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The day after I was released from the hospital, I went back to work. The Dr. said I shouldn't but I told him I need to do something to get my mind off of what happened to me. He told me to take it easy.

While I was working, both Carbine and Morgan had stopped by. They had brought Charley with them, too. Apparently, they heard what happened to me and what I had done to Throttle.

"Hey Mike. How's everything?"

I looked up and saw Charley, Carbine and Morgan standing on the other side of the motorcycle I was working on. I stood up and wiped my hands off. They were greasy.

"Hey Charley, Carbine and Morgan. How are you all?"

"Better than poor Throttle. How could you do that to him, Mike? All he did was love, cherish and treat you like a queen."

"I'm damaged goods, Charley. I couldn't protect myself from being raped and assaulted. I'm no good to Throttle. He's better off with someone who can protect themselves."

"Michelle Monterro Thornboy! I can't believe you would say that? What about your boys?"

"They're fine without me. Throttle has his mom to help him with the boys."

Carbine walked up to me and smacked me across the face. "How dare you walk away from your family! Do you even care that Modo had stopped Throttle at least 3 times from committing suicide?"

I rubbed my face, then looked away in shame.

"I'm gonna take that as a no. The bond between married Martian mice should never be severed. You know that. You need to re-establish that connection with him so he doesn't do it again."

Morgan walked around the motorcycle and took me aside.

"Look, I know you still love him, but you won't admit it to yourself. What happened to you is not your fault. Throttle was willing to see past what happened. He wanted to work on what you 2 had together. Give him another chance before its too late. Your boys are even starting to act like him. Silverdawn has had to take care of her grandsons cause Throttle refuses to. If you won't go see him, then at least call him."

I looked at Morgan with tears streaming down my face. He noticed the tears, then pulled out my wedding ring. He grabbed my left hand and slid the ring back on my hand.

"Throttle sent this with me in the hopes that you would give him another chance. He told me he wants you to call him."

I looked at my hand with my wedding ring on it, then looked at Morgan. I also looked over at Charley and Carbine. "I'm sorry, I…."

Charley walked over to me and hugged me.

"Don't apologize to us, Mike. You need to apologize to Throttle. He knows that your rapist got you pregnant. He doesn't care. Your boys are calling you a deadbeat mother cause you want nothing to do with them."

"I…I don't want them to think of me like that. I had no idea I was going to hurt my family that bad, Charley. I didn't think Throttle would still want me after I was violated. Brie told me that no one would want me."

"Brie was the one who mousenapped you?"

"Yeah. Didn't Modo or Throttle tell you?"

"No, but things are starting to make sense now."

Carbine looked at Charley strangely. Charley looked at Carbine.

"There's a Plutarkian in Detroit named Napoleon Brie. The guys have only dealt with him a few times. He's nuts and hates Limburger as much as they did."

"And why wasn't he taken back for trial?"

"I'm guessing they didn't want to deal with him."

"I wouldn't want to deal with a nut case like that either if I were the high chairman of Plutark."

Charley looked back at me.

"Will you call Throttle and talk with him, Mike?"

"I don't know, Charley. I know how important that connection is between us, but…."

"I'm not saying to go see him, Mike. Just call him."

I pulled out my cell phone from my back pocket and started dialing the house number in California. I hesitated on hitting the green button. I looked up at everyone. They all nodded their heads. I hit the green button and waited for him to pick up.

5 mins. later, someone picked up the other end.

"Hello?"

"Modo?"

"Michelle? Is that really you?"

"Yeah, its really me. Is Throttle around?"

"Yeah, he is. Give me a few to get him. I'm glad you called."

"I kinda didn't have a choice." I had looked at Charley, Carbine and Morgan when I said that.

While I was waiting, I went back to work on the motorcycle. I had my Bluetooth on my ear when I called.

I heard someone pick up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Throttle."

"Michelle?"

"Yeah. How are you?"

"Not well. I miss you."

