Chapter 18

"C'Mon guys, I don't like horror movies," Chrissy begged as they dragged her into 'The Blair Witch'.

"Nope, this looks good, stay," Jessica instructed.

Chrissy sat down.

"Good doggie," Jessica patted her head. Chrissy smacked her hand away.

"Cat fight!" Brian laughed.

They sat down and giggled during the previews.

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"Oh my God Karine, you're gonna love this house, its El Hugo!" Amy grinned while driving.

Nick was in the passenger seat and AJ and Karine were in the backseat.

Karine smiled, "I'm not gonna want to leave."

She looked over at AJ and gave him a crooked grin. "So Mr. Backstreet Boy, how are things goin?"

He smiled at her, just because she was so cute. "Pretty DAMN good!"

She laughed, "I bet! So have you been anywhere really nice?" Karine asked.

"We've performed in Spain, Germany, Australia, China and a bunch of other really amazing places," AJ answerd.

"Do any of those people even speak english?" Karine asked, trying to make conversation with this sexy man.

"Some! It's actually funny, they all know every lyric to all our songs!"

"Thats cute," Karine laughed.

"Yea"

Amy would look over at Nick then turn everytime he looked her way.

"WHAT???" Nick demanded.

"Oooh, someone looks cute when they're mad!" Amy giggled.

He blushed and turned away.

"I can drive too ya know," AJ said as he grabbed his seat belt and held onto it for dear life as Amy swayed between cars on the turnpike.

"Yea, well so can I!" She grinned.

"Not exactly," Karine laughed.

"Oh shut up K!"

~*~ A Few Hours Later ~*~

After the movie they went to JJ Muggs, a sports bar for dinner.

"That movie was so scary!" Thorin announced. "Is it a true story?"

"You're tellin me!" Chrissy yelped. "I'm the one that almost pissed in my pants!" Everyone laughed.

"I wonder where the others are now," Jessica said.

"Well, if they let Amy drive, right now they are probaly getting a ticket for driving like a freakin drunk!" Thorin laughed.

"That's not funny, that's mean!" Howie squieked.

Thorin threw her hands up. "I'm not laughing! It's the truth!"

A little while later they went home.

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"Are we there yet?" Karine whinned.

"Would you like some cheese with that whine?" Amy asked.

Karine gave her a tired, fake smile.

"It's like five minutes away so chill!"

They pulled up at the house exactly five minutes later and Karine got to meet everyone and they all liked her.

"I'm going to go for a walk, my legs are cramped from the car, I'll be back in a little while," Amy announced.

"Want me to come?" Nick asked.

"Nah, I'm fine, but thanks for askin' babe."

Amy left the house and walked down the sidewalk. The road was empty and the sky was black. She walked onto the sand, her barefeet making prints. She saw a small park with a bathroom. She stopped in the bathroom and ran her hands through her hair.

Out of no where a tall man came behind her. He put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her hard against the wall. She tried to run but his grasp but tight and she couldnt move. She tried to scream but her voice was muffled by his free hand. He tore off her shirt and ran his hands over her bare chest. She pushed him away, but he was too strong. He licked over her chest then down her stomach, leaving a trail of goosebumps. He unbuttoned her shorts and pulled them off. The man pushed her tighter against the way, his hand tight on her throat making it hard for her to breath. He looked over her body, a small, evil grin appeared on his face. Amy was crying and shaking, begging for him to get off. He ignored her and pushed her harder against the cement wall, banging her head. He roughly pushed himself into her, making her scream in pain.

When he was done and let go of her body and she crumpled to the ground.

"Tell anyone about this and I WILL kill you," He warned harshly.

She glared at him, her face filling with tears of anger. The feeling to murder him was deep inside her, almost about to burst out, but she knew she wasn't able to take him on.

He bent down and kissed her gently on the cheek. She moved and he hit his head on the wall.

