Anyone portrayed as having sex is 18 or older.
I need to apologize to everyone. At the end of part one it appeared as though Earleen was going to be raped, I should have made it clear in the introduction that the attempted rape was thwarted and does not occur. There were several comments concerning rape which I agree with, the rape culture is not something I embrace and therefore stay away from. Hopefully those I have alienated will find their way back to the story and enjoy the remaining two chapters.
Earleen part two
Just as he had begun to penetrate me I heard a loud THWACK, followed by two distinctive THUMPS and another THWACK. Rodney had nailed the guy trying to fuck me across his neck and shoulders with a cut off piece of two by four, then hit the other two in the ribs. When the rapist tried getting up, Rod gave him a blow to the side of his head knocking him cold, as the miscreants lay on the ground moaning Rod was on the phone to the police, once that was done, he kept an eye on them and untied me.
"Get your pants back on but just enough to cover yourself in case the cops want to do a rape kit, don't close the zipper. Are you okay otherwise, did they hurt you other than the punch to your face?"
I shook my head as he put his arm around my shoulder comforting me.
I went with a female officer to an ER where they did a rape kit on me even though I told them he hadn't penetrated me, the nurse told me DNA was probably present regardless, there was no harm erring on the side of caution. I had given Rod the keys to my van for safe keeping, he followed us to the hospital. The guy had hit me so hard he gave that I had a mild concussion, the left side of my face was swollen to the point my eye was not much more than a slit, what I could see was blurry, the doctor told me the vision would clear in a few days as the swelling decreased. When they had finished with me Rod took me home, Mo of course freaked out when he saw me.
It was obvious they knew each other, "Hey Morrie, would have liked to see you on better terms, I'm afraid Andi took quite an ass whoopin tonight. Three of Arc's guys tried to rape her, luckily I was driving by and saw the lights were still on, as soon as they get released from the hospital, they'll be in the klink."
Even with my head pounding all I could think about was not completing the job, "Rodney I need a day or two before I can finish, can you live with that? I know I promised I'd be done by weeks end."
"Not to worry pretty lady, get better, the pump installers are over a week behind anyway, kinda pisses me off but at this stage of the game it's too late to find anyone else. You have all the refer equipment wired and ready to go so there'll be nothing electrical to hold us up, why don't you just stay home the rest of the week and I'll see you Monday."
Mo held me for over an hour after Rod left and I'd showered, we didn't talk much, he was only interested in making me feel safe. When I described the three guys he told me he knew who they were and that they would pay dearly, knowing two of them had broken ribs and the other a serious concussion along with other injuries, I thought they had already paid a hefty price.
"Nope, when they get out on bail, they'll pay the full price. I need to ask, do you even know who Rodney is, other than the guy who hired you?" I shook my head. "Radler Construction is probably the second or third biggest contractor in the state, did you notice he's kinda sweet on you?"
"Oh bullshit, he isn't sweet on me, besides, I've got you to trim my horns."
That brought on the drawl, "Now looka hea filly, we done talked about neither of us wantin a long term ana-thin, I aint the marryin kind, neva will be. You need to find you a younga beau, somebody you can have babies with. I hafta admit you a fine woman, but sugah, you aint gon break muh heart if'n 'yall find mistah right, an when ya do, gist go fer it."
I was taken aback by his comment, "Don't you want me here Mo?"
The serious Mo entered the scene, "Of course I want you here, but I also know that you won't be here forever, I told you when we met I wasn't looking for anything long term. Don't be silly here Andi, Rodney has his eye on you, and rightly so, you're a foxy little thing, pretty as can be, you're stacked and the right breedin age. I know you like um a little older, he's thirty-five, never been married and looking, you could do lots worse little filly."
His comment was making me think, "I have to admit, I do want a family, just not yet, maybe around the age of thirty. Do you really think he likes me, I like him, and he's cute, but if he's everything you say he is he can have the pick of any girl, why me?"
"Well that's just it Andi, he's been through the *any girl he wants* stage and found out all they wanted was his money. You aint tryin to impress him, you have your own business and like I said, you're a handsome woman. As for kids at thirty, give that a moment's thought, you're four months away from twenty-nine, even if he married you in six months, you'd still be thirty when you had a kid."
That comment threw me for a loop, "Married? What the fuck are you talking about, he hasn't even asked me out."
Mo smiled and softly ran his fingers through my hair making sure he didn't touch my aching throbbing face.
"No, but he's gonna. Known him all his life, watched him playin football in high school and college, that man has got you in his sight's girl, and there aint much gets away from him once he's focused. You and me may be lovers at the moment, but if he starts to pursue you, I want you to at least give it a try and if it works, we'll get you moved into an apartment. Fair enough?"
"Fair enough Mo, I need to go to bed ... alone, my head hurts."
Mo stayed home and played nurse maid the next day, damned near drove me crazy, always in my way, constantly asking what he could do for me, at one point I was headed to the bathroom with him right behind me, I snapped when I shouldn't have.
"I can piss by myself Maurice, give me some fuckin room."
