It Ends Tonight Chapter 10
Sorry for the long wait!
and nothing being said. I'm off to church. my mom is yelling for me but i thought i would post. haha. :)
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Chapter 10
Renee stepped away from Joe a little while turning her back. She had never really intentionally showed this to anyone, was she really going to show it to him? She would have to explain it, naturally. Only, Renee didn't think she could. Was she ready? Could she tell him the truth? She never told anyone, not even herself- if that was possible. She slowly unzipped the zipper to her coat and slipped it off. Renee threw it to the side of the elevator. She heard the boy behind her suck in a breath as she un strapped the handgun from the holister she had strapped across her shoulder. She bent over and placed the loaded gun on her jacket. As she stood up Renee glanced at Joe. In the dim light she could just barely see his features. Some of his wavy hair fell across his dark eyes, making him look mysterious. The way that his muscular chest moved she could tell that he was breathing heavily. A little sweat was on his bow, making her own breath quicken. She stood in front of him and slowly started to unbutton each button on her shirt. After a few more moments she had unbuttoned every button. Neither Joe nor Renee moved their gazes away from the others eyes. Only as she started to push back the white shirt did his gaze move down from her eyes. The young man gulped nervously and forced his eyes off of Renee's chest. She spun on her heel, facing the wall of the elevator. Renee slid the shirt down a little more then let it drop to the floor, leaving her in just a lacy bra. Joe reached forward slowly and ran his fingers down her back.
"W-wh," he paused to clear his throat then spoke again. "What happened?"
Renee put her arms around her waist, hugging herself, as a single tear fell from her eye. She tried to speak but couldn't, so the shaking girl just shook her head. Joseph put his hand on her shoulder, gently yet firmly.
"Renee, tell me. Please?" Renee could hear the desperation in his voice. He just so desperatly wanted to help her, to hold her, to comfort her. She could tell. How she knew, she didn't know ... she just knew. Joe took a step forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, resting them over her arms and holding her hands in his. He pressed her into his chest and rested his chin on her shoulder. Renee closed her eyes and let Joe hold her. It felt almost right, perfect, to be held by him. This feeling ... she wasn't quite sure what it was or why she felt it but Renee knew it was because of Joe and that, among other things, made her want to be with him always.
After taking a shaky breath she said, "the long, straight scars were from ..." She trailed off and took another breath. "... from my father whipping me with his belt." Another tear from her eye. Joe tightened his arms. She could feel his warm breath on her neck. "T-the," she cleared her throat, "designs are from when he wanted to 'have fu.." Renee didn't even finish- she couldn't. She broke down into tears, collapsing in Joe's arms.
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