CHAPTER FORTY THREE

　　Annie waited by the phone all night, hoping Damien would call. She'd left several messages on his answering machine but now that it was nearly eleven o'clock, she was afraid she wouldn't hear from him.

　　Suddenly, she heard a loud bang on the door. She froze for a minute then she jolted when the phone rang. She peeped at the phone and saw that it was Damien. Heaving a quick sigh she grabbed the phone.

　　"Damien, I've been trying to -"

　　"Open the door," came his husky voice. He hung up before she was able to say anything else.

　　What could he be doing here? she thought as she quietly made her way to the door. She slightly opened the door and peeped. It was truly him.

　　"What are you doing here? It's late," she said.

　　"You've been bugging my phone all evening, did you miss me that much?" he teased. A smile smoothened on his lips which made Annie glare at him.

　　He took a step back as she teetered a step forward. "Why are you glaring at me like that?"