Dorm Room Affair

Chapter 14:

Six weeks later:

"God dammit Ethan!" I screamed as I ran downstairs and held the baseball bat in my hand. "Where the fuck are you hiding?!"

I heard his chuckle and growled. This was so not funny.

"Put the bat down, baby and lets just talk this over. It's nothing to kill me over." He said as he came out from the other side of he couch and held his hands up in surrender. His eyes were bright and gentle and I felt my anger fading until I remembered what he did and it flared right back up.

"Why the fuck did you do it?!" I yelled and felt my hands trembling. Water dropped down from my wet hair and I shivered. It was November and freezing, but that didn't stop Ethan from being a complete ass.

"You wouldn't wake up! It was lelands idea!" Ethan said and tried to come closer to me. But I got a better idea and dropped the bat and ran out the glass doors and faced the pool. Ethan ran behind me and went to grab me. "Hey! Don't jump in the water! It may be heated but you're already in wet clothes."

"Oh I'm not." I said and spun and grabbed his shirt and shoved him in. "You are."

I laughed as he swam to the surface and spit out water and glared at me. Then he got an evil grin on his face and I turned and was about to run when he got out and grabbed me around the waist, molding his body to mine and I couldn't help but moan at the little bulge that was there under his soaking wet jeans.

"Why are you so mean, baby?" He asked and gently but my neck, making my knees tremble and a moan snake out from between my lips.

"W-why did you shove me in a cold shower with my clothes on?" I asked and reached back to wrap my arms around his neck, pressing my ass back further against his hardening bulge.

"You were hot. I thought you needed to cool off." He said and licked a drop of water off my neck, making me moan louder and he slid his hands up and cupped my breasts, gently pinching my hard nipples, making me moan louder. "Fuck, baby. I want you."

My phone ringing made Ethan groan and let me go and I raced inside and grabbed it off the counter. I answered it without even looking at the id.

"Hello?" I asked and leaned against the counter.

"Honey? It's mom. How are you?" She asked and I couldn't help but smile.

"I'm good mom. Everything's great here." I said and looked at Ethan as he walked inside and disappeared upstairs.

"That's good. But honey. It's today. You should go to the grave. He deserves that much." My mom practically whispered and my heart sunk. I glanced at the calendar and it confirmed it. It's been a year since he died. "Are you still there, crystal?"

"I'm here, mom. I forgot." I whispered and closed my eyes, fighting off the memories.

Let me go! I screamed and fought against the hands holding me to the wall. Tears streamed down my face and my body trembled with fear.

No can do. The man snarled in my ear and shoved me harder into the bricks. I screamed in pain and received a slap to the face.

"Crystal?" Came my moms voice, dragging me from the memory.

"Sorry. Stupid memories. The doctor told me they'd go away." I whispered and then sighed at the pain in my chest. "Is there something wrong with me mom?"

"Nothing's wrong with you baby. It was all that mans fault. And now he sits in prison." She said and her sigh shocked me. My mom is never one to sigh.

"Mom, I don't know if I can go to his grave. I doubt he'd want me there anyways. I'm the one who put him there." I whispered and tears spilled from my eyes.

"He would want you there." She said and the tone of her voice was final. "Go see him. Then come see me. Your father is away, again. So I'm lonely. Don't bring your boyfriend. This is something you need to do alone."

"Okay, mom. I'll text you after I see him." I said and hung up. As I made my way upstairs I had to figure out what I was going to tell Ethan. Since he'd want to be with me, but moms right, I do have to do this alone. It's the one year anniversary of his death.

"Hey baby. Have you been crying? Who was on be phone?" Ethan asked as he came out of the closet in dry clothes. His hands reached for me and I settled myself into his arms. Today was going to be harder than I could ever imagine.

"My mom." I sniffled and pulled away. "I uh. I'm going to have to go home for today. I'll probably be back tonight or tomorrow morning. I'm not sure yet."

"Why don't I drive you?" He asked as I pulled off my shirt and shorts and tossed them in the laundry basket.

"No. I need to do this alone. It's something you can't be there for." I said and walked to the closet and grabbed a black long sleeve shirt and my black skinny jeans. My heart ached at the thought of lying to Ethan but I had no choice. He couldn't know what was really going on.

"Baby, why can't I go with you? It seems like you don't want me to meet your family." He said when I came out of the closet and pulled on my black combat boots and laced them up. His voice was broken and there was nothing I could do about it. Telling him what was really going on was not an option right now. The wounds were too fresh.

"There's some stuff you don't know. And I can't tell you. Not yet." I whispered as I grabbed Ethan's jacket and shrugged it on.

"When am I going to know who you were before you came to this college?" He asked as he sat down on the bed and just stared at me.

"Soon. Just... Not yet." I whispered and stared at him. "There are some things that you may not agree with and some things that may make you leave me."

"Nothing you say will make me leave you, crystal." He said and I let out a breath of relief.

"I'll try and tell you some stuff when I get back. But I can't make any promises." I said and got up. "All I ask right now is for you to trust me. Things are hard and I really need you. But this is something I have to do alone. I will text you as soon as I get to my parents house. Okay?"

"Okay sweetie. Please, open up to me. I need you in my life and it seems as if I only know half of you." He said and got up with me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I will, Ethan. Just give me time. And be patient." I said and kissed his lips softly. He kissed me back and his hands roamed down and gently squeezed my ass.

"Do you have time for a quickie?" He asked huskily and I shivered at the sound of his voice.

"Only for you." I whispered and he spun us and laid me on the bed.

After a quick round I got up and got dressed and left Ethan laying in the bed softly snoring. I smiled and pulled back on my boots and stared at Ethan sleeping soundly in our bed. His eye lashes were so long and his lips were slightly parted with his breathing.

"I love you Ethan. And I'm so sorry for what I'm going to have to tell you." I whispered and kissed his cheek before grabbing my purse and his jacket and leaving his house. I'd be back, but I'd be a whole different person.