“We can just forget everything, and go back to how we were before all this started. ”
“Before the kids, before the divorce, before James…”
He came closer and closer to me. His hand caressing my cheeks softly. His orbs trained on mine as he spoke. It’s been so long since we had such a moment and I thought his presence didn’t matter to me anymore but it did.
For a moment I forgot who I was and what he had done. I felt like I got my Justin back. The same man that was able to drive me crazy.
His hand squeezed my waist tenderly. I struggled to breath evenly. My heart was racing and my mind, well it was calling out for him.
Justin’s palm left my cheeks. My eyes were still staring at him. He tucked a few strands of my hair behind my ear. His warm hand playfully caressed my cold ear.
Oh! Justin knew where to touch me sensitively. He knew how to make me lose myself. He knew everything I liked and everything likely to turn me on.
He again lowered his head. I felt his wet tender lips on my neck. His kiss on my neck sent shivers down my spine.
He licked my earlobes and then proceeded to kiss my cheeks. I Froze.
I wanted to stop him but I just couldn’t. It’s like something Inside me was holding me captive, allowing me to just enjoy this moment. His touch always had a special way of holding me back and tonight, it was no different.
He brushed his hands against my lower lips.
” I have waited to taste your juicy lips again,” He said to me in a low and utterly seductive voice.
“James hasn’t, has he?” He asked me. He was about to kiss me when I immediately pushed him away.
James. Hearing james’ name brought me out of my dream world immediately.
“Wh… what were you trying to do ?” I stuttered and inhaled sharply.
Thank Goodness he mentioned James’ name. I would lose myself if he hadn’t and James’ greatest fear would have turned into reality.
“What we always did ” Justin replied
“Stay away from me. I allowed you to stay tonight, not because I was hoping to rekindle anything between us. I offered you an inch and you wanna take a mile? You better know your place Justin. ” I snapped at him, and picked up my pillow and blanket that had already fallen off my hands.
I was on my way out when he said again
” You still find it hard to resist me.”
“You can’t deny it. ”
I paid zero attention to his words and just stormed out of the room.
When I got to the living room, I laid back on the couch.
Staring at the ceiling reminiscing all that just happened. I was grateful for one thing. James name. If it wasn’t for his name, Heaven knows what would have transpired between us.
I was unable to sleep throughout the night. Distracted and disturbed by my thoughts.
*****
It was a Monday morning , I was up early, and the children had already woken up early too. Their school bus was to arrive in just 10 minutes. They were both having their breakfast while I was styling Amelia’s hair.
Justin came up to us, treated the child, and made a little joke.
” Are you leaving today ?” they both asked simultaneously.
“Daddy has work. He has to .” I immediately replied to them because he could say anything hoping that he was going to extend his stay. How on earth would I cope with him in the same room for another day?
We both knew how the last 24 hours went.
“Aww” Aiden asked Amelia drew a long face. If only I could make them understand that their father doesn’t belong with us anymore.
“On second thought, I have decided to stay one more day and that’s it .”
What? Justin wanted to stay one more day in my room. Why on earth was he doing this to me? I knew, he knew he didn’t want to stay because of the kid.
Justin was using our kids as a deceptive pun for his games. To what extent was he willing to stoop? He didn’t want us. He didn’t want me and all of a sudden, he is trying to pull stunts to spend time with Me.
Our eyes met and I looked away. I have so much to say but in front of the kids, I could only keep my mouth zipped.
The driver honked and they both hurriedly left after biding me goodbye each with a kiss on my cheeks.
“What do you want from us, Justin?”
“Why don’t you just leave me alone?” Tired of his game, u decided to confront him head on.
“What are you talking about?” He started to play the dumb card with me.
“You know what I am talking about.”
“Stop playing the dumb card here. You think I don’t see what you wanna do? Will you stop using the children as an excuse to stay here longer? Don’t you have ” your love” to go back to? ”
“You can’t stop me from seeing my children. They are my children and I want to be in their lives. I have lost so much time from them, I’m not doing that anymore.
” If yoh know what’s best for our children, you wouldn’t stop me or I promise, I’m taking them away.” Justin spoke, enunciating every word. My eyes widened in surprise before I calmed down.
