Disclaimer - Don't own GG so not copyright infringement intended
"Ror, please tell me"
"I can't Jess, he'll hurt me again if you know"
"He?"
"Yes"
"Ror, he can't get to you, not now not ever, I'm here and I'm never leaving"
"It … it was"
"Logan?" I whispered and she shook her head. "Ok Dean?" Another shake of her head to dispel that idea. "Your dad?" I sighed almost running out of names. I looked up ready for another shake of her head but as I did her eyes gave it all away. "Shit Rory, im going to kill him"
"No don't, please don't. He didn't mean to, he was just drunk and I was in the way. You need to stay here, with me. Please don't Jess"
"Drunk, in the way, Rory what did he do to you?"
"He didn't mean to Jess so it doesn't matter does it. It wasn't his fault"
"Rory tell me"
"It wasn't his fault"
"Ror" I asked so softly that I could barely hear it.
"He hit me, but he was drunk he didn't know what he was doing. He threw a glass at the wall because he got so angry and I got in the way. He didn't mean it to hit me, his aim was off. He didn't know what he was doing Jess. It wasn't his fault"
"You think being drunk makes abusing his daughter ok?"
"He wouldn't have done it if he was sober, he never did it when he was sober"
"There is no excuse for this Ror, absolutely none."
"Yes there is, he didn't mean to do it. If you don't mean to do it then you can't be blamed for it"
"I need to see the bruises Ror, I need to check if you're ok"
"How can you?"
"I remember my mum being abused, I know how to care for you"
"Please don't be disgusted, please don't leave me Jess"
"Never, I could never be disgusted do you hear me?" I half shouted hoping to get through to her. It must have worked as she stood up and let my shirt fall from her curves. Dark purple bruises covered her skin, mapping out the misplaced trust, and the tears, and the pain. Bruises were accompanied by scars, presumably caused by the glass he "didn't" mean to throw at her. One of the scars was longer than the others and I reached out to run my finger along it
"What happened when you got this one sweet?" I asked, half expecting her not to answer at all.
"The long one? That was when I tried to tell my mom. I didn't want to get him into trouble, I just wanted the pain to stop and him to be my dad again. You know?"
"No" I whispered shaking my head "I honestly have no idea."
