touched her arm.
“I’ll be right back, sweetheart,” he kissed her hand and
walked away with Will.
Norah finished her dinner but kept her eyes on them. Will
was getting upset and Liam was trying to calm him down. She tried
to read his lips but couldn’t make out any words. She assumed he
was still upset over Jane running from him. She just wasn’t sure what
he was yelling at Liam for, what could he do about it? Liam ordered
them both drinks from the bar, then put his hands on Will’s
shoulders and said something that seemed to make him calmer. As
Liam started to walk away, Will grabbed his arm and said something
to him. Liam stepped back and grabbed Will very hard. He stepped
right in his face and Norah could tell whatever he was saying, Liam
was pissed off. Whatever Will said, made Liam mad. Liam let him go
almost shoving him backwards and walked back to Norah.
“What was that about?” Norah asked.
“Do me a favor, okay? Stay away from him tonight, alright?
Don’t go near him.” Norah laughed.
“I don’t ever plan on being near him, Liam.” He grabbed her
hand and gave her a very stern look.
“I mean it, Norah. He’s drunk and not acting like himself. Stay
away from him.” She nodded and went back to her dessert.
Liam kept Norah close to him the entire evening. If someone
wanted to talk business, he took Norah with him. If anyone gave him
a confused look, he just ignored it and went on talking. A few wives
tried to get Norah to come back to the table so the men could talk
alone, but Liam held her hand tight and said he wanted her with him.
Norah finally managed to get Liam alone on the dance floor.
“Okay, tell me what’s going on? You’re acting like I might run
from you again. ” she asked. He looked away and around the room.
“Nothing is going on. Is it so bad that I want you close to
me?” he didn’t make eye contact with her.
“Liam, look at me, please.” He turned to look over at her.
“What’s going on?” He tightened his grip around her waist.
“Will has just said some things that made me uncomfortable.
He is still very upset about losing Jane, and he is being irrational.”
“Does he think I know something?” she asked.
“No. I don’t know.” Liam took her chin and kissed her lips.
“Don’t worry about it. I’m not letting you out of my sight….not
because I think you might run though.” Norah nodded in agreement
but wasn’t so sure about his motivations.
They danced to the next song and went to the bar. Liam held
her hand tight and spoke to few men. They were telling him that the
fundraiser had made over $500,000.00 for the new children’s wing at
the hospital, but no one had donated more money than Liam. When
they informed him he would be receiving a special plaque, he
vaguely smiled.
“I’ve got to go the bathroom,” Norah whispered in his ear. He
looked around the room. Norah looked at Mrs. Redman one of
Liam’s colleagues wives who was standing next to them. “Excuse me,
do you know where the restroom is?”
“Oh, of course, darling, we can go together, leave these men
to the boring business.” She took Norah’s hand and pulled her away.
She looked back at Liam and he nodded, but he kept his eyes on her
as she walked away. He tried to calm himself down. He didn’t even
see Will anymore. Maybe he had left. Norah was fine. He wouldn’t
do anything to her in a public place anyway. Liam involved himself
the conversation at hand.
Mrs. Redman stood at the counter washing her hands and
fixing her makeup. A young blonde girl came in the bathroom.
“Excuse me? Is there a Norah Chandler in here?” Mrs.
Redman nodded.
“Yes, I’m in here,” Norah shouted from the bathroom stall.
“Oh, I’m sorry. There is a really handsome man standing by
the door looking for you,” she said.
“Tell him to keep his panties on, I’ll be right there.” The
young girl laughed and went back out the door.
“Well if you are okay, darling, I’m going to go back to the
table,” Mrs. Redman huffed.
“Yes, I’m fine, I’m right behind you,” Norah came out of the
stall and started to wash her hands. Mrs. Redman left as Norah
walked to the paper towel dispenser. She pulled out a few and felt
strong arms around her waist.
“I told you to keep your panties on, sir. Can’t you give a girl a
little privacy?” She turned and was face to face with Will Chambers.
She pushed him away. “What are you doing in here? Get out!”
“I think you and I need to have a little chat.” He grabbed her
arm, covered her mouth and drug her out of the restroom. He took
her down the hall away from the crowd, then turned down a short
hall with spare tables and chairs lining the sides, and slammed her up
against the wall. He kept his hand over her mouth and pressed his
body against her so she couldn’t move.
“Liam says you don’t know anything about Jane running from
me, but I think you do. I think you and that little whore had this
planned.” Norah tried to say something but he wouldn’t let her
mouth go. “I told Liam he couldn’t trust you. I told him you were
gonna run from him as soon as you felt safe enough. I keep telling
him to lock you back up, but he says he can’t do that to you,” he
panted in her ear. “He says, that you’re different from any other
woman he has been with.” He moved his hand to her breast,
releasing one of her arms. She tried to push him off, but he wouldn’t
budge. “I know he paid a lot of money to be the first man to fuck
that pussy.” He licked her face. “And I think it is so sweet how much
he cares about you now.” He moved his hand from her mouth and
forced his mouth on her. Norah shook her head but he just covered
her mouth again. “Maybe if I fuck you, I won’t care about Jane
anymore.” He ran his hand up her leg and under her skirt. He pulled
her leg up and wrapped it around him, then pressed himself against
her.
