My eyes stay trained on the road as I head back to the house. Alison is passed out in the passenger seat and I'm trying my hardest to control my anger towards her decision. She went out without asking me. I don't care that she is not my sub yet. Anything could have happened to her while at that party. Hell, she was almost raped by that asshole!

I don't understand why she didn't tell me nor ask me if she could go out. I'm so mad at her but at the same time, I'm upset that she could just leave like that. I mean, what would have happened if I hadn't of shown up? I can't even think about that right now.

Me and Alison are going to have a serious talk when she wakes up in the morning.

**

My eyes slowly open to darkness. I try to move but I can't. It's like ropes are around my wrists, keeping me from getting up. I try to scream but nothing comes out as I hear footsteps coming down metal stairs.

Then the realization hits me. I'm back where I was before I was found in the woods. Back to where my dad watched his friend do horrible things to me.

My heart rate speeds up as I try my hardest to break free of the ropes but they are too tight on me. I can't go through this again. Tears fall down my cheeks as the lights turn on indicating he is almost at the last bottom step.

"I'm sorry, Alison." My eyes widen whenever I see Emily come into view. What is she doing here?! Is she working with my dad? How did I even get here? "But you broke the rule."

"What are you talking about?"

"You know the rules. You can't go somewhere without asking first or at least letting me know where you are going to be." She slowly walks closer to me, my heart pounding louder.

"What are you doing?"

"I have to punish you." She shrugs her shoulders.

"Emily, this is the place where my dad tortured me with his friend!" She gives me an I-Don't-Care look. "Please, don't do this!"

"It's in my nature to punish you whenever you do something against the contract. What better place to do it than here?"

"Don't you dare touch me!" I snarl, twisting my wrists around to try and get loose. How can she do this to me?

"You signed the contract, Ali. I didn't force you to do it." She says as she picks up a whip. My body freezes in fear.

"Please, Emily, don't. I don't want to do this anymore." I cry as she steps closer to me.

"Rules are rules." She states before swinging the whip toward me.

"Alison!" I immediately jolt up in the bed, pouring sweat, my breathing heavy. "Hey, are you okay?" Emily puts her hand on my arm causing me to jump at her touch. "Ali, I'm not going to hurt you."

I sigh in relief as I try and control my breathing. "I had a bad dream." I tell Emily but more to myself.

"What was the dream about?" Her eyes are filled with concern.

"Just a dream about my dad." I lie. She doesn't need to know that it was of her.

"Ali, I will not let him hurt you ever again." She pulls me into her as we lay back down on the bed, her arms around me. I immediately feel safe.

"I know you won't," I whisper.

My heart goes out to Alison. I hate that she has dreams about her dad and what he did to her. She shouldn't have had to go through that. It's not fair to her.

"Emily..." I'm slightly startled to hear Alison's voice. I thought she was asleep.

"Yes."

"I'm sorry I went to the party without asking you." Her voice is small and adorable. I pull her closer to me and kiss her on the head.

"You don't have to apologize, Ali. You didn't do it intentionally." I know I said I was going to have a serious talk with her but I can't now. Not after that dream she had. I want to be here for Ali, not scare her.

I care about her more than I want to admit.

"I want to." She sits up slightly to look me in the eyes. "And I promise, from now on, I will let you know ahead of time if and when I decide to do something when you aren't around."

I smile. "Ali, I just want to protect you. I want to make sure you're safe. I don't want you to feel like you don't have any choice when it comes to something you want to do. I can be very understanding when it comes to stuff like that."

"Okay." Her voice is barely above a whisper as her eyes drift down to my lips. Without another warning, she leans in and presses her lips against mine.

The kiss is slow and gentle, our lips dancing together in perfect sync. Her hand lands on my thigh as she sits up slightly to deepen the kiss.

Ali tries to take the lead which turns me on slightly. I normally take the lead but for some reason I want her to which scares me slightly. I have always been in control of everything whenever it comes to girls.

But it's different with her.

**

I wake up to my head rising up and down at a slow pace from Emily breathing. After a long make-out session between me and her, we had fallen asleep in the position that we are still in now. My head on her chest with our legs tangled together.

It's weird. Everything seems right in this position. All my worries are gone. It's just me and her. The feeling of warmth and safety in her arms.

She's my safe place to land.

"Are you done staring at me." Emily states, nearly giving me a heart attack. I didn't know she was awake already.

"How long have you been up?" I ask with a sleepy smile.

"Long enough to feel you staring at me." She answers, looking my face over with a small smile.

"I wasn't staring." I defend myself. "I was admiring you." I shrug my shoulders, before pulling the blanket over my face in embarrassment. She immediately pulls the blanket off my face.

"There's no reason to hide your face, Ali. You're beautiful in the mornings." I only shake my head with a big smile.

"Whatever." I roll my eyes before getting out of the bed only to be pulled back down by Emily.

"And where do you think you're going?" She quirks her eyebrows at me.

"I need to shower." I laugh before successfully getting up and off the bed.

"Can I join?" She looks me over with lust in her eyes.

I laugh. "No."

Emily pouts at this but I only shrug my shoulders before leaving to take a shower.

**

After thinking for over an hour in my room, I made up my mind. I need to tell Emily what I want.

I get off the bed and head downstairs to the living room where Emily is currently sitting at looking down at her work laptop. My heart is racing slightly as I become nervous. I can do this. Just come right out and say it.

"Emily, I made up my mind about what I want." She immediately looks up at me with a slightly worried but excited face.

"What do you want, Ali?"

"I want to be your sub." I say before handing her the contract that has my name signed on it at the bottom of the last page.