Baser Urges

Anita awakens to find herself naked and tied spread-eagle on the bed. Surveying her surroundings, she focuses on Edward. She finds him fully clothed and watching her from the chair. 

“Why am I naked and tied to the bed? You know I’m so not the bondage type girl.”

“Raina is.”

“I didn’t know she was your type. Maybe I should’ve let you two ‘play’ after all.”

Edward shakes his head.

“Don’t be a bitch. I just want answers.”

I look down my body and flush. How exactly does he plan on getting answers from me like this? I give him an incredulous expression.

“A bitch? You try dealing with Raina every fucking day and then you can tell me not to be bitchy. Not to mention that I’m still tied to this bed. Is this really how you’re going to question me? Damn, Edward, couldn’t you just try asking first?”

Edward shrugs. Fucking asshole! He better move soon or so help me when I have access to my gun…

“You could have still been Raina.”

Damn him and his reasonable excuses. I just roll my eyes.

“Well, as you can see, I’m not. So untie me.”

Edward doesn’t move.

“I believe I said I wanted answers.”

“Fuck you Edward. We don’t have time for this shit. I’m uncomfortable and cold now untie me and I’ll answer your fucking questions later.”

Edward rubs his eyes in frustration.

“It’s you Anita, no doubt about it. Raina doesn’t quite have your particular bark.”

He allows a slight cringe and puts his hand to his chest.

“But, she has one hell of a bite.”

“Save your compliments for later. I want out of here. We have to get somewhere safer… if anywhere exists.”

Edward nods and walks over to untie me. I keep from grinning as he stays as far out of reach as possible while he cuts the cords. I always said Edward was a smart man. I rub my wrists and ankles to bring the circulation back into them. Damn.

“Where are my clothes?”

Edward shrugs. Did I mention I hate that? Damn but he does it a lot.

“I didn’t see them when I out mine on.”

He quirked an eyebrow at me.

“Was that you or Raina who took them off?”

I blush. Damn it! Time to change the subject. Rubbing my numb extremities I look away from Edward’s gaze.

“How long have I been ties to the bed?”

Edward smirks as I wrap myself in a sheet and begin looking for my clothes.

“I’ll answer your question if you answer mine.”

I pause in my search to throw a pillow at him. He catches it effortlessly and laughs. Bastard!

“It’s important I know Edward. Just tell me.”

Edward’s eyes bore into mine.

“About 4 hours. Normally I would have just loaded you unconscious body into the car and high-tailed it out of here but, I didn’t want to have your family see you hog-tied.”

Ok, apparently I’m missing something.

“Hog-tied? Why?”

He just looks at me. He’s kidding right? Nope, probably not.

“You made the right choice then. Not only would you have made this worse for them but,  don’t think things would have been all that great for you either.”

Edward laughs, a full belly type laugh. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard that from him before. I look at him strangely, did they hit him that hard on the head?

“What’s so funny?”

Edward wipes a tear from his eye. Great, so happy to have made his day.

“Edward?”

“Just you.”

He stifles his laughter to point at me.

“You standing there with nothing but a sheet on, hands on your hips and threatening me?!”

He says the last so incredulously that I feel my temper rising. What the fuck is so amusing about that?

“What’s your fucking point Edward?”

He laughs more before answering me.

“Never mind, as you pointed out numerous times we have to leave so if you would get dressed, we’ll go.”

I smack my forehead. Isn’t that what I’ve been trying to do for the last five minutes?

“I need clothes to dress Edwa…”

I trail off as I see him holding my clothes in his hands.

“Where did you get them?”

He grinned, the bastard grinned.

“I’ve had them the entire time. Come on Anita, try and keep up.”

He ducked out of the room as I hurled a throwing knife at him. I could hear the asshole laughing as he went to get my family. If I didn’t need his help I’d… who am I kidding? I think of how he makes me feel while I dress and smile softly, I wouldn’t do anything and he knows it. I just don’t know what I’m going to do about it. Would Edward even consider a relationship with me? Could I really leave Jean-Claude and Asher? Shaking my head to clear it I finish pulling myself together. Holstering my gun, I put a frown on my face, leave the room and get in the car. Meeting Edward’s eyes I run my finger across my throat in mock warning. He grins as he pulls away. I don’t know what I’ll do but it’ll have to wait for another day.