Learning To Trust Again

By: Vicki

© 2003

Kevin Richardson stood looking out the window of the hospital room. His body shaking with fear, fear that who had assaulted him would return. He still couldn’t get the images of the assault out of his mind. Every time he’d close his eyes he relive what happened. Every second of it seemed to replay. He could hear the voice and feel the hands roaming his bare skin. 

 

~~~~~ “ If you scream, I’ll kill you.” The harsh voice said. Kevin lay on his bed his arms tied above his head, a blindfold over his eyes. He couldn’t see his attacker but he knew it was male.

“ Please don’t.” Kevin begged hoping who ever it was would leave him alone. He could feel the man’s gloved hands move over his exposed chest down to the hem of his boxers. Kevin tried to wiggle under the weight of the man on top of him.

“ Please stop.” Kevin begged again. The man only laughed as he slid Kevin’s boxers off, and flipped him over.

“ Such a nice sweet ass.”

“ Oh god Please don’t.” Kevin sobbed against the pillow. Kevin felt the man shift and heard the sound of his pants falling to the floor. Kevin began to cry uncontrollably as he felt the man run his hands up and down his back.

“ Now lets see how good you are pretty boy.” The man said as he slammed into Kevin. Kevin screamed in pain and tried to move. The man moved in and out of Kevin at a painful pace Kevin had long since stopped struggling with the man, wet tears rolled down his cheeks and fell to the pillows below him.

“ Such a sweet and tight ass. Oh god I’m going to cum.” The man said as he thrust harder into him. By this point Kevin had moved past pain and had passed out. The man finished and rolled off Kevin’s limp form.

“ Such a sweet fuck, maybe I’ll do it again Richardson.” The man said looking down at Kevin’s unconscious body. With that the man pulled up his pants and left the house. Kevin awoke several hours later in so much pain he wasn’t sure if he should move. Since he still couldn’t see he wasn’t sure if his attacker was truly gone. Kevin finally rolled himself onto his back and lay there. All he wanted to do was take a shower or die, he was entirely sure which he really wanted to do at that time. He stiffened when he heard a voice call his name threw the large house.

“ Kevin, sweetie?” Morgan called out. Morgan made her way to their bedroom and about screamed. She could hear Kevin crying from where she stood frozen in the doorway. She couldn’t move, she could barely breath the only thing that came to mind at the moment was she screamed loud. She felt hands on her arm and turned to see Kevin’s bodyguard standing in the doorway, he had gone out with her when she had left the house per to Kevin’s orders that he would be fine home alone.

“ Morgan call 911.” He said calmly as he made his way into the bed. He didn’t dare touch Kevin for fear he had been hurt badly.

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Kevin jumped at the sound of the door opening behind him. Morgan walked threw holding a vase of flowers.

“ Hi.” She said quietly. Kevin turned and sat down on the bed.

“ Hi.” He said to her, she could see the shame in his deep green eyes.

“ How are you Kev?” She asked moving closer to him.

“ Ok.” He said quietly. Morgan put her arms around him and felt him grab onto her and begin to sob. She stood there and let him cry unsure of what else to do for her husband. She finally looked down and saw that he’d cried himself to sleep again. Adjusting his form on the bed, she lay down next to him holding his shaking form in her arms, running her fingers threw his long dark hair. She knew he hated looking so needy, but he had to admit he needed help. She blamed herself for leaving him home alone that day.  

~~~~ “ Kevin are you sure your going to be alright?” Morgan asked. Kevin turned and looked at her with a smile on his face.

“ Yes dear I’ll be fine. I’ll finish up on some work around the house and then maybe get ready for a romantic dinner with my beautiful wife.” Kevin said pulling her smaller figure into his arms. Morgan looked up into his dark green eyes and smiled.

“ You know that I’ve always loved you.” She said kissing his lips softly.

“ Yes I do, and I love you as much.” Kevin said deepening the kiss.

“ Well I will go and get what I want out at the store and then we can have an intimate night alone.” Morgan said breaking the embrase. Kevin smiled and watched his wife leave the house with Carlos.

“ So should we get his birthday gift while we are out?” Carlos asked as they pulled to the end of the driveway.

“ Yeah we should.” Morgan said “ Hi Billy.” She shouted out the window to the man that stood on the street. Billy looked up and waved as Carlos pulled the car down the street.  

Carlos pulled the car into the driveway several hours later, it had gotten dark and they had lost track of time and had noticed it was late. Morgan giggled as Carlos gathered the large amounts of bags that she had come from the store with, most where holiday gifts, getting her holiday shopping done early so she didn’t have to bother with the stores during the usual rush.

“ I’ll take these and meet you inside.” Morgan said grabbing a couple of bags and heading into the house. Carlos narrowed his eyes at the dark house, it wasn’t like Kevin not to turn on lights in the house. He began to worry that something was wrong.

Morgan made her way up the stairs to her bedroom calling out to her husband the entire way. She pushed the bedroom door open and stood there in shock, on the bed her husband lay on his back his arms tied above his head a blindfold over his eyes and he was naked. Morgan dropped the bags and let out the most bloodcurdling scream. She could hear footsteps coming up the stairs. Carlos’s hand on her shoulder, Morgan’s eyes looked towards Carlos as he made his way into the room.

“ Morgan call 911.” Carlos said to her. Morgan stood there numbly as Carlos spoke to her. “ Morgan Call 911.” Carlos said again. Morgan nodded numbly and ran for the phone. She dialed 911 and told that she needed an ambulance and police. Morgan hung up the phone and the dropped to her knees. Tears streamed down her face, someone had hurt her dearest love, someone had abused him in ways she could never have imagined. Her heart was breaking for the fear and pain he must have been feeling. Morgan sat there on the floor and cried, she stood when she heard the door, running towards it she let the police and paramedics in. Morgan followed them numbly back up into the bedroom. The officers stopped her in the doorway.

“ We are going to need a statement.” One officer said to her. Morgan nodded.

“ Where were you today?”

“ I’ve been shopping, my husband’s birthday is coming up soon and I wanted to get him something nice. While I was out I wanted to get some of my holiday shopping done early.” She answered.

“ Did you touch anything when you came in?”

“ I opened the door which was locked, I came upstairs and opened the bedroom door to find my husband tied to it. The only thing I did when I came in here was scream.” Morgan said trying to stifle her crying.

“ We believe that you husband has been raped.” The officer said. Morgan’s eyes got wide and she looked at him.

