The Place (closed)

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista heard Trevor come into the kitchen and she smiled, though it faltered a bit as he held out her phone to her. She frowned a bit before taking it, "Thanks," though she knew just by the fact someone had called it was not a good sign.

She glanced at the number before calling her voice mail and listening to the message. Sure enough, just as she predicted it, it wasn't the greatest of news. She sighed as she ended the call, "I hate to do this, but I have to go. It's my dad, he needs me."

Krista stepped over to Trevor and gave him a soft kiss, "I wish I didn't have to though." She kissed him again softly before she started to step around him, "Maybe you can give me a rain check on the rest of the night." She moved to her bag and start to rummage through it to get to her clothes. Standing up she slipped the towel from herself and started to dress.

Krista hated leaving him like this, but then her dad never calls her home unless it was important. She glanced to him again as she finished getting dressed, "Don't miss me too much," she winked at him before grabbing up her bag, giving him another kiss good bye and leaving.

She sighed as she got in her car and headed home. Krista hoped it wasn't anything truly bad, but there was only one way to find out. She glanced back one last time where she had been, wishing she was still in the bed with Trevor. Starting the car, Krista headed home.

 

[musicankane]

Eddie would not stand for this anymore. He couldn't put up with it, the insult, the rejection. Fine if she didn't want him so be it. That didn't mean he couldn't have her. That didn't mean he couldn't get what he wanted from her. What angered him the most wasn't that she refused him, that she continuously turned him down. No what pissed him off the most was that she seemed to be going out with that new punk Trevor.

It enraged him everytime he saw those two together. She would bring him cinnamon rolls or food from the court while she was on her break and then sit with him to eat. They would laugh and kiss and be all lovey-dovey with each other.

Eddie always watched from afar and it tore him up on the inside watching his woman with another man. Not that it mattered, soon she would be his whether she wanted to be his or not.

****

Days later Eddie waited in the parking lot early in the morning for Krista to arrive for her shift. He had borrowed his brother's black van for today, under the excuse that he would be helpping a friend move after work. But that was a lie. Eddie was going to have his way with Krista today. As he waited for her, he rubbed himself through his pants, his cock already hard and eager to enter Krista's moist quim.

When she arrived Eddie pulled the van out of the space and raced over to her car. He stopped in front of the car, preventing it from leaving the space. Moving quickly, he slipped back and opened the sliding side door. Krista had very little time to react before he jumped out at her and grabbed her by the hair. Using all his strength he jerked her into the van and pulled the door shut. Hopefully before her cry had echoed to anyone that could help.

He was upon her immediately, forcing her to the floor. His hand clamped around her mouth and he hissed at her, "Shut the fuck up, Krista." He pulled out a switchblade from his pocket and flicked it open, holding the blade right near her eye. "Do not make me really really hurt you Krista. Or I will make you so ugly no one will ever want you again." He told her.

He used bungie lines mounted the the side of the van to secure around her throat. They would be tight, which would keep her from escaping out the side while he drove and keep her from screaming too much. Sure she could make noise and breath, but it would be painful and tough. Nothing she didn't deserve for refusing him.

He moved back to the driver's seat and peeled away. He had a nice quiet storage unit set up for what he was going to do. He couldn't wait.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista made her appointment with the doctor, who reminded her that being something new she needed to wait on having sex for another month until her system got used to the birth control. She agreed to be careful though she was a bit bummed that she would still have to wait to be with Trevor.

Days went by and it seemed like the birth control was something she wasn't going to be allergic too. She wanted to celebrate, but kept trying to remind herself she couldn't celebrate but so much. She decided to see if Trevor was free that evening, to make up for the messed up evening because of her dad, who in the end was having trouble with the laundry...of all things. She really needed to find him a woman.

Pulling up into her parking spot at work she jumped out of her car looking forward to seeing Trevor a bit later. Grabbing her purse she noticed a black van stopping right behind her car. At first she though the driver might be looking for directions until she saw Eddie jump out. She started to say something to him before he grabbed her by the hair and used his strength to pick her up and start for the van.

Krista couldn't even get a good scream out before Eddie had her pinned in the van telling her to shut up. He even brought out a blade and showed it to her, which caused her to go totally rigid with fear. He used something to tie her up to the van, something that cut into her throat making it not completely impossible to make noises but the moment her throat started to vibrate with sound the thing made sure that it didn't get too loud.

