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  "Come on. We'll move you upstairs and admit you under an assumed name, okay?" Chris suggested seeing how shaken she was, "He won't be able to get to you. I'm going to protect you, Eve. He's the one that's going to pay. He's going to pay for what he did to you. I promise." Eve could see the anger flash in his eyes as he helped her up. She reached out to him suddenly very afraid. She touched his cheek. "Please Chris, don't go after him. I couldn't live with myself if he ever hurt you and I tried so hard to keep you from getting hurt......" she trailed off in tears again. "I love you Chris and I just don't want to lose you." "I'm not going anywhere. You're not going to lose me. I understand you worked to protect me, Eve, and I won't let that be in vain," Chris explained even though he was trying to think of ways to get to Ryan, "I told you that I'm going to take care of you and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm not going to leave your side, Eve." "Promise?" Eve asked as he nodded. Feeling a bit more secure, she slipped into the hospital gown that was waiting for her and moved over to him slowly waiting to be moved away from here with Chris by her side. Chris held her hand while he reached for a phone and called to get a room for Eve. He took the chart that had been started and changed the name to Hillary Klinton, and fudged some of the information to make sure Ryan wouldn't find her. After a few moments they were on our way to the elevator at the end of the hall. They happened to pass by the room where Ryan was and he shouted Eve's name. Chris held her hand as he noticed how tense she got, her face going pale. As soon as they were in the elevator, he whispered to her, "You're okay. He's not going to find you." "I wish I could be as sure as you are," Eve replied leaning against him as they stood in the elevator. She thought about Ryan and hearing his voice again was driving her out of her mind. She couldn't shake the feeling that he was going to find her somehow and come back to finish what he'd started earlier. "I'm positive about this, Eve. I'm not going to let him hurt you again. I couldn't stop what he did to you this time, but I'll be sure that he won't ever get the chance again," Chris said holding her while they arrived on the floor, and walked to the room. Once inside the room, Eve looked around still feeling anything but safe as she knew Ryan was around the hospital. She turned to Chris trying not to fall apart again as she forced a smile. "Thank you Chris......for everything you've done for me." she said softly. "I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have you to help me through this." "I'd do anything for you, Eve. I want you to be
well and safe and happy. I wish I could do more for you," Chris said
with a wishful look, "If only I had known, Eve. I never would have gone
to Ferncliff that night. I would have taken you so far away from here and
never looked back."
"Eve, you were strong enough. Would you really had been able to live with yourself if you'd killed him? The Eve Lambert I know wouldn't have. You're a very strong woman, Eve," he said as he took her into his arms and held her, trying to give her some strength, "You survived him. He tried to break you, tried to kill you, but you're here. You're alive and you're with me. He didn't win, Eve," he held her, kissing her forehead, "He's going to pay for what he did. He's going to be punished." "Chris I want to believe that, but Ryan's a very cunning man. He's had us fooled this long and who's to say that he doesn't have one last trick planned before this is over?" Eve asked holding him fearing what lay ahead of her. "What happens when people find out what happened back in that lighthouse and I have to relive it all over again? I don't know if I'm strong enough to do that Chris." she said looking up at him. "But you're right, he didn't keep us from each other like he'd been hoping for. You're here with me and I can't lose sight of that. You're the one thing that kept me from going over the edge completely though I started slipping so many times." "You're strong enough, Eve. And I'm here with you. I'm going to be here every single step of the way. You're everything to me, Eve. It hurts to see you in this kind of pain. I wish I could take it away and help you. I wish I could make all of this go away. But I know what I can do. I can keep Ryan away from you. He's not going to get near you again, Eve. I'm not going to let him hurt you anymore." "Chris, can we just not talk about Ryan for right now?" Eve asked not wanting to think about it any longer. She reached out to him taking his hand in her. "Could you just stay here with me and hold me for a while?" she asked softly looking up at him. "Right now all I want to do is concentrate on you.....on us and lose myself in your arms....at least for a little while." "I'll do anything for you, Eve," Chris said as he held her, "I told you I'm not going anywhere." "I know, but I just wanted to make sure I didn't just imagine