“Oh wow,” I scoffed and moved closer to him.
“You can never take my kids away from me. You will never have me back. Never.” I spat at him, my eyes spelling defiance.
“I will…” Before I could complete my statement, Justin grabbed my jaw and kissed me forcefully. His grip was so that I was unable to free myself from his clutches.
He nibbled on my lips before sucking on them harshly. My lips were hurting and I am sure, a bruise must have been left on my cheeks. He pushed me to the wall and pinned me aggressively there.
My two hands were hitting him non-stop. I knew that I was hurting him but I didn’t care, nor did he. Soon he grabbed my two hands with his left wide palm and held them to the wall.
I muffled and wrestled in pain but he didn’t stop till he had enough.
He let go of him. I saw anger and passion burning in his eyes. This wasn’t the Justin I knew. His determination to have Me back turned him into something I never knew.
When he let go of me, I gasped for breath.
“I will make you mine again. I own you ”
You belong to Me, Isabelle….
I raised my hand to give him a resounding slap. A slap so tight that I was sure the neighbors heard.
A tear dropped from the corner of my eyes. I was unable to stop the downpour from my eyes.
Justin’s face was flushed with anger. His eyes were popping and veins were bulging out his neck.
He again pulled me to the wall with a tighter grip on my arms.
“How dare you?” He yelled to my face with everything he had.
“How dare you raise your hand to me? ”
“You did that because I kissed you ?”
With every word he said, his grip became tighter and tighter. I felt my blood pressure shooting up. The blood in my veins ran cold and my cheeks turned red.
“What? I kissed you and I will do it again. ”
Do I disgust you huh? huh?
Justin started to place his lips all over my body. He kissed my neck, my ears, my cheeks, my arm, my head. He placed his lips everywhere. I kept on pleading and crying for him to stop. I was helpless and scared.
Justin was turning into a man-monster all for the desire to have Me.
My pleading and tears meant nothing to him. My cry for help was motivation for him to keep going.
I was wearing a sleeveless open cleavage top. I wish I hadn’t.
My clothing gave Justin easy access to my body. He kissed my neck down to my cleavage. Now he left me arms dangling free by my side.
I knew I wasn’t getting out of that situation so quickly but I tried. I kept pulling him but his physique and strength overpowered my weak body.
He grabbed my top and was about to rip it open when suddenly he fell to the ground.
James. James came In to save me.
How he got In, and how he knew I needed his help I had no idea but I was glad and grateful he came.
I fell to the ground, sobbing.
James grabbed Justin by the collar, and pinned him to the wall the Same way he did to me.
He grabbed his throat and started to choke him. He punched him in the guts, once, twice, and pushed him to the floor.
I just sat there shivering and overwhelmed by the entire scenario. When I saw that Justin was bleeding from his nose and James wasn’t ready to let go, I came out of my misery. Concerned and consumed with the thoughts of what was going to happen if he didn’t stop hitting Justin, I stood up. When James was about to dash out the last power-packed punch, I grabbed his hands and stopped him.
James was breathing heavily and Justin was lying half-gone on the floor.
“Are you okay? Did you he hurt you”
“Talk to Me” James questioned me with concern and worry in his voice.
Justin struggled to stand uprightly. He staggered till he found his balance.
“Please leave,” I said softly to James’ face.
“What? I can’t leave you like this. I can’t leave you with this monster. ”
” Leave” I yelled out in pain.
“Leave. The both of you , leave .”
I went to the door , opened up and ordered them out. I knew my words hurt James but I had to .
I was hurting too and all I needed was space and time to thing everything through.
My heart broke into a million pieces. The thought of being assaulted by Justin. A man I once loved so much shattered me.
James respected my decision and went out the door even when he knew leaving me all alone wasn’t the best thing.
Justin looked a lot more relaxed. After the beating he got, he was bound to feel relaxed.
“I’m sorry… he tried to touch me . ”
“Isabelle I’m sorry. ”
Get out…. I yelled out with the last of my breath. He walked out the door , I secured the door and fell to the ground in tears.
Justin’s desire to own me had turned him into a totally different man. He was ready to do anything to have control over me without even thinking twice .
What more was to come for me? What would he do next?