“ Oh god.” Morgan said as she buried her face in her hands. Morgan looked towards the bedroom and saw the flash of a camera, jumping up from her place she dove into the bedroom.

“ Stop, stop this.” She said seeing Kevin sitting on the edge of the bed crying.

“ We need these pictures ma’am.” The man behind the camera said. Morgan grabbed a clean sheet and wrapped it around her husband’s shaking form.

“ No! Hasn’t he been threw enough.”

“ We have enough pictures.” The officer she had been talking to said motioning for them to leave the room so the paramedics could help the frightened man. Morgan sat next to Kevin her arms around his shaking form as sobs wracked his body. One of the paramedics reached out to Kevin and he jumped and looked at the man behind the tears that where in his eyes.

“ No, don’t touch me.” Kevin said slinking back away from the man.

“ We are just here to help.” The paramedic tried to soothe.

“ Baby let them help.” Morgan said hiding her own tears. Kevin nodded and allowed the paramedics hands to roam his naked body.

“ Ok we are going to take you to the hospital now Mr. Richardson.” The Paramedic said. Kevin nodded numbly. Morgan watched as they wheeled him from the room.  

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Morgan watched her husband sleep, she looked towards the door and saw Brian standing in the doorway. Slowly slipping out from under Kevin, Morgan slipped out of the room and quietly closed the door.

“ How’s he doing?” Brian asked.

“ As good as to be expected. The doctor wants to keep him a few days. It seems Kevin’s attacker broke about four of Kevin’s ribs and chipped the bone in his wrist. They didn’t cast it because they didn’t want to scare him anymore than he already is.” Morgan admitted

“ I can’t believe that something like this happened, and to Kevin. God what he must be going thru.”

“ He’s going threw a lot and I can’t help him, he won’t let me.” Morgan said.

“ He will let you help him. Just give him time.”

“ I’m going back in there with him. Tell the others but please don’t tell them everything. I don’t think Kevin can handle them knowing about the rape, not right now.”

“ The press has been notified.”

“ What?”

“ When the police where called, the scanners where set off and you know how the press have those things. So now we have a problem.”

“ Damn it. He can’t handle this not right now. Please do something.”

“ We will. Don’t worry.” Brian said hugging her and then headed down the hallway. Morgan headed back into the room that Kevin was in. She watched her husband toss and turn as nightmares plagued his dreams. Sliding back into the bed next to him, she whipped the sweat away from his forehead as he woke from his dream, sitting up panting trying to slow his heart and breathing. Morgan pulled him into her arms and ran her fingers threw his hair.

“ You’re safe now.” She soothed.

“ Why me?” Kevin said looking up into her eyes.

“ I don’t know. But remember it wasn’t your fault.”

“ I could have fought him off better.”

“ He could have killed you.” Morgan said looking at him.

“ But he didn’t, I would have rather he had.” Kevin said pulling out of her arms and moved into the bathroom closing and locking the door. Morgan moved to the door and touched the handle.

