A Gift of Innocence

Chapter 2

Renée's POV:

    "Renée (Re-nay)! You're going to be late for school!" I shot up from my bed when I heard my mother shout at me from the hallway. I rubbed my eyes and looked over at the clock.  Ugh, not again!  I'm always late!.  Two years into my four year college business degree and I still can't seem to get to class on time. Maybe I'm not cut out for this.  I throw the blanket off of me and rush into the shower only to see the door shut.  I bang on the door to who ever is on the other side.

    "Wait your turn!" Yelled Alejandro (A-lah-han-dro) from inside the bathroom.

    "Hurry up! I'm already late!" I whined at him.

    "Don't care!" He said sarcastically.

    Alejandro is my younger brother of 3 years.  He's 17 and thinks that he's the world's gift to women.  Unlike myself, he's already had several girlfriends and I'm sure he's already gone all the way with them.  I want to wait till I find Mr. Right. I know that's a fairy tale anymore these days but I still believe in true love.  I want it to be special and with the man I love and marry.  Besides, I'm so busy right now with getting my degree that I can't worry about dating right now and now I'm going to be late!

    "Alejandro come on!" I yell more, banging on the door when the door finally swings open.  A strong scent of cologne and body wash hits my nostrils while my brother walks out looking down at me smirking.

    "Enjoy your cold shower!" He almost sang as he walked down the hallway.

    Great!  Another cold shower.  Why does he always do this!  I can't wait till I can get a job and move out and have the water all to myself.  My parents don't let us use the bathroom in their bedroom and the bathroom on the first floor is just a toilet and sink.  This is the only other one that has a shower and he is always hogging it!

    The shower was positively freezing!  It helped me wake up quick and I was out the door heading to my first class.  We lived about six blocks from the college campus so I usually walked when it was a nice day.  Today, however was different.  I couldn't help but feel like someone was watching me. I kept turning behind me but didn't see anyone.  I picked up my pace, trying not to drop my supplies, as I made my way to the school. 

    "Hey, Renée! Wait up!" I turned towards the male voice calling me.  It was Brian McCabe.  He's a friend I met back in high school. He tried getting me to date him but I just wasn't interest in him that way.  He isn't bad looking but I felt that, romantically, we would clash.  I just don't think he wants what I want so I've insisted that we stayed friends.

    "Hey Brian."  I continue to walk quickly, still feeling the feeling of being watched.

    "Why are you walking so fast?"  He hurries to catch up to me.

    "I'm already late Brian.  What is it you want?"  I was already feeling rushed now I'm getting irritated.

    "I just wanted to walk with you. Is that okay?"  I rolled my eyes.  I know that wasn't what he wanted.  Even now he tries to get me to change my mind on us dating. He's to pushy. I don't want someone to push me into doing things I don't want to do, or to order me around and I feel that he would be like that.

    "Yea that's fine." I replied. We were almost to my first class. I guess I can deal with him walking beside me for a little while.  I started to feel his hand go around my waist and I snapped my head at him and smacked his hand away.

    "Brian what are you doing?" I looked at him angrily. He's always touching me and I don't like it.  Why did I ever tell him that we could be friends. Now I just can't seem to shake him.

    "Come one, Renée!  When are you going to give me a chance.  I know I can make you happy."  He looked at me with his puppy eyes. That's right, that's why I can't seem to get rid of him.  I'm always giving in to his puppy eyes.

    I push at his shoulder and smile.

    "Brian, you know I only want to be friends."  I told him as we were walking into the hall, getting ready to go our separate ways.

    "I know, I know. Can't a guy just hope?"

    I smile at him and wave.

    "See you later!" I called as he walked down the hall, raising his hand to wave.

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    After school let out I had to head over to the library for work.  I am trying to be responsible and pay for as much as I can but my parents still have to pay for a lot of my college. The job pays decent but it isn't all that great.

    I get to the library which is about twenty blocks away.  I take a cab to get there. While I'm sorting and putting books away I get that feeling again that I'm being watched.  I look around but don't see anyone that looks suspicious. I grab the cart and walk the books over to another section to put them away.  I glance over quickly only to spot a man that looks like he just took a picture of me. He's quite handsome and looks to be about my age, maybe a little older.  He's a little rough around the edges but not to bad.  He's got dark hair and nicely trimmed facial hair.  He takes a picture again.  Now I'm getting mad.  He doesn't have my permission to take pictures of me.

    I set the books down and I walk over there, confidently.  He needs to know that I'm serious about not taking pictures of me.

