HER WILD MAN

PART THREE

RILEY'S POV

I STOOD THERE AS SARAH ASKED WHAT WAS MORGAN UP TO , SINCE POOR CLARISSA LOOKED SCARED TO DEATH RIGHT NOW .

I SNAPPED OUT OF MY THOUGHTS ,
AND TOOK THE PLATE I WAS HANDED AND WALKED OVER TO HER ON AUTO PILOT NOT THINKING OF WHAT I WAS DOING .

I WALKED CLOSER HEARING MORGANS THREATS TO HER , AND IT PISSED ME OFF TO NO END RIGHT NOW .

CLARISSA , HERE I MADE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT LOVE . I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T EATEN YET HONEY . BESIDES WE NEED TO TALK MY LOVE .

I KISSED HER CHEEK AND WHISPERED FOR HER ALONE TO PLAY ALONG WITH ME HERE TO GET RID OF MORGAN

THANKS , RILEY . YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR ME . SHE SAYS KISSING ME BACK THEN WINKED.

WE BOTH NOTICED THAT MORGAN WAS PISSED NOW , AND HE WALKED AWAY IN A HURRY .

CARE TO EXPLAIN WHAT JUST HAPPENED ? RILEY SAYS SOFTLY

YEAH , BUT NOT HERE . THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TOLD TOMMY AND STEVE AWHILE AGO BUT WAS SCARED TO TELL THEM , BECAUSE I KNOW THEIR TEMPERS , AND HOW THEY'RE PROTECTIVE OF ME SINCE MY DIVORCE FROM HELL .

RILEY , CAN WE MAYBE GO FOR A WALK BEFORE I HAVE A PANIC ATTACK , PLEASE ?  SHE SAYS SOFTLY

OF COURSE WE CAN CLARISSA ..... . COME ON I KNOW JUST THE PLACE SWEETHEART . HE OFFERED HIS HAND AND SHE TOOK IT FOLLOWING HIM AWAY FROM EVERYONE ELSE TO LISTEN TO THIS SWEET ANGEL .

WE WALKED AWAY AND POOR CLARISSA WAS STILL SHAKING WITH FEAR . OUT OF HABIT , I STOPPED BY THE HORSES AND PULLED HER IN FOR A TIGHT HUG I KNEW SHE NEEDED.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS HUG TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHERE SHE BELONGED , IN MY ARMS . SHE FIT SO PERFECTLY , I DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO .

SHE SIGHED , AND WITH TEARS IN HER EYES SHE SHOCKED ME BY HER NEXT WORDS ......

HE RAPED ME , AND THOSE THREATS HE MEANS EVERY SINGLE WORD OF IT . SHE SAYS

HONEY WHEN DID .....? I ASK WITH A SINKING FEELING IN MY STOMACH .

IT WASN'T JUST ONE TIME , IT'S HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE MY DIVORCE AND EVEN BEFORE IT WAS FINALIZED . MORGAN IS MY EX HUSBAND'S BEST FRIEND .
THE FIRST TIME HE WAS DRUNK WITH MY EX HUSBAND . THEY BOTH PINNED ME DOWN AND TIED ME TO THE BED
, THEN THEY WELL YOU KNOW ....
THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT A CMA AWARDS SHOW AFTER PARTY .  TOMMY INVITED ME SINCE I WAS NEWLY SEPARATED AND HIS WIFE COULDN'T GO BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK . I WENT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM WHEN I WAS PULLED INTO AN EMPTY ROOM AWAY FROM THE PARTY . HE MADE SURE NOT TO ROUGH ME UP WHERE IT COULD BE SEEN BY OTHERS IN PUBLIC EYE AFTER ALL HE'S MORGAN WALLEN COUNTRY MUSIC'S BAD BOY THESE DAYS .

CLARISSA , I'M  SO ..... SHE PUT HER FINGERS ON MY LIPS TO SAY SHE WASN'T FINISHED .....

THE NIGHT I MOVED HERE AFTER MY DIVORCE WAS FINAL , MORGAN, AND MY EX HUSBAND PAID ME A VISIT I WON'T EVER FORGET .  THEY DID IT ALL OVER AGAIN UNTIL EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING , ONLY THIS TIME THEY BEAT ME AS WELL .
WHEN THEY PASSED OUT FROM BEING DRUNK I RAN ....
THAT'S THE NIGHT I MET SARAH . SHE SAW WHAT I LOOKED LIKE BADLY BEATEN AND BLOODY FROM THE ABUSE . SHE TOOK ME IN AND HELPED ME GET CLEANED UP . I BROKE THAT NIGHT AND TOLD HER MY EX DID IT WHEN REALLY MORGAN DID TOO .
EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT SARAH MAKES SURE I'M OKAY AND CHECKS ON ME DAILY .
I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE TROUBLE RILEY , I JUST HAD TO TELL SOMEONE WHO WASN'T GONNA FLIP ON ME , LIKE I KNOW TOMMY AND STEVE WOULD , MAYBE EVEN SARAH TOO BUT I'M NOT SURE .

