THIRTEEN

So...

My eyes flutter open while I stare at the ceiling light and fan. I take a deep breath in and it while I look around. I looked to my side and see a note a pill on the night stand. So, I pulled up the blankets and went to sit up, but my eyes grew big and I held back my cry. I fell back on my back and bit my lip from making a sound. I don't know what time it is, that's why I'm trying so hard to not make a sound because I'm right next to Vincenzo, and I'm not sure if he's asleep still.

Screw you Ricardo.

Screw.

You.

I knew I couldn't stay in this bed all day, because Vincenzo will come for me if I do. So, I pushed past the pain in my aśś and pushed myself up till I was standing. My aśś killed, but I took deep breaths in and out, and took one step towards the night stand at the other side of the wall, but I fell when pain and soreness shot through my pelvis and my thighs. I gasped and whimpered slightly.

When he told I would be sore, I didn't really think I would be THIS sore. When I stood back up after ten tries, my teeth were chattering because of the pain. But, I pushed through and did tiny steps. I don't know, maybe twenty minutes pasted just me trying to walk. But I finally made it to that dam note.

I'm sorry, but I wanted to show you how you'll be sore the next day. I put this here on purpose because I know you thought you wouldn't be that sore, but now you know how being fûcked actually feels. So, here's the pill. Take it and be happy. And when you walk all day remember the night. ;) see you soon love.

~Ricardo

I gulped slightly and took the pill next to it and swallowed it with the water right next to it. I looked around and was about to turn and walk to the bathroom but the door slammed open, making me jump, "we're leaving in a hour for another meeting. Change." He said while my hand held my chest.

"You know, you can always knock, you know, because I would've been changing and you would've just busted through the door." I said narrowing my eyes at him.

His face was blank while he stared at me with his emerald eyes. "Change." And then with that he left. I sighed and placed a stand of hair behind my ear.

I don't think I can do this.

*****

When I was showing was it nice, but when I climbed out and started to dry myself, and dress I knew from the start it would be ten times worse.

And it was.

I could barely place on the lingerie, the one that was filled up in the closet. That's all I had to wear except for the few t-shirts that Edward gave me.

I cried slightly while I had to place my feet in the holes and when I had to bend down to pick up the lingerie. I had it at my hips already and was about to pull it higher but that's when Vincenzo came in with door slamming against the wall again. I jumped and my eyes grew wide. I covered my chest and gasped.

"Get out Vincenzo! I'm changing!" I held my chest tighter but he wasn't fazed by my chest being bare. He walked over to me while I tried to step back but my legs shot pain again. "I gave you an hour Mai, not two. Let's. Go." He growled.

"I'm not re-" he pulled my arms down and I gasped, I was about to push him away but he pulled up the lingerie and did the back. When my back was towards him he pushed me against the sink counter while he pushed himself against my back. "Vincenzo." I hissed.

He grabbed my hair and pulled it up while grabbing all the strands and pulling it into a high ponytail. My hands gripped the counter for support while he ties my hair and took a step back. "Let's. Go." He gripped my arm and pulled me with him. I bit my lip while I kept up with his long strides. "My shoes." I said through gritted teeth.

"You can do it again with no shoes." He hissed. He pulled me through the hallway and started to pull me towards the door where it lead to the car. And guess what, guess freakin what! Ricardo was just passing by, and once he saw me he winked at me and when Vincenzo pulled me by him, he pinched my aśś.

I was lucky that I was already bitting my lip, because if I wasn't, I would've gasped and that would've made Vincenzo turn around. He pulled me through the door and I covered my eyes, because I knew the sun would hurt my eyes. But Vincenzo wasn't fazed by it. He pulled me towards the car, while I was trying to slow down, because the gravel was stabbing my foot each step I would take. He opened the car door, and pushed me in.

I fixed myself as he climbed in and said, "Partire. Sono in ritardo come esso è." He growled while slamming the door close. The car sped away, and all he did was stare out the window. I rubbed my feet and took out the tiny pebbles that were jammed in my door and rubbed the pain away.

"Is....is it Leo?" I asked while I stared at my feet and continued to rub them.

He didn't answer me so I looked towards him and see him staring at me intensely. My eyes grew slightly but I looked away. I felt his eyes wondering around my neck and the side of my face. "What. Is. That." He said and I looked back at him.

"What?" His face was blank still but his eyes held furry. "What is that." He said while his finger pushed on my neck. My eyebrows furrowed and my hand went to the spot where he pushed at. "What are you taking about-"

"I'm not going to ask again Mai. Answer the question." He said while his voice was dark.

"I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know what's on my neck!"

He pulled me close and I fell on his chest. He tilt my head and I feel his breath fanning my neck. I squirmed around him and tried to push at his chest, to push back to my side of the car, but he held me there. "Who marked you." He said dark and it made my heart drop.

Fûckin Ricardo!

"What are you talking about!?" This time I made my way out of his gasp and pushed myself against the car door.

"Answer the damn question Mai!"

"I don't know what your talking about!"

"Porca miseria Mai!" He looked away from me and towards the front of the car, and pulled down the tiny window to the driver, "turno il auto in giro!" The car turned sharply and I looked out the window and see us going back. My eyes grew wide and looked at Vincenzo, "the meeting!-"

"Fûck the meeting! I'm going to see who marked you!"

My eyes grew wide, "no one marked me! I probably hit myself at night time! I do weird shît when I'm sleeping!"

He looked back at me and shook his head while a sinister smile grew on his face, "no, this is not a hit. This is teeth bitting and mouth sucking on the soft tender skin of yours."

"And when I find out who did it, he's a dead man."