"I miss you too. I'm sorry for what I did. I didn't think you would want me after what happened. I also thought that you would have left me since I'm pregnant with someone else's baby."

"Michelle, you were raped. I don't hold that against you and I certainly don't think you're weak. You're anything but weak."

"But how can you still love me after I was raped and assaulted? I'm used goods."

"I don't care. I told you we would work on everything. I just want you back in my life and I want you back in the boys' lives, too."

"They've called me a deadbeat mother. I don't know if they'll take me back."

"I'll talk with them. I just want to know if you'll come back?"

"I don't know, Throttle. Work has been pretty steady here."

"Then I'll come back to Chicago. We'll spend the weekend together. Just you and I. How's that sound?"

"I'd like that."

"Great! I'll see you sometime tonight, then."

"Ok. See you tonight." Then I hung up.

"I'm glad he's coming to see you. I really hope you 2 patch things up. Other than trying to commit suicide, he's tried to pick a fight with anyone who walked by him or looked at him. He almost got arrested."

"Geez. I really screwed him up, didn't I?"

"Yeah, you did. After Modo stopped him from taking his own life, he started brawling with Modo. I'm talking knock down, drag out fight. Modo ended up in the hospital. He's in a body cast cause of Throttle's temper."

I stopped working, wiped the grease off my hands, then stood up. I had to sit down. I was so upset. I looked at Charley.

"I am so, so sorry, Charley. I had no idea that walking out on Throttle was going to land Modo in the hospital. I knew Throttle had a temper, but I didn't know it was that bad."

Charley walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

"No one knew his temper was that bad. Carbine didn't even know Throttle had a temper like that."

I looked at Carbine. "You dated him before me, and you didn't know he had an explosive temper?"

"No, I didn't. He never showed that side of him."

"Mike, Throttle has been drinking since you left him. I didn't want to tell you, but I knew you would get upset if I didn't tell you."

"I'm glad you did." Then I turned to Carbine.

"Did Throttle have a drinking problem back on Mars?"

"Yeah, he did. I didn't like when he came back to base drunk and stumbling all over the place. The year before he met you, which was his last trip to break up with me, he went out and got drunk before breaking up with me. I never told anyone this, but he tried to force himself on me when he was drunk."

"Sweet, gentle Throttle? I find that hard to believe."

"I gave him a nice, swift kick to his nuts. He got the message. He left the planet the same day."

"I wish I had known about this sooner. I probably wouldn't have gotten together with him if I had known."

"No one knew. Just don't bring it up to him. He probably doesn't remember it."

I smiled at Carbine. "Don't worry, I won't."

I got my keys out and handed them to Charley. "Why don't you 3 go over to my place for the night. The sofa turns into a bed."

"You sure, Mike?"

"Yeah. I need to get cleaned up and ready for when Throttle shows up."

"Ok, Mike. Don't hurt him again. I don't think he can handle it again."

"I can't promise anything right now, Charley. We'll see how the weekend goes."

"At least it's a start. It sounded like you 2 needed some time apart more than getting a divorce."

"I don't know, but my head seems clearer. I don't know if Throttle will like my decision about the baby."

"You wanna have an abortion, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do. I don't want the baby to be a reminder."

We all heard a motorcycle in the distance and knew it was Throttle.

"Damn it. I'm not cleaned up yet."

"You go get cleaned up and we'll head over to your place. Thank you for keeping my business afloat, Mike."

"You're welcome, Charley. I'll see you guys later."

I watched them go, then headed upstairs to the bathroom to take a shower.
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Throttle rolled into the garage not long after I got in the shower. He turned the bike off, took his helmet off. He hung it on the handlebars, then got off the bike.

"Michelle! You here?"

I poked my head out of the shower and yelled down to him that I was upstairs in the shower.

He made his way upstairs and into the bedroom. He sat on the bed and waited for me to get out of the shower.

I had finished about 30 mins. later. I dried off, wrapped the towel around me then walked into the bedroom. I saw Throttle sitting there, patiently waiting for me to get done.