She started to panic, unsure of what Eddie had planned or even why he thought he could get away with kidnapping her. Krista didn't know what to do, she couldn't get free from the binds he had on her. All she could do was wait and see where he was taking her. Her mind running through the different scenarios, but always coming back to Eddie not really wanting to hurt her.

 

[musicankane]

Just like he planned, the storage place was vacant at this time of the day. Hell it was vacant most of the time anyway. The storage lockers were kept in a locked parking area which was so far out of the way, most people dumped shit here and never came back for it. So he pulled into his locker completely and shut the van off. He got out of the van and shut the door behind the van making it nearly pitch black dark in the locker.

With a smile he clicked on a floresent light and jerked open the side door of the van. There he just looked and smiled at his prize. He pulled off his shirt and undid his belt. "Oh Krista how i wish this could have been easier on you. But you had to fight the connection we have. You had to rebell against it. So now i have to make you see the hard way."

He pulled out his knife again and moved over her. He pressed the bladed against her neck, letting her feel how sharp it was. Then he moved it down to her top, the blade sliced through her clothing like it was tissue paper. He made a slice all the way down so her clothes would simply peel aside like a banna.

He jerked her top apart and exposed her breasts to his gaze, her breasts and her stomach. He smiled, "Wow are kids are going to be incredibly good looking."

 

[Wolf Vixen]

As they came to a stop Krista hoped that maybe Eddie had changed his mind about whatever he had planned. She couldn't see much but then all of a sudden she was in the dark. She listened to him moving around outside of the van before a light finally came on, though it was still pretty dark inside the van.

The door slid open and her eyes jumped to Eddie standing there, almost silhouetted by the light behind him. As he removed his shirt and started for his belt it finally hit her what he had planned for her. She started to struggle but the binds he had on her kept the struggle to a minimum.

Eddie's body was hovering above her and she finally got to see his face, her eyes pleaded with him as her throat was already sore from whatever he was using. The knife pressed to her throat and she held her breath, trying not to press into the knife anymore than she had to. Tears filled her eyes as the knife moved down her chest, slicing away the clothing that she had worn today.

The coolness of the van brushed over her bare skin as Eddie's hungry gaze swept over her. She couldn't stop the tears that flowed from her or even the small whimpers of pleas to him not to do this. She tried to struggle again, anything, but between his body and the binds she wasn't going anywhere, but at least she could make it hard for him to get further. Clamping her legs together, Krista could feel the burn in her muscles as she fought to keep them closed to him.

Krista's mind spun but every idea it came up with wouldn't work because she had already tried it. Eddie's comment floated in her head and it made her cry that much harder as she felt completely helpless to what he was doing to her.

 

[musicankane]

Eddie moved back from Krista just a bit, rising up so he could get a solid look at her. Her body was amazing, the way she writhed in fear was also a big turn on for him. Perhaps he would enjoy this much more than he thought. He smirked and reached down to his pants to peel them open. Once his pants were off he loomed over her with his hard cock in his hand.

"Get a good look at it Krista. This is all for you." He told her, stroking himself over her. "Does this make you excited now? You finally seeing what you could have had all this time. Oh I am going to make you feel so good Krista."

Then he lowered himself down toward her, jamming his knee between her legs to force her to open them.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista watched as Eddie moved back a bit, but then her eyes clamped closed as he opened his pants and pulled out his cock. She felt her chest burning with the tears that feel from her eyes. She couldn't believe this was actually happening, that Eddie was actually going to go through with this. He was an ass and had a sick sense that they were a couple, but this, this was rape.

She felt his knee press to her thighs and she was determined not to open them for him, but eventually the burning in her legs and the pressure of his knee did exactly what he wanted. Krista whimpered again, another plea for him to stop even as she felt her legs giving way to his body.

Her tears came harder still, her eyes shut as tight as she could make them as Krista prayed that Eddie came to his senses and stopped this.

 

[musicankane]

Why was he so excited? Eddie never thought himself as the bad guy. Sure he could be rough around the edges but he wasn't a bad guy. But Krista did things to him, she angered him, she aroused him, she filled his mind until he was crazy enough to just fucking rape her.

