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Will yelled in fury, bucking backwards and head butted Paul, managing somehow to break free of his hold. He stumbled after me as Paul tried to get his bearings, his forehead bleeding. I screamed in terror and took off running for the bedroom, but not before grabbing my phone off the counter to call the police.
I got to the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind me before Will was able to grab me. I huddled over in the far corner of the bathroom, trying to dial 911 with my shaky fingers. I had to get the police here before Will did something to Paul. I would never forgive myself if that happened because of me.
“You know you can’t get away Alex. And when I catch you, I’m going to fuck you until you are screaming for me to stop. I know how you like it rough. We can let Paul watch. I know how you like that.”
By now tears were streaming down my face. I choked back a sob and had started to dial 911 when I heard a thud. Will was suddenly quiet. A sense of panic filled me. What had happened? Was Paul ok?
“Alex, are you ok?” I heard Paul’s voice through the door.
I choked back a sob of relief. “Yes. Are you?”
“Yes, I managed to knock the fucker out. I’m going to tie him up in case he comes to. Can you call the police please? Stay in there until I have him secure and tell you to come out.”
“Ok,” I called out, my hands still shaking as I dialed the police. They were going to send someone over right away.
There was a soft knock on the door. “Alex? It’s ok to come out now. I have him tied up.”
I unlocked the door and opened it slowly. Paul was standing there, his face covered in blood. “Oh Paul, I’m so sorry.” I reached out to touch him. I couldn’t believe he was bleeding for me.
“Don’t worry about it, Alex. It looks worse than it is. This is a scratch compared to some of the fights I’ve been in.” He winced as I touched his face.
I threw my arms around his neck and held him tight. “Thank you,” I whispered into his neck. For the first time, I was thankful to have a man there to take care of me.
14
PAUL
We walked down the hall together, arms around each other’s waists. When we got to the kitchen, she gasped at the site of Will tied up on one of her kitchen chairs. I rubbed her back softly, “Shhh…It’s ok. He can’t hurt us now.”
She nodded, but held me tighter until the police finally came. We gave them our statements and they hauled Will away. I walked the police to the door and went to watch my face before I came back to Alex. She was sitting with her legs crossed on the couch. I sat down next to her with a sigh, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and pulling her against me.
“Do you want to stay here or go to my place?” I leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her head.
She looked around her condo nervously. “Can we go to your place?” She whispered.
I nodded, “Absolutely, princess. You go pack a bag and then we’ll go.”
She got up slowly and I could see she was still shaking slightly. I couldn’t wait to get her back to my place. I was going to hold her all night. This time she wasn’t going to get away from me.
“I’m ready,” she said in a quiet voice, carrying a small suitcase. I got up off the couch immediately and went to her, taking it from her.
I took her hand and started to lead her to the door when she stopped. “What’s the matter, Alex?” I turned around and I felt like a knife went through my heart; her shoulders were shaking with her sobs, the tears streaming down her face. I dropped her suitcase and pulled her into my arms, my hand cupping her face. “Oh princess, it’s ok. You’re safe.”
She hiccupped and buried her face in my chest, unable to speak.
I stroked her hair. “That’s it, let it all out. It’s ok. He can’t hurt you now.” I kissed the top of her head. “I won’t let anything bad happen to you ever.”
She finally pulled back, looking up at me with a tear-stained face. “I’m so sorry for that night, for leaving you. I just got scared -”
I held up a hand to stop her. “It’s ok, Alex. I know. I understand. It doesn’t matter now.”
She shook her head. “Please let me finish. It does matter. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have left.” She sniffled. “But I was falling in love with you, and it freaked the hell out of me.”
I couldn’t help but laugh softly at her confession. Leaning in, I kissed her lips softly as I wiped the tears away. “I was falling in love with you too. I knew the moment I saw you at the engagement party. It freaked me out too, but it also felt so damn right.”
She squeezed me tight. “I love you, Paul.”
Those words made my heart soar. My hands moved down to cup her ass, squeezing the firm globes against me. “And I love you, Alex.” It felt good to finally say it to her.
