Violated by Jamie Fessenden

Author:Jamie Fessenden [Fessenden, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

DEREK SPENT the weekend alone. Russ never came home—God knew where he was—and Tim didn’t call. He wasn’t sure how he felt about the latter. He was still angry about Tim’s refusal to listen to him, but he wasn’t prepared to end their engagement. Tim had been such a big part of his life for so long, it was hard to imagine being without him. Maybe a few days apart would help them both calm down so they could talk things out reasonably.

It was incredibly quiet in the cabin. Even when Derek went outside on the deck, he could hear little but the sound of wind in the trees, the gentle lapping of waves against the pier, and the distant cries of seagulls out over the lake. He’d never liked television, but he could understand why people who lived alone might need one. It would have made him feel less isolated. He had his laptop, of course, so he watched some movies on it and listened to music. He chatted on Facebook with “friends” he’d never met in person.

He slept with a lamp on in the bedroom—the one on Tim’s side of the bed—and he encouraged Gracie to sleep on the bed beside him. It might confuse her later, when Tim came back and they banished her once again to the floor, but he needed her near him right now. He still woke up around three or four in the morning, but the light and Gracie’s presence lessened the anxiety he felt. He couldn’t fall asleep again until the sky began to lighten, and then he’d sleep until almost noon. It was an established pattern now, and one he had no idea how to go about breaking.

By Saturday evening the isolation was wearing on him badly enough to make him pick up the phone. He was still mad at Tim, but somebody had to make the first move, and apparently Tim was too stubborn to do it. So, fine. Derek could be the bigger man. He dialed Tim’s cell phone and was frustrated when it went to voice mail. The bastard was probably ignoring him. But Derek decided to leave a message anyway.

“Hey. I think we should talk about this. I wasn’t able to tell you what happened because it was… humiliating. God, you have no idea! But it’s why I haven’t been able to sleep or… do anything. The fucker lied to HR because he was afraid I’d tell them what really happened. But I’m hoping… you can stand by me, you know. I really need—” He stopped talking when he realized the connection had dropped. There didn’t seem to be much point in calling again. Tim would listen to the message eventually and call him back.

But he didn’t. Derek kept the phone by his side all night, until well past Tim’s usual bedtime, but it stayed resolutely silent.

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