Toby didn't think Walter would mind if they used his room to talk. Normally he'd use the trailer downstairs, but he didn't want Paige to feel enclosed, but still wanted it to feel private.
He sat at Walter's desk while Paige sat on Walters bed, hugging a pillow tight. The slight scent of Walter coming from the pillow calmed her a little and she felt a little better about proceeding.
"I was bound to a table in a barn when I woke. I was naked from the waist down and had all sorts of things attached to and stuck in me. Some days he was quiet, others he was manic and talkative. He spoke often of what he'd planned and another victim of his abuse. He said he'd kept him 'in the hole' or drugged while he carried out his plan. He spoke of 'stealing his seed' while his victim was unable to stop him and how he'd watched me for months before taking me. He knew everything about me, he terrified me. To him- I was – I was a host. He wanted me to birth the next level of human- then he was going to dispose of me.. There was couple that broke into the barn to get busy. They set me free, but as I got further and further away in the darkness I realised they weren't following me. I didn't see anything, but I worry they never made it out."
He knew he had to ask "Paige- did it?- is Ralph?"
"Yes"
Toby hugged her tight as she cried again. She did not stop until she fell asleep. "I'll protect you from him" he promised as she slept fitfully. He turned her so she lay on the other pillow and covered her with the duvet.
He needed to leave the room.