Sneaking Around (Sneaky Love Book 2)

by Chelle Pimblott

  I keep asking myself why I'm resisting her. If I love her and she loves me, why bother resisting at all? I don’t have the answer! I do know I don’t want her to have to make a choice that will end up hurting her, me and our relationship. I don’t want her to look at me one day and realise I'm the reason she lost everything. If she woke up one day and regretted us, it would kill me, she's everything to me and I don’t want to see her unhappy.

  So, instead I choose to be strong and give her the chance she wants, she needs to get this out of her system. I text her my agreement;

  *Bring it on Sweet cheeks. I’ll give you the week you asked for but once it’s done, it’s done*

  MIA

  I read Dan’s text. He sent it 20 minutes after I left this place, I obviously gave him something to think about. I don’t care what his reasons are for giving me the week, I'm not asking but I will make the most of it!

  Game on hey? He has no idea what he's in for!

  Between Max, Ally and Tonya, Dan isn’t going to know what’s hit him! Alex wants us together but he’s more than happy to not know the details about how we get there.

  I have a few ideas of my own tucked away for next weekend, the last hurrah so to speak. The others have ideas but only I know what Dan likes and can't resist. I saw his reaction when I told him about Max’s suggestion of me being naked and wanting on his bed. I thought I’d give him something to think about, what he doesn’t know is that I have a plan very similar to that in the corner of my mind. I'm still working out a few of the finer details but it will either be my last ditch effort or a celebration!

  The only thing I know for sure, I'm not giving up without a fight.

  DAN

  After agreeing to Mia’s request to give her 7 days, one week, to convince me we can work everything out, I expected an onslaught of, well of everything. I'm not sure what everything would be but I expected, more. I assumed she’d meant she’d be in my face, every day, in every way but I haven’t heard a word from her since I told her to ‘bring it on’ over 2 days ago!

  No calls, messages, visits or even surprise meals. I used to get those almost weekly before we got together. By this time tomorrow she’ll have ignored half of her self-imposed deadline.

  Maybe I misunderstood her?

  Am I supposed to call her?

  Should I go see her?

  Maybe I should send her a quick text to see if she's ok?

  What did I agree to with this ‘give me 7 days’ thing anyway? It’s not like I was really listening, I was too busy trying to not touch her! I'm not sure I should be out here in the workshop, my mind isn’t on the job in front of me and that can cause injuries …

  “HOLY MOTHERFUCKER! SHIT! OUCH! FUCKKKKKKKKK!!” Talking of injuries! I grab my thumb and try to find a relatively clean rag. I'm pretty sure I just sanded my fingerprint right the fuck off! This is why you shouldn’t work with tools when your mind isn’t on the job!

  With the cleanish rag over my thumb to soak up the blood, I head over to the ‘kitchen’ area to find the first aid kit I've got stashed there. I'm swearing and cursing myself out the entire time and don’t hear the door open or the buzzer go off.

  Luckily it’s not a client walking in that would make for a great impression! Instead it’s the cause of my distraction herself, Mia!

  Of course now is when she decides to show up, when I've injured myself thinking about her! It’s almost like I bought her here with just my thoughts !

  MIA

  I get to the door of Dan’s workshop and hear his raised voice! I pick up my pace because the man I know rarely raises his voice to anyone so I'm worried! He’s so distracted by whatever is causing him to swear that he doesn’t hear me walk up to him.

  “MOTHERFUCKER! That’s what I get for fucking daydreaming.” He mumbles to himself. I look down to see what he's looking at and I see the blood on his hand and the bloody rag in the other one.

  “Oh my god! Dan, are you ok? What happened?” I reach out to grab his hand and he jumps back. “Dan, let me have a look, please?” He reaches his hand out to let me have a look but he looks pale, like he's going to be sick!

  I push him backwards to a chair, “Sit, please. You're looking a little pale there sugar.”

  “Don’t call me sugar. You can't call me that, I like it.”

  “Okayyyyyy Robson. I think you’ve lost more blood than I originally thought.”

  “You can't call me that either. You're the only one who does and I don’t want to hear it anymore.” He grumbles.