that," Eve said softly feeling the warmth of his arms around her. "I just wanted this to be real." "This is real. I know that I'm good enough to be a dream," Chris teased, "but I'm right here with you." "You are a dream Chris, a dream come true," Eve replied snuggling in against him. "Just being here with you like this more than I ever could've imagined having only a short time ago." she looked up at him wanting to lose herself in him as she moved in to kiss him brushing her lips to his tenderly. "This is the one thing that has kept me going and I don't want to lose this." "You're not going to Eve," Chris whispered as he looked into her eyes before kissing her again, "We're going to be together from here on out." "Promise?" Eve asked with a smile looking up at him. She leaned into him thinking about the nightmare she'd just lived. "Last night I was dreaming about this.....well, not exactly this, but I dreamt I was in your arms having you hold me." "I promise to be here. And these arms will always be ready to hold you, Eve. I've waited a lifetime to hold you and to take care of you." "I don't want to feel helpless like this, but when I'm in your arms, I feel so safe...protected." Eve admitted looking up at him. "Chris I love you." "I love you, Eve, more than anything in this world," Chris admitted honestly as he touched her cheek, "I want you to feel protected because you are. I want to make the world safe for you, Eve." "I believe you Chris," Eve said bringing her hand up over his before she kissed it. She closed her eyes feeling his hand on her skin and she drew in a breath. "That feels nice," she admitted feeling him caress her cheek. "It's almost as if you have the magic touch to just erase the fact that Ryan's hands were there before," she said sadly thinking about how she could still feel him on her though she tried to forget. "Eve, we're not going to think about him, okay?" Chris said more than asked, "We're going to shut him out for a while. You're away from him now. Completely." "I know," Eve nodded opening her eyes to look back at him. She smiled slightly trying to let him know that she was doing her best to forget as she leaned in to kiss him. "Thank you Chris." "You don't have to thank me for anything Eve," Chris said with a soft smile, "I love you." "I love you too Chris and I just wish that things hadn't turned out like they did with..." Eve stopped myself. "Well I won't say his name, but you know what I'm getting at." she moved in closer to him wanting so much to let him know how much he meant to her and how in this moment she felt more complete than she did in her life. Chris held her and wanted to erase Ryan from her
mind, but he knew that would be
Hearing those words from Chris sparked something in her making her realize that she wasn't alone anymore....that Ryan couldn't hurt her like she feared he could. With Chris she felt safe and loved, something that she hadn't imagined possible. She returned his kiss wanting so desperately to show him how much she appreciated and loved him as their kiss continued. Chris moved his fingers through her hair, holding her to him, wanting to make sure that she knew this way real and not a dream. Knowing that she needed him and wanted to be here with him, he wanted to erase all the fear from her mind and let her know that he was here with her and wouldn't be going anywhere. Eve felt his arms around her and her heart was filled with a sense of love as she kissed him again. For the first time in the past few days, she felt safe almost as if she'd finally come home after a long terrible nightmare. She ran her hands over his shoulders down his strong arms wanting to memorize every detail of Chris in her mind fearing that at any moment this would all slip away and she'd be lost again. "Eve," Chris whispered as they parted to catch a breath, watching her and wondering if she knew exactly how he felt about her. "Oh Chris," Eve replied seeing the love in his eyes as she brushed her index finger over his lips thinking of how perfect they felt pressed to hers. So much had happened over the past few days, but one thing remained constant, she loved Chris Ramsey and that was something she wasn't ever going to let go of. She kissed him again wanting him to know just how much she loved him. "I love you," Chris whispered in between kisses as he held her in his arms, knowing that she felt the connection between them as he did. He loved her so completely that he would have done anything to help her and take away her pain. He couldn't erase the past, but he could help her now. "Chris," Eve breathed holding him close to her as she placed tender kisses on his lips, "make me yours." she whispered softly wanting him to take away the traces of Ryan and be with her like it should've been before this nightmare began. "Eve," Chris whispered, kissing her softly then pausing and touching her lips, "Are you sure you're ready for that?" "I know that I love you Chris and I want to make Ryan just go away," she said kissing him again. "I know that you can help me do just that and I need you." she