You and Me

Chapter 53

After we showered and had another round in the shower we changed and went downstairs to everyone. I saw that it was night now. Damn have we been going at it for so long? I looked over and saw that everyone was eating at the table except Stephanie.

"Seems like work was fun huh?" Tony said, smirking at me and Ivan. I smirked at him and responded. "Oh it was fun and really good" I said confidently and they all laughed and shook their heads. "Where's Stephanie?" I asked. "She fell asleep after showering and eating," Jasmine said. "Thank god if not she would have heard you" Alexandra said smirking and I felt flustered.

"Oh c'mon I'm not that loud" I said while Ivan sat on the chair and I sat on his lap. Alexandra and Tony looked at each other smirking and they started to mimic me and Ivan. "Oh Ivan don't stop!" Alexandra said mimicking me and I shook my head and stopped them. "Okay okay!" I said laughing.

They had ordered me and Ivan food so we ate and watched a movie with everyone. It was now 10pm and we all decided to go to bed. Me and Ivan decided to sleep in our own rooms tonight so that we can rest. We know that sleeping in the same room we won't be doing lots of sleeping. I got ready and went to bed, I was exhausted so my eyelids closed and I let myself drift to sleep.

"Jackson please" I sobbed at him trying to get away from his grip. "Jackson you're hurting me" I shouted at him while he ran his hands all through my body and kissed me all over my collarbone. I looked around and he was in my room here in the villa.

"It's okay baby, you'll like it" he said, applying more pressure on my wrists. "No Jackson! Please don't not like this please!" I shouted trying to push him off of me but he slammed me in the wall and I felt like no air was reaching my lungs. I couldn't breath and Jackson looked at me and I collapsed on the floor when he let me go. I tried catching my breath but I couldn't.

"Shit are you having a fucking heart attack" he shouted, grabbed his phone and left the apartment. I tried reaching my phone from my bed and dialed 911 but I started seeing dark spots. "Hello, what's the emergency?" the lady on the other end said but I was struggling to form words from loss of air.

"H-h-help me... please...help" I barely whispered into the phone before my eyes closed and I fell into unconsciousness.

"Char!" someone shouted "Charlotte wake up!" someone else shouted. "Baby wake up! You're okay" I heard a males voice say.

I shot up screaming and sobbing with sweat covering my body. I frantically looked around the room and noticed everyone was in here except Stephanie, but I was looking for something else or someone else.

"Oh my god!" I sobbed looking around. "He was here!" I said , shaking while Ivan sat next to me embracing me. I didn't notice it was him until I pushed him away from me, my brain still inside the dream. I pushed myself off the bed and went to the wall where in my dream Jackson pushed me into. I looked around finally coming to my senses and leaned my whole body against the wall.

"It...it w-w-was so r-r-real" I sobbed, placing my hand on my mouth muffling my cries. "H-h-he was here and he... he tried to... god he tried to" I said closing my eyes. I opened them when I felt someone's hand on my shoulders.

"Look at me you're okay, you're here with us... with me" Ivan said, pulling me to him and I cried even more. We all sat down on my bed while I finished sobbing. After a couple of minutes I composed myself. "I'm sorry they usually don't get this bad" I said looking down at my hands. "Still have them?" Tony asked and I nodded. "Yeah... but I'm usually able to go through it without getting like this but... tonight's felt so real... he was in here, in this room" I said closing my eyes trying to take deep breaths but opening them quickly, because as soon as I close them I see him, I see him pushing himself on me while I fight him.

"It's okay... we're here for you okay" Waverly said and I nodded. They all slowly got up from my bed and walked out of my room except Ivan. He stayed on my bed looking at me worriedly. I sent him a small smile.

"I'm okay you don't have to stay with me" I said and he looked at me kissing me. "I'd feel better if you'd let me stay here with you" he said and I nodded. He laid down next to me and I snuggled into him placing my head on his chest while he rubbed my back.

It was hard at first to fall asleep but eventually I gave in. I felt safe again because Ivan is here with me. He makes me feel safe and loved.

Ivan's POV

I woke up and looked at my side and noticed that Charlotte wasn't on the bed. I called her name but no one responded so I looked at the time and it was 8am. Where the hell could she be at 8 in the morning? I went into the bathroom to look for her but she wasn't there so I got ready for the day and went downstairs and everyone was eating breakfast but Charlotte wasn't there.

"Good morning" I said to everyone and they replied. I grabbed a water bottle and took a sip. "Where's Charlotte?" I asked and all the girls pointed outside. "Training" Violet said and I arched my eyebrow confused. Training? I walked outside and saw her bodyguard who I now have learned his name is Nick and her. He seems like he's training her. So he's her personal bodyguard and personal trainer. Do they spend lots of time together?

"Good morning" I said, catching both of their attentions. They both looked out of breath and were coated with sweat. "Good morning Mr. Lombardo" Nick replied, nodding  and I nodded back.

"Thank you Nick, why don't you get ready and eat something we'll be leaving at 10:30 for brunch" Charlotte said and Nick nodded walking away.

"Good morning my love" Charlotte said leaning in for a kiss, she quickly pulled away. "I would hug you but I'm all sweaty so I'm going to shower and give you a proper good morning" Charlotte said walking away from me and I smiled and nodded.

It's been about 30 minutes and Charlotte hasn't come down yet. I walked to the living room and saw Jasmine, Waverly, and Alexandra all on their computers with papers scattered around the table. I sat down and spoke.

"What type of training does Charlotte do with Nick?" I asked confused from what I saw this morning. "Um he teaches her self defense, some boxing, and he's also her personal training like for normal workouts" Alexandra says looking up at me and I nod. "Boxing and self defense?" I asked and they all nodded. "After you guys split off and she started her business, when it started to grow she started to need personal security so she hired Nick. He's like our first official employee, he didn't get paid much but he was okay with that,. Anyway after Charlotte started to make quite the amount of money she gave him a raise and in exchange he taught her self defense and boxing" Jasmine said and I nodded. "Yeah and eventually Charlotte really enjoyed it especially boxing so now it's technically her therapy every morning, it's usually either workout or boxing" Waverly said. "Yeah its one or the other but She seems to really enjoy boxing so she does it more often and no matter which one she does she takes like 15 minutes of self defense every time" Alexandra said and I nodded. "Do they um spend lots of time together?" I hesitantly asked they all looked at me smiling and smirking at me.

"Careful there love, sound like you are a little bit jealous" Charlotte said from behind me wrapping her arms around my neck. I chuckled and looked up at her and she kissed me. She started to walk in front of me and sat on my lap. "I'm man enough to admit it" I said , smiling at her. "Yes, we spend lots of time together because he's trying to make sure I don't end up dead," Charlotte said, smiling at me while the girls chuckled. "And I haven't given you a reason to feel jealous have I?" Charlotte asked and I shook my head. "No but he's a good looking guy and I don't know, okay" I said, starting to feel a little bit embarrassed. What is wrong with you Ivan you're not the jealous type? Charlotte leaned into me and whispered in my ear.

"Maybe but I really love the way you look at me, kiss me, touch me, and fuck me" she whispered in my ear before kissing my neck. I lowly groaned but the girls were too busy talking to each other about some paperwork to even notice. The only one that noticed was Charlotte. "I love you," she said, leaning back and kissing my lips.

"C'mon we gotta start heading to brunch" Charlotte said standing up reaching for my hand. I took her hand and we started to walk outside. We took one of her cars with James and Nick. And right now everything felt like nothing had changed.

Published 07/26/2022