《Don鈥檛 Cry Baby》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    It is cold today for the first time in almost a month, rain breaking the hot dry streak we''ve had. The


    smell of the cold damp earth is overpowering but, it has always been my favorite scent.


    While walking to the grocery store, I listen to the patter of rain drops on the hood of my rain jacket and


    suddenly I''m so focused on that, it''s all that I can hear. I am so lost in the beautiful sound and the way it


    feels against my face as I look up; loving the cold jolt the drops send through my body. I don''t even


    notice hime up behind me until he grabs me by my shoulders and spins me around.


    "Jesus Christ Ty you scared me half to death." A deepughter breaks through the sound of the rain.


    He smiles down at me, because he''s at least a foot taller than me.


    "Sorry baby I saw you from my kitchen windowpletely lost in your own thoughts and I couldn''t


    resist taking my chance." I roll my eyes. I do it often, daydream about nothing and everything.


    "Hello, earth to Ashley." I punch Ty in the arm, and he acts like I stabbed him, of course, typical Tyler.


    How I put up with this dweeb I do not know. He grins and pulls me into him. His soft lips nting


    themselves gently on mine. I feel the warmth only for a second before he pulls back smiling. I take a


    minute to scan his features as he smiles down at me. The light stubble I can see on his skin makes him


    look even older. His beautiful blue eyes dressed in thickshes hold my attention.


    " Where are you off to my love?" He takes my hand in his and squeezes gently.


    "Grocery store, care to tag along?" He nods and kisses me gently on the cheek. I enjoy the feeling of


    his calloused hands against my innocent unscathed skin. The warmth of his body brings mefort.


    He falls in step beside me as we walk in afortable silence through the rain towards the store.


    We really shouldn¡¯t be going to the store together, the looks that we get from the people around here.


    My parents are well known in our smallmunity, they own a small flower shop on main street and


    donate to themunity centre often. When news about our rtionship surfaced and we started to be


    seen together around town, people were not happy, my parents included. There is a bit of an age gap


    between us, Tyler is 21 and I¡¯m just 16. Tyler has always said I am mature for my age so we try our


    best to ignore what other people say but, it can get hard to see each other when my parents try to keep


    us apart.


    I brought him over once for dinner at our house, it ended in an argument and my dad throwing him out.


    Since then, we''ve had to sneak around and act like we aren''t together.


    We near the grocery store, the closer we get the more anxious I feel. Ty stops us before we get to the


    front door. He turns to face me and holds both my hands gently in his scanning my face. His eyes stop


    on mine and he rubs his thumb across the top of my hand.


    "You''re nervous about us being seen together." I nod sheepishly and look down at me soaked


    sneakers. Ty ces his hand under my chin and lifts my face up to hers. He ces a kiss on my lips


    and smiles at me. His hand lingers under my chin before dropping to his sides.


    "I won''t go in with you, okay." I crack a small smile and stand on my tip of my toes to ce a small kiss


    on his cheek.


    "Thank you, baby, I am sorry we always have to sneak around. I wish things could be different." He


    pulls me into a hug, and I melt into him enjoying the feeling of his strong arms around me. I breath in


    his scent and let it calm me down. He squeezes me tighter before letting me go.


    "Me too." He says and we part ways so I can go into the store.


    I walk slowly towards the store; I really hate leaving him. If things were different, I would want to be


    seen with him everywhere we went. As I near the store I see that it doesn¡¯t seem to busy, which is


    good, I really don¡¯t like going to the store that much. My parents sent me off to grab a couple things.


    I make my way through the parking lot and just as I am walking into the entrance, I see one of my


    mother¡¯s friends, she stops me and gently ces a hand on my arm.


    ¡°You deserve so much better you know.¡± I look up at her, her brown eyes hold so much pity. I pull my


    arm from her grasp and take a step away from her.


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    ¡°I appreciate that you care but, with all do respect you have no idea what you¡¯re talking about.¡± She


    nods with a sad smile and with onest look towards me she walks to her car. I shake my head and


    walk into the store. I never liked her anyway, she always brings her kid to our house when shees


    to visit my mom and I am forced to entertain her.


    I¡¯m d Ty wasn¡¯t with me when she said that it would have hurt him.


    ¡­


    When I got back from the store my moms friend Cheryl, the one from the store, had already called to


    inform them she had seen me with Ty. Of course, I had to sit through a lecture before dinner about


    whatpany I keep and how he is bad news. After their lecture I endured the most awkward dinner,


    we sat the entire time in silence. The only thing that could be heard was the horrible sound of metal


    screeching across our tes.


    I finished dinner fast and excused myself so that I could go and hide in my room. I couldn¡¯t bear the


    awkward silence for a minute longer.


    I lounge in my room in my favorite one of Tyler¡¯s t-shirts he gave me and a pair of underwear, my hair


    tied up in a messy bun that sits atop my head. Quiet music ys from my record yer that sits on a


    shelf to the left of my bed and I hold my favorite book in my hands. Just the feeling of the pages


    beneath my fingers can make even the worst day better. I have probably read it over 100 times but, I


    just can''t stop. Tyler doesn''t understand why I would want to read the same book over and over. He just


    doesn''t understand the power of a good book.


    "How could it possibly be exciting anymore when you know what happens?" He always says but, I''ve


    fallen for the beautiful characters and I can''t bear to part from them for longer than a month. I have


    read it so many times that the cover has begun to crack, there are certain pages with highlighted


    quotes and small notes. You can tell that I have read and lived in each page.


    I try to exin to him how a good book can help you escape reality, it transports you into its world. He


    doesn''t read so he just thinks I''m rambling when I go on about literature. It is one thing we do not have


    inmon. He does like when I read to him though, he says he likes the sound of my voice when I


    read.


    The sound of something hitting my window knocks me out of my reverie and back into reality. I stand


    up from my bed and walk towards the window and look down below. There standing with that grin he


    knows I love is my boyfriend. I roll my eyes and smile back at this mischievous boy I love.


    I open the window and the cool breeze whips into the room sending chills through my body. As I lifted


    my arms to open the window, Ty gets a good view of the underwear I am currently wearing under this


    baggy t-shirt and grins. As he climbs up the side of the house towards the window, he winks at me.


    Using the tree that¡¯s nted directly outside my window he pushes himself inside my room. As he


    make sure I can¡¯t hear footsteps running towards my room to throw him back out the window he just fell


    through. Once I realize no one ising I let a small giggle escape my lips. I help him stand up , he


    gets to his feet and looks down at me with a grin.


    "Hey there baby doll." He looks me up and down as he says this, the lust evident in his blue eyes. I grin


    and step towards him as if to give him a kiss and then I lick his cheek and let out a giggle. He wipes the


    spit off and gives me an evil grin. He picks me up and throws me over his shoulder. I let out a gasp as I


    am lifted easily off the ground. He walks towards my bed and climbs on top of me, pinning my hands


    above my head. He leans down and licks my cheek; he lets out augh as I struggle to free myself.


    ¡°Nice try baby, I will always win this game.¡± I smile sweetly before lifting my hips and grind them in all


    the right ces. He lets out a growl and his eyes darken. He leans down towards my ear to whisper


    quietly.


    ¡°Oh, baby doll, you have started something you know you¡¯ll never win.¡± My breathing deepens and


    goosebumps develop on my skin down my body. I bite my lip as I look up and am met with lustful blues.


    He begins to kiss and nibble the sensitive skin of my neck, his grip on my wrists tighten as I let out a


    soft moan. The stubble on his face scratching against my skin and giving me chills. He pulls away from


    my neck and sits up, he looks down at me and my eyes meet his. He smiles down at me before


    crashing his lips against mine. I pull his bottom lip into mine and bite down. I low growl escapes his


    throat. I wrap my legs around his waist as he pushes himself against me causing another moan to


    escape. He pulls away from my kiss breathless.


    ¡°If you keep doing that, they are going to know I am here. Try and be quiet baby.¡± I nod and his lips


    shirt off throwing it somewhere in the room. His lips meet my neck once more, he trails them down my


    neck towards my cor bone. He slides my t-shirt up as his mouth continues to explore my skin. His


    lips find my chest and soon they¡¯re on my nipple. I bite my lip to stop the moan from escaping as his


    teeth graze the nipple causing a shudder to ripple through my body. I feel him grin against my skin as


    he trails kisses towards my other breast. He kisses and sucks, I can¡¯t help but allow a moan to escape.


    His lips meet mine once more muffling my noises. I notice just how much he is enjoying this as he


    presses his hard on against me. He reaches down between my legs and moves my underwear to the


    side to grant his fingers ess. He slips them into me causing my head to roll back as I feel the


    pleasure, he gives me.


    ¡°God baby, you¡¯re so wet...¡± He grins and continues to pleasure me with his fingers. He removes them


    and I whimper, he chuckles and puts his fingers that were just inside me, into his mouth. ¡°and so


    sweet.¡± He rips my underwear off me and slides his jeans off before discarding both sets of clothing


    across the room. Without skipping a beat, he slides himself into me. He ces his hand over my mouth


    muffling my moans as he begins to roughly pleasure us both. I arch my back allowing him deeper


    ess and he bites hard down on his own lip. His hand leaves my mouth and wraps around my neck


    choking me as he continues to pump himself inside of me. I feel him squeeze the sides and bite down


    on my lip as I close my eyes, taking in the pleasure and the feeling of his hand on my neck. Suddenly,


    he pulls out and flips me over onto my stomach. He lifts my hips up and grabs a hand full of my hair


    causing my head to tilt back. He plunges himself into me once more and continues to grind his hips


    against me behind.


    I feel the pressure begin to build up, his hand lets go of my hair and grabs hold of my hips at both


    sides. As we both finish his grip tightens and we ride out both of our highs. Once we¡¯re finished, he


    pulls out andys down pulling me down with him so that my head is resting on his chest. Our


    breathing heavy and in sync.


    ¡°You owe me a new pair of panties.¡± I say breathlessly. He lets out a chuckle and kisses me gently on


    the cheek.


    ¡°I¡¯ll buy you as many pairs as you want.¡± I nuzzle into the crook of his neck and ce a small kiss.


    ¡°Good.¡± He squeezes me closer to him and rests his head on mine.


    We slip into silence as wey in bed, enjoying each other¡¯spany. Tylerys on his stomach at the


    end of the bed flipping through the delicate pages of my favorite book full of highlighted quotes and


    small notes in the margins. My head rests on his back reading over his shoulder, watching him gently


    turn the pages , licking his thumb when a page gets stuck. I trace the jagged scars that are scattered all


    over his back, the small movements of my fingers along them causing him the shiver slightly.


    "I''ve always wanted to ask you...what are these from?" I feel his body tense under me, I instantly regret


    the question. He ces the book at his side and turns over so that my head is resting on his chest, his


    heart beating in my ear.


    "Nothing you need to worry about."


    "Okay..."


    Tyler kisses the top of my head softly and wraps me tighter in his arms.


    " I love you baby. Forever and always."


    "I love you too Ty."

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    My rm wakes me up the next morning, I unwrap myself from Tyler¡¯s grasp and reach towards my


    bedside table to shut it off. Tyler groans and pulls me back towards him. I love waking up next to him, I


    long to stay in bed with him all day. Maybe I can just skip school and hide in bed with Tyler all day long.


    I ce a small kiss on Tyler¡¯s lips and watch a smile appear on his sleepy face.


    ¡°Ty, I have school. You have to get up and leave before my parents find out you¡¯re here.¡± He groans


    and pulls the nket over top of our heads, a mischievous grin on his lips.


    ¡°Nope, just stay here with me. Pretend to be sick.¡± I giggle and try and free myself from his tight grip on


    my body.


    ¡°I can¡¯t, I have to go.¡± Ty begins to pout, and I shake my head with amusement, he finally lets me free


    and I stand up reaching for my fluffy housecoat that I have hanging from the hook on my bedroom door.


    Ty gets out of the bed and begins to put his clothes back on. As he pulls his shirt over his head, he


    notices me watching him great dressed and winks in my direction.


    ¡°Like what you see baby doll?¡± I roll my eyes and flip him off as I search my closet for something to


    wear. I push through the different clothes I have and pull out a pair of skinny jeans and a cute tank top.


    ¡°You¡¯re not wearing that are you?¡± I hear his stern voice behind me. I slowly turn and see he is staring


    at the clothing I have in my hands.


    ¡°Yes, I was going to, why?¡± His brows furrow and he walk towards me standing at the closet and takes


    the tank top from my hands, staring at it.


    ¡°No.¡± I let out a sigh and take my tank top back.


    ¡°This is what I want to wear though.¡± He firmly grabs my chin and turns me to face him, his blue eyes


    sending daggers towards me. I want to turn away but, his grip on my chin keeps me from turning.


    ¡°I said no, wear something else. I don¡¯t want guys to be staring at you all day.¡± I nod and reach into my


    closet to find a different shirt he will like better. I pick out a in ck t-shirt. His yful smile returns,


    and he nods his head at my choice.


    ¡°Good girl.¡± I give him a half smile before turning towards the door so that I can leave. He grabs my


    wrist and pulls me back towards him. He ces a kiss on my lips.


    ¡°You¡¯re my girl and I love you. I just don¡¯t want to share you.¡±


    ¡°I know baby, you should go now though. I really have to get ready.¡± He nods, kisses me once more,


    and walks towards my window to climb back down the tree.


    I rub my chin where he grabbed me earlier, he did not grab me hard enough to bruise this time, but it


    hurt. I shake away the feeling of dread and walk out my bedroom door towards the bathroom.


    Time for a much-needed shower afterst night, memories of what Tyler and I did togetherst night


    send shivers down my spine. I remove my housecoat and climb into the shower to wanting to be warm


    again. I let my head roll back and the ward fall down my back. I close my heads and take a few deep


    breaths, trying to prepare for the day ahead. I always hate going to school, I would much rather be with


    Tyler. I do not really have many friends at school on ount of most people dropped me when I started


    dating him because they did not like our rtionship.


    I step out of the shower and begin to get ready for the day. Once I am done, I walk downstairs to enjoy


    another awkward meal with my parents.


    ..


    I decide to walk to school today, it is not too far from my house and the walk is nice. I put my


    headphones in and start on my walk to school. I enjoy having some alone time to just think and rx


    before school.


    It does not take long before I am walking towards the front entrance of my high school. As soon as I


    walk in and see the crowd of people in the halls I immediately want to turn around and walk away. I


    take a deep breath before taking the plunge into the hallway and towards my locker.


    One positive though, I only heard one person call me a slut as I made my way to my small blue locker. I


    turn the lock to all the correct numbers, and it allows me ess to put my bag in and grab the books I


    need for my morning sses. I turn my music up and turn to walk to my next ss.


    I have a habit of looking down as I walk through the halls, hoping not to make eye contact with anyone.


    Today however, this did not work in my favour. I run straight into what feels like a brick wall and fall t


    on my ass.


    ¡°Fuck I am so sorry. Let me help you.¡± I feel my cheeks flush with embarrassment. I look up into these


    kind amber eyes staring down at me, eyshes to die for and chiseled features. He looks like he


    belongs on the football team, I reach my hand up and grab hold of his. He pulls me up with ease and


    smiles warmly at me.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a problem at all don¡¯t even worry about it.¡±


    ¡°I was just trying to read this damn map the office gave me, it¡¯s my first day at this school and I¡¯m


    already lost. I¡¯m Damien by the way.¡± He grins and I cannot help but return a smile.


    "Hi Damien, my names Ashley. I might be able to help you out, what ss are you trying to find?¡±


    "I''m trying to find English with Mr. Jackle."


    "Oh, well you''re in luck I was headed there myself. It''s my favourite ss here." I grin and he returns it


    before following me down the hall. I can¡¯t help but notice his beautiful caramelplexion, his skin


    looks so soft.


    It does not take long to navigate through the sea of students to find Mr.Jackle¡¯s red door. The only red


    door in the whole school.


    We walk into Mr. Jackles ss and I sit in my usual spot in the second row on the right side of the


    ss. I am surprised when Damien takes the seat right next to me. He notices me looking and shoots


    me one of his warm smiles that are so damn contagious.


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    ¡°What brings you to Nelson, it¡¯s kind of a shithole.¡± Damien chuckles beside me.


    "My mom found a job here as a teacher, and so she moved us all out here. My dad left a couple


    months ago so she didn''t see any reason to stay back in my hometown." I nod and smile.


    "Who''s your mom? Did she get a job here?"


    "Yes, as the new Chem teacher, Mrs. Edson."


    "Hopefully she makes it more interesting then thest teacher" We bothugh and then turn our


    attention to Mr.Jackle as he has started speaking about our uing assignments. I listen intently as


    he goes on about the different due dates, suddenly, I feel my phone buzz and I smile knowing exactly


    who it is.


    Hey Hun, thinking of you.


    I don¡¯t reply, fearing I would get my phone taken away. I smile at the message and continue to listen to


    the teacher. I feel my phone buzz once more and wince, knowing what ising.


    Wow, you cannot even bother to reply. Who are you with, a guy?


    He always does this, just freaks out for nothing. I send a quick reply hoping I do not get caught.


    I am just in ss babe


    I get an instant reply.


    Whatever, sure you are.


    I stop replying and try my best to focus on the teacher and everything he is saying. I spend the rest of


    ss trying to rx and keep myself from having a full-blown anxiety attack. I tap my legs to focus on


    that action trying to calm my heart rate as I listen to Mr.Jackel telling us that we will be having a quiz in


    tomorrow¡¯s ss.


    Deep in thought I do not hear Damien speaking to me at first. I turn and look at him, a strange


    expression on his face. He mouths the words ¡°Are you okay?¡± I nod trying to hold back the tears that try


    to escape. He smiles sheepishly and leans towards me.


    ¡°Will you spend lunch with me?¡± I give him a small smile and nod my head. He smiles back and leans


    back so he is sitting in his desk properly.


    The bell rings releasing us from our English ss. I have chem before lunch, Damien has math. I point


    him in the direction of his math ss and try my best to exin where it is so that I can make my way


    to my own ss without beingte. I promise to meet him in the cafeteria for lunch period and we part


    ways.


    His mom is quite the teacher, she is nice and seems to know what she is talking about. The different


    modules she is introducing sound quite fun and I look forward to her ss.


    At the end of her ss, I leave feeling hopeful that I might actually enjoy chem this year for the first


    time.


    I find Damien waiting at my locker.


    ¡°So funny story, I forgot to ask you where the cafeteria was so I decided to wait hear hoping you would


    stop at your locker first so that you could show me how to get there.¡± I can¡¯t butugh as I put my things


    into my locker. He smiles a sheepish grin and follows me towards the cafeteria.


    ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay? Did something happen in Mr. Jackels ss?¡± I smile at him and push back


    the bad feelings I have.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine don¡¯t worry, let¡¯s go get some lunch.¡± He nods and continues to follow me into the cafeteria.


    We grab food from the cooks and find a ce to sit near a window.


