Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any characters depicted in this story are over the age of 18.
Chapter 2
The silence of the drive home made it feel achingly long, the initial noise of the tyres on dirt road changed quickly to asphalt, and then the silence of those smooth roads amplified the reality that neither Tom nor Rachel knew what to say. They both gazed downwards in their hoods, not because of the confinement of the trunk, but rather because the shame and guilt was physically weighing on them.
Eventually the car slowed, and the couple could hear the whine of the electric motor on their garage door closing, signifying the end of their ordeal. The trunk opened and the men pulled them out and into the garage. Their hoods were removed, and they were pushed to the back of the garage, Marek's two companions turning and sliding back into the SUV.
"Remember what I told you. We will be back in one week," said Marek, "but if you want to see me sooner, for a little more fun, don't be shy, just give me a call anytime you like," and he grinned at them as he swung into the SUV, the engine started and they were gone. The door began to whine again as it descended.
The room darkened as the door descended and Rachel wrapped her arms around Tom and buried her face in his chest. Tom rested his head on hers and reached his arms around her back. He held her close and her shoulders shook as the sobs began. The door mechanism's whine covering the sound of her tears until it reached the ground and all but a beam of daylight playing along the floor was shut out. The couple were left in a half light which illuminat the assorted bikes, boxes of books, winter sledges and tools around the space.
"I'm sorry," started Tom.
"No," interrupted Rachel, "I'm the one who should be sorry," She was looking up at him now, "I let those men turn me on and with you watching, I am so ashamed, please forgive me Tom, I couldn't help it."
Tom looked down at her in silence, his first instinct was to forgive her, not least as this was actually all his fault, but as the words formed on his lips something stopped him.
"I don't understand what just happened Rachel, I've never seen you like that before, it was, I dunno, out of control I guess," he posited.
"Did you see everything they did to me?" she said, her faced inflected towards his, eyes puffy from crying and cheeks still wet with tears.
"Yes, I did. And everything you did to them. I know they forced you to begin with, but...Look the kids will be home soon. Let me process what just happened to us and we can talk about it later," offered Tom.
"Tom, what they did to us, to me. I don't think I'll ever get over it," said Rachel, tears welling on her eyelids again.
"They can't hurt you now, I am here to protect you." Said Tom, and he meant it.
"I believe you. I need to take a shower and change out of these clothes," she said and left Tom's arms. She stopped by the trash bin in the garage and shed the scruffy sweatpants and top they had given her.
Tom's eyes were growing accustomed to the light and he could see the peachy curves of her ass as she bent low to slide the pants down off her ankles. He wanted to turn a light on so he could look at her swollen sex and used asshole, but for now the dimness of the garage meant they were hidden by deep shadow. There was another urge, he wanted to overpower her now, to take her right there and then, to jam his cock back into her tight hole and make her his toy. He looked away quickly, fighting the swelling erection, he couldn't think like that, not after what he had caused to happen to her.
Rachel stepped through into the house and was gone. Tom followed and moments later he could hear the shower going. The sound of the front door handle opening made him jump and he snapped back into parenthood mode as the door flung open and the kids ran in from school.
It was late evening before the kids were asleep and they were alone again, Rachel had dressed in shorts and a t-shirt and looked tired. She poured herself a glass of wine and a second for Tom.
"We need to talk. What happened to us today, why did they do that to us, what did you get us into?" questioned Rachel.
"You know I have some clients who are not exactly
legal.
Those men work for one of those clients. All this stuff we have, the house, the cars, nice holidays, nice clothes, the school funds, they are all down to the work I do for that client," explained Tom.
"We both agreed to take him on as a client," he continued, "we knew the risks and he thinks I have stolen from him."
"Well, have you?" demanded Rachel.
"Of course not, he is crazy, I would never take the risk," said Tom, "he has got it into his head that the last money movement was $50k light, I was handling it."
"Handling it," blurted Rachel, "how exactly was today 'handling it' Tom?"
"I thought he would believe me," said Tom shaking his head, "I can get $50k to him, we will just have to dip into the kid's college funds though. I'll make it back up again, it's no big deal."
"You had better," warned Rachel.
"Oh, had I, you're giving the orders now eh?" scowled Tom.
"After what they did to me, I think I have the right to be a little mad Tom."