whispered knowing that he was trying his best to help her. "Chris, I know that this is all happening so fast, but I need you....to make me yours.....to be with me...." she urged hearing a hint of desperation in her voice thinking about how much was hanging on this moment. She kissed him again. Chris kissed her and wanted to help her. He wanted to make her forget about Ryan, but something tugged at him. He pulled slightly away, "I can't do this Eve. We can't do this. I want to make love to you, more than anything, but when I make love to you, I want to know that it's because you want me, not because you need to erase Ryan's memory. I will make love to you, Eve, but not like this." "I do want you Chris. I need you so much...more than words can even begin to explain," she said reaching out to him and kissing him again. "Please Chris. I know that you think this is about forgetting Ryan, but it's more than that.....it's about us and how things should've been that night when we were supposed to be together....what should've happened instead of what did." she kissed him again seeing that he was struggling to remain firm in his decision. Finally she pulled away feeling her heart sink. She stepped away and lowered her head. "I'm sorry Chris," she said feeling ashamed again as she took a look at herself seeing the cuts and bruises along her arms. She turned away. "I never should've asked you for that.....especially not like this." she sighed feeling tears in her eyes. "How could I expect you to want me now.....like this? Hell, I can't even look at myself right now without cringing. I don't know why I thought about asking you to touch me when I'm know how repulsive I am....especially now." she finished quietly. "Eve," Chris said stepping up behind her and wrapping his arms around her, "I want you. More than I can possibly begin to tell you. I want to make love to you, Eve. I want to show you that I love you and that you are still the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. You're not repulsive and you never could be," he turned her around to face him. He placed her hand over his heart, "I love you, Eve. I want you to know that I love you. That's why I stopped us before we began. I don't want you to make love to me now and regret it later. I don't want you to hate me." "I could never hate you Chris," she replied with tears in her eyes as she looked away, "It's me that I hate....I hate me for allowing myself to be put in this position in the first place," she explained unable to meet his gaze. "I should've done things so differently, but instead I let things get out of hand with Ryan and I was weak and now, well, look what it's doing. It's keeping me from being with the man that I love still." she said now in full blown tears. "Chris I love you so much and I don't want you to ever lose sight of that. Even though I don't deserve all of this, I need you and I can't imagine not having you with me." "I'm not going to lose sight of that, Eve. I love you. And I know that you love me. You're never going to have to worry about not having me with you because I'm always going to be with you," he wiped tears from her cheek, "You deserve the world, Eve. You're a very special woman and I fell in love with you because you're so very special," he said before kissing her softly, "I want to give you the world. I want to give myself to you. But first, I'm going to help you find you again," I said before kissing her once again. Eve returned his kiss feeling her heart melt at
his words as she held onto him. She
Chris listened as she opened up about what happened and he could tell by the sound in her voice that she blamed herself. She sounded like she felt guilty for what Ryan had done. He touched her cheek, "Eve, you were trying to survive. You weren't in love with him. You weren't actually wanting him. You were trying to get out of there alive. I know that. And Ryan. .. . well, he thought that you had given in. If he had tried to care for you at all, he would have listened to you. It wasn't your fault. You tried to stop him. It wasn't your fault, Eve. " "But it was my fault Chris. I had a weak moment and in that moment I allowed myself to fall," she explained looking at him with tears in her eyes, "I saw you on the news with Julie and something happened to me. Something I'm not proud of and I was sinking....I made a mistake and now, well I don't know what happens now..." she sighed looking to the floor. "Yes you do know what happens now," Chris said bringing her eyes back to his. "You do know what happens now. Now you and I are together. We face this together. You and I are going to make Ryan pay together. From here on out, Together." "Together," she replied meeting his gaze and feeling a bit of her confidence returning. "You really won't let him get to me again, will you?" she asked seeing the truth behind his eyes. "No, I won't. I'm going to keep him away from you, Eve. It's you and me now." "You and me," Eve repeated taking his hand in her and bringing it to her lips to kiss it. She moved in closer to him just taking in the