    As I sit down, I feel my phone buzz once again, my heart sinks. I know exactly who that is, and I am


    sure it will not be better then thest few messages he sent me.


    I aming over tonight, leave your window unlocked.


    I feel a shiver down my spine and my legs begin to shake. I am sure he just wants to see me. That is


    all, he¡¯lle over and listen to me read to him until he falls asleep. I am not very convincing; the


    anxious feeling remains. The sound of Damien¡¯s voice pulls me from my panic.


    ¡°I hope this doesn¡¯te off as sounding rude but, howe you don¡¯t have any friends. I have been


    with you most of the day and haven¡¯t seen you greet anyone else.¡± He stares at me with furrowed


    brows, I scan his face for a moment wondering how sincere he is being.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t really get along with many people here.¡± I shrug and he nods.


    ¡°Well, we can be friends. Right?¡± He smiles hopefully, I return a smile and nod.


    ¡°Sure!¡± I do not think Tyler would love the fact that my only friend at this school now is a man but, I¡¯m


    sure I can convince him its okay.


    ..


    The rest of the day passed uneventful, Damien and I walked home from school and realized he lived


    quite close to my house. One street over to be exact, I invited him over just to chill while his mom was


    still at work.


    We sat on the couch in my living room with a movie ying, I put on one of my favourites. He had


    never seen it; it is always so interesting to watch someoneugh at a movie they have never seen.


    Every joke you have heard a thousand times, they¡¯re hearing for their first. Damien¡¯sugh is so


    contagious I cannot help but join him as heughs. It¡¯s so easy and carefree to spend time with him.


    ¡°What¡¯s so funny?¡± My mothers voice breaks through ourughter and startles me. I sit up straight on


    the couch and look towards her.


    ¡°Oh, hi mom, we¡¯re just watching a funny movie.¡± She smiles as she makes eye contact with Damien.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡±


    ¡°Oh, mom this is Damien. He just moved here, we met at school today. I invited him over just to watch


    a movie and hangout for a bit. Is that okay?¡±


    ¡°Of course! Damien it is so nice to meet you. Would you like to stay for dinner?¡± Damien smiles and


    looks to me; I shrug as if to say up to you and he nods.


    ¡°Sure, I would love to. I¡¯ll just text my mom and let her know.¡± My mother nods with a smile and turns


    towards the kitchen.


    She so obviously loves him; I can already tell. She has never been that nice to Ty.


    ¡°Your mom seems very nice.¡± Damien speaks up as we return to watching our movie.


    ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s okay.¡± Damien cocks his head and stares at me for little while.


    ¡°Just okay? Do you have some issue with your mom?¡±


    ¡°No, I just wish she would treat my boyfriend the way she just treated you.¡± Something shes in his


    eyes but, he hides it quickly. Too quick for me to make out what it was.


    ¡°Oh? She doesn¡¯t like him?¡± I shake my head no and lean back against the couch.


    ¡°She thinks he¡¯s too old for me.¡± He nods and turns his eyes back towards the tv.


    ¡°How old is he?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s 21.¡±


    ¡°I mean, that is kind of old but, if you¡¯re happy it shouldn¡¯t really be a problem.¡± I nod and we continue


    to watch the movie in silence until my mother calls to us toe have supper. I awkwardly sit at the


    table eating as my parents ask Damien millions of questions as if he was my new boyfriend. I roll my


    eyes as my motherughs at something he has said.


    When supper is finally over, and everyone is done eating I let out a sigh of relief. Damien says a final


    goodbye to my parents and me before walking out the front door.


    I excuse myself so that I can go up to my room. I shut the door as soon as I step inside and put some


    music on. Iy back onto my mattress and stare up at the ceiling, my eyes scan over the nk white


    ceiling finding each w.


    I wish my parents could love Ty as easily as they fell in love with Damien. I wish they could see him the


    way I do. Ever since I met him, I was hooked.


    I remember it like it was yesterday¡­


    He was standing outside my favourite bookstore on Main Street leaning against his car smoking a


    cigarette.


    Normally, I don''t like smoking or the smell, but he made it look so damn sexy. I didn''t expect him to bat


    an eye in my direction, I wasn''t really used to that.


    "Hey!" He called putting his smoke out under his shoe he chased after me calling for me to wait up. I


    stopped and turned.


    "Finally, what''s your name?" It was so strange for a guy who looked like him to even give me a second


    nce. I was an average looking woman with dull brown hair and soft green eyes. He was astounding,


    thick ck hair with dazzling blue eyes. He grinned as he noticed me checking him out, one of those


    side grins that makes him look like he''s done something bad.


    "Um, my name is Ashley, erm what''s yours?"


    "Tyler, can I interest you ining for a coffee with me?" I smiled and nodded


    We¡¯ve been inseparable ever since, that was a year ago.


    My age was obviously a problem for many but, for us it did not matter. We fell for each other, love has


    no age limit.


    ..


    A tap on my window scares me and I feel my self jump. I slide off the bed and make my way towards


    the window. I hesitate before opening it as I am met with an angry look from Ty. His fists clenched at his


    sides and his jaw jutting out as he clenches. Probably hard enough to break some teeth. I take a deep


    breath before stering a smile on my face and sliding the window open.


    "Do you wanna tell me why you had another guy over here earlier? I watched him leave your house."


    My palms instantly begin to sweat, and I feel my pulse race. I take my bottom lip into my mouth and


    bite down hard to keep myself from crying.


    ¡°That was just Damien, it was his first day at school today. I showed him around, I just wanted him to


    feel wee. My mother invited him for supper.¡± I hear a low growle from deep in Tyler¡¯s throat. I


    feel my body begin to shake as the anger in his eyes only deepens.


    ¡°So, you lied to me then today when I said you were just ignoring me because you were with another


    guy.¡±


    ¡°No Ty, I really was in ss.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t fucking lie to me Ashley, you were with him today. I¡¯m surprised you didn¡¯t fuck him.¡± I flinch


    away from the window and close my eyes feeling a tear escape and roll down my face. I quickly wipe it


    away and keep my back towards the open window. I hear him climb up the side of the house and step


    into the room. My pulse quickens as I feel him step towards me. I feel his hand on the back of my neck,


    he grips me hard, I feel his fingertips dig into my skin. He pushes me towards the wall and pushes


    himself against me. His fingertips still digging into my skin. I close my eyes as I feel his warm breath


    against the back of my neck. A shiver ripples through my body and I try to keep the tears away.


    ¡°I never want to see you with him again, do you hear me.¡± His voicees out low and menacing.


    ¡°Ty...he¡¯s my only friend at school.¡± Suddenly his hand lifts off my neck and he spins me around hitting


    my back against the wall causing the breath to leave my body. Tears begin to roll down my face as I


    gasp for air. I¡¯m thankful my parents are downstairs watching something on the tv or else they would


    have heard me m against the wall.


    ¡°I don¡¯t trust him with you baby.¡± I close my eyes finally being able to breathe. I feel him grab hold of my


    jaw, his fingertips digging in causing me to whimper in pain. ¡°Open your fucking eyes when I¡¯m talking


    to you.¡± I open my eyes and feel the hot tears roll down my face, my lip quivers as Ty stares at me. He


    removes his hands from my jaw and wipes my tears away.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Ty.¡± I croak out.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry baby, it¡¯s okay.¡± He sounds anything but sincere, the same menacing tone remains in his


    voice as he tries to console me. He removes his grip on my jaw and I slide down the wall pulling my


    knees up to my chest. The tears fall freely as Ty walks towards the bed and sits down. His head hangs


    low as he stares at hisp, I crawl towards him and ce my hands on his.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry baby, I didn¡¯t mean to upset you.¡± He looks at me as I speak my apology. The anger


    leaving his eyes and is reced by tears.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want topete with someone else.¡± I nod and rest my hand on his cheek, he closes his eyes


    and leans into it. I rub gently with my thumb; he pulls me up into hisp and wraps his arms around me.


    He kisses me and I rest my head on his chest. We stay like that for quite sometime before he decides


    to get up and return home. We say our goodbyes and he gives me a kiss before leaving out the


    window. I shut it and begin to remove my clothing; my body feels stiff and sore already. I throw on some


    Sleep doesn''te instantly but, once it does its restless filled with nightmares of him.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    Sleepes and goes throughout the night; nightmares greet me when I finally fall into a deep sleep.


    They cause me nothing but dread until I wake up to the sound of my rm. I peel my eyes open and


    slowly sit up, my body screaming at me as I start to move. I feel sore and achy all over, I climb out of


    bed and reach for my housecoat. I wrap it around myself and pick out an outfit. Simple leggings and a


    sweatshirt, somethingfortable for today, I retreat to the bathroom to take my morning shower.


    I whimper as I finally catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. The bruises on my jaw, his fingertips, are


    not a pretty sight. I avert my eyes and climb into the shower to wash away the memories ofst night. I


    feel the tears slide down my face, I try my best to keep them away, not wanting my eyes to look red,


    but I can¡¯t help it.


    When I finish in the shower I get out, get dressed and begin applying makeup to the bruises on my


    face. I use a sponge and lightly dab at the different areas hoping to cover all the bruises. Every time I


    touch the dark spots to conceal them, I feel pain. The pain makes me whimper and my hands begin to


    shake. Making it difficult for me to apply all my makeup.


    As I''m finishing up, I take onest look making sure no sign of the bruises are there. There is a hint of a


    darker shade in the areas where the bruising is worse but, nothing that anyone will notice. I straighten


    up and finish getting ready for school. I can do this, no one will even know.


    I race down the steps and to the door hoping no one will stop me as I try and escape. I do not feel the


    need to exin why I chose to wear makeup today unlike every other day. I normally just do mascara. I


    choose sleep over a full face.


    I race towards the door and put my shoes on.


    "Have a good day at school hunny!" My Mom calls from the kitchen table.


    Every morning she sits there drinks a cup of coffee and reads the news. I¡¯m just d she''s not one of


    those moms that forces me to eat breakfast. I''m never hungry until at least 11.


    I step outside not eager to start the day and jump at the sight ahead of me. There standing against a


    tree is Ty, with sad eyes. He slowly trudges over and looks down at me through thick ckshes that


    could make any girl jealous.


    "I''m so sorry baby, I never meant to hurt you. You know I can''t control it sometimes please forgive me. I


    love you; I''ll do better." I smile at him and take his hand squeezing it reassuringly.


    "I forgive you Hun, please don''t ...don''t grab me like that again. It really scared me. I thought we were


    passed that." He nods and I can see that he truly is sorry. We walk together for awhile; we stop about a


    block away from the school to make sure we aren¡¯t seen by too many people. We say our goodbyes


    and part ways.


    "Have a good day baby doll, I''lle overter and make it up to you." He winks and I shudder


    knowing exactly what he means. He gives me a quick peck on the cheek and runs off in the opposite


    direction.


    ..


    School has been rtively boring today, nothing too special going on pretty much the same old shit.


    Damien makes it a little more bearable. I know Ty would be angry that I am still friends with him but, I


    can¡¯t just drop my only friend at this school.


    He sits with me at lunch and sits by me in all our sses together. He truly is an overly sweet guy;


    Maybe Ty can learn to like him; he just needs to take the time to get to know him instead of letting his


    jealousy take control. He has been hurt a few times. He always tells me; it is hard for him to trust


    anyone.


    It''s hard for us sometimes when he loses his mind over something so little, I try to be understanding but


    sometimes he can get scary.


    "Hey Ash, I asked you something. Did you hear it?" Damien says with augh, I feel the crimson creep


    up into my face as I look up into those amber eyes.


    "I didn''t I''m sorry I was just thinking, what''s up?"


    "I was just wondering if you coulde over after school today and help me out with something?" I nod


    and smile. He smiles back and we set up a time to hangout.


    Maybe Ty just won''t have to know that I¡¯m going over to Damien''s today, it''s best if he doesn''t for the


    both of us.


    **


    Damien''s house isn''trge, but it isn''t small either. It has a beautiful porch with a wooden porch swing


    hanging from it. I''m itching to sit and rx in that swing. It''s painted a beautiful grey colour with darker


    trimming. It looks so homy when I step inside, all mild calm colours. Except for the vibrant red couch


    that sits in their living room.


    Damien tells me that he had picked it out when his dad first left because all the colours in their old


    home were boring and he wanted a colour that would cheer everyone up. Red is vibrant and exciting,


    so he picked that one.


    I smile at this thought; Damien is so caring when ites to other people; it''s no wonder we get along


    so well.


    "Okay so I just needed help with this cake, it''s my mom¡¯s birthday and to be perfectly honest with you I


    have never baked a cake in my life. It''s just her first birthday without my dad and I want to do


    something special for her."


    "Oh awesome, I''d love to help you bake."


    Damien walks into his kitchen and grabs everything he needs to bake a cake; I smile and stand


    patiently at his side as he gets everything ready.


    "So, this is the part where youe in because I have no idea how to bake this damn thing." I giggle


    and step forward to take charge, I slip my hair up into a knot with the stic I always keep on my wrist.


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    "Okay first of all you need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit." He smiles and walks over to


    the oven he stands there staring at it for a few minutes and I begin tough.


    "You don''t know how to do that do you?" He turns around looking guilty. I walk over shaking my head


    with a grin. I press the button and preheat the oven and walk back over to the counter.


    "Okay so we''ll need arge mixing bowl please." He grabs arge red bowl out of the drawer to my


    right.


    "Okay grab a cup of white sugar, 1/2 cup of butter,2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of vani extract, 1 and 1/2


    cups of flour, 1/2 cup of milk and then mix it all together in this bowl." Damien''s eyes grow wide as if he


    didn''t hear half the things I just said. I chuckle and shake my head.


    "Maybe we''ll take it a bit slower than that okay." He nods and we begin putting the ingredients one by


    one into the bowl. I grab a piece of flower and chuck it into his face his mouth hangs open.


    "Oh, you did not just do that." I giggle and he grabs an egg throwing it right at me I turn, and itnds


    right in my hair.


    "Oh my god that''s so much worse then flour you ass." I roll my eyes andugh, and he looks at me with


    a grin his cute dimples in full view.


    We finally get the cake in the oven to bake and my hair is officially crusty. I lift it up filled with disgust.


    Damien sits at the tableughing his ass off. I walk over and punch him right in the arm. He doesn''t


    even bat an eye.


    "That didn''t even hurt." He rolls his eyes and picks me up slinging me over his shoulder. I''mughing so


    hard I can''t even breathe. He starts walking me towards the stairs. We''re bothughing so hard we


    don''t even hear the door open or close. He spins me so I''m facing the door and all I see is a woman tall


    and beautiful standing with an amused expression on her face.


    "Um hey there, you must be Damien''s Mom. Happy birthday!" Damien drops me on the floor in


    surprise.


    "Oh hey Mom, how was work. Shit I''m sorry Ash." He leans down and helps me up.


    "You know that really hurt." His Momughs and shakes her head.


    "Hi Ashley, how are you?"


    "Very good Mrs. Edson, how about you."


    "Good, would you like to stay for dinner?" I smile and nod she ushers is into the kitchen and we sit


    down at the table.


    We talk to her as she prepares dinner and I can''t help but enjoy being around these kind people.


    They''re both so wonderful.


    ..


    By the time I get home it''s prettyte, my parents knew where I was so they were perfectly fine with it.


    I climb upstairs to go to my room excited by the idea of climbing into bed. I open my door and take a


    sharp intake of breath. Tyler sits cross legged on my bed looking at my favourite book, roughly turning


    the pages. Looking from front to back.


    "You know, I still don''t understand why you continue reading this book. You''ve read it so much I''m sure


    you have it memorized." He speaks quietly and slow, almost sinister. He grabs the cover and rips it off.


    I gasp, he continues to rip pages and throws them on the ground. A tear escapes my eye and I look


    away. He walks over and grabs my face in the same spot he didst night. I whimper and more tears


    fall.


    "Do you feel that the heartbreak as you watch one of your favourite things get ripped from you." My


    bottom lip quivers as he holds my jaw tighter. "That''s exactly how I feel knowing you were over there


    with him. Look what is in your fucking hair. You need a shower." Ipletely forgot about the egg


    Jesus his mom was probably staring right at my hair the whole time. Ty grabs my arm and forcefully


    pulls me to the bathroom. My muscles clench hoping my parents are nowhere near the bathroom. He


    pulls me in and roughly undresses me turning the water on. He undresses himself and climbs in first. I


    stand outside the shower shivering goosebumps dance all around my skin.


    "You better get in here princess; you wouldn''t want me getting angry again now would you." I slowly


    climb in and he pulls me into the stream of hot water. The water cascades down my body and rxes


    my tight muscles but, fear of what toe still floats through me.


    "I shouldn''t even do this for you after what you did to me. Going over to his house. Did you think I


    wouldn''t know; did you think I wouldn''t suspect?" I close my eyes and feel the fear creep back up. "Hey


    hey , stop crying open your eyes. I want you to look at me this whole time. I wanna watch you as I


    pleasure you baby. Don''t you move." His hands caress my cheek and it takes every ounce of my power


    not to turn away. He grabs my nipples between his fingers on both hands and twist them. I bite my lip


    between my teeth hard enough to draw blood. My body begins to vibrate, my body forgiving him faster


    then me. He grins and pulls me close kissing my neck, sucking hard. Leaving little bruises down


    everywhere his lips touch. He slips his fingers inside me and I gasp feeling weak in the knees.


    "You like that baby, you like my fingers buried deep inside you. Could he make you feel this good, could


    he pleasure you like this?¡± He lifts me up and I wrap my legs around his torso, longing for his member


    to plunge into me. I kiss his neck and he growl, I move and kiss his lips, darting my tongue out pleading


    for entrance. He allows it and kisses me deep. I feel his growing member pulse.


    "I can''t take this I need to be inside you." He pulls me onto hisrge member and thrusts deep into me.


    He thrusts hard as if he is taking out all his aggression out on the sex. I grip his shoulders trying not to


    call out. "Don''t cum baby it''s my turn not yours." I feel him shudder as he releases, not pulling out.


    "That''s your punishment for the day, I won''t let you climax. You do not deserve that. If I catch you with


    him again your punishment will be much worse, I assure you baby doll." We finish washing up and he


    carries me back to bed. He kisses my jaw littered with bruises in the shape of fingerprints.


    He grabs my hair and pulls my head up so my ear is at his mouth.


    "Don''t ever go over there again. Promise?" I sit up and stare into his fiery eyes.


    "I can''t make that promise to you. He..he''s my friend. You''ve taken away all of my other friends I''m not


    letting him go too." Ty growls and ms my head back against the wall. My vision blurs and the room


    goes fuzzy. He stands up off the bed and angrily throws his clothing on. Without saying a word, he


    climbs out the window.


    Iy down in my bed letting the tears fall freely. I pull a pillow over my mouth to muffle the sobs, so no


    one hears. I turn and face away from my door wrapping my nket around my body like a small safe


    cocoon.


    A knock at my door startles me.


