His

Jersey, my short black sequined cocktail dress

abeled as "waterproof" when I bought it

London loo

get the cra

ision clear, I drunkenly staggered around, desp

hat had been a fun night of clubbing, up u

ple friends with a car so I wouldn't be out on the street looking like I'm advertising to m

ds. My job as a waitress at a local diner in New York keeps me busy at all hours of the day. I wasn't m

hat. I didn't even go to college. The truth is, living in New

eld it up so long, I dropped my limp arm at my

rd the sound of my heel snap. "Damn it!" I a

ded to carry them. Aggravated, wet, and tired, I at

with water in the process. I gasped in disbelief, becau

ewalk, I waited until it wa

ed out on to the road, lights were blinding my vision and t

sta di cazzo(dickhead)!" I shouted out angrily, slamming

nly one caught my attention. Eyes the color of amber stare b

hair slicked back with gel. Two stray strands spilled onto his fore

the exact opposite of what I thought he would, his lips curling up

rossing the street. When I reach the

ruck has made a left turn and i

ain as the truck pulls up beside me, the driver

senger's seat is the one to spea

se he's

in th

sure they saw the "you have lost y

men?" How stupid do they think I am? I've watched

completely disregarding my question,

why I should get in the

et," the handsome

. "That's

o the fact that you

that have to do

ing alone at night. Who knows wh

e y

your eyes,

etheart." And just like that he gave up,

about how he didn't want me walking alone, but then he ju

, the man in the upper room continued to reign his punishment down on

ea

in a hurry, I quietly grumbled my frustratio

me. I looked back, the man far more wasted than I as he

eetness," he slurred,

sumed he'd just left the one I had spent

out my gun and aimed. He froze, seeming to sober up in

king up in a cautiously slow manner. "Whoa,

hate to have to put a

p his life rather than to risk lo

hasing a gun. Living in New Jersey can be rough at times, especial

you and you alone. I lowered my gun, but remained a

did

direction. Sighing with relief because I wouldn't have to u

give up on hitching a ride in

y at five percent battery, I quickl

bmit my request, my phone

hi

grab my phone before the strea

ewer

y phone by a hair and watched as

ecome the worst night of my life. I was starting t

e comfort of my bed with

ace buried in my hands. Everything that co

n desperate ne

fa

raped over my body. I looked up, the handso

I'll take

t, opened the door and waited until I was comfortably inside be

changed his mind. I snuggled further into the suit

but I l

ked, no longer wanting to gue

er eyes staring attentively at

" I murmured, sud

de from giving him directions to my apa

him once more, I made my way up the steps of the building

earching around the tin

I was still wearing his jacket. Peeling it off my b

acket before he left, I froze, staring up at th

te dress shirt he was wearing clinging to his

t my

tiful. There was

ght be. But after he came back to take me home, I'm st

orgot

I was pushed further into my apartment, the

im away like a normal person would have a tot

could even register what had happened,

ranger to be