A/N- hey everyone, just a forewarning that this story does deal with sensitive topics. Viewer discretion is advised. With that being said, I hope you all enjoy ♥️

You sat at the bar as the loud music played blasted, vibrating your eardrums. Glancing around, you noticed all the young teens drunk off their asses, dry jumping one another, and dancing around like it was the McDonald's Play Place. You rolled your eyes and motioned for the bartender to get another Long Island ice tea. He obliged and you began to chug it, hoping that by the fifth drink you'd have drowned your sorrows away.

But it was useless, utterly useless. All the events from a few hours prior replayed in your mind. Your boyfriend, well ex boyfriend, Bill was yelling and so were you. At this point you'd forgotten how the fight even started. All you knew was one thing led to another and you told him you were through. You told him that you never wanted to see him again and threatened that if he wasn't gone by the time you got back, you'd have a restraining order against him. Foolish and pathetic, you know. But now as you sat there alone in that crappy dive bar, you couldn't help but miss him. Funny enough all the pleasant memories flooded in, pushing out the bad like Noah's Ark. You longed for his soft touch, his attractive laugh, his corny jokes, but most of all you yearned for his tender kiss. Your heart dropped another ten feet to the earth's core as you thought of him. Maybe you could fix this, let it go back to normal and forget all the cruel words that were uttered tonight. Hope filled your heart and immediately you threw down the money and got up to head for the door.

Well, how that failed. All those alcoholic beverages finally decided to kick in and the world around you spun. You could feel that you'd tripped over yourself and the next thing you saw was the floor nearing your face until a pair of strong arms caught me. Drunkenly you peered up to be met by breath taking dark eyes. The man helped you to your feet and laughed.

"You okay, darling?"

"Now I am," you drunkenly slurred. My god was this man astounding. He was slim, about 6'0 and he had a strong, broad build. If he wasn't taken you were going to make sure of it now

"You should probably stay sitting," he laughed and guided you to a chair.

"Yeah, yeah you're right," you groaned as a headache started to set in.

The man took a seat across from you and smiled, a very charming one at that. He extended his hand out and properly introduced himself, "hi, I'm Eric."

You were so drunk at this point that your horny blockade had diminished, "hey-a handsome."

Eric laughed and pushed it aside, "what's your name?"

"Oh," you shook your head and tried to act as sober as possible, "I'm sorry, as you can tell I'm a little tipsy..." you chuckled and a hiccup slipped out, but you needed to answer his question before the situation got even more awkward. "I'm Y/N."

"Ooo, like The Beatles song," he winked.

"You like The Beatles too?" You exclaimed.

"Of course, only a mad man wouldn't consider them the best band in the world!"

"Well, Mr. Eric, I think you just won the key to my heart," you jokingly chortled.

He laughed sweetly, "so what brings you here on a night like tonight? And alone might I add."

"Well, THAT, my friend, is a long story."

He peered around and then checked his watch, "looks like I've got time." His smile grew brighter and you found yourself bashfully giggling at his sense of humor.

"Well, to save you precious time, the simplified version is that I just broke up with my boyfriend."

"Oh, my god, Y/N I'm sorry. I should have assumed. You know, pretty girl alone drinking her sorrows away," he nervously laughed.

"Well," you sighed, "story of my life."

"Apologies, should I go?"

"No!" you added a little too abruptly, "I mean, uhh, please stay? The company is nice."

He smiled warmly and nodded. You couldn't believe that you'd met such a gem, especially after the night's events. Eric was a gentleman, he got you water and pretzels to munch on in order to fight the alcohol. Before you knew it, the clock read 2 AM and the bar was getting ready to close. You were feeling sobered up at this point and was now ready to say my goodbyes until he stopped you mid sentence.

"Would you like to come back to my place?" He questioned, his long arm reaching over as he began to caress your side.

You glanced down at the sudden contact and watched as his big hands slowly grazed your arm. It sent shivers down your spine, "can we go to my place?"

"That sounds splendid," he grinned exposing his model white teeth.

