him aroused.
"Damn it Nate, why are you doing this? Why can't you just let me go - allow me to walk away and put the pieces of my life back together?"
"Can you do that, Kali? Can you go on, move on without me? I know I can't. I can't let you go. I have tried, every single day, for two years. You are a part of me, you make me feel. I feel nothing worth feeling without you-just coldness, loneliness and emptiness. Tell me what you want - what can I do to bring you back where you belong?"
"Belong? Belong, Nate? I don't belong to you anymore. I was willing to do anything you wanted. I gave up who I was to be with you. I gave in to all of your needs, I did as you asked, when you asked, and I never questioned you. I did things with you Nate that I still have nightmares about, and I gave up a part of me that I will never get back. I will never be whole again because of what I gave you, what I allowed myself to be when I was with you," she said turning away again.
"You gave it all willingly, Kali, or don't you remember it that way? I told you what was going to happen, each time, before it happened. You're right, you never questioned me, or the things that we did together. You craved it. You wanted it. And, you might have nightmares Kali, but my guess is that you fantasize about the nights we spent together far more often that you have nightmares about them." Nate turned her gently but insistently to take her hands in his and squeezed them tightly, trying to somehow force an alternate reaction from her. Trying to lower his voice some he pleaded, "Tell me I'm wrong, tell me you don't love me and that you didn't love what we had together, Kali. Tell me! And I will walk away and never bother you again," his voice was still loud enough that people in the lot started looking in their direction.
She hung her head down and her body shifted back and forth as if she were rocking herself, trying to soothe herself. Trying to figure out her next move. He knew what that move would be, and she knew that there was no way she was going to walk. She knew there was no way that she could walk away from him, not again.
Walking towards her SUV, Kali looked back over her shoulder at Nate and asked, "You coming?" The smile on his face was worth a million dollars, at least to her it was.
"I will follow," was all he said as he walked towards the Audi, parked in the space right next to hers.
She picked up her phone and called the office to clear her day. For a brief second as it began to ring she prayed it would go to voicemail, Kali didn't want to talk to Tessa. She was afraid that her voice might give away the fact that she was about to tell a lie. Something she never did. Except for Nate, because of Nate. Damn, what was she getting herself into she wondered as the message tone chimed, "Tessa, it's me. Something has come up, and I am going to have one of my girls take my clients today. I just wanted to let you know. I love you and I am okay. See you tomorrow morning," she hung up quick, looked in her rear view mirror at the Audi on her tail, and flashed a wicked smile.
Once back at Kali's condo, Nate followed behind her, watching the sway of her hips as she walked to her unit, lost in thoughts of having her nude body next to his again, feeling her hands upon his flesh, and being consumed by his desire for her. They walked through her front door, and Nate closed it behind them. Without a word he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, her bedroom. The condo unit wasn't that large, and it crossed Kali's mind as being a bit off that he knew exactly where he was going. She shrugged it off as a lucky guess and got lost in the moment. He set her down on the edge of the bed and kissed her closed mouth, pressing hard against her lips. He pulled away and it occurred to her that he wasn't wearing the usual mask, the one few people could see. He seemed open and at peace. It was a welcome change, and she secretly hoped that this time would be different.
"Damn it Nate, why are you doing this? Why can't you just let me go - allow me to walk away and put the pieces of my life back together?"
"Can you do that, Kali? Can you go on, move on without me? I know I can't. I can't let you go. I have tried, every single day, for two years. You are a part of me, you make me feel. I feel nothing worth feeling without you-just coldness, loneliness and emptiness. Tell me what you want - what can I do to bring you back where you belong?"
"Belong? Belong, Nate? I don't belong to you anymore. I was willing to do anything you wanted. I gave up who I was to be with you. I gave in to all of your needs, I did as you asked, when you asked, and I never questioned you. I did things with you Nate that I still have nightmares about, and I gave up a part of me that I will never get back. I will never be whole again because of what I gave you, what I allowed myself to be when I was with you," she said turning away again.
"You gave it all willingly, Kali, or don't you remember it that way? I told you what was going to happen, each time, before it happened. You're right, you never questioned me, or the things that we did together. You craved it. You wanted it. And, you might have nightmares Kali, but my guess is that you fantasize about the nights we spent together far more often that you have nightmares about them." Nate turned her gently but insistently to take her hands in his and squeezed them tightly, trying to somehow force an alternate reaction from her. Trying to lower his voice some he pleaded, "Tell me I'm wrong, tell me you don't love me and that you didn't love what we had together, Kali. Tell me! And I will walk away and never bother you again," his voice was still loud enough that people in the lot started looking in their direction.
She hung her head down and her body shifted back and forth as if she were rocking herself, trying to soothe herself. Trying to figure out her next move. He knew what that move would be, and she knew that there was no way she was going to walk. She knew there was no way that she could walk away from him, not again.
Walking towards her SUV, Kali looked back over her shoulder at Nate and asked, "You coming?" The smile on his face was worth a million dollars, at least to her it was.
"I will follow," was all he said as he walked towards the Audi, parked in the space right next to hers.
She picked up her phone and called the office to clear her day. For a brief second as it began to ring she prayed it would go to voicemail, Kali didn't want to talk to Tessa. She was afraid that her voice might give away the fact that she was about to tell a lie. Something she never did. Except for Nate, because of Nate. Damn, what was she getting herself into she wondered as the message tone chimed, "Tessa, it's me. Something has come up, and I am going to have one of my girls take my clients today. I just wanted to let you know. I love you and I am okay. See you tomorrow morning," she hung up quick, looked in her rear view mirror at the Audi on her tail, and flashed a wicked smile.
Once back at Kali's condo, Nate followed behind her, watching the sway of her hips as she walked to her unit, lost in thoughts of having her nude body next to his again, feeling her hands upon his flesh, and being consumed by his desire for her. They walked through her front door, and Nate closed it behind them. Without a word he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, her bedroom. The condo unit wasn't that large, and it crossed Kali's mind as being a bit off that he knew exactly where he was going. She shrugged it off as a lucky guess and got lost in the moment. He set her down on the edge of the bed and kissed her closed mouth, pressing hard against her lips. He pulled away and it occurred to her that he wasn't wearing the usual mask, the one few people could see. He seemed open and at peace. It was a welcome change, and she secretly hoped that this time would be different.