Free In My Arms by Taryn Plendl Page B

picked up my glass of wine and sipped.
    We ate our soup and sandwiches and moved to the sofa with our wine.  Trevor laid back and pulled me down to lay between his legs.  I scooted back against his chest, feeling the warmth of his body as he wrapped his arms around me, gently drawing circles on my arm with his fingers.
    “Can I ask you something?”  Trevor asked.
    “Of course.” 
    “Did Kyle ever hurt you before that night?”  I could feel the strain in his voice as he asked.
    “No.  Looking back now, I see how verbally abusive he was, but before that night, he’d never put a hand on me in anger.”  I assured him.
    “What happened with you two?”  He pulled me deeper into his arms.
    I sighed, knowing I was about to share something that had filled me with such humiliation at the time.  “I walked in on him screwing some girl on our couch.” 
    “Are you fucking kidding me?”  Trevor turned my face toward his.
    “I wish I were.”  I smiled and shook my head.  “I was so humiliated Trevor.  I just grabbed my stuff and left.  Kyle tried to make it my fault, and couldn’t understand why I walked away.  I guess I knew our relationship had run it’s coarse for some time, but I never thought he would cheat on me.  I could never do that to someone.”  I turned back around and put my head back to rest on his chest.
    “He’s an ass Ava.  I’m not gonna lie, if I see him again I may not be able to stop myself from kicking the shit out of him for leaving bruises on you.” He growled.
    I couldn’t help myself.  I started to giggle.
    “You think that’s funny?”  He tickled my sides as I doubled over if a fit of giggles.  I rolled myself over so that I was lying stomach to stomach with him.
    “No, it’s not funny.  I guess I just don’t ever remember someone taking up for me like that.  Thank you for wanting to protect me.  It actually means a lot.”  I leaned down and gave him a kiss.
    “Will you stay with me tonight?  He brushed my hair away from my face.
    “I don’t have a change of clothes Trevor, and we have work in the morning.”  I put my head down on his chest, closing my eyes as I heard his heartbeat right under my ear.
    “We can swing by your place in the morning.  I will give you plenty of time, please just stay with me.  I’m afraid if I let you walk out that door that I might not get to hold you like this again.” 
    “Okay, on one condition.”  I looked up at him.
    “What’s that?”  He smiled at me, tilting his head to the side.
    “That you take me back to your bed and let me enjoy that amazing body of yours again.”  I winked at him. 
    “As you wish!”  He sat up and scooped me up like I weighed nothing as he carried me to the bedroom, kissed me on the lips and lowered me to the bed.
     
    ***
    The night I spent with Trevor was more than I could have imagined.  He was the epitome of a passionate lover.  We explored each other’s bodies and he brought mine to new heights that I never knew were even possible.
    By the time we fell asleep in each other’s arms, it was well past midnight.  Even so, I woke up feeling better than I had in years. 
    Trevor showered and dressed for work and then took me to my place where I did the walk of shame past the doorman in the same clothes from yesterday.  Ever the professional, he just smiled. “Good morning Miss Murphy.”  I smiled back. “Good morning George.” I bit my lip to keep myself from giggling when he winked at me.
    Trevor made coffee as I showered and got myself ready for work.  After pulling on a grey shift dress and a red jacket with matching heels, I looked myself over.  My cheeks had a nice natural blush to them and I couldn’t help but smile, remembering last night.
    I pulled my hair back into a low ponytail and walked out to the kitchen. Trevor stood there with two travel mugs and a gorgeous smile! “Wow, I must say you clean up nicely.”
    “Thank you.” I reached out and