Saviour (This Pain SEQUEL) Ch 6

-----SERENA’S POV-----

I gulped down my giant, blue slushie from the concession stand and Nikki split his chili cheese fries with me. Some of the chili got on my giant stuffed tiger, which he won me from the Test Your Strength post, and I frowned. Fortunately, Nikki was carrying a Tide stick because he was wearing a white shirt and we got the stain out. He then bought me an ice cream cone and I could hardly eat it all since I had already ate dinner and the fries. So, he took it for himself and in turn got some chocolate ice cream on his nose. I giggled and brought him to sit on the bench so I could clean the frozen treat from his face which caused him to laugh as well. I then realized that our lips were only inches apart and the gap was slowly growing thin. I closed my eyes as I leaned closer and that’s when I remembered what happened with Chris. Quickly, I turned my head from his and he ended up kissing my cheek. He pulled back and looked at me with a small amount of pain clearly evident across his confused expression.

“I-I’m sorry, I-”
“I just remembered that my parents need me home early,” I quickly interrupted.
“Okay well, let me give you a ride.”
“No, I can walk.”
“Are you sure? I’d be more than happy to take you home.”
“It’s just three blocks….I’ll be fine, Nikki. J-Just go home!”
“O….okay then. Bye.”

I felt horrible watching him drive off but I just...I just couldn’t do it. I was still suffering from mental torment, thanks to Chris, and the thought of kissing caused a relapse in my healing. I thought back to that day and everything around me just fell. The walls around my heart came back up and I’m not sure if they were ever going to be down again.

-----TIME LAPSE-----
-----ANDY’S POV-----

I awoke late in the night, about 2am, to the sound of my daughter crying. I sat up and turned on the lamp, lighting the room and almost blinding myself. The pole was gone, the handcuffs were put away, and the pile of dirty clothes had been put in either the laundry room or the hamper. I quickly got out of bed and put on a clean pair of boxers as well as my pajama bottoms so I would look somewhat like a father who didn’t just have rough sex with his wife. When I opened the bedroom door, I saw that Sarah was standing in the hallway beside Serena’s bathroom and she seemed to be crying as well. I placed my hand on her back and she jumped, slightly startled, then hugged me.

“What’s the matter?” I asked softly.
“Th-This is going to seem weird but will you go in there and talk to Serena?”
“What, no! She’s in the shower…that’s beyond weird.”
“Nikki just sent me a text. Apparently he was going to kiss her then she just flipped. He offered to give her a ride home but she yelled at him saying ‘Go home!’ I tried talking to her but she threw a bar of soap at me and told me to get out. I don’t know how to handle this, Andy.”
“Alright, I’ll take care of it. You get back to bed…you still seem a little worn out.”
“Thank you,” my wife smiled as she walked away. I saw the opportunity and smacked her butt, earning an adorable giggle in return.

“Hey….Serena?” I asked, knocking on the door.
“Go away!” she shouted.
“I just need to get my deoderant. Come on, my pits stink so bad that they actually woke me up!”
“Fine, just make it quick.”
“Thank you. So, the guys and I have been working lately.”
“Really?”
“Yeah…yeah. Actually, we just finished working on another song called Walk Away.”
“What’s it about?”
“Being able to leave your past behind you and just get away from it all. It actually reminds me of your song, Goodbye Agony.”
“I wish I could walk away,” she muttered.
“Why, what happened today?”
“Nikki tried to kiss me and I really wanted to kiss him but….when I closed my eyes I couldn’t help but think of Chris. I screamed for him to go home and I ran all the way here. I’ve been in the shower ever since.”
“You and I are close, right?”
“Yeah?”
“And you know we can tell each other everything?”
“Of course.”
“Well….I don’t think I’ve told you this story but did you know that your mom was raped in high school?”
“What?!” she shouted, clearly shocked.
“Yeah…” I then related the story to her as I sat on the sink. “So, after that, it took your mother and I forever to feel comfortable enough to have sex. Now throughout that waiting period, I made it my job to make sure she knew she was loved and cared for. The moral of this story is, I didn’t care that your mom wasn’t ready to be intimate with me. I only cared about her being taken care of and loved. So, if Nikki is anything like your uncles and I, he’ll wait until you feel comfortable.”
“Thanks dad.”
“Anytime, sweetheart.”
“Hey, dad?”
“Yeah?” I asked, poking my head back in the bathroom.
“Did you really need your deodorant?”
“No, I just heard my little girl crying and knew that she needed me.”

I heard one of her small, thankful laughs escape her lips and I smiled. I then shut the bathroom door and went to my own room. I saw Sarah’s pajamas cascaded across the floor and I chuckled. Stripping my own pajamas from my body, I sighed happily and crawled into bed next to my wife. She rolled over and kissed my neck, sending chills up my spine. I moaned softly and ran my fingers through her light purple hair. She then kissed my lips and we both fell asleep wrapped in each other’s arms. I had no idea of the shocking events that were later to come in the following days.