"Do you think you could love him?" She asks me, hopeful.
"If he was made for me don't you think he would be better to me, treat me like an equal? Don't you think that he would be nicer, simply just appreciate that I'm here? That he would try and mak...
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Later that night I lay in bed. I look over at Odysseus to see him fast asleep. I look down at his bruised hands, I was too scared to ask what had happened when he had left with Brian.love
All I know is that it wasn't good.
Brian's words kept replaying in my mind. "I will kill you," his voice rings.
I get up and walk into the bathroom. I needed to clear my mind. I
Walking over to the bath I put the plug in and fill the bath with hot water. I look though the draw and ending finding candles, a lighter, rose petals, bubbles and some bath salts. This would do perfectly.
I put the bubble bath in as well as the salts and mix them around with hand. I set up the candles and light them around the bathroom. Lastly I scatter the rose petals in the bath. This was the dream. I make sure the door is locked before getting undressed.
I turn the light off before getting in, I can already start to feel my thoughts slipping away. The hot water tingles my skin, it takes everything in me to stop myself from jumping out. I wasn't used to hot water, but this felt nice.
I close my eyes and let the water calm my mind and before I know it I'm drifting to sleep.
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"Tatum? Tatum?!" I hear Odysseus panic through the door, jiggling the door knob. I quickly get up realising I'm in a freezing cold bath, the bubbles had long dissipated. I pick up the towel with my pruny fingers. Looking at the now empty candles I couldn't help but wonder...
How long was I in here for?
"Odysseus I'm fine," I yell through the door, I hear a sigh of relief come from the opposite side.
"Tell me next time you leave baby, I was so worried when I realised you weren't next to me," I hear him pout, causing me to laugh to myself.
"Ok I will, I promise," I say putting on my towel. I unlock the door and Odysseus grabs my face before kissing me on the lips, my towel falls to the ground and Odysseus' hand finds its way to my waist.
"Oh holly moon goddess, you're freezing Tatum," Odysseus says, he picks me up and lays me on the bed putting the blankets over me.
He sits next to me and puts his hand on my forehead. I look up at him to see his eyes glazed over.
"The doctor is on her way," he says to me, Odysseus sees my mouth open in protest.
"Do. Not." He says to me sternly. "You need some clothes on," he says more to himself than me, before walking into the walk-in-wardrobe.
He comes out a minute later with one of his hoodies and trackies. He helps me slip them on, not even looking at my body, he really was acting like a gentleman.
