While this is posted in the incest category, there will be some non-consent/reluctance theme related. If this isnt for you, please turn away now. All characters are 18+ older.
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Mike sighed as he glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand. 2:32 A.M. He rubbed his eyes and sat up, sliding on his slippers. There was no use in trying to sleep, he had tried for the last 4 hours and yet here he was, wide awake. He shuffled out his bedroom door, grabbing his green plaid robe and slipping it onto his 6'1 frame. The house was a little chilly at night and he was grateful for the extra warmth it provided. Tessa, his daughter, had bought it for him the previous Father's Day. He made his way downstairs, the sound of the grandfather clock the only noise in the entire house. When he made it to the bottom he peeked out the side windows next to the front door, the porch light illuminating the empty porch and he made his way to the kitchen and started a pot of coffee in defeat. He yawned as he checked his cell phone again, time seemed to be passing agonizingly slow and it was driving him mad.
He ran a hand over his face feeling older than he was, he was pretty sure she was going to be the death of him! This was the fifth day in a row she hadn't been home by curfew, and the previous night she had come home drunk. He had grounded her and drove her to school, insisted on picking her up but she simply skipped the moment he pulled away to work. Everyone told him it was just a phase, all teens rebelled. He needed to be tough and strong, but all he wanted was her to just return safely. Worry had the acid in his stomach turning as multiple scenarios ran through his mind, each one worse than the last. He pulled open the junk drawer beside the stove and unraveled a couple tums as he pulled his #1 DAD mug from the cupboard. He had just finished pouring his coffee when he heard the sound of a car pulling into the gravel, and he hurried to get a peek at who had pulled in. The headlights shone directly into the windows, blinding him from seeing who was behind the wheel, just the silhouette of Tessa's 5'4 form walking to the front door. She carried her heels by the straps and she was tiptoeing as she fumbled with her keys.
The car sped away, a few rocks peeling in multiple directions and Mike reached forward and opened the front door, more than prepared to give her the stern talking to that she deserved. But what he saw when he opened the door had him frozen in his place. Tessa's dark brown hair was a long tangled mess around her face and beneath her left, almond shaped eye, was a large dark bruise that only seemed to be getting darker. She had a swollen lower lip that was split open. He took in the complete sight of her, the strap to her knee high blue dress was torn, her stockings had tears and runs through them and the hem was ripped, revealing finger shaped bruises on her porcelain white thighs. A dark rage burned through him and he quivered in his place as he tried to reign in the emotions running through him. Her eyes opened wide and her red lips parted in a surprised gasp.
"What happened to you?" he asked, trying his damndest to remain calm. He had a pretty good idea already what had transpired, but he needed to hear the words from her lips.
"I...I fell." she explained lamely. But he knew there was no way that she could possibly believe that he would fall for that.
"Give me some credit Tessa, I wasn't born yesterday." But when she looked up her caramel colored eyes were filled with unshed tears and he pulled her into a fierce hug, her arms wrapped around his waist and she leaned her head against his chest, her heels forgotten just outside the front door.
"You have to tell me what happened Angel, was this Luke? Did he do this to you?" Mike demanded. Luke was her much older boyfriend. He had once been a neighbor, but that had been many years ago. And when Tessa had enrolled in the running start program two years ago, she had run into him there. If Mike had known signing the permission forms would have led her to Luke, he would have never agreed to it. There had always been something just a little off about that kid that he had never been able to quite put his finger on it.
She shook her head furiously but offered no other explanation as she clung to him desperately, tears already soaking into his pajama shirt. He rested his chin on top of her head and held her tighter. He held her until her sobs quieted down and he led her to the kitchen where he pointed to the stool that sat beside the island counter.
"If you are not going to tell me the truth, I will just drive over there and ask him myself!" Mike warned as he fetched her a cup of hot coffee. He could smell the liquor on her breath and she could use the sobering up.
"No Daddy, please! I'm fine, I'm a clutz and I fell. Luke was nice and gave me the ride home! You always think the worst of him," she accused, feeling defensive.
"Where did you fall then? How did you get bruises on your thighs?! Why is your dress torn? I may be older than you, but I am no idiot Tessa. I am not going to just sit by and allow him to treat you this way." She clasped her hands over her ears tightly and started shaking her head furiously.
