If you don’t want me to take care of it, then you need to call the cops.”
“No, I can’t call the cops, Carter. His father is a judge, he is a straight A student, and I am just some foster kid who, technically, never told him stop while he was doing it.”
I didn’t know what to say to him so we just laid there with each other and, eventually, fell asleep.
Carter
She fell asleep pretty quickly, but I knew there was no hope for me. I couldn’t get the image of her and Chris out of my head. If she didn’t need me, I would have left as soon as I heard what happened; the amount of rage coursing through my body was unbearable. I needed to get up to punch something and I wouldn’t mind if that something was his face.
I woke up to what sounded like a heard of elephants busting down my door. I knew who it was and I was prepared for whatever was about to happen. I slipped out from under Maddy; she was still, miraculously, sound asleep. I shut the bedroom door as quietly as I could; if at all possible, I would like to deal with this and have him out of here before she gets up. As soon as I opened the front door and saw his face, all of the anger I had suppressed came rushing back to me. “You have a lot of fucking nerve coming here.”
“You know exactly why I’m here. Where is she, Carter?” He was looking around me, I’m guessing trying to see if she was there.
“Where is who?”
“Don’t fuck with me; I know she is here. You know what? I don’t even need to ask where she is. I’m pretty sure I can guess.” He pushed past me, taking me by surprise, but I quickly moved around him and was prepared to be a barrier between him and the bedroom.
“Get out of my way before I make you!”
I wanted him to try. All he needed to do was give me another reason; I was already worked up from the night before. “I’d like to see you try. Because, just so you know, that is the only way you’ll ever get near her again. She isn’t yours anymore, Chris, and she hasn’t been for a while now. You need to stay away from her from now on.” He needed to understand that he was not going to get to her. I would protect her from him and any other asshole that I needed to.
“Aw, how sweet, you love her, too? Did she tell you how she fucked me before she came running to you last night?”
That was it. I only had so much control and he crossed the line. Before he knew what was happening, my fist connected with his jaw and he was on the floor. “You will never talk about her like that again. You need to go before ---“
“Carter?”
I turned as soon as I heard her voice. She surveyed the scene and a look of horror marred her beautiful face. I backed up toward her, never taking my eyes off Chris; I learned early on that you never turn your back on your enemy.
Once I reached her, I could feel the fear radiating off her. It drove me crazy that he had this kind of power over her. All I wanted to do was hold her in my arms and make her understand that she is safe with me. First things first, though, I had to get this asshole out of my house. “You need to leave...now.”
“You know what’s so funny is that you fell for her shit so easy. She left me for you after two years. What makes you think you’re different? A whore is a whore no matter what john she is with. I just ---“
“You need to shut your fucking mouth now!” The power and anger behind my voice even surprised me, and I felt Maddy jump behind me.
“That’s fine. I’ll go for now, but you can’t protect her forever, you know. I don’t hand over what’s mine so easily, especially when I’m not done with it. Make no mistake. You will pay for this, Carter. I’ll see you soon, Madison.”
He slammed the door and disappeared. It took everything in me not to go after him, but I knew she needed me more than I needed to beat the shit out of Chris. I turned around to look at her and she was staring at the floor.
“I’m going to go
“No, I can’t call the cops, Carter. His father is a judge, he is a straight A student, and I am just some foster kid who, technically, never told him stop while he was doing it.”
I didn’t know what to say to him so we just laid there with each other and, eventually, fell asleep.
Carter
She fell asleep pretty quickly, but I knew there was no hope for me. I couldn’t get the image of her and Chris out of my head. If she didn’t need me, I would have left as soon as I heard what happened; the amount of rage coursing through my body was unbearable. I needed to get up to punch something and I wouldn’t mind if that something was his face.
I woke up to what sounded like a heard of elephants busting down my door. I knew who it was and I was prepared for whatever was about to happen. I slipped out from under Maddy; she was still, miraculously, sound asleep. I shut the bedroom door as quietly as I could; if at all possible, I would like to deal with this and have him out of here before she gets up. As soon as I opened the front door and saw his face, all of the anger I had suppressed came rushing back to me. “You have a lot of fucking nerve coming here.”
“You know exactly why I’m here. Where is she, Carter?” He was looking around me, I’m guessing trying to see if she was there.
“Where is who?”
“Don’t fuck with me; I know she is here. You know what? I don’t even need to ask where she is. I’m pretty sure I can guess.” He pushed past me, taking me by surprise, but I quickly moved around him and was prepared to be a barrier between him and the bedroom.
“Get out of my way before I make you!”
I wanted him to try. All he needed to do was give me another reason; I was already worked up from the night before. “I’d like to see you try. Because, just so you know, that is the only way you’ll ever get near her again. She isn’t yours anymore, Chris, and she hasn’t been for a while now. You need to stay away from her from now on.” He needed to understand that he was not going to get to her. I would protect her from him and any other asshole that I needed to.
“Aw, how sweet, you love her, too? Did she tell you how she fucked me before she came running to you last night?”
That was it. I only had so much control and he crossed the line. Before he knew what was happening, my fist connected with his jaw and he was on the floor. “You will never talk about her like that again. You need to go before ---“
“Carter?”
I turned as soon as I heard her voice. She surveyed the scene and a look of horror marred her beautiful face. I backed up toward her, never taking my eyes off Chris; I learned early on that you never turn your back on your enemy.
Once I reached her, I could feel the fear radiating off her. It drove me crazy that he had this kind of power over her. All I wanted to do was hold her in my arms and make her understand that she is safe with me. First things first, though, I had to get this asshole out of my house. “You need to leave...now.”
“You know what’s so funny is that you fell for her shit so easy. She left me for you after two years. What makes you think you’re different? A whore is a whore no matter what john she is with. I just ---“
“You need to shut your fucking mouth now!” The power and anger behind my voice even surprised me, and I felt Maddy jump behind me.
“That’s fine. I’ll go for now, but you can’t protect her forever, you know. I don’t hand over what’s mine so easily, especially when I’m not done with it. Make no mistake. You will pay for this, Carter. I’ll see you soon, Madison.”
He slammed the door and disappeared. It took everything in me not to go after him, but I knew she needed me more than I needed to beat the shit out of Chris. I turned around to look at her and she was staring at the floor.
“I’m going to go
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