The Wedding /Andrea's POV
Playing dress up for this psycho wasn't on the top of my list of things I wanted to do today.
But here I am, dressed in white, waiting for him at the church with our daughter. My stomach was turning. Maybe we should cancel this ceremony, I think hopefully.
"He is on the way," Shane told me as I was about to announce that the wedding would be rescheduled.
He is about thirty minutes late. "What happened?" I said, only half caring.
"Governor had important matters to attend to. But he is in his suit now. He'll be here in five minutes," Shane said, trying to calm me.
"Shane, I am going back to the apartment," I said, picking up Avery. In that moment, I was prepared to run.
As soon as I get up to leave, the governor walks in. He takes my hand. He is wearing a black suit, looking very attractive.
"Let's get married by the preacher," he says, taking my hand.
"You are late," I answered annoyed.
You still have no choice. You are mine," he whispers, leading me to the front of the church. My sister and Shane follow. Amy takes my daughter, and I walk down the aisle to my captor.
We say the traditional wedding vows, and he bends down to kiss me. The townspeople cheer, and everyone is so excited for us. If they only knew what type of person he is. He finally pulls away from our kiss.
After our quick church wedding, we went outside for a reception. We had a picnic dinner with everyone. We fed each other chocolate cake, drank champagne, and danced to whatever music they were able to play. Amy used what looked like Minton's camera to take a picture of The Governor and me. This made me wonder where Minton was. We had talked earlier, and he promised to be here.
"I haven't seen Minton all night," I said softly to the Governor.
"He left Woodbury. He went to stay with family. He said to give you his best wishes," The Governor said, not really looking me in the eyes.
"He belongs in Woodbury. It's hard to believe he would leave. Especially with no goodbye," I question the Governor.
"He said goodbye to me. That's enough about him. Today is about us. Celebrating that you are mine forever. You belong in Woodbury. You belong to me. I don't like you talking about another man," he said, holding me close.
"Sorry, I love you," I said, knowing when to drop the subject.
"I love you, Mrs. Blake. Now let's get you out of that dress," he whispers, placing his hands on my back.
The wedding celebration is finally over. We go back to the Governor's apartment, and I tuck Avery into bed. She falls asleep as soon as she hits the bed.
The Governor leads me into the bedroom. He drops his pants, letting me know what he wants. Can I continue this? The constant sex is physically and mentally a lot for me. He doesn't seem to care enough to give me a break.
"Come to daddy," he says, unzipping my dress and watching it drop to the floor.
"I am tired," I said, hoping to keep from crying. I knew if the crying continued, he might spank me with that belt of his or worse.
"I am sure you will be pregnant by next month," he says, getting up quickly when he finishes.
He goes to get into the shower. I find myself wandering around the apartment after I throw on some clothes. How did Amy get Milton's camera? What family could he have been left with? He was an only child, and both his parents are dead.
In the Governor's desk, I found Milton's Harvard class ring. He would never leave this behind.
Suddenly my heart knew what had happened: the Governor had killed Minton for talking to me. He is truly crazy. That's why he was late to the wedding.
My first thought is to get Avery and run. Instead, I place the ring back in his desk and return to bed. My situation is hopeless. If I tried to escape, he would kill my sister. I even tried opening the apartment door, but he had secured the front door, causing an alarm to go off.
If The Governor hadnt been in the shower, he would have heard the alarm, I think.
He is out of the shower now looking at me. His blue eyes lock with mine.
" I guess you figured out that I killed Minton. I am not someone to mess with Andrea. He wanted to take what was mine, so I took care of him. If I can kill a good friend of mine, imagine what I could do to Shane or Amy. So take this as a warning not to try to run away or disobey me," he says, looking straight at me.
"Did you kill him for flirting with me? That seems extreme and unnecessary," I said, trembling now.
"See what I'll do to keep you. Besides Avery, you are the most important person in my life. Now that we are married, your main job will be to stay in the house, ready for me whenever I want to make love. I know I said twice a day, but now I am thinking three times. Gotta keep my wife barefoot and pregnant," he smirks.
"So I wont be able to leave the house anymore?"
"Only if I am with you. Be good, and I'll still allow your sister to visit," he says forcefully.
"I haven't even tried to escape. I love you, Philip. Please trust me," I said, tears coming to my eyes.
"Stop crying. I have told you a hundred times not to cry," he says, pushing me onto the bed.
I wipe the tears from my eyes. His hands find their way to my body, slowly pulling off my panties and oversized gray tee shirt.
"I am sorry. I only want to be able to go outside. You know I love the outdoors," I said softly.
"Maybe we will see. Prove to me that you love me and I am the only one," he says, covering me.
"I love you," I said kissing his lips.
"Tell me you want me to make love to you again," he whispers after I pull away.
"Please make love to me again," I repeated, trying to sound convincing.
"if you insist, but I need you to be on top this time. Daddy is tired. You need to go down on me first too," he said.
Somehow, I force myself to perform the sexual acts he has requested. He enjoys it more than he deserves, I think. His hands grab my breasts as I bounce up and down.
"Turn over, and I'll finish," he says, taking over. A few forceful thrusts later, he finishes inside. I pull my shirt on and lay back down.
He wraps his arms around me. "You are mine, Andrea. My wife, and the mother of my child. I love you so much. You will never know how much I love you," he whispers in my ear.
I want to tell him that he is sick. That he doesn't love me. That he is an abuser, murderer, and rapist. But I know I have to keep this to myself.
" I love you, Philip. I know you only want to keep me safe. I'll never leave you," I promised.
"You wont leave me. I wont let you..I love you too much," he says, his arms still wrapped around my waist. I closed my eyes, knowing that if I ever try to leave he would kill me just like he did Milton.
I am forever trapped here in this apartment with him. My future is filled with darkness, and the only reason I don't kill myself is because of my daughter and my sister, Amy.
