Demon Lovers (Pinhead And Chatterer)

Chapter 9

The station is deserted, but from Kirsty and Steve, who are sitting, waiting for the last train.
"You know I do know the way home." Kirsty reminds him.
"It's late." Steve replies.
Kirsty rolls her eyes. "It's not that late."
"Please. I wanted to see you home. All right?"
Kirsty smiles at him. "All right."
They sit there in silence.
"I hope we haven't missed the train." Steve tells her, he was trying to think of a conversation.
Kirsty looks at him. "What do we do if there's isn't?"
Steve smiles and playfully winks."we walk."
They both wait over an hour for the train. Steve offers Kirsty home. It was nearly one in the morning.
"Why didn't you stay at Larry's house. There's plenty of room. Also, I could tell that Grace wanted you to stay." He asks.
Kirsty sighs. "There's room. And there's Julia and other things."
Steve frowns in confusion and curiosity. "I see, you wanna tell me?"
"Well, Julia...she's so damn...English."
"Meaning what?"
"Oh, I don't know. Up-tight. Fridged."
Steve stops walking. "I beg your pardon?"
"There you go..." Kirsty imitates his tone. "...I beg your pardon?"
"Were not all fridged." Steve points out.
Kirsty scoffs. "Julia is." She says seriously.
"And Larry?"
Kirsty laughs. "He isn't. He really tries to romance her, but she pushed him away. Did you know she didn't sleep with him on their wedding night."
"Seriously."
Kirsty nods. "Seriously. Daddy came home all hurt and drunk."
"Damn. Poor guy. Did he say why?"
"He said that she wasn't well. She was well enough to drink all night."
"And Grace?" Steve asks.
Kirsty stops walking and gulps. She wanted to avoid this question. But she really liked Steve, and she didn't want any shock to come out in the future or Grace have an episode. But her instincts told her she could trust Steve.
"If I tell you, you promise not to run." She says seriously.
Steve stares into her eyes. He could tell what ever Kirsty had to tell his was serious, a big dark secret that's been on her shoulders for some time. He really liked Kirsty. He wanted to get to know her and the family better. Grace seemed cool, she was a laugh.
Steve takes her hands in his and looks into her eyes. "I promise I will not run."
Kirsty nods. "It's not a happy story. It's a sad one... From what I've been told, Grace was a one night stand. She doesn't know her mother, but her father is Larry's brother, Uncle Frank. She was left on the doorstep of Larry and Frank's parents. Frank was close to turning twenty, I think. From what daddy told me, Frank didn't want Grace, he hated her. Daddy and Frank's parents raised her, but when they started getting sick, daddy took the roll..."
"Shit." Steve whispered in shock.
"... Uncle Frank was in and out of her life, she barely knew him. Larry met Julia and on Grace's eighth birthday. They planned to marry. Two days before the wedding Frank showed up for the wedding. He stayed with us. I noticed that he always stared at Grace as she sang to church music. On the day of the wedding Frank left...no one heard anything for a year, he showed up again. Told daddy he sorted himself out. Got help in hong-kong... On Grace's tenth birthday, he gave her a puzzle box. She loved that box, she carried it around with her and she even slept with it. she wouldn't show Frank how to solve it, saying the angels told him he had to do it himself.... She was an happy child. It shocked me when Frank started to spend time with her, he took her out all the time, her smile was huge...I knew I was young but there was no love in Frank's eyes... One night Frank took her out to the movies. He told her to bring the puzzle box, she was happy that he allowed her to have it... It was getting late and daddy started to get worried...I remember him phoning Julia worrying about Grace. Julia came home and she stayed with me as daddy went out searching... The next day, police came knocking. Grace was in the hospital, she was found outside by doctor. Channard... Frank genital mutilation her with his own pocket knife...he scared up her face... She cried for her puzzle box... She had nightmares about Frank and angels and demons... Daddy made the decision to hospital her, doctor. Channard became her doctor and somewhat father figure for ten years. He did experimental treatments with her...they seemed to work as now she is back with us..." Kirsty cried as she finished telling Steve the family secret. It was huge weight lifted from her shoulders.
She looked up at Steve, as she noticed he was also crying.
"Daddy adopted her. She's slowly getting better... But I don't think she will be in any romantic relationships."
"Christ! She was a kid."
"I know... She is strong...I hope he burns in hell for what he's done.." she spits angrily.
"Same. Where ever he is hope he finds pain. She's lucky to have you."
Steve pulls her unto his arms and kisses her deeply. "I'm staying with you tonight. You don't deserve to be alone right now."