“ Kevin, baby, please don’t shut me out.” Morgan cried against the door. Kevin reached out and touched the closed door and then slid down it pulling his knees up against his chest he sat there on the floor. It flashed before his eyes everything that had happened.  

~~~~ Kevin watched as Morgan and Carlos left the yard. He had seen his wife wave at one of the guys that had just moved into the neighborhood. Kevin turned and walked back into the house closing the door behind him.

It had been a good three hours since Morgan and Carlos had left and he wondered what was taking them so long. Kevin padded around the house in just his jeans as he made ready for a romantic dinner with his wife. Hearing the door open he had assumed that his wife and bodyguard had returned. Never turning around he finished setting up the table. Kevin stood and was about to turn around when he felt the cold barrel of a gun in his back.

“ Don’t turn around.” The harsh voice said. Kevin nodded, he swallowed hard as he felt the hand run over his chest. Kevin steadied his breathing and moved away from the man’s touch. The man that stood behind Kevin grabbed his arm and pulled him back towards him. He pulled a blindfold over Kevin’s eyes so he couldn’t see his attacker.

“ My very pretty. Such a hansom man.” Kevin heard the man say.

“ What do you want?” Kevin asked, his voice shaking a bit.

“ Why you sweet Kevy.” He said his lips corressing Kevin’s neck. Kevin shuttered under the man’s touch, he hated how his body betrayed his own mind. He knew this was wrong and he wanted to know what was causing the man to do this to him.

“ Please don’t.” Kevin whispered.

“ You’re going to be such a sweet fuck.” The man whispered in his ear. Kevin backed away his hands reaching for the blindfold, he wanted to see who it was that was torturing him.

“ Don’t!” the man shouted at him knocking him to the ground. Kevin touched his now bleeding lip and backed away from his still unseen attacker.

“ Get up.”

“ I want to see who you are.” Kevin said reaching up for the blindfold again.

“ No!” The man shouted hitting Kevin in the ribs with the gun. Kevin doubled over in pain clutching his ribs. The man reached down and pulled him to his feet tying his hands in front of him and shoving him towards the bedroom. Kevin stumbled several times before making it to the bedroom.

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Kevin’s eyes snapped open again and looked around the room he was in. The bright light that surrounded him reminded him that he was in the bathroom. He could hear his wife’s soft voice from the other side. He slowly stood and stripped of what he was wearing and slid into the hot shower. The shower water was so hot Kevin’s skin turned red, he heard the door to the bathroom open with a key. Morgan came into the bathroom fearing the worse. She looked at her husband and slid into the steaming hot shower fully clothed. Putting her arms around him Kevin turned and faced her and dropped to his knees and began to sob once again. He held on to her his head resting against her stomach as he sobbed. Morgan reached over him and shut off the water. She looked towards the door to see a nurse and the doctor standing in the doorway. She took the towel they offered and wrapped it around Kevin and helped him from the shower. That’s when she saw the bruises, reaching her hand out slowly she touched each and every one of them. Some had been down by hands others by something else. She could see strap marks on his back and chest, burn marks on his chest, how much he had endured she wondered. She helped him redress and then get back into bed. The doctor kindly gave him a sedative. Morgan watched her husband fall asleep. She followed the doctor out into the hallway.

“ You never told me about the bruises, burns and other things. Why?” Morgan asked, her voice dripping with anger.

“ Because he asked us not to.” The doctor said looking at her.

“ I’m his wife damn it. What did he think I wouldn’t notice.”

“ Mrs. Richardson please calm down. We understand why your feeling like you are. But it was his wish and we wanted to do as much as we could for him. We would like him to start seeing a therapist.”

“ Yes I understand.”

“ We would like him to start right away.”

“ That’s fine.”

“ We need your signature on these papers for that.” The doctor said handing her the forms. Morgan sighed the forms and watched the doctor walk down the hall and leave her alone. Morgan slid down the wall and pulled up her knees. She couldn’t imagine what was going threw her husband’s mind, she wondered if he’d ever tell her what happened. She wondered if he’d ever let her touch him again. She finally stood and saw Brian walking towards her.

“ Hey, we talked to the press.”

“ How much did they know?”

“ Just that Kevin was found beaten in your home. Nothing more. Honey we kept them from finding out anything more.”

“ Thank you Brian. I don’t know what we’d do without you.”

“ Be lost. Don’t worry so much. Just be there for Kevin. How is he doing?”

“ They had to give him something to help him sleep. He locked himself in the bathroom last night. I feared he was going to do something to himself. He then took a hot shower. I held him while he cried and again and then I saw the bruises.”

“ Bruises?” Brian asked looking at her.

“ Yeah all over his body, burns too. God Brian he’s been hurt so bad.” Morgan said.

“ I know honey.” Brian said hugging her. Morgan sniffled and looked up.

“ I should get back in there with him. Brian keep the others posted. They’ve got a suicide watch on Kevin. That’s the other reason he’s staying her a bit longer. Then I can take him home.”

“ At home he might be more comfortable.”

“ I’m not so sure about that.” Morgan said walking back into the room. 

 

Morgan watched her husband walk around their home. He wouldn’t sleep in their bedroom, he spent most days locked in the guest room or was in the shower washing his body for the umpteen time. She had lost count on how many times he had changed his cloths. She walked down the hall and into the room he was sitting in. Kevin’s knee’s where up against his chest and he was looking out the window.

“ Kevin.” Morgan said coming into the room. Kevin jumped and looked towards her, she could see that he hadn’t slept much. She could see that in his eyes, the dark rings under them told that much.

“ HI.” He said softly, his eyes returning to what he was gazing at.

“ Kevin, you can’t hide in here forever.” Morgan said coming and taking his hand in hers. Kevin looked down into her eyes and gave her a weak smile.

“ Sure I can. We are on a break so it’s not like I have to leave the house.”

“ But what happens when the tour starts again?” She asked looking at him. Kevin looked down into Morgan’s blue eyes and he reached out and pushed up the glasses she wore back up her face.

“ I will deal with that when the time comes.”

“ Honey, the guys are coming over to discuss the tour. Brian called an hour ago.”

“ Oh. So when are they due?” Kevin asked. She could see a slight tremble in his movements.

“ Bout ten minuets.” Morgan said, she turned towards the doorway when she heard the doorbell.

“ Why don’t you get that? I’ll gather my courage to be able to face the guys.”

“ Kevin, honey, remember we all love you. Especially me.” Morgan said placing a soft kiss on his lips. Kevin ran his finger over his lips and then watched as his wife left the room.

“ How could she still love me? After what happened.” Kevin wondered. “ How could she still touch me after what he did?” Questions like that plagued Kevin’s every move and moment. Wondering how anyone could care about him after what had happened. Slowly standing Kevin made his way downstairs. He could hear his wife talking to someone, he stopped frozen on the stairs, that voice, he had heard that voice before. It sent chills threw his spine and brought terror anew.  

