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Tears stung her eyes as she struggled beneath him, "Rafer, stop!" Max cried out.
Rafer shook her, "shut up Bitch! Take what you get!" He slammed her back down onto the couch, his hands roughly groping beneath her shirt.
Max tried to get away, crying for him to stop. "Shut up!" Rafer screamed at her as his hands slid down her pants. Max lay frozen, as her nightmare became reality. Too petrified to move, Max closed her eyes when she heard a zipper being undone. She lay beneath him while his hands began to explore her body. She felt him harden against her hip but still said and did nothing. She tried to run away in her mind, tried to run from the situation, run from him.
Rafer growled as he continued to disrobe himself and a strangled cry escaped her throat when she felt his skin on hers.
How could this have happened? This was all her fault. If she hadn't gone to her room first, if she just would have gone to the restaurant. She'd brought this upon herself.
Max squeezed her eyes shut. Her fault. It was all her own stupid fault. Max closed off her mind as she felt Rafer get closer to her. She ran in her mind. Trying to get away. Screaming at him to stop. But she knew her cries were useless. They would do nothing. He couldn't be stopped.
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Logan banged on the door with his fists. The cries he had heard had died down but no one was answering his incessant poundings. He stopped hammering and listened for a few moments. Nothing. Logan looked around the small room connecting their two suites. What to do? If he went in and nothing was wrong, Max would be furious at him for just bursting in. But if something was wrong...
Logan took a deep breath and pounded on the door again. Waiting and still getting no response he tried the door handle. Locked. He slammed himself against the door. It wouldn't budge.
"Max!" he yelled through the door. Still nothing. Logan took a step back and grabbed the door handle, turning it as he slammed his body against the hard wood of the door. He felt it give way a bit and repeated again and again, feeling the door give way a little more with each slam.
Finally the door jam snapped and the door flung open. Logan rushed into the room. Looking around he saw nothing. Logan ran his hands through his hair and looked again. He saw nothing again, but this time he heard a strangled cry from the couch. His eyes widened as he walked toward the sound. The back of the couch had hidden the fiasco before, but now Logan saw the scene quite clearly.
Déjà vu hit as he witnessed a mostly naked Rafer atop a female figure.
Logan's face contorted in horror as he recognized the girl as Max.
"No!" he roared, ripping Rafer off of her. "You bastard!" he screamed into Rafer's face, throwing him against the wall. Rafer hit the wall with a loud thud A cracking noise was heard as his head followed the rest of his body and hit the wall. This time he didn't' pass out, but regained his balance after wavering for a few moments and yelled at Logan, "what the hell?"
Logan didn't let him get any farther but slammed his back to the wall again, placing a strong hand around his neck, "what the hell were you doing to her!" Logan squeezed his neck, pressing him up harder against the wall. "I swear that I will kill you if I ever see you near her!" he threatened.
Pulling Rafer off the wall, Logan punched him hard in the face. Rafer stumbled and held his nose as blood gushed from it.
"You don't talk to her!" Logan hit him again, splitting his lip, "you don't look at her!" he screamed, shoving Rafer backwards and crashing through the balcony doors, "and you don't even think about her!" he screamed, forcing his fist into Rafer's stomach. Rafer wavered and backed up against the balcony rail.
Logan punched him, again and again, his anger pouring into out of his own body and inflicting Rafer's.. Finally Logan let up and looked at Rafer who stood hunched over, with blood running from his nose, mouth, and cheek. "You're pathetic. Get out!" Logan yelled, punching Rafer across the face again, "and stay out!" He pushed against Rafer's chest and walked back towards Max as Rafer fell over the rail and splashed into the swimming pool, three stories below.
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Nic played with the food that was placed before her. Pushing it around with her fork, she separated the different foods by color, then size, then by which one she liked most and least. Shaking her head, she dropped the fork and looked to the entrance. Logan had be gone for what, ten minutes? Nic shook her head again, "forget it Nic, just eat your dinner." Sighing, she silently berated herself for worrying and attempted to focus attention on her dinner. Looking at her plate full of sorted food, Nic wrinkled her nose. "On second thought." Nic looked toward the waiter and raised her hand slightly, "check please."
Five minutes later Nic walked out of the restaurant. She looked around the lobby of the hotel. Neither Max, nor Logan were anywhere to be seen. Sighing Nic walked out to the swimming pool, again no one.
Just as she was turning to go back inside a shooting star caught her eye. Nic looked up at the stars and marveled. It was so beautiful. All the stars were out and making themselves known this evening. Her eyes rolled over the infinite night sky. So beautiful, so incredible. Still reveling with awe Nic surveyed the scene around her. The still water of the pool looked like glass, the distant roar of the ocean waves was so peaceful. Nic closed her eyes, breathing in the fresh air and smiling at the small spot of peace she'd just captured. She walked towards the beach, wanting to bask in this newfound peace. Just as she reached the edge of the swimming area she heard a loud crash from above.
Turning her head and looking to the sound, her eyes widened as she watched Logan hit and shove Rafer so his back was to the open air and his legs were against the balcony rail. Logan yelled and hit Rafer again and again. Logan was yelling, that much was clear, now as to what exactly he was yelling could not be made out clearly.
