house. She lightly touched the glass as he walked in the room. “Samantha?”
She turned around and smiled. “Oh, I didn’t see you there.” “Are you all right?” he asked.
“I was just thinking … that’s all. I’m OK. Well, maybe not OK.
The man I loved, I wanted to kill and now, I realize that I still love him
…you. Then, another man, who IthoughtI fell in love with … betrayed
me and lied to me. He killed my brother just so he could get me to kill
you. Heusedme for his own purpose. He pretended he was FBI.” “He didn’t pretend. HeisFBI,” Jack said.
“Really?”
“Yeah, he’s FBI. I know … my brother… the agent, but to be
honest, a bad man with a badge is worse than a bad man who commits
crimes.”
“I know,” she sat next to him. “I am trying … really hard to
forget…”
“I don’t know how I can make it up to you. Do you think
revenge would work?”
“I don’t understand.Revenge?”
“Do to me … hurt me like I hurt you.”
“I did kind of stab you before. It felt pretty good when I did it.” He smiled and shook his head. “It did hurt like hell.” “Can I ask you something?”
“Of course,” he said.
“Whydidyou do it?”
“Do you remember the very first time?”
She closed her eyes and nodded. “Yeah, I cuffed you and threw
you on the bed. I was rough with you,right?”
“Yeah, and I thought … I know … bad idea … that … well … I
wasn’t sure if you remembered who I was … I thought youforgotabout
me. I was trying to relive that. I amsosorry. I never want to hurt you.
When we make love, that’s what I want it to feel like.”
“I have to admit something to you.”
“What’s that?”
“The first night, I dosed your wine with cough syrup. We didn’t
sleep together. I justpretendedthat we did.”
“I know,” he smiled.
“You knew and you played along?”
“Yeah, I thought you had something up your sleeve and I was
still alive, so I figured I’d find out soon enough … and I did.” Sam stood up. “What do you want out of us?”
“I want to be with you. I’d give up everything to be with you. I’d
be content with just running my bar, if I had you by my side. Of course,
I have to rebuild it.”
“I’ll pay for it to be rebuilt. I’m glad that no one got hurt,
though.”
“Me, too, Samantha. I’ll let you rest. I’ll see you in the morning,”
he stood up and went to leave the room.
Sam grabbed his arm gently. “Wait,” she took a deep breath. He looked into her eyes. “What is it?”
“Iloveyou. I’m sorry that I was stupid enough to fall for Parker.
I’m sorry I ever laid eyes on him. I’m sorry that I ever had sex with
him,” she wiped the tears as they streamed down her face. “Jack, I want
… to be … with…”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I wantyou.”
He pulled her close to him and kissed her passionately.
“Samantha, no more teasing?” he smiled.
“No more teasing,” she cried.
“Allure, I’ll always treat you with love and respect. I just want
you so bad,” he said.
“I want you, too,” she said, as she closed the bedroom door and
locked it. “Would you really give up your world for me?”
“There would not be much to give up. The money is here. The
businesses can go. We’ll rebuild the bar. I never want to let you go again.
Honey, when I said I owned you, I didn’t mean that I owned you. Ihate
how I treated you. I just want the chance to show you … remind you of
how we were.”
“Remind me…” she whispered.
He scooped her up carefully and laid her on the large king-sized
bed. He laid next to her and held her tightly. “I do so love you, Allure,
and I’vemissedyou.”
“I missed you, too. No one waseveryou,” she pulled him close
to her. He slowly unbuttoned her blouse and ran his hand down her
chest lightly. “Even when you were teasing me, you enjoyed it, didn’t
you?”
“Yes, it brought me back to the way we were.”
“This is the way we can always be,” he whispered, as he kissed
her neck.
“I’m sorry for hurting you,” she said.
“And, I’m sorry for hurting you. I won’teverhurt you again. I
love you, Allure.”
“Do you remember … the night out on the balcony?” “I’llneverforget,” he kissed her wanting mouth and rolled over
on top of her. “I will always love you and treat you like you deserve.” “Show me how much you’ve missed me,” she whispered, as he
made passionate, gentle love to her.
The past few months were a betrayal, but her love erased the
hate she once felt for this man. Her hate wasmisplaced. Yes, he hurt her,
but she understood the reasons and she even hurt him back. It wasn’t about the past anymore. It wasn’t about the betrayal of
Parker. She thought in the back of her mind, that if she could she’d rub
it in Parker’s face… she definitely would.Hewas the bastard. Pretended
to be what he wasn’t, whereas, Jack was never fake about who he was.
Yes, there was that day … but it wasn’t rape… yes, it was a little
rough… but it slowly was erased from her mind and all she wanted to be
was here, in his arms, with the man she loved deeper than her own soul.