He yanked back and glared at her, but looking at her he started laughing deeply. He turned and left.

Amy sat there for a few minutes, not sure what to do. Then she grabbed her clothes and quickly pulled them on. She looked in the mirror, a bruise could already be seen on her cheek.

She slowly started walking home, her body ached everywhere. Then the mans face flashed in her head and she started running, faster then she'd ever run before. It wasn't too long till she was back at the house.

She quickly walked in, trying to avoid everyones stares. She went upstairs and into the bathroom. Amy turned on the hottest water and let it run over her body, trying wash off his touch. So many thoughts were running through her head, she was trying to figure out why her, or if it was just a nightmare, but one look in the mirror and she knew it wasn't.

She wrapped a big towel around herself them went back to her room. She put on a t-shirt, turned off the lights and crawled into bed, feeling totally violated.

Nick came into the dark room a few minutes later and sat down on tjhe edge of the bed. He pushed her wet hair behind her ear. Through the light of the moon he could see tears sliding down her face.

"Whats wrong baby?" He asked gently while wiping away a tear with his lips.

She rolled on her side. "Please just leave me alone," She mumbled under the blankets.

Nick sat there silent and puzzled for a minute. "You sure?"

"Yes"

"Ok, well get some rest, I'll check in with ya later."

He ran his hands over side but she flinched at the touch. He left and went to find Thorin. He saw her and Brian at the kitchen counter. It was covered in ice cream, choclate, and just about everything else you'd use for sundaes.

"Thorin, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Yep!" She took one more bite from her ice cream then jumped off her stool and followed him outside onto the porch.

"So whats up?" She asked as she sat down on the swinging chair.

"You and Amy are bestfriends right?"

"Yes we are!" She said a little too cheerfully. The sugar must have gone to her brain.

"Well, she's acting weird. Not her normal wierd, wierder. Like I just went up there and she was in bed crying and I asked her what was wrong and she wouldn't tell me and she moved every time I tried to touch her."

Thorin sat there for a minute. "I'll go talk to her, k?"

Nick nodded. "I don't know if she's mad at me for something."

"Don't worry," Thorin put a hand on his shoulder. "Amy doesn't stay mad at anyone for very long," She said with a cocky grin.

She left and went to Amy's room. Walking into the darkness she almost walked into the closet while trying to find the light switch. She still haden't figured out this big houses mysterys. She found the switch then flicked it on.

Amy quickly covered her face with the cotton blanket that was laying ontop of her. It was too late. Thorin had already seen her face, bruises and all.

"Oh my, Amy what happened?" Thorin sat down next to her.

"Nothing, I'm fine," She yelled from under the covers.

Thorin grabbed the blanket and pull it off. Amy covered her face with her hands.

"What happened???" Thorin demanded roughly.

Amy hesitated. "If you must know, I was walking and I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and fell, okay? It's not something I've really proud to admit ok?"

"Amy, don't even. There is no possible way you could get such bruises from tripping."

Amy sighed. Her excuse wasn't good enough. Her eyes were glassy, ready to overflow and drip down her cheeks, once again. "Thor, I can't tell you, I'm sorry."

"Why not?" She demanded again.

"Because I can't!" Amy screamed at her.

Thorin placed her hands on her hips, getting frustrated. "Then who will you tell? Do you want me to get Kevin?"

Amy shook her head. "I can't tell anyone ok, just leave me alone." More tears came down her face. She wiped them away but more were back in their place.

Thorin sighed. "Amy, something is very wrong, I've never seen you like this. Please just tell me so I can help! You know you can tell me anything and always trust me."

Amy pulled the blanket back from her and buried her face in it. She took a long deep breath then looked back at her.

"I was.....raped." She said in barely a whisper. More tears came down, leaving the front of her shirt wet.

"What? Christ Amy, when???" Thorin stood there with her hand over her mouth and her eyes wide.

"When I went for a walk."