  “Ok Dan, is it ok if I call you Dan?”

  “Well it is my name!”

  “Yes, I'm well aware of that!” I chuckle. “Are you sure you're ok? You seem a little, how do I say this, scattered and you're worrying me. I've never seen you like this before.”

  “It’s you, it’s your fault, you're not real. You can't be real. I must have knocked my head as well!”

  “I can assure you, Dan, I am very real, whether you want me to be or not!”

  “Shit, sweet cheeks that’s not what I meant.” He looks up at me and he's still looking a bit confused, like he can't quite believe I'm standing in front of him. The bonus is, he called me sweet cheeks and I'm not going to correct him!

  “Look Dan, I think you need to sit there for a minute or two and take a few deep breaths. Then you can tell me exactly what the hell happened here! You’re normally so careful when you're working out here!” The colour is starting to come back to his skin, so I figure he's over the shock, mostly. I'm not sure what shocked him the most though, me being here or the damage he's done to his thumb! “I really think we need to get you to the hospital or doctors just to get you checked out.”

  “No, no I'm fine Mia.” He shakes his head, stubborn man! “It’s nothing, really. I’ve only lost a little bit of blood. It was the shock of actually doing it that’s done the most damage to be honest.”

  I shake my head right back at him. “No Dan, you don’t get to make that decision right now. I'm taking you to get looked at, you're only choice is where we go. The hospital or the doctor’s clinic.”

  “Fine. Fine! I'm only going to a clinic though, not a fucking hospital, it’s not like I chopped off a limb or anything!” He moves to stand up and sways a little on his feet! I reach out my hand to grab his arm and he pulls away, “I'm fine, just let me visit the men’s room before we leave, ok?”

  I let my hand drop down to my side and nod my agreement. I'm afraid if I speak, he’ll hear the hurt mixed with worry in my voice. While he’s in the bathroom, I call Alex and ask him to meet us at the clinic. I don’t want to have to battle Dan physically if he decides he doesn’t want to go in and see a doctor. It’s not that I think he would hurt me or anything but if he feels faint or actually faints, I won't be able to pick him up and put him on his feet. He's too big for me to man handle but Alex will be able to help him.

  DAN

  I lock myself in the bathroom in my workshop and curse myself out some more. What the hell? I guess I'm letting Mia take me to the doctor’s, I don’t want to go. I’d rather head on up to the house, clean myself up and have a few beers to drown the pain and my stupidity!

  I hold in another string of swear words as I clean out the wound and wrap another small but clean, towel around my thumb. There’s a knock on the door.

  “Dan, you have to come out of there soon you know. I'm staying here until you come out and we go to see a doctor, so you might as well just move your arse!” Stubborn woman, of course she's still here! How I could even possibly think she’d leave me in peace!

  “Yes Mia, I'm coming.”

  “Well I don’t really think you’re in any condition for that kind of activity but whatever floats your boat Dan. Just move it along will you, I don’t want you to lose too much more blood ok. Although I guess diverting it to other areas of our body could be a good idea.” I swear I hear her giggle on the other side of the door. Crazy fucking woman!

  “That’s not what I meant and you k
now it, Mia. I’ll be out there in a second woman I'm just cleaning and rewrapping my thumb.” This woman is going to fucking kill me! I open the bathroom door to meet Mia and I stop mid-step and suck in a breath, HOW does she get sexier every damn time I see her. It’s like I see her for the first time, every time I lay eyes on her. I hadn’t really been able to take her in properly before I fixed up my hand, shit the woman is hot! I shake my head and breathe just as she turns, looks at me and says, “Well Robson, you got your shit together now? Need anything? Like your wallet maybe before we leave the house?” I shake my head because I really can't manage anything else. “Well, ok then. Move your gorgeous arse and get it in to my car.”

  “Take my truck Mia, I don’t want to get blood …. I mean any mess in your car!”

  “Dan Robson, do I look like I want or am capable of getting into your truck today?” I shake my head again because, no, she definitely does not look like she's capable of climbing in to my truck today! “Great, now with that settled get that cute but stubborn arse in my car, please and thank you!”

  “Damn you’re pushy today!” I grumble.

