Excerpt from His Tainted Virgin: Paying His Debt:
Matty thought that he had it all. He was in a beautiful relationship with his girlfriend Amy, he was making more money than when he used to work 9-5, and he thought he had life figured out. He walked with a bit of bounce on his steps, eager for another day. He had called Amy earlier and told her he would come pick her up and they would have dinner at his home. Of course, Matty knew his girlfriend enough to know that dinner meant dinner, and there was no funny business when it came to Amy.
Amy was a Catholic Christian, a devoted one who refused to bend to the whims of the times when it went against her religious beliefs. She didn’t eat pork, was always ready to forgive people when they wronged her, and most of all, she was a virgin and would wait till she was married before having sex. It was perfect for Matty because he was religious too and was waiting for marriage.
He was only a few blocks away from Amy’s house when his phone began to ring. He looked down at the caller ID and smirked—it was Gusto. Gusto was sort of a business associate of Matty, and with Matty’s wizard financial skills, he had been able to launder money from some nefarious figures. Matty worked together with Gusto and Gusto’s friends Mike and Denver. They were a trio of scary-looking men, but Matty was the brains, and he was smart enough to use it to his advantage.
Amy didn’t know what he was doing; she was a naive little thing that believed him when he told her he worked at a software company and he had flexible working hours.
Matty let the phone ring and reach voicemail; he didn’t want to worry about Gusto or work at the moment. He glanced over at the bouquet on the passenger seat—white carnations, which were Amy’s favorite kind of flowers, as she said they brought her so much good luck.
Matty made it to Amy’s home and found her in the living room.
Oh, Matty, thank you for the flowers.” Amy gushed over them as she collected them from his hand. She placed it in a vase and added water.
“Are you ready to leave now?” Matty asked, and Amy nodded with a smile.
“Yeah.”
Matty could barely contain his excitement as he led his girlfriend into the car and drove them towards his house, unaware that a surprise was waiting for him over there. Matty had set up a romantic dinner for the two of them, and after that, maybe they could watch a movie, and then he would take her back home. He also wanted to speak to her about getting married soon. It was a conversation that they often had, and he had been saving his money so he could take care of his wife for the rest of their lives.
As he drove the car into his driveway, Matty barely noticed the black Honda parked only a few blocks away. He didn’t even give it a second glance as he helped Amy out of the car and towards his house. The sky was vibrant, and the sun was shining a little too brightly. It was summer, and he was sure to turn on the air conditioning system before he left.
Both Matty and Amy walked into his house, and that was when he felt that something was wrong, although he wasn’t sure what. They hung their coats against the coat hanger, and Amy settled onto the sofa as Matty left to grab her a cold bottle of Coke from the kitchen.
As Matty walked into the kitchen, he heard heavy footsteps behind him, followed by a voice he was all too familiar with. His blood ran cold.
“It’s lovely seeing you back right on time.” Gusto’s voice rang through, and Matty turned to face the buff-looking man, who looked like he was ready to beat Matty into a pulp.
Matty laughed lightly. Gusto, hey, I was about to call you a second ago. I was driving while you called.”
He had no idea how Gusto walked into his apartment without a key, but if he was here, then it meant…
More heavy footfalls followed, and two more men came in. Mike flexed his biceps in a way that looked threatening, with a look that could kill, while Denver’s silent brooding was enough to make Matty nearly pee in his pants. He knew this meant trouble, and he was about to find out exactly why they were all here.
“You have a lot of explaining to do, smart boy,” Gusto growled before grabbing Matty by his shirt and shoving him out to the living room.
Amy jumped, frightened. “Matty, what’s going on? Who are these people? Are we getting robbed?”
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