Against All Odds

by DeLambful Fiction

Once upon a time... There were two best friends. They loved to argue and tease each other. Secretly, they had feelings for one another, but she belonged to another, and both were stubborn to admit it. Then, she disappeared. Christian watched for her everyday she was gone. Then one day, she came back. ...Modern fairy tales do exist.

9. Chapter 9

Against All Odds- Chapter 9

As Christian set me down on the bed I let go of him wiping my eyes and staring at him. "Are you really here?"

His eyes were full of warmth as he looked over at me, "Yes Ana, touch me I am here. I would have been here sooner but you didn't leave me anyway to find you."

"Wait how did you find me?"

He laughed then reached over to pick up my cell phone that was lying on the bed where I had just been laying. "Your cell phone puts off a signal."

"You traced my cell?"

"Yes and I would have done it sooner but you turned it off. You just disappeared."

"I was on my way to your place Christian; in fact I was sitting outside in my car but..."

"Why didn't you come to me Ana? I was worried sick." His tone made me cringe but I had to tell him what I saw.

"I saw her, your girlfriend."

"She is not important right now."

"Not important? Is that why you never mentioned her?"

"Because she is not important, Ana I want to talk about you right now. What the fuck did that asshole do to you?" As he moved to sit next to me I looked down not wanting him to see like this. "Ana, look at me. Talk to me, what did he do that made you run?"

"I...I cannot tell you." My eyes were flooded with tears as I struggled to focus on him. Without a word I felt him pull me into his arms. My mind was racing. All I wanted is what I felt right now. I felt safe again and ...loved. As that thought hit me I bolted out of his lap. I loved him and I wanted to tell him but how? If I told him what Jose did to me then he would hate me and what about that girl?

"Ana stop. You can tell me anything."

"Fine, Jose pushed me too far. He..."

"Wait." Christian moved closer to me again and gently put her hand on my chin turning my face to the light. "Is that the remains of a black eye I see?"

"That was my fault."

"I doubt that very much. Ana please I have not seen or heard from you in almost a week. Either tell me what that asshole did to you or I will march over there to beat his ass right now."

"You want to beat them both?"

"WHAT?" With that Christian's jaw tightened and his eyes grew dark. "Tell. Me. What. Happened. Now."

"Fine but when you hate me I am sorry."

"First of all nothing you can say will change how I feel about you."

"YES it will."

"No. It. Will. Not." His words are loud and his eyes never left me even after I stood up and paced around the room.

"When I first got home and Jose wanted to talk about the text he was upset but I thought we worked it out. He said he loved me and then told me it was my choice. The week was quiet and I thought about all the things you told me about deciding what I wanted."

"Ana..."

"Christian, I am not done." I turned to him, "Please let me get this out."

He only nodded as I sighed, "I have had that thought in my head over and over. I hated the way things were with Jose but I was feeling trapped. There is so much you do not know about me...you might hate me if you did. I cannot seem to have a relationship that lasted."

I leaned against the dresser looking at myself in the mirror as the tears started to roll. "The night I left Jose...he said he had an answer to our problem. He told me to meet him in the playroom." I closed my eyes and whispered, "He had a scene in mind."

I heard Christian's voice dark and stern right behind me, as I opened my eyes I saw him in the mirror. His face was pale and then I felt his hands on my hips as I started to crumble. "No, I can't."

"You need to, free yourself from the nightmare."

"He tied me up and blindfolded me, it was then the music changed and I felt something. I could hear something."

"What did you hear?"

"Another person."

"WTF!" His hands left me as he raged. I cried out as he hit the wall with both fists leaving a dent there then he took a deep breath before returning to me. "Ana I know you were his sub but did you ever tell him that you would consent to such a thing?"

"No." I whispered, "That was one of my hard limits."

"Did he let this other person have you?"

I choked on tears as I looked at him in the mirror and nodded. "He told him to make me scream."

"Did you use your safe word?"

"I tried. I said it over and over again." My mind flipped me back to that place as I screamed out RED! Over and over and I feel my legs give way. "NO! See I gave in. He made me into a whore."

As I started to fall down Christian catches me pulling me into his arms and pressing me against the dresser for support. "No god no, Ana you said the safe word. They should have stopped immediately. Do not blame yourself."

"That is why I left, I was ashamed. I was hurt and I was afraid. No one will ever want me now."

"Ana, look at me." I gazed up towards the mirror but Christian turned me instead so we were face to face. "Anyone would be crazy not to want you."

He deserves so much better than me but I am paralyzed with him this near. I finally moved stepping away from him only to trap myself against the wall. My breath comes hard and fast as I whisper out his name, "Christian..."

"Ana why was I the only one you called?"

"How do you know that?" My voice comes out shaky and broken as he moves closer to me.

"Ana I know everything about you. I have been watching and hoping you would turn your phone back on."

"I missed you. I missed my best friend."

"He missed you too, more than you know."

"I have been sitting here thinking of you but I do not have a right too."

"Why is that?"

"You have a girlfriend."

"Ana there is only one woman I am in love with and she is not her." As he spoke he moved closer till we were nose to nose and I could feel the warmth of his breath on my lips.

"Do you have feelings for me?"

"I might have a feeling."

"I KNEW IT! All the things you said to me...wait who is the one you love?"