“ Well Mrs. Richardson. I hope Kevin feels better soon.”

“ Billy, call me Morgan. I’ll tell Kevin that you said hi.” Morgan said looking at the young man. She smiled, he couldn’t have been much older than Nick.

“ He seemed alright the other day.” Billy said looking at her.

“ He suddenly came down with something. He’ll be all right. Thanks for your concern.” Morgan said to him. Billy smiled and looked past her, he could see Kevin standing on the stairs.

“ Well I’ll be going now. Bye Morgan.”

“ Bye Billy.” Morgan said closing the door. She turned and saw her husband standing on the stairs. Walking over to him she looked into his eyes. Touching his cheek, Kevin jumped back nearly falling over.

“ Hey. What’s wrong?” Morgan asked as she helped him sit down on the couch.

“ Something about your friend’s voice.” Kevin whispered.

“ What about Billy? He’s just new to the neighborhood.”

“ Nothings been said about the attack?” Kevin asked looking at her.

“ No baby, the scanners went off and press just think that you’ve been hurt nothing else.” Morgan said to her husband. Kevin nodded and jumped again when a knock came to the door.

“ Hey don’t be so jumpy, it’s probably just the guys.” Morgan said kissing his cheek. She walked over and opened the front door. Brian, Howie, Nick and AJ stood on the other side. Kevin moved a safe corner of the living room while everyone sat down.

“ What’s the meeting about?” Kevin asked.

“ We have to go back on tour soon.” AJ said looking towards him.

“ How soon?”

“ A couple of weeks at most.” Brian informed him.

“ Management called yesterday, we rushed a meeting together. But I wanted to give you some extra time.” Brian said understanding his cousin’s fear.

“ Kevin why don’t you sit with the rest of us?” Nick asked standing. Nick’s sudden movement caused Kevin to cry out.

“ Don’t touch me.” Kevin said curling up in a ball. Brian moved to his cousin’s side while Morgan pulled the remaining boys from the room.

“ What’s his deal?” AJ asked. Morgan sighed and ran her fingers threw her hair, taking off her glasses she rubbed her tired eyes.

“ Guys I have something to tell you.” Morgan said. She could hear Brian talking to Kevin, she could hear Kevin’s crying all the way into the kitchen.

“ What?” Howie asked looking at her. It wasn’t like Kevin to act the way he was.

“ You already know that Kevin was attacked.”

“ Yes we where told he was attacked by a robber.” Nick said.

“ I wish things where just that easy.”

“ Morgan what happened?” AJ asked.

“ Someone got into the house.” Morgan said trying to keep from crying. “ Carlos and I had gone out shopping and Kevin told us he’d be fine alone. I..I never expected what had happened.”

“ What?”

“ Kevin was raped. Someone broke into the house and raped Kevin, I found him blindfolded and tied to the bed in our room. He was completely naked. It was so dark and I could hear him crying. I just knew what had happened.”

“ Does Brian know?”

“ Brian is the only one that does know. Kevin is so ashamed he didn’t want anyone to know what had happened. He’s been pulling away from me. Then today Billy came over to say he hoped Kevin felt better soon, something about Billy’s voice scared the hell out of him.” Morgan admitted.

“ Maybe Billy’s voice is similar to the attackers voice.” Nick suggested.

“ Could be. Please don’t tell Kevin said anything to you. He’s ashamed enough as it is.” Morgan said.

“ Don’t worry we wont say a word. We totally understand now where he’s coming from and we will take it easy on him. Don’t worry Morgan he’ll be fine.” Howie said hugging her. Morgan nodded and whipped her tears away.

“ Come on I think Brian got him calmed down.” Nick said walking back into the room. Morgan looked at Brian and then towards her husband.

“ Sorry.” Kevin said in a low voice.

“ Hey no biggie.” Nick said sitting down.

“ Would you boys like something to drink?” Morgan asked.

“ Lemonade if you have it.” Nick asked.

“ Sure that good for all of ya?”

“ Yeah that’s fine.” The others said.  

 

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The meeting was long over and the boys had long since gone home. Morgan sat with her arms around Kevin, while they sat and watched the fire.

“ I love you Kevin.”

“ I love you to.” Kevin said quietly. Morgan kissed him sweetly and then looked into his tired eyes.

“ Come on let’s go to bed.” She said taking his hand and leading him to the bed. Kevin looked at the bed and then at his wife. Shaking his head he guided her to the guest room.

“ Still can’t bare sleeping in there huh?” Morgan said looking at him. Kevin nodded and pulled her to the bed, his lips crushing hers in a mind-blowing kiss. Morgan held onto him as he pushed her onto the bed. 

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“ You do know me Kevy. And I will get my chance to have you again. And maybe have that pretty little wife of yours as well.” A man said watching them, he watched the couple reunite in ways they hadn’t since the rape.  

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Morgan smiled as she woke up the next morning, her head resting on her husband’s chest.

“ I love you more than you’ll ever know.” Morgan said running her hand over Kevin’s chest. She could feel him crying. She hated it, hated the fact that he was so upset all the time and there was nothing she could have done for it.

“ How about we go out today.” Morgan said sitting up and looking into his tear filled eyes.

“ And do what?” He said, his voice void of feeling.

“ Just to get out for a few hours.” Morgan said. She groaned as the phone rang and she picked it up.

“ Hello?”

“ Hi Morgan, it’s Brian did I wake you?”

“ No, Brian what’s up?” Morgan said sitting on the edge of the bed.

“ We are going to pick up Kevin and take him out for a while is that alright?”

“ Yeah, I think that will do him a world of good.” Morgan said turning and looking into her husbands pleading eyes. She knew he didn’t want to go out but she needed him to go out and enjoy life again. She remembered him being so full of life and someone that just didn’t let the littlest things get him down. Now he was hiding inside his home away from everyone and everything he loved.

“ Ok, we will be there within the hour.”

“ Sounds good to me. See you soon.” She said hanging up the phone. She looked up at Kevin and shook her head.

“ I don’t want to go.”

“ I don’t care. Kev, you can’t hide inside this house.”

“ Yes I can. If I had my way about it, I’d crawl in a corner and die.” Kevin said. Morgan looked at him, the shock of his statement written on her face.

“ No, don’t you ever talk like that.”

“ It’s true Morgan. I want to die. I am so ashamed of what happened that I can’t face other people.” Kevin said. Morgan cupped his face and looked into his tormented green eyes.

“ My love, my dearest love, always remember that no matter what ever happens. I love you and I will always be here for you. Your friends and family love you. Our child will love you.” Morgan said looking at him. Kevin looked at her, his eyes questioning her.

“ When we get pregnant.” Morgan corrected. She could see the look of horror behind his questioning eyes.

“ Oh. Hey I have to get dressed and ready for the guys.” Kevin said heading into the bathroom. Morgan rubbed her stomach and then looked towards the bathroom door. She closed her eyes and let a few tears slip down her cheeks. He wasn’t ready for this right now. She’d wait till he was in the shower then she headed down the stairs. She hated the feeling that she had failed her husband but she knew she’d take her time to get him back. Hearing a knock at the door, she walked and opened the door and smiled.

“ Hey guys.” Morgan said letting them in.