    "Hunny, your father and I are leaving early in the morning and won''t be back for a couple days. There''s


    a convention in Millet we''re going to see." I''m d my mom didn''t try ande in.


    "Okay Mom, have fun I love you."


    "I love you too sweetie have a good sleep." I roll over and wrap myself in my nkets. The tears


    continue to fall down my face.


    He loves me I swear he loves me; he doesn''t want to hurt me. He loves me forever and always.


    **


    I am running and I can''t breathe, I can barely see in front of me. Everything behind me ispletely


    ck.


    The air is thick and musty, and my legs are on fire. I look down and notice I''m running through pine


    needles and dirt; my bare feet feel every prick and gouge.


    I can''t see who I''m running from, all I feel is fear, Bone chattering fear. I push my lungs harder than I


    think they can handle. I run as fast as I can, until I''m stopped abruptly by a body. I look up and i''m met


    by fiery blue eyes. I know whose eyes these belong to.


    I jolt awake drenched in sweat, my heart pumping so fast it feels like it''ll beat right out of my chest. I sit


    up putting my head into the palms of my hands propped up on my knees. I slowly breathe in and out


    trying to calm myself. I run a shaky hand through my hair untangling the knots from my restless sleep. I


    climb out of bed and walk to the bathroom. The sight before me in the mirror is startling.


    The bruises on my jaw have lightened slightly but are still noticeable. I lift my hand up and feel the back


    of my head for the bump that is surely there. I wince as my fingers brush over it.


    I blow a puff of air out of my mouth, shake my head and climb into the shower. Longing for the heat to


    ease my tense muscles.


    It''s hard to think about leaving him, it hurts me to not think about him as my boyfriend. I know it is


    wrong what he does, I know that it''s crazy for me to love him even after all the pain he''s put me


    through. Most of the time he makes me feel loved, I''m scared to think about what might happen if we


    were to end.


    We do need to have a talk though. He needs to change he can''t hit me like that. He can''t hurt me and


    expect everything to be okay just because he apologizes.


    I love him , and I know he loves me so I will give him another chance to change his ways.


    **


    I walk outside and my heart drops. Tyler isn''t standing out here waiting for me.


    Normally, after a night like that Ty would be standing here waiting to apologize but he is nowhere to be


    found. It hurts knowing he couldn''t even be bothered toe and apologize to me for what happened


    The walk to school was slow and painful, my muscles are tense and tired. I walk in and I''m instantly


    embraced my strong thick arms. I look up into amber eyes and a dimpled smile and I feel myself rx.


    "Hey Ash, you''re looking wonderful today. My mom really likes you. She says you''re wee over


    whenever you''d like." I smile nervously.


    I love being around Damien he makes me feel happy and rxed.


    **


    "So, ss, as you know your finals areing up in a few weeks. I''m passing out notes that you


    should definitely study. This final is worth 50% if your grade so takes it seriously."


    "Do you wannae over and study after school?" Damien leans over and whispers. I turn, smile and


    nod. He grins and turns to sit properly in his seat.


    **


    Once we arrive at his house we go up to his room. It''s cozy, painted in blues.


    He doesn''t have many posters up just pictures with old friends, from his old school I''m assuming.


    "Kinda boring hey?" He says with a sheepish grin. He rubs a hand over his head.


    "Oh no I was thinking cozy actually." He grins and sits down on his bed. I climb up beside him andy


    down on my stomach pulling out my notes. He does the same. We stay like this for hours talking about


    school and studying for the final.


    "We should take a break I want to show you something." He grabs my hand and takes me to a room


    across the hall.


    We walk in and I take a sharp intake of breath as I stare at the beauty in front of me. Lined across all


    the walls are books. An endless supply of books, one in particr catches my eye and I feel the tears


    prick at my eyes.


    I walk over and run my finger along the spine of my favourite book "Looking for ska" written by the


    wonderful "John Green"


    It is the very book that Ty ripped to shredsst night.


    I grab it off the shelf flipping the pages from front to back enjoying its beauty.


    "That ones my favourite too." I look up and Damien is standing in front of me, close enough to touch.


    He grins showing off his dimples.


    "What do you like about it." I say staring up into his amber eyes.


    "I like the beautiful characters, the way they fit together so easily. The way he writes about ska and


    how she talks is astounding. I''ve read it probably 50 times and each time I fall more in love with the


    characters then the first."


    "That''s exactly how I feel." He''s so close to me now I can''t breathe. His lips are close enough if I arch


    my neck, I could kiss him. I almost don''t want him to stop moving forward. I want his lips on mine, I


    want his gentle hands to caress my cheek and kiss my neck. Lost in thought I don''t even think about Ty


    as I stare into those beautiful amber eyes. I don''t think about how mad he could get if he finds out. I


    don''t think at all. I lean in and brush my lips against his soft ones. He instantly reacts cing his hand


    behind my neck deepening our kiss. His tongue explores my mouth and dances with my tongue. I wrap


    my arms around his neck, and he pushes me against the bookshelf.


    He grabs my legs and lifts me, so my legs wrap firmly around his waist. We''re so close together I can


    feel every inch of him. He''s nothing but gentle and that''s so different from Ty.


    Ty my boyfriend, Ty the man who loves me, Ty the man that has my heart. I pull away like his lips are


    on fire and he lets me go with a look of confusion.


    "I-I''m so sorry Damien, I shouldn''t have done that. I have a boyfriend I have someone who loves me.


    I''m such an idiot." I turn around and run out so fast. The blood pumps in my ears so loud I can''t hear a


    thing. By the time I get to my block tears are streaming down my face. He''ll hurt me he''s gonna hurt


    me.


    I walk up the sidewalk to my doorstep and there he is. Leaning against my house waiting my return.


    "Where the hell have you been?" His voice cuts like ss. Sending a deep shiver through my spine. I


    look up at him having trouble finding the right words.

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    He stands on my porch , arms folded across his chest, the veins on his forehead pulsing furiously. His


    blue eyes darken as he looks at me, pupils growing in size. His hair is disheveled he must have been


    running his hands through it a lot, he does this when he is extremely angry. His shirt is wrinkled and


    ripped as if he found it in the bottom of his hamper and just threw it on. He looks so angry, angry and


    tired. He res at me, his eyes red with rage.


    I hesitate before walking towards him, i am standing on lower ground forcing him to look down at me.


    this makes me feel like a child being scolded by their parent. I should be scolded this time, i deserve


    whatever he has nned for me. This time I am in the wrong. It will certainly crush him when he finds


    out how I was feeling only moments ago with someone else. How my lips are chapped and raw from


    kissing another man. I can still feel his arms wrapped around me, the smell of Damien lingering in my


    nose. I shiver and wrap my hands around myself while looking down at my feet.


    "Ashley, are you going to answer me or not?" More tears break freely from my green eyes as I here the


    severity of his anger in his voice. I pull my lip in between my teeth and bite down hard enough to rip


    through the skin.


    "I..I was with Damien." I say it barely above a whisper, without even looking up as I spoke the words


    that felt like acid in my throat. My lip quivers, my body once again sends shivers down my spine in


    nervous anticipation of what is surely toe. I hear him walk towards me, my breath catches in my


    throat and I force myself to keep my eyes nted firmly at my feet. His rough hands grab my chin and


    pull my face up so that my eyes meet his. I flinch away from him wishing that I was still safely in the


    begins to quiver.


    "What did you say bitch!" He snaps at me and the tone of his voice makes me jump. His eyes wide and


    bloodshot with rage. His grips my chin once more causing me to whimper. He doesn''t even sound like


    himself anymore. i try to back away and he moves his hand to grip the back of my neck. His vice like


    grip keeps me from moving even an inch away from him.


    "i was with Damien again...something happened." His eyes widen even more, if that is even possible,


    he pulls me back my neck towards the door of the house and forcibly pushes me inside. Once inside he


    kicks the door shut , as the door ms he throws me to the ground in front of him. My knees m hard


    against the wooden floor, I remain there on my knees looking at the ground. I feel so much shame, I


    don''t even want to look at Ty.


    "You little whore, what did you do, fuck him?" his voice is growing louder every time he speaks. He


    kicks me hard in the side causing me to scream. I crawl away as fast as I can while trying to hold my


    side. The pain is unbearable. I sob and plead him to stop.


    "No Ty, we didn''t do that. He kissed me, it was nothing." I speak with agony evident in my voice as


    tears continue to stream down my face. My throat tightens and I feel like I can''t breathe. I continue to


    crawl away as far away form him as I can. he growls animalistically as I try to escape. I get as far as


    the kitchen behind the ind. I lean back resting my back against the ind and close my eyes. I try to


    slow my heart rate so that I can breathe normally again. I hear his footsteps and my whole body


    clenches waiting for him to make his next move.


    "You deserve this Ashley, you deserve everything I am about to do to you." he rounds the corner and


    steps into the kitchen looking down at me. He grins but, this time the grin has no boyish charm left in it.


    It ispletely full of malice and fury. Feeling no ounce of dignity left, I crawl to him , stopping at his


    feet while looking up.


    "baby, I know I messed up this time but please stop I am so sorry. Don''t hurt me..please" I grab hold of


    his leg, he shakes his head and kicks me off.


    "Don''t touch me after touching him." I back away from him but he manages to kick me hard in the


    stomach. I fall back and slide into the ind hitting my head hard enough my vision blurs , I can make


    out his lips moving but my ears are ringing so bad I can''t hear what he is saying. My eyes feel heavy as


    I watch hime towards me. I let them fall, I let sleep take over. Anything is better then watching him


    kill me.


    I wake up in a hospital, I am not sure how long it has been. I scan the room with my eyes unable to


    move as pain shoots through my body every time I try.


    "Oh good, you''re awake." I hear his voice and a chill instantly goes up my spine I turn and look at him,


    the man that put me in this hospital bed. I resist the urge to press the call button and have a nurse take


    him out. I feel tears threatening to fall, they burn my eyes and I clench them shut to keep them from


    falling. His hand reaches out and brushes a hair behind my ear. I flinch as he does this, just as I am


    about to ask this man why he is here , a doctores in.


    "Hey Ashley, I''m d you''re finally awake. Your boyfriend here brought you in and hasn''t left your side.


    He says you had a pretty nasty fall down the stairs. Your injuries seem consistent with a fall. I would


    just like to confirm this with you, is there anything you remember that might have been left out at all.


    Did you slip on anything on top of the stairs maybe?" I look over at Ty and I see the look in his eyes,


    the look that says I better keep up with his lie. I begin to nod nervously and try to form a smile for the


    doctor.


    "Yes, I fell down the stairs, I should probably be more careful." Ty let''s out a chuckle and the doctor


    smiles. He seems young to be a doctor which leads me to believe he''s most likely a med student. He


    seems like the kind of guy who was popr in school just by the way he walks around. Head held high;


    shoulders pushed back as he stands tall. I guess that could also be because he''s a fricken doctor.


    Once the doc leaves, after telling me I have to stay in the hospital a few days to monitor my


    concussion, Ty grabs my hand and I turn to look at him.


    " I felt so bad leaving you there baby doll, not my finest moment I am so sorry. I never should have


    done any of that even if you kissed someone else. We should have talked about it together. I fucked


    up; I am a terrible boyfriend." I squeeze his hand and then let go. I look into the palms of my hands


    tracing the lines and creases with my eyes.


    He lets out an impatient sigh and then begins to breathe slowly. I silently hear him counting under his


    breath, something his therapist used to tell him to do if he was frustrated by one of his triggers. I look


    over and see just how tired he looks. Bloodshot eyes, disheveled hair, dark circles under the beautiful


    blues. I reach out and brush my thumb across the darkened circle, he shudders and closes his eyes


    grabbing my handing and holding it on his cheek.


    "I''m so sorry, I need to try harder Ashley. I will try harder." A tear falls freely down his face and my heart


    aches. I pull him in and hug him close.


    I know it''s stupid, I know he probably doesn''t deserve my forgiveness but he''s been my best friend and


    the love of my life for so long I couldn''t even imagine it any other way at this point. We can fix him, and


    we can fix us together. He holds me tight but not too tight, so he doesn''t hurt my bruises.


    "I was so scared when you weren''t waking up, you''ve been in the hospital for almost a day." I stare at


    him eyes wide.


    "Wait oh my god, have you called my parents?" He nods and grabs hold of me again.


    "It''s fine I called them don''t worry." He climbs into the hospital bed with me and kisses my forehead.


    **


    Iy alone in my bedroom after getting home from the hospital. I can hear my parents moving around in


    the kitchen cooking supper. They were not pleased that I had Ty over when they were gone, and they


    were less impressed that I wound up in the hospital on top of it all.


    I stare nkly at my violet wall. The darkness doing weird this with my eyes. Swirls dance around my


    vision and I close them. The doctor said I could go back to school tomorrow which will be a lot better


    then sitting at home in this room staring at this wall for hours. I''m just not excited to see Damien again.


    He hasn''t talked to me since I walked out in him.


    I feel my eyes slowly begin to drift closed as the pain medication takes over, as I drift off a pair of


    amber eyes are the only thing I can see.


    **


    I walk in the halls of the school. White walls, cream floor and posters everywhere. I look down at my


    converse hitting the ground as I walk. Biting my lip each step I go, hoping I don''t run into Damien. Of


    course, most of my sses are with him. I walk inside the English room with Mr.Jekyll and notice two


    thinks. 1.Damien is not in his usual seat. 2. He''s staring at me as I walk in from the back of the room.


    When he notices I''m looking back he looks down and slides lower into his seat. I grimace and walk


    straight towards my seat on the right by the window. Mr.Jekyll smiles at me as I take my seat and I


    sheepishly smile back. He leans against his big mahogany desk covered in papers and books staring


    out towards the ss with his arms crossed. Being a grade 11 teacher is probably a lot to deal with. If I


    was gonna be a teacher I would pick a younger ss. He runs a hand through his balding hair and


    turns around ready to get started on today''s lesson.


    "So ss we''re gonna start our book study this ss. This year we''re reading "To Kill A Mockingbird." I


    grin excitedly, this is my favorite part of English, studying a beautiful piece of literature like this book, it


    will be so fun. Mr.Jekyll walks around passing out old tattered copies of "To Kill A Mockingbird".


    "Now who knows what the book is about? And don''t say a Mockingbird." Mr.Jekyll rolls his eyes with a


    grin. I raise my hand hopefully I get called on.


    "Damien?" Damnit, I slump down in my ufortably hard orange chair.


    "It''s about eptance , orck there of."


    "Very good Damien you''re on the right track." Damn that was a really good answer. Mr.Jekyll continues


    to talk about due dates and what chapters we have to read tonight. I don''t pay much attention at all. I''ll


    have this book finished way faster then the deadline. It''s another book I''ve read more then once and


    loved every time.


    I love how the writer chose to write it in a child''s point of view so that the knowledge wasn''t as broad,


    and she could touch on a bunch of different elements.


    "Miss.Walters." I look up blushing a deep crimson as I see all eyes on me including Mr.Jekyll.


    "Uh..yes Mr.Jekyll."


    "You''re wanted at the office sweetie." I nod and sheepishly walk to the door with my books and papers.


    I left my study notes at Damien''s. I don''t know how I''m getting those back now that he''s not even sitting


    near me. I trudge slowly to the office wondering why they would possibly want me there. I''m so


    confused until I see him leaning against the wall smiling his boyish grin at me. I shoot him a confused


    look and he winks at me; I walk into the office to the big front desk to speak to the woman standing


    there.


    "Miss.Walters , hi your uncle has excused you from the rest of the day." I try to hide my surprised


    expression and smile nodding at her before turning around to frown at Ty. I walk out of the office and


    towards Ty he wraps his arm around my shoulder, and we walk together outside of the school.


    "Oh my god how did you get them to believe you, you''re a terrible liar." He chuckles.


    "I turn on my charm and those olddies couldn''t resist." He wriggles his eyebrows and I roll my eyes.


    "What are you jealous." He winks and I punch him straight in the arm and instantly regret it as pain


    shoots down my ribs. I bite my lip and close my eyes. Ty ces a light kiss on the top of my head


    "Ow, don''t worry baby doll they got nothing on you." He checks to make sure we''re far enough from the


    office window that they won''t see, and he gives me a kiss on the lips. His soft lips fit so nicely against


    mine. He pulls away and smiles before taking my hand and walking me towards his car. It''s a cute little


    red Kia Rio. The seats are ck leather and heat up, I''m perpetually cold so his heated seats are


    heavenly. The dash is ck with silver words and red lights. He turns the dial so the radio can be heard


    better and takes my hand. His car has a push start, so it starts up with ease and he''s pulling out of the


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    small parking lot of my school and barreling down the hill and into town.


    "Where are we going?" I look towards him waiting for the answer, he looks his lips.


    "Not telling, it''s a secret." He keeps driving all the way through town and I''m so confused the entire


    way.


    "You''re taking me to the lookout aren''t you." He nods and grins knowing the lookout is one of my


    favourite ces. Not just because that''s where people go to have sex but because the view of the


    whole town is beautiful, and the trees up there are giant. They¡¯re probably the tallest trees we have in


    our whole town. I sit back and rx enjoying the soft melodiesing from the radio speakers.


    It''s only a 20-minute drive and we''re finally pulling into the lookout. It''spletely empty, the grass is a


    beautiful dark green. The trees almost lookrger as I step out of the car. I walk towards the bench they


    have just close enough to the edge that when you sit on it it''s the perfect spot to view everything for as


    far as the eye can see. Ty walks over and kisses my forehead before sitting down beside me on the


    bench. He puts his arm around my shoulders, and we sit back rxing enjoying each otherspany


    and the view. It''s different being here with him alone after what happened. It feels different being with


    him, like there''s a barrier between us. I know it''s me holding back , I know it''s my fear keeping me


    distant from him after what he did to me. He loves me I know he loves me he just let his anger get the


    best of him. He let it go to far. Hell do better , he''ll fix himself and then we can be happy again.


    "Penny for your thoughts baby doll." I look over into his beautiful blue eyes. You know I stare into these


    eyes all the time and I''ve never notice the darker blue ring around the lighter blue or the green flecks


    that dance around the iris causing an almost sea green colour. His eyes truly amaze me, they can be


    so fiery and full of fury and so loving.


    I put my hand against his cheek feeling his stubble graze the soft delicate skin of my palm. I lean in and


    brush my lips against his softly. He kisses back, it starts out soft but deepens with longing and almost


    pain. He pulls me into hisp and stands up walking towards his car, never breaking the kiss. He opens


    the car door andys me down across the back seat. He opens my legs and slides down on top


    caressing my cheek and leaving little kisses down my neck. His stubble scrapes my skin leaving its


    own trail. He takes the shorts I''m wearing off my body slowly and gently leaving me bare from the waist


    down apart from my white thong. Why I chose white today I do not know it''s just one of thest pairs of


    underwear I had left in my drawer. He doesn''t look displeased as he stares down at the almost see


    through pair of panties. He grins licking his lips causing my groin to clench. He rubs me through my


    panties, and I let out a soft moan.


