Chapter Ten
Sarah became alert as they walked, Adam was constantly scanning the area and it was making her jumpy. When they approached the ice cream shop he looked through the window at everyone inside before entering. Maybe the town was more dangerous than she knew?
As they entered everyone inside smiled and said hello to Adam. Neither had to speak a word as the giant man from this morning scooped ice creams and handed the cones to them.
“Saraj you never cease to amaze me; how did you know I changed my mind tonight?” Adam licked the ice cream, tingling ran down Sarah’s spine.
“Adam my friend, you must know by now I am a master of my craft. I could sense your change in moods, it felt like a cookies and cream kind of night for you.”
Adam handed over money for both of them and led her outside. As before he scanned the area as they walked towards the gazebo.
“So, do you know everyone in town?” Sarah sat on the bench and gazed around the square watching people pass by.
“I’ve lived here for a very long time, we all know each other well.”
“Why do you watch everyone so closely than? It seems like you are looking for danger?” She was surprised to see his face turn red.
“I’m sorry, it’s an old habit, I don’t even realize I’m doing it.” He kept his eyes on his ice cream, she knew he was trying to force himself to not look around.
She should have dropped it but she wanted to know more about it, he fascinated her and she wanted to know everything about him. “Why is it a habit if you know everyone?”
She watched as his jaw tensed, he looked like he was warring with himself. Finally, he turned towards her and looked directly into her eyes. “I know how I look, I scare children, and adults are repulsed by me. I have learned to keep to myself when strangers are around. I don’t go out often but when I do I try to be aware of new people so I don’t bother them. You are the first outsider I have spoken to in a long time. I was so angry when you first saw me in the restaurant, I thought I was hidden. But then you looked at me and saw past my scars, I didn’t see any fear or disgust in your eyes.”
Sarah felt the tears well in her eyes, the motherly side of her wanted to wrap him in her arms and tell him all the ways those other people were idiots. The other side of her, the woman who had escaped an abusive relationship and hadn’t had sex in years was clawing to get her hands on him. She wanted to show him exactly how gorgeous he was, she would be glad to trace every scar with her tongue and see where the lines took her.
For the first time in a very long time, she was going to be impulsive and do something she had never done before. She grabbed her phone, sent devil horns and a bed to Penny then stood and walked to the trash can. She tossed her ice cream in and walked back to a very confused looking Adam.
Gathering the last of her courage she stood between his legs and ran her hands through his hair. She got lost in his eyes briefly before bending down and placing kisses on his forehead, cheeks and finally his mouth. She pulled his hair, tilting his head to the side and deepened the kiss. Their tongues touched hesitantly at first then turned more eager.
A cold drip on her leg cleared her mind. When Sarah finally pulled away she was surprised to see she was sitting on his lap and something rather large was pulsing against her thigh. Adam’s ice cream was melting, it ran down his hand and dripped on to her legs. She dug into her pocket and pulled out the old iron hotel key and waved at him. “Maybe we should go clean up?”
Words weren’t needed, his breathing was ragged, he nodded curtly and lifted her off his lap as he stood. His clean hand reached down and entwined his fingers with hers. He tossed the last of his cone in the trash and took off towards the hotel.
A brief second of inner doubt invaded her mind, was she insane, she didn’t know this man. She quickly tamped down those utterly boring and responsible notions and quickened her pace to keep up with him. This was really happening, mama was gonna get her freak on.