Chapter 104

"No, and you can't tell her, Tom, she felt guilty enough for the beatings I took for her. This would kill her," Krystal told him, holding Tom's face and looking into his beautiful eyes that were no longer twinkling. "Promise me, that you won't tell her, what I went through to save
her!"

"I promise you that, Krystal, but I still think that she should know. The two of you suffered abuse together at the hands of your father and you should be able to talk about that with each other. That's why I think the counselor that you two were talking about seeing is a great idea."

"Will a counselor make the nightmares go away? They're not as bad as they used to be, but I still have them. I'm not sure seeing the counselor together is a good idea, but I can go with her and listen to see if I missed something when we were growing up. After all, she did run away.

"The counselor should be able to help you with the nightmares too Krystal. In fact I wouldn't be surprised that if talking to me about this would help with that too."

"You pretty well know the most of it, the beatings and mental and sexual abuse. I was lucky he didn't decide to rape me. I've always wondered what stopped him other than the fact he got off on watching me...uh... well you know. He loved to make me take his uniform off him for some strange reason. The beatings were bad especially when he'd kick me in the stomach over and
over again."

"Darling, you were a child! It is amazing that he didn't end up killing the two of you! Please stop blaming yourself for something that was not your fault!"

"I'll be okay, I know it now that I have you. If you want me to finish loving you I can do it now," she said wiping the tears away. "I can do it if you promise not to call me baby."

"Darling all I want to do now is to hold you and keep you safe. Come on get into bed with me and let me snuggle with you till I have to leave for AJ's."

"You don't want me to finish pleasuring you?"

"No, I just want to hold you, please come to bed, my goddess!" he begged with his heart in his eyes.

Sliding under the covers she waited for Tom to come to bed. Remembering she had no clothes on she started to get a gown, but tomorrow was her wedding night and wouldn't need one then, so why wear one tonight?

Tom removed his robe and slid into bed as well. Taking Krystal in his arms he just held her close. There was so much emotion raging within him, he wanted to do physical damage to a man that was long dead, and he wanted to scream out that someone had hurt the children that Krystal and Krista had been. How anyone could do those despicable things to a child was beyond him!

Snuggling close to Tom it felt nice to lay next to his naked body, different, but very nice. She wondered if he was enjoying as much as she was. It was going to be wonderful to be married to him and she was looking forward to spending the rest of her life to such a tender lover.

He gently kissed her forehead and whispered, "Sleep now, my goddess, we have a big day tomorrow and I want you well rested. Especially for our big night tomorrow night."

"I promise to be ready, Tom. I've waited too long to be your wife and loved you way too long to want to spoil that night," she snuggled closer and kissed his chest. "I promise I'll make you a good wife, my love."

"And I promise to be the best husband that I possibly can be, but I might need some training...do you think you are up to the task, Commander?" she could hear the smile in his voice.

To be continued…