Willow

Chapter 3

             Home… Willow hasn't have a home in such a long time. She was still so scared and didn’t know what Ben wanted from her. Willow knew she needed to be on guard to protect herself from Kirk finding her and Ben. For now though she was going to do as she asked, She needed a warm place to sleep before running again. Breaking her out of her thoughts she heard Ben.

"Are you a picky eater?"  He asked while he was lighting the fire. 

"Um, I don't know... I have never had much other than bread and soup."  She replied 

Kirk only ever let her have old bread, and expired cans of soup. Some times if he left food on his plate she would eat it before he knew.

"Is that all your body can handle? Or are you able to eat other things?"  Ben asked 

"Yes I can eat anything but I am not allowed to, I will be punished if I eat his food."  she said with her head down. She was ashamed. She had been ashamed of herself for 12 years now.

"You can eat anything here, what food I have your welcome to it and you don't need to ask."  He said softly.

What he just told her surprised Willow, she hasn’t been treated so nicely in a very long time. She wasn’t use to being treated like a human, she's been without care and love for so long it felt wrong when he gave it to her. Ben came over and handed her some clean clothes of his for her to wear. He told her where the washroom was so she could change out of that nasty t shirt. Once she walked in and closed the curtain she spotted a very large tub and wanted to sit and soak in the water.

"Ben?"  she called from behind the curtain 

"Yea?"  he said back 

"Um... May I take a bath? if its to much trouble I understand."  she said softly 

Willow was so nervous asking. With Kirk she was aloud to shower but only for 5 minutes and in freezing cold water. She couldn't remember the last time she was in a hot bath. She really hoped he would let her. She turned around and took her clothing off.

"Would you please put the towel over you? I just want to come in and help you."  He said has he lightly knocked on the door. Willow didn't think about covering herself. She was made to stand naked in front of the shower until he said she could get in.

"Oh, yes.. I am sorry, I am normally not aloud to cover myself in the washroom.. its a rule I can't break.."  She said with a shaky voice. If I did cover myself Kirk would beat her with his leather belt.

"Willow.."  he said softly walking towards her. He tried to hug her, she wanted to feel his touch again but her body reacted faster than she expected.

"Here I will get the water running for you, if you would like under the sink there is some bubble bath, shampoo, and body wash. Your more than welcome to use anything you'd like."  Ben said. 

"Thank you Ben. Your very kind."  She said with a smile. After he left and closed the curtain she put her hand in the water and it was hot. She was so thrilled, a hot bubble bath that smelled like lavender so did the shampoo and body wash. This is going to be such  a nice bath. Willow slowly stepped into the tub laid back and soaked for a little while, she picked up the shampoo and went to wash her hair, that’s when the pain in her back stopped her. She wanted to wash her hair but she couldn't handle the pain. So she started washing her body. She finished and laid back to relax a little longer, she could smell the food Ben was cooking and it made her stomach growl.

A soft knock on the door frame woke Willow up "Willow, are you okay?" Ben asked

"Oh yes. I am sorry Ben I was just enjoying the warm water. I will get out now." She said quickly

"No, it's okay Willow. Just stay and relax. Do you need anything?" He said.

"Um.. If your okay with it will you help me wash my hair? I can't move my arm above my head.." She said

After a moment of silence Ben came into the washroom, grabbed the shampoo and started washing her hair. It was the most amazing feeling Willow has ever felt. He was gentle as he washed it and rinsed it out. She leaned back into his hands and she heard him humming, a soft beautiful noise. This made her lean back more.

"Would you like some supper?" Ben asked "I made some stew and fresh bread for us."

She couldn't help but sound excited, she had never tried stew or fresh bread. "Yes please!"

Her answer made his face brighten up and a big smile came across his face. He than turned and picked up one of the fluffy towels he sat out. He held it up and looked away waiting for Willow to step out and into the towel.

"I set your clothes right here" He said as he pointed to the sink "Once your done drying off and getting dressed come out to the bed and ill brush your hair out for you"

She wrapped herself in the towel turned and smiled at him and said "Thank you Ben."

After he left she dried off, got dressed and grabbed the hair brush and a hair tie she saw laying on the counter near the sink. She was really excited to have a warm meal and a warm place to sleep. Mostly she was excited it seemed like she was somewhere safe. Willow was dressed and her hair wrapped in a towel as well as she could get it wrapped. She walked out into the kitchen living area went over and sat on the bed, Ben had his hands full getting the bread out of the wood burning oven. So she took her hair out of the towel and flipped her head over so her hair could hang down and she started to slowly brush. She was struggling when Ben came over and took the brush.

"Sit up Willow" He said while sitting behind her "I told you I would brush it." he said with a giggle.

"I know, but you had your hands full and I didn’t want to bother you." she said softly

With a deep breath Ben said "Your not a bother to me Willow, I promise."

She started to relax as he was running the brush through her hair, once all the tangles were out she felt him starting to braid it, having his hands in her hair was the best feeling, it made her stomach clinch in a way she's never felt before. She liked it.

"Can I have the hair band?" he asked "After I am finished here ill grab you some supper and we can eat here. If you'd like we can talk and get to know each other better or we can just eat and than go to sleep. It's up to you Willow."

After he finished her hair she ran her hand over it with a big smile. She crawled on the bed more and pulled a blanket over her lap. She watched Ben as he put stew into a big bowl and slices of buttered bread on to a plate. It smelled amazing. He came over and sat the tray on the bed, it was filled with food. Not only was there stew and bread he added fresh berries, dried sausage and some cheese. Willow smiled at ben and he smiled back. 

"Eat whatever you'd like Willow, there is a lot more where it came from. I hope you like everything!" he said

"Thank you, it all looks and smells amazing" she said with excitement 

With Willows first bite of stew she moaned, all her taste buds exploded at once. She opened her eyes and looked at her bowl, behind it she could see Ben sitting crossed legged and the member between his legs flexed, she slowly looked up into his eyes and they were dark, he blinked and quickly looked back at his meal. What was that she thought. She had never had s*x or anything but she knew what everything meant and how it worked. Maybe he didn't find Willow was attritive, she didn’t blame him with the bruises and cuts on her body she wouldn't find herself attractive either.

"This is really good Ben, thank you for supper." She said sweetly.

Ben looked up with a smile and replied "Your welcome Willow, I am happy you like it!" 

After they finished eating, Willow grabbed the dishes and started washing them as Ben put the leftover food away. "Thank you for helping me Willow." Ben said

"Oh your welcome Ben! You cooked the least I can do is clean." she said with a smile. 

She hasn’t felt this calm or comfortable in a very long time. Ever though she didn’t want to say it, she felt safe here with Ben and she didn’t want to leave. Once they finished cleaning up Willow crawled back into the bed and under the pelts, she watched Ben feed the fire. He stood up and started walking towards the bed, he took his shirt off and his pants all that was left was his boxers. He came over and crawled into bed with her. It took a little time and adjustment but soon Willow was fast asleep.