p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth and Rio/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"It was the same ride to work that morning. She gave Cisco a muffin and sat with Annie and Ruby. It was the same dirty looks when she got to the warehouse. It was the same mundane organizing of Rio's files as it was the day before. She saw him in the window pacing back and forth as he talked on the phone or had business meetings. She liked seeing him work. Even though the business was dirty, he was a good business man. He was smart about it and skilled in making people want to follow him like she did. She picked up the box she just put into order and was walking it over to the others she had completed when one of the other female employees, a tall, butch, dark haired woman, knocked her in the shoulder causing her to drop the freshly arranged box and spill the files on the ground./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"She gave Beth a spiteful grin and shrugged, "Sorry, Mom." And kept on walking./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth gave her the evil eye until the woman finally turned away to continue her task. She could feel it happening. She could feel her anger rising and she had no desire to push it back down./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Beth, you okay?" Ruby asked as she bent down to help her get the files up./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"She placed her hand on Ruby's shoulder, "Don't, Ruby. Just leave it. I've got this."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Ruby's eyes grew wide, "Oh you do now, gangsta? I think you need to chill because you've got that look in your eye that's screams trouble that I've got to get you out of."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth took a deep breath and climbed onto a chair and then on top of the table next to it, "Hey." She said to which she got no reply from anybody, "Hey, excuse me." Still no reply. Beth looked down at Ruby, and back at the rest of the warehouse full of people, "Heeeeyyyy!" She screamed causing everyone to turn and look at her. She even saw Rio out of the corner of her eye come out to the platform at the top of the stairs, "Okay. I've got some things I want to say. First of all, I know everyone here hates me. I get it. I fucked everything up for everybody. Let's just make it a universal understanding that nobody wants me here but my sister and my best friend. So I can do without all the shitty looks and whispering while looking directly in my face. Second of all, no one likes that Rio is making me work off what I did. You'd all rather see me with a bullet in my head." A few of the people nodded in agreement and Beth rolled her eyes, "I didn't need you to agree with me, I just told you I know. But guess what? Killing me brings heat on all of you, so he's doing what's in everyone's best interest to keep a low profile. So it is what it is. And lastly, you." Beth said pointing at the woman that just bumped into her making her drop the box of files, "You have pushed me around one too many times. This box of shit on the ground that I just fixed is your problem now. Pick it up."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Complete silence fell on the room as Annie and Ruby held each other in prayer that Beth would leave the warehouse today in one piece./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What is she thinking?" Annie whispered./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""You know when you go to prison? You find you the biggest bitch in there and make them your bitch. I think Beth is making the big scary one her bitch." Ruby replied in wide eyed panic./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie squeezed her eyes shut, "Oh dear God."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The large woman looked at Beth and chuckled to herself, "Kiss. My. Ass."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth smiled and bit her bottom lip in anger as she looked at the ground contemplating her next move. She stepped down back onto the chair as she woman moved slowly towards Beth./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I said pick it up." Beth repeated without an ounce of regret on her face./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The woman stood there staring at Beth and Beth stared right back at her. Both of them silently daring the other one to make a move./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Pick. It. Up." She said slow and deliberately./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The woman chuckled maniacally as she shoved Beth hard. She wobbled but found her balance again./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth laughed as she came to terms with her next move, "You know, I haven't gotten into a fight since the twelfth grade, but I kicked her ass and now I'm going to kick yours."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Before anyone anticipated it, Beth swung at the woman's face knocking her back a couple of steps. She jumped off the chair pushing her the ground and they began swapping hits. Everyone in the warehouse started hollering as Cisco and Carlos tried to break them up. Cisco got his hands under Beth's arms and began tugging her back. Beth was still kicking and knocked the woman in the face another time. Cisco walked her out of the crowd while Carlos had the other woman under control./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Beth, do you have a death wish?" Cisco asked as he got her in a corner by themselves./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth was readjusting her jaw as she thought about her answer, "Cisco, I find myself caring less and less. I was sick of being pushed around literally and figuratively. That bitch has been giving me shit since day one."