Make Me (Bully Me #2) (3 page)

She popped Adam’s chicken nuggets in the microwave and tossed the vegetables in the boiling water. "Dinner!" She called to Adam, who came sprinting into the kitchen. "Where’s daddy?" He demanded. Kaine ruffled his hair. "He had to work late again. He’ll be home later."

Adam pouted, and Kaine smiled at him. "Tell you what. When we pick you up on Sunday, we’ll go out for ice cream, ok?"

Adam brightened a little bit, but still looked sad. "Can I have ice cream tonight?"

"Sure, sweetie. Eat your nuggets and two carrot sticks and you can have some." She turned off the boiling water and sat down with Adam. She could wait for Shane to get home to eat.

Adam finished eating and she cuddled with him on the couch, lost in thought. At least tomorrow, Shane and her would have the whole day to themselves without any interruptions. She was starting to feel like they were two ships passing in the night.

At 8:00, Kaine was just about to take Adam to bed when she heard the key turn in the door. "Daddy!" Adam screamed, running into the kitchen. He threw himself into Shane’s arms. "I missed you!"

"I missed you too, buddy," Shane said, easily scooping him up and throwing him in the air. He grinned at Kaine. "I’m sorry, babe. The meeting took forever and I had to finish preparing for the trial on Monday."

"It's ok," she said, hugging him tightly. "I get it."

He kissed her head and wrapped his arm around her. "I love you, Kainie."

"I love you too," she sighed. "Why don’t you play with Adam while I heat up dinner? He can stay up for a bit tonight to spend some time with you."

"Sounds good," he said, swinging Adam onto his shoulders. "Come on, buddy."

Kaine turned on the water and threw the chicken in the oven. She smiled softly at the sound of Shane and Adam playing in the other room. Shane was a wonderful father. As much as she wished he didn’t work as much as he did, she had to admit that he was an amazing husband as well. Everything he did was to make a better life for her and Adam.

Fifteen minutes later, Shane walked back into the kitchen carrying a sleeping Adam. Kaine smiled excitedly. Putting him to sleep was sometimes an hour long chore. As long as he stayed asleep until Shane got him into bed, he would stay down. She held her breath as Shane tiptoed up the stairs. A minute later, he came back downstairs, grinning. "I can’t believe it was that easy. Whenever I’m horny he usually takes forever to fall asleep," he said, grabbing Kaine’s hips and smashing his mouth to hers. "You look hot as hell today."

She giggled. "You’re always horny. And I look like this every day."

"You’re hot as hell every day," he murmured, kissing her neck. "How long until dinner’s ready?"

"Ah...ten minutes," she gasped as Shane lifted her up. She wrapped her legs around him as he carried her upstairs. "That’s enough time for round one," he decided. She laughed as he kicked open the door to the bedroom.

"So are you going to tell me what’s wrong?" Shane asked as they sat down to eat. Kaine looked at him, surprised. "Why do you think something’s wrong?"

"Because of your makeup. I can tell when you’ve been crying. What happened?"

She decided to act like it wasn’t a big deal. "Do you remember Camden Lawson?"

Shane froze with his fork halfway to his mouth.

Shit.

"What about Camden Lawson?" Shane asked coldly.

Kaine cleared her throat, playing with her fork. "He’s back in town. He’s working as a sub at the school."

Shane stared at her, not moving. "Are you fucking kidding me, Kaine?"

She sighed, putting her fork down. "Look, it’s not a big deal. His mom is sick, and he needs the money..."

"He TALKED to you?" Shane yelled.

Kaine’s eyes widened in surprise. "Don’t yell at me, Shane. I didn’t ask him to come back. Josh got mugged, and he’s subbing for him. It’ll just be for a little bit. What do you think is going to happen at school?"

Shane’s face was red. "Hell no, Kaine. He’s subbing for Josh? Working right next to you? I’m gonna kill him."

Kaine had an awful flashback to what had happened in high school the last time Shane was angry at her. She tried to keep the tears from spilling down her face. "Babe, it’s not that big of a deal..."

Shane jumped up, knocking his dish to the floor. Kaine closed her eyes as the plate shattered. "Are you kidding me? Not that big of a deal? Did you forget that he tried to rape you? What do you think would have happened if I hadn’t gotten there in time? What if he ended up killing you? God fucking DAMMIT, Kaine. How can you be so stupid?"

Kaine had enough. She stood up. "Get out."

"Huh?" Shane asked, confused.

