His Property

Chapter Five

Emery

I woke up and pain shot all through my body. I was in pain from head to toe. Memories of last night in the basement care to surface. Why would James do something like that? I realized I was in a room, on a bed. I wasn't in the basement. I looked around and saw that I was in James' room. Speak of the devil, he walked in.

"Hey." He said pushing his hands in his pockets. I looked down. "Breakfast is downstairs. I have to go somewhere for a little bit after we eat." I nodded and followed him downstairs.

Why is he acting like he didn't beat me and left me in a basement? Is he some sort of psychopath? Probably. Wait, no, I take that back. No matter how crazy someone can do, you never judge them. I learnt that from my parents before they died.

I sat down at the table and he sat across from me. Today's breakfast was oatmeal with strawberries and blueberries with orange juice to drink. We both ate in silence. I saw that maid that made breakfast yesterday and I wanted to thank her so bad but I remembered what happened yesterday morning so I kept my mouth shut.

We both kept eating in silence and once he was done he got up. He leaned in to kiss my cheek but once his lips came in contact with my skin, I flinched away. I went to apologize but saw this look on his face. Regret and sadness was all I saw in his beautiful eyes.

"I have to go out but I'll be back an a little bit ok?" I nodded keeping my head down. "Alex and Red are coming back too. They wanted to see you again?" Excitement filled in me. I was excited to see those two.

I went back upstairs to change into something more casual. As much as I want to, I can't walk around the house in my nightgown. I heard Red and Alex downstairs and I walked downstairs.

I greeted them both with a hug and James left. While he was gone, we played Speed with the regular cards and I ended up winning twice. We also played UNO and I ended up winning that as well.

"Let's play another game." Alex suggested. "Let's play 20 questions." Oh, that sounds like fun. I looked at Red for his approval and he nodded.

"Ok," I said. "I'll go first. Alex." He looked up at me. "Before this gang thing, what's something you always wanted to do?" He got deep in thought for a minute.

"I always wanted to become a singer." He finally answered. "In elementary school, my mom taught me to sing and I carried it along with me." I smiled.

"Emery," it was Red's turn. "If you could choose, would you swim in a deep pool or lick a old man's foot?" Ugh, really?!

"Umm," I thought chuckling. "I guess swim in a deep pool." I finally answered. "I'm scared of water but I do not want to catch a disease from somebody's foot." We all laughed.

We all kept playing until we all reached out 20 questions. We decided to watch a movie after that. They chose to watch the movie "Fast Five." I've heard a lot about it when it came out but I never watched it. I wasn't really interested in action movies.

In the middle of the movie, which was the best part, James bursted through the door. We all set our attention to him. Alex and Red paused the movie and got up to collect their games. I got up and hugged them goodbye and they told James goodbye and left. It was now James and I alone.

I went to go back upstairs but he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him. What's he gonna do now? Was I not supposed to hug them? Please don't hurt me.

"Please, don't hurt me. I'm still hurt from yesterday," I told him. His facial expression was soft and his eyes were filled with the same regretful look I saw earlier at breakfast.

"I'm not." He said softly. "Just sit down so we can talk." Despite my thoughts, I sat down. I kept my head down the whole time.

"Emery," I kept my head down. "I'm so sorry. I lost myself and I don't know why I would do something like that to a wonderful person like you." I kept quiet. "Please talk to me. Say something." I decided to speak my mind.

"James," I said quietly. "You frighten the fuck out of me." I said honesty. "Sometimes, I'm scared to be in the same space as you or even look at you. You scared and hurt me last night. You know me, know what I've been through. But you still tortured me the way you did yesterday. I guess I can't really put it past you," I said. I looked up at him and he looked down. Tears falling from his eyes. He was crying?! He must be drunk.

"I'm so sorry." He said voice breaking. "I don't want to become a person I'm not." He said. "I'm not a sadist and even though I kidnapped you, I'm not a bad person." He said honestly. I stayed where I was.

I sighed. "Then stop treating me like I'm your slave. You can't hurt me and then expect me to act like nothing had happened the next day. I'm still a human being and I've been through a lot," I told him. I don't know why but something inside of me made me feel a sense of maybe, redemption for him. "Listen, I'm willing to forgive you." I said. He lifted his head and what he did next shocked me.

He leaned up and kissed my lips. I was shocked for a moment but gently pulled away as soon as I came to my senses.

He cleared his throat. "I apologize. Do you maybe wanna finish this movie?" He asked smiling. I smiled back.

"I would love too." I then grabbed the remote and un-paused the movie.

All throughout the movie, he kept sneaking glances at me. He would sometimes place his hand on my thigh and oddly, I just let him. I felt myself getting tired. I yawned.

"I'm getting tired." I said turning to look at him. He looked at me and turned the living room television off.

"Let's go to bed then." He and I fixed up the couch and walked upstairs into his room.

As soon as we got in his room, I changed into my nightgown and he took off his shirt and pants and was left in only his briefs. He slid in beside me and wrapped his arms around me. He's a shitty person but I still felt comfort in his arms. Probably because I never felt comfort from anybody before. I've never had this feeling before.

I don't know what to think. He seems the type of person who's bad but shows his good side every once in a while. But that ain't enough for me. If he keeps this up and set aside his anger, we're could be okay. I soon felt my eyes getting heavy and I fell asleep. In James Marino's arms.

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