feel of being in his arms and never wanting this to end. "I know I've said it before, but I feel like I should say it again. I love you Chris." "I love you, Eve. I meant it. I'm not leaving your side. You're everything to me. I couldn't live without you," Chris said hold her in his arms protectively. "I know that I couldn't live without you either and I wouldn't want to," Eve said pulling him over to the hospital bed and urging him to lay down with her. "Let's just stay here together," she said wanting to feel his arms around her as long as possible as she looked up and kissed him again. "That's a good idea," Chris said with a smile as he kissed her and held her in his arms. "You're so beautiful," he said, tracing her cheek with a finger. Eve glanced up at him seeing the love in his eyes as he touched her cheek and she smiled. Feeling this close to Chris just made the rest of the world disappear. She placed her hand on his chest feeling his heart beating and she nestled into him never wanting to lose this connection between them. Chris held her and felt so close to her, so right with her in his arms this way. He loved her so completely and he wanted her to know that. He kissed her tenderly. Eve tilted her head up to him returning his kiss not wanting to break this closeness between them. She rolled over slightly laying completely on top of him as they kissed and she held onto him wanting to memorize the feel of them being together. Chris held her close to him, running his fingers along her spine as he kissed her loving the feel of her body against his. Eve ran her hands over his body unwilling to say a word as she continued to kiss him feeling oh so close to him. She could feel the warmth of his body beneath hers and it only made her need him more. As their lips parted she looked down at him with a smile before leaning in to kiss him again with a bit more passion than she'd intended. She was seriously turning him on with her hands roaming and her passionate kisses. Her body being pressed to his was pushing his control right to the limit, and he had to admit that the grip he had on that control was quickly slipping. His moved his fingers into her hair, kissing her again, "Eve," he whispered in between kisses. "Chris," Eve breathed kissing him again letting her fingers slide down his body as she shifted on top of him. She knew what he'd said earlier, but being this close to him was doing something to her. She kissed him again wanting him so badly as her hands wandered over his body touching him in ways that she'd only dreamed and not thinking about anything else. "Eve," Chris whispered, moving his hands to her hips and slowly moving upwards along her body, wanting to touch her, wanting to love her. He kissed her again as their kisses seemed to grow in intensity. Her hands were robbing him of any control that he had thought he'd had, "I want you, Eve." "I want you too Chris," Eve replied feeling his hands on her as they kissed again. She pulled open his shirt kissing his chest as his hands rounded the curves of her body. As she touched him and he touched her, she found herself needing him move with each passing second. She felt his hands creeping up around the hospital gown she was wearing as she did her best to slip out of it before moving in to kiss him again. "Eve," he whispered, moving his lips over hers, while moving his hands over her skin, "I love you," he whispered, moving his lips along her cheek to her neck, wanting this to be so right, to take all memory of Ryan away. He wanted this to be good for her. He moved his lips back to hers and kissed her deeply as he moved his hands gently over her curves. "I love you Chris," Eve breathed feeling the soft ease of his touch upon her skin. She could feel him touching her with such care and gentleness that her body easily responded to him. She kissed him again wanting him.......needing to let him know that he was the one thing in her life that she couldn't live without. She moved up slightly doing her best to rid him of his shirt as her hands wandered over his body wanting this to be perfect. Touching his skin she leaned down to kiss him again reaching out to rid him of his slacks as they kissed and her desire for him grew. "Eve," Chris whispered as they disposed of hid
slacks and he pulled her back to him,
"Then love me Chris," Eve breathed onto his lips kissing him again. This felt so right between them and feeling his body pressed to hers, she knew that she needed to be with him to have him with her as her hands traveled over him familiarizing herself with him. Their kiss deepened and she found herself consumed in this moment with him as they touched one another. She felt so wonderful as she pressed her body to his. Chris moved his hands over her skin and felt her respond to him. As their lips parted, he looked into her eyes and saw that she wanted his as badly as he wanted her. He moved his hands down her body before kissing her again, hungrily this time anticipating more of her. "I love you Chris," Eve whispered feeling the emotion consume her as she looked