Alice groaned and stretched as she awoke; she frowned as she stretched her legs and found the other side of the bed cold and empty. She hadn't expected him to be there when she woke up, she knew he was embarrassed about being seen waking up from a nightmare and it had took a lot of courage for him to ask her to stay, so she wasn't surprised that he couldn't bear to look her in the eye right now. But still she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

Once the car was finished and finally up and running, with new number plates and a new paint job so no one could tell it was a victim's car, Otis and Rufus decided to kick back and relax with some beers, they thought it would give Otis the courage he needed to face Alice.
"Right!" Otis announced suddenly standing up, slurring and swaying slightly. "I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna see her"
"Good on ya Otis, go get some" Rufus winked "And remember man, you're safe with her…I promise" Otis gave a nod, grateful for the advise and reassurance.

Otis found her in the kitchen with Mother Firefly cutting vegetables ready for their evening meal; he slowly sneaked behind her and wrapped his arms round her waist causing her to jump with surprise. She turned round and saw Otis looking at her over her shoulder; he nodded his head towards the direction of the stairs, silently beckoning her to follow him. Otis hadn't got a clue what he was going to say to her but he knew he had to say something; he had to stop being such a coward.

Alice followed him into his bedroom and closed the door behind her. Otis rubbed his face with his hands and turned round to face her and gave a deep sigh.
"Alice we need to talk" He blurted out quickly slurring a little bit, looking like a rabbit in headlights. Alice's eyes opened wide startled at how panicked he sounded.
"Okkkk, what about? Other than why you're drunk before late afternoon"
"I…I want to work on this" He stuttered pointing repeatedly to himself and her. "BUT!" He said louder suddenly jumping at how loud he said it "We're going to have to go slow, I know I'm skittish, I don't know if you think I'm worth the time you'll need to put in…but that's how it'll have to go"
"Awwww Otis of course you're worth the effort, your trust is worth all the time in the world to gain" Alice said softly, walking closer to him and raising a hand to touch his cheek.

Otis flinched out of the way of her touch, and swore out loud at how he had reacted. He scrunched his eyes shut and allowed her to touch his cheek.
"There, you see Otis I'm not going to hurt you, not all touch means hurt" Otis made a purring noise and rubbed his cheek against her hand, enjoying the first ever affectionate, non painful touch he had received from anyone that wasn't the Firefly Family.
"Just…just get on with it Alice, be quick like a band aid"
"W…what?" She asked.
"Make me feel good, before I change my mind, if we go quickly like ripping of a band aid maybe it won't be so bad" Otis drunkenly suggested.
"Otis I don't think…." She protested.
"For fuck sake mama just kiss me" He cursed, grabbing her by the back of her head and forcing her lips to meet his.

Alice muffled in protest against his lips but he held her firm, she knew this wasn't a good idea but he was insistent. God knows how much beer he must have had to make him act like this but the taste was strong on his lips. Still entangled together they staggered to the bed and flopped on top of it, Alice landed on top of Otis. Otis released her realising he was pinned down by her weight. Alice grinned down at him and bit her bottom lip seductively and started kissing his neck.
"Hnn mama" He moaned, Alice reached down and stroked his crotch, that's when Otis started to panic. "Mama, mama get off, mama stop" He panicked, he wasn't in control, he was pinned, she had power over him if she wanted to hurt him now she had the opportunity, he was at her mercy.
"Shhh it's alright Otis" She tried to sooth him but he was too frightened.
"Fuck mama; get OFF!" He yelled grabbing her and flipping her off him, onto the bed.

Otis frantically stood up, out of breath, red in the face and flustered. He tried to calm his beating heart. Dammit, and damn him for his stupid drunken ideas going quick like ripping a band aid off hadn't helped at all. He looked down at Alice looking wide eyed with shock at how quickly things had turned bad. She knew he was skittish but she never knew he was as bad as that. His face flushed red with embarrassment and shame, knowing that Alice now knew how messed up he was and embarrassed at acting that way in front of her. He couldn't look her in the eye and couldn't think of anything to say to her, all he knew was he had to get out of that room as quickly as possible.

Otis stormed across the yard to the garage, grabbing the first long instrument he could find, a metal crowbar.
"Shit, fucking dammit ahhhhh!" He yelled, raising the crowbar over his shoulder then smashing it onto the car over and over again.
"Otis, what the fuck Otis stop!" A voice growled behind him, suddenly a strong bear like hand grabbed his wrist midair. "Otis what the fuck, Jesus what's wrong with you?" Rufus yelled.
"I fucked up Rufus" He panted out of breath "Alice came onto me and I fucking freaked, I panicked and legged it" Otis turned round and saw Rufus's furious face.
"Otis, Otis stop please, its ok I understand" A soft voice pleaded behind them, it was Alice in her nightgown.
"Otis, you're fucking crazy, you fucking smashed up my car and you ran away from THAT!" Rufus yelled pointing to Alice "I would jump into bed with that the first chance I got" Rufus slurred slightly, he too had had a lot of alcohol when he and Otis had drank together.
"You need to get your grip together man and do something with her or I will" Rufus threatened, Alice stood there shocked with no clue on what to do to defuse the situation. Once Rufus and Otis started their arguments there was no stopping them, both of them had too much testosterone and their arguments always came to blows no matter how close they were.

Otis growled with anger and launched himself at Rufus, he was angry and betrayed that Rufus would say something like that; he knew how much he liked Alice. He had opened up to his brother about it and now he was using it against him.
"Guys, stop, stop it!" She shouted, watching punch after punch.
"Bring It little man" Rufus growled, giving Otis a hard shove knocking Otis of balance, causing him to fall gave a scream as he saw Otis fall backwards straight onto a garden rake that was lying on the ground. It pierced the side of his thigh and the tip was now poking out the top.