    "I''m gonna make you feel good baby, I''m gonna make up for the pain I put you through." I nod unable


    to speak as he still has two fingers rubbing me gently over my panties. Once he sees me nod, he lifts


    his fingers to his mouth pulls aside my panties with his other hand and plunges his two fingers into me.


    I arch my back letting out a moan as he pleasures me. Slowly he puts them in and out of me as he


    holds my thigh with the other hand. I groan wanting more of him, I groan with longing.


    "You like that baby; do you want more." I nod with a whimper and he pulls his fingers out of me. My


    groan clenches in protest. I hear his zipper and grin; he pulls his already hard member from his pants


    and I lick my lips. This causes his member to visibly pulse and I grin. He rubs his tip against me. Using


    it to pleasure me, I moan and arch my back pulling my hips up. Wishing he would just thrust deep


    inside of me.


    "Do you want me baby." He looks down at me holding himself between my legs.


    "Say it to me baby doll, tell me you want me." I close my eyes and open them up again.


    "I want you, now." I speak breathlessly, ites out in a moan. He grins and thrusts himself deep


    inside of me. I call out his name and he starts to move his body faster. Thrusting deep inside of me. His


    arms on either side of my head I grab hold of them squeezing them so hard I think my nails are jabbing


    into his skin. I groan as I can feel myself tipping over the edge. Ites fast and overpowering. I call


    out louder then I ever have. Iy back like all the life has been sucked out of me and try to catch my


    breath. Heys down on top of me cozying up with his head in the crook of my neck. Leaving kisses


    every few minutes. He nibbles my ear before sitting up.


    "I should get you home baby doll or your parents will worry." I nod and smile he helps me up and finds


    my underwear and shorts. I pull them on and climb out of the car. He gives me onest peck on the lips


    before we climb into his car to drive home.


    When we get home sitting on my doorstep is none other then Damien Edson and my heart drops as the


    hand in my visibly clenches. I let out a whimper and Ty notice my hand in his and let¡¯s go. He pulls into


    driveway noticing my parents aren''t home and climbs out, walking swiftly towards Damien. Damien


    stands almost a foot taller than Ty, but Ty almost looks more menacing. I climb out of the car and race


    over towards both boys.


    "What the fuck are you doing at my girlfriends house you little fuck!" I take a sharp intake of breath as I


    hear the acidced in Ty''s voice. Damien clenches his fists as Ty walks closer to him, they stand so


    close their noses touch.


    "She forgot her notes at my ce I came to give them back. You can step back and get out of my face.¡±


    Tyughs, although not with humor more like; more like that evil viinugh. That''s the only way I


    know how to describe it. It scared me and I stepped back.


    "You don''t tell me what to do bud, now get off my girlfriends front porch and walk the fuck home."


    Damien drops my notes and pushes past Ty hitting him on the shoulder, he nces at me with a hurt


    expression before walking off towards his block. Damien doesn''t live far from me; he should be okay


    walking. Ty turns around fury still evident in his eyes.


    "Did you know that he would be hear."


    "No, I had no idea." Ty visibly rxes and picks up my notes.


    "Huh the bastard really was telling the truth. I still don''t like him." He walks over and grabs my arm


    pulling me and my notes inside the house.


    "You know you could have been nicer to him; he was just bringing me my work." Ty whips around and


    "Are you defending him." I shake my head and smile taking Ty''s hand. Ty rxes and we walk up


    towards my room. I sit down at my desk with my notes and Tyys down on the bed.


    "You know you should probably get going my parents will be home soon and your car is in the


    driveway." Ty nods and walks towards me giving me a soft peck on the forehead. I smile at him as he


    turns around and leaves my room. The tears begin to fall as soon as he''s out of my sight. The way he


    treated Damien; the way Damien looked at me. I hate it, I want them both, but I don''t want Damien to


    get hurt. I can''t have him hurt just because of me.

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    After studying for hours sitting at my little desk in the corner of my bedroom I decide to get up and go


    take a quick shower. Longing for the hot water to ease my aching body. When I get out I stare at myself


    in the mirror. Bruises are evident all over, dark purple bruises down my ribs the bruise on my jaw that


    refuses to fade and a new bruise on my thigh from today. I guess he was holding it pretty hard. I hadn''t


    even noticed.


    I walk into my room and quickly get dressed in a tank top and panties. It''s too hot in my house to


    really wear anything else. I climb into bed and finally getfortable when I hear a tap at my window.


    Ty came back? Maybe he''se to apologize. I walk towards the window and slide it open, only the


    man that stands beside my house is not Ty but Damien. I smile and he waves climbing up the tree and


    into my room.


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    "I''m so sorry about Ty he was such an asshole, and I left the other day after you kissed me I''ve been


    such a total dick.." Damien stops my rambling by bring me close and kissing me. His lips brush mine


    ever so softly and his hands rest at the base of my neck.


    "He hurts you doesn''t he." He looks at me with sad eyes. I look down at my feet not wanting to


    answer. Damien grabs my chin gently not wanting to hurt my bruises and lifts my face up so I''m looking


    at him. Tears well up in my eyes and Damien pulls me into his chest. I let it out , I let it all out. The pain,


    the fear, the  hurt. Damien holds me clutches me tight against his chest, me standing hear in my


    underwear doesn''t even seem to phase him. He pulls back takes my hand and we climb into the bed.


    He holds me close cuddling me. I feel safe and protected and warm. Damien''s strong arms wrapped


    right around me , gently not rough. He kisses my temple as my eyes flutter closed sleep taking over.


    But not before I hear him whisper...


    "I''ll keep you safe."


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    Another tap at my window jolts me awake, I feel restricted as I notice Damien''s arms are still firmly


    wrapped around me. I feel


    The panic begin to rise like bile. I know who that tap is and it''s not good. I lift Damien''s arm off me and


    mber out of bed. I p Damien awake. He jumps up eyes wide.


    "I''m sorry, fuck but Ty is here and you need to like hide or something please please hide." Damien


    jumps out of bed and runs towards my closet. Opening it and climbing inside hiding behind the


    mountains of clothes and shit I have packed in there. I really should clean that out.


    I walk towards the window and open it up, smiling up at me is Ty. He climbs up and in through the


    window giving me a peck on the lips and pping my ass.


    "What are you doing here at 2 am." I whisper


    "I missed you I wanted to see you." I smile and kiss him on the cheek.


    "You have to go Ty, I love you and I''m d you''re hear but if my parents catch you we''ll be in shit." Ty


    frowns but nods.


    "Okay baby doll anything for you." He kisses me and says goodbye while climbing back out the


    window. I watch him walk across the street and down towards his house. Once he walks into his house


    I let out a breath of relief. I turn around and walk towards the closet.


    "Fuck that was close." We both let out breath we didn''t know we were holding in.


    "Well you should go too it''s prettyte." Damien nods and gives me a hug before mbering out my


    bedroom window. My god if Ty had found out that Damien was here I don''t even wanna know what


    would have happened. I walk sluggishly towards my bed and climb in. Curling up to fall asleep, it feels


    so strange now that Damien''s not in the bed with me. Not as warm not as rxing. I let my eyes flutter


    closed.


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    I walk to school with a smile the next morning, I''m d everything with Damien is fixed. School


    without him seriously sucks. I walk in through the ugly blue metal doors at the front office, smile at the


    officedy. I''ve been going to this school for years and I still don''t even know her name. Why they don''t


    wear name tags in there I do not know. My first ss is English and it''s my favourite. I walk in and stop


    dead in my tracks. Sitting in his usual spot is Damien. He looks over at me and tears well up in my


    eyes. His left eye is almost swollen shut, his lip is swollen and cut, there''s arge bruise on his right


    cheek. I lift my hand towards my lips and walk towards him. My hand caresses his left cheek as a tear


    escapes and falls down my cheek.


    "What happened." I whisper.


    "I kept you safe.¡±


    I caress his face , the bruises are so dark. I don''t even care if I''m sitting in front of my whole ss right


    now, tears streaming down my face. All I can think about is that I did this. This is my fault, he''s hurt


    because of me.


    I stand up and run out of the ss. I run out into the hall and almost run into the guidance councillor on


    her way into Mr.Jekylls ssroom.


    She is probably going to talk to Damien about his injuries. She calls out to me but I don''t hear her, my


    heart is beating so hard I can hear it in my ears. It''s like I''m underwater I feel like I''m moving slower


    almost like water is holding me back. My converse hit the floor with a loud smack every step I take.


    I run out the school doors, I don''t have a destination I just keep running. I run until I can''t breathe. I run


    straight to his house and I stand outside on the porch. I bend over trying to catch my breath, he won''t


    even be home right now. He shouldn''t be home , he should be at work. I stare up at the White House in


    front of me. Windows dressed in Brown framework. It doesn''t have a porch like my house just a small


    set of stares up to the bright red door. Tyler''s Mom likes statement pieces and she loved the idea of a


    bright red door.


    They''re grass never grows in very nicely , it is always a little brown and patchy. There''s a small bush in


    the front yard full of berries, but no one ever goes near the berries in this yard. Tyler''s family has a


    reputation, his fathers in jail. Tyler never talks about it but his father is in jail because of drug rted


    issues. Tyler visits his dad often , as often as he can.  I take a seat on the small set of stairs in front of


    his house and wait for him toe home. I don''t know why I decided toe here, I don''t know what


    I''m going to say when he gets home. All I know is that I am not happy. He doesn''t get to hurt people I


    care about. Hurting me is one thing but, hurting someone in my life who cares for me and stands by me


    is not okay.


    **


    I sit on these steps for what feels like hours before I see him driving up the street. My hands begin to


    sweat and I wipe them off on my jeans. I take a deep breath trying to calm myself before the storm. He


    parks his car in his usual parking spot on the street and climbs out. He sees me and a smile spreads


    across his face. He doesn''t think I know good.


    "Hey baby doll, you''re home early." I don''t respond and his smile turns swiftly into a frown. His brows


    scrunch together and his pupils dte. I walk towards him , trying to catch my breath and find the words


    I need to say.


    "I know what you did Tyler."


    "I have no idea what you are talking about Ashley."


    "To Damien , you knew he was therest night didn''t you. You hurt him, to hurt me."


    "I didn''t know he was there actually, I saw him hanging around your house and I didn''t like that. You


    are mine and no one else''s."


    "Actually Tyler , I am my own damn person. I''m not your property, I''m your girlfriend. Maybe I''m not


    even that anymore."


    "What the fuck is that supposed to mean."


    "It means that you can''t treat me like this, you can''t treat people I care about like that. We''re supposed


    to be partners, you don''t own me" a growl escapes his lips and he steps forward closing the distance


    between us. He grabs the back of my head clenching my hair between his fingers so hard it pulls at my


    scalp. I whimper and he forces me to meet his fiery gaze.


    "Who gave you the right to speak to me like that bitch."


    "W-watch it Tyler, someone might see you hurting me." He lets go and steps back , staring at me icily.


    "I can''t do this with you anymore Ty, we need to take a break."


    "Baby doll no,I can do better don''t give up on me." He goes from icy to pained in less then five


    seconds. Completely changing from the angry possessive man who stood in front of me to this


    pathetic, sad boy kneeling at my feet.


    "I can''t let you hurt me or the people I care about any longer." I turn around and run towards my


    house, not letting myself cry where he can see. I ignore his pleading , I ignore his screams from across


    the road as I walk into my house and m the door locking it. I run up the stairs of my house and


    straight to my room shutting the door. Thankful that my parents aren''t home


    I finally let the tears fall. I climb into bed clutching a pillow between my legs and in my arms. I cry until


    my throat is hoarse and my eyes burn,I cry so much I don''t think I have any tears left.


    After awhile I feel numb, my body feels numb my mind feels drained. I ended it , I am free from him. It


    doesn''t feel over, the fear is still there. I feel bare almost naked ,pletely vulnerable. He gets to me,


    he hurts me so deeply yet makes me feel so many incredible emotions at the same time. We could


    have worked through his anger towards me but, I can''t let other people get hurt because of me. I can''t


    let other people pay for my mistakes. I sit up with my back against my head board. I stare at the wall


    ahead of me feelingpletely broken inside. My stomach churns and my heart aches. A knock brings


    me out of my thoughts and I turn towards the door as it opens every fibre of my body on edge.


    "Hey sweetie, oh baby what''s wrong." My dad walks towards my bed and caresses my cheek. I''m


    thanking the gods the bruises on my face have healed to almost none existent, I don''t know how I


    would exin those to my dad.


    "We broke up." My voice shakes and my lip quivers, despite my fathers hatred for Ty he gives me a


    sympathetic look and pulls me into his chest. He rubs my back trying to soothe me and it does work.


    Having my dad here makes me feel better, safer.


    "Baby there''s gonna be lots more guys, better guys who will make you feel like a genuine queen. You


    have many more years to find someone special, he will definitely not be the only one baby girl. You are


    a beautiful woman just like your mom." I feel the tearsing back as I listen to the beautiful words


    from my dad. He continues to hold me until I''ve calmed down and pulls back to smile at me.


    "What did you wanna tell me when you came in here?"


    "Oh I just wanted to say that supper is ready, are you hungry?"


    "Could you save some for me , I''m not really hungry I was thinking of taking a nice warm shower." My


    dad nods and smiles before leaving my room. My dad has always been such a wonderful man in my


    life. He always try''s to lift me up and make me feel special. I hope I find someone like him one day.


    Tyler was never that guy and I was fooling myself thinking he could be. I should tell my dad everything


    that he did. I really should, maybe my dad could help me , keep me safe. I don''t know how to talk about


    it, or tell anyone about it. I let him hurt me. I let him do that to me over and over again. He broke me


    time and time again and I let him walk all over me. I refuse to do that any longer. I refuse to let him


    back in.


    Tap tap sounds at my window and my whole body clenches. I hold my breath as I walk towards the


    window to look down. I smile as I see who''s waiting for me to open and allow them entrance into my


    home. I swiftly pull the window open and he climbs up the tree and inside. Landing softly onto my wood


    floors.


    "It''s not as bad as it looks honestly, when you left English everyone literally flipped shit." I chuckle and


    give Damien the biggest hug. His arms wrap tightly around me.


    "Thank you so much Damien." I feel the tears prick at my eyes, I blink them away and rest my head on


    his shoulder.


    "You helped me when I first moved here, you were nothing but kind despite everything you were going


    through. I will always be there for you, cuts and bruises won''t scare me away. I''m not going anywhere."


    **

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6


    Blue eyes haunt my dreams , sleep doesn''te easy. Every time I close my eyes I see him , I feel


    him touch me. Every time I hear a sound outside of my window my heart races and my muscles clench.


    I''m living in fear that any day now he''s going toe racing back. I haven''t seen him since I ended


    things, it''s been a whole week. I feel like he''s taunting me, waiting for me to crack. I can''t focus on


    anything, not on school not Damien. Damien confuses me most of all. I don''t understand what we are.


    We haven''t kissed since the night Ty hurt him, I''m too scared to get close to him like that. I keep


    thinking Ty''s hiding out in the bushes somewhere stalking me , waiting for me to put my guard down so


    he can strike. Like he''s the wolf and I''m his pathetic little prey.


    "Miss Walters." The stern voice of my science teacher pulls me out of my thoughts. His thin lips turn


    down at the corners, his bushy eyebrows scrunched together. I stare at him nkly having no idea


    what was going on in ss. I''ve been sitting here the whole time , mind racing. Thinking about


    everything but biology. "We were just talking about the reproductive system , do you have anything to


    add to our discussion Miss.Walters." I bite my lip as I attempt toe up with an answer.


    "Uh..abstinence is key?" Everyone erupts intoughter , my face grows hot.


    "Principals office miss Walters, I won''t have that kind of behaviour in my ss." I grab my things , step


    down from the high bar stools at the table and stalk off out of the ssroom with my books held tight


    against my chest.


    The principals office is rather small. The desk is covered with papers, aputer and a name te. He


    has shelves that stand tall behind the desk covered in certificates and awards. The only thing I''d like


    about having this office is the window just beside the bookshelf with a great view. Trees and the back


    field, it would be nice to sit there and think between sses. The sound of the door opening and


    closing brings me back to reality and principal Montgomeryes into full view and sits down behind


    his desk. His fat belly causing him to have to move back so that he can fit between his desk and he


    chair. He sits down with a huff of breath and getsfortable. It''s silent for a moment as he sorts his


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    papers , brows furrowed.


    "So Miss.Walters, your Bio teacher Mr.Finley says you were being disruptive in his ss and not paying


    attention."


    "That is true but I have a lot going on right now and I didn''t mean to be disruptive." Mr.Montgomery


    nods keeping hold of his grim expression and bends down to search through his drawers.


    "Well I still have to punish you so, detention tomorrow during your free period." I frown , I was


    supposed to go for ice cream tomorrow with Damien at that time. I''m sure he''ll understand. "Thank you


    Miss.Walters you may go back to ss now. Library tomorrow during your free period." I nod and stalk


    out of his office feeling disappointed. I guess Our first official date will have to wait.


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    Damien POV


    Feeling disappointed I trudge home, I should be with Ashley enjoy arge scoop of cookies and cream


    by instead I''m walking home to spend a nice afternoon with my mom. I''m notining I love my


    mom dearly but I was so looking forward to my first official date with Ashley. I''ve been waiting so long,


    and despite everything with her abusive ex I was finally getting somewhere with her. She''s beautiful


    and the minute Iid eyes on her I wanted to be a part of her life anyway I could.


    I walk up the sidewalk towards my house and something feels off, there''s a car in the driveway I don''t


    recognize. I walk inside the house and hear an unfamiliar male voice talking with my mother in the


    kitchen. As I step into the room I notice my motherughing and Ty sitting across from her. Ty sitting in


    my house with my mother.


    "What are you doing here."


    "Damien hunny you''re home , this is.."


    "I know who he is, why is he here." I stare at him, my blood feels like it''s boiling as I get angrier and


    angrier.


    "Oh well Ty came over to talk about you actually hunny, he said that you guys are doing a project


    together in school and that you guys had ns to work on it today. I look over at a smirking Ty and my


    fist clenches at my side. He really knows what he''s doing, he knows I can''t say anything about Ashley


    because she doesn''t want anyone knowing and I respect her. This is such bullshit, he can just push


    both of us around however he wants.


    "Well Damien we better get working on our project."


    "How about we work on it another time , I''ll walk you out." He nods and gets up but before following me


    down the hall he turns to my


    Mother.


    "It was wonderful to meet you Miss.Edson , you have a lovely home." My mother smiles and gives him


    a hug before saying goodbye. I turn and stalk out of the house trying not to m the door. Once outside


    he turns and grins at me.


    "It was so easy to flirt my way into your house , your mommy dearest is a very beautiful woman."


    "You touch her ever again and I swear to god."