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Can you blame her?" He asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""No!" Beth said loudly, "But I'm not a damn punching bag. I'm trying to make amends here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""By hitting other employees?" He tried to clarify./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""She started it!" She argued when she saw Rio's face come around the corner with an extremely displeased look, "Great, now Daddy's got to get on to me, too." She snapped as she stomped off up the stairs with Rio angrily in tow./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth walked in his office and Rio slammed the door behind him. Before Beth knew what was happening he had her pushed up against the wall opposite the window where wondering eyes couldn't pry. His hand had the back of her hair while other had a finger in her face./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Are you trying to make me look stupid?" His deep voice grumbled barely above a whisper, "As many times as I have stuck my neck out for you, this is how you behave! Are you off your fucking medication or something?!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Well, normally you would have a gun in my face, so maybe you are too." She sounded tough as her adrenaline was still pumping through her veins but on the inside the fear was sitting heavy on her chest./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"He half grinned as he took out his gun and stuck it to her chin, "This gun? Is this what you prefer? You wanted to be treated like everyone else who misbehaves in my place, yeah? I can do that, Elizabeth. I can treat you like that, if that's how you want it."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth looked down at the gun and back at his face, "How's that any different from how you've been treating me lately? This is the most you've looked me in the eye since you broke into my house and handed me that gun. I pulled the trigger on the king, right? But it didn't make a difference to you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What is it you think we have?! Why do you think you're special? You work for me. That's all you've ever done. You think since you've got nice bodily assets that I give a shit about you more than anybody else, Elizabeth? You've got a pretty face and a niche for cleaning my money." He snarled at her, "You're not special. I kept you alive because you had the guts to pull the trigger on me. That's the only thing keeping you breathing."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth could see him trying to keep up the facade, "Then why did I see you leaving my backyard last night?" Rio's face froze, "You stop by everyone's house? That's a lot of people to personally check on. Were you coming to tell me how mad you were for me leaving early? Were you in my house last night, Rio?" He gave no answer as he kept the gun at her chin, "You want to hate me. I know that, but you just can't seem to do it. I don't blame you for wanting to hate me. But I'm pretty sure that gun isn't even loaded."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Rio was breathing hard and fast now as his dreams of the last few nights flooded through his head. She was doing it again. She was trying to break him down. He kept a hold on her hair and lightly jerked her head back further. She moaned in pain at the slight twinge it sent down her body, but she kept her eyes on Rio's pushing him to do whatever he wanted to do to punish her. She just wanted it over with./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"His mouth attacked hers in one fluid motion. He kissed her hard and Beth quickly returned his ferocity. There was nothing sensual about it. His anger was coming out in that kiss. He pressed her against the wall with his body and took old of her bottom lip between his teeth. The only gentle thing about it was his hand keeping her head from being banged against the wall. And in a split second Beth felt the coldness once he pulled away. He placed his gun back in his jeans and straightened his shirt, leaving Beth dumbfounded and throbbing for more./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""You can go." He said without looking at her again./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth stared at his back unsure how to move her legs. Clumsily, she walked out of his office and shut the door. She stood there for a moment trying to put together what just happened when she realized she was tasting blood from where he bit her lip. She had no words and she walked down the steps in complete disarray./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Rio made sure she was gone before he propped his forehead in his hands on the desk. He shouldn't have done it. He lost it. He wanted to punish her for what she started downstairs. All he could concentrate on was her mouth as he yelled in her face. It was right there for him to take. He should have lied and told her he came to fire her or something last night. She fucking knew he was there. Why did he do that?! It tasted like he knew it would and it felt even better. What had he just done?/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Once at home, Ruby and Annie stayed at Beth's to get the details of how much shit she was in for what she had done. Beth still looked dumbfounded as she walked into the kitchen. Ruby ran for the glasses and frozen peas for Beth's face, while Annie ran for the top shelf liquor and poured everyone a drink. They stood around the island as they watched Beth down hers in one smooth gulp./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""May I have another?" She said in a breathy tone./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie quickly poured more of the amber liquid and they watched Beth down that one as well. She and Ruby exchanged worried curious looks./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Okay, so, you want to talk about it?" Ruby asked, "Are you in a lot of trouble?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth looked down at her glass and back up at the girls, "I'm not sure. I think I may be."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie's brow furrowed in confusion, "You're not sure? What did he say?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Well," She began taking a deep breath," He grabbed me by my hair and pointed his gun at my face after I pointed out that he hadn't gotten it out. He asked me if I thought I was special and I told him yes because he obviously treats me differently than everyone else. He proceeded to tell me I wasn't and I asked him if I wasn't special why did I see him leaving my backyard last night."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie gasped, "Beth! Was he in here while we were talking?