His Sweet Sunflower

13. I will have you one day

James furiously slammed his bedroom door shut and headed to the shower. He has had it with Victoria and his bitchy attitude toward him. He was well aware of the fact that she didn't want him out of pride and jealousy, yet, he still let her get under his skin. That's it...he thought. He will do anything in his power to get out of this house.

He stepped out of the bathroom and spotted Nora flipping through his sketchbook. He would normally get angry if someone looked at it since it was his secret hobby, but for some reason, he was more amused at her curiosity than upset. Besides, who could get angry at an adorable creature like her? He decided it was time to tease Nora until she turned red.

Watching her stammer was way too much fun. Her big brown eyes turned even bigger when he said he would punish her.

"What do you mean? Look, I said I was sorry. Now please let me go." Nora pleaded.

"Not a chance. Now tell me, what are you doing in my room?" James demanded.

I just... I wanted to see if you were okay." Nora replied quietly.

James's heart fluttered. Despite his harsh treatments, Nora still cared about how he felt. His facial expression softened. He started to stroke her hair.

"I am fine. Why wouldn't I be? Now back to your punishment." James continued and ran his fingers through her hair.

Nora tried to squirm out of his grasp, but he was too strong. "Just tell me what you want so I can leave."

"I want you to sit on my lap so I can spank you three times," James said like it was no big deal.

"Excuse me?! Are you nuts?" Nora stared at him in disbelief.

"Nope, I am totally serious, and you are not to leave this room until you do as I say," James said to Nora.

Nora cried, "you disgusting perv!"

"Shush.....are you trying to alert the whole house? Unless you love it when people watch." James teased.

Nora was furious. "I don't know who do you think you are, James, but you can't treat me like this. To think I even cared about you for one minute to come to check on you! You are a disgusting pig, now let go of me before I scream!"

James let her go with an exaggerated sigh. "Fine, I'll let you off for now since daddy-o and his b***h wife is still in the house. I don't want them to think I am trying to make a move on the precious Nora, but don't think this is over." James gave her an evil smile. Nora ran out of the room as soon as he let go. He was delighted at her outburst.

"I will have you one day Nora Jones," James whispered.

Nora has never been so angry with anyone like she was at James that morning. How could she let him fool her into thinking that he changed? This was the real James. An arrogant, obnoxious, perverted teenage boy. Just because she let him push her around in the past, he thinks he can do anything he wants with her. She promised herself not to be pushed around anymore. She quickly started to pack her things so she can leave this place as soon as she can. Sarah came out of the bathroom and watched her furiously packing.

"Everything okay? Where were you? I came here earlier, but you weren't here." Sarah asked.

"I am fine. I was just taking a walk out back." Nora lied. She didn't want to talk about what went down with James.

"Are you leaving already? I was hoping we could go shopping with Lucy and Ella later." Sarah said.

Nora shook her head. "You guys go ahead. I have a lot of homework I need to catch up on."

"Suit yourself," Sarah replied with a shrug.

Nora's house was just down the street from Sarah's house. She walked to her house and opened the front door. It was just her and her mother living in that huge house. Her mother worked for an interior design company, and with her paycheck and their inheritance from Nora's late father, they lived a privileged life. Nora never liked to show off her wealth and dressed more modestly compared to her school mates.

"Mom? Are you home?" She was greeted with silence. Her mother must not be home. Nora headed upstairs to her room and dropped her backpack on the floor. She decided to lie down and rest her eyes for a few minutes. Within five minutes of laying down, she heard a soft chime in her cellphone indicating she had a text message. She opened the message to see who it was.

Hey, it's Mason. I got your number from Sarah. I hope you don't think this is weird? It read.

Mason...she totally forgot about him from the party.