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When I returned, I was surprised to find Carrie was awake.
“Hi,” she grinned, her eyes gazing at me amorously, “I hope you don’t mind. I figured I would try to actually walk around a little, but I got tired.”
Instead of sitting in the bed, she was now sitting in my chair. I was pleased to see that she had prepared tea for herself.
“No, it’s fine. Great, actually. I’m glad to see you’re able to get up and get around. How’s your ankle?” As I spoke, my eyes lowered to her leg, where I saw a clear view of her ankle.
“It’s good! You did a great job patching me up,” she exclaimed. “The only reason I had to stop was because I was tired. It didn’t have anything to do with my leg…Also, my tea was done.”
Playfully, she held up the mug and grinned widely.
In that snapshot of her, glowing with post-lovemaking excitement, sitting in my chair, hoisting up a mug, from tea she had figured out how to make herself in my quaint kitchen, Cassie looked perfectly at home.
“That’s good. I know it’s small, but you are welcome wherever you want to go,” I answered her, more to get my mind off the image that I had gotten of her, of what could possibly be the start of us, if I wasn’t so damn stubborn. “My chair, your chair. My tea, your tea.”
“Do you want some?” Cassie asked quickly, as though she felt guilty for not offering earlier.
I shook my head, “No, I’m fine, thanks.”
She grinned at me and took a sip of her tea, pointedly settling deeper into my chair.
“I get why you always sit in this chair. It’s really comfortable,” she replied playfully.
“Yeah, well, when comfort is all you have…” I grumbled, realizing that I absolutely hated the feeling of contentment the sight awarded me.
Chapter 11:
Carrie
When I awoke to the silent, empty cabin, save for Jake, who was curled up at my feet, still taking up nearly half the bed, I wasn’t the least bit afraid.
Strangely enough, waking up in the cabin gave me a greater sense of comfort than waking up in my apartment ever did; even with the looming threat of a potential killer.
This was strange to me, because I thought I must be crazy. The idea that I was in more danger than ever but felt safer than ever didn’t make sense.
I was almost bothered by the fact that I couldn’t find much fear in being alone there.
Did my mind just give up? I wondered, though I knew that wasn’t the case. I was well aware of my surroundings and the potential danger I was in, but strangely enough, I trusted both Johnathan and Jake.
Even though Johnathan had left, presumably to think, even though I was angry with him, I knew that he would never truly leave me. Plus, Jake was here. I knew he would protect me in Johnathan’s absence.
Simply the size of the massive dog, I presumed, would discourage almost anyone.
Especially that dipshit guide, I thought, strangely unafraid of him. Perhaps I felt shielded by the massive dog that slept at my feet, or the fact that despite our argument, I was content with the day Johnathan and I had shared.
Still, I wasn’t sure why I wasn’t freaking out, being that a dog can only protect me from so much.
However, I found a strange sense of contentment, in being alone in the cabin.
It was still daylight, but I was fatigued. I wanted to go back to sleep, but quickly realized I couldn’t.
It wasn’t that I didn’t understand why that was, since I had slept for a few days, almost consecutively by this point and decided that my body was simply done sleeping; although I still felt like I could use a few more hours, at least.
Yet, I took the advice my body was obviously trying to give me and got out of the bed.
I wasn’t hungry, but I wanted something, so I decided to make myself some tea.
Walking across the room, toward the kitchen, I was pleased to find that my ankle was healing well. I didn’t have any pain, only a little bit of weakness. Yet, I was still sure to take care. The last thing