    "Swear what, you''ll hurt me. Kill me?" He walks forward his face inches from mine, he''s so close I feel


    his breath against my face. "You''ve got nothing in me , I''m stronger then you and I think I proved that


    the other night. You can''t fuck with me little boy." I back up and he grins victoriously. He turns and walks


    towards his car getting in and speeding off. I walk into the house ignoring my mothers calls, up the


    stairs and to my bedroom. Before I even think my fist is mming through the wall of my bedroom , the


    pain erupts through my hand and up my arm. I clutch my hand against my chests.


    "Fuck, this is gonna be hard to hide from Ash."


    **

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7


    "He was in my fucking house, sitting across from my mom with this wicked smile across his face like he


    beat us. Like we should sit down and give up because he knows how to break us."


    "Damien calm down, I''ll talk to him."


    "Hell no you will not. That''s exactly what he wants."


    "Damien you can''t tell me what I can and cannot do. I know him better then you, I know he''ll listen to


    me." I roll my eyes at him and he rubs his tired ones. neither of us have been getting very much sleep.


    the whole Ty situation is keeping us both on edge.


    I know if I talk to him he''ll listen to me. I know it, I have to try and reason with him. It''s like making a


    deal with the devil.


    "Just trust me Damien okay, I''ll go over there tonight and talk to him." Damien nods but he still looks


    skeptical. I slide over on the bed and sit closer to him, grabbing his face between my hands. It is so


    different from Ty''s, there''s no five oclock shadow scratching against the pals of my hand. I ce my


    lips gently against his, he grabs me and kisses me harder as if he needs to feel my lips on his to be


    able to breathe. I know where he''sing from, I breathe better when he''s around.


    Everything feels better when hes around, it''s unlike anything I have ever felt with Ty.


    Times were often filled with angst and fear when I was with Ty. Waiting for him to take something I said


    wrong. He was so unpredictable , his anger always getting the better of him. When it came to him


    though, I couldn''t think straight. He had this power over me, he was like my kryptonite.


    **


    Damien left hours ago yet I am still firmly nted on my bed staring at the ceiling. Saying i was going to


    talk to Ty and actually doing it are two different things. The pep talk I have been giving myself for the


    I make my way downstairs and avoid making any noise so I don''t wake my parents. I step outside onto


    my porch and feel the anxiety build. the fear is still there, the love for him is still there. It''s stupid of me


    to still be in love with him, but you can''t just fall out of love. If it''s easy it was never love at all.


    I walk up the steps to his big red door and hit my knuckles against it. I hear shuffling inside and finally


    the door opens. A side of Tyler I''ve never seen walks out, his beard has grown out more then he has


    ever let it grow out. He wears a ratty old t-shirt and jeans with holes at the knees. Visible stains over


    the chest of his shirt and a wave of sympathy washes over me. He has never looked this broken. He


    couldn''t have been at Damien''s today he looks terrible. How could Damien lie though.. he wouldn''t lie


    but maybe he interpreted what was going on differently. He never described to me what he looked like..


    it''s possible he could have looked exactly like this when going over to speak to Mrs. Edson.


    "Ash, What are you doing here." His voice croaks out in a rasp and he wobbles slightly as he steps out


    onto the small step. I just now notice the bottle grasped tightly in his hands.


    "Jack Daniels on a Wednesday night, thats unlike you."


    "You don''t know me anymore Ashley." He stares at me eyes darkening , he lifts the bottle to his lips and


    takes arge sip.


    "I know , I''m sorry Tyler. I just can''t let you hurt me or my friends anymore. You..you scare me Ty. I still


    love you but you scare me. What you did to Damien today wasn''t okay, you can''t just show up at his


    house like that."


    "I thought you''d be there I was hoping to talk to you baby." I flinch as he calls me that, I step back


    slightly. I can''t fall for him like this I can''t let him manipte me. He steps forward closing the distance


    between us, caressing my cheek. "Please don''t walk away from me, stay with me in this moment. Stay


    with me baby doll." My lip begins to quiver as I look into his sad blue eyes, those blue eyes that haunt


    me in my dreams. The tears fall before I can stop them.


    "I can''t Ty...you hurt me."


    "Please baby doll just for tonight , it can be our goodbye. Please stay with me just tonight." I look into


    his eyes trying to find the lie, trying to find the catch. All I see is despair and sincerity, I look down at my


    conversed feet counting theces and following the line they make through the shoe out of the shoe. I


    think about everything that could happen when I walk through this door and let him hold me for one


    more night. I think about the feelings that are still here , hidden and pushed down by fear but still


    present in every way. I look back up at him and cower from the hope that isced in his expression. He


    pulls me in and wraps his arms around me, and I melt. I melt into thefortable feeling of his strong


    arms, I melt into the familiar feeling of his 5 o''clock shadow brushing against the skin on my cheek. I


    fold, I break; he breaks me all over again and before I realize it I''m following him into his house.


    Despite his state of dress right now his house looks perfectly clean and normal. No cans of beer, no


    food lying about. I look up at him and he smiles sheepishly down at me before taking me downstairs to


    his room. This is only the second time i have ever been in his house, he has alwayse to mine. His


    room is much like the day I came in, same grey walls. Same vinyl records on the shelf by his tv. He still


    doesn''t have a record yer , all these records he can''t even listen to. He was always confused as to


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    why I read my book a million times yet he keeps these records he can''t even hear. I turn around and


    my thoughts stop dead in there tracks. Tyler pulls his shirt up and over his body, his pants hanging low


    showing off the v line he''s always had. His treasure trail peeks up over the waist line of his underwear


    ending at his bellybutton. Flecks of hair are etched across his chest like someone took a pepper shaker


    and ground it up across his well formed pecks. This body could hold my attention for hours, it always


    could. I remember lying in bed tracing the lines his abs made , kissing every inch of him while heid


    back eyes closed enjoying the sensation. I look away not wanting to think about the good memories.


    "Enjoying the view Ashley, I brought you here to sleep not to do whatever is flitting through your dirty


    little mind." I roll my eyes and walk towards the bed. Realizing all I have is jeans and my shirt that I''m


    wearing I look up at him. "Oh right." He turns around and rummages through his drawers looking for


    something for me to wear, he tosses me a tshirt and I gasp as I unfold it.


    "You''re letting me wear this, you love this tshirt." He smiles and mumbles something quietly to himself. I


    don''t hear what he says, that''s gonna drive me crazy until I fall asleep. I throw on his Elvis tshirt and


    crawl into his bed. He crawls in after me wrapping his arms tightly around my body. I always loved how


    easily we fit together, tonight is no different. My body falls into familiar habits and I rx into him. He


    rests his head in the crook of my neck and before I know it my eyes are growing heavy and droop


    closed. Sleepes so easily, easier then it has in weeks.

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    Chapter 8


    A dreamless sleep for the first time in weeks, sofortable and warm. I wake up feeling rested and


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    rxed. Ty''s arms still firmly wrapped around me. He seems so pleasant and happy when he''s asleep.


    No creases on his forhead , just a simple rxed smile on his lips. I kiss him gently before I realize


    what I''m doing, old habits die hard. His eyes slowly open and he moves his arms to rub the sleep away.


    "Good morning baby doll, how did you sleep."


    "Good actually for the first time in weeks." He smiles and starts to get up.


    "Wait can we just stay here like this. Just enjoy each otherspany and forget about all the problems


    out there." He looks over at me with a wide grin etched across his face.


    "Well of course we can, care to watch a movie?"


    I nod and smile, he gets up and puts on one of our favourites before settling down beside me beneath


    the blue and white checkered quilt. He curls up close and we stay like this for most of the day. I ignore


    my calls and texts , from Damien I assume and just stay where I''mfortable. Forgetting about


    everything horrible that has happened in the past month. I just need one day where I''mfortable.


    Tyler seems fine today, no angry outbursts. I''m not as scared as I usually am being with him.


    Something just feels different.


    "I should get going Ty, my parents will be wondering where I was all night."


    "Okay Ash, I''ll see youter yeah?"


    "Yeah Ty, but this doesn''t change anything okay. You still hurt me."


    "I know, I''m gonna spend all my time trying to make that up to you." I smile and give him onest hug


    before changing and walking back home. Staying with himst night has given me so much to think


    about. I know we can''t be together anymore but is it possible that we could maybe be friends? Is it


    possible I could have both him and Damien in my life? I didn''t do exactly what I went over to Ty''s to do


    but, maybe being with him like that. Maybe making him feel like he''s forgiven will help. Maybe he''ll


    leave Damien alone if I let him back in. Not fully he''s still not going to be my boyfriend anymore but,


    maybe I can keep Damien safe.

 Chapter 9 ( Tylers POV)

    Chapter 9 ( Tyler''s POV)


    I sit in my roompletely alone, hearing only the sound of my own thoughts flowing through my head.


    The pain of watching her walk away from me, and walk out the door was almost unbearable. I love her,


    I love her so much that it hurts. She has taken over all my thoughts in every waking or sleeping


    moment. I can''t get rid of her no matter how hard I try. I will do anything to get her back. She is mine


    and she will always be mine. No matter what I have to go through to get her.


    She rememberedst night how good we are together, how good we always were. She still lobes me


    and she still wants to be with me, I know it. It''s just him, he gets in the way. She loves him too, which


    means I need to get rid of him or at least her feelings for him.


    I need to see her, I need to be with her. I can''t handle this waiting game. I walk into the bathroom and


    stare at myself in the mirror. She must look at me and hate me for what I have done to her. I don''t know


    what happens when I get like that. It''s like all the sudden I can''t breathe and I see red. Everything


    happens so fast.


    My demons havee back to haunt me. I hear them; all the time, taunting me. Telling me shes too


    good for me and if I want to keep her I know what I have to do. They''re right id o know, it''s just not time


    yet. That will be myst resort. If my n doesn''t work, my n to win her back.


    **


    I stand outside watching her through the window. Her beautiful brown hair flowing in waves cascading


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    down her back like a waterfall. Her body curvy and graceful, her every move putting me in a trance.


    How did I even get lucky enough to have her in the first ce, I have no idea.


    The first day we met was really like any other day. I had some errands to run downtown, between jobs.


    She walked out of this bookstore, Iter found out was her favourite, carrying that damn book she has


    read over and over. I''ll regret destroying it for the rest of my life.


    She looked so damn beautiful in these tight jeans that hugged her in all the right ces and a green


    day t-shirt. Her hair was up in this messy bun that showed off her cheekbones and those beautiful


    green eyes she''s always hated firmly nted on this book.


    She walked by me with her head down, I called to her. I needed to know her name or at least hear her


    voice. I knew she''d be a distraction from work but, I was hooked the minute Iid eyes on her. She


    ignored my attempts to get her attention. I grew frustrated by this but called to her again. She turned


    and smiled shyly.


    We got to talking and instantly hit it off. I waspletely amazed that this beautiful girl gave me the


    time of day. I should have told her what she was getting herself into that day. I should have told her


    about my job and my demons. She could have run away and never looked back but, I was selfish and I


    needed to have her. I still haven''t told her the truth to this day.


    I climb up the tree, the same tree I used to climb up every night after I met this girl. i get up to the


    window and slide it open slowly. There''s my girl, lyingfortably in bed. She seems so peaceful at


    night. I walk over and kneel at her bedside. I caress her face and she slowly flutters her eyes open.


    She sees me and her eyes grow wide for a second before she processes who''s kneeling in front of her.


    "Oh baby doll, I had toe and see you. They only keep quiet when I''m around you. If i''m lucky." She


    stares at me with a confused expression.


    "What are you talking about Tyler?"


    I smile ignoring her question. She doesn''t need ot know about them, she doesn''t need to know what


    they say and the things they tell me to do. Not yet.


    "It doesn''t matter baby doll, I just needed to see you. I needed to touch you. You like when I touch you


    don''t you." I slide my hand down further, waiting for her to tell me to stop. Watching her eyes as I slide


    my hand further until they reach the waistband of her pants. SHe reaches her hand and grabs hold of


    my wrist.


    "No Ty, not tonight." She pulls the nket back and pats the mattress beside her. I crawl in and rx , I


    pieces.


    "You know we''re perfect together, you just need to admit it."


    She nods and curls up closer to me before her eyes fall closed and she gives into the sleep.


    It doesn''t take long for the voices to make themselves known as Iy here in the dark staring up at the


    white ceiling of Ashley''s room.


    Get her back however you can.


    She is yours and she always will be.


    Kill him, do whatever it takes to get her back.


    Get rid of any obstacle that stands in your way.


    I p my head, trying to get rid of them. My one arm is trapped under her, leaving me with one free


    arm. Using my free arm; I slide my trapped arm out from under her, trying my best not to wake her. I


    walk down the stairs , silently, so that I don''t wake anyone else. I walk towards the counter and find the


    knife set. I pull one out taking it to my skin. I feel the pain as I slice through leaving a trail of blood


    behind.


    As soon as the pain begins, the voices stop. I clean the knife and my skin and go back up the stairs to


    the bathroom. I find the first aid kit and clean the cut I made and bandage it up.


    There is one thing the voices were right about.


    He must go, no matter what I need to do to make it happen.

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    Chapter 10 ( Back to Ashley''s POV)


    It was like a dream, almost like he never showed up at all.


    I opened my eyes in the middle of the night and there he was sat in at my bedside staring at me with a


    smile that didn''t reach his blue eyes. he looked tortured, his hair was disheveled and his eyes


    bloodshot. I let him crawl in with me, I couldn''t help it. I hated seeing him so broken, he was never like


    that. Angry yes, but he always held it together. Maybe it was always just for me but, he was always the


    strong one in our rtionship.


    Getting out of bed and going to school was hard. It was so warm under the covers, so safe without any


    Eventually I manage to roll myself out of bed and get my life together.


    I get ready for the day quickly, and head out the door to make my walk to school. Hopefully it rxes


    me.


    **


    I have the strangest feeling, like anxiety almost. Being here today has me on edge more so then usual.


    Damien didn''t show up to ss today which is so unlike him. I was hoping to see him today so that we


    could talk things through. I''m so confused right now , so many things are going through my mind. I


    really needed his help.


    I left him a message asking him to meet me at my houseter, I have no idea whether he received it or


    not. He did not reply which is also a little weird considering he always replies to me.


    The anxious , on edge feeling does not leave me the entire day of school.


    **


    School went by so slow today, I was so happy to be back at home in my room. Although I am anxiously


    waiting to see if Damien shows up. I wait for the familiar tap tap at my window as I look over homework


    and notes I took for Damien.


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    The sound of my phone ringing causes me to jump. I looked down and see that the caller ID is blocked.


    I furrow my brows and hesitate before pressing the green botton to ept the call. A familiar voice


    sends chills down my spine. The tone of his voice is different tonight.


    "Baby doll, we need to talk."


    "Tyler, what''s going on? Your voice sounds strange."


    "I have something to tell you, well, show you."


    "What is it?"


    "You''ll have toe and see, I will text you the address."


    "Um, Okay."


    He hands up and I drop my phone. I wait for the text, feeling like I can''t breathe. My heart pounding so


    loud I can hear it in my ears.


    Finally, the ping of my phone breaks the silence. I reach down and save the address.


    I walk to my desk and quickly write a note for Damien in case he shows up while i''m gone.


    ''be right back''


    I tape it to my window and throw some clothes on quickly. I run down the stairs and grab my bag and


    my moms keys from the desk in the hall by the door. I quickly run out the door closing it quietly and


    make it to her car without being seen. I climb into it and punch in the address Tyler gave me into the


    GPS. My hands are shaking so bad I identally punch a number in twice forcing me to delete it and


    start again.


    Finally I get the address punched in correctly and I back out of the driveway and head in the direction


    the GPS tells me to go.


    Half an hour driveter, i''m pulling up to what looks like an abandoned warehouse. For what? I don''t


    know, the words on the front are so old they''re barely visible.


    I kill the engine of my moms car and step outside. The walk towards the door was cold and nerve


    wracking.


    As I step inside I am met with a damp dark room, I feel around and call for Ty as I walk inside ,hoping


    my eyes adjust fast so that I can see.


    The only thing I can make out are machines, old machines. No sign of Ty anywhere, I hear rustling


    upstairs and a deep pained scream. I gasp and try to find the stairs, I almost trip over them. I walk up


    as fast as my legs will take me. There''s a small light above a chair, the top of the warehouse looks like


    a staff room. Lockers line the walls, a table is set up in the corner of the room and in the middle of this


    room is Damien.


    I race over to him and drop to my knees in front of the chair. He looks unconscious as blood pours from


    his mouth. His eyes is swollen shut and theres a bump forming on his forehead. tears fall freely as I


    look at this man, a whimper escapes my lips.


    "I''m so sorry." I whisper and my lips quiver.


    "You did this you know. You fell in love with him and were going to leave me for him. You forced me to


    do this. He won''te anywhere near you now, I refuse to lose you to this man. The only thing is I


    don''t trust you anymore so here''s your choices. You leave now with me and I keep him alive or you


    don''t and I kill him. I''ll kill him and make you watch."


    I jump when I hear his voice and stare at him in disbelief as he speaks. Not believing this is truly the


    man I love staring at me with such evil in his eyes. It is like someone else took over and he is simply a


    vessel for them to use.


    I take a moment to scan him up and down and wish that I hadn''t as bile rises up burning my throat. His


    jeans are soaked in blood, his shirt ripped and a dark purple bruise is beginning to form on his right jaw.


    I close my eyes , somehow the thought that Damien tried to fight back fills me with relief. I stand up


    feeling only more anger and I walk towards him, I raise my hand hoping to strike him but his reflexes


    are fast and he catches my wrist.


    "No, no Ashley. I will not let them be right about you. I know this is the right thing to do."


    I stare up at me so angry and confused. I have no idea who he is talking about.


    "You''reing with me Ashley, if you don''t I will do it. I will kill him and anyone else you care about. If I


    can''t have you, no one can."


    I close my eyes and take a breath, I know what I have to do. I rx and let Tyler lead me to the stairs


    and out the door.


    "Damien drove us here, we will have to take your car." I silently nod and follow him towards my mothers


    car.


    He pushes me in the car and walks around to the drivers side.


    "Don''t worry Ashley , I called an ambnce anonymously. They''ll be here to help him but, by then we''ll


    be long gone."


    Silent tears fall from my eyes and I pull my legs up into the seat in the front of the car. if only I could


    make myself so small that he''d forget about me. He''s taking me to god knows where and I am stuck


    with him. I won''t see my parents, I won''t know if Damien lives. i won''t know anyone. He could get tired


    of me and decide to kill me for all I know.


    "Are you ready for your new life Ash?"

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    Chapter 11


    "Why are you doing this Tyler? Where are you even taking me?" The ropes cut tightly into my wrist as I


    struggle to get loose. Tyler had been driving for awhile and then he pulled into this trashy motel and


    tied me to this damn chair.


