp edge against her throat and stopped struggling.
Through gritted teeth his hot breath rolling over her neck said, " Just do as I say and you won't be hurt. Understand?"