Yet he was enjoying this. That was what bothered him. He wanted her to hurt, he wanted her to feel the pain she had made him feel by fucking around with that Trevor guy.

He was so hard and so ready for her. When his tip pressed to her hole he spit in his hand and rubbed her pussy with it, then spit again to rub it on his dick. Then he began to push into her. He grabbed and handful of her hair and jerked her face toward him, he wanted to look into her eyes while his cock invaded her.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista couldn't move, she could barely breathe and yet every breath she took she could smell Eddie. She felt him press to her, felt him get her wet so he could actually rape her. How could he do this to her, she wondered.

She tried to move, tried to squirm even a little, maybe enough movement would make him realize he didn't want to do this. She felt him begin to enter her at the same moment his hand gripped her hair and pulled her closer to him. Krista choked on the tears that streamed down her cheeks and even then she kept her eyes firmly shut. She didn't want to see his face, didn't want to look into the eyes of the man that was beginning to fill her.

The thought had her whole body shaking with her tears. She wished she wasn't here, wished this wasn't happening to her. She didn't want Eddie in this way and yet he wasn't caring about that.

 

[musicankane]

Eddie wasn't happy with her closing her eyes, but at least she wasn't fighting too much. Not that she could do anything with his dick fully inside of her. He grinding his hips into her, feeling her walls around him. She felt so good and yet he knew that if she would only give into him willingly she would feel so much better on the inside.

"Look at me Krista." He told her, but still her eyes remained shut. "Stop crying and look at me bitch." He said slapping her across the face. "This is a magic moment, don't fucking ruin it. Come on and moan or something." He told her and began to buck himself in and out of her.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista could feel every inch of Eddie deep inside her and that just made her want to cry even harder. She wasn't 'easy', she wasn't quick to jump into bed with anyone and Trevor was the only one she even was interested in being with like this, but now that was ruined by Eddie.

She heard his demands and refused to give in to them, at least that much she could do for herself. The slap across the face had her eyes opening, just so she didn't have to feel that again. The sting and heat of the slap hung across her face even as his hips started to move, pulling his cock out before he was pushing back into her again. Krista hated this, hated Eddie for doing this to her. She refused to moan, she didn't want this, didn't want him inside of her like he was.

Krista's tears kept falling and the only thing she felt was keeping her sane through it all was images of her and Trevor together, the way he made her nervous and yet so at ease. How he made her laugh, his smile and even the way he held her while she slept. He took such good care of her, nothing like what Eddie was doing to her. She tried to move again under him, tried with all her might to get him off of her, she didn't care if the binds that was holding her down cut into her, she wanted this to end.

 

[musicankane]

Krista's motions only served to make her body react to Eddie's cock inside of her. No matter how much her mind didn't want it, eventually her body would respond. It was either accept it or risk getting torn apart and her body choose survival. Eddie took it as she was finally giving into him, as her motions to push him off only made it feel better for his pistoning in and out of her.

He smiled, "Okay you aint the moaning type. You just want to lie there and make it fell good to me thats alright." He grunted and shook his head, "Ugh, you keep moving your hips like that and you'll make me cum." He told her, thinking that she was giving it up to him finally. "Oh Krista I can't wait to cum. I bet it is going to be so great for us as my seed fills your womb. GRRRR!" He roared and thrust into her harder and faster, spurned by this new desire.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista heard his words, heard how much he was wanting her to keep moving, she completely froze. She didn't want him cumming into her, didn't want his seed filling her.

The thought of it had the tears flowing even more, her eyes wide and pleading to him not to do it. Her head start to shake back and forth regardless of the binds cutting into her throat more from the movement. She couldn't see what held her down but she knew whatever it was was keeping her exactly where he wanted her.

Krista slammed her eyes closed again and centered her entire being on the memories she had with Trevor. She wanted to be with Trevor, to be in his arms again. She tried to hold on to those images even as Eddie's body moved faster in and out of her.

 

[musicankane]

Eddie picked up the pace, no longer focused on anything but the feeling of Krista's hot pussy wrapped tightly around him. He grunted and thrust himself deep into her and exploded. His cock jerked and sent all his dirty seed deep into her. He shuddered on top of her, jerking until his balls were empty and Krista was full of him.

