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Monday, September 30, 2013
Teaser Tuesday: Are you strong enough to be my man?
So today's teaser isn't of the hot kind. It's more an insight to what AJ is facing with being with Mia, and in the same token, what Mia is trying to overcome to be with AJ.
This scene takes place at Jake's farm down by the river and waterfalls on his grandfather's property.
*Rough draft and subject to change*
With my thighs on each side of her hips, my weight kept her
firmly underneath me. Seizing the opportunity, I snatched the keys from her
hand. “Ha, gotcha.”
“Let me up, you ass!”
“Nope. Not until I
hear you say ‘AJ, you are the master of the universe’.” I quirked my brows
before looming over her—my face mere inches from hers. “On second thought, you need to say, ‘AJ, you
are the master of my universe and my master orgasm donor.’”
Even though my tone was completely lighthearted, Mia’s
expression transformed into one of panic. Instead of squirming playfully
beneath me like before, she began to thrash back and forth. Her eyes took on a
wild gleam, like that of a trapped animal. And then something within her
snapped. “Get off. Get off. GET OFF!” she screamed, pounding her fists against
my chest so hard that she knocked the air from my lungs.
Wheezing, I stared frozen in disbelief at her erratic
behavior. I remained unblinking and unmoving until she sent a stinging slap so
hard across my cheek that my jaw popped. Out of my stupor, I finally rolled off
her. The instant she realized she was free she leapt to her feet and began
sprinting away from me. “Fuck,” I groaned as I hauled up out of the grass to
take after her. “Mia!”
She bypassed the four-wheeler, and instead, continued
barreling down the overgrown path. “Mia, wait!” When I finally caught up with
her, I reached out and grabbed her arm, causing us both to skid to a stop. I
realized a second too late that it was the wrong fucking thing to do when she
lunged at me, clawing and slapping my face, shoulders, and chest.
Defensively blocking her hits, I then grabbed her shoulders.
“Mia, it’s me, AJ.” Her frenzied gaze darted around the clearing. “Look at me,”
I commanded. “You’re safe here with me. Nothing or no one is going to hurt you.
I swear.”
When her eyes finally locked on mine, the sheer panic in
them caused my chest to ache. But slowly that look receded. It was the pain,
coupled with embarrassment, shining bright in her eyes that followed that made
my stomach muscles clench like I’d taken a physical kick to the gut, rather
than an emotional one.
A shaky hand went to cover her mouth as tears streaked down
her cheeks. Her head shook so wildly back and forth I feared she might get
whiplash. “Oh God…Oh AJ, I…”
“Look, it’s—“
“I’m s-sorry. I’m s-so, so sorry,” she replied, her voice
choking off her sobs.
“Baby, you have nothing to apologize about.” Tentatively, I
reached out to cup her cheek. When she flinched, I dropped my hand. Feeling a
fucking mess of confusion and helplessness, I kicked at a few stray pebbles and
waited for her to give me some sign as to what the hell I should do.
“I’msorryI’msorry.I’msorry,” she kept mumbling absently.
“Mia, please don’t say that.”
“It’s just you had me pinned down like he…” A chill ran
through her body, causing her to shudder so hard that her teeth chattered.
Closing the distance between us, I ached to wrap her
trembling body in my arms. “Amorcio mio,
please talk to me. Tell me what I can do to help you,” I begged.
Her only response was to swipe the back of her hand across
her running nose while making these pitiful hiccupping sighs. I started tapping
my hands nervously against my short pockets when she became still as a statue.
It seemed like she stared dead ahead of us for a small eternity before she finally
whispered, “I never wanted you to have to see this side of me.”
This time when I reached out for her, she didn’t cower away
from me. Trying to take it slow, I swept a strand of hair out of her face and
smiled. “Mia, there isn’t a single side of you I don’t want to see. I want to
know every inch of you—inside and out.”
Her lip trembled like she was about to burst out crying.
“Trust me, you don’t want to know this.” Her expression then turned sour, like
she had a bad taste in her mouth. Her emotions were ricocheting so fast I could
barely keep up. “Dammit, we were just supposed to have that night together—then
you wouldn’t have had to see me like this. It wasn’t supposed to turn into me
being inadequate for yet another
guy!”
My sympathy quickly turned over to frustration, and I threw
my hands up in exasperation. “Would you stop lumping me with all the other
assholes you’ve had the misfortune of knowing? That’s not me, Mia! Do you see
me bailing or shrinking away like some pussy? Fuck no! I’m right here, right
now, wanting to know what the hell just happened so I can help you—to comfort
you emotionally and physically.”
She cut her eyes over at me, pinning me with a hard stare.
“Yeah, I see right through your little ‘knight in shining armor’ routine. You think
I’m broken, and by giving me a few moments of your precious time, you might be
able to fix me. But trust me, you can’t do shit, AJ! I’m not broken—I’m fucking
shattered into a thousand jagged pieces. Pieces that will slice a perfect,
pretty boy like you in two.”
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Wow!!! Can't wait
ReplyDeleteWhoa, Mia has a past that haunts, I only hope AJ brings her out of her darkness.
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