ARE YOU OKAY THOUGH ? I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU NOW THAT I KNOW ALL OF THAT .....
CLARISSA I KNOW WE JUST MET BUT .....

SHE SHUT ME UP BY KISSING ME SOFTLY ON MY LIPS MAKING ME WANT MORE . BUT I REMINDED MYSELF THAT SHE NEEDED THIS MORE RIGHT NOW .

SHE BROKE THE KISS WITH A REAL SMILE  ..... I WAS A GONNER FOR SURE THEN . BETWEEN HER BIG BROWN EYES AND THAT SEXY SMILE .....

I .... I .....  I'M  ...SORR..... SHE DIDN'T GET TO FINISH BECAUSE I COULDN'T RESIST I KISSED HER AGAIN SOFTLY AND HEARD HER LET OUT A SIGH AND A LITTLE MOAN AS SHE LICKED MY LIPS AND SOFTLY BIT MY BOTTOM LIP .

WHEN WE NÈEDED AIR AGAIN , I LOOKED HER IN THE EYES AND KINDA SHOCKED MYSELF BY MY NEXT QUESTION .....

CLARISSA ,  I KNOW WE JUST MET AND EVERYTHING , BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND ? WE CAN TAKE THINGS AS SLOW AS YOU WANT TO , THERE'S NO RUSH .

RILEY , I ..... SHE LOOKED AWAY BITING HER BOTTOM LIP AND I JUST WANTED TO KISS HER AGAIN .

HONEY , WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO CLARISSA . I'M NOT THEM , I WON'T HURT YOU ANGEL . IF ANYTHING I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO PROTECT YOU ALL THE MORE AND SHOW YOU NOT ALL MEN ARE LIKE MORGAN AND YOUR EX HUSBAND ! PLEASE LET ME TAKE CARE OF YOU MY ANGEL ?

I .... I ..... SHE BIT HER LIP AGAIN MAKING ME CRAZY .
YES , RILEY YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF ME . I FEEL SAFE WITH YOU . I DON'T KNOW WHY , BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE I BELONG HERE WITH YOU ........ SHE SAYS

OH HONEY , WHEN I HUGGED YOU, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING . HOW PERFECT YOU FIT IN MY ARMS. IT'S LIKE WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER ALONE . I'M GLAD I HAVE AN ANGEL LIKE YOU TO FINALLY CALL MINE .  I SAY KISSING HER FOREHEAD SOFTLY SINCE SHE'S SHORTER THAN I AM .

BUT RILEY , YOU KNOW THAT MORGAN ISN'T GOING TO LEAVE ME ALONE , ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HE KNOWS I'M GOING ON THIS TRIP AS WELL .

RILEY WENT TO SAY SOMETHING BUT SHE ANSWERED HIM BEFORE HE SPOKE

TOMMY AND STEVE ALL BUT DEMANDED I COME AS THE COOK FOR YOU GUYS . ONLY THING IS SARAH SAID ALL THE ROOMS WERE TAKEN ALREADY ?  I DON'T WANT TO BE A PROBLEM , OR STAY ALONE ..... BUT COULD I ......?

COULD YOU WHAT ANGEL ? HE ASKS

C...C...COULD I MAYBE STAY WITH YOU ? THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IF I STAY ALONE , MORGAN WILL CORNER ME AGAIN AND ..... AND ...... SHE LOOKED DOWN AWAY FROM RILEY AND LET A SINGLE TEAR FALL ......

THAT BROKE HIS HEART . RILEY KNEW THEN THAT HE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT CLARISSA WAS SAFE AND LOVED AND CARED FOR THE WAY SHE SHOULD BE .

ANGEL , LOOK AT ME HONEY . YOU'RE GOING TO BE SAFE . I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAY WITH ME , BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW YOU'D FEEL ABOUT THAT ? I MEAN THERE'S ONLY ONE BED ......RILEY SAYS

RILEY , AS LONG AS IM WITH YOU THEN I KNOW ILL BE OKAY . IT JUST FEELS RIGHT BEING WITH YOU I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT OTHER THAN THAT , YOU MAKE ME FEEL LOVED AND SAFE AGAIN . SHE SAYS STILL IN HIS ARMS

OKAY ANGEL BUT WE REALLY NEED TO LET STEVE ,TR, AND SARAH KNOW LOVE . HE SAYS KISSING HER FOREHEAD