    He looks over at me with bloodshot eyes. He puts his head down into his hands and looks to be


    thinking for a minute before he hits himself in the head causing me to gasp. He pulls at his hair


    seeming to be fighting with himself. He gets up and walks towards me in my chair. His look and eyes


    changing as they look at me. Anger contorts his face.


    "Stop fucking talking."


    His hand whips across my face before I can say anything more causing me to whimper. the tears fall


    freely from my eyes. His face changes again as he sees the tears and he rests his head in myp.


    "I''m sorry baby I didn''t mean to"


    He stands up and walks towards the bed once more , he grabs something I can''t see andes back


    with a roll of tape. He rips off a piece and covers my mouth with it , I cry harder as i realize this is my


    life from now on.


    "Don''t cry baby."


    He speaks softly as he wipes my tears with calloused fingers. I rock with fear , tears continue to stream


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    down my face. The tape pulling at the delicate skin off my mouth.


    "I know it hurt when I hit you like that, I just can''t have anyone hearing you. They''d tale you away. I love


    you too much for that. It''s you and I baby, forever and always."


    He caresses my cheek where he pped me, smiles faintly before pushing my chair to the side so that


    he can shower. Very convenient of him to put me in the bathroom so that he I can''t try to escape while


    he showers.


    I watch him as he undresses, the scars that cover his body have always interested me but, eh never


    talked about them or how he gets them. I have found fresh bruises on him too, yet still no exnation.


    He pulls the curtain back and climbs into the shower, I almost feel jealous knowing that the warm water


    cascading down his body probably feels so good. The thought of Damien''s blood swirling around the


    drain reces the feeling of jealousy with nausea. i close my eyes attempting to get rid of this image. I


    don''t know how long I sat there with my eyes closed but soon I realize Tyler has turned the shower off. I


    watch him get out and wrap a towel low on his waist. I look away knowing what his body does to me. I


    can almost feel his grin. He walks out of the bathroom and I hear a zipper open a bag.


    As he is busy trying to get undressed I shake my chair hoping to knock it over enough that it breaks. I


    have formted a n that I hope will work. I rock the chair enough that it falls badk. It doesn''t even


    break, In every movie I have ever watched. The god damn chair breaks, the only thing that probable


    broke is me. Myth busters should have covered this in an episode to save me from this embarrassing


    moment.


    Tyler walks into the bathroom probably after hearing me fall. A deep chuckle rumbles in his chest and


    he bends overughing. I roll my eyes, wishing the chair had broken so I could smash this guy over the


    head with one of the legs.


    "Oh baby, trying to escape are we?" He manages to get out betweenughs. He walks over and lifts


    the chair and me back up.


    "Don''t worry, you cane out of the chair to sleep."

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    Chapter 12 (Tyler''s POV)


    She looks so peaceful when she sleeps. I almost don''t notice that she''s handcuffed to the bed so she


    doesn''t leave me. Her hair is disheveled and has some blood in a few parts. The bruise is slowly


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    forming on her right cheek. I did that, I hurt her again. I didn''t mean to , she just makes it so hard


    sometimes. The voices wouldn''t stop and she wouldn''t stop.


    I sit at the edge of the bed cleaning my colt 45. I don''t like having guns around her. I haven''t liked being


    around guns since I left work but, something tells me I''ll need this. I walk towards the small tv in this


    trash motel room. I turn it on and the first thing that pops up is a missing persons headline. I turn the tv


    up so I can hear what they''re saying.


    16 year old girl missing from her home, authorities ask that if anyone sees either of these people they


    should call 911 immediately. She is believed to have been taken by her boyfriend. A 21 year old man


    named Tyler Phoenix, believed to have assaulted 16 year old Damien Edson ; leaving him almost dead


    in an abandoned warehouse 30 minutes from Ashley Walters home.


    I shut the tv off not wanting to hear anything further.


    Don''t let anyone take her.


    Do what ever you have to do.


    "Just shut up!" Ashley stirs in her sleep and I rub my hand over my face. They showed our pictures,


    meaning people everywhere know exactly what we look like. I get up off the bed, I make sure Ashley is


    still secured to the bed before grabbing the keys to her moms car and heading over to the nearest


    store. Hopefully a hat and sunsses hides my identity enough for me to grab what I need.


    I stop at a small convenience store about a block from the motel and grab hair dye , scissors and


    changes of clothes for both Ashley and myself. This is probably the most convenient store I''ve ever


    been to. I grin silently to myself, if Ashley were here she would have giggled. I walk towards the counter


    with all the confidence I can muster and put my items down. The older woman behind the counter grins


    at me looking me up and down. I roll my eyes behind my sunsses not having taken them off before


    walking in here. She doesn''t seem to mind, woman like her are so irritating.


    "Your total is 23.52$" I smile and hand her the cash , grabbing my things and leaving the store. I set my


    purchases in the passenger seat and climb in. I really need to ditch this car I''m sure they mentioned it


    on the news. I drive back to the hotel and set the things I bought on the bathroom sink. I check on


    Ashley once more, she is still asleep.


    I leave the room once more to ditch her moms car. I drive as far from the motel as I can before I park


    the car.


    I drive down towards the river, I throw the keys into the water hoping the current takes them far from


    here. I rip the license te off and toss that into the river as well, I turn towards the car and stare at it.


    How do I dispose of this car, I''ve watched plenty of crime shows but not enough to really dispose of this


    properly. Fire, I need to set this thing on fire. I look throughout the car trying to find something I can


    use. I check the back and find a small amount of gasoline. Enough to set this on fire I hope. I poor it


    over the hood and inside the car, I take the lighter out of my pocket and rip a piece of my shirt off. I light


    the shirt and throw it inside the car. It doesn''t light as well as I was hoping but eventually I can see the


    orange flicks of light swallowing up the drivers seat and travelling throughout the car. I run up the hill to


    the top of the bridge looking out over the river.


    I watch as the car goes up in mes. Hopefully by the time anyone notices this it''ll be nothing but ck


    Ash. I smile at my handy work and turn around.


    The walk back to the motel was long, when I finally got back it was almost light out. Being used to not


    sleeping has its perks. Once inside , Ashley is still asleep, I get to work on my hair, being that I have


    dark thick ck hair I had to get bleach. Bleaching my hair was a fucking process. Once it was blonde I


    dyed it this light brown color.


    I stare at myself in the mirror feeling like a new person. I did my eyebrows too just to be safe. That was


    even harder then my whole damn head, how woman do this I do not know. I take the scissors and cut it


    as best as I can, no more messy hair do. I smile at my handy work before walking to the bed to wake


    Ashley.


    "Ashley, wake up." She jolts awake and stares at me.


    "What."


    "Come to the bathroom we have to fix your hair." I unlock Ashley''s handcuffs and pull her into the


    bathroom. I sit her on the edge of the bathtub and get to work on her hair. Once her hairs dyed a dark


    ck and chopped to her shoulders I feel aplished.


    "Did you have to cut so much off, it took me years to grow it out that long."


    "I don''t want to take any chances of them finding us, speaking of I ditched your moms car so we''ll have


    to find a new one." She nods with a grim expression and I pull her back into the bedroom handcuffing


    her back to the bed so I can make a call. I walk outside the motel and stand in front of the door. There''s


    someone I need to call, he''ll be able to help me with new ID''s, passports and such. I punch the


    numbers in and he picks up on the second ring.


    "Hey Brad, I need a new ID. This time I''ll need double of everything. I brought my girl along this time."


    "Is she as cute as thest one." I smile and roll my eyes.


    "Cuter , but hands off got it." I hear him chuckle on the other end.


    "Sure thing Andy , I''ll have them to you in about two hours."


    "Jeez nobody has called me Andy in almost a year. Make it one hour , I''ll text you the address."


    "I''ll try my best , see you in an hour Andy." I haven''t heard anyone call me by my real name for a long


    time. This isn''t the first time I''ve had to call Brad for a new identity. I turn and walk back into the motel, I


    almost stumble over Ashley.


    "How''d you get unhooked from the bed." I stare at her looking confused.


    "That''s not important, who the hell was that and why did he call you Andy?"

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    Chapter 13


    "Tyler, answer me. Why was someone calling you Andrew? Who the fuck is Andrew?" He stares at me


    with an unrecognizable emotion stered on his face. I ce my hands crossed over my chest and


    stare at him , impatiently waiting for him to fess up. He sighs and rubs his face with his hand, as he


    looks back up at me I can see the dark circles under his eyes and the evidence that he hasn''t been


    sleeping properly. I shouldn''t care after everything he has done, but I just can''t help but want to pull him


    towards me and hug him. He is so obviously lying to me about something however, which is just icing


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    on the cake of disappointment hes been feeding me.


    "Andrew is me...It is my real name."


    His real name...what does he mean by real name. His name is Tyler, it has always been Tyler. I stare at


    him not knowing what to say at all, I turn to find the bed and sit down needing to process the


    information he gave me. I take a deep breath and bring my legs up onto the bed , pulling them into my


    chest and hugging them tight. Tyler walks over and sits next to me, his hand, out of habit I presume,


    finds my back and begins to rub gently. Although I am angry with him right now, the feeling of his hand


    on my back is still soothing.


    "Did you have to change it? I am just trying to understand what is happening right now."


    "I did something bad...I needed to be someone else and get away from some bad people. It''s important


    that you don''t know anything more Ash. You''re safer not knowing okay."


    I stare at him and nod, if he says it is safer I believe him. I know he has lied before, obviously


    considering his name is actually Andrew but, there is something about the way that he is saying that


    causes me to believe him.


    "Okay, so we need to find new transportation. Brad, an old affiliate of mine, will be here in about an


    hour with our new ID''s, passports, things like that. Once he gets here we can go and find a new car.


    Are you going to be good now that you are not tied up? You still have not toldme how you freed


    yourself by the way."


    "Well basically, you left the key on the pillow next to me. You are not a very good kidnapper, like you


    are pretty shitty at it."


    He rolls his eyes at me and pushes me over on the bed. I giggle and stay lying down on my back


    "How are we getting a new car Tyler, and what in the hell did you do to my moms?"


    Tyler looks at me with a guilty grin and I grab a pillow cing it over my face letting out a dramatic


    groan.


    "I kind of set it on fire..."


    "You set it on fire! What the fuck?"


    "I''m sorry but, if we continued to drive it around they would have recognized us."


    "This is all so crazy." I continue to hide my face in the pillow, I feel his hands remove the pillow from my


    face and it is thrown across the room. Tyler grabs a hold of my face and pulls me up towards his face,


    so close that I can feel his warm breath.


    "Don''t you ever fucking call me crazy again!"


    The fury in his eyes makes me flinch, I attempt to move my face and release his grip but it only tightens


    as he stares at me. I close my eyes and break the eye contact.


    "Open your eyes and look at me." I shake my head and keep them closed.


    "Open them now!" I bite my lip and open my eyes. I look at him, his blue eyes darkening as they


    continue to look into my green ones. I feel him leaning in and I try to move but, my body betrays me


    and my lips part. I small smirk dances on his lips and he leans into close the distance between us. Our


    lips touch and it is like we put every emotion we have felt in thest two days into this kiss. He grabs at


    me at me , holding me tightly. So tight that the I bet his fingertips will leave marks, right now I don''t


    even care.


    I roll over so that I am on top of him and feel him stir underneath me, I smile into the kiss and nibble on


    his lower lip. He lets out a growl and grabs a fist of my hair holding me closure to him.


    He turns us over so that he is on top. I have no idea what I am doing, why I am letting him touch me in


    this way. I swear there is something wrong with me honestly. He hurt me, he hurtthe people that I love


    and here I am letting him kiss me and touch me in this way. I push at him, he growls against my lips but


    I don''t stop. I push him harder and he sits up staring at me with a strange expression.


    "What the fuck Ashley?"


    "I can''t do this Tyler, not with you."


    He climbs off and sits beside me on the bed, I back up and sit so that my back is against the wall. A


    knock at the door causes Tyler to look up. He slides off the bed and walks towards the door of the


    motel. As Tyler opens the door, the burly man opens his arms and they both embrace patting each


    other on the back. They separate and the manes into view, I stand up and walk towards them. He


    isn''t bad looking, he reminds me a lot of Tyler. He has disheveled hair that reminds me a little bit of


    early Bieber except he has it up in one of those man buns.


    "Damn Andy, you were right, this one is so much better." The man eyes me up and down and I have to


    stop myself from hiding behind Tyler to cover myself up. His eyes make me feel like I am standing here


    in my underwear in front of him. He winks at me and I look away feeling embarrassed. The heat quickly


    rises in my cheeks and ears. I hear a growle from Tyler and the man backs off.


    "Fuck off Brad, where''s my shit"


    "Okay, my bad. Here''s your ID''s using the pictures you sent me as well as your passports. I even threw


    in a ride since you are my favorite customer. Here are the keys."


    "Fuck man, since when do you deal in cars?"


    "Since now."


    Tyler grins and they do that dumb bro hug thing again. Brad pats Ty on the back and it looks as if he


    says something in Tyler''s ear. They pull away from each other and Ty nods. Brad walks out the door


    and Tyler shuts it behind him.


    "Alright Ash, are you ready for your new name?"

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    Chapter 14


    "My new name? What are you talking about new name?"


    "Baby, I had to change our names again. We needed new identities. Why do you think I had to change


    your hair?"


    I grab my newly shortened hair and twirl it around my finger.


    "Okay, what is my new name?"


    He hands me my ID and passport. I look down at the new name I have and I smile slightly before


    looking up at Tyler.


    "ska, ska Carter." I grin at him knowing he chose this to apologize for wrecking my book. I give


    him a hug and kiss him on the cheek.


    "What is yours?"


    "Nathaniel Carter." He raises his chin as he proudly says his name. I gasp as I stare at the man in front


    of me who has given us the samest names.


    "We both have the samest name?"


    "We''re married now baby doll." Tyler winks at me and I can''t help but blush and roll my eyes at this fool.


    I wish he could be like this all the time. The happy Tyler who jokes around with me all the time.


    "So ska and Nate Carter. Kind of has a nice ring to it."


    "I''m d you like it, we have to go though baby doll. Pack all of your things, quickly."


    We pack everything together and take it all outside to the parking lot. Tyler presses the buttons on the


    keys until we find the little blue car. I don''t know anything about cars but, I think it is a chevy. We load


    up and climb in getting ready to head out to our new life.


    "Where are we going?"


    "Just a few towns over, they''ll expect us to go farther so we''ll hide in in site. It''s this little town called


    Hollis."


    I nod and sit back in my seat, I turn the radio up and get ready topletely submerge myself into my


    new life. I will do whatever it takes to keep the people I love safe and if that means I hide away with


    Tyler and be ska Carter his loving wife then that is what I will have to do.


    I flip the visor down and find the small mirror underneath. I stare at myself with my new ckened short


    hair. The ck of my hair bringing my green eyes out even more. I flutter myshes and tuck a piece of


    hair behind my ear before closing the p and sitting back into my seat. Tyler reaches over and grabs


    my hand, I let him, heces our fingers together and brings my hand to his lip. He leaves a small kiss


    across each knuckle and smiles over at me while he drives. I give him a small smile and lean over to


    look out the window while keeping our hands inteced.


    The drive to our new home was not terribly long, as we pulled into the small driveway Tyler kills the


    engine and climbs out. I take a moment to admire the small white house. The picket fence surrounding


    a small yard of green grass. Tyler opens the passenger door as I am busy admiring the little house and


    he helps me out of the car before pulling me into his arms.


    "What are you doing?"


    "We are married remember, I have to carry you inside like they do on the movies."


    I giggle as his silly sidees out, he walks me inside and we step into a small living room running off


    from a cozy kitchen with an ind.


    "How did you get this ce?"


    "Connections Darlin." He winks at me and sets me down on the hard wood flooring. I walk into the


    kitchen and run my hand across the counter of the ind. The smooth counter top cold against my


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    fingers. I feel Tyler walk up behind me and presses himself against my back. his hand pulls my hair to


    the side and I feel his stubbled face brush against my skin , sending shivers down my spine. My grip on


    the counter top tightens in an attempt to hold myself up as I feel my legs growing weak from his touch.


    He ces gentle kisses on my neck as his hand rests on my hip rubbing the bare skin between the top


    of my pants and bottom of my shirt. I spin around to face him, his blue eyes glistening in the darkness


    of the dimly lit kitchen with only one small window over the sink. He smiles down at me and runs his


    thumb across my bottom lip. I close my eyes as I feel another shiver climb up and down my spine.


    "Kiss me Tyler."


    My voice croaks up barely above a whisper as I feel his warm breath against my skin. His pupils dte


    as he hears me say this and he wastes no time closing the distance between us and cing his lips on


    mine. I feel his hands grab me by the waist and hoist me up onto the ind of our new kitchen.


    "Thought you''d never ask baby doll." he manages to say between kisses. He ces his hand on the


    back of my neck , deepening the kiss. I open my legs and he steps forward pushing himself against me


    causing a small moan to escape my lips. His hand slides up from my neck into my hair grabbing a


    fistful as he kisses me.


    "Is there a bed?" I attempt to speak and give myself a moment to breathe. I feel him trail kisses down


    my neck and he pulls my shirt up and over my head.


    "Who needs a fucking bed."


    As he frees my breasts from their protective hold beneath my bra, my body is instantly on fire begging


    for his touch. His hands reach out and hold each breast. A calloused thumb brushes over each nipple


    sending another shiver through my body and a small moan escapes. I bite my as I watch his tongue


    dart out, wetting his. I pull him towards me with a finger in the top of his jeans. He growls as his eyes


    darken and he leans down cing a nipple in his mouth. His tongue darts across my nipple as his


    thumb ys with the other. I moan arching my back wanting to be closer to him to feel him against me.


    His kisses drive me crazy as he ces small ones across my chest and down my stomach. He pulls


    away and grabs me, my legs involuntarily wrap around his waist as he walks me towards the living


    room andys me down on the couch. His hands quickly find the button of my jeans and he gets them


    off in one swift movement leaving me in nothing but my pink panties. He pulls his lip into his mouth as


    he stares down admiring me. I have never felt self concious having his eyes on me, it only makes me


    want him to touch me more.


    I slides his own pants off and climbs on top of me, his lips find mine once more and my legs wrap


    around his waist as he pushes himself against me , letting me know just how much he is enjoying this.


    "Please Tyler."


    I whimper out causing him to growl once more, he rips my panties off me and pulls himself out of his


    underwear before plunging deep inside me. I call out his name as he we christen our new house. My


    nails scratch down his back and he groans against my mouth. I bite his bottom lip and he stands up


    managing to keep himself inside of me before sitting back down so that I was on top. I begin to slide up


    and down him as my hands find his hair and pull his head back giving myself ess to his lips.


    "I fucking love you Ashley."


    As these words leave his mouth I feel myself reaching my climax, my head tilts back and my moans


    grow louder. Tyler''s mouth finds my nipple and he teases me as I ride out my high. I call out his name


    once more before I finish and let my head fall onto his shoulders. My breathing erratic and my heart


    rate speeding. Tyler stands up with me in his arms. He walks towards a room , which I am hoping has a


    bed because I am tired after that performance.


