Big Daddy

He walked over and stood just in front of me, his feet touching my own as he leaned down in my face. “Did you like his dick in you?” He stood up. “Come on, you can tell me. I mean, it’s expected. Your wife runs off, she’s bound to have a place to go, another man in her life.”

“I didn’t come here for him. I came here to get away from you. I just met him.”

“So you fuck everyone you just meet?”

I turned my head not wanting to look at him.

“Leave her alone.”

“Aw, honey. He likes you.” Nick laughed. “Let me tell you something about her. She likes it wild in bed, but I guess you know that. Yep, she’s all about pleasing in the bedroom, but she’s a lousy fucking wife. Selfish and greedy. Believe me, I know. I could never give her enough dick or money.” He laughed. “Did she tell you that she had a little pill problem too?”

I jerked my head up and gave him a wild stare. “You had me hooked on those pills! You kept me in pain.”

He shook his head and laughed. “See how she blames me for her addiction. The truth is, she couldn’t cope with killing our baby.”

“You killed our baby, you sick son of a bitch! You did that, not me!” I screamed at him, feeling myself losing control. “You never even loved me. I was nothing to you but your punching bag.”

He rolled his eyes. “Of course, I loved you, Jessica. But you just kept running away. Then you started telling lies, forcing me to lose my temper with you.”

“You beat me, but you didn’t break me and you never will. I’m not going home with you, Nick. Never again.”

“You think you can make a fool of me? You think you’re the one who decides when this is over? I don’t think so. You’re coming home, and you’re going to behave.” He turned to Chance. “So tell me, did she beg you to fuck her hard? She likes a good pounding.”

I got to my feet. “Leave him alone!” But Nick pushed me back.

“You do that again, sweetheart and I’ll put a bullet in your boyfriend’s good leg before I put one in your head.” He turned his gun on me. “Maybe I’ll make him watch while I show him how a real man fucks a slut like you.”

He reached for his zipper, and in a blink, Chance was up, and the gun was flying across the room. He had Nick down on the floor in a hold that had Nick’s face turning blue. “Go to the kitchen and get the zip ties out of the drawer. Hurry!”

I turned and ran to the kitchen where I checked the only drawer they could be, where I knew he kept utility items and a few tools. Then I rushed back and saw that Nick was unconscious.

“He won’t stay out long, so you better get over here and put one on him.”

“What are you going to do with him?” I slipped the tie around his one wrist and then pulled it tight. Then I slipped it around and through the other, pulling it tighter. Nick was already starting to come around.

“Austin should be here any minute. As a matter of fact, he’s late, which is unusual.” He passed me his phone and then pulled Nick up to drag him over to the couch. “Call him.”

As he looked down at Nick, he had a look on his face that sent chills down my spine. I dialed Austin’s number and waited until he answered the phone.

“Hey, man, I’m sorry. I had to stop for gas and then I got pulled over. I had to sweet talk my way out of the ticket, but I’m back on the road.”

“It’s Dream. Nick’s here. Chance has him detained, but I think you need to hurry.”

“Don’t leave him alone with the guy, okay, Dream. I’m about ten minutes out.” The phone went dead, and I looked up at Chance who was still pacing in front of Nick who was trying to rouse.

Austin’s warning had sent chills down my spine, and I wondered if Chance would actually kill Nick if I left them alone. Part of me thought I might step out of the room, and let him do whatever was running through his mind. Staying, I was only Nick’s protector, and the irony wasn’t lost on me, but it wasn’t just him I was protecting. I couldn’t let Chance do something stupid and knew he’d be the one to have to live with the consequences or the guilt. He’d been through enough.

“He’s only ten minutes away. He stopped for gas and then got pulled over for speeding.” He’d no doubt been trying to make up for lost time.

He stopped pacing in front of Nick and looked up at me, the gleam still in his eyes. “You should go put on some warm clothes. We’ll go get Star and Cynthia and bring them home together.”