Chapter 2 Tough Girl

I walked into the Sterling Incorporated the next morning. I reached the front desk. The woman behind the desk smiled,

"May I help you dear?"

I smiled at her leaving my sunglasses on my face,

"I am here to see Mickey Green."

She looked down at her computer, "Do you have an appointment?"

I shook my head,

"Tell him it is Isabella. He will want to see me."

She shook her head as I pulled my glasses down as she gasped at the black and blue around my eye,

"I am his sister. Trust me he would want to see me."

She walked me up to the tenth floor and had me sit in his office, "He is in a meeting with Mr. Sterling, but I will let him know it is an emergency." I shook my head at her, "Please don't tell Thane that you say what you saw." She tilted her head at me, "Oh dear. I will try my best."

She forced a smile then disappeared out of Mickey's office.

A few minutes later I heard the roar of Sterling, "What do you mean she has a black eye?"

The door flew open as Mickey came to my side and lifted my sunglasses off my face. I kept my head forward as I heard Thane breathing hard when Mickey cupped my face,

"Isabella, tell me what happened."

I started to cry as I saw Mickey hold out his hand towards

Thane to keep him from getting close to me, "Isabella, tell me what happened."

I looked up at the ceiling and whispered one name that I know that will make my best friend, my brother, my savior and the only man in my life that I trust right now; want to hurt someone or even kill this man.

I whispered,

"Steven"

His eyes got wide as he looked up at Thane, "Are you sure?"

I nodded my head, "I am hundred percent sure that is the one that did this to me."

I looked at him with tears, "He said he will be back."

He shook his head then lifted and walked to Thane as I got up from the chair and turned towards them. He whispered something Thane as Thane watched me when his eyes got dark and intense when he smirked at me, "Mickey, I know you are trying to work things out with Jessie, which means she is not going to want your little sister to hang out all the time. So, Isabella will move in with me." I shook my head at him,

"I can't ask you to do that."

He chuckled, "You never asked, Princess. I am telling you that you are moving in with me." I placed my two fingers to my forehead and gave him a salute, "Yes, Sir." His eyes got darker as my brother laughed, "Good lucky, bro. You are going to need it with her." Thane forced a small smile as he took out his phone then looked at me, "Don't worry about your things at your apartment. I will have stuff for you at the penthouse."

I nodded with a tilt in my head, "Penthouse?" He looked at me, "Yes, that is where I live." I nodded my head as he placed his phone to his ear, "Car will be here in ten minutes to get you. Anything that you do want from your apartment, let me know and I will make sure you get it."

He turned to walk out of the office, "Bella, I will pick up dinner on the way home." I tilted my head as my brother shrugged his shoulders, "You okay with staying with Thane?" I nodded to him as my shoulders lifted to my ears,

"I guess so. I don't know."

I sighed,

"He is right. Jessie is not going to want me taking her time away from you. And I don't want to do that."

Mickey shrugged his shoulders, "I guess you are right." He sighed, "Plus, Thane has security that I don't have. He will be able to keep you safe."

I placed my hand on his shoulder as I walked to the elevators,

"I am sure Mr. Sterling will make sure I am safe. "

He snorted, "I am surprised your mother let him off his leash." I shook my head as I thought about it. He was right, my mother would keep her husband close to her hands. So, either she had something to do with this attack or my mother left him for someone else. No matter what, both of those situations are not good for me. He found me and now he wants me; I fear the worst.

He wants to finish what he started when I was ten years old and he married my mother. I shook my head as I looked into Mickey's eyes as he saw my fear.

"Isabella, Don't. He can't touch you. Not with me and Thane around you."

I shook my head, "I can't just stop living life." He sighed, "I know that. But right now, you need to be careful."

He walked me out to the car as Leo stood there with the door open, "Ms. Johnson, Are you ready to go home?" I looked up at him and sighed at the word 'home'. Where is 'home' right now? Mickey placed his hand on my shoulder as I turned to him and gave him a hug, "When will you be by?" He smirked, "Jessie and I will stop by this weekend to check on you." I nodded as I got into the car,

"Isabella, if you need anything, call me."

I smiled at him as Leo shut the door.

I sat in the car as Leo drove away from the office when he investigated the rearview mirror, "Ms. Johnson, I am your personal bodyguard, now." He sighed, "Mr. Sterling, Explained everything to me." I tilted my head, "What exactly did he explain?" His shoulder tightens up as he drove through the streets,

"That Mr. Green told him that you were abused as a child by the man that attacked you in your apartment."

