Richie was gentle when he kissed her, it was like he was scared that she was would crumple in his hands if he was rough, the music of the bar was forgotten the stripers were another piece to add to the blur of people in the bar. His hand moved down her arms to her hands as he held them and looked into her eyes "I will get the keys of Seth." He whispered into her ear softly "If I can get another kiss." He told her Kate blushed and looked up at him as he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers as he breathed her heavy scent that made him relax.

After she left the small enclosed area, Richie watched her, Seth eyes followed his brother as Kate walked through the crowed bar "She is 17 Richie." Seth said as he took another sip from his beer

"I know how old she is." His brother countered

"Oh really that's good because if her dad finds out you can explain to him about why you had your tongue half away down her throat before he kills you." The older brother hisses "Can add it to a long list of things you know." He then mutters, Richie looked at him

"You make it sound like she one of these woman."

"She 17 and daddy's little girl a church mouse you're the second guy she ever kissed!" He points out, Richie tilts his head and looks at him before he hears Kate tell someone to leave her alone.

The man was built like a thick shit brick house, his hands were twice the size of her small's one hell they were bigger than most men's hands. He had them warped around her small wrist and held them tightly, he looked up to see her Dad and Scott were too busy talking to notice she was about to be touched up by a drunk man who mostly didn't know what no and bugger off means "Hey pretty girl do you work here?" He asked his voice slurring

"Hell no." She snapped pulling her wrist down and tried to walk away. But the big guy grabbed her shoulders digging in his fingertips as he pulled her back into a corner "Get off me!" Kate said raising her voice

"If you don't work here then why are you here?" He hummed as he moved his free hand down the length of her body.

Kate shook her head and she tried to pull her arms free, she could feel panic start to bubble and rise in her chest as he watched horrified at the man's hands moving over the front of her shirt feeling her breasts "I…I'm here with my family." She said

"This place isn't for families' sweet pea, it's for men like me who love a bit of fun." He purred into her neck as she felt her eyes burn with tears. She closed her eyes just prying it was nightmare and she will wake up when she felt the large man's weight leave her, Kate open her eyes and watched as Richie and Seth drag the man off both of them twisting his arm behind his back.

Richie walked back over leaving Seth to talk to the bar tender about the large man he reached out and touched her bruised wrists "Are you okay?" He asked as his fingers thumbed over the forming bruises

"Y…Yeah I'm okay." She said shakily, he slips his jacket off his shoulders and places over hers before he wiped the tears off her cheeks

"Go back and sit with your dad and brother." He kissed her on the forehead as Seth walks back over

"You alright now Princess, that guy won't bother you now the bar tender is handling him." He said looking at her wrists "Best not let your old man see these."

"Yeah that's a good idea."

"Keep my jacket on." Richie said as he notices her hold it around her tightly

"Thanks." She smiled as she walked back to her father and brother.

Seth watched her walk away holding herself, he knew that the kids was built of stronger stuff she had to be with her father losing his faith and her angry brother and now with him and his brother more or less drooling over her. "We got to keep an eye on her." Seth said

"Finely something we can agree on." Richie said as he watched Kate sit down "If someone touches her I will kill them." He said

"I think you've done enough killing today."

Kate at down at the table, Jacob looked up at her and frowned "Where have you been?" He asked her, she could feel Scott's eyes watching her

"I went to see if I could find the toilets." She lied to him

"Doesn't that belong to the crazy one?" Scott asked

"Yes, I was cold he was nice enough lend it to me."

"Nice? He nice have you lost it?" Scott snapped "Wait you are the only one that he doesn't want to kill!" He points out

"Scott that's enough."

"Dad…"
"Scott enough." Jacob snapped "He gave her his jacket not his phone number, everything is going to be fine." He told his children as he took their hands, Kate wondered if he said it enough time would he started believing it himself.