the kitchen and crawled into bed,
flipped on the television and dialed Lauren.
“What’s wrong,” she answered alarmed.
“Dawson freaking kissed me,” I blurted out.
“He did? How was it?”
“I don’t know yet, confusing I guess.”
“Ry, you should have known that it was going to
happen. I mean you two do spend a lot of time together.”
“I am not ready for that, Lauren.”
“Forget that. Life is too short to wait around. I
have to go, Ry. I’m getting ready to sing. I will be over in
the morning.”
“Okay, break a leg. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Chapter 5
I lay there for a long time, thinking about Dawson,
and of course it led to Drew. I thought about the first time
that he and I did anything. He was gone for seven days,
and I had just started getting used to being in the exquisite
house, and having servants doing everything for me. They
did everything from my hair to picking out my clothes. I
even had delicious meals prepared three times a day. I had
full access to every room in the house and the pool
outside. My favorite thing to do was ride around the
property alone on one of the four golf carts.
You don’t know how many times I scoped the
place out, thinking about running away on my little golf
cart. Of course I was always too scared to try it, and knew
that the battery would be dead before I ever even got off of
his property. I didn’t know how much land he had, but I
was sure that it was a lot.
It was later in the evening, and I had already
retired to my room for the night. I didn’t even think about it
when I saw the fresh clean nightgown and panties on my
bed. I was starting to get used to having my clothes laid
out every morning and every night. I grabbed the panties
and left the nightgown on the bed.
I walked out of the bathroom with a towel
wrapped around me and Drew was sitting on my bed. I
jumped and pulled the towel tighter around my naked
body.
“What are you doing in here?” I asked.
“Now, is that any way to greet your husband after
being gone for a week?” he asked with a smirk.
“You could have stayed gone for a month, and I
wouldn’t have cared.”
He stood up and was in my face in a split second.
“Where are your manners? Mrs. Kelley.”
“I ain't got none,” I yelled back.
“I don’t have any,” he corrected my hick language,
“now, say it again.”
“Fuck you!” I said through my gritted teeth.
That was the first time he hit me. The back of his
hand went right across my right cheek bone, and I almost
hit the floor.
“That will be the last time you ever say anything
like that to me. Do you understand?” he asked as I held my
throbbing face.
I didn’t answer and willed my tears to stay put.
“Answer me!” he said raising his voice.
“Yes!” I yelled right back.
“Yes, Drew, and try to say it a little nicer this
time.”
“Yes, Drew,” I said quietly. I had to. I was afraid
that he would hit me again.
“Good girl. Now come here. He said and sat back
down on my bed.”
I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to go to
him. What did he want? Why did I have to go to him… on
my bed?!
“I said to come here, Morgan,” he warned. I
slowly took the five steps to him, counting every one and
stopping when I thought that it was close enough.
“Closer,” he demanded with a hungry look in his
eyes.
My knees were shaking as I walked. He ran both
his hands down my still damp arms, and then moved my
right arm away from holding my towel closed. He pulled it
apart and let if fall to the floor.
“My, my, you have got to be hottest little thing I
have ever seen,” he said as his eyes went right to my
vagina. I was so glad that I had taken the panties with me,
and was somewhat covered. I should have known that I
wasn’t going to keep them for long.
He pulled the front of my panties out and only
looked, at first.
“I love this,” he said and touched the thin line of
hair leading to
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