“ Hey hon.” AJ said kissing her cheek as he entered.

“ He’ll be right down.” She said walking to the couch.

“ How are you today?”

“ I am doing alright. Kevin’s a bit depressed but maybe getting out with you guys will do him some good.” She said looking at them. They could see something was wrong.

“ What’s wrong?” Brian asked.

“ I’m pregnant and I don’t know how to tell him. He doesn’t want it right now. So I am going to wait. And don’t any of you say anything to him.”

“ No problem. Congrats dear.” Brian hugged her and then looked up the stairs to see Kevin standing there.

“ Hey guys.”

“ You ready?” Brian asked.

“ Yeah I guess.” Kevin said walking towards the door. Brian shook his head and followed his cousin out of the house.

“ See you later.”

“ Have fun boys.” Morgan said watching them leave.

“ We wont have him out to late.” Nick said giggling.

“ Take as long as you want kids.” Morgan said as they finally left. She closed the door and walked back inside.  

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Morgan sat on the couch a book in her hand and a fire in the fireplace. She pulled the blanket up and smiled as she smelled the sweet scent of her husband’s cologne. She remembered how much he loved life and never hid from it. Now he was always hiding from life, she hated the person that took the man she loved away from her. She wished that it had never happened, she heard a knock at the door and wondered who would be visiting at this late hour. She opened the door and smiled at her young friend.

“ Hi Billy.” Morgan said. “ What brings you by so late?” She asked.

“ You.” He said placing his hand over her mouth and shoving her back into the house. Billy kicked the door closed and walked further into the house with Morgan struggling to get away from him. Finally he shoved her onto the couch.

“ What the hell are you doing?” Morgan shouted at him standing up. Billy smiled at Morgan as he walked towards her with rope in hand.

“ What I should have finished the first time I was here.” Billy said grabbing her arms and shoving her into a nearby chair and tying her to it. Morgan struggled to free herself. She remembered that Carlos was still outside walking around checking the grounds before he headed to the guesthouse for the night.

“ HELP!” Morgan screamed. Billy shoved a cloth in her mouth and tied if off behind her head.

“ Nope, he’s taking a nap, don’t want you waking him.”

“ Hmm!” Morgan tried threw the gag.

“ Don’t worry I didn’t kill him. Now we are going to wait for your husband to return.” Billy said sitting down on the couch and turning on the TV. Morgan continued to struggle to get herself free.

“ I’d stop my dear, I’m very good and tying knots.” Billy said looking at her. Standing he checked the ropes again and the reached down and tied her legs to the chair. Billy stood up and smiled at her.

“ I had you so convinced that I was your friend. Do you even realize who I am?” He asked looking at her. Morgan narrowed her eyes at him and let out a low growl.

“ Ah so you do. Well I’ve watched you all long enough now I’ve come to get a little more of Kevy.” Billy said an evil smile on his face. Morgan looked at him with tears in his eyes.

“ Oh don’t worry dear, I might get a chance to play with you too. Now stay put, I am going to go and check on your friend. Got to make sure he can’t mess up my plans.” Billy said heading out of the house leaving the door open. Morgan wiggled and finally gave up, she knew that Billy had tied the ropes to tight for her to even try to get away. She jumped slightly when she heard the door slam shut. Billy sauntered in with a smile on his face.

“ Well he’s still unconscious and tied up, so he won’t be helping you anytime soon.” Billy said sitting down on the couch again. Morgan looked towards the clock and knew that her husband would be returning soon. Her body stiffened when she heard a car in the driveway and then the sound of a door closing.

“ Ah, Kevin is home. Well now we must get you out of site for a while.” Billy said pulling her and the chair out of site. Kevin could be heard coming into the house.

“ One sound dear and I slit your throat.” Billy said holding a knife to Morgan’s throat. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks as she heard Kevin calling out to her as he made his way threw the house. Billy smiled it was a small plus that the chair Morgan was tied to had wheels. He moved her and the chair towards the stairs, he pulled her up the stairs and heard Kevin calling to his wife and then stopped short when he saw Billy and his wife.

“ Don’t hurt her.” Kevin begged, he wasn’t sure what Billy wanted but he knew that his wife was in danger.

“ Oh I hadn’t planned on it, I came to finish what I started with you.” Billy said looking into Kevin’s eyes. Kevin’s eyes grew wide with recognition as he remembered the voice.

“ Oh god.” Kevin said looking at Billy with fear in his eyes.

“ Not quite. Into the bedroom pretty boy or I hurt your pretty wife.” Billy said running the knife slowly over Morgan’s cheek. Morgan stiffened as she watched Kevin walk into the bedroom. Billy moved her into the bedroom and closed the door.

“ Don’t hurt her.” Kevin said his voice sounding braver than he was feeling.

“ She’s such a fool for trusting me. She thought I was her friend. You where such a sweet fuck that night, so upset, being so brave.” Billy said looking at Kevin.

“ You sick bastard.” Kevin hissed.

“ Strip.” Billy said looking at Kevin. Kevin looked at him wide eyed.

“ Fuck you.” Kevin growled. Billy ran his hand down Morgan’s cheek and then sliced the knife across Morgan’s cheek, causing her to cry out in pain threw the gag.

“ Do it or I hurt her again.” Billy said smiling at him. Kevin looked at his wife and then bowed his head in shame as he slowly slid out of his shirt. “ Faster pretty boy.” Kevin dropped the shirt on the floor and looked up at his wife again. Kevin looked at her with tears in his eyes as he slid his hands slowly down to his belt, unhooking it he unbuttoned his pants and let them fall to the floor. Kevin stood there in his boxers looking at the man that had raped him weeks before, tears rolled freely down his cheeks. Billy moved forward and stood in front of Kevin. His hand roaming over Kevin’s bare skin. Morgan began struggling with the bonds that held her arms, anything to get Billy to leave Kevin alone. Billy turned and looked at her and smiled.

“ Don’t worry my dear you’re next.” Billy said, Morgan looked up at him and then towards Kevin. She could see the fear in his eyes.

“ Hmm!” Morgan tried, she thought maybe if she kept Billy’s attention Kevin could get away and call the police. Billy stood up and grabbed Kevin’s wrists, he pulled Kevin towards Morgan. Kevin’s head snapped towards the stairs, he could hear voices downstairs.

“ Oh, it seems your friends forgot something.” Billy said wrapping rope around Kevin’s wrists. He pulled Kevin back to the bed and tied his arms to the headboard. Billy reached over and shoved a cloth into Kevin’s mouth and tied it off.

“ Now, both of you will be very quiet. Maybe your friends will think your sleeping.” Billy said looking at the couple. Kevin struggled with the bonds that held his arms to the headboard. This couldn’t be happening again his mind screamed. Kevin could hear AJ’s voice on the stairs. Morgan wiggled again trying to make enough noise to get her friend’s attention. The bedroom door was already closed so AJ couldn’t see into the room. 

“ Hey guys, they aren’t up here.” AJ shouted down the stairs.

“ They have to be, Morgan’s book, and purse are still sitting on the table.”

“ Maybe they went for a walk.”

“ And left the house unlocked, not likely.” Brian said looking around. He was becoming worried as he looked around the house. He looked at the floor and noticed one of the chairs had been moved.

