Everything seemed like an out of body experience. Everyone around me tried to get to me. AB was the only one that could reach me somewhat, as he was the one to get me to the car and into the apartment. I felt so bad for him that I kept telling him how sorry I was that I wasn’t able to save her. He kept telling me it was okay, but I wouldn’t listen. I still feel that way. What good is all the training I went through if I couldn’t save her or the baby?
Cory, bless his heart, tried his best to get me to eat or talk. Hell, finally he just wanted me to cry. I hadn’t expressed any type of emotion since I tried to call Mason. When I felt him in my room, it was the first time I felt the walls crumbling around me. When I felt his lips on my shoulders and his arms around me, I finally let go. But I couldn’t control anything I was feeling. I wanted him to make all my pain go away, and he did without a second thought. I don’t know how I’m going to make it without Kat. She’s been in my life for so long that calling her and seeing her were as normal and easy as breathing.
Granted I may have been on the east coast and her here, but I still talked to her every day. We had so many plans that we wanted to do together and things we wanted to accomplish. And now what do I have? I started to feel the emotions creeping up, and I wondered if I would ever heal from this.
I wiped my eyes, as I heard Mason come back into the living room looking like walking sex. He wore a gray suit with a white button down shirt and a gray, black, and red tie. His hair fell wherever it wanted on his head, which made me want to run my hands all through his hair.
Like I said, walking sex.
He was on his phone, and he smiled at me as if he knew exactly what I was thinking… Bastard.
When he disconnected his call, he kept smiling at me.
“So, I have a few errands to run, and I’m not sure how long it will take. In the meantime, I’ve arranged for you to not be alone while I’m gone.” He opened my door, and I looked out expectantly. He said with a smug grin, “You can thank me later.”
I then heard high heels tapping on concrete. Then my eyes fell on the faces of the closest friends I now have left—Mimi and Tiny. I jumped to my feet and jumped in Mimi’s arms, wrapping my legs around her. She barely could hold me up, but she didn’t let go. I cried and held on tight, and she just rocked me and stroked my back.
I barely heard Tiny say, “Don’t worry big guy. We got our girl. You go and handle your business.”
I felt Mason kiss my head and tell me he would call me later. Then I heard the door close. I finally let Mimi go, and I hugged Tiny for almost just as long.
“Come on girl. It’s okay. You are definitely not alone in this. We’re here,” Mimi told me.
I let Tiny go, but I held both her and Mimi’s hands and guided my friends to the couch.
“How did you get here?”
“Your boy wonder called us and told us what happened. Then he bought us tickets so you wouldn’t be alone.”
I was shocked. “He did?”
Mimi nodded. “Yes, he did.”
I looked at the door and said, “I’ll be right back.”
I opened the door and ran outside and down the steps as fast as I could. I didn’t care that I was in a tank top and short shorts with no shoes. I ran down the steps, and I saw him still standing by his car. I called his name, and he turned around. I ran to him, still shoeless, and jumped in his arms. He didn’t buckle under my weight like Mimi did. He caught me in mid-air and held me close to him. I hugged him tight, and I swear I didn’t want to let go. I loved this man so much that I wanted to show him how much. So I kissed him with as much feeling as I could in order to show him everything I was feeling, leaving no doubt in him or me.
I held his head in my hands, and he allowed me to control the kiss. When I finally pulled away from him, he was breathing very heavily. He stared at me, and I knew he wanted to take me back upstairs and have his way with me. I rubbed his face softly and continued to look in his beautiful blue eyes.
“Promise me that we will talk.”
He nodded his head, “I promise you, baby, we will definitely talk about everything. Just give me some time, okay?”
I nodded. “Thank you, Mason.”
He kissed me and said, “I’d do anything for you, Maxine. You don’t have to thank me.”
We didn’t say anything else as he held me.
Finally he said, “I will call you later today, okay?”
I nodded. “Okay, but please make sure that I see you sooner rather than later.”
“Without a doubt, I will be back here.”
I kissed him again, and I walked back into my apartment.
For the next few hours, me and the girls went through two bottles of wine, the rest of the lasagna from last night, and a lot of tissue. I couldn’t believe Mason called Mimi and Tiny and flew them here for me. He is the most amazing man I have ever known. They first asked me how I was doing, and I told them everything. I started with the trip to the beach and about how I found out Mason was getting married. Then I told him about the night we shared, what happened when I got home, and what happened to Kat. I even gave them the rundown of the last time I was home and how I was kidnapped. But I didn’t go into detail of what happened to me in South America. That is something that I would never share with anyone ever again.