In Your Shadow (19 page)

“Well it has to have your approval before it close’s next week.”

“That’s right, well I can try to do it this afternoon. I am going to be pressed for time. I have to go out of town for the weekend but I will try to fit it in.”

“That would be great. How does 4 o’clock sound.”

“Well it I may be a few minutes late but I will see if I can make it.”

“If you can make it let me no so I can reschedule the closing.”

“Alright lets shot for this evening.”

“I will see you then.”

Katie hangs up the phone and nods her head not aware John was standing right behind her.

“You have an appointment this afternoon.”

“Yes, I have to meet an escort to take me to the party.” The words slipped out of her mouth without thinking.

“What?”

Katie started laughing at the expression on his face.

“Oh you think that is funny do you.”

“Yes I do, I couldn’t resist.” She was still giggling. He didn’t find any humor in her little joke.

“I have to meet Zoe on the house if you must know.”

She stood there watching his face, with his eye brows raised and a serious look on his face. She was trying not to crack a smile but she couldn’t help it. Laughter filled the room again.

John was loving that sound, but he didn’t like her little joke. She would pay dearly for that. He finally cracked a smile dropping his towel and walked towards her. She was wrapped in his robe from her quick shower and her hair was knotted up in a towel. Standing a few feet from her he kissed her forehead and turned and went to his closet.

“Oh still mad are we. Well if it will make you feel better you can escort me to the house.” Laughing again she turned and went to the bathroom.

She jumped as his arms went around her and turned her quickly around to face him. His arms tightly around her waist pinning her against the vanity.

“Oh my dear I will always be your escort from this point on.” His hand went behind her head forcing her to face him, his lips covered her. Kissing her hard and passionately. When he released her she was gashing for air.

Katie was spelled bound, speechless and addicted. Staring into his deep blue seductive eyes she was lost in his world. His phone started ring from the bedroom as they stood their flesh to flesh.

“Do you know how hard it is for me to walk away from you right now. If I didn’t have to answer this call, you would be underneath me.” With that said he pulled away and walked to his phone. His eyes stayed watching her move across the room.

Taking a deep breath with her heart racing she felt like she was floating on air. She waited for a moment before she moved from that spot. Trying to let her body calm down.  Moving across the room she grabbed a shirt and jeans and put them on. She noticed his eyes never left her. Using the towel to dry her hair, she was totally consumed by him.

“Cancel all my meeting, I be there Monday.” He said as he hung up his phone.

“Well my dear you have me all to yourself until Monday morning.” Smiling this mischievous smile.

“Ditto my dear.”

“Oh so what you are saying you are free as well. Sounds like we are going to have a little fun.”

“If you want to call my father’s party fun, well think again. That’s more a headache.”

“Well we will make it fun.”

“I sure we will.” She looked up at a clock on the wall and it was already noon.

“Wow I don’t have a lot of time to work with before we have to leave. We have to meet Zoe at four and then of course pick Olivia up after.”

“I can’t wait for that.”

“Me neither.”

“I am going to leave you to finish packing, I have one more call to make and I am done for the day.”

“Alright.”

Katie watched him leave the room and she gathered her things. She put her hair up a ponytail and headed toward the kitchen. John was already dressed in dark jeans and a pull over shirt. Nothing but sexy, he was gorgeous, she couldn’t believe how her body responded her him so quickly. He was too much of a distraction, but she loved it.

He turned quickly when he noticed she was standing there.

“You look beautiful my dear.”

He stood there looking at her, soaring in the clouds. He was so glad she was in his life. She stumbled in his life like shooting star one in a life time. A moment that didn’t happen for most people. He was glad it happened to him.

She looked at him with those beautiful deepened green eyes that he loved. They reflected light, glowed enough, just like they did when they first met. This was the magical moment his father always told him about.

“You will know who your soul mate is when you met her. She will light up the world around you with her presents. Most of all you will see it in her eyes, and it will hit you like a bolt of electricity hitting your blood stream. You will know right then she was meant for you.” He would always tell him thoughts words.

“You were right father.” He said to himself.

Heading out the door to the elevator, she took a deep breath. Knowing there was someone out there that was stalking her. She was tensed as she stood there waiting for the doors to open on the bottom floor. John didn’t bring say anything about last night are what happened this week up. It made her wonder if he didn’t want to talk about it are he was just leaving it alone.

The elevator door opened as she jumps at the sound. She could feel his arm around her waist.

John could feel her mood changing, she was more tensed then before. He hated the fact that someone was doing this to her. He made it his mission to keep her safe and find out who this stalker was. He decides to use his driver because no one would be watching for his.

The driver was waiting in the service parking lot with the doors open. They got in and headed to meet Zoe. She started to relax as soon as they got out of town.

She watched at her window as they pull up to a stone gate. Pushing in a code she noticed a camera on each side.

“They beefed up security.”

“Yes that’s what I love about this place, you will see anyone coming.” Grinning at her, he didn’t want to tell her that her father and him at something to do with that. He just stayed quiet.

The trees limbs dropped over the driveway making it look like a tunnel they were driving though. At the end there sat the two story colonial home. It was beautiful, fresh paint tall plants by the door. Ferns that hung on the porch all the way down. She felt like she was home where she belongs. The driver stopped in front of the double antique doors. John opened the door excited for her to look in. His crew had been working on this place for a week to get it in top shape for her.  She gets out of the car and the first thing she notices is the doors.

