Ch 156: Distraction

"Goodnight, Cory," she said glowing at me as she stepped back and went around the coffee table while her eyes remain fixated on me.

Bump!

"Oops!" I tried not to çhuckling when she tripped on the one leg from the coffee table from sorta kicking it.

"I didn't see that corner," Somewhat pointing at it, she said bushing red after catching her balance.

But I could only chuckle at how cute she is. As she kept looking at me on and off. Now trying to pay attention after she cutely tripped. She had me more alert since I was ready to catch her across the coffee table. Until I saw she was good when catching herself.

"Goodnight, my sweets," I told her before she disappeared down the hall to go to bed. I took a deep breath, cooling down my desire to wanna taste her.

"I was so close," I whispered to myself, pitching my pointer finger and thumb together. "So close to kiss her!" I combed my fingertips through my hair and took a deep breath in. It took a lot in me to gain control over this lust to devour her. All at the same time, it wasn't all lust because I do love her, and desired to express that love to her, by making love with her.

For a good distraction, I looked down at the empty glasses and picked them up. I went around my bar and pushed a button on this digital screen at the rim side of my bar and opened up a hidden sink compartment. The middle countertop slid vertically apart into a square-shaped sink from underneath the countertop. Then a small faucet pulled up from within the center edge of the sink. I tapped the golden faucet once and rinsed out both glasses. Then I tapped it again for a soapy setting and started cleaning the glasses. Once the glasses were cleaned, I tapped it again for a rinse cycle to finish up. When I was done I turned the water off by four taps and started drying the glasses with a towel. Then I put them back in the cabinet and put both bottles back on the bottle rack from inside the cabinet and slid the door closed. Lastly, I dried up the sink and counters and hit the screen again to close up the sink.

Now it looked like any ordinary bar countertop. I when back over to the living room area. To move the coffee table up against the wall from underneath the tv and unfolded the bed from inside the couch. I took off my muscle shirt and tossed it wherever. I grabbed my laptop from the table and crawled up on the bed getting myself comfortable and loaded up my laptop. From my phone setting, I dimmed the lighting inside the living room.

I did what I do best and distracted my yearning desire by drowning myself in work. But my mind sorta veered to the thought of feeling bad. Since I didn't inform Sally about how my daily routines normally go. Before yesterday's meeting with my family and pals, I should've explained my whereabouts to her. Cause now I feel bad that she wandered alone with nobody around to be with her today. But I was very frustrated with what happened to her, so it slipped my mind. At least tomorrow Maria will be here for Sally to hang out with.

In the meantime, I will work on caring for her better. After all, my dad taught my brothers and me the proper skills on how to care for your wife and family one day. This is just a new experience for me but eventually, I'll get the hang of things. To be a better future husband for her someday. I even realize tomorrow marks the tenth day since I took Sally from Saul. Officially, it will be two weeks that she'd been with me. I couldn't help but smile at this thought. Just one day at a time, soon I'll be marrying her, I told myself.

••••

I woke to the sun rays peeking through the window. So I got up doing my daily thing by folding up the bed and putting the coffee table back then sat my laptop on it. I threw yesterday's muscle shirt over my bare shoulder and went to my closet. Before I went in, I peek at Sally for a second and gleamed within. Then I walked in and grabbed my weapons belt, black pants, new muscle shirt, and a casual button-down shirt.

Once I was inside the bathroom, I texted John telling him I wanted to speak with Maria when they got back. I heard John left to drop Jake off at training. Then he left to be with his family and get Maria and the kids once she woke up. Once I did that, I grabbed a fast shower and got ready.

Afterward, I checked my phone and saw John and Maria had returned home a few moments ago. She was just bathing Samuel.

So I took that as my cue that I could head down. I left the bathroom only to see Sally was moving her body slightly in her sleep. So I went to her and noticed her body continued to twitch and mildly squirm. Then she started to whimper and faintly moan. Even her breathing turned into a heavier pant.

"Sally," I whispered touching her head but she has no response. I hope she isn't having a nightmare about those scavengers or that recent attack we had.

So sat at her bedside while she whimpers a bit louder.

"Sally, my sweet wake up," I repeated trying to gently wake her by shaking her shoulder.

"Sally!" She flys up like a corpse screaming, but I was in disbelief at what I saw. Her beautiful ember galaxy hazel color was now a darker gray color. It was like she was in a trance. She wasn't here and her face expressed such a haunting look.

I touched her arm and raised my voice broadly. Sally! It's ok! it's ok! It's just a dream!" She pants heavily out of breath as her eyes change back to their normal color. She looked at me lost and frightened and flew into my arms holding me. I didn't hesitate and wrapped my arms around her for comfort. Her heart was beating rapidly beneath her chest as she cuddles right up to me. Her body shook in my arms.

"Shhhh," I cooed into the ear and kissed her temple. "I'm here my sweet."