Sold to Him

Chapter 7

Merry Christmas eve everyone. Okay so sadly I have to start in a bitter mood. Im sick. Really Christmas eve and Im sick. Well thats a bust. So i thought I wpuld update. Thank you to all my new fans. Its so many. I am oober excited. Yes i said oober. Its a word. In my dictionary. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. :)

Chapter 7

Jeannes p.o.v

I sat at the kitchen table thinking. Why did she want more money? How much did Louis give her? A tear dripped down my face. I forgot for a moment that I was bought. Like a dog. How could I be so stupid to accept that Baxx might...might actually love me? More tears fell and i placed my elbows on the table leaning my head on them. Im so stupid. So stupid. I heard the door slam close and footsteps walking toward me. I didnt care though. I felt humiliated. Hurt.

"Jeanne." I didnt look up. I didnt want to. I hate crying. I hate how is makes me feel. "Jeanne. Please. Look at me." Hearing the plead in his voice I looked up. He was crouched down beside me. "I think some explaination is in order." He said softly.

"No." I said softly wiping my tear away." You dont need to explain to me. Im your property. Remember." I spat looking away from him.

"Thats enough. You are not my property. I refuse to think of you that way. Ever." He said sternly. I scoffed grabbing a napkin. "I want you to listen for a few minutes. I want to explain why I did what I did." I looked at him. His eyes soft. He was serious. I nodded and stood up. We walked to the living room and I sat on the couch and he on the coffee table. He took out the gun from his back and I stiffened. He calmed me.

"I use it for only protection. I would never use it on you." He promised and placed it on the coffee table next to him. "So I guess I should start from the being. My name is Louis Baxx. I am 26. I have a mother and father in Texas. My birthday is December 25. Yes I know it Christmas. But i always got extra presents. I started a shipment business when I was 20. I was smart so highschool was about 2 years for me then 4 years of college. Yada yada. When I was about 22 I came here and the first month I was here I made a reputation for myself. I decided to go for a run one day and I ended up running across town to a park. As I did I saw a girl about 14. She was feeding ducks. At first I was gonna keep running but I decided to say hello. Dont ask me why. I just felt like it. Now back then I had shaggy hair and darker tanned skin from living in a desert." He smiled. I looked at him slightly squinting. No. It couldnt be." I said hello to her and when she turned around I gaped at the red mark and bruises on her face and arms. She looked miserable. I asked her what happened and I had expected her to lie but she didnt." I sniffled a little. I smiled a watery smile.

"She said that her parents hit her and were abusive."

"Thats right. We talked all day. You fed the ducks and I sat there mesmerized by your passion for books and animals. After that day we met for about a month. We just sat there and  fed ducks and laughed. I wanted to get you out but you said your parents were getting better. That you would leave when you turned 18. Go off to college. Be a veterinarian. But then one day you didnt come. I searched for weeks. But I couldnt find you. You were the only person who didnt look at me like I was a walking bulldozer. I didnt realize it till about a year after I couldnt find you that..." he looked at me slightly scared. I moved closer to him and held his hands. He moved one hand to grasp mine together. His dark brown eyes turned a lighter brown. They looked like love was swarming around them like bees. I smiled at him softly silently urging him to say what he was going to say."that I fell in love with you. Not the pedophile kind. I knew you were young so I knew I needed to wait to find you. Then I did. Well your mom. I threatened to tell the police but she said she had a deal for me. Buy you from her and I had to think about it long and hard. I never knew they would drug you. I wanted to kill them but I thought I finally got you back but you didnt remember me." I let a tear drop from my eye. I could see very clearly now. It was him. I knew I recognized him but I never figured who.