"Get the hell out of my house. Before our four year old son hears his father screaming at his mother and calling her stupid."

Shane sighed, rubbing his head. "Kainie, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that."

Kaine shook her head. "You need to go. I can’t have you like this with Adam in the house. Get out."

Shane watched her for a minute. "You’re serious?"

Kaine nodded, not trusting herself to speak. Shane picked up his keys and left without saying another word. As soon as the door closed, Kaine let her tears go. How could Shane say those things to her? It wasn’t as though she was the one who had hired Camden. She had nothing to do with it, and there was nothing she could do about it. She hadn’t seen Shane this mad in a long time. She slowly cleaned up the broken plate with shaking hands and threw out the pieces. She walked upstairs without cleaning up after dinner and collapsed in bed, sobbing.

Camden grabbed Kaine’s face, smiling at her. "You ready, baby?"

"No," she moaned, trying to move. Why couldn’t she move?

"I’ve been waiting a long time for this," he said, running his hand down her waist to the top of her pants.

"Shane!" She screamed, noticing him standing across the room. "Help me!"

Shane sighed. "I told you this would happen. Why didn’t you listen to me?"

"Help!" She screamed, thrashing. Why wasn’t he helping her?

"What if he kills you this time?" Shane snapped. "God Kaine, you’re so fucking stupid."

"Stop," she moaned, sobbing. "Camden, stop. Please."

"Kainie, wake up baby."

Kaine was finally able to move her arms and pushed Camden off of her. "Ow! Dammit Kaine, calm down. You’re ok. You’re having a nightmare."

She gasped and sat up, looking around. "Shane?" She croaked.

"It’s me, baby," he said, holding her tightly. "You’re ok. Calm down. I’ve got you."

Kaine eased out of his grip. She didn’t want to be touched by him right now. "I’m ok. Thanks," she said flatly, laying back down.

"You haven’t had one of those in awhile," he said quietly.

"I also haven’t cried myself to sleep in awhile," she retorted.

"I’m sorry, babe. Can we talk?" Shane asked, laying back down next to her. She shrugged, not sure if Shane could see her in the dark room. He continued anyway. "I didn’t mean to call you stupid. You know I don’t think you’re stupid. But…the thought of him near you makes me sick to my stomach. I can’t be there to protect you. What if something happens? What if he tries something? What if..." He trailed off.

Kaine rolled over and looked at him. "He’s not going to do anything at school. There are always people there. And if it makes you feel better, I’ll have Layla leave with me every day."

Shane sighed. "I just don’t trust him. I know it’s been a long time. But I’m scared, Kainie. If he hurts you, and I could have done something to stop it, I’ll never forgive myself."

They laid in silence for a minute. "What do you want me to do?" She asked quietly.

"I don’t know. I don’t want him near you. Can’t you tell the school board that you had a restraining order against him? And that you feel uncomfortable with him so close to you?"

"I suppose I could," she responded. "But I really don’t think he’s going to do anything. And he really needs this job."

She saw Shane shake his head in the moonlight. "You’re too nice, babe. Why do you care what happens to him after what he did to you?"

Kaine stared at the ceiling. "Everyone deserves a second chance, Shane. If I hadn’t given you a second chance, we wouldn’t be together. Adam wouldn’t have been born. Who knows where we’d be?"

"I don’t even want to think about that."

"Me neither," she said, rolling into his arms.

"I’m sorry, Kainie."

She squeezed him. "I don’t want to fight."

"I know. I’m sorry," he repeated. "I swore I’d never make you cry again, unless they were tears of happiness."

Kaine sniffed. "Can we just talk about this tomorrow? I’m exhausted."

"Sure, princess," he said, kissing her on the head. She fell asleep wrapped in Shane’s arms.

"Adam! Please calm down."

"NO!" He screamed, thrashing in Kaine’s arms. "I don’t want to go!"

She winced as he grabbed and squeezed her arms as hard as he could, but she didn’t let go. She hummed softly, rocking him back and forth. He calmed down after a minute and stuck his thumb in his mouth, listening to his mom sing. By the time she finished, he was calm and sleepy. "Are you ready to go?" She asked softly. He nodded.

"I don’t know how you do that," Shane commented. "He hates it when I sing to him."

Kaine laughed. "Yeah, because despite what you say, Enter Sandman isn’t a lullaby."

"I disagree," Shane said, grabbing Adam’s bag. "Come on, buddy. Uncle Logan told me that he can’t wait to see you."