Thorin grabbed Amy and hugged her tightly. She cried, and cried, and cried. More then she ever had before.

A few minutes later they barely had any tears left.

"Amy, this is very important, we need to get you to a doctor."

Amy nodded, knowing she didn't really have a choice. "Please, just don't tell anyone yet."

"Don't worry, I won't. Get dressed and meet me in the car."

Thorin left and Amy pulled on a pair of baggy jeans and a long sleeved shirt. She brushed her hair so the bruise wasn't noticable.

She went downstairs and saw Nick. She walked up to him and whispered in his ear. "I'm going somewhere with Thorin, I need to talk to you when we get back so don't leave." She gently kissed his cheek then left.

"Thorin, I'm so scared," Amy started as she buckled her seat belt.

"I know you are, but I'm going to behind you all the way."

"Thanks," Amy smiled at her.

Once at the hospital they took a few tests and luckily she didn't catch anything from him. They made her goto the police station and file a rapists attack report. That was the hard part, trying to remember his features.

They didn't get home until 2 AM. Everyone in the house was awake, curious as to where they'd gone.

"Where did you guys go?" Chrissy asked.

Amy went straight to her room, avoiding everyone.

"We had to goto the hospital. A little while ago Amy was attacked and raped."

The expressions on everyones faces could never be described.

Chrissy put her hand over her mouth. "Oh my God!!!"

"She's still in shock and the only one she wants to talk to is Nick so just don't say anything to her tonight."

Kevin nodded, but his insides felt like murdering the person who had done that to his "little sister."

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"Amy?" Nick knocked on her door.

"Come in Nick."

He walked in and saw her sitting against the headboard of her bed, her knees pulled up to her chest.

"Sit" She patted the bed infront of her.

He sat down. "Baby what happened??"

"Nick, we can't see each other anymore."

"What? Why?" He exclaimed.

"Because you deserve someone better."

"What are you talking about and what are you crying for...Amy your scaring me." Nick's eyes filled with a flush of tears ready to fall from his blue eyes and down his cheeks.

"I can't explain how I'm feeling," Amy said grabbing his hands.

Nick looked into her eyes. "You can't lie to me...what happened?" Nick stared. She could see the hurt in his eyes.

"I was raped." She sighed. Her voice trembled as she said those words. Flashes of the horrible moment flickered through her mind.

"You were what? When?" Nick asked. He was so confused.

"When I went for a walk, in the park down the road." Amy looked down. "I'm so ashamed," she said, pulling his hand around her waist.

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Thorin breathed in a sigh. She was as angry as the next. Nick came flying down the strairs. Brian stood up, seeing Nick's furious behavior. Brian knew exactly what was on Nick's mind. He opened the closet and pulled a baseball bat from the gulf club bag.

"Yo' Nick?" Brian tossed it to him lightly, but quickly. Kevin stood up.

Thorin's eyes pierced Brian. She wouldn't stop them. How could she?

"You guys, it's not worth it. He isn't going to be there. He got what he wanted and left." She put her hands on the bat in Nick's grip. He was holding it so tight his knuckles were white. "Amy needs you right now."

Nick released his hands. Pictures of Amy crying and bruised flickerd in his mind. He looked at Thorin then at Brian, then back to Thorin. He turned and went back to Amy.

"I'm sorry honey," Brian pulled her into a hug.

She started crying and held onto him tightly. "Why! Why her? Why did this have to happen to her?" She cried hard.

Brian held her close and ran his fingers through her hair. "I don't know, I don't know," He soothed.

Nick opened Amy's door and he could hear a low cry. He lifted up the blankets and slid into the bed next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and cried. His crying and wet tears going through her shirt and onto her skin made her cry more.

She slowly stopped and whipped away her tears.

"Nick, baby," She pushed his bangs away from his eyes. "I'm ok!"

He sat up & pulled her into a hug. She yelped as his hands squeezed her back. He let go and gave her a worried look. "Let me see what he did."

