wasn’t going to be swayed by his charm and that nothing sexual was going to happen. It was purely for her curiosity’s sake that she was doing this because she couldn’t forget how Colton had treated her at Glenn’s. When he saw her it was like he owned her and he expected her to act a certain way but Ana wasn’t going to be treated like someone’s pet. She had her own mind and was going to do whatever she saw fit.
When she entered the park she looked around for Colton, although she didn’t see him immediately. As impressive as Glenn’s private park had been it held nothing compared to this. The wide green fields were peppered with trees and fountains, and there was so much space for people to walk and cycle along.
The sweet smell of freshly cut grass and blooming flowers greeted her nose and as she walked through she could feel the essence of summer. Children laughed and played with their families in the background, and a Frisbee flew through the air. In the distance some boys were tossing a football, and various red-faced people were jogging along the path.
Ana took a stroll and kept an eye out for Glenn, trying to figure out where he was going to be waiting for her. In the middle of the park stood a wide lake and she made her way towards that, but she also knew that he hated people. She had only strolled around this park a few times (it made a nice place to come when she had a lunch break) so she wracked her brains in trying to think of possible areas.
A few rowing boats were out on the water and she could see couples enjoying the lazy sunshine. It made her think about the erotic experience she had enjoyed with Colton, when he had slipped his fingers inside her and made her emotions dance.
She turned away from the lake and headed in another direction. There was a part of the park that was shaded by trees and she knew that after the storm people would have wanted to enjoy the good weather, so she ventured into the shaded part.
Between the trees were wide areas where hedges broke the park into sections, offering private areas for people who wanted a bit more structure than the open field. It was in one of these spots that she finally found Colton, who was sitting hunched over on a bench, holding his head in his hands. He looked troubled, and for a few moments she watched him, surrounded by a dark cloud.
She tilted her head and wondered if this had truly been a good idea for she didn’t want to get mixed up in anything too bad, but by this point it was too late. She stepped forward and Colton was alerted to her presence. He turned around and she saw that his eyes were red and raw, and the pain he was feeling was apparent within them.
Chapter 2
“For a moment I wasn’t sure you were going to come,” he said.
There was something about the way he carried himself that was different than at the wedding. There he had seemed so rough and ready, so filled with hostility and rage, as if at any moment he was going to boil over. Yet now he seemed preoccupied, almost defeated, although she would never have told him that because she could tell how much his pride meant to him. Part of her wondered if it was because he had caught her with Glenn, but she didn’t want to start being so egotistical as to think that everything in his life revolved around her. But the timelines matched up.
“I just had to find you. It’s a big park.”
“Still hard to get away from people,” he said.
“That’s how I knew you’d be here.”
She stepped further into the small alcove and took a seat on the bench next to him. It overlooked a little pool of water, and as she looked down she saw a couple of small fish swimming aimlessly. How simple life was for them, she thought, but then she followed it by thinking that in a way she was just swimming through the current as well. Colton smirked and gave a dark chuckle.
“You know me so well,” he said wryly.
“I
When she entered the park she looked around for Colton, although she didn’t see him immediately. As impressive as Glenn’s private park had been it held nothing compared to this. The wide green fields were peppered with trees and fountains, and there was so much space for people to walk and cycle along.
The sweet smell of freshly cut grass and blooming flowers greeted her nose and as she walked through she could feel the essence of summer. Children laughed and played with their families in the background, and a Frisbee flew through the air. In the distance some boys were tossing a football, and various red-faced people were jogging along the path.
Ana took a stroll and kept an eye out for Glenn, trying to figure out where he was going to be waiting for her. In the middle of the park stood a wide lake and she made her way towards that, but she also knew that he hated people. She had only strolled around this park a few times (it made a nice place to come when she had a lunch break) so she wracked her brains in trying to think of possible areas.
A few rowing boats were out on the water and she could see couples enjoying the lazy sunshine. It made her think about the erotic experience she had enjoyed with Colton, when he had slipped his fingers inside her and made her emotions dance.
She turned away from the lake and headed in another direction. There was a part of the park that was shaded by trees and she knew that after the storm people would have wanted to enjoy the good weather, so she ventured into the shaded part.
Between the trees were wide areas where hedges broke the park into sections, offering private areas for people who wanted a bit more structure than the open field. It was in one of these spots that she finally found Colton, who was sitting hunched over on a bench, holding his head in his hands. He looked troubled, and for a few moments she watched him, surrounded by a dark cloud.
She tilted her head and wondered if this had truly been a good idea for she didn’t want to get mixed up in anything too bad, but by this point it was too late. She stepped forward and Colton was alerted to her presence. He turned around and she saw that his eyes were red and raw, and the pain he was feeling was apparent within them.
Chapter 2
“For a moment I wasn’t sure you were going to come,” he said.
There was something about the way he carried himself that was different than at the wedding. There he had seemed so rough and ready, so filled with hostility and rage, as if at any moment he was going to boil over. Yet now he seemed preoccupied, almost defeated, although she would never have told him that because she could tell how much his pride meant to him. Part of her wondered if it was because he had caught her with Glenn, but she didn’t want to start being so egotistical as to think that everything in his life revolved around her. But the timelines matched up.
“I just had to find you. It’s a big park.”
“Still hard to get away from people,” he said.
“That’s how I knew you’d be here.”
She stepped further into the small alcove and took a seat on the bench next to him. It overlooked a little pool of water, and as she looked down she saw a couple of small fish swimming aimlessly. How simple life was for them, she thought, but then she followed it by thinking that in a way she was just swimming through the current as well. Colton smirked and gave a dark chuckle.
“You know me so well,” he said wryly.
“I
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