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thing I knew
for sure, the sex was electrifying.
    It was then I decided to back
away from Hanna. I had to for her sake and mine.

CHAPTER 5
     
         I stirred awake when there
was a knock at the door. I expected her to walk in but she didn’t. I got up and
opened it up for her. She stood in the doorway wearing a heavy fur coat. I
stepped aside and let her enter. She took two steps in then dropped her coat
reveling nothing but smooth flawless skin. She uncoiled her hair letting it
fall to her waist, and stood in the middle of her fallen cover.  At first I was
held speechless.
    I hurriedly shut the door the
grabbed hold of her naked body.  I backed her into the side wall next to where
she stood. “You’ll be the death of me you know that?”  I grabbed her head
tightly trying to force the words that needed to be said ‘We have to end this,
Hanna. I cannot see you anymore.’ But the words would not flow.
    She reached up to kiss me, and
like every time before I melted. We never made it to the bed that night. Only
the floor would suffice. The fire between us was growing by the minute and I
could deny her nothing.
    I ravished her well into the
morning, each taking turns proving our feelings towards each other. Again I
felt like that beast who escaped captivity or the thirst creature in the
desert. I could not get enough, as her cries of passion begged me for more. And
I gave it. It was pure animal as I drank of all of her, making her mine. I
needed and wanted all of her and she let me have it.
    Afterwards, we lay there on the
floor not moving, when Hanna asked something of me I hadn’t expected. “I want
to leave here.” she rolled over to face me. “But I need your help.”
    I edge over skeptic. “What do you
mean ‘need my help’?” I started to feel some kind of way about her statement.
    She sat up when she saw my
hesitancy. “Sterling, I need your help with leaving here.”
    Is she asking what I think
she’s asking?
    “Is that what this is all about?”
I stood up to put on my boxers.
    “What? All of what?”
    “This?” I asked pointing back and
forth between her, me, the floor and the bed.
    She jumped up and I could see the
hurt on her face. “You ass! Yes, I want to get the hell out of here, but I’m
not going to whore my way out.” She yelled tossing a small white figurine at
me. She grabbed her coat and headed toward the door.
    I felt like a bastard. I stopped
her before she took one step into the hallway and slammed the door shut. She
backed away from me. “I’m sorry.” I held up both my hands. “I sometimes wonder
why a young beautiful woman like you would want a man my age.”
    “Sterling, you’re one the sexiest
men I have ever met and we get a lot of guests. Besides you’re thirty,
not ninety!” She snapped still holding her coat close to her to cover her
self-worth. I made her feel self-conscious.
    “Okay, but my life is
complicated. I’m married and live out of state. How could I help you?”
    “I just wanted you to talk to my
father about travel or getting a sponsor at your company. I know certain
companies sponsor athletes. Your boss has done it before. You told me so.”
    “Yes but he’s into car racing
like NASCAR, sweetie, not skiing.” I walked towards the back bay window.
    “Yes, but a sport is a sport. Isn’t
it?” She whined so desperately wanting to leave this place.
    “No, Hanna.” She was so young.
What was I doing?
    “Then fine, let me come with
you?”
    “You can’t. My life is so screwed
up right now.” I sighed before saying it. “I’ve cheated on her before.” I felt
like shit saying it, but it was true. She said nothing, waiting for me to
explain further.  I sat down on the bed while she kept her distance. “I had a
one-night stand with a woman in my office. I wasn’t happy at home, but instead
of me telling my wife I fucked up. I fucked up bad. The guilt ate at me until I
told her last year, six months after it happened. She has not touched