Tue both of you walked out to the parking lot and each got in your vehicles. You told him to follow you until the arrival at your house. Eric parked his car behind yours and quickly got out to open the car door for you.

"What a gentleman," you laughed as he pulled you out and into his arms. You slightly gasped at the sudden close proximity you were at as his towering height made him have to bend over slightly in order to be near your face. You nervously chuckled and felt the muscles on his arm. Eric smiled and he gently leaned in to press his lips against yours. The kiss was a little rough and full of longing but you fell into it nonetheless. You slightly moaned as he pushed you against the car, his weight pressing you closer to the vehicle. He picked you up and your legs wrapped around his toned torso. Your arms wrapped around his long neck and your hand ran through his hair. He slipped his tongue into your mouth as his one hand ran up your shirt and to your breast. He squeezed and you gasped against the heavy kiss. This was rather fast and although you was enjoying it, Bill flashed through your mind. You pulled away from Eric and he set you down.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked.

"N-nothing," you assured and slipped your lips back against his. Once again his weight pushed you against the car and you felt his bulge grow as he grasped your ass firmly. As he did so it began to hurt while his other hand roughly squeezed your breast. You pulled away but he forced himself on you once more. Now fear began to set in as you realized there was no way you could overpower this man. After all you were small and not very strong, so getting him off would not be easy. You hated how rough he was being. Bill was always gentle and sweet, constantly making sure you were comfortable and ready for him. The emotions were overwhelming and now you began to freak out. You tried pushing Eric off but he continued to force himself on you. He tugged at your shirt and pulled your pants lower, him doing the same. What was he doing?! You did not consent and neither of you had protection of any sort.

"Eric, please, stop..." you slightly cried. He didn't listen and pulled his underwear done revealing the worst of your fears. He was going to rape you! You wanted to scream but your voice seemed to escape you as tears fell down your cheeks. Now all you wanted was Bill, to tell him you loved him and that you were sorry. You wanted to see his soft green eyes again pink plush lips. You wanted to hug him and hold him, to cuddle on the couch and watch Netflix documentaries with him again. You braced yourself for what was to come next as you. felt Eric pull your pants down. All you could whisper was that you loved Bill and looked to the sky at the stars. You stared at the North Star and remembered what Bill once told you.

"Just remember that no matter where either one of us are, we'll still be close because that Star right there is our sanctuary. Look at it and know that I've looked upon it too. Just know if you're on the other side of the world, the both of us have looked at that star and with that, we'll always be together."

You kept my eyes on that star and waited for Eric to finish the devil's job. But before you knew it, his weight was suddenly pulled off of you and he was on the ground holding his face. You looked around slightly dazed and to your surprise there stood Bill, fist balled and anger filling his countenance. Eric groaned and went to throw a punch but before he could, Bill's leg was between Eric's and smashing his bits. Eric cried out in pain and Bill forced him to the ground. In your shocked state you didn't hear what was said, but all you knew was Bill screamed some threat as Eric weakly crawled to his car and drove away.

Bill grabbed you in his arms and held you to his warm chest. He gentle touch comforting you as the both of you fell to the ground, all the past minutes showering down on you. You bawled in his arms and shivered fearfully. He didn't speak and just let you cry as he cradled you there under the stars. After some time you calmed yourself and went inside. He sat you down on the couch and wrapped you in your favorite blanket. You once again fell into his arms and took in the sanctity that his touch provided. You told him what happened, apologized and cried some more. He looked at you, those viridian eyes instantaneously calming you and said, "I don't care what happened. I don't care what was said, all I care about is you and that you're okay. Just know that I will always love you, and no matter what happens, I will be there for you."

You nodded and rested your head on his chest, sleep consuming the both of you. If it weren't for him, you don't know where you would be at this point. All you knew was that you were safe and with the man that you loved.

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I hope everyone enjoyed this blurb. I'm sorry if any part of it made you uncomfortable. Nonetheless, thanks for your time and hope you stick around for the stories that are yet to come. 🇸🇪