Part Three

Angela's POV

I laid on the flood crying silently so he would not hit me again. My whole body hurt. I lost count of how many times he hit me everywhere he could reach while saying 'should be mine' over and over again. I could feel the blood from my forehead rolling down my face as my body shook in fear. I felt like I was shaking so much that I was moving on the floor like a vibrating cell phone.

I then heard a door open. 'God, please! Not another one!'I thought to myself. "Put the gun down and step away."I heard a familiar voice say. I looked up from the floor to see Magnus standing there with his gun held high in his hand. Thank god! I know I am always happy to see Magnus but right now I just wanted to get up and throw myself at him even though I can't for the moment.

"Or what, Detective?"my attacker snarled stressing the 'Detective'. Magnus just looked at him not saying a thing. "Or things will go down the hard way."I heard Kurt's voice say from behind Magnus as he stepped forward, followed by Svedberg.
"Have we not already gone down the hard way? I have killed ten of what should have been mine and here lays my eleventh."the man spoke. "What do they have that should be yours?" Kurt wanted to know on which the man laughed. I could feel the vibration of his chuckles through the gun that was placed against my head.

"I should be a Detective! I worked hard enough for it! Way harder than this little bitch here! I bet she shagged ever person in her office so they would put in a good word for her to pass!"he growled as he pushed the gun harder to my head.
"Put the gun down." Magnus demanded in a more stronger voice. "Only after I put her brains all over this floor. Or will you miss your after hour shags?"he taunted. Magnus looked at him before his eyes travelled down to me. I could see he was worried "It should have been me and no one else!"my attacker than shouted out. As he grew more angry, he pressed the gun harder into my skin and against my skull. "Well, guess what? You are not going got get it now. So just put the gun down."Kurt told him.

"No! I have it! I have it TEN TIMES!" my attacker yelled as I heard him load the gun causing my eyes to grow wide. My body started to tremble even more in terror as it prepared itself for its end. "And now I will have it for the eleventh time."he muttered with a voice coated with venom. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact.

BANG!

I felt nothing.
That when I heard something hard hit the ground behind me. Prying my eyes open, I saw the image of Magnus standing with his gun still in his hands and a small amount of smoke coming out of his gun barrel. He stood there for a few seconds frozen in place before he walked backwards out of the room.
"You're okay now."Kurt assured me as he kneeled on the floor beside me. I don't know what made me do it but I looked behind me to see my attacker lying on the floor in a small pool of blood with a bullet hole in his heart. Out of nowhere I leaped into Kurt's arms and started crying.
"Shhh… You're okay now. You're okay Angela."Kurt comforted me as he put his arms around me. I buried my head in his chest as a response. "Ambulance is on its way."Svedberg informed us. "Good. Magnus?"Kurt wanted to know and Svedberg sighed deeply. "I think he'll be okay."was all I heard Svedberg say before my vision turned black.

I soon woke up to a bright light that shone in my eyes. When I moved my right arm to block it out, I felt a stinging pain down my side causing me to cry out. "Hey, easy now."I heard Kurt's voice say from beside me. Looking to my side his smiling face came into view. "Good to see you're awake."he told me relieved as he sat back down again before pressing a button next to him. "How are you feeling?"he wanted to know.
"Numb. My head hurts though… Just like pretty much my whole body." I admitted. "I am not surprised about that. You had internal bleeding causing you pass out just before the ambulance got there."he revealed. That's when a soft noise coming from the other end of the room drew my attention. I tried to sit up but found it too hard and painful. Luckily Kurt came to assist me. There, on the sofa close to the door, was Magnus fast asleep.

"He's been here the whole time. Only gone home when I order him or threated I would fire him if he didn't listen."Kurt muttered with a small laugh at the end. "How long have I been out?" I wanted to know just as the door opened to have a doctor walk in. "About a week."Kurt answered. A week? I have been out for a week? I looked at him, then at Magnus' sleeping form. He's been here all week…

It has been two days since I woke up. The doctor has given me the 'all clear', but with the warning to take it slow for a while and not to start working again until I had another check-up. I am allowed to go home now but a part of me does not want to go back to that house.

I sat on the bed waiting for Kurt to pick me and take me home. My hands were shaking just at the thought of having to go back to the house where it all happened. I jumped at the sound of the door opening and to my surprise Magnus walked in. I thought Kurt was coming? Not that I am complaining…
"Hey"Magnus greeted me with a soft smile. "Hi."I replied and returned the smile. "You ready to go home?"he asked me but I said nothing back. I only looked at my hands again. Magnus moved closer to me till I saw his feet in front of mine which caused me to look up.
"I know you may not want to go back home after what happened. So… You're coming with me." Magnus stated. "What?"I asked confused. "You're staying with me until you feel up to going back there or find a new place. You can stay for as long as you like."he explained. "I… I am sorry. I am making it sound like you have no choice in the matter."he added with a sigh before he took a seat next to me. "You don't have to stay with me. I just thought…"Magnus started but I cut him off. "No. Thank you, I would love to stay with you."I admitted.

