Chapter 13

Lottie's POV

2 weeks later...

"What are you doing Lottie?" Dad asks.

There's a mischievous look in his eyes that I don't like.

"I'm painting Nick's favorite thing for his birthday." I smile back.

"The flowers."

Dad nods and sits beside me, sipping his tea.

I smile again and turn back to my painting.

I hear some commotion and then, all of the sudden someone slams into me from behind.

I turn around in horror and anger, paint dripping off my shirt.

Dad's trying to hide a smile, Mom's smiling apologetically, and Annie's eyes are laughing.

Wait...

Annie?

Oh no.

That can only mean one thing...

"Finn's here!" Nick yells as Finn chases him around.

I turn to Dad and he points at Finn.

I nod thanks and strip my shirt off so I'm only in a tank top.

That sadly has also been ruined by the paint.

I growl deep in my throat.

"That was my favorite shirt!" I yell, taking off towards Finn.

"I'MGONNAKILLYOUFINN!" I scream, tackling him to the ground.

Dad spews his tea everywhere, Mom falls to the ground laughing, and Annie falls on top of Mom, laughing too.

Finn's chuckling underneath me, and he turns around so my hands are on his chest.

"Good tackle." Finn grins.

Suddenly I can't lie on top of him anymore.

I've been having attacks like Dad these last few weeks ever since the incident, and always about men.

And Finn's a man.

He's thirty years old.

And he's family.

But he's still a man.

Nick notices my expression, and he drags me off of Finn.

Nick says something to Dad, and suddenly I'm being dragged into the forest.

Nick makes me sit on a rock, and I start hyperventilating.

I start growling too.

Nick takes this as a sign, so he grabs my arms, and puts his tie in my mouth and I start to scream.

After a while, I calm down and Nick lets me go.

My head is in-between my legs and Nick is patting my back when Finn finds us.

Finn comes over to me to kneel in front of me.

"I'm sorry Lottie." Finn's somber voice makes me look up at him through my tears.

I look at him and smile sadly, "It's not your fault Finn."

"YES, IT IS!" Finn shouts. I jump and Finn stands up, pacing back and forth angrily.

"No. it isn't!" I say, jumping up to grab his arm.

"A MAN RAPED ME!" I scream, then slap a hand over my mouth.

Finn stares at me in shock.

I sink down, my hand still over my mouth.

"A man RAPED you?" Finn whispers.

I nod, tears starting to well up in my eyes again.

Finn grabs me into a hug, and I sob into his chest.

I vaguely hear Finn talking to Nick, and suddenly Finn lets go of me.

Finn turns to go, but I grab his arm.

"YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE!" I cry through my tears.

Finn rubs my arm, "I won't Lottie. It'll be our little secret."