-Karen-“You didn’t do anything wrong, Kay. We just got worried that you were going to get hurt in your state of panic.” Conor explained walking over to me. He stopped in front of me and hugged me. Knowing my luck, I would have fallen down the stairs. I slipped my arms around him as he rubbed my back to soothe me. That helped me calm down a bit. I’m a wreck. What the hell is wrong with me and these emotions? This isn’t like me at all.My stomach growled and I remembered something about eating. “We haven’t eaten yet…” I felt even worse having made a scene over the garden and making them wait longer to eat. “I’m sorry for only adding to this.” I’m not a wreck- I’m a damn disaster!“Do you two know what you want?” Conor asked wrapping his arm around my waist. “What would you like for lunch, my flower?” I blushed at being called a flower after crying like a small child. I pictured myself closer to a rain drenched spiked bush rather than a pretty flower at this moment. “You don’t have to a
-Karen-“Please, Jo- I introduced you two because I thought you might like to make friends with someone away from our father’s group. It just happened to work out perfectly for you.” Conor quipped, sipping his wine. Joanne scoffed and rolled her eyes at him while Bart and I chuckled. “My turn for a story.” He said finishing the glass and setting it down. A servant came over and filled up both our glasses. I sipped the cool wine while he started to tell the story. Our meals were brought out to us as he spoke. “This is when Bart first came on a mission with me a few years back. I was almost sixteen, I think? I was leading three groups into what we later found out to be an ambush. Almost all the men were killed except for Bart, me and six other soldiers. This resistance group had captured a soldier from a previous mission, and he gave them all the details on the mission I was running. So, of course, we walked right into a trap. They tried to torture me a couple times. It didn’t bother m
-Karen-He kissed my lips and pulled away from me. “Stay here.” He ordered, leaving me on the bed alone. I felt confused and worried as I waited for him to come back. I hope I didn’t hurt him. He returned five minutes later but his shirt was gone. He sat down next to me as I took in all his toned muscles. Look at all those muscles… “Sorry. I had to leave or… I was going to make you pay for that moan.” Make me pay? Do I want to even know?I felt my face get hot at that comment and looked away from him. This is getting interesting. I felt him turn towards me and slowly pull the hair clips out of my hair. I could hear him drop them on the floor. He likes my hair down… I felt my hair cascade down my back as he moved towards me and started kissing me again. Slowly, he moved down to my neck. Don’t moan. Kay for all that you’re worth don’t push him over the edge. I fought to restrain the noises I wanted to make. Oh, but it feels so good! He started sucking on my neck until I felt a stinging
-Karen-I stared at the K in my hand and shook my head again. Bart came back twenty minutes later and carried me to a different room in the medical ward. It was closed off with a door and had a chair on either side of the bed. He sat me on the edge, helped me into a patient gown and then tucked me into the comfortable bed. A bowl of tomato soup, crackers and some grapes were brought to me. I devoured it without mercy not realizing how truly hungry I had become. I rolled over on my right side, curling up into a ball and started to drift to sleep. I think I will leave… He got what he wanted. No point in staying now. I’ll need to gather provisions once I leave the medical ward. The question is: do I stay here? Or where should I go? I could go to Ralio. Or Dareme. I’ll think about it more tomorrow… I’m tired now.“He needs to see her Bart.” Joanne exclaimed urgently from beyond the door. “Yes! Don’t argue with me over this.” Don’t make me laugh!“Joanne, I’m the doctor and I’m saying no.
-Karen-I felt much better the next day despite the slight ache every now and then if I moved too quickly. Lucky for me, I had so much practice pushing my emotions and bad memories away that I did the same thing with this situation. After a final checkup, Bart allowed me to leave. Before I was officially released, he asked me what I wanted to do now that this had happened. To be honest, I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to do or what I could do. Technically, I was still his servant. I told him I would think about it over the next hour.Joanne escorted me back to Conor’s apartments in silence. We arrived at the double doors of the apartments. I stood at the doors looking at the handles of the elegant looking doorknob. After a moment, I opened the right door and we walked in quietly. We found him asleep on the bed surrounded by three medium sized bottles of whiskey. I walked over to the bed and picked up the bottles and handed them to Joanne. He must have gotten drunk after he left las
-Karen-“Well, it’s good to see you both in such a good mood.” Bart commented from the chaise. I could hear Joanne rummaging in my armoire. “I trust everything is okay between you two now?” I walked behind Conor and hugged him while smirking over at Bart. “That’s a definite yes. You both have the same smirk on your faces.” He laughed heartily. “I’m glad to see that.” I kissed Conor’s cheek sweetly and stood up and stretched. “Kay! I have your beach outfit!” Joanne called from the armoire room. I walked into the armoire room as Joanne motioned for me to shut the door. After I did, I walked over to the table. She had it layered out for me. “Have you ever worn a bikini?” She asked me with a grin. I shook my head while I undressed. “You have a great figure for one. Here’s the bottoms…” She handed me a pair of black stretchy underwear. “And the top.” Followed by a weird top that was made primarily of strings. What kind of top is this?“How do I put it on?” I asked confusedly as I turned i
-Karen-“Nope! But that’s what makes it fun!” I shouted as I flicked my finger to have the pillar push me five feet higher and then disappear. I squealed as I plummeted back to the water. I loved the rush I got from the sudden drop but only because I knew I could get myself out in a pinch with my magic. Any other time, I was nervous about being high up off the ground. I hit the water making a large splash and resurfaced a few seconds later. I floated in the water deciding to relax for a bit after that extra burst of magic was used.I heard a splash to my left and felt someone grab onto me tightly. I looked over and it was Conor. “What is it?” I asked confused.“Oh- I thought you were injured… That was really high, Kay… And you’re completely crazy!” He chided me as I giggled. “Sorry but you just now noticed? I mean… Day one should have told you all you needed to know about me.” I replied coolly. We watched Joanne jump off the upper platform. “What was it you said? Crazy plus crazy equ
-Karen-“You know what I mean, Kay.” He replied narrowing his eyes. I do but that was amusing for me. I waited for him to ask his question. He was silent for a moment. “You act like nothing happened yesterday… I’m just… I’m concerned that you’re-” Damn it. I knew this was going to happen. I sat up and looked down at him with a steely look stopping him mid-sentence.“It’s because it’s happened so many times that I have been able to emotionally delete things like that. So, yes, I was really bothered by it yesterday. Today, I have been able to push it completely away from me. As far as I am concerned, it was a mistake, and I don’t plan to think about it anymore.” I paused for a moment. “Honestly, as far as attacks go, that was practically a slap on the wrist. I’d take that again every day over the other things I’ve suffered through, Conor. You didn’t beat me nearly to death and then walk away leaving me to die like has been done in the past.” He said he just like Lewis. Ha! Never! “You d