A month had passed, he had read so much about rape, he was so sorry. The thing's they said about him on there, he had broken up with her when he found out she was assaulted, he wanted to be away from her and the pain she was going through. He wanted to talk with her and apologize. He figured she had read it, but he just needed to see her.
He texted Daphne, at least he would know something, " I miss you, we need to get together ". He waited for a response. About three hours later he gets one, "can u Skype". He gets his computer and finally gets her.
" Hey I miss you " he signed, she looked at him " well we can't get together, I'm in China". He was surprised," I am interning here, but Bay is with me".
That made since, " how are you guys doing", she shook her head , " everything was going fine till about two weeks ago, she read your response online".
This was what he had wanted to know about, " I still love her, I need to apologize, I know it wasn't her fault ".
She shook her head," she did not leave her bed for about three day's, she can't handle you now Emmett, you broke her heart over and over again, she is trying to move on".
"You said that she needed peace and to love again, you can't do this to her".
He had tears in his eyes, " could you please tell her I love her, I will wait until she wants me back ".
" I would assume that was the only reason you called, she has been drinking too much. Regina called her and they talked for a long time".
He looked so concerned, " you make me so mad, you are the reason for all of this,you were only worried about yourself. I will tell her you called, she is working and trying to leave you in the past ".
" Can I text you about twice a month, I just have to make sure she is ok" he signed.
You could see the anger in her eyes " who was there for Bay when you broke her heart in California, who was there for Bay when you told her that you and Skye had gotten physical, who was there for Bay when you had the nerve to ask her if you could use her rape for a film festival". She looked at him for a while," no one because she tries to be so strong, she was drunk and that is the only reason I know, you should have wanted to know if she was ok then".
She ended Skype, he was just in shock , you always need your friend to be honest with you, but he knew that there was no forgiving him.
About two weeks later, he needed to see her, but he had been blocked on Facebook since California . He texted Natalie, he knew they were friends and just to see how she was doing would be perfect.
They met at a coffee shop, he just needed to make sure that Bay did not hate him, but he knew she had every reason to. They just talked about their lives, Natalie's girlfriend, but not Bay.
" I have to ask you if you've talked with Bay, I need to know how she is doing".
She shook her head ," Emmett you have no right to ask about her, she is trying to get over you".
" Have you talked to her, please tell me how she is, I love her and I have to know that everything is fine with her ".
Natalie was just shaking her head, "I texted her about a month ago , she asked if I wanted to Skype, she was drunk".
"She looked horrible, apparently she had been drinking for a whole day, it started when she had a dream about you".
" She read what you posted online, Emmett you have no clue how much she loved you. I was going to be a bridesmaid in your wedding when college was over. I doubt she could ever find that again, you made her whole".
"Her and Tank were in bed, and you and Skye were watching. When they were done, she was in bed crying and Skye grabbed your hand and you left her there".
He just sat there, this was the worst thing anyone could have told him, he ruined her.
"Daphne was at work and had no clue what was happening, so I called Regina, she's doing better now ".
He just sat there, he needed to talk to her and tell her he was sorry, he couldn't even think about the fact that the assault happened so long ago and she was still going through it.
"Since then I text her often and I Skype with her once a week. She is learning how to tattoo and says when she comes back, she has the perfect one for me".
" I have to ask you something, does she ever mention me, I'm sure she hates me"
"She loves you to much to ever hate you and just wants to relax and have time for herself. Emmett, you can't even imagine what she had to go through since you left her ".
"Thank you for telling me all of this, can I please look at your Facebook, I need to see her, please".
" She has not posted anything since she has been there and the last few pictures are of her and Garrett and they are still talking all of the time ".
He put out his hand for her phone, she pulled it up and he just looked at her, they looked so happy together. " I will send you the pictures if she ever posts some. In the last two weeks she has pulled herself together and they are just friends, but he helped her when she didn't have anyone".
"At least it's not of her and Travis. When he told me he had feelings for her, I felt like my brother was trying to take the love of my life. If I had not talked with him, I would have never realized what I put her through".
"She told me about his feelings towards her and said when he kissed her, all she could think about was you. He held her just the way you have so many times".
He smiled, " you have no idea how happy that makes me, do you think there is a chance that we could get back together? I don't think I could ever find the love we had anywhere else".
She looked at him, " just give her time Emmett, you can't know how much it takes to get over sexual assault, you have to realize that the two people she had sex with were people that she loved. He took something from her that night, she told me that she feels like she is different now, he took something that was loving and made it dirty".
He just couldn't believe she told Natalie that, she was way too private to discuss that with anyone. " I have a question, when she told you this, had she been drinking".
"She was drunk and crying, so I know she was telling the truth. I guarantee if you would have seen her, you would have borrowed money to be in China now".
They hugged and said goodbye, he got on his motorcycle and drove to the timeline that he had not been brave enough to go before. He drives up and it's all still there, but after Christmas in California, there is a half a heart that she must have put up before Mexico. She had said that they needed to stop torturing each other, probably when she had gotten back from California.
The half a heart was laying down, he just thought about how much he had hurt her, he hoped that after the summer when she got back they could try again.