Chapter Twenty One

Axel closed the door and watched as the driver got in behind the wheel.
“I’m going to—”
“I know, ma’am.” The driver cut her off before she could share her address, colour mounted Rosa's cheeks as she sat back against the cold leather. No doubt he thought she was some type of one night stand that Axel had picked up.
"Well, isn’t that what you are?" the little voice in her mind piped up, rosa couldn’t deny it. It was right, she was little more than a one night stand but it was her fault it had gone this way. If she had just kept her mouth shut. If she had crushed her doubts and fears down inside her then this wouldn’t be happening.
She could have enjoyed what he was willing to offer her and been happy, for once in her life she could have had what she wanted and been happy, but her stupid insecurities had to get in the way.
Rosa stared out the window as the city passed by, she needed to decide what she wanted, and if she wanted any hope of having anything with Axel then she needed to do it before tomorrow morning.
The car pulled up to the curb and the driver hurried around to her door, gingerly she put her bare feet on the ground, it was cold but at least it looked kind of clean.
“Thank you,” she said, her voice barely more than a whisper.
“Just doing my job.” The driver’s voice was cold and aloof, No doubt he saw plenty of women come and go from Axel's apartment.
Rosa hurried inside and up the stairs, once she reached her own apartment and discovered it to be safely locked just as it had been left, she was relieved. Entering the apartment she scanned each room, it seemed Jax had not returned.
She peeled the coat off and immediately climbed into the shower, The warm water ran down over her skin washing Axel's scent from her body, her thighs were sticky and she scrubbed at them with soap.
Axel had been the first man to ever cum inside her. He had said he was marking her, marking Rosa as his. Luckily she didn’t have to worry about any unplanned side effects, the little pill she took every evening saw to that.
But still it had to mean something, or was it something he told every woman he took to bed?
Tears ran down her face and mingled with the water., even the shower reminded her of him. The way he had held her, cuffed her hands before thrusting into her.
And then when it was over, the way he had spun her around and kissed her hard on the lips, Rosa's lips tingled at the thought of his kiss, everything about him screamed that he was wrong for her and yet there was a part of her that felt differently.
If she ignored her better judgement and went to him, if only she had let him own her completely, she wonder if she was making a huge mistake, she had never once had these sorts of thoughts or feelings where Jax was concerned, or any other guy for that matter. What made Axel so damned special?
Climbing out of the shower, her apartment buzzer made her jump, the shrill sound grated against her building headache, who the hell was here at this time of the morning?
Grabbing her robe she pulled it tight around her body and ran to the door, Rosa pressed the answer button. “Who is it?” her voice was breathless, she used the towel she was holding to dry off the wettest areas of her hair before it dripped all over the floor.
“I’m not sure if you remember me from last night. I didn’t get to give you my name. Iam Allen. Allen Fallon, I helped you leave the club and find a cab?”
Her heart sped up. How the hell had he found her? And what was he doing here?
“Yeah...” she replied, not sure of what to say. What did you say to some guy you had a fleeting conversation with who turned up on your doorstep?
“Look, I don’t mean to be weird or anything. It’s just you seemed really upset last night and I just wanted to make sure you were alright.” he said.
He sounded kind and very genuine and when Rosa thought about the smile he had, it softened my initial reaction.