A knock on the door woke Cierra abruptly. She glanced at the clock, it was 11:33pm. She felt panic rise in her chest and she grabbed her phone ready to call the police in an instant while she tiptoed to the door. Another knock followed by silence. Her phone vibrated in her hand making her jump in surprise. Matt had sent her a text message saying "It's me, let me in."
"Matt?" She spoke timidly from her side of the door. She was still waking up and figuring out what he was doing at her place so late.
She heard his muffled voice through the door stating, "It's me."
She felt a wave of relief and confusion, and opened the door for him. He hugged her tightly. "Matt, what the hell?" She and Matt briefly had their time once but it had passed, she had lost hope and interest of ever having a relationship with him.
He grabbed her shoulders and she saw the concern in his eyes, something was wrong. "Cierra, I have made a decision for both of us. I miss you." His gaze locked on her. "I'm sorry about how things happened before. I am truly sorry. I promise to never hurt you again, I will harm you but I won't ever hurt you like that again."
She had heard that line before from him and others, and as sincere as he seemed she resisted. She shook her head softly, "No, too much time has passed." She paused, "I don't want to be with you anymore."
"You are missing my point." He softly ran his hand along her cheek. "I'm not giving you a choice. You are mine now whether you acknowledge it yet or not."