“ Something’s not right.” Brian muttered as he followed AJ up the stairs. He listened carefully and could hear muffled screams coming from the closed bedroom.

“ Come back downstairs.” Brian whispered to AJ. AJ looked at Brian strangely but did as he was asked.

“ What’s wrong?”

“ Something is wrong. I could hear muffled screaming coming from the bedroom. The one room Kevin wont go into.”

“ I’m going to go and find Carlos.” Nick said hurrying from the room.

“ I’ll go with him.” AJ said following Nick out of the house.

“ Should we call the police?” Brian asked.

“ If there is someone in the house we don’t want them getting hurt.” Howie said looking at his friend. Both Howie and Brian looked upstairs as they heard the bedroom door open. Howie moved to the bottom of the steps enough to look up to see Morgan, bound and gagged sitting in a chair, and then someone shove the chair down the stairs. Howie stayed where he was and attempted to catch the chair, Morgan slammed into him hard, both falling in a heap to the floor.

“ Oh Dear god.” Brian said moving towards them.

“ Damn it that hurts.” Howie said rolling out from under the chair. Morgan moaned and Howie looked towards her, he could see blood running from somewhere. AJ and Nick came running into the house out of breath.

“ We can’t find Carlos, is that Morgan?” Nick asked looking at them.

“ Yes, help me sit her up.” Brian said grabbing one side of the chair, Nick grabbed the other so it was sitting up right. Brian pulled the gag out of Morgan’s mouth and touched her face.

“ Hey talk to us hon.” Brian said looking at her. Morgan groaned and looked up into Brian’s concerned blue eyes. She couldn’t focus on his face and finally her eyes rolled back in her head and she passed out.

“ Shit she’s out. Ok help me untie her.” Nick said trying to untie Morgan’s legs.

“ Oh dear god.” AJ said causing everyone to look up at what AJ was looking at. At the top of the stairs was Billy, holding a gun to Kevin’s head, Kevin stood in his boxers, his arms tied behind him a gag in his mouth.

“ Leave him alone.” AJ said moving forward.

“ Awe Kevy they love ya. And look they saved your wife, I wonder if they saved your baby.” Billy said, Kevin’s eyes got wide and he began to struggle with the man that held his arms. He needed to get to his wife.

“ Don’t worry baby, you’ll be joining her soon enough.” Billy said running his free hand over Kevin’s cheek.  

 

 

Brian looked up into his cousin’s eyes and then down at Morgan’s unconscious form. Nick had succeeded in untying her and was holding her limp form in his arms. Nick could see that Kevin was terrified.

“ Well look we have the whole gang here. Maybe I should have my fun with you while they watch.” Billy said kissing Kevin on the cheek. His lips moving down to Kevin’s neck as he kissed his way down his chest.

“ Stop, leave him alone.” AJ said moving forward. Billy looked up, an annoyed look on his face.

“ I’d stop unless you’d rather I kill him.” Billy said pressing the gun into Kevin’s temple.

“ You seem to care about him, why kill him?”

“ Because see I have this issue if I can’t have him, neither can she.” Billy said looking back at Kevin. “ See baby I’ve loved you for years, I just had to wait for the right moment to come and tell you.”

“ So you’re the one that raped him.” Brian said. Kevin’s eyes filled with tears, his own fears coming true.

“ I was the one that made love to him weeks ago. But you say rape.”

“ It was rape, he never consented to you having sex with him. He loves his wife. He would never leave her for you.” AJ growled.

“ I know and you’ve messed up my plans.”

“ What plans?” Howie asked calmly. He knew Kevin couldn’t hold it together much longer.

“ I just wanted one more special night with Kevy, but see his wife decided to stay home alone this time. So of course that meant I’d have to go threw her. So of course I took care of the bodyguard first, then I came to the house. Morgan never suspected a thing as she opened the door to let me in. I would have just had my way with Kevin and left again but since Morgan was here, and I am not an unkind man I was going to give her a chance to enjoy the fun.”

“ She’s barely breathing.” Nick hissed looking up at Billy.

“ Yes unfortunately you all returned to soon. If you look I left my mark on her.” Billy smiled as he ran his hand up and down Kevin’s chest. Howie turned and looked down at Morgan and gasped.

“ Shit, he stabbed her in the chest, Brian get some towels. Nick lay her on the floor. We have to get the bleeding stopped or she will die and so will the baby.” Howie said looking down at Morgan’s pale complexion. Kevin looked down the stairs at his wife and then towards the man that had hurt her and him. Anger filled the depths of his deep green eyes. Kevin wasn’t sure what he could do with his hands tied behind him, Billy holding the end of the rope like a leash.

“ Let him go, we won’t say anything to the police, we will just tell them it was a random break in.” Brian tried to talk to Billy.

“ Not a chance. I know that with your superstar status this will be all over the news. I won’t get a moment’s peace.”

“ You don’t deserve a moments peace for what you’ve done to them. Just let Kevin go and we won’t have to hurt you.” AJ said heading up the stairs, two at a time. Billy backed up bringing Kevin with him. Finally coming to a stop at the bedroom he shoved Kevin inside the room and then went into the room himself closing and locking the door behind him.

“ No damn it.” AJ shouted banging his fists against the door.  

 

“ Well now that we are all alone.” Billy said advancing towards Kevin. Kevin kept backing up till he fell backwards onto the bed. Billy smiled evilly as he moved closed as Kevin scooted back onto the bed bringing his knees up against his chest. Billy grabbed Kevin’s legs and pulled him so he was laying flat on his back, well as flat as he could with his arms tied behind him. Billy slid up and strattled Kevin’s chest, his hands slowly moving over his chest.

“ Some much needed time alone.” Billy said kissing Kevin’s neck. Kevin tried to wiggle his way out from under Billy.  

“ Damn it.” AJ swore again as he pounded his fists against the door.

“ There’s a key.” Morgan said from her place on he floor. Nick looked down at her and tipped his head. He wasn’t sure he had heard her. Her voice was so low he had barely caught it.

“ Huh?”

“ On the stand near the bedroom there is a key. We always had fights and I’d lock myself in the room. He had a key made so he could come in.” Morgan said opening her eyes looking at them. Brian could tell she was having a hard time talking but she still told them what was going on.

“ AJ there’s a key.” Nick said scrambling up the stairs. AJ looked at him funny as Nick pawed threw the table next to the door. Smiling happily when he finally found the key he was looking for. Placing it in the lock he turned it and shoved the door open.

“ Bastard, get off of him.” Nick said running towards Billy. Nick used all his might and tackled the man knocking him to the floor. Kevin rolled off the bed in the other direction, landing in a painful heap on the floor. AJ ran to his friend’s side and untied his arms. Kevin moved his arms around and rubbed them then yanked the gag free.

“ That son of a bitch hurt my wife.” Kevin growled heading over to where Nick was.

“ That son of a bitch hurt you.” AJ said grabbing Kevin’s arm and pulling him back towards him.

“ Yes I know this. And he still scared the hell out of me. But when he hurt my wife that was different.” Kevin seethed.

“ I understand that Kevin but let Nick do what he’s doing you go downstairs and be with Morgan. I’ll help Nick with the freak.”