Amy looked away from his eyes then pulled off her shirt.

Nick sat there shocked that she'd taken it all the way off. He got to see what he'd only dreamed of.

"Oh baby..." He pulled her into a hug. He traced his fingers over the fresh bruises. He held her tighter and squeezed his knuckles till they were white. "I'm gonna kill that bastard."

"Nick, how bad is it?" Her voice had a plea in it, hopeing it wasn't as bad as it could be.

From the look on his face she knew it wasn't good.

"Want me to put a wet towel on it? So the bruises don't get any bigger." He asked gently.

She nodded.

He got up the came back a few seconds later. She layed on her stomach and he placed the towel across her back, giving her goosebumps. He sat next to her. He ran his hands through his slikly blonde hair. "This is all my fault."

"No Nick, you had nothing to do with this. I'm the stupid one that went walking a stranger neighborhood late at night alone."

"Don't say that, you're not stupid."

She sighed and more tears flooded her face down to her pillow. "What if I'm pregnant?"

He stopped and dropped her hair that he'd been twirling around his finger. The thought had'nt even crossed his mind.

"Amy, if anything happens to you I'll be right here by your side and help you through everything. I love you, and you know that."

Amy smiled.

"But didn't they make you take a pregnancy test at the hospital?"

"No, the nurse told me to wait a few days then take one or just go back and they'll do it."

He pulled her into his arms then gently kissed the top of her forhead.

Her mind was racing, visions of the mans face appeared. She got goosebumps and began to shiver.

Nick pulled her closer and wrapped a blanket around the both of them. She was so grateful to have him.

"It's late, you need rest, want me to leave?"

"No!" She jumped. "Please stay here."

He smiled then pulled her back down onto his chest and fell asleep.

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"I still can't believe this," Jessica said as she got into bed next to Kevin for the night.

"It's horrible. I never thought anything like that could happen in this neighborhood."

Jessica rolled over so her entire body was ontop of his. She looked down at him with a grin. "You'd never let anyone hurt me would you?" She gave him a puppy face.

"Never ever!"

"Good!" Her face was an inch from his and she could smell his sweet breath.She licked her lips then kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her back and kissed her.

She pulled away from his mouth and began kissing her way over his jaw bone and down his adams apple. She unbuttoned his shirt then kissed each nipple.

He grinned then rolled over so he was on top.

"Girl, what has gotten into you?"

"Nothing.....yet!" She giggled then pulled him down for another steamy kiss. She pulled off her shirt then pushed him back and continued leaving kisses on his chest. She made her way down his "happy trail". She grabbed the buckle of his pants then pulled them off. She wrapped her hands over the waist band of his boxers. She slowly pulled them down while taking in his whole size....which by the way was not anything she'd expected. It had to be twice the size she'd imagined. She ran a hand over him and he flinched at her touch.

Before she could do anything else he grabbed her arms and pulled her up. He kissed her then began kissing down her throst. He stopped at her chest then went around with his hands to unbuckle her bra. After a few unsucessful trys he looked at her hopelessly.

She giggled then undid it for him. "Now wasn't that hard!" She said sarcasticly with a crooked grin.

He pulled it off and licked down her chest then gently sucked on each breast.

A few minutes later after his lips had been on every part of her body he slowly and gently pushed himself into her. She was taken back by his size but soon adjusted to it. She followed his rhythem and enjoyed it....all of it.

A while later they pulled apart and layed back, both breathing heaily.

Jessica turned her head to the side and saw the unopened condom on the nightstand.

"Oh my.......Kevin....you forgot the...." She started, but by the time the "Oh my" came out he had already seen it.

"Shit!" He slapped his forhead. "How the fuck could I forget that?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure nothing will happen." She soothed.

He pulled her head down onto his chest which was slightly coverd in moist from their sweat. Soon they both fell asleep in each others arms.

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