LOGINHe buried himself in his work, trying hard not to think about her. She didn't come to the set, he looked at his phone, no messages from her.
She busied herself with taking care of Kevin, she didn't contact him because she didn't know what to say to him. He was the only thing that occupied her mind, her heart skipped a beat every time she looked at pictures of him.
She went home after dinner, his lights were still off. She went to take a warm bath and indulged herself with a good book on the sofa, a glass of wine and snuggled in her blanket. She missed him so bad but she's not letting herself loose too soon.
He came back a little late that night, just a little after 2 AM. Her lights were dim, at least she was back. He took a hot shower to loosen up his tired muscles and paced around in his room.
John : Are you back?
Sandy was surprised to receive the message at 2.30 AM. She thought for a moment.
Sandy: Hi :) yes, I'm back.
John : Can I come over?
Sandy: It's so late ... you need to rest.
John : No, I don't ... I need to see you.
Sandy: Okay.
He was knocking on her door in less than two minutes. Her heart was beating faster as she walked over to open the door.
He was standing in the dark of her porch, the tall and handsome man who had stolen her heart. She didn't had the chance to say 'hello' when he walked in and kiss her lips. One soft kiss on her tender lips, her heart stopped, he'd taken her breath with a kiss and the look in his eyes. She stepped back and let him in. He tried to read her expression, but she looked away blushing.
She took his hand, lead him in. "I'm having wine, you want some?"
There was a bottle of wine on the coffee table, her blanket on the couch and an opened book. He sat on the couch, still holding her hand, he pulled her close. She sipped her wine and gave it to him. They sat so close, their faces almost touched.
He tried to find her eyes but she kept looking away. He touched her chin and turned her face to look at him, "I can't break through it ... you have to let me in," he said almost in a whisper.
"I don't think you'd want to ... once you know what's inside," she smiled sadly.
"Try me," he dared her. She looked hesitant. "Tell me everything," he said.
She held his hand tighter, she finally had the nerves to look at him. The face that weakened her inside out, she buried her face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, caressed her, and didn't say anything. He was going to let her tell him in her own way, in her own time.
She didn't want to face him, she didn't have the courage. She laid on his chest, "I need to tell you something horrible ... but ... can you not ask me anything about it?"
John nodded.
"I was pregnant with Kevin because I was raped ..." she can hear his heart was pounding harder and a bit faster. "Trevor asked me to go over to a friend's house to drop some papers, they were business partners ... we've known him for quite some time ... the door was opened, so I went inside because he knew I was coming," she paused and braced herself.
"He was in his study ... he called me in to bring him the papers ... so I did ... at first we were just talking casually, and then he started to make advances on me ... I told him off and was about to leave when he blocked the door ... and locked me in," her voice started to tremble.
"He said I was a tease and that I was asking for it ... he said I might as well came into his study naked because I'd been flirting with him for so long ... pretended that I didn't want him to fuck me was annoying ... he pinned me down to the desk ... he ripped my clothes off, he was hitting me."
John took a deep breath, he fidgeted in his seat and squeezed her hand.
"I screamed for help but we were so deep inside the house, no one could've heard me ... I told him to stop, I pleaded, I begged him ... but he was in a trance, he wasn't even listening to my cry, he was so strong I didn't have a chance ... and all the while he was raping me, all I could think of was what could I have done that made him thought I was flirting with him ... I told him I was sorry ... (sobs) ... I was sorry but please stop because I didn't ..." she couldn't control herself anymore.
"Please ... stop ... you don't have to tell me any more," he said, he couldn't take it, there was a tear in his eye. It was too hard for him to sit through her confession.
"I was bleeding ... he came inside me, it was dripping all over me," she was shaking. "My face hurt, my body hurt, everything hurt ... he dragged me out of his house and put me in my car, he said if I ever told anyone ... he would come and do it again ... I was shaking all over ... I couldn't even get my car to start ... when I did, I went straight to the hospital and asked them to call the police," her sob started to ease.
"Trevor was in shock ... he was his business partner for years, I was hospitalized for four days, he broke my rib from pinning me down too roughly, they had to stich me because I was ripped ... I had nightmares every night ... it was happening to me over and over again in my head, I woke up screaming ... Trevor didn't know how to deal with it ... I wouldn't let him touch me, I felt so dirty and broken, I took long showers ... rubbed myself until my skin bled ... I still couldn't get him off me," her hands were shaking remembering how it was.
"The police caught him immediately ... he was about to flee when they arrived at his house, they found evidence in his study and he was sentenced to jail for two months ... my wounds hadn't even healed perfectly when he was out ... he was deported to Algonia and I had to apply for a restraining order for him to stay away from me for five years ... and that's when I found out I was pregnant."
The room was silent for a moment, Sandy was shivering in his arms, her face wet with tears. He calmed himself down, organized his breath. He had to take in the images of her being brutally violated as part of her. He admired how well she'd done for herself despite of the horrible tragedy that she had gone through.