He smiled down at her and said, "See? I told you it would be magical." He got off of her and put himself away. "I guess I'll take you back to the mall now." He smiled and got out of the van.

After driving her back to her car he tossed her a bag that had an extra work uniform for her to replace the one he cut apart and then he untied her. With a shove he dumped her against her car then he peeled away leaving Krista there in the still quiet early morning parking lot dripping his cum down her thighs.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista would have whimpered if the bounds wouldn't have cut it off as Eddie filled her full of his cum. The tears streaming down her face renewed as he pulled from her and made a statement about taking her back to the mall.

Her mind slowed, her thoughts jumped even as it slowed down even more. Before she realized it she had a bag dumped on her, the bounds removed and her body pushed into her car. The sound of the tires peeling out away from her brought her slowly back to reality. Her eyes slowly parted and she was alone in the parking lot of the mall. Gathering her strength she moved to the door of her car, fishing around and finally finding her keys she opened the door and slipped inside.

Once inside the car she clutched the bag to the front of her to cover her as she lost it once again. Her head rested on her steering wheel as she heaved out the sobs that seem to come from no where.

She didn't know how long she had been there crying like that, but then the feel of Eddie's cum sticking to her thighs reminded her all over again of what had happened. Gathering her fragile strength again she put the key in the ignition and started the car. She didn't know where to go or what to do. Trevor floated in her mind, the feel of his arms around her, the same image she was holding close to her the whole time Eddie was using her.

Her head was a fog as she drove and when she found herself clutching the bag and standing at Trevor's door she wondered how she even got there in her current state. Raising her shaking arm she paused, wondering what Trevor would think seeing her like this. She debated turning around, but she didn't know where else to go. Finally she knocked, wanting nothing more than to at least borrow his shower and get the feeling of Eddie off of her skin.

 

[musicankane]

Trevor was sleeping in on his day off. He thought about getting up early to go visit Krista but reaply didnt want to get out of his warm bed and figured he would just see her when she got off anyway. He was curled up in his blankets happy to have a girlfriend for a change and eager to see her later, when the doorbell rang.

He figured it was just his mom coming to talk to him and he really didnt want to get up, but sighed and threw the covers back anyway. He grabbed his shorts and went to the door. He opened it and his jaw dropped.

Krista was standing there naked clutching a bag to her chest. At first Trevor was excited then he saw the tears and knew something had gone horribly wrong. He put his arms around her and pulled her into the house quickly shutting the door.

He said nothing and simply held her in his arms and let her cry. She would tell him whenever she was ready, but for now he only needed to be comforting and there for her.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista saw the door open and her eyes quickly raised, trying to prepare herself for the worse. She saw Trevor's face drop and he grabbed her quickly and pulled her into the house. As his arms wrapped around her Krista lost it completely. The sobs shook her whole body and her legs grew weak like every ounce of her strength had left her.

Trevor started to move her toward the bed but her legs quickly found the strength and she stopped moving. Trying to halt the tears she whispered between sobs, "Shower." She didn't know how else to tell him, but she didn't want to be anywhere near his bed with the feel of Eddie still clinging to her skin.

She started to push away from Trevor and head to the bathroom, still clutching the bag to her chest. When she entered the bathroom she glanced down at the bag, a frown growing on her face before she shoved it away and rushed over to the toilet. Hoping like hell Trevor wasn't nearby Krista dry heaved until her stomach hurt and new tears stung her eyes. Closing the lid, she sat on the cool bathroom floor for a moment trying to collect herself, resting her head on the edge of the top she felt her body start to shiver. She began to move toward the shower handles only to hear Trevor move past her.

Krista knew she needed to tell him, but how could she? All she wanted at that moment was to get the feel of Eddie off of her. As the water cut on, she pulled herself up and moved directly into the spray of water, not even looking at Trevor. She grabbed the soap and stood under the warming spray scrubbing at her skin, but still feeling him on her. Her tears started again and she felt her legs give way and she slowly sunk down into the bottom of the shower, still scrubbing as she cried.

