Willows POV
I've been sat next to Holly four hours now. Joe and I took her to the hospital. I've spoken to the police as well as Joe, he gave them a sketch of one of the guys and tried his best to remember. As much as I hate him for cheating, I respect him for being here and trying his best. The nurses stitched his brow up and cleaned his wounds. They cleaned some of the grazes from my knuckles then left.
The door opens and he walks in with two coffees, he passes me one and I take it thankfully. "Hey...um thank you for being here and sorry for hurting you"
He laughs softly, "It's fine, I've hurt Holly before. I regret it everyday, but I know she should be happily with someone else...the someone else being you"
I'm in shock as he says that.
We hear a yawn and see Holly wake up, she broke a rib and hit her head pretty hard. After her scan and tests, she fell asleep. The doctor lets us know that she can go home when we're ready. She gave us some medication as well some advice.
Holly looks at us with red eyes, "I don't want to go home" She mumbles.
Joe and I look at each other then I look back at Holly, "It's okay, you can stay with me" I say calmly.
She smiles then nods and groans slightly. When she looks at Joe, she's in shock. "Why are you here?" Then there's silence, "Wait I remember...thank you"
He smiles and walks up to her, hugging her. "I'm sorry I couldn't fight more"
She shakes her head, "You did your best, I appreciate it"
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When we leave the hospital, Joe takes his car and says his goodbyes. The drive home is quiet, I can tell she's in her thoughts as she stares at the window. "Listen I'm stopping at my place to get a few things then I'll take you somewhere"
She hums in response, we get to my house and my parents immediately open the door washing her with concern and love. "Ohh Holly, come here" Mum hugs her but she winces, "Sorry sorry!"
"It's fine" She says lightly.
Dad looks at me and gestures for me to come with her. We walk to my room leaving mum and Holly downstairs. Dad walks to her room real quick then walks back with some keys. "You remember where it is right?"
I nod, "I'll head there straight away"
"I was hoping to give you those keys once you graduate but this is way more important. As soon as you get there, text me. I'll get some security for you"
"Thank you"
She smiles and hugs me. We pack some clothes for me then head downstairs. When we leave there's the same silence as she stares at the window. "Where are we going Willow? I'm really tired and just want to sleep"
"We will be there in a second" After another five minutes, I see the apartment building and drive into the parking lot. Once I'm parked, I grab my stuff with Holly following behind me. As we take the lift, we get to the top floor pretty fast. When we get out, I grab my keys and open the door. She looks amazed as she looking around the place.
She then looks at me when I close the door and turn the lights on, "Who place is this? Are you intruding?"
"It's my apartment. My parents got both Waylan and I one each as an graduation present. Dad gave me the keys now instead because of the recent events...listen take your shoes off and lay on the sofa! I'll put the heating on and make you some tea"
I'm surprised as I turn around and she grabs my face kissing me softly. Her lip has a scar and brow cut with a purple mark on her cheek but she still looks beautiful. She takes her coat off and sofa, when she lays down, I watch as she slowly yawns. Once I make the tea and pass it to her, she takes a few sips while watching a show on the TV and my fingers taking her hair. I look down and she's asleep. I give it a couple minutes then carry her to the bedroom wheee I lay her on the bed and place the blanket on her.
Closing the door, I grab my phone and call Megan. "Listen. All I want you to do this weekend is find the son of a bitch who sent those bastards to Holly's place. Find them and bring them to me!"
"And you think I haven't started already? Rookie move young Willow"
A smile grows on my face, "Thank you Meg"
"Anything for you bestie! By the way I've had Vicky pacing like mad at my house. Can you give me your address for that apartment of yours so I can send her there?"
Laughing, I send her the text. "Tell Vicky she can come over tomorrow, Holly's asleep right now. You all can"
"Alright. And Willow?" There's silence, "Please take care of yourself and take care of her"
"I will"
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Holly's POV
Opening up my eyes, I look around and see I'm in a different room. A room I've never been in before, then I remember I'm in Willows apartment. The bed is queen sized, it's huge yet so soft. As I look around, I see that I must of been the only person sleeping in here. I crawl out of bed and try to walk, just to feel sharp pains on my side. At that moment, I see pills on the bedside table. There's a not that says it's medication. With it, is water. Taking it, I sigh and make my way out the room immediately smelling fresh breakfast.
