AN: This is a story about Lily Devalos being raped in college and Manuel being shot and almost bleeding to death. She is so terrified of Alex Johnson (the guy who raped her aka him). Alex goes to jail, but returns bound and determined to make there lives a living hell!
Lily walked into the room and was horrified at what she saw. She ran to Manuel and dropped to her knees crying. There he laid covered in blood with a bullet hole on his chest. Before she could try to stop him from bleeding out someone covered her mouth. He dragged her into the bedroom and raped her violently.
She heard Manuel's saying "Lily, Lily bean, wake up baby, you're having a nightmare" and shot up. Her eyes were wild and her heart was pounding. She fell into his arms crying hysterically. She eventually calmed down, but she wouldn't let go of him.
Manuel asked her "honey what's wrong"? She looked at him and said "I dreamt about him again and saw you covered in blood…god it was awful". Manuel said "honey it was just a dream". Lily says "but I haven't dreamt about him in so long…why am I dreaming about him now Manny"? Panicked she said "oh no what if it's a warning…what if he is getting out of jail"? She started gasping for air.
Manuel said "honey, calm down you're going to make yourself sick". He took her face in his hands. Manuel said "Lily I'm sure its nothing, but if it will make you feel better I can look into when I get to work". She looked at him and said "it would make me feel better". He said "I will check into it ". She nodded. He said "come on baby let's go back to bed it's only 2:00 a.m.". She thought about it for a moment and she snuggled into his arms. He could feel how tense she was and he knew it would be a while before she was calm enough to fall asleep.
He knew what would make her feel better. Manuel looked at her and said "do you want me to sing to you"? She smiled and nodded against his chest. He said "in English or Spanish"? She whispered "Spanish". He sang to her in Spanish and she fell asleep. He smiled and thought to himself works every time.
Allison wakes up from a horrible nightmare. She shoots straight up. Joe wakes up and says "honey, are you okay"? Allison says "no I'm not…I just had the worst dream". He sat up worried he hasn't seen her this way in a long time. Something must've really shaken her up. Joe said "honey what's wrong"? She said "I dreamt about Manuel and Lily, but it was confusing". He said "how do you mean"? Allison said "I dreamt about her being raped and Manuel got shot, but they were younger". She said "so either it really happened, or my dreams are messing with my head again".
Joe said "maybe you should ask him". Allison looked at him like he lost his mind and said "oh yeah that would go over well". He said "honey, you need to tell him…if you're wrong you're wrong, but if not and something happens to her and he finds out you dreamt about it Manuel would never forgive you". She sighed and said "I guess you're right". She laid down and snuggled into his arms and fell asleep.
The next morning Manuel's alarm goes off and he hits it before it can wake up Lily. He looks down and smiles. Lily is clinging to him as if her life depends on it. God he loves her. He manages to move out of her embrace without waking her he puts a pillow in his place and she latches onto it. He goes into the bathroom to get ready for the day.
He comes out of the bathroom 30 minutes later dressed and ready to go. He notices her stir. He walks over to her and kisses her awake. She smiles against his lips, wraps her arms around him and pulls him down on the bed. She looks at him and says "I love it when you wake me up like that". He smiled and said "so I take it you're feeling better"? She said "yes I think so…maybe it was just a dream after all". He smiled and said "that's my girl". She quickly said "but can you still check on it"? Manuel said "of course I can".
He said "why don't you stay in bed you had a rough night". She gave him a sexy smile and said "care to join me"? He smirked and said "I would love to but I have to go to work". She pouted. He laughed. He said "don't be disappointed baby I promise when I get home from work I'm all yours". She smiled brightly and kissed him. He said "I'll see you later Lily bean…I love you". She smiled again and said "I love you too Manny". He left the room and she snuggled deep into the covers and fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Allison debated on whether or not to tell Devalos what she dreamt about. She knew Joe was right. She got out of the elevator and saw Devalos in his office. She gathered all of her courage and walked to his office and knocked on the door. He looked up and said "good morning Allison…what can I do for you"?
She said "I dream last night and it freaked me out". She continued. "Joe said I should tell you about it". He looked at her. He has never seen her this way before. He said "okay, go ahead". She took a deep breath and said "does the name Alex Johnson mean anything to you"? Manuel's blood ran cold and he paled a little. He said "close the door and sit down".