She tried to push his hand away, but he grabbed her wrist
and held over her head. In the distance she thought she heard her
name but wasn’t sure. Maybe Liam had realized she hadn’t returned
and was looking for her. She squirmed and moaned in Will’s hand.
“Does he treat you like a little princess because you’re so
good in bed, or because he feels so guilty?” Norah stopped struggling
against him. “Oh that’s right…..you don’t know do you.”
*****
Mrs. Redman went back to the table and took a sip from her
drink. Liam saw her and didn’t think much of it. He went on with his
conversation. While talking he looked around and didn’t see Norah
walking to him. He looked over at Mrs. Redman and she was talking
to someone else now, and Norah wasn’t with her.
“Please excuse me, I’ll be right back,” he walked to Mrs.
Redman. “Pardon me, but is Norah all right? Is she still in the rest
room?” he asked.
“Oh no darling, she was talking to that very tall gentlemen.
He was waiting for her when I walked out.” Liam barely waited for
her to finish before he was moving fast across the room. He went to
the door of the restroom and banged his against it.
“Norah! Are you in there?” he knew she was with him, but
where? He turned and looked around. Just then he heard what
sounded like a struggle. He leaned closer to the door, but it wasn’t
coming from inside. He looked down the hall and started walking.
The muffled noise got louder and he walked faster. He turned the
corner and saw Norah being held up against the wall by Will with his
hand up her dress.
“Does he treat you like a little princess because you’re so
good in bed, or because he feels so guilty?” Norah stopped struggling
against him. “Oh that’s right…..you don’t know do you.”
“Get the Fuck off her, Will. Now!” He yelled. Will moved so
he could see Liam’s face, but still held Norah against the wall.
“She doesn’t know, does she, Liam”
“That’s enough, Will. Let her go!”
“What if I told her, do you think she would still love you? Do
you think she would stay with you?” Will turned back to Norah.
“What if I told her, you didn’t know she had been kidnapped when
you bought her, that you wanted to give her back, or let her go? But
then the thought of that sweet tight pussy made you keep her.” He
ran his hand over Norah’s sex. “How does it feel Liam? Knowing
you’re the only man who has had this pussy?” He looked back at
Norah. “You don’t mind if I have a turn do you? You can watch.”
“I said, Get the Fuck off her!” Norah looked over at Liam. He
stepped to Will and yanked him away from Norah, turning him to
face him. Liam punched Will in the mouth and he fell to the ground.
“Tell her, Liam! Tell her you never wanted her to be your
fucking slave! Tell her she’s free to do whatever she wants!” Liam
punched Will again, this time in the eye.
Norah stood with her hand over her mouth. “You think you’re
so different than I am? You think you’re better than me? But you
wouldn’t tell her because you were afraid she would grow a brain
and realize you manipulated her into falling in love with you to save
your ass from going to jail!” Liam stepped and punched Will again,
this time knocking him out. He turned back to Norah and walked to
her. He touched her arm where Will held her.
“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?” he asked. She snatched her
arm away.
“Is that true? What he said? You made me think I belonged to
you to fear you, to save yourself?” Liam looked down at the floor.
“That isn’t exactly the truth, and I was going to tell you,”
before he could finish Norah slapped him. He touched his face where
she hit.
“Take me home now!” She turned and went back to the table
for her things.
The car drive home was silent. Norah wouldn’t allow Liam to
touch her and Liam didn’t want to start an argument in the car.
Norah didn’t wait for Trig to open her door when they pulled in the
driveway. She opened the door and stepped out, running in the
house. She went straight to the study and made herself a drink.
Norah
Liam walked in the study and slid the doors closed behind
him. He went to the bar and made himself a drink, then loosened his
tie and pulled it off. I stood at the desk with my drink in my hand. I
started shaking and I knew Liam knew it because the ice started
clinging in my glass. I turned to face him. He was leaning against the
bar with a drink one hand and the other in his pocket.
“You didn’t know I had been kidnapped?” I asked. He shook
his head.
“No.”
“Did you figure it out before or after you slapped me in the
face?” I snapped remembering how much he scared me that night.
He shook the ice around in his drink.
“Before.”
“If you didn’t know, then what in the world did you think you
were doing?” I put my drink down and put my hands on my hips.
“I thought I was buying a willing sexual slave.”
“Willing slave? Does that even exist?”
“Yes. In the dark world of BDSM it does.”
“And that’s what you wanted from me?”
“I told you, I had a different relationship in mind for us in the
beginning. But I didn’t want someone who wasn’t prepared for it,
who didn’t want it.”
“Why didn’t you just let me go?” He took a deep breath.
“It isn’t that simple, Norah. I looked into it. I couldn’t give you
back. They would have killed me and just sold you again. This time to
someone who didn’t care about your feelings.” He took a sip of his
drink. “All those horrible things you were told would happen, would
have really happen. I couldn’t do that to you.” He took another sip of
his drink and turned to make himself another. “I thought about
letting you go, but I couldn’t risk you going to the police.”
“So it was about saving your ass then?”
“No. Not entirely. I mean, yes, I didn’t want to go to jail over
something I didn’t know about until it was too late, but that wasn’t
the only reason.” I walked to the other side of the room.
“So what was the other reason, my virginity? Will was right,
you wanted to fuck me so bad you decided to keep me here, make
me think you owned me until I loved you, so you could do whatever
