(a/n: i kinda got hurt writing this, i'm sorry if you experienced this </3)
tw: abuse
lizzie's pov
After mine and Eugene's little visit to Y/n's shop again, we got back home and changed into our home clothes. It was late but Eugene wanted to watch a Disney movie so we watched Big Hero 6 which is his second favorite movie after the Star Wars movies. He was amazed by how The Big Hero 6 were testing out their suits that Hiro made for them and how he wants to be like Hiro one day, make suits like those. Or even be a superhero.
In the middle of watching the movie, the front door opened and closed. I looked at the clock and it was 12am, I got up from the couch while Eugene continued watching. I turned back as I saw Robbie. Drunk.
You've got to be kidding me.
I ran to him and held him up just before he falls down. He smiled at me as he tries to pull me closer. His hands were getting near my ass to grab so I pulled him away as he raised his brow at me. "Come on, love. Why pull away?" He says attempting to pull me in again but I always push him back. "You're drunk, Robbie. Take a shower and go to bed."
"I want to feel you inside me, babe." He says as he went near me and gave me kisses in the neck but I pushed him back and walked away.
I was about to walk back to the couch until he grabbed me by the wrist too tight as I groaned from the pain. "You don't walk away from me. I said I want to feel you inside me and you do as I say!" He shouts making me and Eugene startled since I've never seen him this way.
"Robbie, calm down, you're drunk. We can talk this out." I tried taking his hands off of my wrist but he grabbed both of my arms tight and pushed me against the wall.
"Robbie, please. Our kid's here. You don't want him seeing you this way, do you?" I looked at him with teary eyes but he was still in rage. "I don't fucking care!" He pulled me to the couch and went on top me as he kissed me on the lips hard until he went down to my jawline then to the neck, not missing one spot in my neck. I tried to escape him but he was too strong. "Robbie..." I sobbed. Eugene noticed that I was getting hurt so he tries to stop his dad but to my surprise Robbie pulled away from me and grabbed Eugene as tight as he held me and pushed him out of the way making Eugene let out a cry.
"Ouch Daddy, you're hurting me! Stop!" I tried getting up to pull Eugene away from Robbie's grasp but Robbie pushed me so hard I fell into the ground.
Robbie unbuckled his belt and yelled at Eugene. "Turn around!" Eugene followed sobbing. Robbie wrapped half of the belt in his hands and waited for the few moments as he started whipping it in Eugene's legs. I cried as I saw my boy screaming from how hurt it feels.
"Robbie, stop! Please!" I tried to scream but I was getting so weak. I stood up and tried pulling the belt away from him but he was too strong. "Let go, Lizzie! He needs to learn a lesson!" Eugene turned around crying and helped me pull the belt away from him but Robbie pushed him too hard that Eugene fell in and hit his head at the edge of the table beside the sofa on his way down. It was a loud thud.
I stopped pulling as I heard it and looked behind Robbie and saw Eugene unconscious on the ground. I quickly ran into him and carefully carried his head as blood starting streaming down. I breathe rapidly as I noticed he was bleeding. "What have you fucking done?!" I screamed as I turned to Robbie who was shocked from what he was looking at. He went down on his knees and cupped Eugene's face, "Gene, buddy, wake up. I-I'm so sorry, buddy..." He started crying trying to wake his son up as I started getting mad.
"Get out, Robbie." He looked at me teary eyes as he shook his head.
"N-No Lizzie... Come on..."
"Get out of my house!" I screamed at him as he jumped from my voice. He immediately rushed out of the house as I placed Eugene's head down carefully as I ran to the couch to get my phone and start calling the ambulance. After I called the ambulance, I called the only person I trust the most right now. Y/n.
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y/n's pov
I arrived at the hospital Lizzie texted me to as I quickly went in and asked for Eugene Arnett in the lobby. As soon as they told me what room they're in I rushed in to that room and of course, I knocked so I don't startle anyone. Once the door open, a tired Lizzie appears with red dry eyes which indicates she was crying. Crying hard. Once she saw me her eyes widened as she pulled me into a hug, immediately sobbing in my shoulders as I rubbed her back. "Shh. It's okay, I'm here. I'm here now, Lizzie." when she calmed down she pulled away but still kept herself close to me as I put my arm around her walking in the room and closed the door for privacy.
I looked at the boy in the hospital bed, with a breathing mask. I noticed he had bruises in his arms and legs which wasn't there when they visited the shop last night so that means it happened afterwards. I looked at Lizzie worriedly to see if I can ask her what happened but she seemed tired so I took the blanket that was placed on a cough nearby and walked to her in the chair she was sitting in beside her son.
"You should rest, Lizzie."
"No..." She says with a weak voice
"Lizzie, you have to, you look like you didn't slee-" I tried to speak but she cut me off. "I said no." she said sternly not leaving her gaze at her son.
"Lizzie..." I held her hand as she finally looked up to me but eventually looked back to Eugene. I let out a sigh as I sat at the arm of the chair. "I don't know what happened and I don't want to know what happen until you rest for tonight." I say but she just kept the silence going on. "He's not going anywhere, Liz. I'll keep an eye on him, just please, take a break." She looked at me, lips quivering. "Promise me you'll wake me up if something happens to him?" I placed my hand to her cheek softly rubbing my thumb against it. "I promise. Now go to sleep please." She gave me a weak smile as she lied on the couch. I start opening the blanket and placing it on her as she finally closed her eyes.
