She went to the window and peeked out. Chris came. She let out a sign of relief. She unlocked her door.
He was still in his boxer shorts, and had a robe on over them. "Stephanie. Are you alright?" Chris asked gently touching the bruised bump that had formed where Hunter had hit her earlier. Hunter was sure to keep everything quiet, and her bruises were in places he made her hide easily. Usually on her legs. If bruises formed there she could just wear pants. Her stomach usually had bruises on it since she rarely showed that much skin. This was the first time she had attempted to escape and also the first time she had been hit in the face by him.
Chris wiped a tear of her away. "Let's go," He said leading her out to his car. She followed, grabbing her coat and putting it on over her nightgown.
She sobbed quietly most of the way there until he had broke the silence. "What happened tonight?" He asked quietly. "If you don't want to talk about it, it's okay."
"He somehow knew that the person that called me was going to help me escape. He got mad," she close her eyes, letting a few tears fall. "And he hit me for trying to escape. I decided to escape myself in case you didn't come for me, and I hit him over the head with a hammer."
"It's all over now. I called the police when I was outside. I told them that Hunter is abusive and they can take care of him now," Chris said.
"Chris I don't have any money, he took all of that from me so I would have no where to go…" She let out a whimper.
"Don't worry about it. You can stay here." Chris said pulling his car in his driveway. He turned off the engine. "Lets get some ice on that bruise of yours huh?"
She followed him inside, and in the kitchen. She slid her coat off and he hung it up by the door. "When did he start abusing you?" He said getting a towel and filling it with ice.
Stephanie had stopped crying and started calming herself down. "I think it was around the time I started to flirt with Kurt Angle. He said that I would be his exclusively and that I would pay for straying away from our marriage. I guess that's when it began, with the threats."
Chris scoffed. "Yeah like your marriage was so great to begin with. He kidnapped you, and married you. That sounds like a bad beginning to me."
Stephanie sighed. "Yes, I guess that would have been the first bad sign, but after he refused to sign divorce papers, or annulment papers, I decided to get used to the fact that this man is my husband." Chris gently held the ice to her cheek. She winced before holding it there herself. "I began to think he wasn't so bad as long as you didn't make him mad. After all, he only kidnapped me and married me because my father had made him mad. And he was the best in the business, so it wouldn't be a total waste. I did gain from it. Although I did wish every night that my marriage had been made from love and not from revenge."
Chris poured her a glass of water. "But you did make him mad…" He wanted to hear her continue.
"Yes. The first time he beat me, I did nothing and he apologized after. He said he was just so angry and he just went with it and couldn't control it. He promised to do better to control it if I ever made him angry again. So I did nothing," she said, trying to hold back more tears. She didn't know talking about this would be so hard.
"Stephanie…" Chris said with sympathy.
She continued. "It started to happen more frequently, and he apologized every time, Until one night he told me that he doesn't want me to talk to Kurt ever again. I refused saying he was my good friend and all. I know that we did flirt, but I would never jeopardize my marriage over flirting. But I also wanted someone to talk to. So I told him I would not stop talking to Kurt and he would just have to deal with it."
Chris suddenly felt very proud of Stephanie. After nights of abuse, she still tried to stand up for herself. Even tonight she stood up for herself, fighting back with Hunter.
"He told me to make sure that I never talked to Kurt, he would screen my phone calls, and never let me leave the house. He told me that he would hide the keys in a new place every day so I couldn't sneak out with the car. He even changed all the accounts so that I could not withdraw from them. He was afraid I would buy my own car, or get a taxi. That's when I knew it was more serious than I had thought."
"How long did it go on before this?" Chris asked, suddenly feeling very guilty for not noticing it earlier.
"Well, I tried to drop subtle hints to people to help me out, but I couldn't say much at work because everyone is around and somehow it could get back to Hunter. I tried to get my brother and father to call so I could tell them what was going on over the phone. I tried to get Kurt to call, but he didn't want to have to deal with Hunter being so jealous so we ended up not being friends anymore. Then I was left with no one."
Chris frowned. "They all just dropped you like that?" He was furious. "They are going to hear an earful from me once I see them. Your own family?"
"Well, my father and brother disapproved when I decided to stay married. But that was before I found out he was abusive," She said standing up. "Do you have anything for headaches?"
"Top cupboard, on your left." Chris said, suddenly feeling a headache of his own.
"So, I decided that it would probably be obvious if they had helped me and Hunter would know, and be even more angry. That's when I decided to give you my number. Out of everyone, you were the first person to call me," she said getting herself two pills from the bottle.
Chris smiled. "I guess your pretty tired then huh? You can sleep in my bed. I'll take the couch." He lead her upstairs to his bedroom and turned the lights on. "In the morning I can go with you to get some clothes so we don't have to go back to your house."
She sat on the bed, and slid her legs beneath the warm covers. "Chris… Thanks," She said smiling.
"Don't worry about it. Goodnight, Stephanie." He said turning off the lights.
"Night."
A/N: Yeah I know long time no Chapter. But I am NOT giving up on this story, so bear with me. I already have the next 3 chapters written. So what do you think! Press the little review button and let me know!
