Caleb was the first to break the silence “Would you like to take a shower?” Lauren nodded slightly and he helped her up off the floor. He took her hand and led her unsteady frame towards the bathroom “Is there anything else you want?” No word escaped Laurens mouth but once again she shook her head slightly “Alright, well I’ll try and tidy up a little, they left one hell of a mess. When I’m done I’ll make you some tea…any way you like it?”
“Umm…yeah…ahh black…and two please” Caleb smiled at her and she smiled back weakly
“Hey Caleb…”
“Hmm…?”
“Thank you…so very much” She walked gingerly toward him and kissed him softly on the lips. The metallic taste of blood hit Caleb’s tongue, “Your bleeding, Here let me see” His hand smoothed the hair away from her face revealing a small cut on her lip where Jake had kissed her so hard it had actually drawn blood.
“Shit…I’m gonna kill that bastard when I get hold of him. He’s going to regret ever laying his filthy hands on you” Caleb looked at her blue eyes and sighed “I think I might stick around tonight, just incase he comes back…if that’s alright with you” Even though Lauren had just been through one of the most terrible ordeals of her life, she beamed when he suggested it “I don’t mind at all, umm but if you don’t mind I’d like to take a shower now” Caleb flushed red
“Umm yeah I’ll leave you to do that on your own” He smiled at her enticingly and the words jumped from her mouth before she had the chance to stop them “Well you don’t have to…if u don’t want to” Caleb nearly choked
“Ex…excuse me?”
She smiled and walked back away from him and tempted him to follow her, and just as she expected…he didn’t move. A devil grin crossed her flushed, warn out face but she was still able to speak her mind “You don’t have to leave me to do it on my own…” She backed away again and this time he followed her. It was like there was an invisible thread connected to him that wrapped around her finger and all she had to do now was reel him in. He warily inched closer to her; he could see she was trembling in fear just as much as he was. What the hell was wrong with him? He had done this before, but every muscle in his body tensed up when he finally stood in front of her. He was the first to reach out, and he saw her skin ripple when his hand touched the bare skin of her arm. Was he scared? No…Maybe it was that fact that Lauren had nearly been raped by her ex-boyfriend only 2 hours ago and now she was standing in her own bathroom using her beautiful body to entice him in. His hand pushed back the hair from her face and she looked up into his brown eyes and informed him “I’m sorry if this is too much for you, you can gladly walk away” Caleb sighed “Its not that I don’t like you, it’s the fact that you were nearly raped 2 hours ago that is stopping me from holding you right now” He sighed and his hands dropped to his side. As an instant reaction Lauren leaned up and kissed him, her arms wrapped themselves around him in a tight embrace and she was determined not to let go. The arms that had previously fallen only minutes before were now trying to pry Laurens arms away from his body “Lauren, ENOUGH! Please don’t make this harder for me to walk away” He pleaded with her. Tears were stinging in her eyes but she forced them back “I’m sorry…I guess my feelings got a hold of me there” She backed away and let him walk to the door “Maybe it’s a good idea if you don’t stay here tonight” She called to him trying not to put any edge in her voice “I don’t want to make a fool of myself anymore” She started to shut the door behind him but he held it open with his foot. His head suddenly came down upon her and he kissed her swiftly “I’ll see you tomorrow then. If you need help you know where I am” She nodded and bid him goodnight.
Lauren heard him cleaning up while she was in the shower, then the front door slammed and she was all along again for the second time that night. The sudden feeling of abandonment overwhelmed her but she pushed it aside and down the drain with the boiling hot water that was flowing over her lush white skin