If I Never Knew You (If I Never Knew You Series) by Aubrey Bailey
Authors: Aubrey Bailey
Tags: Romance
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you, Andy needs you and, most of all, I need you."
I opened my eyes and stared at his blurry silhouette through the tears. I made a noise that was half laugh-half sob when I saw that he was crying as well.
"You can't go back to him, Mad." He slid his hands over my arms and I flinched as they ran over my bruises. Orion lifted his head to examine me in my long sleeved shirt and jeans. "What's he done to you, that bastard?"
I answered as best I could at that moment. I told him that Damian had gotten drunk one evening and had lost his temper at something I said. I left out that it was about me mentioning that I liked Orion's music. That of course drove Damian crazy enough to hurt me. After he roughed me up, I was angry at myself that I had mentioned Orion, so, in a sense, I forgave Damian for his actions, which was probably a stupid thing to do. Orion was right when he said that there was absolutely no reason for Damian to hurt me physically like that and I should have broken up with him right away. I just didn't know how to extricate myself from Damian without causing any more pain and suffering.
After a few minutes, I glanced at my clock radio. It was nearly seven o'clock. God, I had been throwing up for a long time. There was no time to eat the dinner that Orion had prepared. He would have to eat it with Andy.
"I have to go," I said, quickly.
"What?" Orion asked.
I shook my head and went around him and down the stairs. Andy watched as I put on my shoes and grabbed my purse. Orion came down the stairs, as I opened it and held out the papers to him.
"What's this?" he asked.
"I...I thought your band could use this," I said. Orion frowned slightly and took them from me. "I do need a ride, if you don't mind, please."
"To his place?" Orion asked.
"To work," I said. Both him and Andy raised their eyebrows. "He thinks I'm working, so he's expecting to pick me up there."
"Okay...Let's go," Orion said, putting on his own shoes.
I hugged Andy tightly and whispered thanks to him for not saying anything to Orion. He wouldn't let go of me and I had to pinch him to get away. I refused to look at him because I knew he would give me that damned puppy dog pout of his that made me agree to anything.
"I'll see you soon, kiddo," I said, having no idea if there was any truth in that.
The ride was silent and Orion stopped me from getting out of the car when he arrived at the restaurant. He turned the car off and I watched him fumble with the key ring before holding out a key to me.
"What's this for?" I asked.
"The car," Orion said. I looked at him. "That was the gift for you and Andy. If you ever need it for any reason, just ask."
I knew he was saying more than that. He was saying if I ever needed him , then I should just ask. Orion loved his car and it was, as I had come to learn, pretty much an extension of him. I gave him a smile and thanked him softly before putting the key onto my own key ring and remarking about it being the first car key on there. Then, after a quick glance around the parking lot, I got out of the car and went into work without saying anything else but goodbye. I went through to the back, where I was allowed to sit for the next couple of hours. I helped with the dishes, but that was pretty much all the work the girls allowed me to do.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
NEITHER ANDY NOR I saw or spoke to Madison much for the next few days, since she had decided to stay at Damian's for a while. I could not imagine what she was thinking. She was a secretive type of girl who rarely opened up about her life.
At this point, Andy had gotten more and more upset. I tried to distract myself with what Madison had given me: a new song. It was not just the lyrics, but the sheet music too. I knew she could write this stuff, but I didn't know she was so musically talented. Needless to say, I was impressed. The words, at first, seemed like they would go with a slower beat, but when I put it all together-the hard beat of the music and the
I opened my eyes and stared at his blurry silhouette through the tears. I made a noise that was half laugh-half sob when I saw that he was crying as well.
"You can't go back to him, Mad." He slid his hands over my arms and I flinched as they ran over my bruises. Orion lifted his head to examine me in my long sleeved shirt and jeans. "What's he done to you, that bastard?"
I answered as best I could at that moment. I told him that Damian had gotten drunk one evening and had lost his temper at something I said. I left out that it was about me mentioning that I liked Orion's music. That of course drove Damian crazy enough to hurt me. After he roughed me up, I was angry at myself that I had mentioned Orion, so, in a sense, I forgave Damian for his actions, which was probably a stupid thing to do. Orion was right when he said that there was absolutely no reason for Damian to hurt me physically like that and I should have broken up with him right away. I just didn't know how to extricate myself from Damian without causing any more pain and suffering.
After a few minutes, I glanced at my clock radio. It was nearly seven o'clock. God, I had been throwing up for a long time. There was no time to eat the dinner that Orion had prepared. He would have to eat it with Andy.
"I have to go," I said, quickly.
"What?" Orion asked.
I shook my head and went around him and down the stairs. Andy watched as I put on my shoes and grabbed my purse. Orion came down the stairs, as I opened it and held out the papers to him.
"What's this?" he asked.
"I...I thought your band could use this," I said. Orion frowned slightly and took them from me. "I do need a ride, if you don't mind, please."
"To his place?" Orion asked.
"To work," I said. Both him and Andy raised their eyebrows. "He thinks I'm working, so he's expecting to pick me up there."
"Okay...Let's go," Orion said, putting on his own shoes.
I hugged Andy tightly and whispered thanks to him for not saying anything to Orion. He wouldn't let go of me and I had to pinch him to get away. I refused to look at him because I knew he would give me that damned puppy dog pout of his that made me agree to anything.
"I'll see you soon, kiddo," I said, having no idea if there was any truth in that.
The ride was silent and Orion stopped me from getting out of the car when he arrived at the restaurant. He turned the car off and I watched him fumble with the key ring before holding out a key to me.
"What's this for?" I asked.
"The car," Orion said. I looked at him. "That was the gift for you and Andy. If you ever need it for any reason, just ask."
I knew he was saying more than that. He was saying if I ever needed him , then I should just ask. Orion loved his car and it was, as I had come to learn, pretty much an extension of him. I gave him a smile and thanked him softly before putting the key onto my own key ring and remarking about it being the first car key on there. Then, after a quick glance around the parking lot, I got out of the car and went into work without saying anything else but goodbye. I went through to the back, where I was allowed to sit for the next couple of hours. I helped with the dishes, but that was pretty much all the work the girls allowed me to do.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
NEITHER ANDY NOR I saw or spoke to Madison much for the next few days, since she had decided to stay at Damian's for a while. I could not imagine what she was thinking. She was a secretive type of girl who rarely opened up about her life.
At this point, Andy had gotten more and more upset. I tried to distract myself with what Madison had given me: a new song. It was not just the lyrics, but the sheet music too. I knew she could write this stuff, but I didn't know she was so musically talented. Needless to say, I was impressed. The words, at first, seemed like they would go with a slower beat, but when I put it all together-the hard beat of the music and the
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