into his eyes needing him. Feeling their bodies so close to one another was making her want him all the more. She touched his skin running her hands over his body feeling that he was oh so real and this wasn't just her imagination getting the best of her again. He was here with her and that's all that mattered....this having him with her loving him like this as it should've been. She reached for his hand kissing his fingers gently as she looked down at him wanting him so much. The desire was burning between them and everything that had led them to this didn't matter anymore.....just this moment. She repositioned herself again playing her hands over the contours of his body ready to take all of him inside of her as she looked into him. "I need you Chris," Eve breathed bringing herself down on him. "Eve," Chris breathed as he felt her take him in. She felt like heaven, this beautiful angel that he loved. She was so perfect and he waited for her, waited for this until it seemed like an impossible dream, but here they were, together, moving as one. She was the perfect woman, the woman he'd waited his entire life for. Being with her this way was more than wonderful. It was breath-taking. He brought her lips to his, kissing her deeply, passionately and wanting for her to feel this with him. Ryan snuck away from the nurses downstairs and decided to search for Eve. She was his even if she wasn't in his arms right now. He had to find her to make sure that she would never forget that. "Chris," Eve breathed against his lips feeling the two of them moving together as one. This felt so right and in this moment of togetherness she could feel the love between them stronger than anything she'd ever felt in her life. Being with him was beyond anything in her wildest dreams and yet it was so passionate, so beautiful. Chris was the most caring lover she'd ever been with as he touched her doing his best to make this perfect between them. She moved with him feeling things build between them as she kissed his lips tenderly. "I love you so much," she whispered upon his lips truly meaning every word as everything else left them and all those memories of Ryan faded from her mind leaving her only with the love she felt for Chris. Chris kissed her again, feeling love for her like he'd never felt before. Looking at her this way made every part of her seem magical. And she was. He moved his lips over hers, kissing her deeply while his hands played across her skin, wanting to know all of her in this moment. "I love you, Eve," he breathed before kissing her again. Ryan went to a nurse's station and looked at the chart. There was no Eve Lambert . . . he tried to think of aliases that she might use and came up with nothing. "I love you too," Eve whispered again never wanting him to lose sight of just how much he'd meant to her as she kissed him passionately. She wrapped her arms around him feeling their bodies rock together as they made love. This moment.....this perfect moment that they'd waited so long for was finally happening and nothing could ruin it...nothing could ever stand in their way again. She kissed him again whispering to him as she held him and things picked up between them. "This feels so right Chris." "You're so right, Eve. You're everything to me," Chris whispered, kissing her as things seemed to intensify. She was the one woman he'd always wanted, needed. And she was here with him, telling him that she loved him, making love to him. He loved her more every moment. He kissed her again, moving with her, "I love you." "I love you," Eve whispered over and over again feeling their hearts pounding together as they made love and for the first time in her life she felt a love so true and profound that it touched every part of her deep in her soul as they made love. She kissed him never wanting to break this connection between them as the intensity between them became almost too much as their bodies cried out for some kind of release to the fireworks building between them. Eve kissed him passionately wanting to savor this as she felt tears of love in her eyes realizing that she never wanted to be without him. Chris moaned against her mouth as their bodies moved into a rhythm that wouldn't be denied. he kissed her deeply as the intensity built and built and finally exploded between them. He moved his hands down her body, unable to believe the power of what passed between them. "Oh Chris," Eve breathed feeling her body trembling still as she fell against him feeling herself moved far beyond anything she'd ever imagined possible. She lay against him feeling a tear escape from her cheek as she kissed his chest. "I love you so much." "I love you Eve. More than anything," Chris said holding her to him, amazed at how Eve made him feel. Making love to her had been more than just physical, it had been spiritual too. He held her to him and spoke, "You're my dream, Eve." "Chris being with you like this means more to me than you can imagine." Eve replied kissing him again as she looked into his eyes. "I know you were concerned about waiting, but