And voices.
Willow comes out of another room with just her sports bra and grey joggers. She looks at me and smiles then rushes to my side, "Would you like anything to eat? I've made pancakes, bacon, sausages, eggs, coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, toast, French toas"
"Willow just pancakes are fine" I say softly while laughing, "How many people are you planning to feed?"
She rolls her eyes with humour and take me to the kitchen. This apartment is huge, her parents really went all out. When I walk in, I see Vicky stand up and race towards me hugging me tightly. I wince, "I don't care if it hurts! You need this!"
Willow grabs her and scowls, "She also needs to heal dumbass"
Vick looks like she is on the verge of crying as she stares at me. "I'm here to make sure your okay. I'll leave now! But if you need me, I'll be here in five. I literally like five minutes from here! And if you want I can sleep in my car being the watch out!"
"I'm fine" She calms down then hugs me one more time. The door closes and I take a seat on the stool. Willow fixes me up and plate then one for herself. We start eating then a thought comes to mind. "Where did you sleep?"
"The couch" She says nonchalantly.
"Why?"
She shrugs, "I didn't want to hurt you, just incase I accidentally roll onto you or something"
This causes me to laugh, "Don't be ridiculous. Please sleep with me"
Her brow raises and she smirks, "Sleep with you? In what way?"
I roll my eyes and pout, "I'll hurt you"
She laughs and finishes her food then walks to my side, placing a peck on my cheek. When she walks off, I look at the apartment properly. It's huge with the black and neutral colours. It's clear she hasn't decorated yet but it's beautiful how it is. After I finish eating, I try to walk around. There's another room here but the bed isn't done. The mattress is resting on the wall and there's a box next to it, it's the bed frame.
The other two rooms are just as interesting with one being an office and the other being a little library. There's no books yet but many shelves, I can tell this room will look relaxing and amazing.
As I walk to the living room, I take a seat on the comfortable sofa and slowly rest my head. Willow walks back in with her phone pressed to her ear. "Yeah yeah, I'll speak to you later. Love you mum"
When the phone ends she sits beside me and grabs a blanket warming us both up. "Do you need anything? Your medication is in the room, I can go grab it"
"Just a hug will do" She smirks then cuddles me lightly, being careful of my ribs. A thought comes to mind and I hesitate to even say it aloud. "Willow. Would you have a problem with me meeting Joe? Just to have a chat. I want to thank him for saving me for whatever they were about to do to me"
There's silence so I adjust my position so I can see her face. She sighs then places a kiss on my lips, "Whatever you want, I'll support it. Just be careful. As much as he was there to help you, I still think there's something fishy about this whole situation"
I nod and kiss her softly, it starts slow but then becomes heated. She kisses down my neck then flips me over so that I'm laying on the sofa and she's hovering over me. As she leans down closer, there's knock on the door. She gets up and opens it, revealing one of the mask men. I get up and walk backwards in shock and horror. "That's that's one of of them!"
Willow looks at me then the guy, he gets a knife out and she grabs it. She smashes his hand on the door then kicks him in the stomach. He gets up and grabs her then tries to slice her throat, she elbows him then turns around, punching him in the pace repeatedly then the stomach. He stumbles back then punches her and stabs her. "NO WILLOW NO!"
He walks closer then everything blacks out, I feel someone shaking me to see I'm back on the sofa and Willow is crouched next to me. I wrap my arms around her and hug her tightly as tears run down my face. "It's okay, it was just a bad dream shh shh"
She places a kiss on my head and holds me tightly, even though I've got pain on my side, I ignore it and focus on her. "It was one of the guys. He found where we are and hurt you...I was so scared"
"He could never hurt me Hols, And he can never hurt you anymore because I will protect you"
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Willows POV
As she cries in my arms, she slowly falls back asleep. I lift her up and take her to the bedroom, putting her in bed and place the blanket on her. As soon as I'm out the bedroom, my phone rings. Looking at it, I see it's Megan. "What's up Meg?"
"I'm about to kill a bitch!"
I laugh lightly, "Whats wrong?"
"I found out who sent those dicks to Holly's and Willow I wouldn't be surprised if Joe knew about this"
"Who was it?!"
"It was..."