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Chapter 10, Dancing In The Summer Wind
Novah's POV

I had to stop bringing up Marty's ex. I knew I was frustrating him. As well as hurting him. I never meant to do that. I kind of was really enjoying our time on the run.

It was going to be sad when we did not have to huddle in a room together. I should make a move on Marty for once and let him know I was into him. That I wanted to be beside him.

He told me his first love was not his first real love. He would not die for her? But he went above and beyond for me? What did that all mean? Did he still care for me? He had to right? He did so much to protect me. He had to. I had to drag it out of him. 

The Marty in the past was always showering me with affection. And attention. But this Marty was harder to read sometimes. Had I hurt him so badly?

It made me ache inside for him at the thought of hurting him. I never really meant to hurt him. I was a ditz at the time. I used men a lot in my past. I was selfish and self-centered. I was a brat. Worse than that.

A very spoiled brat. 

Marty and I were in another town. Marty was thinking about heading back until my ex got caught. But we knew he was still on my trail. I did not want to go back yet. I wanted more adventures with Marty. More time beside him without my brothers being in the way.

Was that so wrong?

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"What do you want for dinner Novah?" Marty asks me.

"Anything. I am famished" I sigh.

"Anything come on narrow it down. I can not buy everything" he jokes.

"How about someplace that sells wings. With fries sound good. And beer" I say. "doesn't that sound fantastic?" I ask.

He nods. "Yes, it does"

"Alright. Look up some places around here. Here is a bar in town. Called Jitters. Let's try it" I announce.

I grab him by the hand. We get in our rental car then go looking for a place called Jitters. It was in a bad part of the town. Marty was muttering it did not look safe.

"Come on it could be fun" I say.

One end of the Jitters sign was flickering on then off. So, it read Jitter, the s was off. We get a booth because it said seat yourself. Marty was not surprised by that. There was pool tables all over. A small place/stage for a band to play in the corner by a juke box.

There was a large bar area. Bathrooms. And fans hanging on the ceiling. Spinning around. I feel some eyes on me as I walk into the room. This hand to be a biker bar. And we did not fit in here.

We sit in a booth. They take our orders. Drinks first. I get to beers for us. 

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"I am going to the bathroom. Be right back" I tell Marty. I scoot back out of the booth. I go to the bar. And freshen up. I wash up my hands. Make sure I looked decent for Marty. Then head back out of there.

"Care to dance honey?" some guy asks me.

He had a long beard. He was wearing a grubby gray tee-shirt on under a leather black vest. With an old oil stained blue jeans to top it off. He smelled like booze and ciggs to.

"No thank you my date is over there waiting for me" I answer as I go to leave.

"Come one dance won't hurt" he laughs.

"I said no thanks" I mutter angrily. He grabs me. By the arm roughly.

"Dance" he orders. A slow song plays on the juke box. I remove my arm from him.

"NO" I snap back. Anger boils in my blood.

"Little teasing bitch" he mutters. His friends laugh.

"Is there a problem?" Marty asks as he comes to my rescue.

"No" lies the guy as he thankfully walks away. I shiver with fright.

That guy was scary.

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"Are you okay Novah?" worries Marty.

He rubs my arm. "You are shaking" he worries.

"I hate men that think they can own you" I grumble.

"Come sit with me" he tells me.

"Marty please dance with me? So, they think we are together" I beg. "I would feel better"

"Okay" he sighs.

I was getting him to dance with me. Now to make my move. Let him know I was interested in him.

Marty takes me in his arms as a slow song plays on the jukebox. He kept me close but not to close. I sneak in. I move closer to him. Pulling him in my arms. I wrap my arms around his neck. He holds me closer. I rest my head on his shoulder.

"Just play along" I whisper in his ears. "lover..." I tease him.

We sway to the music. He holds me tight. I knew he was enjoying being close to my body. I felt something rise in his pants near my leg. I press my body into the curves of his body as we danced. It felt so good being in his arms. I could not even hear the song playing. I heard my own heart rushing fast. Beating in my ears.

I let my hand go to his soft hair. My fingers linger then feel the warm skin of his neckline. 

"Novah?" he whispers.

"Marty?" I answer.

"Your dinner is ready I set it on the table" says the bar tender. The moment was lost. I groan a bit.

"Let's go eat" Marty tells me.

He leads me back to the table. The hooligan's were back playing pool now. We eat our meal in peace. The wings were pretty good. I liked them. We had honey bar be que ones and regular to. We polish off about two beers each then pay for our meal. We head back to our room.

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"That was such a nice dance Marty. You are so sweet looking out for me around those men. My brothers will be hearing that from me" I brag on him as we get ready for bed for the night.

"Those wings were actually good. The fries to" mentions Marty as he changes the subject off the dance.

Marty was afraid of being close to me. But why? What was stopping him this time? Any other time he chased after me. I did not get him.

"Marty?"

"I am going to hop in the shower" he announces. "what is it Novah?" he asks me.

"I know in my past you used to chase after me. I let you. I liked the attention. I waisted it so many times. But if I had a chance again, I would not waist it. I wanted to put that out there" I softly say.

"Novah that is kind of you. But I think this time you are feeling things you do not understand. Only because you depend on me right now. Like I am a hero. And that is a great feeling but I do not want to start up feelings based on lies" he explains. "we need to put off any feelings on hold for now. Until you are safe. And then if you still feel this way then yeah, I am for seeing what might be there" he says to me. "I hope you understand? I do not want to hurt you"

"I get it. I do understand Marty" I answer with hurt in my heart. I shove it aside. 

Basically, I hurt him too much and he wanted nothing more to do with me once this was over.

The picture was clear. I get it now. It was his nice way of saying no thanks.

"I will be back. I am going to hop in the shower now" he informs me. I nod. I get ready for bed.

When he comes back in the room I pretend like I am sleeping. Hurt tears kept forming in the corner of my eyes. I waisted so many chances with Marty. Now that I wanted one well he was not going to give me one. I had to let him go once this was over.

But it was my own fault. I let my heart fall in love with the wrong man.

Again.

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