His Surprise Escort

Am I Strong Enough

Katie

I felt like my whole life had been leading me to this moment. Not that I ever thought something terrible like this would happen, but that I had been waiting for a moment like this to show how strong I was. I would tell myself while growing up that one day something would happen, and I would prove that I was strong enough to overcome it. My parents would tell me almost daily that I would never amount to anything. That I was too lazy to see my potential and would eventually come crawling back home. I left for New York just to prove them wrong, and this was my moment. But here, in the moment when I was supposed to be this amazingly strong woman, I suddenly felt like that child who would hide in her closet when the yelling started.

My childhood was not an easy one. I hid my family well at school and sometime could pretend that I had a normal family. Anna was really my only friend who knew the truth. My parent fought constantly, and believe it or not, my mother was the one who took her anger out on me most of the time. My father would always leave in the middle of the night and get drunk at a bar. He was one more DUI away from losing his license for good. My mom would go to the casinos and leave me all alone. Those were usually the best days because I knew how to take care of myself.

As I got older, I realized the importance of getting good grades. I wanted to leave home so badly, but I knew that I would never be able to afford college on my own. When I had gotten a scholarship for school, my parents were almost proud of me until I told them I wanted to go to school as an Art Major. They would tell me I was such a waste of a child and that my art would never amount to anything. I ignored them for the first year and did what made me happy. It was the best year of college I had. My scholarship ran out after that first year, and my parents told me that if I wanted help, I had to choose a different career path. I wanted to stay in school so badly that I agreed and chose law. It was stupid at the time because I only did it for a boy. But all those steps led me to where I am now, which was sitting in a hospital waiting to be sent home after being kidnapped.

Kidnapped... it's such a strange word when you really think about it. It's a word I never thought about until now. When I did think about it, it was always associated with children. But I was an adult, so shouldn't I be adultnapped? For some reason, that bothered me.

I kept sitting here waiting for that big moment of realizing that I was strong enough to get past this. But it never came. I felt dirty and broken. I felt unworthy to be with someone like Damien, yet here he sat staring at me for the 100th time this hour. He was determined to stay by my side the whole time. He would walk me to the bathroom and stand right outside the door just in case I needed him. He made sure that all my snacks and drinks were prepackaged and sealed before I got them. He also demanded I have the same nurses each shift because he trusted only them for my care.

I should have been fighting the way he was acting. But in all honesty, I loved it. It felt like we had been in a relationship for months, if not years, and it had barely been a week now. All because Anna wanted me to try something new. Where would I be if I had never taken that chance on that date? If I had never met Damien, would I still be here? The thought of not being with him made my heart hurt.

Not even with my ex Matthew did I feel this attracted to him. He had been handsome but nothing like Damien, not even close. Matt and I had a very vanilla relationship. I met him here in New York shortly after moving here. He had been a waiter at an art show I went to, and we hit it off. He had been my first, and I was his, surprisingly. We fell into this rhythm of doing the same things every week. Same dates, same food, same s*x. There was no burning passion with him. I always felt....half-empty around him. He was a taker, and I was a giver. Whatever he needed, I would always make sure to get him. His birthdays were planned out with big parties, and mine was simple, just cozy at home nights. He always forgot about it and would do things last minute to make up for it. At the time, it never bothered me but now... I hated him for every minute of our relationship.

When I found him in bed with my "best friend" Jessica, I wasn't surprised. I wasn't even angry. I was relieved. I think that realization is what made me break. I wasn't mad or upset that he cheated; I was happy to be rid of him. That is what broke my heart. I had wasted years on this guy only to realize how much I hated our relationship in the end.

"Hello? Earth to Katie?" Damien said, pulling me from my thoughts. My eyes shot to his.

"Sorry, what?" I asked him feeling guilty.

"Nothing, the doctor just said we are good to go now. Anna had some clothes dropped off for you and they will meet up at my house. Do you need me to help you change?" he asked me tentatively.

After a moment of hesitation, I told him “No" I didn't want him to see me naked. I knew there were no marks on my body except my face, but I just felt dirty still and he was the last person I wanted to see me naked right now.

He pulled the curtain back around the door and stood on the other side, so I was alone. The nurse who took my IV out did a good job and wrapped it well, but I was careful as I put the clothes on. Anna had done an excellent job and gotten me baggy clothes so I would be comfortable. My clothes from yesterday were never found but I still had my purse. My bra and panties were taken into evidence to see if there was anything they could get off them. I didn't even have my shoes, so Anna gave me some sandals to wear for now.

When I was done, Damien came around and helped me sit on the bed and helped me put my shoes on. The hospital had put socks on my feet and bending over made me dizzy still. I had a low-grade concussion nothing to be worried about but because of the blows to my face, it gave me a small one.