“ Fine.” Kevin said heading out of the room.

“ Here you might need these.” AJ said handing Kevin his jeans. “ Not that I haven’t seen you in your boxers I just thought you may have been threw enough that the press don’t need more of those kind of pics.”

“ Thanks.” Kevin said pulling them on then running down the stairs. AJ walked over just as Nick stood with Billy.

“ Here use these to tie his arms. I’ll call the police once we get downstairs.” AJ said handing the rope to Nick. Nick nodded and quickly tied Billy’s hands tightly behind him.  

 

Kevin dropped to his knees next to his wife, he brushed her hair out of her face. Morgan opened her eyes and looked at him.

“ Don’t you dare die on me.” Kevin said. Kevin looked up as Nick and AJ came down the stairs with Billy.

“ The ambulance is on its way.” Howie said looking down at Morgan’s pale face. He could see the blood soaked carpet under her and wondered how much blood she had really lost. It seemed like the world slowed down. The paramedics arrived first, they checked and left with Morgan, just as the police arrived. Kevin wasn’t allowed to go with his wife to the hospital, so he sent Brian along. Kevin said on the couch looking at the officers.

“ We need to know what happened here?” The officer said pulling out his paper and pen.

“ Is this really nessisary?” AJ asked

“ Yes it is.” The officer huffed looking at AJ. Kevin nodded and looked at the officer in front of him.

“ I was out with my friends. First time in weeks actually, I came back home and at first found the house empty, I thought maybe she was upstairs in one of the bedrooms, I came out of our room to come face to face with Billy and my wife who was bound and gagged. She looked terrified and Billy had a knife to her throat. He threatened to kill her if I didn’t do what he wanted.”

“ And that was?” The officer asked. Kevin looked at him wide eyed, this joker had to be kidding he had to have know about the first time.

“ Well.. well he uh.” Kevin stuttered and stumbled over his own words.

“ Well?” The officer asked losing his patience with the three men that where still sitting in front of him.

“ He first told me to take off my cloths. Once I had gotten down as far as my boxers, he..he moved towards me and grabbed my arms.”

“ Dude he doesn’t need to tell this to you.” AJ said looking at the officer in anger.

“ Yes he does.”

“ Like hell. The man breaking into their home and threatening to kill them is plenty enough to get his ass put in jail.”

“ Is this the same man that raped you the first time Mr. Richardson?”

“ Y..yes.” Kevin stuttered.

“ Thank you. Officer that will be enough.” The new man said. “ I am sorry I am Detective Green. Mr. Richardson now that we have him in custody you will have no more fear.” The detective said looking at Kevin.

“ Can we take him to the hospital?”

“ Sure. We will be in touch.” The detective said watching the three men rush from the house. Kevin hadn’t even bothered to get shoes or a shirt. AJ moved in front of his friend as cameras flashed taking pictures.  

“ How is she?” Kevin asked rushing into the hospital.

“ Resting, she lost a lot of blood.”

“ How’s the baby?”

“ The baby..the baby is the problem.” Brian said looking at Kevin.

“ What’s the problem?”

“ Kevin the injury caused a miscarriage. I’m sorry.”

“ Does Morgan know?”

“ I don’t know. I told the doctors I would wait out here for you guys. She can go home tomorrow if she’s up it.” Brian said looking at his cousin.

“ I want to see her.” Kevin said looking at them. Brian nodded and heading down the hallway he showed them to the room. Kevin went into the room and pulled his wife’s sleeping form into his arms.

“ I’m so sorry.” Kevin whispered holding her close. Kevin kissed her forehead and closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Brian pulled the door closed and sighed.

“ They’ve got a lot more a head of them. I sure hope he’s up to it.”

“ I know. But we will be right there with them. Standing by their side the entire way. We are family and we will show the whole world that we are standing by each other no matter what.”

“ That’s right. And no matter what.” AJ said with a smile.  

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The five men and one woman stood on the stairs of the courthouse.

“ Are we ready?” Brian asked.

“ As ready as I will ever be.” Kevin said looking at them. Kevin stood there dressed in his nicest suit and tie, his wife by his side in a nice dress.

“ Then let’s put this sick bastard in prison.” AJ said as they headed up the steps and into the building. Press was everywhere and Kevin feared this coming out and it being bad for the guys.

“ Are we sure about this?” Kevin asked fear in his voice. Morgan took his hand in hers and looked into his fear filled green eyes.

“ Baby, everything will be fine. No matter what we are all here for you.” She said kissing him softly. They walked into the courtroom and up to where the prosicuter sat.

“ You ready?” The lawyer asked looking at Kevin.

“ As I’ll ever be.” Kevin said, his voice sounding braver than he was feeling.

“ At this time I’d like to Call Kevin Richardson to the stand.” The lawyer said. Kevin stood and smoothed his suit and walked towards the witness stand.

“ Mr. Richardson I’d like to ask you what happened on the night of September the 24th of this year.” The lawyer said looking at Kevin. Kevin sighed and then leaned forward to speak.

“ I was home alone. My wife and bodyguard had gone out to do some shopping. I was readying for a romantic dinner alone with her. I had heard someone come into the house, but I hadn’t bothered to turn around thinking it was my wife returning from shopping. I was about to turn around and face her when I felt a gun in my back. I was ordered not to turn around. I felt a hand moving over my bare skin. I knew it was a man’s hand by the size. It terrified me, I then felt the man pull a blindfold over my eyes. He ordered me to not take it off, I tried once and he hit me in the face splitting my lip. I had tried again and he hit me in the ribs with the gun. I tried to stand and he grabbed my wrists and tied them together and then shoved me towards the stairs, I wasn’t sure what he was thinking at first then he shoved me into the bedroom and then tied my arms to the headboard. I was scared of what he was going to do to me.”

“ What did he do Mr. Richardson?”

“ He raped me.” Kevin said as tears rolled down his cheeks. “ He flipped me over and raped and beat me. I had never thought I could feel so much pain. I had finally passed out before the end of it.”

“ Thank you Mr. Richardson that will be all.” The lawyer said. Kevin sat there and looked at Billy, the lawyer had offered him some tissue for his crying. Kevin remained seated as the defence attorney walked towards him.

“ Mr. Richardson.”

“ Yes sir.” Kevin said looking at the man in front of him.

“ Now your sitting here under oath telling all of us that this man my client raped you. How can you be sure about that, you never saw the face of your attacker?”

“ He came back to finish the job, he had returned to my house, I was out with my friends, their idea to get me out in the world again. When I returned to the house, I found the house empty till I had gone up to the room where the original attack happened. I turned around and there was Billy standing behind my wife, she was tied and gagged. I could see she was scared. He threatened to kill her if I didn’t do what he asked.” Kevin said trying to control his tears.

“ Yet your still claiming he raped you. But still if this is the first time you had seen your attacker how can you prove that he was the one that had done it?”

“ Because he said he did. He told my wife that he’d been watching us for a long time. He loved me.” Kevin said looking at the man.