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!! You have no idea what you are even talking about!!" she screamed, reminding him of the tantrums she had often thrown as a small child. She stood and shoved the stool behind, knocking it over as she made her way towards her bedroom.
"You get back here young lady! I am not done talking with you!" he shouted. But Tessa continued forward and up the stairs without so much as a backward glance. He sighed again, exhausted and drained. He was simply grateful to have just the one daughter, he wasn't sure he could handle the stress of more.
Mike couldn't fathom why she protected Luke so stubbornly, he was beneath her and they both knew it. She had never been quite the same since her mother had passed; to a little girl it didn't matter that her mother died serving her country or received high medals of honor, she had wanted her mother home with her, baking cookies and helping her with her hair or math homework like all the other mothers. Mike hadn't handled the loss very well himself either, he had lost himself in his work most days, the distraction kept him from thinking about her. It was much easier to simply pretend she was still overseas than deal with the chest crushing weight of the loss. He set his coffee down and pulled his travel mug from the dishrack and transferred his coffee before making his way upstairs and getting dressed. He exchanged his robe for a zip up hoodie and his slippers for socks and a pair of tennis shoes. If Tessa wasn't going to give him an answer, then he would demand one from Luke; whether she liked it or not.
What kind of father would he be if he didn't stand up for his daughter? It was his duty to
protect her and he couldn't simply let it slide that she had come home disheveled and hurt. He grabbed the keys to the silver Prius, his wallet and made his way downstairs, grabbing the coffee on his way out the door. He ran a hand through his dirty blonde hair as he breathed in the early crisp morning air. It was a 15 minute drive to the tin can Luke called home. Mike only knew its location due to a call he had received from the local sheriff to pick Tessa up. It had been the first time he met Luke and discovered their relationship. He felt the adrenalin pumping through his veins as he got closer and closer to his destination, his drowsiness fading fast.
His car was nearly silent as he pulled up the dirt driveway that was overrun with weeds. A massive pit bull appeared from the front yard, a thick metal choker the only thing holding him back. He snapped his massive jaws threateningly and Mike leaned back against his car as he studied the blue nosed pit. The dog's chest was massive, he had to be almost three times the normal size of any pit Mike had seen before. What the hell was Luke feeding him? He hugged the side of his car as he made his way to the front door, crickets chirped in the fields and the wooden stairs creaked as he strode confidently across the porch and knocked on the front door. He knew Luke was home, his car was in the driveway, and he wasn't leaving until he got answers.
Mike waited for several minutes, the sound of the pit's persistent barking filled the night and he rolled his shoulders as he waited for an answer. After a few minutes without a response he pounded on the door again, batting away the mosquitoes that buzzed incessantly around the fluorescent porch light. The door suddenly jerked open and Mike took a step back. Luke was about 6'4, and Mike felt the words freeze in his mouth as he tilted his head back to look up at him. Luke shook his shaggy blonde hair out of his eyes and glared down at Tessa's father.
"Can I help you, old man?" Luke wore a tank top that revealed his rather large arms, his right bicep revealed a tattoo of what looked to be a wolf ripping its way free of his flesh.
Mike cleared his throat and stood straighter, doing his best not to let the kid know he was a little intimidated.
"I want to know what you did to Tessa," he announced. Luke gave him an amused smirk as he folded his arms across his chest. His shirt was a little tight, outlining every muscle in the kids torso; there was no mistaking that he lifted weights. You didn't bulk up like that without some vigorous exercise.
"Nothing she wasn't asking for. Your little Angel likes it rough." His fists clenched as he listened to the taunts that spilled out of the punk's mouth. He wasn't nearly as young as Tessa, but he wasn't much older than her either.
"You are going to stay away from Tessa, you hear me? If you contact her in anyway, I will call the cops," Mike announced. Tessa may try and excuse it and forget it even happened, but there was no way he was going to let it continue. Luke chuckled as he rubbed his forehead and shook his head in disappointment.
"You just made a very big mistake!" Luke swung, but Mike had been prepared and leaned out of the way, grabbing Luke's wrist and using the momentum to throw him forward, nearly right off the edge of the porch. He laughed as he turned and raised his fist into a boxer's stance. Mike held up his palms, trying to diffuse the situation. He did not want to start a fight with the kid nearly 20 years younger. Mike himself wasn't out of shape, he lifted some weights in his garage and did a lot of cardio, he was on the lean side of healthy. Luke's size was just big enough to make a difference.