    Heys me down on warm soft sheets and pulls the covers over me. I hear him walk around and slide


    into the bed beside me. His arms reach out and he pulls me against him nuzzling himself in the crook


    of my neck.


    "Wee to your new life baby doll."

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    Chapter 15


    It has been four months since we left my hometown together and became ska and Nate. No one


    has been able to find us, they continue to search. I try not to watch the search too much, seeing the


    agony on my parents faces as they search for me. They haven''t stopped since I left and here I am


    living in my dream home with Ty pretending to be the perfect couple.


    It was easy to make friends in this town, no one suspects that I am a teenage runaway living with her


    basic kidnapper. We are just the carters and everyone loves us. I volunteer down at the library, I love


    working with books. The smells and the feeling of the pages against my fingertips. I love escaping to


    the library to sort through books and rmend different authors and stories.


    I work from home to add extra ie to the house. I work as an emergence help hotline. People call


    me when they''re in need, or when they have a problem they need to talk about. It takes its toll


    sometimes, hearing all their voices and feeling the different emotions I can hear in their voice.


    "It just gets so hard sometimes, I almost can''t breathe. Everything is weighing down on me, all my


    problems."


    "What''s weighing down on you hun?"


    "Just everything, it''s my fault she''s gone."


    "Who''s gone?"


    "That missing girl Ashley, she was my best friend." My breath gets caught in my throat and I go silent. I


    haven''t heard anuone talk about me ...to me in a long time.


    "Hello? I called for help not silence." His voice on the other end is so raspy like all he''s been doing is


    crying. I hang up the phone as quickly as I can before getting up and racing to the bathroom. I stare at


    myself in the mirror, my short ck air and bright green eyes. I''ve lost weight since we moved here


    causing my cheeks to poke out even farther. My corbones protrude dramatically out of my skin. He


    wouldn''t recognize me if he saw me, not at first. They won''t find me, they can''t. I won''t let them bring


    me back, he will just hurt me or them. He''ll hurt Damien or even worse...he''ll kill them. I sit down on the


    bathroom floor and bring my knees up to my chest, I hold them tightly against me needing to feel the


    pressure.


    I take a deep breath to m myself and stand up so that I can get back to work. I sit on my chair and


    stare at the phone, I see the shing light of an iing call and I press the ept button once my


    headset is ced where I like it to be.


    "Hello, help hotline. How can I support you?"


    "Ashley? Is that you." My breath hitches, I can hear the hope in his voice. I have to crush it, I feel a


    small tear roll down my cheek as I wish I could tell him its me. It hurts me to hurt him in this way.


    "No sorry. This is the help hotline, my name is ska. How can I support you?"


    "Oh...sorry you almost sounded like her."


    The phone goes dead before I can answer back. I let out a breath I forgot I was holding in. I hear the


    door behind me open, I turn around with a smile. I run over to Tyler as he walks into the door and sets


    his lunchbox down at his feet. I jump into his arms and wrap my legs around his waist.


    "I missed you baby, how was work?" He grins and ces a kiss on my lips.


    "Work was good baby doll, I got a promotion today. I''ll be making more money just for us." I grin and


    kiss him hard again. I lean in towards his ear and nibble lightly, he groans.


    I whisper in his ear. "I guess we should celebrate then huh?" I feel him groan and he turns and takes


    me towards the bathroom. I unwrap my legs in the bathroom and walk over to the shower to turn it on


    for him. I wait as the temperature gets to where Ty like sit as he undresses. He slips inside and I begin


    to change my clothes. I step inside the shower and he looks me up and down while grinning. He pulls


    me towards him and wraps his arms around my waist. I lean into him and enjoy the warm water


    cascading down our bodies. He pushes me against the wall and lifts one of my legs up, I put it on the


    shelf and he lets two fingers slide into my while cing kisses on my neck. I groan and lean my


    forehead against his shoulder biting down on the skin. He groans and takes his fingers out , he brings


    them towards my mouth and I suck my juices off while he watches biting his lip.


    He positions himself in front of my entrance and slowly slides inside of me letting me feel every inch of


    him. I lean my head back towards the wall and let out a moan. He continues sliding himself into me, my


    nails dig into his back as he gives me nothing but pleasure. He leans down and kisses my lips , I feel


    my climaxing and my nails dig into his skin even harder. He groans as he too is getting close.


    We reach our climaxes together and finish cleaning ourselves in the shower.


    After we''re done showering we walk downstairs so that I can make supper. I stand in front of the stove


    cooking, Tyes up behind me grabbing my hips while resting his chin on top of my shoulder.


    "God damn, my wife is one hotdy." I smile and turn kissing him as best as I can from this angle.


    "I have one fine ass husband."


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    "I love you baby doll."


    "I love you Ty."

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    Chapter 16


    With Ty away at work in construction, pretending to be Nate all day; hees home quite tired. I try


    and have the house clean by the time hees home, so that he cane home and rx. Today


    was a bit of an off day, I had so much on my mind. That call with Damien just really freaked me out


    yesterday, I have been scared to answer calls all day out of fear that he might be on the other line.


    All day I have been sitting in the living room staring atst nights supper dishes on the ind in the


    kitchen. The dishes just seemed so far away in the kitchen. I know I should clean them, I know it will


    make him happy and then he''ll be happy with me. I don''t want him to be angry with me. It is just the


    worst when he is mad.


    As I sit on the couch alone thinking to myself about how much I should be cleaning those dishes, I hear


    a knock at the door that that makes me jump in my seat. I shake off the jitters I get and stand up


    walking towards the door. I peek through the small peephole , standing on my front porch is our


    neighbor Darcy.


    "Hey Darcy, how are the boys?"


    "Oh they''re rowdier then ever, do not have four kids, especially if the first two pop out boys ...just stop


    there." Her eyes crinkle with humor and I smile and move aside so that she cane in.


    "So sorry for the mess, it''s just one of those days."


    "ska, that''s two tes and some potts, you should see the cyclone I have at home. Don''t you even


    worry, this is heavenpared to my house." I smile warmly at her and make room for us to sit down


    at the dining room table. I grab some wine out of the cupboard because obviously, we can''t have girl


    talk without some wine.


    "God how do you stay looking so damn young, you could pass for eighteen years old."


    "Oh hush, I don''t look that young." Darcy rolls her eyes and takes arge sip from her wine ss. I


    wouldn''t say she''s a heavy drinker but she can finish a full ss of red wine in three sips. Having four


    boys at home really get''s to her. Her husband also lost his job and I have been telling her to go talk to


    "Nate" because I''m sure he can set him up with something. I think they''re a little embarrassed and don''t


    want to take handouts.


    "Has Charles had any luck finding a new job?"


    "He''s had a few interviews but, nothing has stuck. We''re getting a little bit desperate to be perfectly


    honest. Charles is gonna call Nateter tonight and ask him about a job. I can see it on his face when


    he talks about that he really doesn''t want to but we really need it."


    "Ipletely understand Darcy." I smile reassuringly at her and we continue talking andughing for


    the rest of the afternoon.


    She finally goes back home to her "cyclone" as she calls it and I turn to get ready to clean up. Just as


    I''m about the turn the water on to fill our sink because Ty decided not to install the dishwasher, I hear


    his keys rattling in the lock. A shiver goes down my spine and I bite my bottom lip hard enough I taste


    blood in my mouth.


    "Hey baby doll how was your...you haven''t cleaned up?" The tone of his voice changes at the end my


    breath catches in my throat, I feel my palms get sweaty.


    "I...it was just a weird day and Darcy just came over and we had a little chat. I was just about to do


    them babe I swear." he walks towards me, his work clothes covered in all sorts of things, drywall dust


    clings to his hair and face. The closer her gets the more I can smell the wood and ster on his skin.


    He gets in my face, so close I can see the pupils in his eyes darken.


    "Ashley...I did not find this beautiful house, work my hands to the bone every day just so you can leave


    it looking like this. You can''t just sit around doing nothing all day." He grabs a fist full of hair as I try to


    look away and pulls my face towards him so that I am forced to look him in the eyes.


    "Clean this up and make me dinner, don''t ever look away from me when I am speaking to you again."


    With that he lets go of me and stalks off to our bedroom. He doesn''t hit me anymore but sometimes he


    gets a little bit angry. I flinch if he moves too fast, I am ust waiting for him to get angry enough to hurt


    me again.


    I brush my hair down and start doing the dishes before I start to cook supper. A tear rolls down my


    cheek as I''m filling the sink and I wipe it away with my forearm. Not able to wipe my eyes with my


    hands because I have gloves on. I reach for one of the tes to put it in the sink and it slips form my


    gloved fingers and falls to the floor with a crash. The ss shatters , flying across the floor.


    "Shit." God this is just great, he''s already pissed at me for not doing the dishes and now I''m breaking


    them. I pull off my gloves and set them down on the counter. I bend down to pick the ss up and feel


    some of it slice into my skin.


    "Fuck." The blood seeps from my finger dropping down my wrist and tangle around my forearm. I hold


    my finger trying to stop the blood and I stand up and step towards the skin. I turn the water on and


    rinse my arm, watching the red swirl around and down the drain. I back away from the sink and walk


    towards the stairs, I walk up the stairs and turn into the guest bathroom. I bend over and rummage


    through the cupboard to find the first first aid kit we keep in here. I pull out the first aid kit and find the


    bandages, after wrapping my fingers up I put the first aid kit back into the cupboard. I take a slow


    breath to calm myself down and walk out of the bathroom. I stop dead in my tracks as I run into Ty


    standing outside the bathroom.


    "Jesus , you scared me."


    "What did you do?" He grabs my hand, his voice changing from the anger it was filled only moments


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    "It''s nothing I just dropped a te and cut myself with the ss. I''m fine." He let''s my finger drop and


    caresses my face. He bends down and ces a kiss gently on my lips twice before standing back


    upright still looking deeply in my eyes.


    "Come on baby doll, I''ll help you finish dishes and then we can just order in."


    I grin and take his hand. We walk downstairs and into the kitchen. He helps me clean up the ss and


    we finish the dishes. He leaves the room and calls to order us a pizza, hees back into view with a


    grin.


    He walks over to me , pinning me between him and the counter. I lift my arms up and wrap them


    around his neck pulling him down towards my lips. I kiss him instantly giving him ess to explore my


    mouth with his tongue. He bites my bottom lip and lifts me up onto the counter. I grin into the kiss and


    wrap my legs around his waist. He lifts my shirt up and over my head before looking down at the push


    up bra I chose to wear today.


    "Oh, the one I bought you." He reaches up and cups both my breasts in his hand, his eyes darken. "I''m


    sorry for being such an asshole when I walked in baby, you know how tired I get at work."


    "I know baby, it''s okay just kiss me." He grins and brings my lips to his, kissing me deeply. I take his


    shirt off and he lifts me up taking me to the dining room table andys me down. He pulls my pants


    down and drops them to the floor. I hear his zipper and feel him move my underwear to the side before


    pushing himself inside of me.


    I call out enjoying the feeling of him deep inside me. Just as he''s about to lift me and move us to the


    couch the doorbell rings.


    "Oh for fuck sakes, our pizza." He pulls his underwear up over his hard on and I lift my hand towards


    my mouth with a giggle. He turns back towards me with humor in his eyes before walking towards the


    door.


    I watch his exchange with the pizza guy and I can''t help butugh. The pizza guy blushes a bright


    crimson as he hands the box over to Ty. Ty hands him a tip before backing away and shutting the door.


    Once the door is shut , Ty sets the pizza on the counter andes back towards me.


    "Now where were we." I press my hand to his chest stopping him.


    "Oh no no, the pizza is here."


    "What! you''re really choosing pizza over all of this?" He puts his hand over his heart dramatically.


    I giggle and walked towards the pizza box sitting on the counter. I open it up and take arge greasy


    piece of pepperoni, I bite into it enjoying the cheesy and sauce.


    "You look more satisfied after a bite of pizza then you do after sex."


    "Maybe pizza satisfies me more then you."


    "Oh no, you did not just say that to me" He walks over , lifting me over his head , and onto his shoulder.


    "Oh my god, put me down right now." Heughs but makes no move to put me down.


    "Hell no baby doll, I am going to prove to you that I am much more satisfying then a damn piece of


    pizza." I giggle uncontrobly until we get to our bedroom.


    He throws me onto our bed and slides my legs open. I feel his fingertips brush against the soft skin of


    my inner thigh. I shiver as he pulls my panties down, tossing them to the side of the room somewhere.


    Just as he''s about to, "show me how satisfying he is", his phone rings.He growls knowing it could be


    work and reaches for his phone sitting on the bedside table where he''d left it after getting home from


    work.


    "God damnit, with all these interruptions the pizza really is better." He grumbles as he looks down at


    the phone.


    I giggle and sit up watching him with his phone. He looks down at the caller id and rolls his eyes before


    pressing the green ept button. He holds the phone to his ear as he sits slumped over at the end of


    the bed.


    I take the time while he''s on the phone to admire the muscles forming in his back from the hours at


    work. The scars I have always been so curious about seem more prominent in his skin. I lean closer


    and trace my fingers along the longer scars and feel him shiver slightly and pull away. I press a kiss to


    his shoulder and he rxes against me while still on the phone.


    Not really paying attention to the phone call I catch the end of it.


    "For sure man, you can juste down to the warehouse with me in the morning. I''ll pick you up on


    the way by."


    Another voice of a man can be heard on the other end agreeing to what Ty just said.


    "Okay see you then." Ty hangs up the phone and ces it back on the bed side table.


    "Was that Charles?"


    ''Yep, and he has terrible timing." I giggle and he stands up looking down at me.


    "That''s great that you are helping him out."


    "Yep, now time to satisfy you better than any pepperoni ever could."

 Chapter 17

    Chapter 17


    Ty left early this morning for work, I wasn''t even awake yet. I rolled out of bed about an hour after he''d


    already gone and walked into our bathroom. I step into the stand up shower and wash away the sleep


    sweat.


    As I rinse the soap from my hair and lean my head back letting the water fall down my back, rxing


    me and warming up my aching muscles. I finish up my warm shower and reluctantly climb out letting


    the cold air envelope me as I step out. I almost slip on the water dripping from my hair as I notice I am


    not alone in this room. A man stands in the doorway, a man who is not Tyler.


    "Hey Ashley, fancy seeing you here." I stare at him , unable to take my eyes away from his dark


    I feel like my heart fell into my stomach. I fight the urge to run over and hug him, seeing him here and


    alive makes my knees weak. I try topose myself, I know Tyler would be angry if he was here. He


    might hurt him, I can''t have that.


    "I have no idea what you are talking about, how did you get in my house?"


    "Funny how you didn''t ask me who I am though." My throat tightens and I bite down hard on the inside


    of my cheek trying not to break down in front of him. Hees closer to me and I attempt to back away


    but, my back hits the cold ss of my shower. Damien reaches for me, i flinch away from his touch and


    ignore the pained look in his eyes. I don''t bother to look at him as I speak.


    "How did you find me?"


    "I called the emergency hotline you work for, that was a dead end. They wouldn''t even give me your


    information for obvious reasons. After that I looked you up, it was pretty silly of you to put yourself on


    social media under your new name. I tracked you down using pictures you put up." I resist the urge to


    bring my hand to my face as I realize he is so right, I never should have opened that stupid ount on


    facebook but, it was the only way I could still see my family without leaving Ty.


    I push past Damien and walk back into my bedroom. I hear him follow me but, I quickly grab my phone


    from the bedside table before he sees and bring it over to my dresser. I ce the phone inside the


    dresser so that it looks like I am looking for clothes while I press Ty''s number and call. I hear him pick


    up and I leave the drawer open. I hear Ty say hello, without picking up the phone I speak to Damien to


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    let Ty know that he is here.


    "Damien you need to leave, I can''t go with you. I love him, we''re happy" I feel a warm tear fall from my


    eyes, if only he knew I was trying to protect him, if only he knew why I had to leave. Why I left him there


    to die.


    "Ashley, I know you could be happier with me. Come home,e back to me." Damien reaches for my


    arm once more, I clutch desperately to the towel wrapped around me. I close my eyes, I wish I could


    say everything I want to say but I can''t. I wish I could tell him that I love him but, I can''t. I hear the


    phone disconnect, I know Tyler will be on his way now. Damien steps closer to me and I feel him


    against my back, he traps me against the dresser and his body. I want to lean against him and feel the


    "Damien stop, you need to go. He won''t be happy knowing you''re here." He makes no move to back


    off.


    "How would he know that I''m here, just leave with me. I''ll keep you safe?" I shake my head and more


    tears fall from my eyes. I turn and around ande face to face with those eyes, the eyes thatfort


    me in my dreams.


    "I...I called him." I close my eyes feeling the guilt rise up like bile in my throat. I hear him sigh and he


    backs up away from me. The warmth that he filled me with leaving instantly. A chill rolls up my spine.


    "Juste with me Ash, he''ll only hurt you." I turn away from him once more and find some clothes to


    put on. I grab a sweater and pants.


    "I need to get dressed, you need to leave." I leave the room and manage to get to the bathroom without


    Damien. I lock the door as I close it. I slide down the door letting my towel fall. I bring my legs up to my


    chest and hug them tightly to my body letting the tears fall freely. I squeeze my eyes shut wishing that


    he would just leave, I was keeping him safe and he is now ruining it.


    I hear him knock softly on the door and say my name. I stand up without saying a word and pull on the


    clothes I brought in here.


    "Damien, I''m not going with you." I slowly open the doors once my clothes are on and I step out of the


    bathroom. As I step out I hear Ty enter the house and my heart starts to pound. I knew he would be


    here but, I didn''t think he would be here so quickly. I need to show him that I want Damien to leave, I


    need to keep him safe.


    As he steps into our bedroom, his eyes wild and fists already clenched. I look towards him and see him


    soften slightly as he looks at me. I run towards him and envelop him in a hug. His hands wrap around


    me and fingersce into my hair.


    "This is such bullshit, he hurt you Ashley!"


    Ty lets me go and pushes me aside , not hard enough to hurt me but hard enough that I stumble


    slightly.


    "You shouldn''t even fucking be here Damien."


    "Tyler you are such a fucking psychopath." Damien lunges towards Tyler but, Ty is able to move to the


    side. Damien''s reflexes aren''t as quick as Ty and he stumbles and falls to the ground. Ty climbs on top


    of him and begins to hit him. I slide down the wall andnd on the floor just a few steps away from the


    two boys. I stare at themotion going on in front of me, tears rolling down my face, wishing that


    Damien never found me. He shouldn''t be here, it is my fault.


    I find the courage to crawl towards them, I grab hold of Tyler''s hand mid swing , his eyes turn to mine.


