Chapter 9. Being Cautious

"So... Blair, nice to meet you..."

He smiled smugly at her, while she pouted looking annoyed by his tactics.

"Could you keep this between us?"

"For now, I'm not promising anything. I'm trying to help you out here. Look, Blair, just stay here for a while then let see what I can do for you. I have friends at shelters, you can survive this. Get a new identity, a new life..."

He was battling himself as to why he wanted to help her so badly, and why he couldn't seem to keep his hands off of her. And on the other side of the couch, Blair was cursing on the inside, while her common sense kept on telling her to get the hell out of there.

"Ian, I'm not...this is not good, you can't help me. I just need to get out of here. I was on my own before my car and money got stolen. I'm sure you've felt sorry for me, but I can do this on my own. And..."

"Blair, I need you to think..." he got up and start pacing back and forth in front of her, his fingers trail his h