“Well, at first I was going to. Then I thought about how you needed a Daddy and I know that Miles would be the perfect one for you. That’s when I decided to bring y'all together myself. Too bad the universe wanted to play instead. I’m just glad that the cat is out of the bag. It was getting really hard to pretend like I didn’t know who he was.”
“Shhhh!! Don’t say that out loud. No one needs to know I’m a Little.”
Olivia knows that she should explain to Raelyn a little bit more about her past, but there never seemed to be a good time. She also knew that the less that they knew about her previous life the better.
It was safer for them all that way. She refused to let the people who have been there for her since she moved to Arizona get hurt by her past.
Before Rae could respond to Olivia’s outburst, a shadow fell over them. Glancing up into the eyes that had haunted her dreams she shivered.
“Little Bunny, I would like a chance to talk to you. As long as that’s okay with you.”
Raelyn popped up from where she was sitting beside Olivia, blew them both a kiss, and dashed off to where her Daddy was standing, before Olivia could even answer Miles.
Guess she didn’t have much of a choice now. She felt Miles sit down on the grass beside her and she fought every instinct in her body to move out of his reach. She didn’t believe that Miles would ever hurt her, but old habits can be hard to break.
“I’m so glad that you’re here today. I’ve been hoping that I would get the opportunity to see you again.”
Olivia didn’t speak. She didn’t know what to say to him. It’s not like she would ever be able to build something with him, so there was no reason for her to entertain a conversation. It would only cause heartache later down the road.
“I can’t lie and say that I haven’t frequented the Target we met while looking for you. I knew that I wouldn’t make the mistake twice by not getting your name and number.”
She blushed at his words. She would never admit to him that she had been doing the same thing.
He didn’t need to know that she had been looking for him. That would just give him hope that there could be something between them.
“Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Miles Montgomery. I’m so glad to have finally met you, Little Bunny.”
“My name isn’t Little Bunny, it’s Olivia.”
She watched Miles smile at her statement. Maybe she was just slightly hoping that if she was mean enough, he would decide that she wasn’t worth it. Better to accept the loss now rather than later.
“I know it’s not, but I think you like that name just as much as you do your actual name.”
Olivia wouldn’t answer that statement. He didn’t need to know that her panties were wet because he kept calling her that.
“So Olivia, now that I have a name to go with the gorgeous face that I have been dreaming of, can I get your number, too? I would love to take you out on a date one night.”
“Oh, I don’t think that is a good idea. I don’t go out much and I’m not that much fun to be around.”
“I should be the judge of that, don’t you think?”
She could tell he wasn’t going to give up without getting her number. Deep down she wanted to give it to him, anyway. What harm could really come of it?
“Okay, sure. I’ll give it to you, but I don’t promise anything.”
“I don’t expect anything from you, Little one. Just a chance to get to know the woman who I will one day call mine.”
Rattling off her number to him, she couldn’t help but focus on his previous statement. He seemed really sure of himself that they were going to become something one day.
Sadly, he was going to be heartbroken when that didn’t happen. The pinging of her phone pulled her from the thoughts going on in her head.
“There, now you have my number, too. I sure hope that you will use it, Darling.”
Immediately, Olivia’s heart raced and she was back to that night. Her breathing became shallow and she couldn’t hear any of what Miles was saying to her.
Olivia bolted from where she was sitting and took off towards her car. She couldn’t let them see her break down here. She had to be alone and it needed to be right now.
Olivia could feel the pain in her skull and the scar on her side pulsed with the reminder of what happens when she lets a guy in too close.