Adam brightened up a bit at the mention of his uncle. "Do you think he’ll let me play with Sandy?" Logan had recently gotten a guinea pig, and Adam was fascinated by her.

"Probably, if you ask nicely," Kaine said, ushering him out the door. "Remember to do what grandma and grandpa say."

Shane laughed as she strapped him in and sat down in the passenger seat. "Not if he’s anything like me. Let’s hope he gets your respect for authority and not mine. Also your kindness. Come to think of it, let’s just hope he gets all of your qualities and none of mine."

Kaine giggled as he pulled into their parents’ driveway. Every time she went back to her childhood home, she silently thanked God for introducing her father and Shane’s mother. If not for that, Shane and her would probably have never fallen in love.

Tom and Nancy met them in the driveway. "Who’s this?" Tom asked, squatting down to receive a hug from Adam. "This can’t be Adam. You’re way too big."

Adam shook his head seriously. "It’s me, grandpa. Really." Tom laughed. "Ok, I believe you. Hi, sweetie," he said, hugging Kaine. "Looking forward to your day?"

"Yeah, but I’ll miss him," Kaine said, hugging him back. "Make sure you call us if you need anything. Or if he cries and wants to hear me or Shane’s voice. Or if he gets really upset we can come back and pick him up."

"He’ll be fine," Tom assured her. "Besides, you two need some time to yourselves. What are you up to today?"

Luckily, Shane interjected. "We’re thinking of going to a movie and dinner. As long as we can agree on what to see."

Kaine grinned at him. "Yeah, if Shane was a movie critic, his ratings would solely be based on the amount of explosions."

"Yeah, and Kaine’s would be based on minutes that Channing Tatum has his shirt off," Shane said, wrapping his arm around her.

Nancy laughed. "I’m with you on that one, Kainie."

Logan came outside carrying a large plastic ball. Kaine squinted and realized that Sandy was inside the ball. "Adam, look!" Kaine exclaimed, pointing. "Uncle Logan brought out Sandy!"

Adam gasped and ran to Logan. Kaine smiled as she watched Logan sternly tell Adam the rules of playing with the guinea pig ball. Logan was pretty much the opposite of Shane at the age of sixteen. He was mature and responsible, and took life very seriously. Shane had been carefree and immature, and definitely not responsible. Maybe having the positive male influence in his life that Shane never had made all the difference for Logan. Kaine gave him a hug as he approached them, and his face turned bright red. "When are you getting your license?" She asked.

"Supposedly soon, but mom keeps making excuses. I think she wishes I had stayed Adam’s age forever."

"Do not," Nancy protested. "We just want to be sure you’re ready."

Logan rolled his eyes. "I’m ready now."

"A few weeks," Tom said. "Then you can drive us around for a change."

Logan grinned as Adam came walking back, carefully holding the ball as if he were holding a full cup of water.

"Give me a kiss, peanut," Kaine said, crouching down and squeezing Adam. "Be a good boy. I love you."

Shane hugged Adam, who was more concerned with Sandy than he was with his father. "See?" He said to Kaine. "He’ll be fine."

Kaine nodded and reluctantly followed Shane to the car. She giggled as he pulled out of the driveway. "What?" He asked, grinning at her.

"I’m glad you answered when my dad asked what we were doing today."

He laughed. "Yeah, I hope he bought it. I couldn’t tell him that I’m gonna race his daughter home and fuck the living daylights out of her."

"My dad would murder you if you said that. It doesn’t matter that you’re my husband," Kaine laughed.

"Mm hmm," Shane said, reaching over and lifting up her skirt. "How many times do you think I can get you off this weekend?"

Kaine moved against his hand. "Ahh...like five?" She gasped.

"You underestimate me, babe," Shane murmured. Kaine moaned as he dipped his finger inside her. "Watch the road," she managed. Shane looked behind him and pulled over. "That’s better," he said, slipping his other hand into her panties. Within two minutes Kaine was crying out in ecstasy. Shane pulled back onto the quiet road. "That’s one."

Kaine sighed contentedly and adjusted her skirt. "You’re right. I did underestimate you."

Shane sped home and ten minutes later pulled into their driveway. He had barely pulled in when he stopped the car and jumped out, opening Kaine’s door and lifting her out of the car. She laughed as he ran inside and carried her up the stairs. He threw her on the bed and climbed on top of her. "Wait!" Kaine said, sitting up. "I got something for us."