Tainted Love

Chapter 4

***Warning*** Mental Abuse, s****l Peer Pressure, and Some s****l Content***

Once we got to his Uncle’s house, things got strange. Reggie still seemed slightly agitated but a little calm. He sat on the couch and patted the spot next to him.

“Please come sit, baby,” Reggie said, slightly excellent but mysterious-like. Deciding to comply, I walked a couple of steps and sat next to him. We sat in silence just for a couple of seconds when my phone made a noise; ‘ding’ four times in a row. When I pulled out my phone, Reggie sighed in displeasure. I could sense his energy starting to turn to rage.

“Who is it now?” Reggie spat at me.

“It’s my mom and Ana,” I replied softly while attempting to read the messages.

“That was four messages, Cara; let me see.” He said while attempting to grab my phone, but I pulled it close to me before he could. I looked strange at him, not understanding why he was so pushy.

“Mom texted me once and Ana three times. Let me read it first.” I said when I lowered my phone so that he could see it too.

“EXCUSE ME!” Reggie grabbed it from my hands, which caused me to freeze for a moment. "Ana needs to mind her own business.”

“That is my phone, Reggie,” I spoke when I grabbed it back from him. “I am just reading them; it doesn’t mean I was going to reply. Ana has yet to say anything bad about you, so you can’t judge her.”

Reggie slowly stood up while reading the messages, his face almost red, “Cara… Okay, read them; it just talks about how concerned she is for you. I am just warning you right now she is trying to get in between us. She and I will have problems.” Reggie sounded so cold, yet he told the woman he loved. Maybe I am just overthinking everything. I mean, he has always been there for me. Especially when things get bad between mom and dad. I hate yelling at something. It makes me feel so scared.

“Cara, come here and get something to drink.” I heard Reggie speak softly from the kitchen, which was just next to the living room. I stood up and walked to the kitchen since I was extremely thirsty. His uncle’s house was designed uniquely, the small living room was the one we were in, and the kitchen was right next to it. Still, you had to walk up a small set of stairs to get to the kitchen, which had a small railing that divided the living room and kitchen, but on the other side of the kitchen was a much bigger living room, which is where I saw lots of junk in boxes.

“Are those all your boxes?” I asked softly.

“Yeah, my uncle wants me to take them back home to my mom when I leave.” He said while he poured me a glass of water.” He slid it across the counter and smiled softly. He can be so sweet. “I know you are hungry, and you want some watermelon?” He said almost seductively.

“Yes, I would love some,” I said, smiling while I turned around to walk to the living room, where I then saw a sliding glass door that led to the patio.

“Here you go, baby, eat up.” Reggie sat down on a camping chair next to a glass table. “How are you feeling? Did you take your medicine today?”

I looked down at my watermelon bowl and the glass of water that he also brought out that I left in the kitchen. “Reggie, I am sorry I was quick to judge today and for my friends' behaviors. You didn’t deserve it.”

He reached over and grabbed my hand, “Baby, I don’t care about your friends; they are not real friends, but I can’t handle your disappointment or judgment of me.”

“You are probably right, I won’t reply to her, but I am going to reply to mom. She says that I need to be safe and not be out too late.” I said while I put a big piece of watermelon in my mouth and chewed. When I got my phone out to reply, two more ‘dings’ happened, and I almost choked on the piece of watermelon. It was from my brother; I instantly got happy and looked at Reggie. He was on his phone texting someone, so I didn’t say anything and just read it.

-Hey sis, I am heading HOME! Don’t tell mom and dad I want it to be a surprise- Marco

- O yeah, I will be home first thing in the morning.-Marco

I then replied.

-No way, brother, I am so excited. I can’t wait to see you.-

Then I went to my mom’s message.

-Sweetie, be careful and don’t be home too late. I mean it.- Mom

I then replied.

- OK, mom, I will be home around 10 pm.-

Once I looked up to tell Reggie about Marco, he looked annoyed at me.

“That took a while to text.” He said it as if I was up to something, which made me feel horrible that he didn’t trust me anymore.

“It’s Marco, he will be here in the morning, but he doesn’t want me to tell mom and dad,” I said honestly. All the excitement left me when I realized he was upset again.

“Well, that is good. I will be there in the morning. I want to meet the legendary Marco. I heard he was pretty much a man w***e in high school.” He said, chuckling at this point.

“Well yeah, he was.” I chucked a little as well. “I mean, I swear he can get any girl he wants.”

“That is why he is a legend. He never even tries. I can’t wait to meet him.” He said while standing up and started texting on his phone again. I was puzzled by this. Why is he texting again? I wonder if everything is alright.

“Is everything okay, Reggie?” I asked while standing to walk to him.

“Yes, it’s just my uncle.” He said while turning away from me to sit back at the table. “Baby, finish your food.” It was like his whole mood instantly shifted again. I practically shook my head in confusion.