"The car is waiting outside. All your medicine has been picked up and Anna ordered all your favorite foods for dinner. We planned on," Damien said but was interrupted but a knock at the door.

When it opened a tall dark man walked in. He was dressed in a blue shirt and jeans seemingly normal clothes but he screamed "don't mess with me!" He was well built and looked like he never missed legs day at the gym. He scared me but when our eyes met, he gave me the warmest smile that reached all the way up to his eyes.

"Katie, this is Derek. He is going to be your personal guard when I am not around. He will be working closely with Peter and one or the other will stay with you at all times," he gently grabbed my shoulders to make me look him in the eyes. "I will not budge on this Katie. I don't care how much you fight me on this or even if you chose not to live with me because of this but, no matter what he will be your guard. I will take no more risks to your security anymore," he sounded scared and worried that I didn't have it in my heart to argue with him, so I just nodded my head.

"I have heard a lot about you ma'am. I'm honored to be chosen for your protection. Here is my number, you can reach me at any time when I am not with you, of course,” Derek said handing me a card. After he left the room Damien pulled me from the bed and into his arms. I felt like I could relax in his arms but pulled away from his quickly because I knew the moment, I relaxed I would burst into tears. I could feel it building but I wanted to be safe in his home away from all of this. He looked hurt when I pulled away from him, but I kissed his cheek, and he relaxed a little.

“Are you ready to go?” he asked and stood up putting a little distance between us.

“Yes, please.” I told him and reached for his hand, he smiled a pulled my hand to his lips and kissed it.

We walked out the door and I was surprised by the number of men in the hall. There were two against my door then two down the hall to my right and left. They gathered around us and three where in front and three behind as we walked down the hall. I raised my eyebrows at Damien, and he just shook his head to not argue with it. We made it to the car with only EVERYONE staring at us. At the car there were three vehicles, and each had two more guards with them.

“A little over kill don’t you think?” I asked him playfully.

“Not at all,” he said dead serious. I just giggled a little and shook my head.

We made it to his penthouse and after being smothered by Anna every five minutes while eating I excused myself to use the bathroom. I stood there looking at myself in the mirror. The swelling on my face had gone down a lot and almost back to normal except for the bruising. Considering how bad my situation was I really came out of it less harmed than I had thought I would. There were small bruises on my wrists and ankles from where I was tied down but nothing that wouldn’t heal soon. I closed my eyes to stop looking at myself, but I was instantly taken back to the table. I felt his hands on me again and heard his voice in my ears. My eyes flew open, and I let out a little scream. I was panicking. I knew he wasn’t here. There was no way he was in the room, but my mind was working against me.

Damien and Nick came rushing in the room with Anna quick on their heels.

“What happened? What’s wrong?” Damien rushed in and pulled me into his arms and began checking me all over looking for anything.

“Noth…nothing. I just… I’m sorry. Nothing is wrong. I think I’m just tired. Do you mind if I lay down?” I said embarrassed by the fear I caused in them.

“Of course, Angel.” Damien said and wrapped his arm around me.

“I think we will head out. And let you two rest. God knows we all need it right now. I’m glad you are safe Katie. Damien was about to lose his s**t if we didn’t find you. Anna too,” Nick said and kissed Anna’s forehead.

“Thank you. Truly,” I smiled at him. Anna came and hugged me again for the millionth time that night and then left with Nick.

“I will get you a shirt to sleep in. Tomorrow I will have Peter get all your things brought over. Or we can just shop for all new clothes if you like,” Damien said as he walked into his closet.

“I would rather not have Peter know what my underwear looks like. I can go and get my stuff,” I told him trying to laugh a little.

“Hmmm, that’s a good point. However, I like the idea of shopping with you now. We can do both tomorrow. There are a few things I have been dying to see you in,” he said giving me a sexy smile.

“I just bet you have!” I laughed and started to take my clothes off. I froze when I felt him watching me. I looked up to him feeling guilty that I was scared in front of him now. He picked up on it right away and rushed over to me.

“Hey, don’t do that. Don’t be afraid of me. Please? Don’t let him continue to torture you. You are safe with me. Always! You understand?” Damien said standing in front of me. His hand gently came up and wiped my cheek. I didn’t even realize I was crying.

“Let me?” he asked quietly and reached for my shirt. He paused, waiting for my answer. I nodded slowly and held my arms up for him. He pulled my shirt off, he left my sports bra on and then put his shirt on me. Then he went for my pants and pulled them down slowly making sure I was still comfortable with what he was doing. I was still silently crying, and I started to have little hiccups. When he was done, he picked me up and carried me to the bed. He sat me down on the edge and handed me my pills to take with a glass of water. I took them still crying and he would gently wipe them away for me.

“Do you want me to hold you from behind or do you want to face me?” he asked before he got on the bed.

