Another chapter for you guys. Yes, there is more to this story...oh yes, this chapter has a little bit of naughty language. be forwarned...and don't be offended.
Belle had spent the next few days alone in her room, in bed, crying. The police had come to question her, but realize she was too rattled and upset to give them any information. Belle's Spiritual Mother realized that there was more to this than just the explosion she had witnessed. She knew that she was in turmoil.
Aiden was busy on another job. He had kept himself busy since he had dropped Belle off. Too busy it seemed. He had over stretched himself, taking on 2 or 3 jobs a day. He wanted to keep busy, he wanted not to think, and most of all he wanted her. The more he tried to keep himself occupied the more she would appear to him. He was loosing his sanity slowly. Why was he so taken by her? She was going to be a nun. His cousin did have a point, he was competing with the big man up there. Aidan shook the thought from his mind and focused at the task at hand. It was a simple task, point and shoot. And it's over.
Belle was in the swimming pool at the YWCA. She was swimming around. She got out of the pool and wrapped a towel around herself. She went into the women's locker room to take a shower and change.
Aidan was packing up this things and leaving. He walked to his car and got in. He looked at himself in the mirror and then looked away. He started the car and it started to rain.
Belle changed back into her postulate clothes. She was leaving the YWCA and saw that it was starting to rain. More water. And she had spent all that time blow drying her hair. She didn't have an umbrella. She sighed and stood there wondering what to do next.
The security guard was escorting two guys out of the YWCA, as they were starting up inside. He escorted them out the door and they glanced over at Belle standing there.
"And don't come back next time!" the security guard yelled out as he closed the door.
Belle stood there and watched the two guys walk into the rain. She waited a bit longer before she walked outside. By then it was raining even harder. She started to walk when the two guys she saw before started following her.
"Hey sister!"
Belle felt uneasy and started walking faster in the rain. She wasn't sure where she was going. Soon she felt herself running in the rain. The rain was so heavy that she could barely see what was infront of her. The two guys continued to chase after her. Belle ran faster. She ran across the street, a car barely stopped in time and missed her. It was Aidan. He slammed on the brakes and watched her run across, and the two thugs that chased her. He drove around the block to stop them. Belle ran into an alleyway. She could hear them behind her still. Why were they chasing her? She felt a hand grab onto her hair and yank her back. She screamed out. The rainwater was blinding her at this point. They grabbed her and threw her up against the dumpster.
"Come on sister, aren't you suppose to help lost souls like us?"
"Try going to church!" Belle yelled back
One of the thugs grabbed her and held her arms behind her back. Belle screamed. She kicked the other thug that approached her.
"Bitch!" he slapped her hard across the face
"Hurry up! You always take too long" the thug holding Belle said
"Alright! You can't rush these things!"
The thug took out a knife and then slashed open her blouse. The rain water trickled its way in. He ripped off her veil and started ripping her skirt. Belle screamed more as she struggled.
"NO!" Belle cried out
"You know no one can hear you sister, not even your god"
Belle struggled more, she screamed more, she hoped and prayed that someone anyone would find her. She prayed that somehow she would escape this.
"God help me" Belle said
"Your god doesn't exist out here sister"
The rain matted down her hair and whatever parts of clothing she had left. She felt his hands grabbing her. And then a figure emerged from the darkness, holding a large umbrella. It moved quickly. Belle fell down onto the ground into the dirty water. She couldn't see what was happening, she heard the sounds of the umbrella swing through the air and crush and crack bones. She heard the sounds of men groaning and teeth being knocked out. She felt strong arms reach down and lift her up. She looked through her hair and saw that it was him. He had come for her.
Aiden had quickly disposed of the two thugs with his umbrella and then dropped it. He bent down and lifted Belle up into his arms and carried her back to his car. He put her inside and drove off. He wasn't sure where he was going to take her.
"Are you hurt?"
