The Many Faces of Deception





The next morning Tatiana woke up early and went for a run. As she was going through the park she could swear that she heard footsteps behind her but everytime she turned around she could see no one.

As Tatiana was turning a corner and trying to look behind her at the same time she tripped over a rock hurting her ankle. She hobbled over to the nearest bench.

A few minutes later Johnny came jogging out from the same path she had just been on. He saw her sitting on the bench and went to go ask her if she was okay.

"Are you okay??"

"Yeah, I just landed wrong on my ankle trying to look behind me while running.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you. Let me see" he told her.

She looked at him warily, not knowing if she should trust him. He gingerly lifted her leg and slipped her shoe off. He massaged her ankle, she winced in pain. "Well I don't think you sprained it, but you may wanna take it easy and not wear any high shoes today"

"I'll keep that in mind" she said as she watched him massage her ankle the more he did that the less it hurt. God he's gorgeous she thought to herself.

"Where are you staying??" he asked as he caught her looking at him, he couldn't help but smile especially when she didn't look away.

"The PC hotel." she whispered

"Come on, I'll walk you back" he said

"You don't have to do that, I'll be fine" she said as she watched him put her shoe back on.

"I know, and I'm sure you will. But it'll make me feel better, if I hadn't been running behind you this might not have happened." He insisted

"okay" she said as she let him help her up of the bench. The two walked back to the hotel in silence.

"So do you jog often" he said as they stood in the lobby

"yeah, every morning you???"

"yep, so I was thinking, if you didn't mind how would you like to run with me tomorrow morning"

"I'd like that" she told him as she reached up and kissed his cheek. She didn't know what made her do it, but she couldn't resist it.

He smiled at her, and watched as she walked to the elevator. She waved to him as the elevator doors opened, he waved back. If he didn't know he'd think that he was in love with a girl he just met. He turned to go home and get washed so he could go to work. He couldn't wait till tomorrow morning.

Once Tatiana was on the elevator and out of sight, she let out a sigh. He's absolutly gorgeous she thought. She couldn't wait to get the day over with so she could go on her run tomorrow morning.





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