I just nodded my head hoping he understood that I wanted to face him. He quickly stripped to his boxers and crawled on the bed. He opened his arms, and I didn’t hesitate to dive into them. The moment he engulfed me the dam broke, and I sobbed. He held me flush against his body and I rested my head on his chest. His hand ran up and down my back trying to sooth me. He held me tight and would kiss my head every now and then. I was grateful that he let me just cry it out. I was so afraid to close my eyes again but exhaustion over came me and I was asleep within minutes.

Damien*

She cried for about 15 minutes before she passed out. I was so angry for her. I couldn’t wait to kill this asshole. I was ready to get my hands bloody right now. I never wanted to see her this way ever again. It was tearing my heart apart. I laid here with her dozing off and on. Every now and then she would cry out in her sleep, and I would pull her tighter to me helping her calm down. After a couple of hours of that she fell into a deep sleep and stopped dreaming. I extracted myself from her as gently as I could so I didn’t disrupt her sleep. My phone had been buzzing for the last hour and I needed to see what was going on.

I had 10 missed calls from Peter and quite a few text most from Anna asking how Katie was doing. I quickly texted her back saying she was sleeping finally, and I would have her call first thing in the morning.

I called Peter rather than read his messages. If it was this important it was just faster to call, then text.

Phone*

Peter: Hey boss.

Damien: What have you found?

Peter: We have footage of two men leaving Gerrys apartment around the time of his murder. They also found a hidden room in his apartment. It’s…um... disturbing. It’s a dark room of photos of Katie and a few other women but mostly Katie. There are even some of you and Katie at The Box. We aren’t sure how he got some of these photos yet. We are still searching for a camera but haven’t found one yet. His phone is missing as well as a few things that looked to once be hanging on his walls. We didn’t get the faces of the men leaving but there were some small tattoos we were able to enhance.

I was so angry my hand was shaking. I felt my phone start to break at how hard I was holding it. I had to close my eyes and take a deep breath before I responded back to him.

Damien: Send what you have over in the morning. I’ll show Katie and see if she recognizes them. Tomorrow we will be shopping. Were there any pictures of her apartment?

Peter: I will and yes. There were tons. Almost as if he was standing outside her windows.

Damien: f**k! Okay. We will still be going to Egypt in a few days and Katie will be coming with us. I need to get her away from here for a while. I want you to build a team you trust to work on this while we are gone.

Peter: With all due respect boss. I would like to stay here and continue to run this. I don’t want to trust anyone else with this job. I trust Derek to run the team there and keep her safe. I want to find this bastard myself!

Damien: Well, I think that would be best. You are the best man for the job, and I will be happier knowing it will be done and nothing will be over looked. Just don’t kill him. That honor will fall to me.

Peter: Sure thing, boss.

I sat down in the chair overlooking the city. Boiling anger coursed thought my veins. I was glad that Gerry was dead already, but I wished I could bring him back to kill him myself. The fact that he had pictures of us in my restaurant infuriated me. He had to have help from someone on the inside. There was no way he would have known which booth we were in unless someone told him. I was still sitting there fuming when I heard Katie cry out. I rushed over to her to calm her down. She shot up on the bed wide awake and breathing heavy.

“Hey, it’s okay. You are safe. I got you, Angel,” I pulled her into my arms. I rocked her back and forth soothing her back.

“I remember something. He had a tattoo on his arm. I only saw a flash of it. But it was a star with something else above it that I can’t see,” she said shaking her head.

“It’s okay. That is good actually. It can help us some. I’m gonna get your meds now,” I got up and grabbed her pills for her. After she took them, I laid down with her again.

“I’m leaving for Egypt in a few days, and I want you to come with me. Tomorrow we can shop for whatever you need. We won’t be going back to your apartment, and I will send Peter to get whatever you want to keep except for the underwear,” I told her and felt her laugh a little.

“Damien?” she asked looking up at me.

“Yes, Angel?” I looked down to her.

“Kiss me?” she whispered.

I stared into her eyes for a moment before I moved. I was trying to gage her mood. The last thing I wanted was for her to be scared of my touch. I slowly leaned my head down and gently touched my lips to hers. I gave her more of a peck then a real kiss. I pulled away and looked at her again. She looked a little disappointed, so I took a leap and went in for a full kiss. I was still gentle but held her face and ran my tongue against her lips letting her know I would give her more if she wanted it. On a sigh she opened her mouth and let me in. I was careful of her bruises and kept my hand on the back of her head. Her hands snaked around my arms and held me tight. I could feel her relaxing against me and I continued to bite and nibble on her lips. Our tongues danced around each other and our breathing sped up. Her hands started to move trying to pull me closer. Her leg draped over mine and we were now laying facing each other. I was already hard when she asked me to kiss her, but I was afraid this would freak her out. As much as it killed me, I broke our kiss and rested my forehead against hers. Our breaths coming out hard trying to gasped for air.