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth shrugged, "I don't know. He didn't say anything after I told him that I saw him leaving."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""If he was in here, he knows how you feel about him." Annie freaked downing her drink./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What happened next? Are you done? Are you in trouble?" Ruby questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I don't know. After I called him out, he kissed me." Beth said taking the bottle and pouring herself another drink and held the bag of peas up to her cheek./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie sucked in so much air she almost choked on it, "Hold the mother fucking phone! He kissed you!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth's eyes grew wide, "You guys, it wasn't that kind of kiss. He like attacked my mouth. It was animalistic and angry and scary passionate. He pushed me against the wall with his body. He bit my lip so hard it started bleeding. He was so mad at me, but he wanted me, too. It's like he didn't know what side was winning. As if kissing me like that instead of how I would like him to kiss me was my punishment."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Ruby shook her head looking for the words, "Are you okay? How do you feel about it?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Honestly, it scared me, but I've also never been more aroused in my entire life. He wanted to rip me to shreds because in all of this I keep making him look stupid, but he won't do anything about it. When he pulled away from me, I hated it. I wanted him to keep going, but he just turned away and told me to leave the office."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Oh, my God." Ruby murmured downing the rest of her drink, "You literally don't know what you're walking into tomorrow. You don't know if he's still mad at you or wants to sleep with you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I think we all know he wants to sleep with her." Annie cracked./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Jesus, Annie. This is more serious than that. It's like he unhinged when it comes to Beth. He's unpredictable and Rio was scary enough as it was before this." Ruby explained, "The boy can't get a grip on you and I don't think he likes that."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth's insides churned as she listened to Ruby. All of them hadn't really been scared of Rio since after the first couple of weeks of knowing him. They strangely got used to turning the corner and his face just being there. They believed his threats, but they also knew he was growing to like them regardless of what he said to Beth about them being charity to him. Rio didn't give charity. Why would he? There was something about these girls that he found entertaining it seemed. But now they had really pissed him off. They poured gasoline on the fire when they turned him in. If he felt about Beth the way everyone believed him to, then he's being pulled into a few different directions emotionally and Rio didn't do emotion. Who's to say he wouldn't eliminate the one causing the emotion?/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"It was the same ride to work that morning. She gave Cisco a muffin and sat with Annie and Ruby. It was the same dirty looks when she got to the warehouse. It was the same mundane organizing of Rio's files as it was the day before. She saw him in the window pacing back and forth as he talked on the phone or had business meetings. She liked seeing him work. Even though the business was dirty, he was a good business man. He was smart about it and skilled in making people want to follow him like she did. She picked up the box she just put into order and was walking it over to the others she had completed when one of the other female employees, a tall, butch, dark haired woman, knocked her in the shoulder causing her to drop the freshly arranged box and spill the files on the ground./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"She gave Beth a spiteful grin and shrugged, "Sorry, Mom." And kept on walking./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth gave her the evil eye until the woman finally turned away to continue her task. She could feel it happening. She could feel her anger rising and she had no desire to push it back down./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Beth, you okay?" Ruby asked as she bent down to help her get the files up./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"She placed her hand on Ruby's shoulder, "Don't, Ruby. Just leave it. I've got this."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Ruby's eyes grew wide, "Oh you do now, gangsta? I think you need to chill because you've got that look in your eye that's screams trouble that I've got to get you out of."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth took a deep breath and climbed onto a chair and then on top of the table next to it, "Hey." She said to which she got no reply from anybody, "Hey, excuse me." Still no reply. Beth looked down at Ruby, and back at the rest of the warehouse full of people, "Heeeeyyyy!" She screamed causing everyone to turn and look at her. She even saw Rio out of the corner of her eye come out to the platform at the top of the stairs, "Okay. I've got some things I want to say. First of all, I know everyone here hates me. I get it. I fucked everything up for everybody. Let's just make it a universal understanding that nobody wants me here but my sister and my best friend. So I can do without all the shitty looks and whispering while looking directly in my face. Second of all, no one likes that Rio is making me work off what I did. You'd all rather see me with a bullet in my head." A few of the people nodded in agreement and Beth rolled her eyes, "I didn't need you to agree with me, I just told you I know. But guess what? Killing me brings heat on all of you, so he's doing what's in everyone's best interest to keep a low profile. So it is what it is. And lastly, you." Beth said pointing at the woman that just bumped into her making her drop the box of files, "You have pushed me around one too many times. This box of shit on the ground that I just fixed is your problem now. Pick it up."