know…”
“You raped her, you fucking…”
“He didn’t rape me!” Maya cries, “It wasn’t like that.”
“What the fuck was it like?” Ryder roars.
“He was asleep, he didn’t mean to.”
Ryder’s fist connects with my face before I can think about it; I stumble backwards and slam into the door frame. Blood pours down my lip and Maya cries out, gripping Ryder’s arm and holding him back.
“You should never have slept in the same bed with her, you knew about your dreams,” he roars.
“I didn’t think it would happen with her, fuck buddy, I love her and would never hurt her.”
“Get the fuck out Nate; get out before I fucking kill you.”
“Ryder please,” Maya whimpers, “It wasn’t his fault.”
“GET OUT!”
I grip my shirt and keys, and then I hurry out the door. Fuck, what have I done?
CHAPTER 10
RYDER
“Ryder please,” Maya whispers, as I pace across the room, “He didn’t mean it.”
“He fucked you, without your permission.”
“He was sleeping, it’s not as though he knew.”
“He fucked my girl!”
I turn on her, I know my expression is severe because she flinches and trembles.
“Maya, baby, I know it wasn’t your fault, but I can’t look at him right now.”
“Why didn’t either of you tell me? Why didn’t you say he was having those dreams, then maybe I wouldn’t have gotten into bed with him.”
“So now it’s my fault?” I snarl.
She frowns, “No, but you two should have told me.”
“He shouldn’t have let you sleep in his bed.”
“We always do that when you work, you know that.”
“Yes, but things changed and he knew it, he should have told you.”
“It was an accident.”
“Tell me you are on the pill?”
“You know I am.”
“Thank God.”
“Ryder, you ha ve to talk to him about this,” she whispers.
“Not now Maya, don’t push me.”
She nods, and tucks her knees up to her chin. With a sigh, I slide onto the bed beside her and wrap my arms around her.
“Are you ok?”
“I am shaken up; it was a very confusing way to wake up.”
“Did he hurt you?”
“No,” she whispers, “Of course not.”
“Do you want to go to sleep?”
She nods, weakly. I take her into my arms and lay down, she nestles into me. Poor girl, I know how confused she must be right now. She is defending Nate, but I know it is hurting her, I know it has really given her a shake up. I stroke her hair, whispering soothing words to her until she falls asleep in my arms. God, poor Maya, how much more can she take?
~*~*~*~*
MAYA
“Nate, please…” I whisper, as he throws a bag into his car.
“I gotta go for a while Maya, I have to.”
“I don’t want you to go,” I say, as a tear slides down my cheek.
Nate looks over my shoulder at Ryder, who is standing with his arms crossed by the door of the apartment.
“He can’t stand me right now, he needs a break.”
“You didn’t mean it.”
He strokes my cheek, “I fucked up Maya, I need to go.”
“Please…”
He grips my shoulders and pulls me in for a hug, “I will never forgive myself for this.”
“Nate…”
“I have to go.”
He kisses my head, then gets into the car without saying another word, and drives away. He is going to his family’s ranch for a while, until things settle down. He sent Heather back to James the day after the incident, and he put in for stress leave. I watch as his car disappears and I swallow to remove the lump in my throat. Poor Nate, I know it is killing him inside.
I shudder when I remember what happened, I wasn’t even aware for half of it. I was dreaming, and just thought it was a good one until I came to and realized Nate was having sex with me. It would be a lie to say it didn’t feel good when I was dreaming, then I realized what was happening and panic washed over me. I had to shove at him numerous times before he woke up.
“It’s for the best,” Ryder says, wrapping his arms around me, “He needs time and so do I.”
“Tell
“You raped her, you fucking…”
“He didn’t rape me!” Maya cries, “It wasn’t like that.”
“What the fuck was it like?” Ryder roars.
“He was asleep, he didn’t mean to.”
Ryder’s fist connects with my face before I can think about it; I stumble backwards and slam into the door frame. Blood pours down my lip and Maya cries out, gripping Ryder’s arm and holding him back.
“You should never have slept in the same bed with her, you knew about your dreams,” he roars.
“I didn’t think it would happen with her, fuck buddy, I love her and would never hurt her.”
“Get the fuck out Nate; get out before I fucking kill you.”
“Ryder please,” Maya whimpers, “It wasn’t his fault.”
“GET OUT!”
I grip my shirt and keys, and then I hurry out the door. Fuck, what have I done?
CHAPTER 10
RYDER
“Ryder please,” Maya whispers, as I pace across the room, “He didn’t mean it.”
“He fucked you, without your permission.”
“He was sleeping, it’s not as though he knew.”
“He fucked my girl!”
I turn on her, I know my expression is severe because she flinches and trembles.
“Maya, baby, I know it wasn’t your fault, but I can’t look at him right now.”
“Why didn’t either of you tell me? Why didn’t you say he was having those dreams, then maybe I wouldn’t have gotten into bed with him.”
“So now it’s my fault?” I snarl.
She frowns, “No, but you two should have told me.”
“He shouldn’t have let you sleep in his bed.”
“We always do that when you work, you know that.”
“Yes, but things changed and he knew it, he should have told you.”
“It was an accident.”
“Tell me you are on the pill?”
“You know I am.”
“Thank God.”
“Ryder, you ha ve to talk to him about this,” she whispers.
“Not now Maya, don’t push me.”
She nods, and tucks her knees up to her chin. With a sigh, I slide onto the bed beside her and wrap my arms around her.
“Are you ok?”
“I am shaken up; it was a very confusing way to wake up.”
“Did he hurt you?”
“No,” she whispers, “Of course not.”
“Do you want to go to sleep?”
She nods, weakly. I take her into my arms and lay down, she nestles into me. Poor girl, I know how confused she must be right now. She is defending Nate, but I know it is hurting her, I know it has really given her a shake up. I stroke her hair, whispering soothing words to her until she falls asleep in my arms. God, poor Maya, how much more can she take?
~*~*~*~*
MAYA
“Nate, please…” I whisper, as he throws a bag into his car.
“I gotta go for a while Maya, I have to.”
“I don’t want you to go,” I say, as a tear slides down my cheek.
Nate looks over my shoulder at Ryder, who is standing with his arms crossed by the door of the apartment.
“He can’t stand me right now, he needs a break.”
“You didn’t mean it.”
He strokes my cheek, “I fucked up Maya, I need to go.”
“Please…”
He grips my shoulders and pulls me in for a hug, “I will never forgive myself for this.”
“Nate…”
“I have to go.”
He kisses my head, then gets into the car without saying another word, and drives away. He is going to his family’s ranch for a while, until things settle down. He sent Heather back to James the day after the incident, and he put in for stress leave. I watch as his car disappears and I swallow to remove the lump in my throat. Poor Nate, I know it is killing him inside.
I shudder when I remember what happened, I wasn’t even aware for half of it. I was dreaming, and just thought it was a good one until I came to and realized Nate was having sex with me. It would be a lie to say it didn’t feel good when I was dreaming, then I realized what was happening and panic washed over me. I had to shove at him numerous times before he woke up.
“It’s for the best,” Ryder says, wrapping his arms around me, “He needs time and so do I.”
“Tell
Similar Books
