This one took a little longer to get out but here it is; Chapter 3 of Connected. I think I'm only going to do one or two more chapters after this- feel free to comment about this, I haven't decided yet. Comments are always welcome and please vote!
Thank you- loved4eternity.
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Tom Mitchell could feel his blood boiling through his veins. He could feel his heart beating faster than it ever should have to. And he could see his slut of a niece screaming at his wife.
"It's your own fault you know."
"David didn't do anything wrong! Let me go!" Gwen held her arms behind her back; there was no way Hope could fight her off.
"You slept with our brother you little slut! You both did something wrong."
"What are you going to do to him? Just don't hurt him. Please don't hurt him!"
The door upstairs slammed shut.
"Look who's home."
Tom started for the stairs but Hope's scream caused him to stop.
"Shut her up!"
David heard his sister's scream; it brought him right back to the day with Peter. He rushed in the direction of the scream. His uncle stood at the door to the cellar.
"Where's Hope? Is she okay? I heard her scream and I-"
"Shut your fucking mouth."
"Excuse me?" David was truly confused as to what was going on. He had only come to get Hope and the last of the boxes and then they were supposed to be on their way to Duke and their new life.
"You heard me and you aren't going anyway near that whore of a sister."
David clenched his hands into fists; no one called his sister a whore.
"Don't talk about Hope like that."
"Why shouldn't I? After all, I'm pretty sure that having sex with your own brother classifies you as a whore; does it not?"
David had about to punch his uncle when he realized what was going on. His uncle had found out about him and Hope.
"Tom it's not what you think."
"What is it that you think I'm thinking?"
"That I slept with her. I didn't, we never did anything like that." David lied.
"I have proof you idiot. I was a little curious when both of you decided to go to the same college but I shrugged it off because you two have always been close. Then you guys seemed to always be around each other, touching more but yet again I shrugged it off. What I didn't' shrug off was a call from a realtor confirming the date of when you would be moving in. Then she wished you and your girlfriend good luck."
"Yeah me and my girlfriend, not me and Hope."
"No, no, no. Either you think Hope is your girlfriend or you think I'm stupid. I heard you too talking about how to decorate the apartment and routes to school and other places. Then everything fell right into place."
"Tom please just think about this, why would I want to have sex with my own sister?" He laughed nervously.
"That's another thing I'm not stupid about." He brought his voice lower. "That little slut has the tightest body, even I would fuck her little cunt."
That was it for David, he flew at his uncle; his fist connected with his nose. His uncle stumbled backwards into the door but quickly tried to swing back at David. He missed but David didn't. David's second punch hit him right under his chin. He fell back again slamming into the door. He stopped trying to fight David, he knew he could never win. He stood up and straightened his clothes. David was waiting for his next move; he was so out of it he couldn't even think.
"Get out of my house."
"Gladly, now move and let me get Hope."
"You really think I'm just going to hand over that slut."
"Stop calling her that!"
"I'll call her whatever I'd like. I got custody of her, not you."
"She's 18! It's her decision!"
"She's immature, she doesn't get a say in this."
"Get out of my way." David growled.
Tom took a step away from the door, he had regained some of his confidence.
"What do you think you're going to do?"
The cellar door flew open, smashing into Tom and knocking him onto the floor. He groaned but didn't make a move to get up.
"Oops." Hope said as she stepped through the door.
"We have to hurry, the bags are upstairs right?"
"Yeah, there aren't that many but I'll help you."
"No, I'll get them. Just go to the car and lock the doors. Wait how did you get away from her?"
"I'll tell you later."
David ran for the stairs and Hope ran for the car.
They were out of the driveway 2 minutes later.
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"They're right you know, about us." Hope said, she was the first one to talk; they had been driving in silence for hours.
"Hope don't tell me you're having second thoughts."
"No that's not what I'm saying. I love you Davie and I want to be with you but it's not right."
She takes his hand, that is sitting on the seat, into her own; tracing the lines that scatter across it.
"What if they tell?" She whispered. David grips the wheel tighter till his knuckles are white. "They could. What's stopping them?"
"Nothing."
"Maybe we shouldn't go to Duke, go somewhere else instead, where they can't find us."
"I've bought the apartment and everything at Duke is ready to go. We can't back out now, we'd lose everything."
"Yeah I guess you're right."
"It will be fine." He closed the hand that she is playing with into his. He looks over to her and smiles. He sees her shiver and reaches for the heater dial. "Are you cold?"
"No, I'm hot actually."
"Why'd you shiver?"
She gives a nervous laugh. "Just the way you were looking at me."
He raises her hand to kiss it gently. "I love you." He says so gently and quietly that Hope isn't even sure if she heard him. She moves across the front bench seat until she is right next to him, lays her head on his shoulder, and falls asleep; not even realizing how tired she was.
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"Hope put that down!" David said as he ran up to her and took the box she held.
"What's the matter?"