Chapter 60: Snared Up

That evening, Sharon heard a knock on her door. It was Sebastian.

She had been feeling very anxious about the impending evening with him and it was now here, at her doorstep.

"Hey, Seb!"

"Evening, Sharon,"

They greeted after she opened the door, and she invited him in for the night.

"I hope you don't mind, but I brought over some nachos as a snack for the evening," Sebastian said as he took a bowl of nachos out of his bag.

"No, it's alright. I love nachos," Sharon responded brightly, although still a bit anxious.

"...also, I brought wine," Sebastian said, with a hint of guilt in his voice because he knew that drinking led to being drunk which in turn leads to bad choices, especially for a man and woman alone in a room.

But to his surprise, Sharon welcomed the idea of some alcohol.

"Wonderful!" She exclaimed, "I haven't had a glass of wine in a very long time," she grabbed the bottle.

The evening was now set up. They were snacks and drinks and they both sat on the carpet in the middle of the living room, just talking, laughing, and enjoying each other's company with all the craziness of that morning all forgotten and swept under the rug.

"So, tell me, Sharon,"

"Tell you what?" Sharon asked with a smile and took a sip of her drink.

"Tell me everything about you. Your place of birth, your favourite food and colour, all the little things, and then maybe we can move on to the bigger

things."

And so, Sharon told him about her life in Jacksonville before her parents died. She told him about her life with Addicus but left out all of the parts about him being a homicidal maniac.

"Why did you move here then? If your life in...where was it again?"

"Colorado!"

"Si, si, Colorado. If your life in Colorado was great, being around people you loved and doing what you loved, then why did you come here?"

"I already told you that."

"Oh right! You're on the run."

The silence that followed after the topic of her life was very awkward and Seb felt like maybe he had stepped out of his boundary and decided to lighten the mood.

"I didn't tell you this, but I also brought with me a very good means of entertainment for us,"

Sebastian said cheekily and pulled out a radio from his bag. He turned it on and dialled through the channels until it began playing some music. Sebastian got up and began dancing around the room in a goofy manner to make Sharon laugh and it worked.

"C'mon, Sharon, get up and dance with me, girl," he called out, and she declined.

"You seem to be doing fine on your own," she responded.

"No, no. I'm not taking no for an answer," Sebastian said and pulled her up, dancing circles around her to fill her with the vibe.

"Come on, Sharon. It's not that hard."

Sharon slowly began feeling the music and started to dance to the tune until she got lost in the melody.

"There you go. Shake it," Seb encouraged her.

The music on the radio suddenly stopped and a slower-paced song began playing.

"May I have this dance, Señora?" Sebastian asked with an outstretched arm.

She took it, and he held her close to him. She grabbed onto his shoulders and they both swayed to the music.

"This has been a superb evening," Sharon said with her head placed on his shoulder.

"It really has," he replied, and they danced the night away.

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The next morning, Sharon woke up beside Sebastian with a smile. They were both still in their clothes which meant nothing crazy happened last

night. She tried to silently get up so she could make him breakfast before he woke up but was unsuccessful in her attempt.

"Where do you think you're going?" Seb said playfully, pulled her back down beside him and gave her a light kiss.

"Good morning, beautiful," he said in his seductive voice.

"Morning, handsome. I was just going to make you some breakfast and I didn't want to wake you up," Sharon told him.

"The only food I need right now is you," he said cheesily, and kissed her again.

"Well, that's good for you, but I need actual food. I'm starving," she said, got up and went straight into the kitchen to prepare some breakfast.

After they ate, Sebastian decided to leave because he had somewhere to be today.

"Do you really have to go?" Sharon asked, not wanting him to leave just yet.

"I really do, but I promise to be back soon, and we'll spend more time together, ok?"

"Ok," Sharon said reluctantly, and walked him to the door, but before he walked out, she gave him a long and passionate kiss.

"Si, I'll definitely be back soon!"

JJ was spying on them from the opposite building with his binoculars and he saw the kiss she gave Sebastian. It was enough proof of her affection for him so he dialled Addicus.

"Any updates, JJ?" Addicus asked after picking up.

"Yes, sir. They spent the night together and just as he left, she gave him a kiss."

Addicus smiled as soon as he heard this. It was finally time to take action.

"Good. I'm on my way."

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That evening, Sebastian returned from his appointment and quickly walked over to Sharon's to see her. Being apart from her, even just for a few hours, was torture for him, and he needed to feel her, to smell her, to hold her.

"Sharon? I'm back," he called out to her while knocking on her door, but there was no response.

She was probably out getting something, so he decided to go in and surprise her with the delicacies he brought with him. He found her spare key under her flower pot and opened the door.

"Oh, Sharon! What should I do now?" He asked himself out loud as he walked over to the kitchen area to serve his food on plates, "Frighten you with a scary but playful prank or welcome you with a nice romantic dinner surprise?"

"I prefer the idea of a scary prank," a deep dark voice said in the shadows of the apartment.

Sebastian flinched in surprise. He had thought he was alone in there, but someone was with him. They most likely had broken into Sharon's place and were probably waiting for her to return, but there was no way that their intentions were good.