 

[musicankane]

While Krista was in the bathroom Trevor paced around his apartment completely pissed. He didn't need Krista to tell him what happened to take a very good guess. That rotten piece of shit cock sucking mother fucking asshole dead faggot! How dare Eddie go that far, sure the guy was a sleeze bag but rape? That was over the line yet at the same time what could Trevor do?

Kill that piece of shit, that's what.

No of course he couldn't do that. Trevor wanted to kill that motherfucker for that, but he also didn't want to go to jail. Any other thing he thought of doing would still end him up in trouble. He had no choice, he didn't like it, he didn't have to agree with it, but there was only one thing he could do and that was be a good boyfriend.

Krista didn't need Trevor to be angry or seeking vengence. Instead he sat on the edge of the bed and waited for Krista to clean herself and let out whatever she needed to let out without him. Then when she was ready he would be there to hold her and comfort her. He would say nothing, he would ask her nothing. If she spoke he would listen and that would be it. Anything else risked his anger to bubble forth.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista finally managed to clear up her tears and stand back up under the spray, making sure to get every inch of her as clean as she could make it. She turned off the water and stepped from the shower, wrapping a towel around her.

Moving to the mirror she took a long look at herself and even started to notice bruises forming from the binds she struggled against. She tried to clear her thoughts, not wanting to replay that whole event in her head again. Glancing around she saw the bag Eddie had given her, she felt her stomach churn at the thought and turned from it, slowly stepping out of the bathroom to see Trevor sitting on the edge of the bed.

He was such a good sight to her eyes. Before she realized it she was right in front of him, but she was frozen, she didn't know what he would say or even do. After all she was more than dirty in her own eyes. When he stood and cupped her face she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. She realized the towel was caught between them and the moment either of them moved it would slip down, but she didn't care, she wasn't planning on letting go of him.

Krista glanced up to Trevor and saw it in his eyes, he knew, she didn't even have to tell him, he already guessed it. She could also see he was trying to hold back his anger and that made her rise up and kiss him softly. The feel of his lips on hers made her sigh contently, more so when her eyes slipped close and she knew she was kissing Trevor.

 

[musicankane]

Trevor held her like that for a long time. He didnt want to let her go because he was afraid of what he would do if he saw her bruises or any other sign of what Eddie had done to her. Holding her was the only thing keeping him under control so he clung to her like his life depended on it, because in a way it did.

He kissed uer when she tilted her head up to kiss him. He comforted her as best as he could and that was by not saying anything. If she wanted to speak he would listen, if she just wanted to be held then he would do that too. Krista came before revenge and besides didnt they say that revenge was a dish best served cold. He smirked in his mind. Let Eddie think it was over. Let eddie think he was safe and that Krista wouldnt tell anyone. Then when he least expected it, Trevor would be there with a blade and he would separate Eddie's nuts from his body.

He lifted Krista into his arms and brought her to the bed where he laid down with her. The towel had shifted down a bit but he ignored it. She didnt need him enjoying her body or thinking of her sex right now. He was a mute a dickless body that was only there for comfort. He was a teddy bear.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista felt her body lift from the ground and lay gently on Trevor's bed. His lips never parted from hers and she was grateful for that. Feeling his body settle in beside hers she could still feel the tension in him and yet he was being super gentle with her. Her lips parted from his, her eyes fluttered open as she looked to him.

Krista's hand slipped up to brush her fingers over his cheek, seeing the gentleness in his eyes as well as the concern there. She tried to give him a soft smile to show that she was okay, even if she didn't believe it herself. She couldn't seem to find the words to actually say what happened out loud, so she just kept brushing her fingers over his skin, letting the feel of his warmth seep into her body. She turned toward him, feeling the chill of the air and curled up as best as she could against his warmth again. Her lips found his again while her hand slipped down to rest over his heart.

She felt the beat of it strong in his chest and it lulled her even more, but then again she always felt at ease with Trevor. Being with him helped keep the memories at bay, helped her center everything she was on him and the feel of his body close to hers. Part of her wanted Trevor to make her feel good again and yet part of her wondered if she would freak out the moment he touched her in a more sexual way. The longer she kissed him the more she needed to know. Her lips parted, but only slightly from his, her eyes searched his for a moment before she whispered to him, "Touch me Trevor, please." It was hard for her to put into words what she was thinking, but she needed to know if his touch would ease her like everything else had so far.

