The Desire to Touch by N Taylor Read Free Book Online

in trouble I am such a dick , I walked right into that.
    Familiar words start echoing in the back of my mind ‘cry it out do not sweep it away, cry it out’. I can’t cry it out, I have to sweep it away, if I start crying I won’t stop. ‘ Right grab hold of yourself woman’ Devil girl whispers, I sit back and straighten up.
    I can hear shouting and footsteps coming towards the office.
    “You should’ve let me kill that fucker!”
    Its Trey - he’s coming back, oh God I hope he’s ok. They all stand outside the office for a while I can hear the low voices mumbling and murmuring. The radio suddenly kicks in and Savage Garden comes through singing ‘Truly Madly Deeply’, it makes me jump because it’s loud and the three men come running into the office to see what it is. I just stare at the radio, they look at me then the radio.
    “Freaky,” says Earl walking over to turn it down. “I’ve been trying to fix that for over a week; I was just about to throw it before you came in.”
    Trey walks over and sits down next to me placing his arm around me, there it is again that feeling, he holds me tight and for the first time in a year I feel safe. It’s a strange feeling, I feel almost lifted and lighter. Is this really happening? To me? It can’t be real surely?
    I pinch my inner arm and it hurts . I let out a rush of air through the pain and Trey holds me tighter. Part of me wants to push him away but this overwhelming urge to just sit and embrace his hold wins, I stay and I just sit close to him.
    “Has the taxi taken him?” Trey asks
    “Yeah he’s gone and I’m ordering his friends to be removed from the hotel too, we don’t want him getting back in.” Earl replies picking up his Walkie Talkie, then he leaves the room.

Chapter Four
    “It’s ok, he’s gone,” Trey says in my ear, as he leans in I can smell his aftershave and it smells absolutely divine. Devil girl and angel girl are thawing themselves out with hairdryers but devil girl has picked up his scent and is fanning herself.
    “I warned her, I said to your friend to not let him get you alone! Why do people never listen?” Trey takes a deep breath and with his free hand pinches the bridge of his nose.
    “Your hand!” I can see blood on his knuckles. I grab his hand and reach for a tissue from the box on the desk, I start dabbing, “I’m so sorry.”
    “Hey it’s ok, it’s not my blood.”
    “That’s what worries me, I do not want you getting into trouble.”
    “Trust me, it’ll all be ok,” he grabs my hand and stops me fussing over his. “I know Guy – well I know his type. I heard him bragging to his mates about you and he’d got your number or something, so I went to your friend to warn her.”
    He grabs my chin and lifts it up so our eyes meet, as our eyes connect I can see the concern etched on his face, the creases around his beautiful eyes.
    “This is not your fault , do you understand?” he asks
    I let out a nervous giggle and he looks c onfused almost hurt, “I’m sorry. I’m nervous and I’ve never been saved before. Definitely not twice in one day by the same person.”
    “Are you sure you’re ok?” he asks again
    “I’ve been through worse,” I sigh and move his hand from mine and place it back in his lap. “What did you do to him?”
    “You’re cold, you need a drink – come,” Trey stands and takes my right hand to lift me up “Your wrist is bruised, he did hurt you!”
    I glance up at my wrist in his hand and notice my bangle has slipped showing the edge of my scar, “No, it’s ok.”
    He releases his grip on my wrist and holds his hand out for me to take, I take his hand and I follow as he leads me to the bar.
    I can see Earl looking so vexed, talking to the other men Guy was with. I can only assume he’s asking them to vacate the building. As we pass Earl nods at me to ask if I’m ok, I nod back.
    Pascal comes rushing up and throws his arms around me, w ow I was not expecting that, not one