Unlucky life to unlikely Match

The Storm

We sat on the lake for over an hour, with flirting and idol chatter just us on the boat our echos reverberating off the treeline.

Clouds began to form around the sleeping mountain, Dark, thick menacing looking.

Alister looks to the sky.

"Well, we better get out of here before the engulfs us." He picks up the oars, Thunder erupts in the sky above our heads. Seconds later lightning strikes and the sky opens above. Warm rain splattered across Alisters white collard shirt, large drops erupted on the glass surface of the lake ending our slience. He rows faster and rain comes down harder, I could not see him across the boat.

"Alister! I can't see you." I exclaimed.

"Just a couple more minutes" came the muffled sound against the rain.

In what felt like forever and thud rocked the boat.

"Goddammit!" Alister jumped to the dock tieing off the boat.

"Come on. take my hand!" he yelled through a crack of thunder.

I stood reaching for him when a loud crash of lightning struck a tree near by. The defining sound wave struck me in the chest knocking me off balance.

"Kasey."

"Alis......" and I was underwater.

Alister was fast he was pulling me to the surface before I could get my bearings. He helped push my body up on the dock. I sputter water as he pulled himself up beside me. we both sat for a moment, Alister stood and gathered me in his arms and marched us through the rain to that little door. He throws it open and places me to the couch. Immediately demands I strip as he went to work building a fire.

"Get you wet cloths off, those are glacial waters, you will get hypothermia if you sit in those clothes." he barks over his should as he ignites the fire in the stone fire place.... he disappeared to the small room on the side of the small kitchenette. came back with an arm full of towels and blankets he set them down beside me.

Turning to the buttons on my shirt.

"Stand, Kasey." Alister commands

I stand and he goes to work on the rest of my buttons.

"What about you?" I exclaimed

I reach for his buttons, he peels the wet shirt off me. He exposed me, I turn to pull my arms free from the wet tops and he stops. His fingers find the marks on my back..... so gentle, feather light he traces them with his fingers, But his voice Booms " What are these! Who did this Kasey?" he demands to know.

Turning my scars away from him I face him in nothing but my bra and we trousers. He grabs the waste band and unbuttoned them.

I go to work on his top continued with the remaining buttons and pull his shoulders free he shrugs his arms and throws his shirt to the side and he drops to his knees and peels my pants to my ankles.

"Step out" he comands.

I go to step but they are plasted to me. I lean on his wide shoulders for support as I lift each foot and he quickly removes my pants. On his knees his fingers find more faint scar lines, he grabs my hips and turns me once more.

He stands his bare chest to my back his hands on my hips just above my panties hem.

"Who did this? He hissed in my ear, his hot breath making me shudder. Taking me back to how I gained those scars. The humiliation my step father caused. The hurt, the pain soaking it up like I was just his personal whipping horse.

I face him again ignoring the request of information and see his is still in his pants.

"Let's get these off, Alister. You were exposed just as much as me to the icy water."

I try to distract him from the questions he pursued.

I reach for the button on the top of his pants and he grabs my wrists. I winced in pain and he pulls me to him.

"Again, Kasey. Who did that to you?" his eyes fierce. Making me retreat inside.

"My Stepfather!" I exclaimed

He released my wrists and pulled his pants off and tossed them aside.

Alister went to work in nothing but his boxers. laying out blankets and gathering the basket of food we abandoned on the table earlier.

His phone Alerted! he strode to pick it up and looked at the screen. He dropped it down grabbed the champagne and moved towards the splayed out blankets, infront of the fire.

I moved towards him and he greated me with a oversized blanket. wrapping both us in it.

"Skin to skin is the best way to fight this." Alisters deep voice returning to him. he pulls tighter on me like he was trying to meld us togther.

We lay down infront of the fire, absorbing its heat. He opens the basket and pops the champagne.

"Looks like we are here for the night, the rain caused a rock slide on the road we drove in on."

Alister stiffened his pour, his eyes on me. I wish I knew what was going though his mind. My eyes studying him. The fire glowing illuminated every angle on his face, every ripple beneath the blanket. Goddammit Kasey, Could it be, You have feelings for him...

My mind stops, I am no longer thinking, just drinking in all of him. The champagne helps warm me inside, but it doesnt reach what is twitching to be warmed.

"Stuck here for the night you say, Pretty sure we can make the best of it." Kasey says with a sultry voice.

Alister looks at her over the rim of his glasses raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, you think so, do you?"