 

[musicankane]

Trevor looked at her wondering if she could be serious. How could she want him or anyone to touch her at a moment like this. He began to see just how strong Krista could be, to want him even after the violation that Eddie had forced upon her. He realized that she was testing herself. She wanted to see if she could ever be normal again. Could she stand to be touched?

Trevor looked at her and frowned, "Krista are you sure. I mean its offly soon and you had a bad morning i dont want you to push yourself. Just relax and let me hold you." He explained fearing that if she pushed herself something inside of her might break.

He brushed his hand over her cheek and smiled, "Just know that all you have to do is say something and I will destroy him for you. Ill do whatever you tell me to."

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Krista saw Trevor's initial confusion in his eyes at her request. His words, though caring and worried made her want to know even more. She loved Trevor, had fallen for him easier than anyone she had ever known before, but she needed to know if his touch would make her want more or if she actually moved away from it.

As his hand brushed her cheek she actually did find herself leaning into it, eyes slipping close as if to savor that touch, like it was a healing and loving touch, which it was, to her. Her eyes fluttered open and she knew without a doubt that all she had to do was say anything and Trevor would make good on his promise. That meant so much to her, to know that Trevor would risk everything to protect her. She pressed herself closer to him and kissed him with the thanks that she felt.

Her arm slipped around him again as her body pressed solidly against his. The feel of him this close was calming her raging heart, one she didn't realize was beating so fast until just then. The tension was there in her body, the unanswered question as to if she could handle Trevor's touch on more than just her back or her cheek. She pushed into him taking him off balance until she was lying on top of him. Krista didn't part her legs, but she did run her hands to his chest once more, her fingers pressed into him as she silently begged him to touch her, just so she could see for herself.

 

[musicankane]

Trevor let Krista roll him over. It seemed she was an amazing woman and wasnt going to let her mind change on this. He wondered if maybe it was a natural reaction to what happened. Maybe she wanted his touch, his welcomed touch to sort of cleanse her of the violation she had endured. He felt her wiggling on top of him, grinding against him and he thought that it had to be the case.

So he touched her. His hands atarted on her back and slid down to cup her ass and squeeze her gently. He didnt want to be too rough or anything but he wanted her to know he was there to please her as well. He tugged at the towel, pulling it down and exposing her breasts to his loving gaze. She was beautiful and lovely and her pain was his. Still her would be there for her, do whatever she wanted or felt she needed in order to feel better.

His hand came up and caressed her breast. He was gentle and ginger with his touch but he saw her nipples stiffen as her body at least accepted and enjoyed his touch. He angled his head up and kissed her neck, brushing his lips down over her collar bone. He was light because he saw the bruises and wanted nothing more than to make her feel better.

 

[Wolf Vixen]

Trevor's hands moved over her and Krista felt every slow inch of their movement. She was expecting to have some flashback memory of Eddie, but his touch was so different than Eddie's was. The feel of her towel slipping down had her eyes searching over his face. She felt so cautious and yet the moment she saw the look in Trevor's eyes, it all disappeared.

His lips pressed to her skin and she did sigh, not being able to contain the sounds that he was pulling from her any longer. His lips traveled up her neck, touching her so softly, so lovingly that her legs started to part around his. She found herself settled against him, knew he was more than happy to have her there and yet all of the bad Krista expected to happen never did. Her fingers tensed slightly on Trevor's chest as she felt her body melting into his touch.

Krista wasn't even sure what was happening, it was almost like that gentle touch of Trevor, the love she could feel with every stroke of his hand or lips was wiping away the worst part of the day. Her body reacted to him as if he had been the only one to touch her today or any other day. Her fingers started to slip down his chest as her body tightened with desire and need. She still felt the tinges of pain from the bruises and yet the more Trevor touched her the more they seemed to disappear, leaving nothing but a sensual tingling in his wake.

Krista's fingers felt the top of his shorts, but that didn't seem to stop her. She moaned softly as her fingers slipped inside, finding his hard warmth as her fingers wrapped solidly around him. She gripped him softly before her hand began to slip up his length. She knew she was crazy for wanting him and yet she did. He was her protector, her savior in all of this and she wanted to be one with him on so many levels. Her fingers gripped the sheet beside Trevor as her body tingled with his very touch.