Nic watched as Logan struck Rafer again then turned and walked off. Her eye's widened as she realized that Rafer was naked. Nic filled with anger as realization of just why Logan had been beating Rafer began to make sense. Nic looked up at Rafer again and watched as he wavered against the balcony rail then tumbled over, free falling, arms and legs flailing. He was descending very quickly from the third story balcony to the swimming pool below. A loud "thwack" was heard as Rafer's body slammed into the water.
Nic watched the water that had been so still just moments ago now moving wildly at the sudden impact. Rafer lay unmoving for a moment then slowly began to move his way to the edge of the pool. Walking to the edge of the pool, Nic survey the struggling Rafer.
Nic sneered at him when he stood before her, trying to cover himself. Blood dripped from his nose and mouth, his chest reddening as a result of his body's slam into the water. He looked at her with the look of a hurt puppy.
Nic smirked, "oh, you poor thing." She patronized, "are you okay?"
Rafer nodded slowly and tried to speak, a strangled cry coming from his mouth.
"Oh yeah?" Nic nodded, mock sympathy etched her face. She stepped towards Rafer, anger taking the place of the feigned concern, "you got what you asked for you dick."
Rafer looked at her in confusion, "what?" he managed.
Nic held up a finger and pressed it against his chest, "You should have gotten caught the first time. But no, you didn't get caught, hell, you didn't even get any charges brought up against you. But this time. This time you're going to pay, you son of a bitch. You're going to pay for her, and for me."
At that Nic pulled her arm back and socked him hard in the face causing a shocked and confused Rafer to careen backward into the water again.
Nic grinned sadistically at the spluttering drowned rat and then walked away. Logan would be with Max and that would be okay. Max didn't need any more confusion around her tonight. Not from her at least. Logan would do fine. He'd done fine with her. Nic walked towards the beach, smiling triumphantly, "take that you son of a bitch."
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Logan looked in the suite, his gaze landing on Max who lay frozen against the couch cushions. Her body was quivering slightly as tears continued to stream down her face. Logan sighed and slowly made his way to her. He knelt at her side and placed a gentle hand on her arm. Max flinched and pulled her arm away, her face frozen with terror.
"Max," he spoke softly to her. Tears continued to streamed down her cheeks. "Oh Max, I'm so sorry." He comforted her, carefully picking her up and carrying her to her bedroom. He gently laid her down on the bed and wiped her tears away, "Max." he tried again.
Max looked up at him, her tear-stained cheeks glistening in the light of the room. When she saw him, her eyes filled with hurt and distrust. She moved away from him to the opposite end of the bed.
Logan took a deep breath and walked around the bed to where she lay curled up in a ball, "Max, I'm not going to hurt you. I promise." He reached a hand out to her, "Max please, talk to me."
Her face still stayed the same, fear and hurt hovering over her body, "he..." she tried, "h-h-he..." Max blinked and looked up to Logan.
"Max," Logan comforted, sitting on the edge of her bed, "I'll never let him hurt you again." He promised.
Tears ran from her eyes again as her shoulders shook, "Logan." She cried, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Sh..." Logan soothed, rubbing his hand against her back. Max stiffened at his touch and Logan quickly removed his hand. He could only imagine how she felt. He didn't know what to do, what to say. He could only sit there, worry etched in his features, concern hovering in his eyes.
Max lay there for a while, tears flowing freely before she whispered softly, "I'm sorry."
Logan furrowed his brow, "for what?"
"For not just coming to dinner." Max answered, looking up at him, "if I had just gone to the restaurant...It's my fault..."
Logan shook his head and tilted her chin up to look into her eyes, "no Max, it was not your fault. Not at all."
Max cried harder, "oh Logan..." she let out an uneven breath then threw herself into Logan's arms, clinging to him, "I was so scared..." her voice faltered as she cried into his chest.
Slowly Logan brought his arms up around Max, giving her the comfort he felt that he could, "Max, I'm sorry for not getting here sooner."
Max shook her head and looked at him, "no, you came just in time."
Logan pulled her closer, "but I could have stopped him, had I ran faster."
Max shook her head again, "no, Logan you did stop him. He didn't..." Max's voice cracked, her lip quivering.
Logan tightened her arms around her, soothing her, "I'm so sorry Max."
Max took a deep breath, calming herself, "no, it's okay. He's gone now, and you're here."
"So you're okay?" he asked.
Max gave a week smile, "not really, but I'll live."
Logan gave a small laugh and let her go, "seriously though..."
Max put a hand up, "I'm going to be okay Logan." Logan wiped the remnants of her tears away and opened his mouth. Max quieted him by putting her hand over his lips, "no, don't talk, just please. Stay with me."
Logan closed his eyes and swallowed, "Max..."
"Please, don't leave me alone." She pleaded.
Logan nodded, "okay, I'll stay here." He agreed, moving off the bed.
"No!" she cried, grabbing his hand, "don't leave me alone."
Logan nodded and climbed back on the bed, moving so his back was against he head rest and Max was curled up in the crook of his arm, "just rest," he soothed. "You're safe now, I promise."
Max nodded and closed her eyes, a single tear slipping down her cheek, "thank you." she whispered before her still shaky breaths slowed and sleep over took her.
Logan looked at his watch. 9:47pm. "Wow," he sighed, "what a night."
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