Without a word he silenced me with a kiss...our first kiss. As his lips brushed mine I felt a rush through my whole body and my legs went limp. He held me up pressing my back into the wall as our kiss deepened. Never has just a kiss rocked me to my core like this one. I could barely breathe as I kissed him back wrapping my arms around him wanting it to never end. He whispered my name softly between kisses then started to run his hands down my neck.

"Christian, you deserve better than me." I lowered my head in shame unable to look at him after sharing what happened.

I felt his grip on me tighter then he leaned to whisper in my ear as he ran his fingers over my neck again, "Ana let me help you."

"You want to help me even after hearing all that?"

After kissing me again softly he nodded, "yes I told you that nothing would change how I felt about you. I love you."

"I love you too. I have wanted to tell..."

I was quickly silenced with a kiss and then got lost in his kisses, his touch and the feeling of being safe again. Just as we started to move past kissing he suddenly stopspe. "No not like this. I want our first time to be special. Have you eaten?"

I shook my head at him running my fingers over his chest. "I have not but I am hungry now."

With a grin Christian laughed loudly, "I meant for food not me." He gently pushed my hands off him and kissed me once more. "I want you too Ana but we are taking this slow. We have all the time in the world."

"We do?"

"Yes we do, I want you to come back with me and let me help you through this mess."

For the first time in a week I found a reason to smile and beamed at him. "I would like that."

"Okay." With a bounce Chris got off the bed and then pointed to the bathroom. "You shower and I will get some food. Don't you disappear on me again."

"Yes sir." Laughing for the first time in what felt like forever I sat up and stared after him. He loves me. I headed to the shower humming to myself.

After a meal and quiet time talking with Christian I am exhausted. He decided that we would stay here for the night then go back in the morning. Curled up in his arms I drifted off with a smile.

"CHRISTIAN!" I shout his name over and over but I cannot see him. I hear him calling out my name but I turn this way and that way. Where is he? Running through a strange house I trip over a rug then I hear my name again. "CHRISTIAN!" I shout again as I get up.

Following the voice I tip toe up a stairway and see a light down the hallway. As I enter the room there is Jose and Jack. They are laughing, "Did you really think that he would fall for a whore like you?"

"I am not a whore." I scream at them and run away. "CHRISTIAN! CHRISTIAN! CHRISTIAN! Please let me explain. The pictures, I didn't know. CHRISTIAN!"

"ANA!" I heard my name as I felt hands shaking me.

I blink open my eyes in the darkness and see him, "CHRISTIAN!" I lunge at him wrapping my arms around him sobbing. "Please do not leave me."

"Fuck, what did you dream? Ana, baby I am here. Calm down."

"Just tell me that you won't leave me when you see them."

"See what?" His arms tightened around me and he leaned over to turn on the lamp next to the bed. "You kept saying pictures."

"He took pictures. He was trying to tag you in them on face book."

"Is that why your account disappeared?"

"Yes. He was sending them to my phone while it was off too."

"Did he threaten you?"

"Yes, on my face book and text messages." I sigh and lean my cheek against his chest.

Handing me my cell Christian pulled me to sit up with him. "Show me."

I opened up Jose's text with the pictures and his messages then handed it to Christian. He frowned and then looked at me. "You know you can have him arrested for harassment? You have all the proof right here."

"If I do that everyone will know."

"You think he would blast it everywhere?"

"He probably already has, he was posting those pictures on face book trying to get me to come back."

"I read that. Have you checked to see if the pictures are still up?"

"No I am afraid to."

"I understand that but one way or another we will need to get those pictures and destroy them."

"We?"

"Yes we, I said I wanted to help you."

"Oh I thought you meant." My voice trailed off as I looked down.

"Ana when I said I loved you I meant it, I want to be with you and no one else."

"What about Elena?"

"I knew you were going to ask about her."

"Well she is your girlfriend."

"No she was a distraction."

"From what exactly?"

"Ana I am like Jose, Elena was my sub."

"Oh." I gasp then start to move away from him.

"Please no, I do not want that for you, for us." His voice grew loud in the dark room. "I have never wanted to just be with someone like I do you."

"So if she is just your sub why are you in a relationship with her?"

"She is pregnant." I heard him sigh then whisper to me, "Now it is my turn to ask you to please not leave me."

"She is pregnant?" I shuddered then at that thought and snuggled against him. "Well you have only had sub relationships and I have only had unsuccessful relationships. Are you sure you are up to this?"

"You make it sound like a challenge?"

"I am rude, difficult, mean and a total brat. Can you love a brat?"

"I can love a brat."

"Good because a brat loves you."

"I just might love the brat too."

"Aww." I cuddled closer to him.

"Shush don't tell the brat."

Laughing softly I whispered to him, "dork."

"Brat, now go to sleep and no more nightmares."

"Yes dork."

Hours later I woke up feeling safe and still wrapped in Christian's arms. I did not want to move but instead I turned my head to gaze at him. Just the sight of him made me smile. As if he sensed me watching him his arms squeezed me tighter and he muttered in his sleep. Then I felt him grind against me and I moaned softly.

With a smirk on his face I heard his voice still scratchy from sleep, "Good morning Ana. Not happening here remember?"

"Yeah so you said."

"Now up and let's get out of here." Christian kissed me then headed to the bathroom while I gathered up my clothes.

I was deep in packing mode when I noticed Christian just standing in the bathroom door with his face pale. I swallowed hard as he looked up at me. "Ana?" I turn to him and smile but stop when I see him with that white stick in his hands. "What's this?"