I stayed with Lizzie for a few minutes until I sat on the chair where Lizzie was on before and looked at the poor boy. "What happened, little jedi?" I softly said.
The room was just pure silence as I observed the bruises that was on Eugene's arms. It doesn't look like a normal bruise where you accidentally fell down or stub it somewhere in your house. No, it was like surrounding his arm and legs. Like a... grab, or something. It's like someone did this to him. I laid my back against the chair as I let out a sigh and I somehow felt this heavy feeling in my chest. Tears started streaming down my face thinking about how a poor innocent boy could get into an accident like this. I started weeping my eyes out but I kept it silent since I don't wanna wake Lizzie up from me crying.
After calming myself down, which ended up for long minutes, I looked at Lizzie. Admiring her sleepy face, I smiled at the view of her finally resting peacefully but not before I noticed a bruise on her arms, similar to Eugene's. I walked up to her quietly and kneeled as I observed it. It was also like someone grabbed her tight. I don't know, I can't tell it. But something feels wrong right now.
I was still observing her bruises whilst thinking who asshole would do this to her and her child. Did they get into a fight or something on their way home? Was someone at their home? I have a feeling it was Robbie but that's impossible. They may have had a small argument but I don't think Robbie would ever do this to his own family. It's just too cruel.
Lizzie let out a soft 'Hey' which startled me 'cause she definitely caught me looking at her bruises without any permission. Now I look like a creep.
"I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you up. I just got worried..." I say "You can get back to sleep, I'll be right here." I get up as I quickly sat down on the chair looking down at my hands. I heard Lizzie shuffling behind me on the couch so I looked back and she was sitting up. "H-Hey. Go back to sleep. Please. I'm sorry." I said but she shook her head.
"I didn't think he'd do this to us." I looked at her confused "Robbie. He did this. That." She pointed to Eugene still unconscious in the bed. I furrowed my brows as I looked back to her waiting for her to continue.
"He came home drunk and started touching me, telling me he wants to feel me inside him. I tried pushing him away but he gripped on my arms too tight and started kissing me everywhere infront of our child."
"Eugene tried to help me push him away but Robbie started hitting him with a belt. In his arms... his legs. God, his screams. I couldn't do anything. Fuck. I'm such... I'm such a bad mother." She started sobbing as I ran to her and hugged her.
"No, no. You're not a bad mother, Lizzie. Robbie, he's the bad father. You were trying to help Eugene, you were just not in a great state in holding yourself up to push him away from him. But I know deep inside you would do anything to keep your boy safe." I say as I start rocking her back and forth while she sobs in my arms.
"I'm sorry you feel that way and you experienced such a horrible situation. But you're brave for telling me about it, I appreciate it. I appreciate you, Lizzie. Don't worry about Eugene, he'll be fine." I told her as she looked me in the eyes.
"How do you know he'll be fine?" She asked
"I just feel it." I gave her a genuine smile as she gave me a weak smile returning back to my arms.
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I didn't realize I fall asleep and I was lying on the couch as Lizzie woke me up telling me that Eugene is alright. I sat up immediately and put my hands over my face. "I'm so sorry, Lizzie. I didn't mean to fall asleep." I rambled but she cupped my face with her hands and stared down at me and smiled. "It's okay, Y/n. I fell asleep too. But the doctor came in to check on Eugene and he said that he'll be awake anytime soon and he just woke up now. So, come."
She pulled my hand walking towards Eugene as I saw him sitting up. I smiled at him as he returned it back. "Hey, little Jedi." I sat in the bed beside him as he put his arms in front of him opening and close his hands, gesturing for a hug. "Oh." I remarked as I went close to him and gave him a hug. I wasn't expecting it though. Why would a 7-year-old boy ask a hug from a barista who's making him Star Wars cappuccino foam art?
We pulled away not leaving the smile from our faces. "How are you, kiddo?" I asked him as he looked at his arms as his smile fades away from his face. I held his hand making him look at me. "I'm sorry about what happened, Eugene. I'll help you and your mom recover from this, okay? Until then, we just need to figure out how." I reassured him as he squeezed my hand and smiled at me again. "Thank you, miss barista." "Anytime, little Jedi. Oh, and you can just call me, Y/n. No need for the miss barista." I chuckle as he smiled and nodded.
I texted Nicky that I won't be going to work today since I have to take care of Lizzie and her son at the hospital. I told Lizzie I'll be going back home for a minute to get some stuffs. She wanted to come with me and grabbed some stuffs from her house too for her and Eugene so I let her come with me.
After getting all the things we need we got back to the hospital, with Eugene, we thanked the nurse that took care of him while we were away as we closed the door in the room and settled all of our belongings in the couch. Lizzie gave him the chewbacca toy which made him hug it so tightly and lovingly. We ended up having a movie marathon of Star Wars in the tv with the DVD that I have which is also classic making Eugene and I geek out the entire day and night as Lizzie just watch us get along pretty well.