Her openness about her past is refreshing. It has been a long time since I have had someone in my life who just talks openly and honestly like that, and I find that I enjoy it. I enjoy her. Hearing nothing but excuses and lies from people is common in my world, especially from women, so it is yet another thing I’m starting to admire about her. My eyes wander over the outline of her body under the blankets, and as I do every night, I imagine feeling my way up her legs and how perfect her small, innocent body would feel underneath mine. My hands on her body, touching every inch. The visual I have of undressing her and showing her exactly how to be my good girl is vivid, my cock now painfully pressing against my zipper.

How has this young woman become so intoxicating, engraving herself into me in such a short period of time?

Touching her thigh last night was a mistake. Now in the quiet of the night, I have space to think, and I really need to get my shit together. She is too young for me. Too innocent. Her life is literally in my hands at the moment, and I need to be careful.

The ticking from the clock nearby steadies my heartbeat as the early morning hours creep closer, but my eyes never leave her. I watch her chest rise and fall, and I get lost in her state of peace. She calms me. Her presence, her voice, the way she moves, the way that she is just not afraid. Of me. Of what happened. Of anything.

My eyes flick around the room, and I see that her cell phone hasn’t moved from the buffet, and without getting up and looking at it, I already know that she still hasn’t charged it. The battery remains dead. She is not expecting any calls. I know she has no family, but friends, a boyfriend or partner? Obviously, no one is looking for her. I wonder how such a beautiful, tough young woman can go so unnoticed. It is astounding because I noticed her from the moment I saw her, and I imagine her in every moment I have had since.

But she needs to go. She can’t get comfortable, or more to the point, I can’t get comfortable with her here. Now not only am I invested in her, but it appears that also Leo and Maria have welcomed her with open arms. I don’t know why I ever thought keeping her here with me was a good idea. But I need to protect her, of that there is no question.