"It's not your fault ... don't ever think that you had anything to do with what he did to you," he whispered in her ear.
It took her years to know that, but to hear it from him, it was a completion, he gave her assurance that he will respect her the way she needed to be respected.
She asked him to stay with her until she fell asleep, she kissed him, one gentle kiss upon his lips. That was all she allowed herself of him that night. They fell asleep in each other's embrace, right there on the couch.
She watched him sleep as the sunlight crept upon his skin. How much this man had changed her life, and how much she was going to miss him. She gathered herself, she swore she was going to keep it together for just a few more hours. She slowly got out of bed, put on her clothes, the last thing she wanted was to wake him up.She took a pen and paper, "No farewell ... Love: Sandy" and put it on the pillow next to him. She climbed down the stairs and saw the suitcases, they were saying goodbye to her. She walked out the door to her cottage. She changed her clothes, packed up a few things in her backpack and left.He woke up from the piercing sunlight upon his face. He jolted out of bed when he felt she wasn't next to him. Then he saw the note, he crumpled it in his hand, "Goddamn it, Sandy!" he cursed. He put on his pants and ran downstairs, he called out her name but no answer. He ran across the lawn to her cottage, called out her name, nothing."Fuck!!" he hit the
They held it together as best they can. Two weeks gone by like a blink of an eye. Neither one of them was their usual happy self. He held her hand everywhere they went, and kissed it every now and again. Those who knew him can see how terrified he was as the last day of shooting was approaching.The team had arranged a big farewell party at a fancy beach club. They were suppose to fly out the next day. They'd even arranged some staff to pack up all John's stuff at the cottage so he didn't have to.She dressed up for the occasion, he held his breath when he saw her. His fans cheered and asked for pictures. Camera flashed everywhere. The scene was distasteful for Sandy, she was about to go through one of the hardest night in her life. The music was loud, happy faces all around. They were glad for a job well done, and she was about to drop herself in the mix and poison them with her gloom."I can't do this, John," he tugged his jacket."What? What do you mea
She dropped Kevin back to her mother's house. On the way to John's set, she stopped at La Lune. It's been two weeks and she hadn't heard from Lucas. She wanted to know how he was doing.The place was full as usual. The minute his staff saw her coming, they informed Lucas immediately. She was escorted to his office.They hugged for some time, it was an embrace they didn't have when they last saw each other. "How are you, Sandy?" his voice gentle as ever."I'm okay, how are you?""As well as I can be," he smiled.Theysat across from each other, his gaze fell on her for a moment, a deep and longing stare that said a million things. He told her, he was leaving for Greece. He had decided to take a long vacation. He had rented a house there for 6 months and have made arrangements with his team to takecare of business while he's away.They didn't mention anything about that night, the only way to make it work was to pretend that it neve
Lucas took her clothes and left her to finish up in the bathroom. By the time she was done, he was gone. Patrick's body was gone. He had told her to leave as soon as she was ready, he said he will take care of everything.All the other details, she didn't have to know. She tried to put back all the stuff in its place before she left. She wanted to call him so bad but she didn't, she went straight to her cottage and spent a sleepless night alone.**********John started a new shooting day the next day. He was excited to go back to the cottage afterwards. Just before the day was wrapped, there was a fuss among the crew who where watching the TV. Sonya called John over, "The guy who broke in to the cottage ... his name was Patrick Evans, wasn't it?" she whispered to him."Yeah, why?""The local news said they found him at the bottom of a cliff, he fell in his motorbike and died," she explained.
He had to comply. She had the lock and key when it comes to conversations about their relationship. Once she had put the lock in, she threw away the key and he had to comply. One more month, he thought, four more weeks of chances, so he let it go for the time being.He took her back to Andrea's place after the getaway. Andrea was still away on her business trip. She was going to pack up her things and arrange to go back to her cottage the next day. He had to meet up with his director and go over some script for the next shoot. So he left her there by herself. No more bodyguards, no more rules, things were about to go back to normal.Lucas had been calling her since the getaway, she avoided his calls. He kept calling and she finally took the call when she had settled in.Lucas: Sandy, why didn't you answer my calls?Sandy: I was with John ... what is it? What's wrong?Lucas : Where are you now? John's not with you?Sandy: No, he left ha
He rented a secret beach for their getaway. Just the two of them, by the pristine beach in the suburbs. He had people set up a glam tent, away from the tide but right on the edge. It was decorated with Christmas lights. The tent was stocked up with wine and a long table of food and deserts. Everything was white right in the middle was a round king size bed.She kept her promise, they even skipped dinner. She let him have her any way he wanted. He was prepared, he wanted her to have the best time she had ever had. John was a pleaser, there's a certain satisfaction for him to please his woman on the bed. Letting him do whatever he wanted with her would be the best sex she will ever have in her life.She didn't know how special she was for him. He had touched every inch of her body with his hands and tongue just to find out all her spots, where he can squeeze the most pleasure out of her. By then, he had found them all. He would watch her face as he did things to her, and