Sexy Love by Michelle Leyland Read Free Book Online

have police trying to
arrest you. It’s a dangerous matter being a wanted criminal in this
city.”
    “ I know, Rickie warned me,”
she replies, remembering what I told her the night of our second
date after we were chased.
    I
put my arm around her, feeling sympathetic. I hate that the corrupt
police will be after Starlet now too and I want to keep her safe. I
couldn’t bear it if she got arrested again.
    “ It’ll be okay, Star, I promise,” I tell her
softly.
    “ What about the dance shows?” she asks Carl, looking
devastated at knowing that she’ll probably lose them.
    “ I’m sorry Star , but
you can no longer do any public dance shows. It’s too risky,” he
answers.
    I
feel so guilty hearing this. Starlet loves dancing, it’s her dream
to do shows and raise money for the people running sanctuary, who
looked after her since she was a baby. She looks so upset now it’s
all over and I feel bad for her. I squeeze her hand, wishing I
could fix it somehow and make everything better again.
    Carl seems to want to make it right too and suggests maybe
he can set up a few private shows for her in our secret hide outs,
rather than having them in public.
    She smiles happily at
the idea, “thanks Carl.”
    When we leave the office, I turn to her and start to
apologize, “ Star , I’m really sorry. If I’d known this would happen I
would have never let you go on the mission with me.”
    “ It’s okay. I’m always
at risk of getting found out anyway, it could have happened on any
of my future missions.”
    “ I know, but I really care about you. When I found out you
were in trouble, I nearly went crazy with being so worried. I would
have gone to be executed myself rather than let them kill
you.”
    We stare into each other’s eyes, all sorts of emotions running through
me.
    “ You’re not just another girlfriend to me,” I find myself telling her, my heart
pounding with nerves. “You’re really special and our relationship
really means something. I think it can last and maybe go onto
something more…”
    I
feel shocked at what just came out of my mouth. Why am I telling
her my secret thoughts? I shouldn’t be saying that maybe we will
get married in the future because she already feels like ‘The One’.
We haven’t even been together that long.
    My heart is beating like crazy and I can hardly breathe.
She’s sure to get freaked by this. She’ll think I’m going way too
forward and dump me…
    I
notice she’s not looking scared or anxious so far, she’s just
staring into my eyes looking touched.
    “ I love you, Star,” I finally tell her.
    I
know I’m really scared of finally saying the L word to her, but I
want her to know that she means so much to me and I couldn’t bear
to lose her. I’m not expecting her to say it back, because falling
madly in love with someone is a huge thing and we’re only just
getting to know each other. I can’t help hoping that maybe she will
though.
    “ I love you too, Rickie,” she tells me shyly.
    I feel breathless when I
hear her say that and stare at her in surprise.
    “ And I feel the same,” she continues. “When I was in that
prison cell I was more worried about you getting caught than being
taken off to be executed.”
    I
smile , feeling warm inside
that she cares so much, “thanks. That shows how much we mean to
each other.”
    I put my hands on her waist
and kiss her lips as we begin a long romantic snog. My heart is
still beating fast and I love being able to hold her close and feel
her lips on mine again.
    When we finish, she seems a
little stunned and dizzy, so I keep hold of her waist and smile
down at her. Everything else has faded away and the only thing I
can see and think about is her. We’re lost in the moment together,
in a world of our own.
    “ I hate to interrupt but you two are blocking my office
doorway,” I hear Carl say.
    We part from each other sheepishly. I’m expecting Carl to
be annoyed with us and remind me that I’m