After leaving Alorah in her room I go back to my room to get ready for a shower. Standing in the shower I can't help thinking about her skin and pulling her panties up. I run water down my face god
I wish I could have looked but I respect her but oh my god she's killing me.

I get out of the shower and dry off, shave and brush my teeth and get ready for bed. I throw a pair of boxers on even tho I usually sleep naked just in case I would need to jump up quickly.

I get in bed and set my alarm so I can get up in the morning not sure how I'm going to be able to sleep with these thoughts in my head.

I've probably been asleep three hours
When I hear Alorah scream so I jump
out of the bed and about break my neck getting across the hall.

"Alorah what's the matter? Baby girl are you ok?" I rush over to her side of the bed and squat down but she's asleep with sweat on her forehead. I place my hand on her arm and she wakes up.

"Ridge, what's going on?" Alorah raises up in the bed.

"You were screaming and I about broke my damn neck getting in this room."

"I'm sorry I was dreaming of the wreck. Will you help me to the bathroom?" she asks.

"Sure I will come on let's get you up."

"Thank you, Ridge. I'm so sorry I woke you up like that."

"It's ok it just scared me." He says.

I helped her over to the toilet and I walked back out so she could do her business standing outside the door.

"Ridge I'm done." she hollers.

I walk back in and she's washing her hands at the sink and I can't help but look at her long legs under my shirt.

"You ready?" I ask her.

"Yeah, thanks for helping me again." She smiles.

"You're more than welcome Alorah now let's get you back in bed."

After she settles in I walk back over to the door when she calls out my name.

"Yeah?" I say

"Would you mind sleeping with me? I'm scared to be alone." She says.

"Yeah let me grab my phone and I'll be back." Oh crap! How am I going to lay next to her? I snatch up my phone off the nightstand and head back across the hall.

"I appreciate you laying with me. I don't know why I'm so nervous," she said.

"It's ok let's get some rest. Are you ok that I am in my boxers?" I ask.

"Yeah, it's fine Ridge." she snuggles down in the covers.

"Goodnight Alorah sweet dreams."

"Nite Ridge, thanks!"

Sometime in the middle of the early morning hours, we end up cuddled together. By the time I wake up, I look down and realize that Alorahs head is on my chest and her leg is over top of mine and her arm is across my stomach. My arm is around her back and I am so enjoying this feeling. I'm afraid to move her leg in case I were to hurt her burns but really let's be real I don't even want to move.

I kiss the top of her head. "Alorah baby girl I need to get up," I say.

She stretches and opens her eyes. "Oh, gawd I'm so sorry Ridge. I didn't mean to lay on you."

"Don't worry about it. I wouldn't have woke you up but I need to get ready for work." I yawn.

Alorah smiles and yawns. "It's ok I understand."

"I'll be back in a few mins."
I get out of bed and head to my bedroom to change. Once in my uniform, I walk back across the hall.

"I'm heading out. Help yourself to anything you need and text me if you need me." I say.

"Thanks! Oh and Ridge?"

"Yeah?"

"You look really nice in that uniform. Stay safe ok." She grins.

Damn, she made me blush... "Thanks, I'll try." I wink at her and head out the door.

Did she really say I look nice in my uniform? A smile spreads across my face as I get into my cruiser.

I bet she would look nice in nothing. I chuckle to myself.

Walking in the station Brian is waiting on me. "You look refreshed."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask

"Did you dip in Alorahs pond?"

"No I did not and even if I did I don't think it's any of your business," I respond.

"I can't believe you are letting her stay with you."

"I have a big house and why not? She's not hurting anything and besides, I'm not there often."Can we get back to work now?" I ask.

"Yeah, I did a check on the vehicle that you saw run Alorah off the road and it seems to be stolen. The weird part is it's stolen from North Carolina."

"Hmmm is that so? Let's keep it between us for now plus she's too traumatized from the wreck to hear anything about it and it could be a coincidence."

"I get you on that but I'm going to keep digging. I'm sure something will come up." Brian says.

"Yeah eventually." Ridge sighs

I decided to look up Dawson Wiles and see if anything comes up and of course, nothing is in his background and seems like he was a nice clean cut cookie-cutter guy until recently according to Alorah.

"Hey, Ridge I'm out of here. Going on patrol a while." Brian says.

"Alright be safe and if you see my car out its Alorah. She's driving to the hospital in it."

"Wow, that's a first you never let anyone drive your car."

"Yeah I know but she didn't have a way to get her legs checked," I say.

"Alright catch ya later." He says shaking his head.

I dive into reading some files that I was working on the other day and get caught up. A couple of hours later I pull my phone out of my pocket and realizes that Alorah had texted.

📱Ridge I made it back to your house in one piece and your car is safe. Btw tell Brian he's a real prick! cya later.

📱I'm glad you made it back and I'm not sure I want to know what Brian has done. I'll cya soon.

What did that idiot do now? I pick up my papers and put them in my desk when Brian walks in laughing.

"What did you do to Alorah?"

"I pulled her over for being in a stolen vehicle but it was for fun until she threatened to cut my dick off."

"Haha, I bet you deserved it. She texted me and told me to tell you that you are a real prick."

"It was funny to see the look on her face. She was almost back to your place when I stopped her."

"She will never like you now you know," I say.

"I was just messing will you tell her sorry ok?" Brian says.

I just shake my head and lock my deal up and stand up to leave. I'll catch ya tomorrow. Bye Brian."

"Bye Fucker." He says.