this was perfect......more beautiful than anything I've ever experienced. I love you. From not until forever you'll have my heart and all of me." she explained softly kissing him again. "You are my heart, Eve. It was perfect, the most perfect and precious thing I've ever had in my life. You've affected me all the way to my soul, Eve. I will love you with all that I am until forever," Chris said before kissing her softly and holding her. Ryan went into a supply room and found some surgical scrubs, changing into them before walking back to the nurse's station and looking over the patient files when he saw one that looked a tad goofy. . Hillary Klinton . .. who the hell did they think they were fooling? He grinned as he read the room number and walked down the hall, anticipating see her again. Eve returned his kiss loving him more with each passing second as he held her. "Chris just being able to be with you like this makes everything feel so worthwhile. I love you so much, with all that I am and all that I'll be." she said taking his hand in hers and kissing it. She looked up at him. "I love you and I'll never grow tired of showing you just how much," she said kissing him again when she heard something outside the door. She stopped hearing nothing as she leaned in to kiss him again thinking it was just her imagination. Chris returned her kiss when the door opened. "Well, look what we have here," Ryan said closing the door behind him and feeling rage like he hadn't felt in . . . well . . . a few hours as he saw them, "This gives a whole new meaning to TLC, doctor. And Eve, darling, I sincerely hope you enjoyed your little romp with the good doctor because it's your last." Eve froze instantly when she heard his voice. She turned and looked around wondering if her mind was playing tricks on her when she saw Ryan standing before them. She clung to Chris feeling herself shake as she saw him there. "No," she said shaking her head as he stepped forward. She couldn't believe that he was there......not after what had happened. He couldn't be here ruining a perfect moment like this. Chris held Eve to him as he glared at Ryan, "You're not touching her, Ryan. You're not going to get any closer," he said grabbing the phone and dialing security. "Playing the hero, there's a new one. Does your wife know where you are, Doc? Does she know you're here with my woman?" Ryan said as he smiled looking over Eve, "You look ravishing . . perhaps, we should have a quickie before the boys in blue show up again." "Stay away from me," Eve said clinging to the sheet as she glared at him. She looked to Chris watching him dial security as all the feelings of fear came rushing back to her. "I'm not yours Ryan and I won't ever be." she shouted at him trying to be firm with him as he stepped in closer. She held onto Chris terrified of what Ryan was capable of. Chris finished with security and hung up, grabbing his slacks from the railing and slipping into them quickly and stood in front of Ryan as he continued his approach, "I told you. You're not getting any closer to her. Security is on the way." Ryan looked at Chris and so wanted to tear him to pieces. . .He was in her heart, in her head, and now he'd been in her bed. But to make Eve truly his own, Ryan still had to play the game. He smiled, "Good in bed, isn't she? Playful, passionate," Ryan glanced over at Eve and then smiled coolly, "I bet she even told you how right it felt too, didn't she?" he asked with a grin, "yeah, that's her favorite line." "You bastard," Eve said jumping from the bed unable to contain her rage any longer as she moved in towards him throwing her fists wildly. She hit him as hard as she could not bothering to think about anything else but the feeling build up inside of her to destroy him. Ryan fell to the floor at the blow she dealt him and he grinned as he looked up at her, "Been found out in your game, Eve? Must be difficult to tell someone you love them, make love to them, and then change your mind. You seem to do that so well. And you're just doing it again with the doctor of love here too, aren't you? Then Ramsey and I will have something in common, both duped by a common whore." Chris pulled Eve back and hit Ryan himself, enraged
by what he had done to Eve
Eve stood in shock hearing his words sting at her as she watched Chris attacking Ryan with a built up rage. She could see the sick pleasure Ryan was getting from this as she pulled Chris off of Ryan. "He's not worth this." Eve said trying to remain calm as she looked at him on the floor glaring at him. "You're nothing to me Ryan......nothing at all and to believe that I could've loved you after what you did to me...held me prisoner against my will...tortured me......" she stopped herself as she held onto Chris. "You're even more twisted than I thought." Ryan laughed, "Whoo hoo hoo. That one really hit
home, didn't it Ramsey?" he smiled as he looked to Eve, feeling the pain
from his reopened wound radiate up his side, "He's gonna get tired of you
and go back to his rich wife, Eve. Time for you to face it."