“Um… Okay. What is he up to?” I asked while placing another piece in my mouth.

“I don’t know. I don’t ever ask.” He almost sounded agitated. I then finished chewing; I wondered if I was reading too much into everything. “Stay here, baby; I got to go to the bathroom.” He said, but looking at his phone the whole time. All I could do was tell myself whatever, and I needed to ignore it. Five minutes had passed, and I finished the watermelon, so I got up to put the dishes in the sink. Once I got into the kitchen, I heard Reggie whispering to someone on the phone, and it sounded like an argument. I placed the dishes in the sink, which must have caught Reggie’s attention, and when I turned around to head back outside, Reggie was walking up to me while hanging up the phone. He looked so mad at me again.

“What happened?” I genuinely asked Reggie.

“YOU DON’T LISTEN WELL. DO YOU?” He shouted at me, which caused me to feel nauseous. My face was utterly shocked. “I told you to stay outside!” He still yelled but not so loud.

“I finished eating; I wanted to put my dirty dishes in the sink,” I replied, calming but firm. He just stared at me and examined me from head to toe. I was becoming sick to my stomach, and I don’t know why I let my anxiety get to me again. I hate feeling this way.

“You know bad girls get punished, right?” He said seductively, still moving his eyes all around my body. Reggie set his phone on the counter and slowly approached me. Once he was close to me, he rubbed his hands on my side, working his way to my back, pulling my flesh with him. “You are so beautiful and sexy.” I was taken back by his sudden shift of emotions again, but my stomach was mellowing out.

“Thank you, but I thought you were mad,” I said softly, trying to look into his eyes.

“Baby, I can’t stay mad at you about how breathtaking you look.” He gripped both my cheeks and lifted me onto the counter without any warning. He then slammed his lips onto mine. I allowed his tongue to enter mine while we passionately took in one another. This caused me to pull away from our lip contact since I was surprised he could. “You are heavier than you look, baby.” He said with a smile. “Don’t worry; I won’t drop you. Get those delicious lips back to mine.” Reggie then put his head on my face and slowly moved his hand to the back of my head. “So desirable.” He whispered, then jolted my head forward onto his lips. I decided to submit, and we continued to make out. It was becoming enjoyable for me, but my anxiety kicked in when his hand traveled from my stomach into my inner thighs. I would be lying if I said it wasn’t affecting me sexually, but I don’t know if I could go that far. Reggie pulled me down off the counter, which snapped me out of thought when I looked at him, almost confused about what to do. “You are so cute when you look so innocent.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards a staircase that I had overlooked before. “Come on, my sexy Cara.” He said while picking up the pace up the stairs, which I struggled to keep up. We slowly walked down the hallway, which I only noticed about four doors, two on each side, but he then slammed me on the closet wall and caressed my body while connecting my lips again. I started to feel his growing manhood on my lower body. When I felt him lift off of me to pull me into the room next to us, I wiggled my hand free of him. He instantly turned to me and observed me.

“I- I am...am...not.. ready.” I stuttered.

“But you showed all the signs downstairs. You don’t want to be a tease, baby. Do you?” He asked with a firm tone.

“Um… Well…” But before I could finish, he interrupted.

“See. I know you want to make me happy, especially since you strictly disobeyed me just a little bit ago.” He said while slowly approaching again.

“Reggie, I didn’t mean to lead you on, but,” I tried to say again, but he then put his hand on my mouth and pressed his other hand on my butt while pulling me in.

“Do you feel how happy you make me? You are so gorgeous right now.” He said, determined to sway me.

“But,” I said, but he then yanked me around, so my back was towards the bed and slowly walking to it.

“Do you…” He removed his shirt and then kissed me. “Do you love me?” He kissed me more than down to my neck while beginning to suck on it.

“Yes, I do, but this is all happening so fast.” I quickly said so I could get it all out, but he grabbed both of my arms to push me away enough to look into my eyes.

“Cara, if you don’t want to have s*x right now, then fine, I will respect you, but I might be cranky. You got no idea how hard it is to resist f*****g you.” He said so vividly that it caused my stomach to turn again. I stood there without saying anything. He let go of me and dropped onto his bed. I was frozen at that moment; he instantly got mad at me. Am I a bad girlfriend? I want to make him happy. He always makes sure I take my medication for my anxiety, and he shows valid concern, but I can’t do this simple thing for him. My body started to tremble slightly, but I felt horrible, so I caved. I laid right next to him and kissed him on the cheek.

“Cara, stop.” He nudged his body away from me a couple of inches.

“Reggie, I am ready,” I said while getting off of the bed to kick off my shoes. He then sat up on the edge of the bed to directly face my breast. He bit hard while gripping my butt again, and he stood up while flopping me onto the bed. He was tearing all my clothes off of me within a second. Once he threw his pants off, I closed my eyes to prepare for what came next.