The Love Story #13

Lee stretched out on her bed, she wasn’t quite ready to wake up. She stretched out a little more but stopped when pain shot from different parts of her body.
“What the…”
She looked under the cover; she was completely naked. It didn’t take long before the memories of the night before came flooding into her mind. The intensity, the hunger, it was crazy. It hadn’t been a dream, it really did happen. It was like she and Ash were making up for something they had been denied for years.
“Oh my…”
She swallowed hard. She wasn’t sure exactly what she was shocked about, the fact that she had her first one-nightstand, or the fact that it was the best sex she ever had. She felt cheated by Steve; he had never made love to her like that, never like that. His leaving ended up being a good thing, it led to the best night of her life.
Lee didn’t feel ashamed or guilty. Having sex with strangers was completely out of character for her, but she didn’t care. What happened with Ash was different. She felt safe and at home in his arms—she hadn’t felt like that since she was five.
She closed her eyes as her body remembered his every touch, for a moment blocking out all the discomfort. Then she realized Ash wasn’t in the room with her.
She moved to the edge of her bed, and it suddenly rocked. She stopped, and then slowly looked under it. One of the back legs looked taped together.
She giggled naughtily when she realized they’d broken her bed. She stood up, put on her robe and headed out. She walked down the short corridor past the bathroom and her sisters’ rooms calling out Ash’s name in a low tone so as not to wake Ann and Maria.
When she got to the end of the corridor and into the kitchen, Ann and Maria were at the table having burgers and fries. They looked up at her with cheeky smiles on their faces.
Lee stood there feeling very awkward, wondering why she left her room.
“Good morning…or should I say good afternoon?” Ann spoke up first with a hint of humor in her voice.
“How was your night?” Maria giggled.
“It was…fine. That’s all I’m saying.” Lee walked past the wooden frame that separated the kitchen and the living room to continue her search. Ash wasn’t there either.
“Lee, one of the rules of one-night stands…the guy leaves before the girl wakes up.” Ann offered with concern. She wasn’t sure how Lee would react to Ash’s absence.
“Oh.” Lee hadn’t expected that and the actuality of it hit her hard. After last night, she didn’t expect him to disappear from her life so soon.
She walked back into the kitchen and sat at the table, trying very hard not to look hurt.
“We got you a burger, do you want it now?” Maria now had a worried look on her face. Lee nodded and gave her a smile. She smiled back, turned to the counter behind her and stretched her hand to grab the bag and a plate.
Lee stretched; big mistake. “Ow, my body feels like I was run over by a truck!” she said without thinking.
She tried to position herself on the chair, to be in as little pain as possible. Maria stopped what she was doing and looked at Lee. Ann was already doing a survey over her body with her eyes. Their attention all of a sudden made Lee feel so shy she looked down. She didn’t want to meet anyone’s gaze.
“I guessed as much, you have bruises on your chin…neck…legs even your hands! Those are just the parts that are visible! What the hell did he do to you?” Ann’s voice rose in a panic with each word.