Ok, here it is, chapter 2... just don't linch me ok:holding out her hands in a plea looking around for a suitable hiding place:

Part 2: The Decision

Sarah and Phillip honeymooned, came home and settled in the country side seventy miles away from Sarah's family and Friends and more than five miles away from a neighbor in any direction. Phillip said he'd always wanted to raise his family away from the city and raise horses. Sarah reluctantly agreed, seeing the positive side to living in the county and bid a sorrowful farewell to her friends and family, inviting them all to the house warming party in honor of her first home. She made a special promise to Toby that he could come over and ride the horses one weekend in the future. But the invite never came.

"We can't have a party now…" he said wrapping his arms around her waist, trailing kisses down her neck, nipping at her shoulder, "We haven't had the chance to Christian it properly… Besides we haven't fully set up shop yet. We need to start on building the barn, looking into where to buy good, quality horses, vets, grooms… It's just not time yet that's all."

"I know…" Sarah said softly, smiling at his ministrations, "It's just that I miss my friends and family a bit and I'm so excited to showing them around our home…"

And was interrupted by questing fingers and a hungry mouth.

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Six months later Sarah invited Toby to spend the weekend to go on the promised horseback adventure. They were in the living room watching The Goonies when Phillip got home and nearly threw a fit worthy ofa two year old when he saw Toby cuddling with Sarah in front of the Television.

"What is HE doing here! Sarah, I had an evening planned and now it's ruined!" He shouted as he walked over to the trash can and threw the roses in before storming upstairs and slamming the door of their bedroom.

"Sarah… What was that all about? Did I do something wrong? I didn't mean to cause trouble…"

"Shhhh… You didn't do anything wrong. It's not your fault, any of it. Phil's just in a mood, he probably had another bad day at work that's all…" kissing the top of his head and hugged him closer for a second then stood up brushing at the seat of her pants. "Now, I'm going to see what's up with him and you… you raid the fridge. I think I saw some chocolate pudding in the back right-hand corner," winks and backs towards the stairs, "Then you can finish watching the movie and I'll be back before its finished ok?" Grinning brightly at him to show nothing was wrong; she calmly made her way upstairs.

Opening the door to their room slowly, she peered inside to see him pacing near the window, a furious expression on his face.

" Phillip? Baby, what's the matter? What the heck just happened down there, you nearly scared poor Toby to death!" Her own anger rose with her voice at the thought of Toby's stricken face, drawn taunt and pale across his high cheekbones, shaking with fear, she never noticed the smoldering fire in his own eyes nor the new barmy gleam that entered and hardened them to a black coal. Bringing an eerie smile to his lips that should have been her first indication as to something being wrong, she turned her back to him to pace out her anger, ranting under her breath the whole time about how he's changed in the last few months.

"Sarah…" he rolled her name coyly, picking up her jewelry box from her dresser and moved with a panthers' grace towards her, "I know how you can make this little mistake in judgment up to me…" He purred coming to stand behind her, raising the jewelry box as she twisted around, eyes wide with disbelief at what she heard.

"Excuse me? Mistake…? What are you talking abou…" She started furiously as the oak box came down on the side of her temple with a sickening thunk.

He caught her crumpling, boneless form and hefted her over his shoulder, depositing her on their bed. Going to his closet he took out three of his sturdiest ties and binds her hands and feet to the head and foot boards. Brushing back her hair from her eyes, he noted the bleeding gash across her temple, the flesh around it starting to swell and bruise an ugly purple black. Checking her pupils to make sure they were dilating properly, he went about dragging the day bed from the guest room across the hall, whistling tunelessly.

That accomplished, he got three more ties and a roll of duck tape from his closet, set them on the bed and made his way downstairs to see Toby curled up asleep on the couch, a movie playing in the background.

The boy stirred as he picked him up to carry him upstairs. Murmuring reassuringly, the boy went into a deeper slumber causing Phillip to grin like a school boy in a candy shop. Placing the boy on the day bed and dressing him up accordingly, he sat on the edge of the bed near Sarah, gently stroking her cheek, content to wait patiently for what he's waited a year and a half to do.

Today, he'd make Sarah Williams into the perfect wife.

On the dresser the crystal was churned withan inner massof dull red growing brighter with every minute.

Dude ya'll are awesome! i just hope that i get reviews at all from this chapter lol ' sorry it's so short and well... boring but it was a nessessary evil to get to the next chapter ( which i'm going to upload tomorrow night ummmm... i mean tonight...

Thanks go out to:

Ridel, Labyrinth Mistress, and Anij for reviewing! you are the reasons why chapter 2 is up:D '. i'm really glad that you guys liked it enough to review :grins:

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