A Second Chance: Book Three of The Costanzo Series-Standalone

CHAPTER TEN

Melina went about her chores the next morning with a lot on her mind. She waited all night for Thomas to call for her, but he never did. She's guessing he didn't return yesterday as Kim presumed, or worse, he's simply plotting a way to kill her without leaving any evidence. Thinking about it causes her body to shake and a cold shiver to run down her spine. She couldn't sleep all night, terrified of what Thomas would do to her, and she couldn't concentrate on the task at hand. Knowing it won't do her any good if they find fault in her work, she decides to distract herself from the thoughts that are clogging her mind by singing. She loved singing when she was younger, and still does. Singing one of her favorite artist's best songs, Melina begins a mini-show for the chairs and tables. She's singing a song by The Weeknd, Earned it..

Melina walks to the back of a chair and places her hands on its edge; if someone were sitting in it, her hands would be on their shoulders. She sways her hips slowly left to right, dropping to the floor as her hands slide down the front of the chair. As she stands, she bends forward and brushes her fingers up her leg, flipping her hair back.

"You're something else, Melina," Thomas says out of nowhere. Melina immediately comes to a halt and searches the room for him.

She stares at him, wide-eyed, wondering where he came from. She could tell he had just stepped out of the shower by his bare chest covered in water droplets and a towel wrapped around his waist. She's perplexed as to how she didn't notice the shower running. She wonders if she was so deep in thought she didn't take note when she stepped in.

She looks at his bare chest and eight tattooed abs. Heat fills her body as she recalls the times her hands roamed that chest of his. Her nails dug into Thomas' shoulders as he brought her release. Little tears well up in her eyes as she recalls the times when what was beneath the towel made her wince for days while walking. She couldn't believe the same person in her memory was the one standing before her now.

"Continue," he says as he approaches her by the chair and takes a seat.

"Huh?" Melina asks, her brows furrowed.

"Continue, Melina," he orders. Melina swallows the lump that forms in her throat. She considers telling him she can't, but then recalls that she shouldn't do anything to infuriate him after being caught. She tells herself that it's just her and Thomas isn't sitting in the chair before she starts.

Clearing her throat, Melina begins to sing again. She walks to the front of the chair, dragging her nails across Thomas' bare shoulder. Melina moves to the front, her heart racing, and places her hands on his shoulders, grazing her beast close to his face. She pulls away and takes a few steps away from him. She takes a sexy walk back before dropping down on him. She doesn't move immediately, feeling something poke her core. Melina considers stopping but doesn't because he doesn't tell her to, so she continues. She grinds her waist against him as the song comes to an end. She feels wetness between her cores but she ignores it and finishes as Thomas groans in her hair.

Melina's chest rises and falls rapidly as she tries to catch her breath. For the first time, she looks at Thomas and sees no furry burning in his eyes. She slowly gets up and puts some distance between them. Melina hopes Thomas didn't notice the wetness between her legs as she sat on him. He gets up from the chair and begins to approach her. Her heart begins to race, fearing Thomas knows and will punish her for staining his towel with her juices. She slowly backs away from him but halts when he turns right and walks into his bathroom. Melina takes a deep breath of relief. She really thought he was coming for her.

Melina begins to gather her stuff to leave before he returns. She flinches as she lifts a broom, dropping it when Thomas curses from the bathroom. She looks toward his bathroom door, puzzled as to what made him curse so loudly. Her eyes widened as she wondered if she was the cause. She quickly gathers her things and heads for the door. Thomas steps out of the bathroom and stops her as she's about to turn the doorknob.