Chris was sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal and the TV was turned onto to Sponge bob Square pants. Criss was in the kitchen with a pan of eggs cooking on the stove and toast in the toaster. Bacon sat to the side cooling and the Orange Juice poured into two glasses. The table set.
Abi walked into the kitchen to see her breakfast being prepared for her. Her eyes tired from the night before, but otherwise she looked well. Criss looked up at her and smiled in a sad way. She smiled back.
"How did you sleep?" She asked.
"I slept well, and you?"
A smirk played on her lips, "I slept good thanks…" Both remained quiet while they got the table set and read to eat their breakfast. Criss finally broke the silence.
"Abigail, what was with last night? You woke up from a dream you were freaking out about, someone named Brent and him hurting you. I'm concerned and your not opening up to me. What's the story?"
Abigail sat quietly. She didn't want to answer the man before her. Then he dropped the bombshell. "I know your from out East, a small town in North Carolina. Your parents were blue collar workers. I know you graduated from High School but never went to college. You worked as a waitress at a truck stop for a while, then dropped off the radar. Abi, there is more there. You owe me the truth."
Abigail gaped at the man in front of her. "Hoe do you know all that? What do you mean I owe you? What the hell do I owe you?"
"I had a friend look into your past. I wanted to know about you and you never opened up so I investigated further." he saw the look on her face…"please don't be angry, I didn't do it to hurt you. I just wanted to know this amazing woman in front of me and you'd never open up to me. And, the reason I say you owe me is because of last night…we made love Abi. There are feelings with us. I've fallen hard for you, from the very moment I saw you. I want to know the whole story."
Abigail was furious, but she knew he was right. However, fear surged through her. What if he was like Brent? She thought he was perfect when she met him, but Criss…was he different? She got up and slowly walked toward the small kitchen and stood at the sink and began to sob. Criss came behind her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"I'm not Brent, or anyone like him. I won't hurt you. I won't judge you. I just want to love you. Never, in my life, had I felt this way before. This is all sudden for me, and I'm just as scared as you are right now. The only difference is our reasons for being scared. Your scared I'm your past, and I'm scared that I feel the way I do. However, I want to risk it all. Just for you. Give in to me Abi. Do it for us, do it for Chris."
Nodding she turned around and began to tell him all the details of the past.