Dangerous Ground by Smith Stephanie Jean

Author:Smith, Stephanie Jean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, mystery, explicit sex, suspsense
Publisher: Stephanie Jean Smith

Chapter 15

Loretta laid in bed staring at the ceiling. She was released from the hospital yesterday, and she was supposed to spend the next two weeks in Xavier’s house. Loretta was grateful for everything Xavier has done for her, but something was missing in the relationship.

She didn’t know what to expect when Xavier asked her to stay with him until she was fully recovered. Loretta thought that they would be sharing a bedroom. Instead, Loretta was in one of the guestrooms around the corner from Xavier’s bedroom.

Loretta crawled out of the bed looking for the robe she laid across the bed last night; it was nowhere to be seen. She opened the closet for something to put on. To her surprise her luggage was in the closet and her clothes were hanging up. She looked in the drawers of the bureau and found her underwear and nightclothes. Xavier must have moved her clothes while she was asleep.

Loretta went into the bathroom and ran some water for a bath. She eased into the tub and sat there for about twenty minutes relaxing. After bathing, she got dressed in a yellow sweatshirt and some jeans. Loretta combed her hair and pulled it back into a hair clip. As Loretta approached the stairs, her thoughts went back to the house Marcus took her to.

When her life was on the line, stairs posed no problem. Now that, Loretta was safe, stairs were the hardest obstacle in recovering. It took her about five minutes to get downstairs, however, her leg seemed to be loosening up.

There was no sign of Xavier, but Loretta did hear a lot of racket coming from the kitchen. She saw a woman in the kitchen loading the dishwasher. The woman’s hair was coal black with a few strands of gray. She was probably in her mid-forties or a little younger. Just as Loretta was about to speak the woman looked up and smiled. “Well hello sleepy head, Xavier said you had a rough night, and would probably wake up later in the day. By the way, my name is Lorraine; I’m Xavier’s housekeeper and cook.”

“Nice to meet you Lorraine, I’m Loretta Brown.” Loretta moved forward and shook her hand. Lorraine had high cheekbones and a frail looking face. Her eyes were dark brown and full of mischief.

“Child, I already know you, my grandchildren go to you music appreciation class every Saturday. Not to mention that Xavier sings your praises all the time. Keep up the good work at the King Center. Those children need all the love and care they can get.”

Lorraine had Loretta’s attention at the mention of her music appreciation class. “What are the names of your grandchildren?”

“Joy and Leonard James.”

Loretta smiled at Lorraine. “I know Joy and Leonard, they’re two of my best students.”

“Their mother is my daughter.”

“Yes, her name is Bernice. She comes to class with them sometimes.”

“Bernice says that you're the nucleus of the King Center, and most people don't impress her. I noticed a tremendous difference in Joy and Leonard.

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