My Captor, My Tormentor, My Love

Chapter 22: Trouble is Brewing


Their solitude was interrupted by a loud knocking on the door.....

Vincent lifted Nick up so that he could move and go answer the Library door. It sounded like Vincent had gone in the hallway to talk with whoever had knocked. Nick could hear whispering and wondered what was going on. While he waited for Vincent to return, he thought back to the last few minutes and grew angry.

What the hell just happened? One minute he was enjoying a relaxing time reading and napping then he woke to find himself being accosted by the “Batman”. He couldn’t explain the reason for his arousal but knew for certain that he had just been taken advantage of.

Damn! I even called him Master! Crap! Now Vincent will think I have given in to him and have submitted which couldn’t be further from the truth! I am straight for God’s sake! What was I thinking? He must have used some kind of mystic Vampire charm on me or something. That could be the only explanation.

Who the heck does he think he is that he can get away with treating people like that? If he thinks I am going to allow him to get away with it, he has another thing coming.

Nick sat there scheming up ways to get pay back and continued waiting for Vincent to return.

After what seemed like 20 minutes, he heard the door opening and footsteps approaching him. “Nicholas, something important has come up and I have to leave. Will you be able to get back to the bedroom safely?” Vincent asked.

“I got down here fine by myself, didn’t I?” Nick retorted.

There was a heavy silence and Vincent spoke again, “I want your word, Nicholas, that you will promise me not to do anything foolish while I am gone.”

It took only a moment before Nick responded with, “Why the hell would I do that?”

Vincent stood there trying to control his rapidly growing anger. He was watching Nick and knew something was wrong but now was not the time to deal with it. If Nick wanted to throw another childish temper tantrum, it would have to wait.

“Nicholas! I do not have time for this! You will promise me that you will behave or else!” Vincent scolded.

“Or else what? You’ll beat the living crap out of me again? Maybe this time you will get lucky and cripple me so I can’t walk. You’d like that wouldn’t you? Think it would make you feel like a big bad Vampire!” Nick fumed.

Vincent cried out, “ENOUGH! I AM TELLING YOU FOR THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WILL BEHAVE. I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYMORE OF YOUR TANTRUMS! I WILL BE INSTRUCTING SARAH AND THE OTHER STAFF TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOU SO THAT YOU DON’T PULL ANY STUPID STUNTS!”

Nick got to his feet and started yelling back at Vincent, “Don’t you get it? I don’t care what you expect of me! I am tired of your bossing and bullying me around! You are not my MASTER! and you do not tell me what to do! I answer only to myself! If you think I am going to just sit around and take your crap, than you can just shove it up your ass!”

Vincent knew he wasn’t going to be getting anywhere with Nick so he walked over to him and pushed him back down onto the sofa. Nick landed with a thud and tried to get back up but found himself being forcefully held down by strong hands.

Crying out Nick yelled, “LET ME UP! What the hell is wrong with you? Why can’t you just leave me alone? If you’re leaving, then go and good riddance! Just do me a favor and don’t hurry back anytime soon!”

“Listen to me Nicholas! This is important for you to understand! Something terrible has happened which I have been trying to avoid and that is the reason I have to leave so suddenly. I am the only one who can deal with it! I also have reason to suspect that you may be in danger! I cannot explain anything to you right now but I promise to tell you everything when the time is right. I am leaving Sarah in charge so you must promise me to obey her at all cost!” Vincent squeezed Nick’s shoulder’s demanding a response.

Vincent lifted Nick’s chin and waited for an answer, “Fine! I will listen to Sarah but don’t expect me to like it! You’re lucky I trust her so much but don’t think this is going to last!”

“Thank you, Nicholas! You don’t know what this means to me. I am doing this for your own safety and also Sarah’s.” Vincent leaned down to kiss Nick gently on the lips.

“I will return as soon as possible, be safe!” he whispered into Nick’s ear. Nick heard footsteps then the door opening and closing, then silence.

A few minutes later, there was another knock at the door and Sarah’s voice saying, “Nick, it’s time for supper why don’t you go upstairs and take a shower then we can talk.”

He stood up and allowed her to help him back upstairs to the bedroom. They didn’t speak a word to each other the entire time and when Nick reached Vincent’s room he silently went into the bathroom to shower.

TBC