  “No Dan, not pushy, worried. I'm worried about your injury and how bad it is. I know you're the one with no finger print left but I’m the one who walked in on you bleeding and cursing up a storm.” She says as she gets herself settled in the driver’s seat after buckling me in. She was SO fucking close to me, I could have licked her cleavage but I didn’t. I should have though now I think about it, I could have used the pain as an excuse! She wouldn’t have believed me but I could have done it. Maybe I’ll get some pain meds and I can use them as an excuse?

  “Dan. Are you ok? I asked you a question but you seem a little spaced out there.”

  “I’m fine Mia,” I say harsher than I mean to. “I’m ok Mia, the adrenaline is wearing off and the pain is setting in. Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you.”

  She places her hand on my forehead, I’ve got no idea what the hell she's checking for but she seems to be satisfied that I'm ok and backs out of my driveway, heading towards the doctors clinic.

  Fucking great!

  Chapter Twenty-One

  MIA

  I’m talking to Dan for the entire drive to the hospital. I’m making sure he answers every time too, I don’t want him passing out on me before we get there. I know Alex promised to meet me there but I’m panicking because I know I can't deal with lugging him around on my own.

  “Hey, Dan.” I say.

  “Mmmmmm.”

  “No, come on sugar, you have to actually use words for me.”

  “No, I really don’t sweet cheeks.”

  “Yes, you really do sugar.”

  “Why is that? I'm fine Mia, I already told you I don’t need to see a doctor.”

  “Just tell me something, anything. What were you making when you did this?”

  “I was making something for someone special.”

  “What were you making her?” I ask but I'm not sure if I want to hear his answer.

  “Who said it was for a ‘her’? Wasn’t me.”

  As I open the door, he mutters something that I don't quite understand but I ignore him and I go to help him out of the car. When I feel a hand on my shoulder and look around to see Alex standing there.

  “Aww for fucks sake Mia!” Dan grumbles at me. “What the hell are you doing here Dipshit? I don’t need a doctor and I don’t need you here either.”

  “It’s ok Sunshine, I've got the Dickwad from here.” I nod and step out of the way.

  Ally’s standing at the front of my car, “Mia, give me your keys and I’ll go park your car, then I’ll come in and find you guys.” I nod and hand over my keys.

  DAN

  “You guys are making way too big a deal of this. I’ve done this kind of thing so many times before and surprisingly enough, I don’t EVER recall needing a doctor, hospital or all of you hanging around!”

  “Don’t be such a grumpy arsed bastard, Mia is worried about you and she called me just in case you needed any help. She knew she wouldn’t be able to carry your arse if you passed out.” Alex says.

  “I'm not going to pass out! I haven’t lost that much blood for fuck sake! You know how much damage there needs to be for someone to blackout Alex. Why the hell did you come?”

  “I came because you were injured and you're my best mate AND my sister called worried about your stubborn arse!”

  “Yeah ok so you came because Mia asked you to, no worries. Can we just get this shit over with so I can go home and relax?”

  We walk up to the nurse who tells us to go to the waiting room and a doctor will call us in soon. With any luck we won't have to sit here for too long, because there are sick people everywhere and it smells like antiseptic and shit I hate hospitals and doctor’s clinics. I hate doctor’s full fucking stop.

  After an hour, I look at what I'm now calling my ‘captors’ and say, “You know what you guys can get out of here. You don’t have to wait around with me, I'm more than capable of dealing with this on my own. I'm a big boy you know?”

  “We know you can look after yourself Dan, but we’re still not going anywhere. Ok?” says Alex.

  “Alex, you can be a real pain in the arse sometimes and right now, I want to punch you, so how about you just leave me to my business and go off and take care of yours?”

  “Well, for one you ARE my business. Two, you work in our business even if you're having a holiday right now. Three, you're Mia’s business which makes you mine and four, just shut the fuck up and wait.”

  “I don’t want to wait, Alex. I just want to go home.” I sigh.

  Just then we hear my name called out and I'm directed in to a cubicle. I sit on the bed, which I don’t fucking need and let them poke and prod at my hand. There's very little damage, I already know that and they’re not going to tell me something I don’t know.

