"Your safe ok? Nobody will hurt you," I reassured, her face buried into my shoulder as I walked down the stairs on my way to Lorenzo's office.She nodded and I tightened my grip on her, but she squirmed.
"You want to get down and walk with me?" I asked, rubbing her back.
She made a noise and I slowly let her down, and she immediately clutched onto my entire arm and pressed her entire body into the side of my leg.
We walked around the open space towards Lorenzo's office and I heard male laughter from the direction of the lounge and I threw my hands over Sammy's ears.
She gripped onto me harder and I stroked her hair as we walked the rest of the way to his office.
I held Sammy's hand tightly in mine when I knocked with the other, and she stiffened with the noise.
"Your ok, your safe with me," I whispered.
"Come in," Lorenzo's voice grumbled.
I moved Sammy behind me as we walked in, covering her view from him until she was ready to see him.
"Before you start cussing and fighting with me, I want you to meet someone," I said softly, keeping my voice steady Sammy.
"Sammy, baby, you want to see him?," I whispered, looking over my shoulder to see her.
She clutched onto my entire forearm before she nodded.
I slowly guided her forward into Lorenzo's view.
When she stiffened I pressed her tightly against the front of my body.
"This is Sammy, and before you ask. She is non-verbal, she's seven, and definitely a fan of the color white," I chuckled.
Lorenzo's eyes softened when he her looked at her when I placed my hands on her shoulders.
"Hello Sammy, my name is Lorenzo. You can call me Enzo, but we can still communicate in other ways," he said softly.
I gestured my hand slashing over my throat for him to stop talking, he looked up at the gesture and he shut his lips tightly.
"Sammy doesn't know how to write just yet, but me and her are going to work on it, right," I asked, leaning down at her.
She nodded with a small smile.
"I was coming to talk to you actually, but she didn't want me to leave her. So I offered to bring her," I explained.
"It's ok Sammy, you can come see me whenever you want. Me and Isabella will keep you safe," he said with a small smile.
What I didn't expect was Sammy pulling me over to Lorenzo and pointed at his gold wedding band.
Then she pointed at my wedding ring.
"We're married Sammy," I confirmed and she cracked a grin.
She didn't let go of my hand as she slowly approached Lorenzo, dragging me with her.
She took his hand and put it in mine.
My body stilled, his touch sending a weird feeling to my body. His touch familiar in a way, but at the same time it still felt foreign.
I looked down at our conjoined hands before meeting his eyes and I found that he was already looking at me.
I swallowed before pulling my hand away from his, looking away.
Sammy suddenly hugged Lorenzo's legs since those were the only part she could reach.
He leaned forward, meeting her embrace and rubbing his hands across her back gently.
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Bleeding Rose
General FictionTW: MENTIONS OF RAPE, DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND LOTS OF GRAPHIC VIOLENCE