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Complete silence fell on the room as Annie and Ruby held each other in prayer that Beth would leave the warehouse today in one piece./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What is she thinking?" Annie whispered./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""You know when you go to prison? You find you the biggest bitch in there and make them your bitch. I think Beth is making the big scary one her bitch." Ruby replied in wide eyed panic./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie squeezed her eyes shut, "Oh dear God."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The large woman looked at Beth and chuckled to herself, "Kiss. My. Ass."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth smiled and bit her bottom lip in anger as she looked at the ground contemplating her next move. She stepped down back onto the chair as she woman moved slowly towards Beth./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I said pick it up." Beth repeated without an ounce of regret on her face./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The woman stood there staring at Beth and Beth stared right back at her. Both of them silently daring the other one to make a move./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Pick. It. Up." She said slow and deliberately./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"The woman chuckled maniacally as she shoved Beth hard. She wobbled but found her balance again./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth laughed as she came to terms with her next move, "You know, I haven't gotten into a fight since the twelfth grade, but I kicked her ass and now I'm going to kick yours."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Before anyone anticipated it, Beth swung at the woman's face knocking her back a couple of steps. She jumped off the chair pushing her the ground and they began swapping hits. Everyone in the warehouse started hollering as Cisco and Carlos tried to break them up. Cisco got his hands under Beth's arms and began tugging her back. Beth was still kicking and knocked the woman in the face another time. Cisco walked her out of the crowd while Carlos had the other woman under control./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Beth, do you have a death wish?" Cisco asked as he got her in a corner by themselves./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth was readjusting her jaw as she thought about her answer, "Cisco, I find myself caring less and less. I was sick of being pushed around literally and figuratively. That bitch has been giving me shit since day one."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Can you blame her?" He asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""No!" Beth said loudly, "But I'm not a damn punching bag. I'm trying to make amends here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""By hitting other employees?" He tried to clarify./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""She started it!" She argued when she saw Rio's face come around the corner with an extremely displeased look, "Great, now Daddy's got to get on to me, too." She snapped as she stomped off up the stairs with Rio angrily in tow./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth walked in his office and Rio slammed the door behind him. Before Beth knew what was happening he had her pushed up against the wall opposite the window where wondering eyes couldn't pry. His hand had the back of her hair while other had a finger in her face./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Are you trying to make me look stupid?" His deep voice grumbled barely above a whisper, "As many times as I have stuck my neck out for you, this is how you behave! Are you off your fucking medication or something?!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Well, normally you would have a gun in my face, so maybe you are too." She sounded tough as her adrenaline was still pumping through her veins but on the inside the fear was sitting heavy on her chest./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"He half grinned as he took out his gun and stuck it to her chin, "This gun? Is this what you prefer? You wanted to be treated like everyone else who misbehaves in my place, yeah? I can do that, Elizabeth. I can treat you like that, if that's how you want it."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth looked down at the gun and back at his face, "How's that any different from how you've been treating me lately? This is the most you've looked me in the eye since you broke into my house and handed me that gun. I pulled the trigger on the king, right? But it didn't make a difference to you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What is it you think we have?! Why do you think you're special? You work for me. That's all you've ever done. You think since you've got nice bodily assets that I give a shit about you more than anybody else, Elizabeth? You've got a pretty face and a niche for cleaning my money." He snarled at her, "You're not special. I kept you alive because you had the guts to pull the trigger on me. That's the only thing keeping you breathing."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth could see him trying to keep up the facade, "Then why did I see you leaving my backyard last night?" Rio's face froze, "You stop by everyone's house? That's a lot of people to personally check on. Were you coming to tell me how mad you were for me leaving early? Were you in my house last night, Rio?" He gave no answer as he kept the gun at her chin, "You want to hate me. I know that, but you just can't seem to do it. I don't blame you for wanting to hate me. But I'm pretty sure that gun isn't even loaded."