Chapter 61: Chapter 61

While Phoebe was busy cursing her luck and plotting against Richard, he appeared on her doorstep.

Phoebe heard a movement and was filled with joy. She did not want to analyze the reason for the overflowing joy that she felt at the thought of the person at the door which was most definitely Romeo. She only knew that she had missed him terribly.

The thought of him and the night ahead was already making her dripping wet as she rushed to the door.

She opened the door with a wide smile of welcome but the smile froze as she saw who the august visitor was.

'You!'

'Yes me!' he said smiling devilishly and pushing his way into the apartment.

Phoebe was too shocked to do anything but to make way for him inadvertently.

Then she walked in behind him like someone in a trance.

Richard grabbed her and pulled her roughly towards him. He crushed his lips to hers.Phoebe was still numb. She had assumed that it was Romeo but now it was as though she was riving her worst nightmare.

She felt she had to snap out of the shock numbing her bones.'She pushed with all her strength and Richard who had not been expecting the push nor the force with which it was executed, was thrown back and hit his head on a furniture.

He was furious. Who was this whore to push him off that way?

He stood up and tasting blood on his lips, he charged towards her and crushing his lips to hers once more kissed her savagely.

Phoebe tasted his blood and felt nauseated. He bit her tongue in the kiss and she tasted fresh blood and knew it was hers. She did not like the mingling of both their blood. It was almost as though it was a pact of some sort and she did not want to get into any pact with him.

She might be reluctant to kill him but she definitely wanted to maim him for what he was doing to her right now.

He tote her clothes.

'What now? Are you scared? You shouldn't be. You have always wanted to be screwed. You left from speaking to me the other day and a nonentity was waiting to guck your brains out but you had refused me. Behaving as though my touch disgusted you and acting all prim and proper but a homeless thug has been doing you.

I am doing you a favour. I have noticed that he has not been on for sometime now. You must be very horny waiting for him to come and bang you but no need for that for I am here now and you know that I am worth my mantle. I am a better man in all ramification that he ever will be. You really disgusts me with your choices.

I was impressed by Jason and some of the other ones but this riffraff? You disappoint me'.

'Romeo is a better man than the ten of you put together'. Phoebe snapped, enraged.

'So that's his name? Suits him admirably but that is the only admirable thing about him. And don't over exert yourself,you will need it when I thrust my sugar stick into you. I like my women being wild cats under me, crawling and scratching and being wild'.

Phoebe opened her eyes in shock. Was Richard planning on raping her? Had he really gone from worse to worst this way? Could he really stoop so low as to rape her?

'You wouldn't! she said, her eyes wide with shocked disbelief and fright.

'I already did! he said pushing her to the bed and fumbling with his zipper.

Phoebe shut her eyes. Fighting him off but not making any impact. She didn't know that Richard was as heavy and strong as this.

She had resigned herself to her fate when all of a sudden, she felt the weight lifted off her.

She thought he must have stood to remove his pants but when she heard a crush, she opened one eye, praying it was not a vessel he had broken to stab her with.

But she was surprised to find Romeo looking down on a fallen Richard.

Richard was lying sprawled on the floor. blood oozing from a cut on his fore head.

He had been taken unawares.

He raised himself with difficulty and seeing who it was, smiled.

'You? You have finally come back to continue screwing her where you left off. I thought I would assist you, you know?'

Romeo, hit him in his face with as much force as the fury that must have been coarsing through his veins.

'Is she really worth it? Are you planning on losing your life?' Richard asked, getting up and going after Romeo.

A fierce fight ensued.

Phoebe prayed that Richard would not kill Romeo but she needn't have bothered because it was the other way round.

Romeo gave Richard the beating of his life. He beat him to an inch of his life. And would have continued had Phoebe not begged him to let him go. Some neighbours had come and we're knocking, wanting to find out what the problem was.

Phoebe dispatched them yelling them it was nothing and that they should mind their own business.

'It is our own business we are minding. This is evening and we couldn't get a good night rest because of the rackus you are making here and you feel we have no right to know the reason for it?'

one of them asked.

'I am sorry. I am stressed as a matter of fact. But it is no problem just an imbecile who roke into my apartment and wanted to rape me but for the timely intervention of a friend of mine who came visiting at just the right time and stopped him'.

'Really? Hope he gave the fool the beating of his life or does he need a hand with it?'

'He did well by himself. I had to stop him from killing him'.

'Then the police has to know about it. He should be arrested!' they said in a matter of fact manner.

It had not occured to Phoebe. She had just been overwhelmed by all that had happened.

She quickly called the cops that came but before they came.

Romeo had used the opportunity to threaten Richard.

'In case you do not not or are not aware of it,she is my woman and if you want to touch her,you will have me to deal with first. This is just a warning. If you come within an inch of her next time,you will not live to tell the tale and damn the consequences.

I am also aware of your blackmail and ultimatum. You'd better forget about it because If you continue with that, you are a goner.

She will raise no such money for you or anyone and don't ever contact her again, else it will be the last contact you make with any one. Have I made myself clear?' Romeo said pulling his ears.

Richard looked at the young man and was scared for the first time in his life at the cold threat in his eyes. He didn't think that the money or even Phoebe was worth crossing this man. Where had she got this man for goodness sake.

He looked down in shame.

'That's better! I am glad we have an understanding.

The police came and some of the neighbours gave their statements as well as Phoebe and Romeo and he was arrested.

How he would get bailed out and what his next plan would be was what Phoebe didn't know but she knew that Richard would not take this humiliating defeat lying low. He was too much of a villain to take this in his stride. He would definitely plot his revenge.

When she shared her misgivings with Romeo, he assured her.

'Right now, he is scared out of his wits. Such bullies are actually cowards. He will not want to come near you at least for now until he has fully recovered from his injuries and if he has a death wish and tries anything funny again, I shall be waiting for him'.

'But where did you go to?'

'I went to make plans with some of my guys on how to permanently deal with him but he solved it for us by coming to you the way he did.

But the guys are there waiting for my call anytime. So do not be so bothered.

They left the living room to be clean up the next day.

He led her into the bedroom, 'Get some rest. It's been a long day and you need to sleep it off. You will be better in the morning.

Phoebe was grateful for his understanding. She didn't think that she was up to any intimacy after the scare she just got.

'Phoebe', she said.

'What?' he asked, not getting it but thinking that the ordeal she had just suffered must have affected her more than they all had realised.

'My name is Phoebe. Phoebe Walkman', she said drowsily.

He smiled. That was a step in the right direction. He just felt protective towards her and he had to admit that he liked her alot.

She lay and slept but her sleep was disturbed by nightmares of men in mask,coming to ravish her and she woke screaming but Romeo was there to give her solace and they eventually made love in the wee hours of the morning and it was just delicious.

She slept peacefully after that and when she eventually woke,everywhere was already tidied up and a mug of steaming coffee was awaiting her.

'Romeo will spoil me', she thought smiling happily as she drank her delicious coffee.