that your eyes look like you're tweaked out on something that is bound to be illegal."
Nico just looked at the two of them. "The little slut isn't worth it," he declared. "She never was good in bed, so I had to find other women to satisfy me. Take her, she's yours. Don't come begging me to take her off your hands when she can't please you either," Nico spat, and walked out.
Chandler waited until he heard the sound of Nico's engine, then he turned to Brynn. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, thanks to you."
"Are you sure?"
"He...my God, what was that? What was he on?"
"I don't know."
"Should we call the police? No...he would just lie..."
The shock finally hit her full force, and with it came a righteous anger. She lashed out at the most convenient target. "How nice, almost raped by my ex-husband, saved by the man who can't stand me."
Brynn slid down the wall and sank to the floor.
"Brynn, don't say that I can't stand you! You're too important to me," Chandler told her, kneeling down so that he could look into her eyes. "I was so scared when I heard you scream. I was terrified that something had happened to you. I don't want to lose you Brynn."
"Hard to lose me if you don't actually have me," she pouted.
"I want to have you. I want to be your boyfriend."
She blinked up at him. "You do?"
"I'm sorry for running out on you the other night. I just needed to sort some things out. I'm still not sure about everything, but I want to see where this thing between us leads," Chandler told her.
Brynn gave him a shaky smile. "Well, I guess we could give it a shot."
"I hope so...I finally feel like a knight in shining armor," he teased.
"You are," she said in all seriousness, and then burst into tears.
Chandler wrapped his arms around her as she shook and sobbed in the aftermath of what her ex-husband had tried to do. He simply held her until the tears ran out, not sure what to say, not sure that he needed to say anything at all.
When the tears were over, Chandler stood up and pulled her up with him. She finally realized that he was wearing his Yankees hat. She wiped her tears and gave him a brave smile. "Hey, you better get going. The game starts soon."
"Well, I can't go yet. You haven't put your jersey on," Chandler told her.
Brynn just looked at him, confused.
"Brynn, did you think I would leave you here? You and Barrett are coming with us. Grab his jersey, and put yours on, and let's go!"
"Are you sure?" Brynn asked, her eyes wide.
"Yes, now hurry up or we'll miss the beginning. We still have an hour's drive ahead of us!"
Brynn gave him a tentative smile. "So we're okay...?"
"We are more than okay," he said, stepping close to her and kissing her lips. Nico might have repulsed her, but this kiss - ah, this one made her head swim and her heart pound.
It was over far too soon as Chandler pulled away, grinned and turned her toward the stairs. "Jerseys," he reminded her.
Brynn ran up the stairs, taking them two at a time. She threw hers over her head, and tossed Barrett's on her shoulder. She raced downstairs where Chandler was waiting for her.
Chandler was waiting for her!
She charged down the steps, feeling entirely renewed, all the insanity of Nico forgotten. When she got to the last two steps, she leaped off and jumped into Chandler's arms.
Chandler twirled her around as their lips met in another steamy kiss. "We better go before the kids come looking for us."
Brynn nodded. "Thank you."
"Huh?"
"Thanks. For giving me another chance with my knight in shining armor."
"You mean, your knight in a Yankees cap?"
She gave him a dazzling smile.
"It was my pleasure. Now let's go!" Chandler said, as he grabbed her hand and took her out the door.
Chapter 12
T he group managed to get to the baseball game with plenty of time to spare before the first pitch was thrown. Barrett and Willow were both so excited to be at their first major league baseball game. Their little eyes took in everything that the stadium had to offer as
Nico just looked at the two of them. "The little slut isn't worth it," he declared. "She never was good in bed, so I had to find other women to satisfy me. Take her, she's yours. Don't come begging me to take her off your hands when she can't please you either," Nico spat, and walked out.
Chandler waited until he heard the sound of Nico's engine, then he turned to Brynn. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, thanks to you."
"Are you sure?"
"He...my God, what was that? What was he on?"
"I don't know."
"Should we call the police? No...he would just lie..."
The shock finally hit her full force, and with it came a righteous anger. She lashed out at the most convenient target. "How nice, almost raped by my ex-husband, saved by the man who can't stand me."
Brynn slid down the wall and sank to the floor.
"Brynn, don't say that I can't stand you! You're too important to me," Chandler told her, kneeling down so that he could look into her eyes. "I was so scared when I heard you scream. I was terrified that something had happened to you. I don't want to lose you Brynn."
"Hard to lose me if you don't actually have me," she pouted.
"I want to have you. I want to be your boyfriend."
She blinked up at him. "You do?"
"I'm sorry for running out on you the other night. I just needed to sort some things out. I'm still not sure about everything, but I want to see where this thing between us leads," Chandler told her.
Brynn gave him a shaky smile. "Well, I guess we could give it a shot."
"I hope so...I finally feel like a knight in shining armor," he teased.
"You are," she said in all seriousness, and then burst into tears.
Chandler wrapped his arms around her as she shook and sobbed in the aftermath of what her ex-husband had tried to do. He simply held her until the tears ran out, not sure what to say, not sure that he needed to say anything at all.
When the tears were over, Chandler stood up and pulled her up with him. She finally realized that he was wearing his Yankees hat. She wiped her tears and gave him a brave smile. "Hey, you better get going. The game starts soon."
"Well, I can't go yet. You haven't put your jersey on," Chandler told her.
Brynn just looked at him, confused.
"Brynn, did you think I would leave you here? You and Barrett are coming with us. Grab his jersey, and put yours on, and let's go!"
"Are you sure?" Brynn asked, her eyes wide.
"Yes, now hurry up or we'll miss the beginning. We still have an hour's drive ahead of us!"
Brynn gave him a tentative smile. "So we're okay...?"
"We are more than okay," he said, stepping close to her and kissing her lips. Nico might have repulsed her, but this kiss - ah, this one made her head swim and her heart pound.
It was over far too soon as Chandler pulled away, grinned and turned her toward the stairs. "Jerseys," he reminded her.
Brynn ran up the stairs, taking them two at a time. She threw hers over her head, and tossed Barrett's on her shoulder. She raced downstairs where Chandler was waiting for her.
Chandler was waiting for her!
She charged down the steps, feeling entirely renewed, all the insanity of Nico forgotten. When she got to the last two steps, she leaped off and jumped into Chandler's arms.
Chandler twirled her around as their lips met in another steamy kiss. "We better go before the kids come looking for us."
Brynn nodded. "Thank you."
"Huh?"
"Thanks. For giving me another chance with my knight in shining armor."
"You mean, your knight in a Yankees cap?"
She gave him a dazzling smile.
"It was my pleasure. Now let's go!" Chandler said, as he grabbed her hand and took her out the door.
Chapter 12
T he group managed to get to the baseball game with plenty of time to spare before the first pitch was thrown. Barrett and Willow were both so excited to be at their first major league baseball game. Their little eyes took in everything that the stadium had to offer as
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