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Rio was breathing hard and fast now as his dreams of the last few nights flooded through his head. She was doing it again. She was trying to break him down. He kept a hold on her hair and lightly jerked her head back further. She moaned in pain at the slight twinge it sent down her body, but she kept her eyes on Rio's pushing him to do whatever he wanted to do to punish her. She just wanted it over with./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"His mouth attacked hers in one fluid motion. He kissed her hard and Beth quickly returned his ferocity. There was nothing sensual about it. His anger was coming out in that kiss. He pressed her against the wall with his body and took old of her bottom lip between his teeth. The only gentle thing about it was his hand keeping her head from being banged against the wall. And in a split second Beth felt the coldness once he pulled away. He placed his gun back in his jeans and straightened his shirt, leaving Beth dumbfounded and throbbing for more./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""You can go." He said without looking at her again./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth stared at his back unsure how to move her legs. Clumsily, she walked out of his office and shut the door. She stood there for a moment trying to put together what just happened when she realized she was tasting blood from where he bit her lip. She had no words and she walked down the steps in complete disarray./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Rio made sure she was gone before he propped his forehead in his hands on the desk. He shouldn't have done it. He lost it. He wanted to punish her for what she started downstairs. All he could concentrate on was her mouth as he yelled in her face. It was right there for him to take. He should have lied and told her he came to fire her or something last night. She fucking knew he was there. Why did he do that?! It tasted like he knew it would and it felt even better. What had he just done?/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Once at home, Ruby and Annie stayed at Beth's to get the details of how much shit she was in for what she had done. Beth still looked dumbfounded as she walked into the kitchen. Ruby ran for the glasses and frozen peas for Beth's face, while Annie ran for the top shelf liquor and poured everyone a drink. They stood around the island as they watched Beth down hers in one smooth gulp./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""May I have another?" She said in a breathy tone./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie quickly poured more of the amber liquid and they watched Beth down that one as well. She and Ruby exchanged worried curious looks./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Okay, so, you want to talk about it?" Ruby asked, "Are you in a lot of trouble?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth looked down at her glass and back up at the girls, "I'm not sure. I think I may be."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie's brow furrowed in confusion, "You're not sure? What did he say?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Well," She began taking a deep breath," He grabbed me by my hair and pointed his gun at my face after I pointed out that he hadn't gotten it out. He asked me if I thought I was special and I told him yes because he obviously treats me differently than everyone else. He proceeded to tell me I wasn't and I asked him if I wasn't special why did I see him leaving my backyard last night."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie gasped, "Beth! Was he in here while we were talking?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth shrugged, "I don't know. He didn't say anything after I told him that I saw him leaving."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""If he was in here, he knows how you feel about him." Annie freaked downing her drink./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""What happened next? Are you done? Are you in trouble?" Ruby questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I don't know. After I called him out, he kissed me." Beth said taking the bottle and pouring herself another drink and held the bag of peas up to her cheek./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Annie sucked in so much air she almost choked on it, "Hold the mother fucking phone! He kissed you!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth's eyes grew wide, "You guys, it wasn't that kind of kiss. He like attacked my mouth. It was animalistic and angry and scary passionate. He pushed me against the wall with his body. He bit my lip so hard it started bleeding. He was so mad at me, but he wanted me, too. It's like he didn't know what side was winning. As if kissing me like that instead of how I would like him to kiss me was my punishment."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Ruby shook her head looking for the words, "Are you okay? How do you feel about it?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Honestly, it scared me, but I've also never been more aroused in my entire life. He wanted to rip me to shreds because in all of this I keep making him look stupid, but he won't do anything about it. When he pulled away from me, I hated it. I wanted him to keep going, but he just turned away and told me to leave the office."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Oh, my God." Ruby murmured downing the rest of her drink, "You literally don't know what you're walking into tomorrow. You don't know if he's still mad at you or wants to sleep with you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""I think we all know he wants to sleep with her." Annie cracked./p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;""Jesus, Annie. This is more serious than that. It's like he unhinged when it comes to Beth. He's unpredictable and Rio was scary enough as it was before this." Ruby explained, "The boy can't get a grip on you and I don't think he likes that."/p
p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;"Beth's insides churned as she listened to Ruby. All of them hadn't really been scared of Rio since after the first couple of weeks of knowing him. They strangely got used to turning the corner and his face just being there. They believed his threats, but they also knew he was growing to like them regardless of what he said to Beth about them being charity to him. Rio didn't give charity. Why would he? There was something about these girls that he found entertaining it seemed. But now they had really pissed him off. They poured gasoline on the fire when they turned him in. If he felt about Beth the way everyone believed him to, then he's being pulled into a few different directions emotionally and Rio didn't do emotion. Who's to say he wouldn't eliminate the one causing the emotion?/p
