Taken

Chapter 17

I yawned and stretched out. The blankets wrapped around me like a cocoon. I felt groggy as I rolled to my side, bumping into something very warm.
I opened my eyes and screamed, pulling back and struggling to get away. Henry was lying next to me, he quickly sat up and scanned the room. Allowing himself to flop back down to his pillow with a groan when he realised that there was no danger. He grabbed my arm and pulled it into him. I was already tangled in the blankets that I fell into him. Without saying anything he pulled me into his chest and held me close to him.

"Just be calm. Give me 10 more minutes." He said sleepily, cradling me more in his arms.
"What. What are you doing in here?" I asked, slightly muffled by him hugging me into his chest more. Henry rested his chin on the top of my head and wrapped a leg over mine. There was a knock at the door. I tried to roll to see who it was but Henry wouldn't let me move.

"Who is it?" Henry said, you could tell he had just woken up by the sound of his voice.
"Armie"
"Enter" Henry said, nuzzling down into my shoulder. The door opened and Armie walked in the room. He walked over to the bed and looked down at us.

"Enjoy your sleep?"
"We had just eaten breakfast? What the fuck did you do to me?" I questioned, attempting to sit up but only being pulled back down by Henry.

"Not yet. We will talk after."
I tried to pull away from Henry but it was no use, he easily pulled me back into his arms.
"We needed to go to the meeting. They needed everyone. So we had to drug you to make sure you'd keep out of trouble."
I stared at Armie who casually placed his hand on my knee over the blankets.

"Why would you do that?" I whispered to Henry. He sighed, clearly aware that he wasn't going to be getting anymore sleep. Henry sat up and pulled me into his arms. My back was pressed against the left side of his chest, his left arm wrapped around me and resting on my thigh. His right hand was holding my right forearm.
"I was beginning to trust you." I whispered, turning my head slightly to the right to look at him.
"How could you do this?" I asked, tears welling in my eyes.

"I'm sorry Anna. But we couldn't be sure that you wouldn't not try and escape if you were left by yourself."
"So you drugged me." Henry nodded.
"I'm sorry." Henry whispered, gently kissing my shoulder and resting his lips there as he looked at me.
I shook my head pulling out of Henry's arms and laying back down on my side. It was awkward because each way I faced was facing one of them.

"We are staying in today. If you need more rest feel free to get more. When you're ready we will be around." Henry said, climbing out of the bed and walking to the bathroom. Armie smiled at me and patted my leg over the blankets before turning and leaving the room.

I rolled over and buried my head under the blankets. The occasional tear running down my cheek. After not too long, Henry walked out of the bathroom, I turned and lifted my head and watched him. He stood in a grey Henley shirt with wet hair, smiling at me.

"I asked Matt to get us breakfast for this morning, he should be back in 10 minutes. I know you enjoyed what you had yesterday so we are having that." Henry said rolling up one of the sleeves as he sat on the sofa.
"Why is it when I start to trust you that someone fucks it up?" I asked, rolling over and looking at Henry.
He pursed his lips and shrugged.

I scoffed at him. Sliding out of the bed and walking to the bathroom. I closed the door and locked it. Sinking to the ground and crying in my hands. I felt violated, whatever trust I had gained was gone.

Henry gently knocked on the door, breaking me from my trance.
"Anna, you may want to hurry up if you're going to have breakfast."
I stood up and walked to the shower, turning it on. I removed my clothes and got into the shower. The water ran over my body, and any residual sleepiness I was feeling went with it.