Page 57 of Saved By A Dark Billionaire
"I'll prove it to you. Tell me what to do," he egged me on.
"Okay, fine. Tell me what caused you to sleep around with so many women." It caught him off guard. He pulled his head back a bit in surprise. His eyes held mine in an intense gaze, but he kept quiet. I figured he would, which is why I asked.
"See, noteverythingI tell you." I made my point.
"Rachel, it was great seeing you. Text me where you're staying, and I'll make sure to come hang out. Rose and I need to talk privately." He had a serious tone, making me feel like a child who was about to be scolded for being a brat. Rachel caught the tension as well as she shot me a look. She got up, giving Lucas a kiss on the cheek as she said goodbye.
"It was nice meeting you, Olive. Hopefully, I'll see more of you before I leave." She waved at me from the door. I gave her a small wave back, but my nerves were on end. I wasn't sure what Lucas was going to say, and now I felt stupid for saying what I did. What was even the point of it?
Lucas turned from the door, his attention back to me. He walked over to me with a very intimidating look on his face. I swallowed the lump in my throat from the nerves. When he got to me, he pulled my chair out, turning it to face him. His hands rested on the back of the chair as he stared deep into my blue eyes. He surprised me when he rested his forehead against mine, shaking his head so it rubbed against me. He then fell to his knees, laying his head on my lap. He looked so broken there, pulling at the strings of my heart.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you to tell me." I sighed, running my fingers through his thick, silky hair. He shook his head in my lap. He didn't look up at me as he started to speak.
"Don't be sorry, Rose. I said I would do anything you asked, and I meant it. It's hard for me to share. The only person who knows about this is Leo. None of my family has a clue."
I am pretty sure I know what he is talking about, but I need to be sure. I want to know how he felt. I want to hear what happened to him from his own mouth, but I also don't want to push him if he's not ready.
"You don't have to tell me now. I never said you had to tell me now. You can wait, if you're not ready."
I'm such an idiot.
"No, I want to tell you. I can see it's eating away at you and I hate it. Do me a favor and keep playing with my hair while I talk. I don't think I can look at you while I tell you this story." His voice sounded so vulnerable already. He was exposing himself to me.
"I can do that." I rubbed my fingers through his hair again to assure him. He gave me a small nod before taking a deep breath.
"I went out to a party with Leo. He had lost his brother, and I recently lost my long-term girlfriend. They had passed away in the crash Leo's dad was in."
"Rachel told me. I am so sorry, Lucas," I whispered, the sympathy clear in my voice.
"Of course she did." He shook his head in disapproval. "It was Leo's senior year and thanks to some stupid girl he was being outcast by everyone, so I decided to take him out with me to a party on campus. I had a fake ID made for Leo so he could drink with me and everything. We got there and the girl who had been spreading those rumors about him was there, too. I had offered for us to leave, but Leo didn't want to give her the satisfaction." I am sure Leo feels guilty about it now. He had left that part out when told me the story.
"We partied, and I stupidly left my drink unattended. I don't know why I did that. I guess as a guy I never imagined anything would happen. After about 30 minutes or so, I started to feel weird, so I made my way to the bathroom downstairs. There was too long of a line, but I somehow managed my way upstairs, looking through the bedrooms for one with a bathroom. I found one at the end of the hall. It starts to get hazy after that. Whatever drug I was slipped took hold of me around then. I remember laying on the bed and falling asleep. I can remember the feel of small hands running along my body." His shoulders started to shake against me. I wanted to stop him, but I knew he needed to finish his story. Biting back the tears in my eyes, I listened closely. I rubbed my hand over his hair, keeping my promise of playing with it while he spoke.
"I remember trying to wake myself up, but my eyes wouldn't open any more than a slant. I would drift in and out of consciousness. My pants were pulled down with me trying to hold on to them. The feel of a hand on my dick woke me up more, but the drug was so strong, making it hard for me to move or think rationally. I recall the feeling of panic before passing out again. My eyes opened once more to the girl who had spread those rumors about Leo, jumping on my dick. I still remember how she felt since she hadn't bothered to place a condom on me as she raped me."
His voice cracked at the word rape. My lap was wet with his tears, and my own, falling down my cheeks. I didn't want to speak. I wanted to give him a chance to finish his story before I interrupted again.
"When I woke up again I found Leo fighting her off me. The details are fuzzy, but I remember worse rumors were spread about him at school. I felt like such an idiot. I couldn't believe something like that had happened to me. It wasn’t possible. They didn't believe Leo, and he told me not to tell anyone either. He didn't want me to go through the ridicule, so he took the consequences of my rape." Lucas wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me close as he kept his face buried in my lap. I felt a sob leave his chest, which tore my heart in two.
"I started sleeping around with women to try and claim back the part of me she took. I wanted to prove what she did had little effect, but it was a stupid hope."
"No, Lucas! You're not an idiot. She raped you. None of it was your fault, not a single thing." I cried over him, bending down and hugging him in the most awkward way. "I am so sorry that happened to you. I am so sorry you had to go through something like that."
I held onto him for a while, letting him cry, letting both of us cry. Eventually he lifted his head and asked me to come lay down with him. We held each other close, closer than ever before, as we fell asleep together. I rubbed him mindlessly, trying to ease his troubles, despite knowing that's not how trauma works.
"I love you, Rose." I heard him whisper in his sleep.
Surely I didn't hear that right, did I?
Chapter 20
Lucas' P.O.V.
The alarm startled me awake. I had almost forgotten what happened last night. I had told my darkest secret to Rose. She had comforted me in a way I was not expecting. She stole my heart last night. It only beats for her now. I looked down to find her still laying on my chest. I remembered waking multiple times to her inching closer to me anytime she had moved away in her sleep. Her small muscular body curled nicely around me.
"Rose, we need to get up. I need to take you to the hospital." I rubbed her back as I spoke softly. She is cute when she first wakes up. Her face scrunched up in complaint with her lips in a slight pout. She furrowed her brow, annoyed at the fact she had to wake. From the few occasions I have slept all night with her, I’ve learned she likes to sleep in.
"Can we pretend the mass isn't there?" She groaned, making me chuckle.
