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wanted it. He was a little slut who got off on it."
    "You fucker!" He slammed his fist into Nathan's face again, then hit the man in the gut.
    "I didn't. I didn't ask for it." Luke's voice was small.
    "Of course you didn't." He slammed Nathan back against the corridor wall. "You ever come near him again and there won't be anything left to jail."
    "You idiot. You should have just let it go." Nathan growled at him. "I'll destroy you."
    "Give it your best shot, you little bastard."
    "Go away." Luke pulled his sweater on.
    Affton slammed the door closed before he really did pounce the man and kill him. He shot the lock home and turned, breathing hard. "Are you okay?"
    "How are your hands?"
    He looked down at them, surprised to see them bruised and bloody.
    "Come on, let's clean them up."
    "Are you okay, baby?" He tilted Luke's chin, looking into those lovely eyes.
    "I don't know. Let's fix your hands."
    He let Luke lead him to the bathroom. "I can't believe he had the gall to show up here."
    "I can't either." Luke was the color of milk.
    He put his arm around Luke's shoulders. "He's never going to hurt you again."
    "What if he hurts you?"
    "I'm not going to let him do that." He kissed Luke gently.
    "He..." Luke looked like he was going to have a meltdown. "I think I'm going to go home."
    "No, please. Baby. I couldn't be there for you when it happened, please let me comfort you and take care of you now. Please. " He needed this. He knew it was selfish, but he needed to take care of Luke like he hadn't been able to four years ago.
    Luke looked at him, the moment stretching out and out, then his lover pushed into his arms. "Affie."
    "Baby. Luke." He held Luke tight, his hand stroking on his lover's back. "I've got you and he can't hurt you anymore. I'm not going to let him."
    "I didn't ask for it. I didn't want it."
    "I know that, baby. Nobody asks to be raped."
    "I didn't ask for it. I asked for you."
    "I know. I'm so sorry they told you I was involved." He would never ever do such a thing. Luke had to know that now even if he hadn't then.
    "Me, too." Luke began to cry, hard sobs that shook his lover like a storm. "I love you, so much."
    "I love you, too. I do." He rocked Luke, patting and stroking his back.
    "I'm sorry."
    "For what?" Luke wasn't the one who needed to apologize.
    Luke actually chuckled, sniffled. "I don't know."
    "You don't need to apologize, baby." He hugged Luke tight.
    "He's not coming back tonight, right?"
    "If he has a half a brain he's not ever coming back." He couldn't help but growl.
    "Or he's waiting for us downstairs or to get you fired."
    "I told my boss what he'd done. I'm not getting fired." He'd been very upfront with Fillian. Hell, it was why they'd dropped Banner Inc.
    Luke's heart was slamming, breath shallow.
    "It's okay, baby. You're safe here, I promise."
    He was not letting Nathan take their evening away from them. "Pizza. Dessert. Movie. Us. It's on its way and we're going to enjoy it."
    "We are?" Luke almost smiled.
    "We are. Let's start with your chocolate thing you brought." It was something cakey, right?
    "Cupcakes."
    "Oh. Yum." He grinned. "It's in the TV room I think. We were gonna eat it and instead you let me feel you up."
    "Right." Luke was trying to relax, he could tell.
    He rubbed Luke's back as they walked down the hall. God, he couldn't imagine how hard it had to have been for Luke to face all that alone, then to take a job where he might come into contact with his attackers.
    "You know how brave you are, baby?"
    Luke shook his head. "I'm a coward."
    "You lived through it. You kept moving."
    "I did. I didn't let it take everything."
    "That's right. And now you're getting us back."
    They settled into the chair, Luke grabbing the box of cupcakes. "Do you think so?"
    "We're sitting together in the best chair in the world, eating chocolate cupcakes before supper. I do think so."
    Luke gathered up a finger full of chocolate icing. "Me, too."
    Affton leaned in and wrapped his lips around