Renata laid defenseless on the bed as Dan laid on top of her. "You're gonna like what I have in store for you." He kissed her lips. He worked his way down to her chest and then her stomach. "You get the hell off of her! NOW!" Lucas yelled barging in. Lucas pushed Dan off of the bed and kicked him while he was down. He knocked Dan out and called the police. Lucas ran to get a warm towel for Renata. He laid it on her forehead and a tear dropped from his eye. "Come on. You have to wake up." He said quietly as she laid there in a dream-like state. Her eyes slowly began to open. She tried to speak but couldn't get out the words.

The police and ambulance came. Dan was arrested and Renata was rushed to the hospital. Lucas rode with her of course. At the hospital, while the doctor was examining Renata, the police asked Lucas some questions. "So you arrived at the scene and the suspect was on top of the girl." The officer said. "I saw him and I told him to get off of her. He didn't, so I punched and kicked him a couple of times." Lucas replied. The office got the rest of the story from Lucas. By time they finished the doctor came out to talk. "How is she? Can I see her now?" Lucas asked in a frantic sweat. "Just a moment young man. She's suffered a slight concussion and minor internal bleeding. No permanent damage has been done. She'll be alright." The doctor said reviewing the chart with a smile.

Lucas hurried in the room to be by her side. He stroked her hair and held her hand. Karen, Payton, and Deb ran in the room. "Well is she alright?" Karen asked looking at Renata lying helplessly in the bed. "What the hell is wrong with Dan?" Deb questioned aloud. Renata started freaking out. "Get off of me! No Dan! Get off! Get off! Stop it!" She shouted almost falling out of the bed. "Renata! It's over. He's in jail. It's me Lucas." He said holding her down. "Lucas. Where am I?"

"In the hospital." Lucas grinned.

"That bastard! Damn my head hurts." She rubbed her head.

"You called and all I heard was you crying and screaming. I caught him just in time."

"You mean I'm still in tact down there." She asked looking at her crotch.

"You're fine. You'll be out of here in a couple of days." Lucas kissed her.

Karen walked up to Lucas and whispered something in his ear. He stepped outside and Karen took his place next to Renata. "Honey, what made Dan do this? He needs motivation for something this extreme." Karen said in a stern voice. "I don't want to talk about it." Renata responded turning her head the other way. "You have to tell me what happened?"

"Okay...sophomore year I was stupid. Brain dead actually. I had it bad for Nathan. I thought he was the greatest thing in the world. None of his friends would tell me anything about him and I was too scared to talk to him, so I went to Dan. I asked him to tell me everything about Nate. He told me he would...for a price. I was new in town so I didn't know the type of games Dan played so I agreed. He told me he would tell me everything if I..."

"If you what!"

"If I made Nathan fall in love with me, have sex with him, and break his heart."

"So what happened?"

"I couldn't break Nathan's heart so I backed out on the deal. Dan didn't like it so he held some collateral on me."

"What was it?" Karen leaned in closer.

"In my old town...I was quite the infamous one. I participated in a criminal act and somehow Dan found out about it. He threatened to tell the cops. When I was staying with my aunt I confessed to my part in the deed. I got a slap on a wrist. I guess he didn't like the fact that I wasn't his prisoner anymore." Renata took a deep breath.

"So he came up with something so vile and disgusting that you would be in his grasp forever."

Renata broke down and balled up in tears. Karen held her and Deb and Payton joined the love fest. "I'll stay with you this summer so you won't be in that house alone." Payton offered. Lucas came back in and said, "Where's my love?" Renata held her arms out for a hug and said, "I love you Lucas. You're my friend, more than friend, and my hero. Thanks to you I'm alive and not deflowered."