Now that I am here at Magnus' home, I couldn't help to wonder if it was indeed a good idea to agree to stay with the man you have had a crush on for God knows how long already. It was hard not to just stare at him when he is talking. His voice just made me feel so calm. Chills ran down my spine every time his hand brushed against mine and whenever our eyes met, I got lost in his. God, this is bad…
"Are you okay?"Magnus questioned as I sat on his sofa with a cup of coffee in my hand. "Yeah… I am good?"I replied slightly distracted. "If you want you can get some sleep. I don't mind." Magnus assured me. I looked at him and couldn't fail to notice the bags under his eyes. He clearly hadn't slept properly in a long time. "I will but only if you get some sleep as well."I remarked not realising that sounded slightly wrong.
Magnus looked at me with wide eyes. "Oh, God! No, I didn't mean it like that!"I quicky said when I caught my poorly choice of words. "I meant that you should get some sleep too. You look like you haven't had a good night's sleep in quite some time.". Magnus chuckled softly. "Try sleeping on a sofa for a week."he pointed out.

"Why did you stay?"I couldn't help to ask. "I wanted to keep an eye on you to make sure nothing bad would happen."he told me as he looked at the cup in his hand and then back to me. "You know, I need to pay you back for saying my life."I mused after taking a sip of my drink. "You already have."he answered.
"How?"I wanted to know. His beautiful eyes locked with mine. "By surviving."he told me smiling as I smiled back. Maybe staying here was a good thing after all… Just then my stomach rumbled? "Chinese?"I asked him hopefully as he nodded. I got up to the phone knowing my favourite Chinese take-away number by heart. "You do realise you are going to have to pay since I don't have any money for the moment, right?"I reminded him but didn't receive an answer.

Confused I looked behind me only to find that Magnus was right behind me looking down at me. God, I love how he is so tall! Before I could even say anything, his lips were on mine. I was shocked at first and didn't know what to do. My mind was screaming at me to kiss him back and so I did. His lips felt so soft and warm. I did not want this to stop. As if sensing my thoughts, he placed a hand on the back of my neck to pull me deeper in the kiss while his other hand moved to the small of my back pulling me closer to his body. I wrapped my arms around his neck as our lips moved in sync against each other.

Magnus was the first to pull away resting his forehead against mine. "I love you."he confessed. "I always have and to think that I may have never gotten the chance to tell you… That scared me. Almost losing you scared me.".
He loves me? I moved one of my hands to cup his right cheek. "I love you too Magnus. And you didn't lose me. You saved me like a knight in shining armour would do."I spoke before placing a soft kiss on his lips.

After ordering Chinese and Magnus feeding me some of his food while I fed him some of mine, we cuddled on the couch which evolved into a small make out session but nothing more. Around 11pm we decided it would be best to go to bed. I felt so safe in lying in his arms. Forget me ever doubting the choice of staying here. I am happy I said yes or I would have missed out on this.

The next morning I was woken by something that smelled so nice I just had to discover what it was. As I walked out of Magnus' bedroom, I could see Magnus focussing on something on the kitchen counter.
"Hmmm… What smells so nice?"I wondered causing him to face me. "Homemade pie."he revealed as he made his way over to me and snaked his arms around me, kissing me on the lips. I could get used to this. "You cook?"I asked surprised. Magnus then laughed. "No, it's from next door. He made me some pie to say sorry for all the shouting last night between him and his boyfriend."he admitted. "What shouting?"I questioned. I don't remember shouting. "Baby, the moment your head hit my chest last night you were out like a light."he remarked with a chuckle. Ah, that would be why…

"The smell of that pie is driving me crazy! What in it?"I asked eagerly. "Chicken, sweetcorn, broccoli and a white cheese sauce." Magnus told me as he took hold of my hand and pulled me over to the kitchen. As I walked, I had my nose in the air sniffing like a dog at the oh-so-lovely smell.
"Want some?"Magnus guessed. "Are we talking about the pie or you here?"I asked playfulyl making Magnus look at me with a cheeky smile. "Well, you could always have me and the pie for dessert." he said with a wink and a laugh. Come to think if it, what time was it? I looked around for a clock but could not find one.
"What time is it?"I wanted to know as he sliced up the pie. Magnus looked at the watch on his wrist. "One in the afternoon."he informed me. "One in the afternoon."I repeated shocked. "Why did you let my sleep in that late?".

Magnus laughed and placed two plates on the table as I sat down still getting over the time before he sat next to me. "Two things. One, you look so cute when you are asleep, and two, the doctor said you needed rest. You are just out of hospital and the medicines you have to take make you sleepy too."he explained.

I took a fork full of pie and I thought I had gone to heaven. It was soooo good! "I think your neighbours need to noise more often if this is what he gives you to say sorry." I giggled making Magnus laugh. He looked at me before glancing away again. I could tell he wanted to say something but wasn't sure if he should say it or not.
"What is it?" I eventually asked to encourage him. "You know how I said you can stay as long as you want before going home or till you find a new place?"he started. God, he wants me gone… I just nodded not knowing what to say. "Well…"he spoke but then stopped. It was as if he was trying to find the right words to say.
"Move in."he eventually said. Move in. Did he just really said that? "Here?"I asked to be sure I had heard it right. "Yeah. Here. With me. Live with me."he said as he locked his eyes with mine. "Yes." I breathed without giving it a second thought. "I would love to live with you!". I leaned in to kiss him. "I love you."Magnus muttered against my lips. "I love you too, my knight."I whispered before kissing him again.