Katherine had her legs pulled up to her chest. She glanced down at Billy laying next to her on the floor. She could still taste the beer from him on her lips. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand for the countless time. She still couldn't make the taste go away. She glanced down at his hands and noticed the skin and blood under his fingernails. Her skin and blood. The pain from the cuts had long since subsided. She waited patiently for him to roll over and remove his arm from around her ankle. Finally she felt his grasp loosen as he slipped into a deep sleep. She made sure she didn't make any sudden movements as she
crawled away from him. She made her way out of the den and ran through five rooms just so she could reach the front room of the house. She stopped when she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the hallway mirror. Her neck was bruised from his strong grasp and her clothes had been ripped off. She sighed and made her way to her bedroom. She put on some jeans and a loose fitting T-shirt. She was slowly making her way to the kitchen when she heard a knock at the door. She stopped suddenly and listened for Billy. When she realized he was still asleep, she knew it was safe to go to the door. She pulled back the large oak door.
"Hey."
"Hi, Hunter, um, what are you doing here?"
"Came to see why you didn't show up at my party."
"I was a little busy, I'm sorry."
"You don't have to apologize to me Kat."
Katherine smiled, he'd been calling her that since they worked out together about four months ago. She wore some leopard print pants and he called her Kat. It stuck ever since.
"I wanted to."
"Can I come in Kat?"
Katherine froze and Hunter noticed.
"You all right Kat?"
"Um, well you see Billy's here and...." Katherine moved her head to look towards where Billy was when Hunter caught his breath. He reached out with a shaky hand to move her hair back when Katherine jumped away
from him. Hunter's eyes grew wide. Chris had been right.
"Kat? What happened to your neck Kat? Tell me."
"Nothing Hunter."
"Damnit Katherine! I thought you could talk to me."
"Shhh! Please Hunter keep your voice down." Her voice was pleading.
"I talked to Chris tonight." The sudden subject change caught Katherine off guard.
"OK, and?"
"He told me he thinks Billy's been mistreating you, and I'm starting to think so to."
Katherine grew silent. But before she could answer Billy had woken up and was standing behind her.
"Hunter."
Katherine and Hunter both turned to face Billy. Hunter fought back the urge to growl, he could smell the beer on him from where he stood in the doorway.
"Billy."
"What are you doing here?"
"Came to see Katherine, throwing a party tonight, wanted to see if ya'll wanted to go."
"What made you think I'd be at Katherine's?"
"Ya'll are always together, figured it was my best shot."
"Well thanks for the offer but we'll just stay here tonight, C'mere Katherine."
Hunter heard Katherine mumble something that sounded like 'bye'. He couldn't do anything except back up and watch her slowly close the door. Hunter held back the urge to kick her door down and tearing him apart. But he had to find away to get her away
from him first, or else he'll do more damage then good. Hunter walked out to his red hummer and sat in the drivers seat. He picked up his cell phone and dialed in the number.
"Vince, It's Hunter, I need a favor."
crawled away from him. She made her way out of the den and ran through five rooms just so she could reach the front room of the house. She stopped when she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the hallway mirror. Her neck was bruised from his strong grasp and her clothes had been ripped off. She sighed and made her way to her bedroom. She put on some jeans and a loose fitting T-shirt. She was slowly making her way to the kitchen when she heard a knock at the door. She stopped suddenly and listened for Billy. When she realized he was still asleep, she knew it was safe to go to the door. She pulled back the large oak door.
"Hey."
"Hi, Hunter, um, what are you doing here?"
"Came to see why you didn't show up at my party."
"I was a little busy, I'm sorry."
"You don't have to apologize to me Kat."
Katherine smiled, he'd been calling her that since they worked out together about four months ago. She wore some leopard print pants and he called her Kat. It stuck ever since.
"I wanted to."
"Can I come in Kat?"
Katherine froze and Hunter noticed.
"You all right Kat?"
"Um, well you see Billy's here and...." Katherine moved her head to look towards where Billy was when Hunter caught his breath. He reached out with a shaky hand to move her hair back when Katherine jumped away
from him. Hunter's eyes grew wide. Chris had been right.
"Kat? What happened to your neck Kat? Tell me."
"Nothing Hunter."
"Damnit Katherine! I thought you could talk to me."
"Shhh! Please Hunter keep your voice down." Her voice was pleading.
"I talked to Chris tonight." The sudden subject change caught Katherine off guard.
"OK, and?"
"He told me he thinks Billy's been mistreating you, and I'm starting to think so to."
Katherine grew silent. But before she could answer Billy had woken up and was standing behind her.
"Hunter."
Katherine and Hunter both turned to face Billy. Hunter fought back the urge to growl, he could smell the beer on him from where he stood in the doorway.
"Billy."
"What are you doing here?"
"Came to see Katherine, throwing a party tonight, wanted to see if ya'll wanted to go."
"What made you think I'd be at Katherine's?"
"Ya'll are always together, figured it was my best shot."
"Well thanks for the offer but we'll just stay here tonight, C'mere Katherine."
Hunter heard Katherine mumble something that sounded like 'bye'. He couldn't do anything except back up and watch her slowly close the door. Hunter held back the urge to kick her door down and tearing him apart. But he had to find away to get her away
from him first, or else he'll do more damage then good. Hunter walked out to his red hummer and sat in the drivers seat. He picked up his cell phone and dialed in the number.
"Vince, It's Hunter, I need a favor."