    The whites of his eyes bloodshot with rage; his hair disheveled and falling into his face. He looks like a


    crazy person, Damien''s darkplexion can barely be seen through all of the blood. I have never seen


    Ty in action but, I knew it would be bad when I did. He fights like he was trained to do so.


    "Please stop." My workse out in a croak, my bottom lip trembles and I stare at him with eyes filled


    with despair. Ty pushes me hard enough that I fall towards the wall, I feel my head make contact and


    my vision blurs. I blink hard trying to clear it, I watch Damien try to flip Ty off of him. Ty''s hands wrap


    around Damien''s throat, I want to look away but I can''t.


    I hear a ringing in my ears as Damien''s eyes flutter, I realize that it is my own screaming. I scream at


    Tyler to stop.


    "Tyler please, you promised you wouldn''t kill him, I came here with you to keep him safe."


    "That was before he decided to fucking stop by." Tyler speaks through his teeth as his hands don''t


    leave Damien''s neck. I watch as his eyes finally close, his chest ceases to rise and Tyler leans back.


    He stares down at Damien, he runs a bloodied and bruised hand through his hair. My lip trembles as I


    stare down at the boy I have faught so hard to keep safe. I don''t cry, I just stare at him,pletely


    numb.


    Tyler stands up and walks towards me, he yanks me up by my arm until I am at my feet. He leans down


    so our eyes are on the same level and ces a hand behind my neck.


    "How did he fucking get here."


    "I...I don''t know." Tyler groans and ms a hand on the side of the wall by my face. I jump and close


    my eyes thinking he was aiming for my face. I feel the tears begin to fall and he leas his head over


    touching his forehead to mine.


    "I''m sorry Ash."


    I stay there frozen in fear, letting him lean against me and catch his breath. I have bit the inside of my


    cheek so much all it''s been doing is bleed. Ty stands up straight and backs away from me , he turns


    and stares down at Damien.


    "I''ll deal with this, why don''t you go downstairs okay."


    I manage a nod and walk out of the room, my legs feel heavy as if I am walking in water. I walk into the


    kitchen and sit down at the table. I stare down at the grain in the wood, following the different lines with


    my eyes.


    I don''t know how long Ty was up there, aloneing up with a n to get rid of Damien and clean up


    the bedroom. Hees down with something wrapped in a sheet, I close my eyes and try to pretend it


    isn''t the man I love. It was dark by the time he was finished in the room, I don''t ask him where he''s


    taking Damien. I keep my eyes on the grain of wood on the table. I focus on keeping my breathing slow


    , trying to stay calm.


    I am still in the same spot when Ty gets back, he walks in and sighs when he sees me. I barely notice


    his movements as he walks over to me. He pulls me up and out of the chair, I close my eyes and rest


    my head against his chest. He walks me to our bedroom, as he steps in the scent of cleaner fills my


    nose. I scrunch my nose and try to focus on anything else. He walks into the bathroom and sets me


    down on my feet.


    "I know this was hard for you baby, let me help you forget." He starts the shower and finds the right


    temperature before turning back to look at me. I look up at him and meet his eyes, concern is set deep


    in the lines of his forehead and the blue of his eyes. I step closer to him and let him remove the sweater


    I''m wearing. His fingers linger on the delicate skin of my ribs, I shiver at his touch. I remove my own


    pants as Ty gets undressed. He grabs my hand and pulls me into the shower with him, he lets me


    under the water first. He rubs my back as the hot water hits me. I lean back into him, letting the water


    warm me. Ty grabs the body wash and beginsthering it onto my skin, he massages it into my


    shoulders and I let myself rx into his touch. I let myself forget about everything that happened in this


    room, I focus on his touch and the smell of the soap that covers the bleach scent.


    Once all the soap is washed away, we switch and Ty stands under the water. Ither him with the soap,


    I look away from the drain as the water turns a odd shade of brown. I ignore the fact that its a mixture


    of blood and dirt. I finish washing Ty and he shuts the water off.


    We both climb out of the shower and dry off with towels, I follow Ty into the bedroom. We both climb


    into the bed, Ty pulls me in close to his body. I rx against him and let our bodies fit together. He


    wraps his arms around me, I close my eyes and wish for a dreamless sleep.

 Chapter 18

    Chapter 18


    I can''t get the image of him lying still on the bedroom floor out of my head. Iy awake listening to the


    sound of Tyler''s soft breathing beside me, his arm rests across myp as silent tears fall down my


    cheeks. I stare at the wall ahead of me, the small clock ticks away , the darkness ying tricks with my


    eyes. Shadows are cast around the room, if I squint I can almost imagine him standing there again, full


    of life and sorrow. I can almost pretend that he''ll walk out if this room alive , and never think of me.


    Every time I close my eyes I relive the moment he took hisst breath, the moment I lost him forever.


    My eyes burn with a need for sleep but, I keep them open. Ty stirs and rolls over, his eyes flutter open


    and he looks up at me.


    "What time is it?"


    "About 3 am." He pulls me down beside him, I turn so I''m facing him and he rubs my back.


    "You''re thinking of him aren''t you." I reluctantly nod my head.


    "I''m sorry that you had to see that." His hand rests on my cheek and he wipes away a tear.


    "Please don''t cry over him." His voicees out barely a whisper. I turn away from him in the bed , his


    arm wraps around me and pulls me closer against him. I stay silent in the bed and wait for his breathing


    to slow back down as he falls asleep. His body rxes against me and I slowly pry myself away from


    him and slide out of the bed. Once my feet hit the ground I quietly leave the room with a soft robe


    wrapped tightly around my body.


    The house seems colder , darker almost after everything that has happened.


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    I walk into the dimly lit kitchen and turn the light on. Even with the lights on it still feels dark in here. I


    turn the water on in the sink and fill it with soap, needing something to do with my hands and take my


    mind off of everything with Damien. I shudder as I think about him, the warmth of the dishwater stings


    the skin of my hands as I try to wash them. I take my time with each dish, washing every inch of them. I


    dry each dish and carefully set them away. Once I finish with the dishes I move onto the counters and


    floors. I spend my time cleaning the whole kitchen, living room and bathroom. By the time I am done


    the sun has risen and the I hear Tyler stirring upstairs. I get some breakfast started for him and keep


    my body facing towards the stove. I don''t turn around when he steps downstairs and says good


    morning. I flinch when he walks towards me and wraps his arms around me.


    "Did you even sleep, it looks great in here." I shake my head no, and continue to work on his breakfast.


    Eggs and sausage. He takes his arms off me and walks towards the bread on the counter, he ces


    two slices into the toaster and grabs the butter. "Ash...talk to me please."


    "I didn''t sleep." I turn and face him, all I see when I look at him is the way he hurt Damien and how it


    didn''t effect him in the slightest.


    "What was keeping you from sleeping?"


    I run a shaky hand through my hair and lean my back against the counter next to the stove.


    "Maybe because you killed someone yesterday Tyler, you killed someone that you promised me you


    wouldn''t hurt. I am stuck here with you because I wanted to keep him and my family safe and you killed


    him. You hurt me again!" He moves so fast I barely have time to process before his hand strikes across


    my face. I feel the stinging and the heat on my cheek. I lift my hand up towards my face and hold my


    right cheek. I single tear escapes , I wipe it away.


    "You''re stuck with me huh? Last time I checked you seemed pretty happy here in your own house


    without having to work. Ungrateful little bitch, I did all of this for you, I got rid of him for you. Don''t you


    see all of the things I do for you." He drops down to his knees in front of me, he grabs me and holds me


    against him. I run my fingers through his hair without even realizing it. Tears still fall down my cheeks,


    he looks up with ssy eyes. I don''t know what to say or what to do.


    Ty stands up slowly and reaches behind me shutting off each burner on the stove before I burn the


    whole house down. I stand there frozen looking at him, his disheveled bed head, stubble growing in on


    his face. He leans in closer towards me, I smell the scent of his toothpaste and mouth wash. He grabs


    each side of my face, running a thumb over the red mark he created. He waits, waits for me to object,


    before crashing his lips to mine. His fingersce through my hair, I don''t pull away, I let him lift me and


    carry me over to the couch. Heys me down and slides my panties off before he climbs on top of me


    discarding my robe and shirt across the room. His hands find my breasts as he continues to kiss me,


    the stubble scratching at the soft skin of my face. He trails kisses down my neck and across my cor


    bone , giving me the shivers. I close my eyes and embrace the feeling of his lips on my skin, exploring


    my body.


    He runs his hand down my leg to the crook of my knee and lifts it up and over his hip, he stands up


    once more and switches us so that I am on top. I slowly lift his shirt over his head and toss it behind


    me. He unzips the pants hes wearing and slides them down. His lustful eyes rest on mine and his


    tongue darts out wetting his bottom lip, he grabs a handful of my hair and pulls me down so our lips


    connect.


    I know what he''s doing, he''s trying to help me forget. This is just what we do, it''s what we do best. I


    don''t think about what he did only moments ago, I don''t think about what he has done. All I think about


    right now is how he feels and right now he feels right.

 Chapter 19

    Chapter 19


    Tyler waste for work when we finished, he grabbed the breakfast I had started to make to go and left


    in a hurry. We didn''t say much to each other before he left. He kissed me goodbye and that was about


    it. I watched him pull out of the driveway from the couch not feeling like moving. I grab a nket from


    the back of the couch and pull it over me, the draft in the house sending a chill through my body and


    goosebumps begin to form. Wanting to warm up I stand up and pad over to the bathroom with the


    nket still wrapped tightly around me wanting to keep any warmth I have on me. I walk into the


    bedroom, ignoring the feeling that fills me as I stare at the one spot in the room that will never be the


    same. I avert my eyes and set the nket on the end of the unmade bed, I turn towards the bathroom


    and walk in flipping the light on as I step through the door. I walk towards the counter and grab a towel


    from the cupboard underneath the sink, I set it on the bar to the left of the shower and turn the water


    on. I feel it with my hand waiting for the temperature I want, the steam rises from behind the floral


    curtain. I pull it back and step into the shower trying not to slip.


    As I step inside and let the water hit my skin, I close my eyes and feel the water against my face. I push


    back the images that instantly fill my head as my eyes close. The images of Damien lying still on the


    floor of our bedroom, the eyes I will never get to see, his hands at his sides unclenched and unmoving.


    I squeeze my eyes and try to shake the images out of my head, they won''t stop flowing. Tyler


    squeezing the life from him won''t stop reying, my legs feel like jello as I slide down the wall of the


    shower. I pull my knees up to my chest andy my forehead against my knees. It''s like all of it is


    happening all over again, I''m watching Tyler hurting Damien all over again. I need it to stop, I need the


    pain to stop. I feel like the breath from my lungs is gone, I bite down hard on my lip until I taste blood. I


    don''t know how long I can handle this, I need something else to feel besides this. I hit my head against


    the wall as if I''m trying to get rid of the memories. I hit my head harder against the wall, hard enough


    my vision gets fuzzy, the pain of hitting my head brings my breath back and I feel like I can breathe


    again. I take a shaky breath and slowly stand up on shaky legs. Not wanting to waste anymore water I


    finish washing my body and hair and climb out of the shower.


    I reach for the towel dry my hair and body with it before wrapping it tightly around myself. I leave the


    bathroom letting the cold air of my bedroom hit me. I decide to put on some shorts and a baggy shirt


    before leaving the bedroom and making my way back to the kitchen. I reach the back counter and start


    making some tea. As I open the cupboard where I keep my tea I hear a noise at the door, some urgent


    knocking. I scrunch my eyebrows and walk towards the door to look through the peephole. Darcy


    stands there looking concerned. I unlock the door and wee her in. She walks in rubbing her arm ,


    her obviously tear streaked face scrunched with worry as she turns back to face me. I step towards her


    and she shrugs away from my touch.


    "Do you know where he is?" My heart feels like it drops to my stomach as she speaks those words,


    knowing she can''t possibly be talking about Damien but I still feel nervous.


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    "Darcy what''s going on?" I try once more to reach for her, this time she lets me touch her arm. She


    folds in on herself as she feels my touch against her skin. She walks closer to me and lets me wrap my


    arms around her, I gently rub her back as she cries on me.


    "He...he left me Al." My stomach churns as these words came out of her mouth, I can''t help but feel


    confused. Surely Tyler would have shared this with me , he works with Charlie everyday. I don''t


    understand why he would keep something like this from me.


    "What do you mean he left you, what happened?" I lead her towards the table and help her sit down. I


    offer her some tea and she nods slowly.


    "He texted mest night and told me he was leaving, he said he couldn''t do it anymore. I''m sorry I


    barged in here, I just thought maybe Nate would have shared something with you."


    "No , I''m sorry he never shared anything like that with me. Did he say why he couldn''t do it anymore.


    Did something happen at work maybe?" I quickly pick some tea and two cups and make it while we


    continue the conversation.


    "No, it all came as a surprise. I sent the boys to daycare this morning, they kept asking about their


    dad." Sheys her head in her hands and tries to take a few deep breaths. I feel helpless as I watch


    her cry, I wish I could help her feel better in some way. Maybe, I should call Ty.


    "Maybe I''ll call Nate." I bring her , her tea and excuse myself to make the call. I walk into the bedroom


    and grab my cellphone from the bedside table. I press his number and sit at the edge of my bed, it


    takes him a bit to pick up. I hear him press the ept button and I hear some voices in the


    background.


    "Hey Ash, sorry I''m pretty busy hear. Is it important?"


    "Yeah, it''s about Charlie. Is he at work?"


    "Yeah he''s here, why?"


    "Does he seem off?"


    "No, he said he''s missing Darcy today and is thinking of doing something special for her" My eyebrows


    scrunch together as he finishes saying this, even more confused then I was before I stand and walk


    towards the doorway of my bedroom. I can see Darcy still sitting at the table. I close the door slowly


    and lower my voice on the phone.


    "Tyler, Darcy is here and she''s saying that he left herst night."


    "That seems strange, maybe find a way to get her to leave and then call me back when you do."


    "Okay, talk to youter Ty." I hang up and set the phone on the bed where I was sitting. I stand up and


    walk towards the door , I twist the nob and pulling the door open. Standing there with her head cocked


    to the side, eyebrows furrowed.


    "I knew that you looked too young."

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    Chapter 20


    I stare at Darcy in the doorway of my room, her arms are crossed over her chest and her dark bobbed


    hair is tucked behind her ear. Her eyebrow is raised as she uses me and suddenly it¡¯s like all the air


    is kicked out of me, I bite down hard on the inside of my cheek trying to get my thoughts in order before


    I reply to her. Tyler would be so angry with me if another person has found out our secret. What if she


    tells someone and they take me back, what if Tyleres back and finishes what he started with


    Damien. My hand starts to shake, I feel them get mmy and wipe them on my sweater.


    ¡°W... what do you mean?¡± I stutter and silently curse at myself. She shakes her head and leans against


    the doorway rubbing her forehead with her hand, sheughs humorlessly.


    ¡°Do you think I¡¯m stupid Ashley, honestly I¡¯m surprised I¡¯m the only one who¡¯s figured it out. It''s not like


    you look all that different from the picture they¡¯re showing on the news. You¡¯ve lost some weight and


    your hair is a different color.¡±


    I can barely hear her speaking to me, the blood pumping in my ears is so loud it''s all that I can hear. I


    struggle to get my breath to slow down so that I can think straight. I wish Tyler was here right now, he¡¯d


    know what to do with Darcy right now. Maybe I can call him and talk to him while Darcy is still here...


    ¡°Darcy listens you don¡¯t know what you¡¯re doing.¡± I sound desperate but, I am... I need her to realize


    what she could be doing to me right now. If she tells anyone, if they take me back...someone could get


    hurt.


    ¡°You know, I really thought that you were my friend... how could you lie to me like that?¡± I can hear the


    hurt in her voice, and it makes my stomach churn.


    ¡°I am your friend Darcy...¡± She exhales a shaky breath, and a single tear falls from her eyes. She steps


    into the room and gets close enough to me she could touch me if she wanted to.


    ¡°If you were truly my friend you were have told me.¡± Her voicees out as a sneer and I flinch away


    from her. I step away and try and get closer to the bed so I can grab my phone to call Tyler. Darcy


    notices and manages to get around me and grabs the phone before I can. She sits down on the edge


    of the bed with my phone in her hand


    . ¡°Were you trying to call ¡°Nate¡±, what could he do to help you right now?¡±


    ¡°I just need to ask him what he¡¯d do in this situation.¡± She looks down on the phone and opens it up, I


    stare at her while biting the inside of my cheek. I watch her click some buttons and lift the phone to her


    ear. I wait nervously, knowing exactly who she''s calling. I feel like my stomach dropped onto the floor


    behind me. I hear the person on the other line pick up and my legs start the shake. I hear his voice ask


    for me, Darcy crosses her legs and clears her throat.


    ¡°Tyler...it¡¯s Darcy.¡± My throat tightens and my body is filled with fear, I have no idea how he is going to


    take this and what he is going to do. The image of Damien lying on the floor right where I¡¯m standing


    shes through my mind and I feel sick. I run towards the bathroom and barely make it before the bile


    rushes up my throat. I feel a cold sweat down my back, I lean back sitting on my legs and listen to what


    is being said from the bathroom.


    ¡°I know everything, I don¡¯t n on telling anyone.¡± Theres a pause as Tyler answers her, I walk towards


    the doorway and watch her as she listens to what he¡¯s saying.


    ¡°I am willing to keep quiet for money, we need it right now.¡± She nods again to what his is saying and


    sits up straight on the bed. She seems to be pleased with what he says over the phone. My heart races


    as she agrees and hangs up the phone. I step out of the bathroom and walk towards where she¡¯s


    sitting on the bed, she hands me my phone and starts walking out of my room.


    ¡°What just happened?¡± She spins around to face me and smiles as innocently as she can.


    ¡°Nothing you need to worry your pretty little head about.¡± She pats me on the shoulder and walks


    towards our front door. Without another word to me she walks out the door and shuts it behind her.


    I feel so overwhelmed, everything just happened so fast I don¡¯t know what to think. The room begins to


    spin, and I feel sick all over again. I race towards the sink in the kitchen knowing I¡¯ll never make it to the


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    bathroom. I throw up more bile into the sick, I grab my hair and hold it up. I don¡¯t know how I have


    anything to throw up when I haven¡¯t eaten anything today. I take a shaky breath and wipe my mouth; I


    pull my hair into a ponytail and wipe the sweat from my forehead. I need to get something in my


    stomach, I rummage through the cupboards trying to find a snack. I decide on a rice cake and a ss


    of water, I walk towards the living room and sit on the couch.


    The rice cake and water stayed down; theck of sleep is hitting me hard this afternoon. I walk into the


    bedroom and grab the nket I had earlier andy down on the couch with a pillow. I throw on the tv


    just for background noise and let my eyes close and try to rx into the soft cushions of the couch with


    the nket wrapped around me. The tv was switched on to some news channel, I didn¡¯t want to put on


    something I would watch. I¡¯m hoping the news channel helps me fall asleep, I need that release.


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