Forgiven

"Jake! "

A high-pitched cry distinctly recognizable from the ambient hubbub of reunion suddenly echoed forth from the center of the spacious hall. When the Jake concerned identified the owner of this female voice, his majestic, almost intimidating bearing was immediately replaced by a guilty, panicked countenance.

' Shit... I didn't even have time to hide...' Jake lamented inwardly, bracing himself for the flood of insults to come.

"Let me tell you what-"

SLAP!

Ok, that one he deserved it... If one of his comrades had roasted him alive, he would probably have reacted much worse. Feeling almost nothing with his thick skin, he lowered his eyes to catch Sarah's fiery gaze.

The young blonde woman was huffing and puffing, her face flushed and her fists clenched as she glared at him fiercely. Her body was trembling with rage like a frozen epileptic, and it was at this point that he realized that he preferred her when she was trying to seduce him for a quick bang.