“They replaced the wood frame door, these are gorgeous.” She was like a child in a candy store couldn’t wait to get inside.

He opens the door and her mouth drops, was amazed at what she was seeing.  Beautiful wood floors, exposed beams, unique architectural design, marble floors in the kitchen, glass chandler. It was something you would see out of a magazine. 

“You like it.” John ask.

“I love it, it is heaven.”

John smiled he couldn’t keep it from her any longer.

“My company designed it for you.”

“What?” surprised turning to face him.

“Yes we put a bid on it when we knew they needed it remodeled.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I wanted to surprise you.”

“Well you did that, it is amazing. There work is outstanding.”

“Thank you.” He said with a large grin on his face.

“It must of cost them a fortune to do this, more than the house is worth.”

“We gave them a good deal.”

“Really, the deal involves me buying it, right.”

“You like it don’t you.”

“Of course.” She said moving up the stairs to the bedrooms.

Opening the master bedroom, she noticed it was designed almost identical to his bedroom at the penthouse. Wood frame bed with tall carved polls, antique furniture but yet formal, large bathroom with marble floors, white décor. Elegant but yet classy. Nodding her head, she turns and looks at him.

“Did you do this on purpose?”

“What are you talking about?” trying to hold his grin back.

“The bedroom design.”

Laughing at that point.

“Well dear I wanted you to always remember me so here is the room you want forget. I told you when I first met you that that I leave a lasting memory. Besides I’m not going to let you forget anytime we have had together.”

“What am I going to do with you?”

“I can think of something.”

“I am sure you will.”

Katie turned around and Zoe was standing the entrance way.

“How do you like it?”

“I will be glad when it is all mine.”

“Well it will be Wednesday.”

“Wonderful.”

They all walked back down stairs to the large living room with the white stone fireplace that climbed the wall.

John’s hand never left her waist as he held her close to him. He was on cloud nine now that he knew she wasn’t mad at him for taking the bid. Proud of how it turned out he felt like she would be a lot safer here.

“Now all I have to do is move my things in next week.” Katie said looking over at Zoey.

“That is true but this house is already furnished so why don’t you just leave your furniture there and rent the place out.”

“That’s not a bad idea Zoe?” John said looking down at Katie.

“That would say me a lot of time, I will think about that?”

“Good” John answered.

They walk to the back patio where they clothed it in with glass. There were two ceiling fans on the top. Katie stood there looking at the view of the lake.

“All you need now is a large cabin curser parked at the dock to go out in and watch the sun set.”

“You are a Romanic” she smiled.

“I am a lot of things.” Giggling under his breath.

She turns and they walk through the house one more time before they leave.

“Thank you Zoe?”

“Thank you, I hope you enjoy your new home.”

“I will.”

They get in the car and drive out the driveway.

Katie turned her head to John and smiled with her eyes shining like a new penny. He knew she approved with even saying it. She was that easy to read. Pulling her next to him he held her close.

“Enjoy the peace in quiet the next stop is to pick up Olivia.”

“Let’s just leave her.” He laughs.

“I can’t, I would if I could.”

John reached over and turned her face to his and kissed her hard. Her quiet breathing became louder the longer she kissed him. She enjoyed the feel of his tongue as it moved past hers. Kissing him was enough to satisfy her for now, but she wanted more much more. He removed his lips leaving her breathless as she laid her head against his shoulders. I wasn’t long after that the driver pulled up at a set of apartments.

“Here we go?”

John laughs as he gets out and opens the door for her. He watches her walk to a ground apartment and knock on the door. Waiting patiently to return. A few minutes later she came out with a bleach blond long wavy hair woman about a size three. Dressed in a short black shirt and high boots with a low cut shirt. No meat on her bones at all, looked more like a skeleton on a stick. She was talking as Katie was walking to the car.

“Now I know what she meant. I will reassure her that I am Katie guy. This little blond isn’t my taste at all. They are the opposite of each other.” He thought as he got out of the car and stood by the door.

“Oh my God Katie he is really hot. Look at them tight pants he has on. Damn where did you find him. Did he come from the escort service? Does he have a friend that looks like that? If you don’t want him, I do.”

Katie turns around with her eyes narrow.

“What did you just say? NO Olivia he didn’t and he don’t work for the service so if you don’t use your manners you will walk to my fathers. He doesn’t have a friend either, you better behave now.” Frustrated at her already and they had a whole week end with her.

“Don’t be so defensive I was just joking, chill Katie. I can’t help it he is a stud. I never thought I would see you with something like this.”  Olivia could tell she got on her nerves.

“What do you mean something like this?

“Never mind, I am just picking.” Olivia answered.

Katie didn’t have time to answer her before they got to the car. She stopped in front of John and introduced him to her.

“John this is Olivia.”

“She better keep her hands to herself that’s for sure.” She thought as her jealousy came to the surface, she never thought she would be jealous, but she knew how Olivia could play.

“Nice to finally met you I have heard so much about you. I am glad you are not…. she paused for a minute looking over at Katie … a ghost and you are for real.” Giving her a sight grin.