Authors Note: I don't own anything except Jelena, the OC. Otherwise I would have a hell of a lot more money.

They Understand

Part II

"You listen to me you asshole, if you EVER come near her again I will not take responsibility for just what I will do to you…" The girl heard Randy hiss into the phone he held to his ear. She blinked sleepily and tilted her head. At that moment he seemed to notice she was awake and simply hung up the phone. She realised it was her phone.

"What's going on Randy?" She mumbled, confused, and watched as he stepped closer and sat beside her on the bed. He didn't say anything for a moment and it all came rushing back to her. "That was him wasn't it? My brother?"

"That man isn't good enough to be called your brother." He said, and anger bubbled low in his voice.

"But it was him, wasn't it?" Her voice was soft, and looking down at her, he nodded a bit.

"Yes Jelena, but I'm not going to let him come anywhere near you. Go take a shower and I'll take you out to breakfast, okay?"

She smiled a bit at him and nodded. She looked around and noticed all his stuff was in there "How did this all get here?"

"I asked John to drop it off here last night. I didn't want to leave you."

"Thanks Rand." She said softly, kissing his cheek before making her way to the bathroom and missing the faint blush her actions left behind on the lady killer's cheeks. She was different to the other women.

He blushed when he looked at her as she came out- he hadn't even realised she'd actually paused to take clothes in with her, but she looked stunning. She'd covered up the bruise on her face with some foundation, she was a make up wiz, and her blue eyes popped with the eyeliner around them. Her hair was natural and wavy, cascading gently over her shoulders, the way he liked it. She wore a nice, but casual button up shirt, it was white, and unbuttoned just far enough to give a slight view of some cleavage. A necklace rested delicately against her chest, and Randy remembered giving her the dragon with diamond eyes for her birthday. She wore black dress pants and a pair of boots. Swallowing, his eyes made their way to her face. She was blushing too.

"Do I look okay?" She asked softly, and he nodded eagerly.

"You look amazing 'Lena… You always look amazing."

She coloured more and gestured to the shower. "You uh… you wanna use it?"

"I won't be long" He promised, grabbing up some clothes and disappearing into the bathroom. He was true to his word, and came out dressed in his own black pants, and a black button up shirt that he'd purposely left partly unbuttoned. A chain rested on his chest, and just like he had bought the one Jelena was wearing, she had bought his, also for his birthday. She flushed again upon seeing him, and watched as he sat down to pull on his shoes. It was amazing, just looking at the man in front of her made her forget about the horrible day she had had just yesterday.

He stood and picked up his wallet and his phone, sliding them both into pockets before offering her his hand. She picked up her handbag and took the offered hand, his touch sending a tremor through her body as she automatically laced her fingers with his. She followed him out of the hotel room, nervous about seeing her brother, but feeling safe nonetheless with Randy there. She watched him as they walked along, totally confident in himself, but not cocky like his onscreen character. At least not anymore. When she had first met him he was truly cocky, and he had the notion that he could get any woman into bed. Her brother didn't even try to stop him, but she had proved a challenge. Soon enough he'd stopped playing silly games, and he and Jelena had become friends, but never anything more. That's when she met the man she had been dating until the day before. Randy had never liked him, and she wished now that she had listened to him, because not doing so turned out to be a mistake. She left him when he hit her, she may have put up with the yelling and screaming and the threats, but once he laid a hand on her it was all over. She wouldn't deal with it.

That's when she'd gone to her brother, she'd needed support, and although she and Randy were friends, obviously her brother was family. But to her utmost surprise her brother had taken her ex-boyfriends side and told her she deserved the abuse. It hurt her even more than the abuse did, especially when he topped it by striking her in the face. She didn't know if it was alcohol or not, but she didn't care. She felt broken. She ran.

She didn't know that Randy had landed a blow to her brother's face, but she wouldn't have cared if she did. There was a good reason for it and she knew Randy would never strike her. He'd never even come close, though he had yelled at her a couple of times, he'd always apologised afterwards.

She was drawn out of her thoughts as they walked out of the elevator, and her chest tightened when she saw her brother across the room. Unconsciously she gripped Randy's hand tighter within hers, and she felt Randy's hand squeeze her own reassuringly. He threw a dark glare at her brother, and slid his arm around her shoulder, leading her out of there confidently. Her brother didn't dare come after them, but she did notice the black eye he sported.

"Randy?" She asked when they were outside, and he glanced down at her, nodding to let her know he was listening. "Did you hit him?"

He shifted uncomfortably, but answered, "Yes. He hit you. He told you a bunch of shit, and he treated you like no brother should EVER treat a little sister…"

"Thanks." She murmured, pausing and tiptoeing to kiss Randy's cheek. He smiled and pulled her in close to his side.

"You're welcome sweetheart. You're welcome."

Author's Note: And so now it is a TWO shot.

Perhaps I should make it a THREE shot?

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