Hand of Love

Ed was walking down a dark street on night, alone, but not drunk. He was too sad to get drunk. Instead he chose the long walk home in the rain through the park.

As he entered the grassy boundaries of the park he noticed a hump on one of the benches. Deciding to investigate Ed moved in.

As he got closer he saw that the lump was a person wrapped in a blanket sleeping on one of the park benches. He prodded the person in what he assumed was their shoulder. The lump moved and rolled over limp.

As Ed looked down he saw a beautiful girl, about 17 with a curvaceous body and a nicely rounded if deathly pale face. Her breath came in ragged gasps. Ed moved quick and scooped the surprisingly heavy girl up into his arms. Then he grabbed her bag of belongings and slung it over his shoulder and hurried home to his apartment, filled with a purpose he had been lacking for the past several months.

When he reached the door to the block he fumbled with his key, nearly dropping the poor girl as I opened the door and hurried her up the stairs.

When he reached the top he unlocked the door and nearly fell in. his arms were aching and his back felt like it was on fire. He dropped the bags and lowered the girl onto my big double bed. I peeled the blanket away to reveal an amazing form albeit a bit grubby but lovely nonetheless. She was clad in a pair of dark jeans and a black t-shirt, certainly not outdoor clothing. I ran into my bathroom and began to run a hot bath. When it was full and nice and soapy I returned to the bedroom and with no small amount of guilt removed the girls clothing. After she was completely naked Ed hefted her back up and lowered her carefully into the bath.

When he was sure she was secure he removed his arms, now soaking, from round her and began to wash her down with the water making sure every inch of her was clean.

After the bath was complete Ed dried her off with one of his towels and laid her to rest under his sheets, he didn’t dress her again as nothing he had would fit. So he left to relax in front of the TV and let the girl sleep.


Lucci slowly woke up. Her first conscious thought was “where the hell am I?” the next was “why the fuck am I naked?”

She realised she was under a nice warm duvet of clearly very high quality, she sighed and tried to open her eyes. She moaned with the pain building behind them and then she finally got them open and looked around.

Her first sight was a guy about 17 looking standing in front of her smiling.

He was about 6’2 with brown hair that was very curly. Deep hazel eyes looked out from underneath bushy eyebrows, but there was no malice in those eyes, only compassion and worry.
“Are you okay? I found you in the park with a case of hypothermia, I brought you here and cleaned you up and let you rest. Oh and sorry about the clothes, I had to take them off to get you warm again.”
As he garbled out these words Lucci smiled and croaked,
“Thank you, I probably owe you my life, but I could really do with a drink please.”
“Oh my sorry, “he blabbed and raced out to fetch Lucci a glass of water.
When he returned he gave Lucci a big glass of water and she greedily gulped it all down,
“Better?” he asked
“Yes thanks, “she replied “thank you for saving me, my name is Lucci, my father abused me after my mum left, and so I ran away.”
“How long have you been away?” Ed asked in a calm and soothing tone.
“About a month “Lucci snivelled, with that she burst into a fit of crying. Ed held her close to his chest protectively,
“Don’t worry Lucci you can stay here with me, I’ll keep you safe.”


After a few days had passed of Ed sleeping on the couch he asked Lucci if she would mind him sleeping back in his bed. She obliged and that night they both slept fitfully.

The next morning Ed awoke to find Lucci’s arm draped across his chest and her head snuggled up against his shoulder. Ed carefully prized her arm from his chest and started to sit up. Instead Lucci put a hand on his chest, pushed him down and leant over him and whispered,
“Thanks Ed, you are my real hero and I love you.”

Then before Ed could react she kissed him on the lips hard.