Chapter Seven

Hal

As soon as I step off the elevator, I can tell that something is wrong. I don"t know what it is yet, but I feel uneasy. There shouldn't be anything wrong. Anna and I had been together last night till this morning and everything was fine. So why do I have this sick feeling in my stomach?

I decide to go to her apartment first. It's locked. She must still be at work. I unlock the door to my own apartment, walk in and hang my jacket on a hook on the wall. I drop my keys on the credenza and notice a carefully folded white piece of paper that wasn"t there before. I immediately pick it up and open it. As I read the contents, goosebumps break out all over my body.

"No… No!"

I whip out my phone with the paper still in my hand. I dial Anna"s number and wait. It rings several times, but she doesn't answer. Her apartment is locked and I don"t know how long it's been since she was last home.

There must be someone who knows where she is.

I run to the elevator while dialing Dr Bertha"s number. I hit the button going to the ground floor and pace up and down in the elevator.

"Come on, Bertha. Pick up."

I dial her number again.

"Hello?"

"Bertha! It"s Hal. Do you know where Anna is?"

"Ohh … is this about the two of you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"She left here crying not too long ago. She said she had to leave California but she wouldn"t tell me what was wrong. Did something happen between you two?"

"No! Everything was fine when she left this morning. I got home just now and found a strange letter from her. Please just tell me where she is."

"I convinced her to stay a few days here before making any rash decisions. She just text me to say she's staying at the Blue Bell Hotel."

"Blue Bell? Alright. Thank you so much, Bertha." I hang up and run to my car.

Driving to the hotel, I wonder what could have happened to make Anna so upset. And why didn"t she talk to me about what had upset her? Something must have happened. Perhaps Tasha found out about us? I don"t care either way. Anna and I are going to be together and everyone else can just go to hell.

I park in front of the hotel and walk briskly to the counter in the lobby.

"Hi. I"m here to see Miss Annalise Wilson."

"Good day, Sir." The receptionist said, looking at me sternly. "May I ask who you are?"

"My name is Hal. Hal Torres."

The receptionist picks up the phone and dials a number. Someone on the other end of the line answers.

Annalise?

The receptionist talks to the person on the other end of the line, informing them that there is a Hal Torres waiting for them. She nods then hangs up.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Torres, but Miss Wilson isn't available right now."

"Bullshit!" I shout out in anger. The receptionist takes a step back, and I try to compose myself. "I'm sorry, it's not your fault. Did Miss Wilson say she wasn't available?"

The receptionist looks wary and nods her head. "Yes. Sorry, sir."

I walk away, sadly, and head to the hotel bar in search of comfort in the form of a beer. I half contemplate booking a room myself and try to track her down by knocking on every Goddamn door. But if she doesn't want to see me, I can't force her.

Just as I finish the last of my beer, I turn to stand and see a beautiful brunette walking towards me.

Annalise!

As Anna reaches me I'm startled by her pale face. Her eyes were red-rimmed and tear-streaked.

"Bertha told you?"

"She told me you were here, but I don't understand why."

"It"s just best for everyone, Hal," Anna says, her eyes firmly on the ground. "I don"t want to cause any further rift between you and …"

"Look at me, Anna. I don"t care about any of that. All I care about is you." I look around and can see we're beginning to draw attention to ourselves.

"Is there somewhere we can go? To talk. In private?"

Anna nods and I follow her back to her room.

"Look," I continue, once we're in her room, "why don't we do something drastic?" I reach out for her hands and pull her closer to me. "Anna, we belong together. Don't you see? Let's go to Connecticut. I promise you I will look everyone in the eye and tell them that you"re going to be my wife."

Anna stares at me in disbelief. "Hal, I don"t think that"s …"

"Trust me, Anna. Remember we agreed that we"d be in this together. Listen, I"m not letting you go. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. But I need to know that you feel the same way."

"I do Hal. You know I do. I"m just scared." Anna bursts into tears and sits down on the bed, her head in her hands.

I kneel down beside her and kiss her tears away. "There"s no need to be, sweetheart." I sit down next to her on the bed and pull her close, kissing her again. I start to feel her relax completely in my arms, and all the tension begins to erode.

I gently kiss the nape of her neck. She moans softly and lies down on the bed. She begins tugging at my belt and unzips my pants. I stroke her breasts through her short floral gown with thin straps. I see her nipples peek through the fabric, as she softly moans in response to my touch.

I pull her gown off her body and gently lie on top of her, balancing my weight on my elbows as I let my mouth travel from her breasts down to her stomach.

I can already feel the rock-hard erection beneath me as I suck and kiss her all over. I love the feel of her hands and fingers all over my chest and back.

I suck on her hard pink nipples and slowly insert two fingers into my mouth, my eyes on hers. Her breath catches in her mouth as she knows what's coming. I place my two wet fingers deep inside of her, thrusting back and forth and feeling her entire body melt under me.

She begins grinding beneath me and groans loudly in my ear.

"I love you so much, Anna. More than I ever thought I could," I whisper into her ears.

She pushes me down onto the bed and sits on top of me. Then she runs her lips and mouth down my body until she reaches my balls. She grabs the base of my hard cock and places her mouth over the tip, completely placing all of my hardness inside her mouth. She moves her head up and down the shaft of my cock, bringing me closer and closer to the edge. I hold the back of her head, loving the way her mouth glides all around my member, her little tongue doing unspeakable things to me.

As much as I'm loving this, I love being inside her more. I reluctantly move my penis out of her mouth.

"Let me give you pleasure, Anna."

"Oh Hal, this is pleasurable for me. You have no idea." And with that she starts sucking on me again. Eager to please me, eager to drink me down. Such a good, eager girl … Oh, but I want to cum inside her wet pussy so badly. I want to feel close to her soft olive skin.

"Woah," I say, stroking her head. She looks up at me biting her bottom lip. I place her on her back and kneel between her legs. She's so wet! I enter her quickly, the need within me is so strong, wanting to be deep inside her. To be as close to her as I possibly can. To claim her. I thrust hard and fast and deep inside her, watching her moist mouth as she calls out my name. Knowing where that mouth has been.

Oh fuck!

"Hal … oh Hal, I'm going to cum. Don't stop. Don't stop fucking me." She screams, as I fuck her senseless until she comes hard and fast all around me.

"You"re so perfect Anna." I say kissing her beautiful face. "You"re beautiful and perfect," I whisper into her ear, now thrusting ferociously into her again.

I clutch her hips as I explode deep inside her with a groan and collapse next to her on the bed.

"Oh Hal, I have never felt this way for anyone," she says, her voice laden with emotion as she caresses my hair.

I look down at her, her eyes beginning to water. Both of us panting, trying to catch our breath.

"Anna, please say you'll be my wife. I can't be without you. My life would be unbearable. I love you so much."

There was a long pause as Anna looks at me with red, rosy cheeks and a big smile. She kisses me deeply.

"I love you too and want to be with you forever."

"Is that a yes?"

Anna nods.

"Yes. A thousand times yes!" We both laugh and embrace. "I want to be your wife."