Liza,

That infuriating man was doing everything he could to piss me off.

I stood naked handing myself to him on a platter and he just walked away, I wonder if maybe he is gay.

Grasping at the thought then laughing hard, jumping at the sound of the door slamming shut telling me he had left for work.

Getting up, not even sneaking through the apartment, I knew exactly what to look for.

Opening the door just right of his bedroom, his office... one of the rooms I was told not to go in.

"Let's see what you are hiding in here," I said to myself as I looked through the closet and bookshelf, stopping when I spotted a small box behind two books.

"Curious and curious," I whispered as I opened this dusty box expecting maybe things of his grandparents, but what I found was old pictures of a girl she had the same eyes as Dante' and that smile.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Dante shouted, making me jump nearly two feet in the air dropping the box.

"You were told never to enter this room," he stalked closer to me as I picked everything up

just as I stood there he was so close, looking down at the pictures.

Before I could stop myself ...

"Is this your sister?" I was a little scared of what the answer may be.

He let out a sigh as he sat in the chair holding the picture, confused more now than five minutes ago.

"Two years ago, I changed my life forever after I told you that I know you will leave and I have already prepared everything for you" He was guarding his words, I sat on the chair opposite of the desk.

"Just tell me Damn it!" I cursed, nervous of what could possibly be hiding 'A dead body' my mind scrolled at me.

I'm naive to a lot of things lately. I've opened my mind to the world.

"This is me" he held the picture.

"What?" was the only thing that came to mind.

"I had a sex change two years ago, I was born a woman, I had a uterus and ovaries"

"Had?" standing in front of him dumbfounded.

"A month after the first surgery, doctors found I had ovarian cancer and I had another surgery removing all female organs, now I am completely a man," he said standing up handing me a check for $20,000 then leaving.

What did this mean?

Was I attracted to him because of this or was I just feeling lust?

Was I not good enough for him as he is?

All these questions flew through my head as I ran to his room finding him sitting on the bed.

"I don't want the money Dante', I think I've fallen in love with you," I said sitting on the bed beside him, to me he is a man.

Handing him the check back then kissing his cheek before leaving him to his thoughts knowing he was going to need a minute to adjust to the fact that I'm not leaving that easily.

Sitting on the couch holding my pillow close to my chest.

This is the beginning of my new life and I want it with him.

"Why?" he said quietly from the hallway.

"Why not? We make a good team and Beth would be happy seeing us together," I quickly covered my mouth as the words escaped.

"Do you think we can work?" He looked me in the eyes. This time it was hard to hide the nervousness before I could speak. His lips were on mine in the sweetest most innocent kiss we have ever shared.

"I'm not your Prince Charming, and you know it," he said then left again with this.

"Fuck!" I snapped for the first time in my life I had said the most offensive word and it was all his fault.

Waiting until later that night, it was time to get over him, and the only way I know-how was to drink him away.

Walking out on the outskirts of the town, to the mountainside path.

The view was undeniably spectacular.

Sniffing and wiping my tears...

Drinking my beer one after the other.

Yup! I'm sitting here crying over a man that was never even mine and a child that wasn't mine.

I'm really pathetic.

"You ok" Looking up to see Slim (Dante's new right hand) rushing to wipe my eyes before smiling.

"Oh yeah, what are you doing here?"

"Actually looking for you, Dante flipped out when he got home and you weren't there," he said sitting next to me, but also keeping a good distance.

"Why does he care? Not like I'm his girlfriend" taking another drink before the bottle hit my mouth Slim took it away.

"He likes you, he's just nervous" he said that made me laugh, like holding my belly laughing.

"Not likely, just tell him I will come to get my things next week," I said, wiping my face before walking away.

I was done trying and I knew what I wanted from this world that meant getting Beth and adopting her.

She didn't ask for all the nasty junk in the world and it was time I gave back a little bit.

Two days later I had leased an apartment and made appointments to start nursing school.

Heading to Dante's for the first time in five days I didn't believe I was strong enough to come face to face with him.

Unlocking the door so far was so good, I only wanted to get the clothes he had brought otherwise everything else I would leave.

Just as I finished packing up my personal items, a hand snake around my waist made me scream.

"Shhh" looking to see him, he was kissing my neck and rubbing my belly lifting my shirt.

I shudder when his hands land on my breast making tears come to my eyes, not like this please I silently prayed for Dante' to mysteriously appear like always.

"Nice tits, think maybe when they are full of milk you will appreciate them more." shaking head nervously grunting trying to get free, but the more I struggle the tighter he held me.

Feeling him press his hard-on against my ass causing a muffled scream.

"Stop struggling bitch," He snapped taping my hands together, I refused to let him win.

I waited till the right moment and then...

"Fuck! You stupid cunt" he yelled as I scrambled to my feet running down the hall while he rolled around the floor holding onto what pride he had left.

I didn't even bother getting my hands free, it could wait. I needed to get as far away from him as possible.

Just a few steps, I could hear him storming towards me.

The door... it's right on my site, doorknob in my hands... a sudden pain shot through my neck as I fell to the floor.

"Bitch! that hurt," he said as he yanked my hair,

"Ah, Dante', Help!" I screamed trying to fight him only to receive a kick in the ribs, rolling over into a ball coughing seeing stars, I was fighting, but no one was coming.

He picked me up over his shoulder, back down the hall closer to my doom.

He will have to kill me before I let him take what I've been saving for nearly 26 years.

He hummed and giggled like he had won some sick prize.

"You know I wonder if Dante even got my message?" I gave a 'what the fuck' look when he put me on the bed.

"Oh you don't know, I sent him this some time ago," he said holding up his phone to show me the picture of him at the door.

Whimpered thrashing my legs when he gripped my pants, yanking them off smiling this evil cruel smile.

"Oh, baby girl don't cry it only hurts for a minute" sobbing harder when his nasty hands touched my inner thigh.

"Don't touch me you sick bastard," I sneered, only to receive a punch in the mouth, the metallic taste of blood made it all too real.

Shaking my head seeing him rip a piece of tape, roughly covering my mouth, I muffled scream harder, thrashing attempting to run again, not getting out of the room this time he tripped me falling face first.

"You are becoming a very stubborn bitch, none of the other girls fought this hard. I'm really turned on" he laughed pulling his pants down, I'm sure he could see the terror in my eyes.

"Now let's make this baby huh!" he dropped to his knees gripping my hips, trying to crawl away was useless he had his legs over the top of mine.

I silently prayed for someone like Dante', Slim, and the Housekeeper.

I could feel his tip just as he started to enter me, a loud bang rang in my ear.

Everything went black after that!