Page 3 of Erotic Behavior (Observant Behaviors)

Talia came back and threw the blankets at his face, letting out a not so ladylike curse.Our open floor plan made it easy to see the aggravated look as she walked back over to me.

“Did you submit everything?”she whispered, as if the drunken baboon could hear her.

“I sent yours in.I still have to do mine.”

“You only have like twenty minutes left.Hurry with him and get it done.I’m not selling my ass to the highest bidder by myself.”

“Selling your what?”Cal said while trying to hold his head up off the pillows.

I walked around Talia with a glass of water in my hand.“Nothing.She didn’t say a darn thing that concerns you.”

I handed Cal the water and helped him sit up a bit to drink it.Why was I like this?The constant caretaker.I should have just left him on my front porch, but knowing my neighbors, they would have just called the police.It was going to be bad enough explaining why I was subletting my place for the next five years.Thank god for New York real estate, because even with the mortgage paid off, I never would have been able to cover insurance and taxes without a renter.

I took the glass back from Cal and put it on the coffee table before I picked up my laptop to head to my room.

“Hey, what is that?”he asked as I went to walk away.

“Nothing.”

“It’s not nothing.Let me see.”He reached, and I tried my best to pull away, but I tripped, which put me right in his reach.Not only did I come down onto his lap, but my laptop did too and his hands, which were suddenly too fast for a drunk guy, grabbed it and pulled it from my arms.

I scrambled to get off of him.The smell of rum and being so close to him brought back memories I didn’t want.By the time I was standing, he was already reading what was on the screen.Or trying to.He couldn’t hold the laptop still and had it propped up on his chest so he could see it clearly.

“Are you on the dark web right now?”

“What?”

“The dark web.This website is a trafficking auction.”

“It is not.Give me my computer back.”

“It most certainly is,” he said, pointing to the screen, “We had a case open on these people a couple of years ago.”

“Cal, give me my computer.”

“What have you gotten yourself into?”

“It’s none of your business.”

“You’re a fucking idiot if you think you are going to get involved with those people.”

I reached for my computer, not caring if he tore it in two at this point, and pulled it from him.“Goodnight, Cal!”I hollered as I made my way back into the bedroom.

“You’re not going Raven.You’re mine.I’m not going to let anyone else have you.”

The shiver that ran through my body wasn’t one of excitement, but one of fear.Cal wasn’t exactly the most honest cop on the force.They had suspended him on leave multiple times for unethical behavior.I had no idea how he kept getting his job back, but he did.Every single time.If he meant what he said, then I was fucked.

I just hope that the old geezer who buys me tomorrow night has enough money to keep a corrupt New York City cop away from me.Because if not, I had no idea what would happen next.

Unforeseen Circumstances

Beckett

“Whatdoyoumeanshe didn’t turn in her packet?”

“It’s not here.The deadline was midnight.If she submitted after midnight, then her information got pushed to the next auction.”

“Can’t you see that?You should be able to see that.I want her file pulled and her listing up tonight.”