Eve looked to Ryan and Chris feeling her anger rise as Ryan tried to hit a weak point in her.....the one that had worked so easily before when she'd seen Julie and Chris together. Unable to stifle the anger inside of her, she released Chris and stepped towards Ryan looking down at him. She spoke coolly at first. "You can't hurt me anymore Ryan." she said lowering herself to him as she felt her anger raging within her. She touched his cheek with her finger. "You're going to pay for everything you've done to me and you're wrong.....about everything," she said stepping back slightly wanting to find the words to put him in his place as he looked at her with that same smug expression he'd had on his face hours earlier. Feeling all that rage coming back to her as she kicked him once as the helplessness that he'd made her feel earlier transformed into something else and she started swinging at him again wanting him out of my life. She thought about his remarks and it only fueled her anger as she continued to strike him wanting so badly to kill him. Chris wanted Eve to be able to purge some of the pain and anger that Ryan had caused, but he couldn't let her kill him and she was looking as if that was her goal. He put his arms around her and pulled her away from Ryan, having to fight with her a little as he pulled her away, "He's not worth it, Eve. He's not worth it!" "Damn you Ryan!" Eve screamed at him watching him cough on the floor as Chris pulled her away. She could feel her breathing shallow as the anger raged through her. She wanted to tear him apart and ensure that he'd never hurt her again. She turned to Chris looking into his worried eyes and she started crying unable to believe what Ryan was capable of doing to her. Chris held her as security finally arrived and removed a gasping Ryan from the room. He held her tightly and tried to calm her down after what had just happened. He had promised to keep Ryan from her and failed. He had to get her away from here. He had to get her somewhere that she wouldn't be found. "Eve, it's okay. He's gone now. He's gone." "He's never going to be gone Chris. Can't you see that?" she asked sobbing as she looked at him. "He's never going to let go of me as long as he's alive," she buried her head in his chest trembling after what had taken place. "How do I keep letting him get to me like this?" "I'm sorry that I failed you, Eve. I won't let it happen again. I'm going to get you out of here. I'll take you somewhere so he won't be able to find you. I won't let him get to you again." Eve looked up at him touching his face wanting so desperately to believe that was possible, but she still feared Ryan would be ever present. She could see the guilt in his eyes at Ryan's surprise attack which had taken a beautiful moment and transformed it into something horrible. Eve kissed him lightly wanting to assure him this wasn't his fault. "Chris, I'll go anywhere with you," she whispered looking up at him with tears in her eyes, "I didn't mean for him to ruin this for us. Contrary to what he may have said in here, my making love to you was the one thing in my heart that I wanted more than anything. I love you more than life itself and I'd give it all up just to see to it that you were never hurt,” she said holding him hoping that he believed in her after Ryan's outburst. Chris held her and wanted to believe what she had said. He wanted to believe that it had been the perfect love that he'd always wanted, but something about what Ryan had said was lingering in his head. Had she told Ryan that making love to him felt right? He touched her cheek and spoke, "I love you, Eve. Let's not think or talk about Ryan okay. Let's just get you somewhere safe." "Okay," Eve nodded sensing a distance in Chris
as she moved away to put on some
Chris looked into her eyes and touched her cheek gently, "I love you, Eve. I know that you love me. I can see it in your eyes," he said as he watched her and then kissed her gently, "Let's get you out of here. We'll get a room and get you away from him. I'll call Taggert and get him to put some guards outside. I don't want any more surprises." "Okay," Eve nodded watching him go to call Taggert
and she sat on the bed thinking about what had happened. How she hated
Ryan for trying to destroy her.....to destroy what she had with Chris and
she vowed never to let him get in the way again.
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