"Hey."

"Hey yourself."

"I talked to the boys and told them that mommy and daddy needed some time apart to clear their heads."

"That's what we needed, but after what happened to me, I figured you wouldn't want me. I mean, I am pregnant with another man's baby, afterall."

"You didn't cheat on me. You were raped. There's a difference."

"You may not like my decision on the baby."

"What do you mean?"

"I plan to have an abortion. I don't want this baby to be a reminder of what happened to me."

"Michelle, I…"

"Throttle, this is my decision alone to make."

"I understand and if that's what you want to do, then I support your decision, even if I don't like it."

I had finished getting dressed while we talked.

"We can't stay at my place this weekend. I let Charley, Carbine and Morgan use it."

"Where are we going to stay then?"

"Here. Since I opened the shop, this is where I've been staying."

"Before we go any further, I need to tell you something. Something that I'm not proud of."

"I already know that you landed Modo in the hospital."

"Not that."

"I also know that you go get drunk when you're depressed."

"Not that, either."

"What then?"

"Promise you won't get mad?"

"I promise. What did you do?"

"I had solicited a prostitute for sex. I'm sorry."

"Did you enjoy it?"

"Why would you ask me that?"

"Cause I wanna know."

"Would you get mad if I said I enjoyed it a lot and that I started dating her?"

"Best be joking about that."

"I am, sorta. I did enjoy it a little bit. I just closed my eyes and imagined it was you. Don't worry, I used protection with her."

"Was she beautiful?"

"She wasn't you, Michelle. No one can replace you." Then he put his antenna on mine. I closed my eyes and saw the mental image.

A few mins. later, he pulled away and smiled. I opened my eyes and was shocked at what he showed me. I didn't know if I should be crying or smiling.

"Really? No reaction?"

"I honestly don't know what to say."

Throttle stood up, took a step to stand in front of me, then went down on one knee. He grabbed my left hand and kissed the top of it.

"Michelle Thornboy, will you marry me again?"

"Give me the weekend to think about it."

"No problem. I understand why you want the weekend to think about it."

"So, what was wrong with Tyrone?"

"His right lung had fluid in it. That's why he had stopped breathing. I thought it was something I did. It was nothing I did. He had aspirated formula into his right lung. They had to take him into the operating room to expel the fluid. My mom just took him home yesterday."

"I'm so glad. I've ruined this family."

"You didn't ruin our family. If anything, I did when I stepped out on you."

"You did it cause you were angry with me."

"I still shouldn't have done it, but I'm glad I told you now than hide it from you."

"True. I am glad you told me."

"After you were released from the hospital, did you step out on me? Be honest."

"No, I didn't. I had thought about it. Your friend, Fourby would have been a good candidate, but I think he would have rejected the idea."

"I don't know. I like the idea of a 3some with you."

"What?"

"Yeah. I've been thinking about that idea for a while, just wasn't sure what you'd think about it."

"And you want Fourby involved?"

"Only if you and him are up for it."

"If he goes for it, you mean. He may not out of respect for you."

"Let's go find out. I saw him driving around on my way here."

"I don't have my helmet here."

"I brought your helmet with me in case we went riding. I miss having your arms wrapped around me."

I patted the spot next to me. Throttle sat down next to me. I turned toward him slightly and pushed him down on the bed. I straddled his waist and kissed him passionately.

He put his arms around me and returned the kiss. I heard him moan. I knew why he was, too. I felt his cock get hard.

He broke from the kiss. "Are you sure you wanna do this so soon after getting back together?"

"If you don't take me right now, then I'm going to take you and it won't be gentle."

Throttle flipped me over onto my back, practically tore my clothes off and pulled me closer to the edge of the bed. He wanted to take his time with me, even though he wasn't going to last too much longer, himself.

He used his tail to penetrate me and rub my clit, while he striped down to nothing. He grabbed a hold of my legs and lifted them up and slid himself deep into me. We went at it all night long.
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