Chapter Thirteen
Daniel
I pulled onto the road. Today was already going to be a long day. Not just with how it had started, but because we were now running two hours behind. I hadn’t wanted to leave this late, there was no choice now. We still had to get the SUV and then get on the road. Oh well. At least the house was furnished. John had told me it had been taken care of yesterday. I glanced at Alexa, wondering what she was thinking, and hoping that I hadn’t overstepped my bounds.
“Thank you. It’s not the first time he’s tried that shit at John’s, but hopefully, he won’t try again.” She reached over and squeezed my leg. My breath caught in my throat as the heat from her hand soaked through my jeans. Alexa laughed as she rubbed my leg lightly, then removed her hand.
I looked at her and shook my head. I didn’t know what the deal with her was, but she had a wicked sense of humor if she thought that was funny. I’d have to show her just how funny it was later, but right now I was driving in town, and I didn’t want to wreck.
I was hopelessly lost and should have let Alexa drive. I was about to ask her for directions to the dealership when she screamed and pointed in front of us. I slammed on the break, barely avoiding the car that had recklessly pulled out in front of me. The other car slammed on its brakes, and Sean got out with a crowbar in his hands. He started bashing it against the side of the car. I got out and told Alexa to call the cops.
“Hey, asshole, stop beating the car. It didn’t do anything to you. Unless you don’t like the fact that it’s prettier than you are.” I laughed watching the pissed off man swing aimlessly.
“I don’t want your car. It’s just an obstacle to her,” he was pointing at Alexa. “I want that filthy whore, and there’s nothing you can do.”
I groaned. I had told her to call the cops, but her phone wasn’t even in her hand. I wished she would have just stayed in the car and let me handle this. This man was violent.
“What are you doing, Sean? Why don’t you go back to Natalie and leave us alone? Are you seriously so stupid that you think violence is the right path? You wouldn’t want something to happen and you get arrested, would you?” Sean rose the crowbar as she spoke, pointing it at her.
“Look asshole, just because I didn’t press charges last time doesn’t mean I won’t press them this time. So, get back in your car and move along. We’re done.” She honked the horn at me, wanting me to get back in the car. I glared at Sean, as I got in the car and drove away.
“Good thing I got the insurance, isn’t it?” I laughed at the irony. “Man, you weren’t kidding about him. Did you give the cops his information?” I pulled into a nearby parking lot to wait for the police. Sean sped off. When the police finally showed up, I flagged them down and told them what happened. Alexa gave them the car’s description, license plate, and Sean’s address.
“So, where’s the best place to get an SUV in this town?” I thought about letting her drive but decided I needed to focus on something. “I was thinking about a Chevy.”
“If you want a Chevy, you need to go to Dimond. You can get there if you get on the highway here,” she pointed left at the street light. “Don’t let the street name fool you, it goes into the highway.” She was laughing at me. “Just trust me please?”
“Okay,” I turned left onto Gambell, going past the Ford dealership and followed the hill up. Before too long we were on the New Seward Highway and driving toward Dimond. As we drove, Alexa pointed things out to me, before she told me to get off the highway.
“You want to get all the way over so we can turn at the light; it’s just on the other side of the mall there.” She pointed past the mall to the dealership. “After we get the SUV we need to drop this off at the airport and file a report with them as well. I’m sorry Sean has been such a pain in the ass to you.” She was all business as we pulled into the car lot.
Half an hour later we were driving in separate cars to the airport. Shaking my head, I looked in the rearview mirror to make sure Alexa was following fine.
Turning everything in went smoothly and in less than an hour, we were on the road. I was driving because I knew the way to house, Alexa, staring out the window beside her as we drove.
Periodically she would glance at me as I drove, always quickly looking away when I would catch her looking at me. Finally, I could stand it no more.
“Hey, we should probably find a place to eat before too much longer,” I said as our stomachs growled in hunger.
I pulled over into a small dinner when we reached Glennallen and we enjoyed a quick and simple lunch and were on the road again. As we got deeper into the interior of Alaska, I started watching for the little road to the house. After about half an hour, I spotted the mile marker signaling the turnoff to the house. Turning down the lane, I pulled to a stop in front of a three story, six bedroom, and three bath, mansion in the middle of nowhere. Exactly what I had pictured and wanted.
I looked at Alexa as I grinned maniacally and pulled her across the front seat to me, capturing her mouth with mine. I deepened the kiss, running my hands up and down her body, causing her to moan into the kiss. I broke the kiss and pushed her back as she froze breathlessly, in the front seat. I grinned as I took in her flushed face, and got out of the rig.
“That was for earlier.” I snickered, closing the door in Alexa’s confused face before I walked around to begin unloading the back of the Chevy.