She did not respond. Instead he could hear her muffled cries. He wanted to reach out and comfort her somehow. But instead he kept his hands on the wheel. He drove back to his building and drove into the garage. He lived in a large warehouse. He rented out the other floors to trendy companies, but lived on the top floor. The garage door closed and he got out of the car and opened the door. She sat there huddled into a ball almost. He carried her out of the car and into the hallway. He walked into the elevator and pushed the button with her still in his arms. She looked up at him. She felt the heat from his body. His clothes had gotten wet from the rain as well, but he was so warm still. And she was freezing. Her head was resting on his chest as he carried her out into his apartment. She moved her fingers and they touched his chest. Aidan looked down at her touch. He saw her brown eyes through the wet matted hair. He set her down on the furs laid out infront of the fireplace. He went to the hallway closet and took out a blanket. He returned and wrapped the blanket around her. She felt his strong arms around her and she leaned into him. He wanted to hold her, to make her feel safe, but he knew he would only hurt her more. He let go and went to the fireplace. He pushed a button on the side and a fire started. Aidan went back to her and moved her wet matted hair aside.
The thug had hit her pretty hard, but didn't break any skin. His hands held her face, perhaps too long. He pulled away and walked down the hallway. He opened the closet door and inside was a washer and dryer. He started taking off his clothes and putting them into the dryer. Belle was staring wide eyed as she had never seen a man naked before. She looked away and rested her head on her knees. She was relieved that he had found her before anything else had happened. Aidan returned wearing a dark blue bathrobe and a towel. He placed the towel around her neck.
"You can put your clothes in the dryer and I'll take you back to the convent when you're ready"
Belle didn't say anything. Aidan walked away and into his kitchen. He opened his fridge and looked inside. He heard her feet on his wooden floors walk to the dryer. He peeked out to see if she was ok, instead he watched her disrobe. Her pale skin was exposed as she removed the torn fabric from her body. She threw it into the dryer with his clothes and then put the blanket back on her. Aidan ducked back into the kitchen as she walked by and sat down infront of the fireplace. Aidan walked back out holding a beer in his hands. He watched her as she sat there, quiet, perfectly still, not saying a word.
Aidan knelt down next to her and looked at the fire burning.
"I'm making you some coffee"
Belle looked over at him. Her hand escaped from under the blanket, it reached for the bottle of beer in his hands. She took a sip of it and then took a longer one.
"Hey slow down there sister" Aidan tried to get the bottle from her
"Don't call me that"
Aidan realized that the thugs he had disposed of had called her that moments before. He had a bad choice of words. Belle drank the rest of the bottle and handed it back to him. She returned her gaze at the fire before her as she tried to contemplate what had happened to her. Aidan left her alone with her thoughts as he went to get the coffee and another beer. When he returned he found Belle lying on the furs before the fireplace. He set the coffee and beer down on the table nearby. He moved closer to her, and saw that she was asleep. He reached over to his sofa and grabbed a pillow. He delicately lifted her head and slid the pillow under and watched her sleep.
Aidan leaned down and kissed her on her cheek. Her eyes fluttered open, and were lost in his. She didn't know what he was doing or why he was so close to her. Aidan searched her eyes as if they were trying to tell him something. Unable to resist he moved closer to kiss her again.
His lips claimed hers and she welcomed his touch, his gentle touch. She wanted more of him. She reached out from under her the protective blanket and her arms wrapped around him. He held her closer, and deepened the kiss. Her hands reached underneath the robe and touched his warm chest. They began pushing the fabric off him.
Aidan stopped. His eyes pierced into her.
"You make me doubt myself" Aidan said
Belle said nothing, instead she pulled him closer to kiss him. She didn't want to talk, or converse, words complicated things. Words had lost their meaning. Aidan shifted from his side, onto her. She felt him, his warmth, the heat from his body on hers. Her fingers played with his hair as she let him have her. Fabric was tossed aside. The blanket unraveled itself and revealed the treasure it had held.
Aidan felt how cold her skin was. She opened herself to him. She embraced him. He was lost within her. She wanted him, she had always known that. She felt him warm her body from the inside. If this was her sin she would gladly accept her penance for it. She would awake in his arms no longer a postulate, no longer a servant of god, but a woman fully awakened.
Yes, please R&R! another chapter is hidden and along the way...
