Bad Things To Love (Book One)

Chapter Four

        The days seemed to run together now. All my mind could think about was Levi which was so unlike me. I never thought I would find myself attracted to an asshole like him but here I am daydreaming about him in English class. My mind keeps replaying the image of my finger pressed to his lips. I had never felt the wave of electricity run through my body like it did that night. My body was screaming at me because it wanted to feel it again, but my mind was telling me to forget about it and focus on my work.

        To keep myself occupied I started volunteering at a local veterinarian clinic. I only worked three days a week which was not much, but it did help me with my college credits. Spending time with animals was an escape from the world. It was like they got me more than any human could. Ever since I was a little girl, I found all animals fascinating but my most relatable was horses. They were majestic animals that could sense a person’s emotions by first touch alone. If they did not like you, they made it known. I loved it here at the clinic and most days business was steady. Today I got to help with vaccinating some saint Bernard puppies which was the highlight of my day.

        After leaving the clinic, I stopped by the coffee shop before they closed and headed up to my dorm to prepare for another day of hitting the books hard to ace this big test I had tomorrow in one of my classes. My goal was to never make less than an A minus here. If I could keep my grades up, I could make it on the Dean's list which would help by putting it on my resume. When I got to the room Emily was there with Caleb. I walked right in on them having s*x and it was a sight I wish I never saw. I got a good glimpse of Caleb's white ass sticking straight into the air.

        "Oh my God, I am so sorry." I shut the door quietly and walked down to the entrance of the school. I sat outside in the dark alone. Even in the night it was quite humid outside. Beads of sweat started forming on my forehead. To give myself some kind of breeze, I took off walking. I had no destination in mind as I set out in the one direction I had not adventured off to yet. After about an hour of walking and taking multiple turns, I found myself lost. "s**t" I mumbled to myself.

        I started down a dark alley way until I stopped at the sound of two voices. One voice I had gotten to know all too well as it haunted me in my dreams. I peeked around the corner to see Levi handing a man a wad of cash I had never seen before. Great, he was into drugs. It was the first thing that came to mind. I turned around to head back to where I just came from as quietly as I could. The last thing I needed was for him to see me sneaking around thinking I followed him or something. Just as I was nearing the entrance of the alleyway a man grabbed me and pushed me against the brick building.

        "Give me your money b***h!" Then he slapped me hard against the face. A small amount of blood formed on my lip. I could taste a metallic taste as it trickled down and into my mouth. I held my hands up generally scared for the first time in a long time. The man was short, big boned and had a small mark on the side of his face that resembled a lightning bolt. I handed over the small bag I was carrying with me that held my laptop and my cell phone along with a few other things from school. He pulled out a gun that I had noticed was resting inside the rim of his pants. The man proceeded to knock me against the head with the butt of the gun which knocked me to the ground, and he took off running with my bag tucked under his arm.

        "Ahh!" I yelled as loud as I could hoping anyone would hear me. Everything seemed to grow dark around me as my eyes slowly closed. The last thing I saw was a figure standing over me, but I could not make out who it was.

        I awoke to unfamiliar surroundings. My eyes scanned the room in hopes of giving me an insight as to where I was. That is when I noticed the body lying beside me in the bed. It was Levi. I lifted the covers and quickly noticed he was in nothing but his boxers. I closed my eyes tightly hoping to wake up from my dream at any moment but as I opened them Levi was sitting up staring at me. I jumped slightly which seemed to only entertain him.

        "Hello Samantha. How are you feeling?"

        That is when I noticed the aching pain coming from just above my forehead. It ached even more as I touched it. On the table beside me was a towel that had small amounts of blood traced into its fabric. Then the nights events replayed over in my head. I noticed the alarm clock next to the towel that read 10am.

        I stood quickly which made my head spin.

        "Whoa there. What do you think you are doing?"

        "Class. I got to get to class I am late, and I am never late."

        "You do not have class today. I have connections in the school. I was able to get you an excused absence from all classes today. You need to lie back down until the swelling goes down at least. I will order us some breakfast."

        "I do not want breakfast with you. I want to go back to my dorm. Emily must be worried sick."

        "Nope, called her already and let her know you were with me."

        If he told her I stayed the night with him I am going to kill him. "What exactly did you tell her?"

        "Exactly what happened. Would you have rather I lied to her?"

        If this were a cartoon you could see the steam blowing out of my ears. "Great now her and Caleb both probably think we slept together."

        He quickly changed the subject. "You know you talk in your sleep. My name crept out of your mouth quite a few times."