    "Stop! What are you doing!." I say with a voice as strong as I can make it.

    "Taking photos of you darling."  He just smirks and takes another.

    "I don't want you to take any.  Leave me alone."

    "You quite beautiful, have you ever thought about modeling?"

    Is this guy for real? What planet did he come from?  You don't just go around and take pictures of someone and then tell them they should be a model.  He's creepy and I don't like him.

    "I want you to leave."  I said and pointed towards the exit

    "Aw, darling.  This is a public library.  I can be here if I want." His face hardens and now I know this guy is a creep. He's scaring me now with that look and I don't know what it is he is planning on doing to me I take a step or two back.

    "I will call security." My voice almost cracking when I tried to threaten him.

    He raises his hands saying he surrenders.

    "Okay, lady.  You don't need to be a brat."  He turns and just walks away.

    Did he really just call me a brat? I haven't been called that since i was like ten and he seriously just called me that!  I was almost embarrassed by that. I watched as he went down the stairs and out the door.  I wanted to make sure he left. He made me feel uneasy.

    I walked back over to the cart that had all the books in it that I needed to put away. I still don't feel right.  He's got me completely wigged out and now I can't shake the feeling he was giving me.  Now I just want to go home.  I want to go home and hide under my blanket and not come out.

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    After my shift ended, it was late and dark out.  I had a lot of homework to do and a few essays that were due at the beginning of next week. I also had a test I had to study for that was in two days on Friday. I'm so tired. I don't know why I thought I could do this, college and a job. My parents told me I wouldn't have to work but I wanted to show them that I could handle it. That I could be independent and do this on my own, even though I've still had to ask them to help.

    I walk out on the side walk, rubbing my arms.  It was chilly out here.  I felt uneasy out here by myself. I'm not normally scared but tonight I feel terrified.  I have no idea who that man was or if he was still hanging around.  I waved down a cab and jumped in as fast as I could, holding all of my school books. I gave him my address and felt relieved to finally be going home.  I'm tired, I'm hungry and I just want this day to be over.

    As soon as the cab pulled up to my house I paid him quick and ran to the front door.  I didn't look back. Got inside and shut the door as fast as I could, walking to the window and moving the curtains to look out.

    I jumped and screamed when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

    "Dude, what's your deal?" My brother asked looking out the window as well.

    "Nothing." Was all I said and walked away. I didn't need him teasing me because I felt like someone was following me today.  I ran up to my room and shut the door quick.  Crawled in my bed and hid myself under the blanket.  I haven't been this scared since I was a little kid.  This is ridiculous!  I threw the blanket off of me and walked over to my desk, pulling out some of my homework.

    After spending a few hours on it and almost falling asleep at my desk I packed everything up and got changed for bed.  I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth and then headed back to my bed.  I shut the door, for privacy and to help me feel a little safer, and then crawled back into bed.

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Ryker's POV:

    "So what have you found out.  Tell me everything!  I want to see the pictures as well, where are they?"

    Jax handed me his camera he used to take her picture.  I started to scroll through them as he was telling me about her.  I couldn't believe my eyes!  She was gorgeous!  This petite little thing with dark brown hair to her butt and those gorgeous copper eyes.  She had the face and body of a model. She had a tiny waist with decent sized breasts.  How did that disgusting excuse of a man make something so beautiful, so innocent.  I was getting hard just looking at her.

    "She's twenty years old, lives at home still with her parents.  She has a younger brother in high school and her mother stays home.  She's studying business at the college nearby her house and works part time at the local library.  Word has it, she's saving herself for true love and marriage."

    "A virgin? This beauty has never laid with a man?"  This is some gift.  To be her first. To take her purity away from her and claim her as mine.  I don't think I can wait any longer for her.  She needs to be here, I need to touch her and see how soft her skin is.  I need to feel her underneath me and the taste of her lips.

    "Yes Sir.  It appears so." I saw it in his eyes, he was lusting over her the entire time he was tailing her.

    "Don't even think about it Jax, she's mine!" I tossed him his camera and walked towards the window.

    "I need to have her Jax. I'm not going to wait. I need her here now!" I turned to look at him.

    "How soon would you like her?" 

    "I want you to get her tonight.  I want you to take her from her house immediately.  Do not harm her or I swear, brother or not, I will make you pay." I walked to my desk and put my hands on it, leaning towards him.

    "Yes Sir. I will get some men around and supplies and we will get her to you tonight."

    He walked out the door and I sat down in my chair. I can't believe I'm going to have this beautiful pure maiden all to myself.  No one else will ever have her and she will become my queen.