He was still in his boxer shorts, and had a robe on over them. "Stephanie. Are you alright?" Chris asked gently touching the bruised bump that had formed where Hunter had hit her earlier. Hunter was sure to keep everything quiet, and her bruises were in places he made her hide easily. Usually on her legs. If bruises formed there she could just wear pants. Her stomach usually had bruises on it since she rarely showed that much skin. This was the first time she had attempted to escape and also the first time she had been hit in the face by him.
Chris wiped a tear of her away. "Let's go," He said leading her out to his car. She followed, grabbing her coat and putting it on over her nightgown.
She sobbed quietly most of the way there until he had broke the silence. "What happened tonight?" He asked quietly. "If you don't want to talk about it, it's okay."
"He somehow knew that the person that called me was going to help me escape. He got mad," she close her eyes, letting a few tears fall. "And he hit me for trying to escape. I decided to escape myself in case you didn't come for me, and I hit him over the head with a hammer."
"It's all over now. I called the police when I was outside. I told them that Hunter is abusive and they can take care of him now," Chris said.
"Chris I don't have any money, he took all of that from me so I would have no where to go…" She let out a whimper.
"Don't worry about it. You can stay here." Chris said pulling his car in his driveway. He turned off the engine. "Lets get some ice on that bruise of yours huh?"
She followed him inside, and in the kitchen. She slid her coat off and he hung it up by the door. "When did he start abusing you?" He said getting a towel and filling it with ice.
Stephanie had stopped crying and started calming herself down. "I think it was around the time I started to flirt with Kurt Angle. He said that I would be his exclusively and that I would pay for straying away from our marriage. I guess that's when it began, with the threats."
Chris scoffed. "Yeah like your marriage was so great to begin with. He kidnapped you, and married you. That sounds like a bad beginning to me."
Stephanie sighed. "Yes, I guess that would have been the first bad sign, but after he refused to sign divorce papers, or annulment papers, I decided to get used to the fact that this man is my husband." Chris gently held the ice to her cheek. She winced before holding it there herself. "I began to think he wasn't so bad as long as you didn't make him mad. After all, he only kidnapped me and married me because my father had made him mad. And he was the best in the business, so it wouldn't be a total waste. I did gain from it. Although I did wish every night that my marriage had been made from love and not from revenge."
Chris poured her a glass of water. "But you did make him mad…" He wanted to hear her continue.
"Yes. The first time he beat me, I did nothing and he apologized after. He said he was just so angry and he just went with it and couldn't control it. He promised to do better to control it if I ever made him angry again. So I did nothing," she said, trying to hold back more tears. She didn't know talking about this would be so hard.
"Stephanie…" Chris said with sympathy.
She continued. "It started to happen more frequently, and he apologized every time, Until one night he told me that he doesn't want me to talk to Kurt ever again. I refused saying he was my good friend and all. I know that we did flirt, but I would never jeopardize my marriage over flirting. But I also wanted someone to talk to. So I told him I would not stop talking to Kurt and he would just have to deal with it."
Chris suddenly felt very proud of Stephanie. After nights of abuse, she still tried to stand up for herself. Even tonight she stood up for herself, fighting back with Hunter.
"He told me to make sure that I never talked to Kurt, he would screen my phone calls, and never let me leave the house. He told me that he would hide the keys in a new place every day so I couldn't sneak out with the car. He even changed all the accounts so that I could not withdraw from them. He was afraid I would buy my own car, or get a taxi. That's when I knew it was more serious than I had thought."
"How long did it go on before this?" Chris asked, suddenly feeling very guilty for not noticing it earlier.
"Well, I tried to drop subtle hints to people to help me out, but I couldn't say much at work because everyone is around and somehow it could get back to Hunter. I tried to get my brother and father to call so I could tell them what was going on over the phone. I tried to get Kurt to call, but he didn't want to have to deal with Hunter being so jealous so we ended up not being friends anymore. Then I was left with no one."
Chris frowned. "They all just dropped you like that?" He was furious. "They are going to hear an earful from me once I see them. Your own family?"
"Well, my father and brother disapproved when I decided to stay married. But that was before I found out he was abusive," She said standing up. "Do you have anything for headaches?"
"Top cupboard, on your left." Chris said, suddenly feeling a headache of his own.
"So, I decided that it would probably be obvious if they had helped me and Hunter would know, and be even more angry. That's when I decided to give you my number. Out of everyone, you were the first person to call me," she said getting herself two pills from the bottle.
Chris smiled. "I guess your pretty tired then huh? You can sleep in my bed. I'll take the couch." He lead her upstairs to his bedroom and turned the lights on. "In the morning I can go with you to get some clothes so we don't have to go back to your house."
She sat on the bed, and slid her legs beneath the warm covers. "Chris… Thanks," She said smiling.
"Don't worry about it. Goodnight, Stephanie." He said turning off the lights.
"Night."
A/N: Yeah I know long time no Chapter. But I am NOT giving up on this story, so bear with me. I already have the next 3 chapters written. So what do you think! Press the little review button and let me know!