Point Of View 2 [*Do not read until you've read the same chapter of ATW]

Chapter 56 & 57 Dangerous Minds/ The Space Between

 Paul decides to call me to give me an update of everything currently going on at the Avalon.

"I flipped out on Moretti." He says quietly. Paul?  The man that has all the composure in the world? The man who is very hard to anger or show emotions? I can tell whatever was said he regrets by his somber tone of voice right now.

"Why? What happened?" 

"She's letting her guard down. She's starting to trust Donovan more and more the more she spends time there. It's like she has forgotten what he did to her."

"I'm surprised. Nate always told me the second Jeremy would even walk into a room, Julia would freak. So what did you say to her?"

"I kind of got in her face. I told said 'Don't you DARE let your guard down. Don't you DARE forget how he hurt you! The bruises....' I triggered shit in her. I didn't mean to. But I can't forget what I saw that man do to her. I was there, Trish. I saw the bruises and then blood. I saw her face. I saw it all. That man should be rotting in a prison cell right now."

Paul is really pissed over this.

"Then I stormed out of the room." He ends with a sigh.

"You have every right to be angry, Paul. That doctor cannot be trusted. Maybe Julia is just getting used to being around him, but I don't think she forgot what he did. You don't forget that stuff. You just don't."

"Yeah, but I think by getting so mad at her I brought it all back up. Now she's back to her shut-down mode. Like she's reliving it. I should have never said anything." He goes on.

"Don't beat yourself up. No one really knows how to navigate through any of this shit. She's a mess."

"Even more reason for me to be her permanent bodyguard. She can't rely on Mike forever. He is going to go through his detox and then leave. Hell, even you should have a permanent bodyguard still with Dave roaming around."

"Actually. He's getting clean." I blurt out then regret it instantly.

"And HOW would you know this?" The tone in Paul's voice changes making it know he is pissed at me now. I pause, maybe a little too long.

"Trisha."

"I was waiting outside in the car while James went to see Julia at the Avalon. Dave's sponsor was parked next to me. I think he's finally serious about getting the help he needs."

"You're just as bad as Moretti. Too trusting. You didn't talk to him, did you?" Paul grunts when I don't answer right away. "Yep, that's it. I'm telling Nate and you are back to getting a bodyguard 24/7"

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*James*

I stand in Trisha's doorway unnoticed while she talks on the phone to Paul. Invasion of privacy, I know, but she just said she was in contact with Dave Brennan.

Trisha ends her call with Paul and turns in her bed, flinching when she sees me standing there. By the look on my face she can tell I heard what was said.

"Why would you be talking to Dave?" I invite myself in and sit on her bed next to her.

"It was just a quick two sentence conversation. He just told me how sorry he was and how he was getting help. I'm glad he is. He needs it. That's it all was."

God, Trisha is JUST like Julia in so many ways. She will never admit the similarities, but they are there.  Dave is to Trisha like Nate is to Julia. No matter how many times they fuck up, no matter how many times they hurt the other person, these two women always take them back. Nate has cheated on Julia with Mila, humiliating her to the point she fell into a deep depression yet, Julia took him back. Dave physically abused Trisha yet here she is, even after a restraining order, talking to Dave. Obviously, I'm not comparing Nate to Dave. Nave would NEVER hit a woman. Hell, I don't think he would ever hit a man. I think he leaves that shit to me. But I AM comparing Trish and Julia