Thread: LOL: RMBH (Raivh and Lingering Desire)

Locked Out Love Repair My Broken Heart The rain had started falling twenty minutes into Arics run that evening after class. It came down in thick, wet torrents, and ran down the streets into the storm drains where it crashed about. His breath came in opaque puffs that disappeared when he ran through them, only to appear once more with each exhale. Despite the cold temperature, his body was hot, steaming beneath his currently drenched navy blue jacket. Each step he took slapped at the water on the road, splashing it up past his knees. The shorts hed put on before going out were soaked, and so were his boxers. It was the most uncomfortable hed been on a run in a long while, and the urge to scratch at the chaffed area between his legs was almost overwhelming. A few more blocks and hed be finished for the night. Then it was time to head back home to take a nice hot shower and eat some dinner. Grunting when a car flew past him, he glared at the driver and plodded on. There was no point shouting at the fellow behind the wheel. It wouldnt do Aric any good. Staring over his shoulder, he watched as the car skidded around a corner, the tires squealing. With a shake of his head, he faced forward and kept running. It wasnt long after hed seen the car that he rounded the corner of a block and spotted the figure of a young woman up ahead. She looked cold, and he was cold, so he had no doubt that she wasnt. Picking up his pace, he caught up within a couple feet of her and kept back. The smack of bare feet on the sidewalk was enough to tell him shed lost her shoes somehow, somewhere. And as dainty as her feet looked, he doubted that they werent frozen to the bone already she wouldnt make it far, wherever she was going. Hey, he said over the rain, jogging to her side. Arent you a little cold? Looking her over, he frowned, noticing that the shoulder of her outfit was torn and sagging. There was a bruise on her chin, as though someone had grabbed her and forced her to look their way. A cut under her eye caught his attention. It was fresh enough that blood still beaded to the surface to be washed away by the rain. Hed seen this girl before. He couldnt recall her name, but there was no forgetting that face of hers, or those baby blue eyes. Hed never had a class with her before, but hed seen her walking around with friends, talking, laughing. Even around town, and he could have sworn she had a boyfriend. Where was the guy now? Shrugging out of his jacket, now in just the light gray T-shirt he had on, he tossed it over one of her shoulders and glanced at her again. Why are you walking in the rain without a jacket? Do you want to catch pneumonia? he asked. A teasing smile was painted on his features, and he spiked his hair unconsciously when he ran a hand back through it. Furrowing his brows, he took a few longer strides and came to stand in front of her. He walked backwards, letting his gaze flit about that damaged face of hers. Youre hurt. Lifting a finger, he pointed first at the cut under her eye, and then at the bruise on her chin. Reaching out, he attempted to touch the dark bruise it looked painful. Did you fall or did someone try something? They werent far from his apartment. Maybe she would accept an invitation to warm up.