  “Well, Mr Robson you’ve certainly managed to get yourself in to some trouble today haven’t you? How did you manage this?” The doctor asks.

  “I was working on a project in my workshop, got distracted and accidentally ran the electric sander over my thumb. No big deal but Mia here,” I nod my head in her direction, “Happened to turn up just as I did it and insisted we come to get it checked out.”

  The doc looks over to Mia and says, “I'm guessing he came with you under great duress Miss? He doesn’t seem too happy to be here.”

  Mia blushes and giggles at the doctor, fucking blushes AND giggles what the hell is that? “No, he really didn’t want to come here, he thinks he's too tough to be checked out.”

  “Well lucky you have a great friend in your corner Mr Robson because I can see saw dust in that wound and we’re going to have to give it a good clean out before I'm letting you leave here.” He says friend like he’s asking for a confirmation that’s what we are! He's working, so the man should be behaving like the professional he's supposed to be! I look up to see Alex and Ally grinning like idiots at me, while they do nothing about Mia flirting with this so called doctor!

  I growl and say, “Yes I am very lucky to have Mia in my life, thanks doc. Now can we concentrate on my injury please? I’d like to get out of here with my friend!” Alex lets out a loud guffaw and Ally elbows him in the ribs, barely holding back a giggle of her own.

  “Yes of course Mr Robson. Well there isn’t a lot of damage to be seen but I'm glad you came in, for many reasons, because like I said we are going to have to clean out the wound and dress it. I’ll get a nurse to come in and clean you up and have another look, then I can decide what to do from there, ok?” I nod in his direction. I don’t think I should speak right now, I might say something I shouldn’t.

  “Come on Mia,” Ally says with a snort. “Let’s go get a coffee and let the nurse do her job. We’ll bring back coffees and hopefully treatment will almost be done.” She doesn’t let Mia refuse, just gently reaches for her arm and leads her out of the cubicle. As they leave, Ally turns to look at me and winks. No idea
what all that was but I'm happy for Mia to leave Doctor Smugarse’s presence!

  “Ummmmm did you just call him Doctor Smugarse?” Alex bends over, not even trying to hide his amusement now that the girls are gone. “OhMyGod Dan, you have it worse than I thought. You know she's only doing it to get a rise out of you, right?” Alex says.

  “What the hell are you talking about dipshit? Could you calm the fuck down please? We’re in a doctors clinic after all dude.” I say just as the nurse walks in.

  She grins at Alex and says, “What’s so funny in here? It can't be that your friend here has an injury, you don’t seem like the kind of person who would take any joy in that. Are you?”

  Alex struggles to catch his breath but when he does a minute later he replies, “Oh no, it’s not that my buddy here is injured, not at all. It’s that he's an idiot who can't see what’s right in front of his face. That and the nickname he just gave the doc.”

  “Alex, shut the fuck up, dude. Sorry about my friend and I apologise for my language but it’s all he understands.” I send a glare Alex’s way, hoping he’ll shut up now but all it does is make him chuckle.

  “What nickname did he bestow upon to Doctor Johnson? Tell me and I’ll let you fellas know if he deserves it.”

  When the nurse mentions the doctor’s name, Alex just loses the plot! He has to sit on the chair and not look at anyone, like a naughty kid sent to the corner. It probably didn’t help that I grumbled something along the lines of, ‘of course his name is Johnson, why the fuck wouldn’t it be?’

  “Ok so his name has sent your friend off on another laughing fit, you're going to have to tell me what you called him.”

  “No I won't, I'm sorry ma’am but I won't. I just want whatever has to be done, done so that I can go home. Please.” I say.

  “Doctor Smugarse,” Alex says between deep breaths. When he calms down, he looks over to the nurse with a huge grin on his face and repeats, “Doctor Smugarse, is what my friend here called the doc. His last name being Johnson was just too much for me to take after that.”

  The nurse looks back at Alex with a huge grin that matches his perfectly and says, “Yes well, I can see why he earned that nickname, most doctors earn that name. I get the double entendre with his name, it’s not the first time someone has laughed at it and I doubt it will be the last, but I don’t get why the two together are so funny.”