| She slowly pulled away and looked him over. �God, I�ve missed you,� she whispered. She wasn�t sure he heard her but what he said made her wish he didn�t. �Thanks. I�m glad you like what you see,� he said. He pulled her up by the arms and brought her to his lips. At 1:00 in the morning, there came a knock on the front door. �Who the hell is that?� Shannon thought. She got off the bed and put her robe on. She walked out of her room and stood in shock. Howie was talking to Neil and Ricky, who were very drunk. Theresa was standing right next to Howie, holding his hand. AJ came out after Shannon with his shirt on. He put his hand on her waist and they walked over to where everyone was standing. �Look, another whore to join our party,� Ricky said. �Still drinking. Geez, no wonder why you can�t get any dates,� I said. Neil and Ricky had just come over and have been harassing us. �Shut up you bitch. And as for you, she sleeps with every guy, just to let you know. I mean, I�ve had my way with her,� Neil told Howie. �Okay, that�s all I have to hear. Get out,� Howie said. He started closing the door, but Neil pushed it back open. �No, you need to hear everything. Oh, yeah, she�s a lousy lay.� �Okay, that was to far.� Howie swung at Neil, hitting him in the jaw. �You bastard,� Ricky yelled, going after Howie but AJ punched him before he even did anything. �You must be these two lovely ladies EX-boyfriends. Well, we�re their current ones, and now we feel like kicking your ass,� AJ said. Ricky pulled Neil up and they were getting ready to leave but Ricky stopped and looked at me. �That�s real nice sweetheart,� he said. I touched my cheek, knowing it looked bad. �GET OUT!� Howie yelled, slamming the door. I plopped down on the couch and Shannon followed. �What happened?� she asked me. �Well, Howie and I were watching a movie and then they came. I opened the door a little and found them there. And they were so drunk.� �Oh,� was all Shannon could say. �God, such jackasses,� Howie said. He sat down next to me and wrapped me in his arms. �You have no idea,� I mumbled. I was glad Howie was back in my life. He was my protection from those guys. �Hey, let�s go finish the movie in my room,� I told Howie. �Okay.� Howie got off of the couch and helped me up. We walked back to my bedroom and I popped the movie in my VCR. I laid down on the bed and Howie sat next to me. �It�s okay if you have to cry,� he told me. �D, you know me to well, it�s scary,� I said. I turned over on my back and looked at him. �Yeah, I do know you. You hide your feelings.� �Yeah, I�ve gotten really good at it too.� I could feel a tear start to fall. And slowly more came. �I was so scared seeing them. Neil was so abusive. It�s like we never broke up. How could I have stayed with him so long. And then he tried to rape me and yet I still loved him,� I mumbled in Howie�s chest. �Sometimes we do things and don�t know why. This was one of those things. But I�m here, so you don�t have to worry about him laying a hand on you again.� �Thanks so much D.� �Hey, I would protect the girl I love. Now and always,� Howie said, placing a soft kiss on my head. �I love you, but you won�t believe how stupid I feel. I mean, I should have trusted you more. But I guess I thought you did exactly what Neil did. Maybe that�s why I did what I did. But that�s no excuse,� I said. �No, that�s not an excuse. But things just happen.� �But Howie, I should have trusted you. I loved you, I mean, I love you.� �Theresa, mi amor, you know there was a time when I thought you were going to hook up with someone else.� �D, are you serious?� �Yeah, I am. Trusting is something that�s hard when your last few relationships have been rough,� he told me. �Yeah, it can be.� �But truthfully, I would have done the same exact thing you did. So, don�t worry. In fact, it�s in the past and that�s where it�s going to remain.� �Okay. Hey D?� �Hmm?� �Can I have a kiss?� �Um., um, let me think�� �Let me finish that statement,� I said. I put my lips on his with a gentle pressure. I slowly pulled away but Howie brought me back to his lips. He slowly pushed me back on the bed, never breaking the kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and ran my hands through his hair. One of his hands stayed on my waist while the other played with my hair. �You know, I never did tell you that you look beautiful tonight,� he whispered,� and not to mention sexy.� �Thank you. You weren�t looking to bad yourself. Oh by the way, thanks for the rose.� �Your more then welcome.� He bent his head down and again we kissed. Slow and sweet at first. But when Howie�s tongue met up with mine, the kisses became full with passion. His hands slowly traveled down to the bottom of my dress and he slowly lifted it up. He pulled it up, over my head and threw it in the corner. �If that dress gets wrinkled, you�ll have to fix it,� I mumbled. �Yeah, sure, whatever,� Howie whispered against my neck. He bent down and kissed my neck again. He slowly trailed down to my stomach, placing soft kissed everywhere. He traced my belly button with his finger and then played with the ring. �You know, you need a tattoo,� I told him. He just stopped playing with the ring and just looked at me, a small smile forming. �And why is that?� he asked, kissing a trail back up to my neck again. �Just because I think you would look good with one. A little heart on your shoulder blade,� I said, smiling. �Well, it just might work.� Howie wiped the smile off my face with a kiss. I ran my hands over to the front of his shirt and started unbuttoning it. I rolled him on his back. I finished unbuttoning the shirt and threw it in the corner where my dress was. �You know, if that gets wrinkled, you�ll have to fix it,� Howie said. �Yeah, sure, whatever,� I mumbled as I pressed my lips against his. I slowly pulled away and went down to his neck. I could feel his bare skin underneath me and that sent goose bumps down my arms. I slowly moved away from Howie�s neck and down. I sent a trail of kisses from his neck to his chest. |
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