        "You must have been hearing things because I haven't talked in my sleep since I was a child."

        "And you know this how? Did one of your previous boyfriends tell you that?"

        "No because I have only ever had the one boyfriend and as soon as we slept together, he dumped me."

        He cursed something under his breath, but I could not quite make out what he said. His eyes stared deep into mine. "You have only ever had s*x once?"

        "Of course, you want to talk about s*x. Not like it matters now but yes and it was the biggest mistake of my life."

        "Did you enjoy it?"

        "Are you deaf? I just said it was the biggest mistake of my life."

        "That does not answer my question. It could have been the best experience of your life and also the biggest mistake at the same time. Tell me, did you enjoy it?"

        I stormed to over to his door ready to let myself out, but he stood in my way.

        "Would you please move out of my way?"

        "No. You need to rest, and I need my answer."

        "You’re an asshole."

        He smiled brightly at my words. He took me by my shoulders and turned me around pushing me against his door as he leaned into me. His lips were so close to my ear that his breath tickled when he spoke. "Did you enjoy it Samantha?"

        My words would not form. The only thing I could focus on was how close his face was to mine.

        He slammed his hand against the door. "Do not make me ask you again or I will have to punish you."

        Punish me? Who does this guy think he is, my dad? I did the only logical thing I could think of. I raised my knee to kick him between his legs, but he caught it just in time. He grabbed my other leg and wrapped them around his waist while he pushed himself against me.

        "Nice try but your easy to read."

        "Yes, I enjoyed it. I did not enjoy who it was with, but I enjoyed the feeling. Happy?"

        "Very." He guided me back over to his bed, placing me gently down on his soft sheets. "You have no idea the things I could do to you Samantha." He flexed his hips into my sensitive area so I could feel his hardness. Then out of nowhere he rose to his feet quickly then rushed out the door down the hall to the bathroom.

        He left me there wanting more. I waited to see if he would come back but after fifteen minutes, I decided he was not going to. I slipped on my shoes and headed out the door. Before I could make it out the front door, he met me at the foot of the stairs.

        "I thought I told you that you needed rest."

        "And the last time I checked; you were not my father." I pushed past him and managed to open the door before he came up from behind me and slammed it shut.

        "You are testing my patience. Go back upstairs and wait for me there. I will be along shortly."

        I acted as if I was going to and with each step I made he retreated back down the hall. I turned around quickly and ran out the door. I kept running until I made it back to the dorm. Luckily, Emily was gone by the time I got there. I gathered my belongings to take a much-needed shower. The halls were deserted which made me smile. I liked having the whole floor to myself. Everyone was in their classes by now except for myself. I headed into the shower quickly discarding my clothes. The warm water provided my tense muscles with much needed relaxation.

        The door to the bathroom crept open and in walked someone. I did not think much of it considering there were bound to be a few stragglers that decided to skip class today. It was college after all. Heavy footsteps walked over until they stood directly in front of the shower I was using.

        "Excuse me, this shower is taken."

        Levi pulled back the curtain to my shower and stepped inside with me with all his clothes still on. It was kind of sexy the way his wet clothes stuck to his body. He pressed my naked body against the cool title. He pressed his hands firmly against my hips as his fingers tapped against my skin.

        "Imagine how surprised I was when I returned to my bedroom to find it empty. Samantha, I am many things, but patient is not one of my strong suits. I am used to getting what I want when I want it."

        “That is exactly your problem Levi. You need to find some other girl to play around with. I have a problem with being told what to do. Why do you think I want to own my business? And you cannot just waltz into the girl’s bathroom, invading my space like it means nothing to you."

        "It doesn't mean anything to me. I am beyond pissed that you did not listen to me. Do you know how many other girls that would gladly take your place? Huh? Do you know how many other girls have been in your position and listened to every damn word I had to say?"

        I pushed him off me now in complete disgust. "Then go stick your d**k in them then!" Then I slapped him across the face as hard as I could before running out of there in nothing but my towel. I quickly locked my door behind me sinking down to the ground. My heart was beating out of my chest. One minute I was turned on was debating on letting him take me then and there. Then the next minute he has to go and ruin everything by talking to me like I am a nobody.

        "Samantha! Open the door!" He banged loudly against the door causing my body to shake as the vibrations rocked against my back.

        After continuing to ignore him he finally had enough and left. Suddenly my body and mind felt exhausted, so I cuddled up underneath my comforter, not bothering to put on any clothes as I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.