“I don’t want to scare you. I don’t want to do anything wrong,” I whispered against her head. I could feel her smile a little and she pushed up a little. She pushed my shoulder back making me lay on my back and climbed on top of me. I was more then willing to let her take over if this would make her comfortable.

“I won’t let him ruin my relationship with you. Beside Anna you are the best thing in my life right now. I don’t…no, I won’t lose you because of this. I will tell you if it’s to much,” she told me and then took her shirt off and then her bra.

“I need this,” she said. It was all I needed to hear. I slid my hands up her waist and gently brushed her n*****s with my thumbs. She took a deep breath and kept her eyes on me the whole time. Her body was tense but after lightly twisting and pulling her n*****s she relaxed some and let out little moans. Her hips started to grind on me, and I was fighting hard to not flip her over and take control. I knew she needed this, she needed to be in charge and see what was happening to her.

I moved one hand down to her c**t pushing her underwear to the side. She tossed her head back the moment I touched it. She was so f*****g beautiful! I sat up and pulled a n****e into my mouth sucking on it. Her hands flew to my shoulders her nails digging in making me groan. I kissed my way up her neck and kept my finger on her c**t lightly flicking it. Her grinding got harder on me, and I was close to bursting. I wanted to feel her walls clench me as I made her come but we were taking this at her speed.

“More, I need more,” she groaned out and moved her hips up some to remove her underwear. I was more then willing to help her get rid of them. I took mine off at the same time so there was now nothing between us.

“What do you want Angel? What do you want me to do to you?” I asked her as I kissed her neck. I moved my hands back to her n*****s as she ground herself against my d**k. I was ready to sink into her, but I had to wait till she said the words.

“I need to come, I’m so close,” she begged.

I moved my mouth to a n****e and slid two fingers inside her then rubbed my thumb against her c**t. She cried out and tossed her head back arching her breast into me. I was greedy and sucked hard on her n****e and moved my fingers in and out faster.

“Oh, God yes! Yes! Oh, God please don’t stop!” she screamed out and ground herself against my fingers. I added another one and that pushed her over the edge. She cried out as her orgasm crashed down on her. Her fingers dug harder into my shoulders. Her juices flooded my hand, but I kept going.

“More!” she cried. I didn’t wait a moment longer and picked her up with one arm and slid her down on my d**k. She was still clenching it was so tight. She could hardly stop moving long enough to get all the way down. I wasn’t going to last long. I laid back and thrusted up making us both shout and groan at the fullness. She moved her hand to her n*****s and started to pinch them. It was f*****g hot.

I slid my thumb over her c**t and then pinched it lightly. She screamed out and came again gushing all over making it even slicker. I held her in place as I pounded into her. She was so tight, but I kept going. I could feel that she still needed a little more. I pulled her down closer to me and pushed a few fingers inside her to coat them good with her juices. She cried out at the fullness. I removed them and moved my hand to her ass. I slowly slid my fingers up and down her back hole. Her breathing became sharp but she didn’t say no. She relaxed a little against my chest knowing what I was trying to do.

“Please, I need it,” she said against my chest. She moaned loud when I gently pushed against her hole. I pushed in my middle finger slowly making her squirmer and whimper a little.

“Yes!” she yelled.

“f**k baby. I not going to last much longer,” I said through gritted teeth. She was about to come again I could feel it.

“Fast, hard,” she said breathlessly.

I didn’t hold back this time. I rolled over so we were on our sides. I tossed her leg up so my arm was under her leg and shoved my finger back in her ass and my d**k in her dripping core at the same time. She arched her back and screamed. I took a n****e in my mouth and sucked hard and began pounding into her.

“f**k! Damien! Yes, yes! Oh, Damien, I’m coming again!” she gushed and cried as she came.

“Oh f**k! Katie!” I shouted as I came deep inside her. I didn’t stop thrusting and rode out her orgasm with her. She was thrashing her head back and forth crying out with her pleasure.

“Was that hard enough?” I asked her when I caught my breath.

“Mumm,” was all she could say. I chuckled at her. She was already falling asleep.

I slid out of her and watched as my c*m slid out and down her legs. I would have to change the sheets tomorrow. I felt like a possessive man watching my mark on her. It made me want to claim her all over again. I went in the bathroom and got a rag to clean her up a little. She was sound asleep and didn’t even move while I cleaned her up. It was already 3am so I just covered us up and pulled her close. This was a huge step for us that I truly didn’t see happening for a while, but I was grateful that she trusted me enough already.

“Don’t ever leave me Angel baby. I think I love you,” I whispered against her forehead as I kissed it and drifted off to sleep.