Stella, After weâre done eating with our parents, we all head into the living room to visit a little longer before we all head home for the night. âStella, mom and dad have to talk to you about something. Could we go into the study right quick?â âUm- sure?â âOnce in the study, dad closes the door, so the others canât hear our conversation. Stella Professor Hamiltonâs daughter reached out to us and would like to talk to you. She wants to apologize to you in person for what you endured. Are you up to talking to her, dad asks me? âNO!â I yell. I refuse to have any involvement with anyone associated with that monster. We are both able to sleep soundly through the night with no nightmares. I donât care about her apology. Why didnât they report him before he hurt someone else? I didnât realize I was crying until Dad hugged me. âItâs okay baby girl, you do not have to do anything you are not comfortable doing.â âMom and I will let her know it is not a good idea
Stella, I turn to her with tears in my eyes. âHe- he canât be here. Heâs here Dakoda?â âStell, look at me babe, itâs not him. Breathe for me.... that a girl just like that. Now look at him again, Stell.â So, I do, and sheâs right. Heâs younger than Professor Hamilton and his hair is a little longer. âIs she okay the Professor asks, coming up the stairs toward us?â âYes, she will be fine,â Dakoda tells him, and I nod my head at him. After the class is over, the Professor asks me to stay and talk to him for a minute. I knew this was going to happen. I was just hoping not this soon. âYes, Professor Douglas.â âHey, Miss. Savage, do you want to explain to me what just happened up there at the being of the class?â âI donât want to get into the specifics because itâs still difficult, but for a moment, you reminded me of someone who caused me pain. However, my sister helped me realize you are not that person. You have my word that it wonât ha
CollegeStella, âTodayâs the big day, sister. Are you ready?â Dakoda asks me as Iâm getting out of Kaiâs car. Today we start our first day of big girl school, otherwise known as college. My sister asks me if I am ready. Truth I have no clue if I am are not. It has to be a better start than my senior year, right? Iâm starting out in a good place. This goes around. I have a wonderful fiancĂŠ.... we live in a nice apartment right by the college. We could actually walk to classes if we wanted to. My sister is back doing the surfing tournaments with her guys again. And my parents are happier than they have been in over two years. Our brief vacation did us all some good. We all got a fresh look at life. I wrap my arm around my sister's shoulder. âYes, I think I am. I have a good feeling about this year.â âMe too sister, me too.â âHold up there, girlie.â Kai says, running up to me and giving me a big kiss. âHave a great day, baby. I will see you after classes.â âU
Kai, The next day we will make a day of adventure. I was having fun until a monkey stole my damn wallet. Oh, Stella thought, it was so damn funny. âYou liked that, didnât you I ask her?â walking up to where she was standing, she knows exactly what I was about to do? âDonât you dare, Kai she squeaks at me and runs behind her dad.â âOh, baby do you really think daddy will save you I ask her... raising one of my brows at her.â âI most certainly WILL- not Jim says bringing Stella right where I need her.â I give her my biggest playboy smile and charge her, throwing her right over my shoulders. âKai, you put me down right this instant.â I do, but not before I slap her on her ass. âYou dick she whispers.â âI got your dick.â I tell her, then remove her teeth from her bottom lip and reach down to give her a kiss. âI love you, baby.â I whisper over her lips, and she shivers. We do a few tasks before lunch, and afterwards the girls go for manicures an
Kai, âWe have a day before we head out for vacation, and I want to propose to Stella on our vacation, so will you guys go with me and help me pick out the perfect ring? I need you mostly Dakoda because you know what she likes, and you... bozos can be my support team.â âWell, itâs about damn time.â Dakoda says, giving me a high five. âYea... yea, letâs get this done before Stella gets off work. By the way, how did you get the day off?â âTold him I had a doctorâs appointment, but it wasnât him I had to worry about. It was your girl. She wanted to know why I didnât tell her and was determined she was going to go with me.â âStubborn ass woman.â âYouâre telling me,â Dakoda says. âWell, letâs hit the road.â The woman in the jewelry store eyed us nervously. But itâs funny once I throw money around. She perks right up, asking what she could do for us. I almost tell her she can kiss my ass and I will take my business elsewhere, but I remember there are no
Stella, We have arrived in the Bahamas. Itâs beautiful down here. We rented a condo on the ocean, so all we had to do was walk right out our front door and be on the beach. Kai and I have one condo, mom and dad have another right beside us, and Dakoda and the boys have another condo right on the other side of mom and dad. We all agreed to meet up for dinner tonight in our parentâs condo. All the condos have kitchen nets in them so my parents insisted on cooking in most nights unless we are all out late doing fun stuff then we can eat out. So, we all head to our own condos to get showers and dressed for dinner tonight. When Kai and I step into our condo, we are both taken away by the view. âHoly shit baby, this is beautiful. Hawaii is pretty in its own way, but this place just has something about it that makes it so amazing,â Kai says. âIt would be nice for a wedding, donât you think?â What? A wedding? Why is Kai talking about weddings? Is he going to? Then I re
Kai, Itâs graduation day for Stella and the gang. I havenât seen her since the time she came to the hospital, so I want to surprise her today at her graduation. She hasnât told me where sheâs going to college yet, but the skyâs the limit with a full ride. That makes me so proud of her and wherever she goes to college, I will still be there with her. We will figure our relationship. âKai bro, you ready?â Gage asks, coming into my apartment. Luckily, the apartment is on the first floor, so it helps to get in and out with the cane. Iâve done pretty good with the cane that the therapist says I will probably walk without it in a month are two. âYea, letâs hit the road. Stella doesnât know Iâm coming, right?â âNo, she still thinks youâre mad at her and never want to see her again. Gage snaps.â âWhere are you going?â Gage asks. âMy truck,â I tell him. âNo, youâre not. You canât drive, Gage says.â âThe fuck I canât. I say and move on to my truck and get in.â
Kai, âHey, Kai Stella has called for the third time today. Would you like to call her back or should I keep telling her youâre still sleeping?â Gage asks me, and I know heâs getting aggravated at me, but I really donât give a shit at this point. Gage doesnât understand whatâs going on right now. Iâm really trying to work through all this shit, so I donât take it out on my girl, because I know this shit isnât on her. She never asked for her psycho teacher to have an effectuation with her. Then kidnap her not once but twice. She also didnât ask me to run away from the guy trying to get to her and get shot in the back. No, she never asked for any of this, but I still in the back of my head blame her some, so I want to have a clear head when I see her again. âJust tell her Iâm still asleep with Gage.â âDamn it, Kai, how long are you going to avoid her?â âUntil Iâm out of this fuckinâ bed. Is that what you want to hear, Gage. Just go back to your friends and girlfriend and
Stella, âHoly shit, she kicked ass with that speech Gage says.â âSo, which one of you said you were going to be a surfer in the six grade I ask?â âThatâd been me.... Korey says raising his hand, and we all laugh.â âDid you guys know we were going to get scholarships?â I ask the guys and Dakoda.... we havenât been at the school for long and I have missed so much. Iâm even surprised I graduated with you guy this year. âSo, how did you guys pull it off I ask, looking at Korey, the ringleader of all things that gets done around here?â âI donât know what youâre talking about, Stella. Contrary to what you believe, I donât have that kind of pull.â I just give him the stink eye, then walk over to where Kai and my parents are waiting. âSo, care bear, have you told Kai what college you are going to yet, or are you going to make the poor guy sweat it out a little while longer? Dad whispers in my ear when I give him a hug, and I just smile up at him.â