I clenched my teeth, "Shit. I hate it when people know what happened to me." He shook his head, "Forewarning you, He will be after you for details." I looked out of the window as cars flew by us, "I figure that was going to be the case." He kept his eyes on the road as he clenched to the question that he was going to ask me,

"Did your mother's husband rap..."

I held my hand up and snapped at him, "No." He tilted his head as he knew there was more to that answer. He sighed as he looked at me in the rearview mirror, "Mr. Sterling, maybe able to relate to what you are going through." I sat back as I looked up at him, "What do you mean?" His eyebrows narrowed, "You will find out. Plus, it is his place to say." I nodded my head as he pulled up to a building.

Leo walked around to open the door as he took me by the arm to walk me up to the elevators, "I will be out in the hallway when you are home by yourself." I nodded, "Thank you Leo. But don't you have to drive Thane home." He

shook his head, "He has another driver." I nodded as the door opened to a long hallway when he walked forward with my arm in his hand.

We walked up to the door and placed a card key into the door, "You will have one of your own when Mr. Sterling gets home." I nodded as he opened the door to let me into the penthouse,

"Mr. Sterling, stated that he would have things brought over for you."

He smiled as I looked around the penthouse, "I will let you know when everything arrives."

I sighed as I looked down the hallway, "Which room will be mine?"

He smirked as he walked down the hallway, "The room you will be in is the master suite."

He opened the door as I gave him a confused look,

"Wouldn't Thane be sleeping in the master?"

I walked in as he shook his head, "One that depends on you and him but he most likely will not be sleeping." I turned to him, "What do you mean?" He shrugged his shoulders, "He doesn't sleep." I nodded as I looked around the room, "Thank you Leo." He smiled, "You are very welcome, Ms. Johnson." I shook my head, "Please call me Isabella." He nodded his head as he turned to walk out the room, "Very well Isabella. I will have lunch here for you in a few also."

After lunch I stood in my room or Thane's room as I looked at the racks of clothes, he had brought to me. My hand gilded against the fabric of each item as I sighed feeling that this was too much. The name brand clothes were hung with care on the rack. I picked out a sundress with white and blue polka dots then walked to the bathroom.

I undress myself then turn on the shower. I got into the steaming shower as the jets of water cress my body. I leaned my head against the tilted wall as I took a deep breath. I don't understand why Thane would want me in his room and what did Leo mean by it depends on me and Thane? I lifted my head and washed my body and long brown hair. I ran the soap around my breast and down to my stomach. I stopped right at the base of my pelvic then slid my hand between my legs. I gently slid my fingers across my slit when I realized I started to daydream what Thane could do to me.

How he could lick and fuck me. I sighed as I took my hand away and finished washing before getting out of the shower.

I walked out of the room in my new sundress and with bare feet as I went to the kitchen. I grabbed the wine then a glass when I heard,

"You look beautiful in that dress."

I dropped the glass as it broke when I turned towards Thane. He walked over as he set his briefcase on the island. He looked me up and down. His eyes got wide when he saw I was barefooted.

"Bella, don't move."

I looked down to see that my foot was bleeding when he walked over then bent down as he picked me up into his strong arms. I felt his muscles tense up,

"Christ, I didn't mean to scare you, Bella."

He walked me over to the island next to his briefcase as he sat me down on top of the counter.

"Let me look at your foot."

He leaned down as I squeezed my eyes from the pain of the glass that cut into my foot. He looked up at me, "This might hurt." I nodded my head as he pulled out the glass as I whispered,

"Oh, Fuck me."

His eyes looked up at me as he tilted his head, "Are you okay?" I nodded, "I will be fine." He smirked as he lifted with his fingers gliding on my bare legs as his touch sent shivers down my spine into my core. He placed his hand on my hips, "Stay right here. Don't get down." I tilted my head as I whispered when he walked away.

"Yes, Sir."

He stopped in his tracks then slowly looked back at me and smiled, "Good girl." I looked at him as he turned back to head out of the kitchen.

I sat on the counter as I waited for him to return into the kitchen as I looked around. He walked back in with a first aid kit, "What were you doing?" I shrugged my shoulders, "I was getting some wine. I needed it after the week I had."

He nodded as he opened the kit then attended to my cut. I barely flinched while he cleaned it out and wrapped it up. He tilted his head,

"Tough girl. Huh?"

I shrugged my shoulders, "Just learned to block it out." He narrowed his eyebrow as he turned to look at the glass. "Let me clean this up before you get down."

I watched him clean up the glass then grab out a new one then pours us some wine. He handed me the glass, "Food is on its way." I smiled as I moaned, "I am starving." He laughed, "Good."