Rage

Lisa's pov:

Erin had shoved Bruce against the wall, his fist folded and pointed in his face to either break a bone or sound a warning.

Mum and I stood on the side, watching as both men were ready to throw dangerous punches at each other. So I stepped in and pulled Bruce by the side.

His arms automatically went sliding to my waist. I didn't know if he was doing that to irritate Erin but I prayed Erin wouldn't look towards my waist and thankfully, he didn't.

Mum soothed his chest, “Jesus, Erin, you have such a temper. They must've been playing around and forgot to get a room for themselves.”

“I don't want to see him here,” Erin's voice thundered. I blinked, staring back at the man that was hell-bent on making sure that Bruce was out.

It was my turn to be pissed, “And why should we do that? You and mum always do your thing anywhere around the house, no one objects it—”

“Lisa, don't you—”

I put out my hand to stop her, “Mum, please. Isn't it true? You two get to do whatever the hell you want at every corner of the house, forgetting you have kids around and now, I have to stop mine because of what? Huh?”

Bruce who had been watching, itched towards me and planted his arms on my waist exactly where Erin would see them and Lord, Erin wasn't taking it easy.

“Are you trying to question my authority as your step-father? Is this how you decide to be disrespectful to me, to your mother?” Erin's face burned with more than just anger.

The fact that he couldn't back me up against the wall and shove his fingers into me made him try to wage a war that could bring that back but I was going to make the extremely difficult for him.

His eyes moved to my waist, examining how Bruce held me there. His fists folded even harder but he couldn't throw any punches.

And somehow, I was thankful for that. I didn't want Bruce going home with a broke face.

I itched a bit towards Erin, “You can be their step-father, but you'll never be that man to me,” I spat and walked out, with no direction in mind. I just wanted to be out of there.

Bruce stayed back a little before I heard his footsteps and his voice trailing behind me.

“Hey baby, I have been—” His hand reached towards my arms but I slapped them off, turning to face him properly.

“Bruce, I need to be alone please,”

He backed up with his hands raised in surrender, “Chill out baby. I understand how much of a jerk that man is being to you right now but taking it out on me isn't the best thing,” He tried getting me to laugh with him but it only made my stomach churn.

Bruce's continuous rants did nothing to me. They went into one ear and went out of the other like water in a basket.

After hearing all of his baseless words, I turned to him and blurted, “Can you just go, please?”

Bruce stared back at me like I spoken in foreign words. His mouth fell slightly open and he stood in a practically descriptive manner.

“What?”

“You need to go.”

H laughed nervously, “And I heard you the first time but why should I? I did nothing wrong.”

I pressed against his shirt, closing up the open buttons, “Which is why you need to go. I don't want you to get involved in any of my family drama, not yet.”

He smiled, trailing a finger against my cheek, “You look really adorable when you try to do things on your own.”

I shrugged, “I try my best. Just trying to keep the family together.”

He nodded, saying nothing after. Then he hugged me before kissing me. At that moment, the kiss felt bland, no emotion on my part. Erin had succeeded in ruining my sexual appetite.

I escorted Bruce to the courtyard where he had packed his car. When he got in, I stood by his window to wave at him.

“Don’t let the jerk mess you up, okay? Don't hesitate to call me if he does anything stupid.”

I nodded, “Sure thing sir. I'll keep that in mind,” I lied. All I needed was a few hours for Erin to change my mind again.

✯✯

I had made my way into the hallway towards the direction of my room when I heard hushed arguments coming from mum and Erin's room.

“You said it, Erin. I heard you,” Mum pressed on. By this time, Erin had somehow backed her up against the wall again, his way of getting her to shut up.

I watched as he set his leg in-between her thighs, cupped her face and used his right hand to slid under her gown.

“You were saying?" He breathed down on her neck. He slid a finger into her, mum let out a moan that made me sick to my stomach.

I hated both of them.

“Ethan, darling. I was….mhm, please don't stop,” Mum begged, grinding against his fingers. I felt my core heat up after the sight of it.

I could feel it, like it was me not her. Like I was the one helpless against his touch. Fuck how I hated this man. Mum's moans were beginning to fill my ears as Erin fingered her right there.

I covered my mouth to stop myself from letting out a moan that could be the end of me, while I prayed that they would stop.

And soon, they did.

Erin pecked mum, pulling her closer to him, “The pussy I was talking about was yours, my darling. I didn't want anyone getting anywhere near my princess.”

Mum began to act all giggly around him. He wrapped his arms around he waist, lifting her face to his and kissing he senselessly.

He kissed her so well that my lips begged for him. How could I be craving the very man that ruined everything about me.

“Erin….” Mum gasped after they had let go of each other. She glanced at both sides of the hall, checking to see if someone had been watching them. Meanwhile, I had perfectly tucked myself to the wall, that way they wouldn't see me at all.

She went on, “I have to apologize to Lisa for what happened. She didn't deserve all that backlash, she's not a kid anymore. You do know that, don't you?”

Of course he does, why won't he?

Erin nodded, brushing his fingers against mum's hair, “Yeah, I know that. I was only trying to protect her from that young man. You know how kids are these days, they could bring in danger without knowing.”

Mum nodded, agreeing with him, “Still doesn't make any sense if you try to boss her around. She can make decisions on her own,I know that. We'll have to apologize to her for being like that.”

“We will. Don't worry, I'll do it myself. I understand that I was way too harsh on her so I'll do the apologizing myself.”

Mum beamed like a woman under a love spell. Helpless and vulnerable. They separated, with mum heading back to the room and Erin walking downstairs.

As I tried to tiptoe back to my room, my phone beeped in my pocket. I opened to see a message.

“I saw you. Now, head back in there and strip for your step-daddy.”