“ Your still sitting here telling me things that other people heard, your not telling me that you heard him say it.”

“ He fucking tried again. He tried to rape me again. He tried to kill my wife. He killed our unborn child.” Kevin shouted. The judge pounded his gavel on the bench.

“ Enough. You can step down now, Mr. Richardson.” The judge said looking at Kevin. Kevin whipped his tears away and stood and walked to where his wife was waiting for him. Morgan pulled Kevin into her arms and let him cry on her shoulder. Morgan looked at the lawyer.

“ Do I have to take the stand?”

“ I am hoping not. How are you feeling Mrs. Richardson?”

“ Sick to my stomach but I’ll be fine.” Morgan said looking at him.

“ I now Call Morgan Richardson to the stand.” The defence attorney said looking towards her, the look on his face could make any woman sick. Morgan slid out from under Kevin, Brian taking her place. Morgan walked up to the witness stand and got sworn in. She sat down and looked at Billy’s attorney.

“ Mrs. Richardson.”

“ Yes.” Morgan said looking at him.

“ You know my client?”

“ Yes I do.”

“ How?”

“ He lives next door to me. I saw him every day.”

“ Now he’s here being accused of raping your husband.” The attorney said.

“ That’s because he did. He had pinned my husband to the bed the day he tried to kill me. My husband was completely defensless with his arms tied behind him. I couldn’t even help him. All I could do was watch him.”

“ But according to your husband he was raped six weeks before that.”

“ He was.” Morgan said calmly. Morgan’s eyes settled on Billy, she could see he could have cared less what was going on around him. Billy’s eyes drifted in the direction of where Kevin sat.

“ Don’t you dare look at him. Haven’t you done enough? You sick bastard because of you, he spent six weeks afraid of the littlest sounds. And afraid of his own friends.”

“ Now Mrs. Richardson calm down.”

“ To hell with you. Your defending this sick bastard. He tried to kill me and rape my husband right before my own eyes. I know what I saw.” Morgan shouted. AJ had seen quite enough and had stood from where he was.

“ Why don’t you leave her alone? She’s been threw enough.” AJ shouted. The attorney turned and looked at him.

“ Maybe you should sit down and she should answer my questions.”

“ Fuck you.” AJ shouted as he punched the attorney.

“ ORDER IN THE COURT! RESTRAIN THIS MAN!” The judge shouted from the bench. AJ had turned his full anger on Billy, he jumped over the table and began punching Billy over and over.

“ You son of a bitch you should be castrated for what you did.” AJ shouted as the guards pulled him off of him.

“ Leave him alone.” Morgan cried getting up from behind the witness stand. Kevin looked up at the group and then down at the floor. Morgan walked over to her husband and pulled him into her arms.

“ No further questions.” The attorney said sitting down. He looked towards Morgan and then towards a now bloody client.

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“ The judge will be making his verdict here soon.” Morgan said looking at Kevin. Kevin nodded and slid closer to her, he could hear the press shouting questions from where they stood. Morgan put her arm around him and held him close. Brian moved closer as did Howie, AJ and Nick.

“ I wish those vultures would go away.” AJ growled.

“ They will.” Howie said. He knew that this trial would be all over the news and in a matter of time the management would be calling and Kevin didn’t need that right now.

“ The Judge is back.” The lawyer said. Morgan nodded and led her husband back into the court room.

“ If the defendant would stand.” The judge said. Billy stood, a smirk on his face.

“ William H. Masters you are found guilty of all charges.” The judge said calmly. Billy looked at the judge like he had said something stupid.

“ What?” Billy said standing.

“ Guilty of the charges of Rape in the second degree, aggravated assault, kidnapping and attempted murder.” The judge said. “ There will be a sentencing hearing on January 1st till then you sit in jail.” He said looking at Billy. “ Court dismissed.” The judge said his final word and people filed from the courtroom. Billy moved in one swift motion and dove towards Kevin. Billy pinned Kevin to the floor, his hands around Kevin’s throat.

“ I can’t have you no one will.” Billy screamed. Kevin clawed at Billy’s hands trying to get him to let go. Kevin was gasping for air trying to breath. The guards finally pulled Billy off Kevin. Kevin moved back gasping for air.

“ You don’t scare me anymore Billy, I hope you find yourself a nice friend that will make you his bitch.” Kevin growled. Billy struggled to get free of the guards that held his arms. Kevin turned on his heal and joined his friends and wife.

“ Let’s go home.” Kevin said taking his wife in his arms and kissed her full on the lips. “ I love you.”

“ I love you too. Come on let’s go home.” Morgan said as they walked out of the courthouse.  

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Kevin walked threw the house and looked around at the decorations. He could hardly believe that it had been a year already. Billy was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for what he had done and Kevin was finally able to move on with his life. He was home on a break from the Backstreet Boys recent tour and he had so missed his wife.

“ Hey baby.” Morgan said from the kitchen doorway. Kevin turned and looked at her, she looked beautiful.

“ Hi, I’ve missed you.” Kevin said pulling her into his arms and swinging her around.

“ I’ve missed you too.” Morgan said kissing him, she wiggled from his embrase when she heard the crying of a baby.

“ How is our little angel?” Kevin asked following her up the stairs. Morgan opened the door to the bedroom and smiled as she looked at her five month old baby.

“ Little Annie is doing just fine. She’s a healthy and beautiful baby.” Morgan said lifting the crying baby into her arms.

“ I couldn’t have asked for a better holiday then to spend it with my wife and daughter.” Kevin said kissing her. Kevin took Annie from Morgan and walked out to the living room. Sitting down in the rocker he bounced his baby girl on his knee.

“ Daddy loves you.”

“ And she loves her daddy. I am so happy to see you happy again.” Morgan said sitting in the chair next to him.

“ It’s been a long time coming. But everything is better.”

“ Yes I know.” Morgan said. Kevin had long since stopped seeing the therapist, and he was more confedent and was able to talk about what had happened. Morgan couldn’t deny that she was so very proud of him. She felt that he had taken his biggest step when he told Billy he wasn’t afraid of him. Now he was a family man with a child. Morgan had been scared that she wasn’t sure she could have another child after the loss of her first one because of Billy. Morgan stood and answered the door.

“ Hey guys what brings you around?”

“ It’s the holiday and you guys are family.” Nick said hugging her.

“ Oh face it you only came over to see Annie.” Morgan laughed.

“ Can’t deny that we love seeing that cutie pie.” AJ said heading into the house. Morgan turned and watched the five me talking and playing with the baby. Just a year before Kevin was depressed and withdrawn. Smiling she watched them laughing and joking. Life was finally getting back on track, Kevin still had his occasional nightmare but they weren’t as frequent or as bad anymore. But Morgan was finally happy life was getting back to what they would consider as normal.

“ Come here.” Kevin said smiling at her. Morgan walked over and sat down in his lap. Kevin wrapped his arms around her waist, his head resting on her shoulder. Life was finally back to normal.  

The End

 

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