Silvamoon
Star
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2010
The silhouette of Richard waiting on the lawn beneath her window nearly caused the heiress to faint with relief at seeing him safe and sound. She hadn’t trusted Karl one iota when he said he would unbar the windows and leave her lover alone, and seeing him in person released some of the anxious tension that had been building within her as the hours had ticked by. Lexi was overeager to get out of the mansion as soon as possible and get to a safe place where her father and Karl couldn’t get to them, but as she hung off the windowsill and contemplated how far it was to the ground she felt her bravery waver.
When Richard’s wise suggestion that he climb up to her floated on whispered words in the night air the socialite nodded shakily and carefully climbed back into the room she was imprisoned in. Lexi didn’t know what had come over her, thinking that she could have waltzed in such a carefree manner down the side of the house and into his waiting arms. Although she was assured of his physical strength she still watched nervously as he tested the strength of the branch before beginning to scale the wall, her eyes only leaving him momentarily to scan the encroaching darkness to make sure no alarms had been raised from his presence.
In much quicker time than she could have gotten to the ground he was there in the bedroom with her, and it took all of the mental and emotional strength that she possessed to keep from breaking into tears at the sight of him. Lexi wished that all of their problems were gone now that they were reunited, but the longer they stayed in the manor the closer they came to the danger of Karl returning. And that was a risk that she couldn’t take. She remained silent until she felt the warmth and security of his arms envelop her, her own limbs anchoring tightly around his waist as if he could keep her from drowning in her frayed emotional state.
“I-I’m fine, now.” Her words were nearly inaudible from where she’d pressed her cheek against his broad chest, a few tears finally escaping and evaporating into the fabric of his shirt. “I’m so glad you’re alright.” When Richard ended their embrace to pace the room Lexi wrapped her arms around herself tightly, trying to hold together her fragile psyche. She couldn’t help but glance at the closed door every few seconds, fully expecting Karl to come bursting through and put a bullet in Richard. The socialite met his eyes squarely when he finally returned to her, trying to convey the depths of her terror. “We need to get out. Now. As soon as we can.”
Lexi paused to glance at the door again. “I love you too, and I don’t want to lose you. You have no idea what Karl and my father are capable of….we need to leave.” She grabbed his hand and tried to tug him back over to the window. “We can figure everything else out once we’re away from this horrible place.”
When Richard’s wise suggestion that he climb up to her floated on whispered words in the night air the socialite nodded shakily and carefully climbed back into the room she was imprisoned in. Lexi didn’t know what had come over her, thinking that she could have waltzed in such a carefree manner down the side of the house and into his waiting arms. Although she was assured of his physical strength she still watched nervously as he tested the strength of the branch before beginning to scale the wall, her eyes only leaving him momentarily to scan the encroaching darkness to make sure no alarms had been raised from his presence.
In much quicker time than she could have gotten to the ground he was there in the bedroom with her, and it took all of the mental and emotional strength that she possessed to keep from breaking into tears at the sight of him. Lexi wished that all of their problems were gone now that they were reunited, but the longer they stayed in the manor the closer they came to the danger of Karl returning. And that was a risk that she couldn’t take. She remained silent until she felt the warmth and security of his arms envelop her, her own limbs anchoring tightly around his waist as if he could keep her from drowning in her frayed emotional state.
“I-I’m fine, now.” Her words were nearly inaudible from where she’d pressed her cheek against his broad chest, a few tears finally escaping and evaporating into the fabric of his shirt. “I’m so glad you’re alright.” When Richard ended their embrace to pace the room Lexi wrapped her arms around herself tightly, trying to hold together her fragile psyche. She couldn’t help but glance at the closed door every few seconds, fully expecting Karl to come bursting through and put a bullet in Richard. The socialite met his eyes squarely when he finally returned to her, trying to convey the depths of her terror. “We need to get out. Now. As soon as we can.”
Lexi paused to glance at the door again. “I love you too, and I don’t want to lose you. You have no idea what Karl and my father are capable of….we need to leave.” She grabbed his hand and tried to tug him back over to the window. “We can figure everything else out once we’re away from this horrible place.”