Kind Hands

A/N: This is definitely not going to be a one shot. April comes to Will during the dead of winter. She doesn't feel that great, but doesn't realize she has the flu. Will takes care of her until she's healthy again. Random idea I got when reading world geography…

A/N2: I don't own Glee… or Kristin Chenoweth… boo.

PREVIOUSLY:

The doctor looks at me and then to her, "April, I know you really don't want to be here right now. Even though you don't have a fever anymore, I'm worried about your ribs. And you're pretty weak right now, Will had to help hold you up last night so I could listen to your heart and lungs. I want you to eat at least two full meals before I let you go home…"

She sighs and pouts, I feel bad for her right now. I wish she didn't have a broken rib on top of the flu. That's pretty much the only thing keeping her here. Well, and the fact that she's pretty weak from being sick and not eating enough over the past few days. I want her to come back to my place, but I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen today. Wow, she called my place home. I guess she never felt welcomed ay her boyfriend's. I have a tiny apartment, but I'm pretty sure she feels safer with me. I want her to be okay, so I'm going to keep her here until they think she's healthy enough to come home with me.

I nod in agreement to the doctor's suggestions, and brush April's hair out of her face, "It'll be okay. I won't leave you…"

gLee!

APRIL'S ROOM
2 HOURS LATER.
10AM

The nurse comes in with a meal tray and April struggles to sit up in bed. The woman notices and brings the bed up to a sitting position so she doesn't have to put stress on her rib. "The cafeteria's open if you're hungry, you can go down and get something for yourself…" she tells me.

"Thank you…" I smile back.

April looks at me, almost like she's scared, "Hey, I've gotta eat too. And I won't be gone but maybe fifteen minutes…" I reassure her. Perfect time to call Emma, that way April won't hear me talking to her.

She nods as I help her get the food situated so she can eat her breakfast, eggs, bacon, toast, and some fruit. Probably more than she's eaten in a while, and she needs it. She starts drinking her orange juice and smiles at me, "Okay Will. Don't leave me in here by myself for too long…"

"I won't. I promise." I tell her.

She just sighs and picks up a grape as I walk out of the room. After I round the corner to get to the elevator, I pick up my phone and dial Emma's number.

"Hello…" the woman answers.

"Hey Emma, I need a few favors…" I slowly explain.

"What's up Will?" She asks, concerned.

"I'm at the hospital with April…" I answer.

"What happened? Is she okay?" the redhead frantically asks.

"Calm down Em, she came to my apartment yesterday afternoon, and she wasn't feeling well. So I let her come in and she laid down on my couch. Out of curiosity, I took her temperature and she had a fever…."

"What does this have to do with me?" she interrupts.

"I'm not finished explaining the situation yet…"

"Oh, okay…" she sighs.

"I gave April some Tylenol, and I asked her why she'd come to my place. She said her boyfriend kicked her out after she started getting sick on Wednesday. She came with nothing, Em. That's where I need you. And the fact that she's terrified, he wanted to have kids. She said no, and he tried to rape her. She has a broken rib because he held her down on the bed so hard…" I explain.

"Oh god. Do the police know?" Emma asks.

"Yes. The hospital called them. They saw the bruises when they were examining her. I had to bring her in because her fever spiked to 104, she was so weak, and couldn't sleep because she kept coughing every ten minutes…" I reply.

"Where are you now? In her room, or did you go somewhere else?"

"I'm on my way to the cafeteria to get a quick breakfast. The nurse brought April something and I decided to go find something for me to eat…" I explain.

"Good. What do you want me to do?" she asks.

"Well, the police want to talk to April, but she's freaked out. She won't really talk to anyone about it, I'm surprised she told the nurses why she was covered in bruises." I reply.

"You want me to come talk to her? Seriously Will?" she replies, she sounds like she's angry.

"Please Em, I'm just asking you to help her out. She's scared out of her mind, she was having nightmares last night and then her fever broke. She's scared to go back to his place to get her stuff, and she thinks he'll come back to kill her." I explain, "Okay. I know you're not a big fan of her, but she needs your help. I think she'd benefit a lot from talking to someone Em. I don't want her to go back to that man alone, and terrified, because I know he'd do something else to hurt her."

"Fine Will. I'll be there in a few minutes…" Emma replies.

I have made my way through the cafeteria, gotten a bagel, and am now back at April's room, her plate is completely empty. "Thanks Em, I'm back at her room now. I'll let you go and I'm gonna tell April what's up."

"I'll call you when I get there, you know I'm not a big fan of hospitals, all the germs…" she replies.

"I know Em, it'll be okay." I reassure her.

"Okay Will. Just let her know I'm on my way…" Emma tells me.

"Will do…" I reply and hang up the phone.

This is a good thing, hopefully Emma will be able to get April to tell her some of the things that have happened with her current boyfriend. I walk back into her room, "Hey…" she weakly says.

"How're ya feeling?" I ask.

"Better…" She sighs.

"That's good. I called Emma earlier, and she's going to come by and talk to you about some of the things that have been happening…" I explain.

"Why?" she quietly asks.

"I want to make sure everything's okay. I know you're feeling better, but I need to know what we should do about this horrible guy April…" I tell her.

"I told you Will, we're doing nothing about him. I'm afraid he's gonna come back and hurt me again… telling you was too much already…" she pouts.

"April, listen…" I start to say, pulling up a chair, "Emma, the police, the doctors and I want to make sure everything gets straightened out and you find someplace safe to stay, and we'll get you whatever you need…"

She hangs her head, "I'm not worth all that Will…I don't even need to be here…" she whimpers.

"Yes you are April. When I brought you here, I told you not to worry about my money, because I'm going to do everything I can to help you. And if that means spending a day or two in the hospital, that's what I'm going to do…" I reassure her.

Before she has a chance to protest, my phone rings, "Hey…" it's Emma.

"Will I'm in the lobby… what room is she in?" the redheaded woman asks me.

"215, to your right off the elevator…" I explain.

"Thanks. See you in a minute…" she tells me and hangs up the phone.

"Was that Emma?" April asks.

"Yeah, I just told her what room you were in. she'll be up here soon…" I smile.

She sighs and leans her head back on the pillow. "I don't wanna talk about it…" she whimpers.

"Shhh… it'll be okay. Just for a few minutes…" I reassure her. Before I can say anything else, there's a knock on the door, so I get up to open it. It's Emma, she's wearing a dark blue skirt and a white cardigan, with blue heels.

"Hey Will…" she smiles, "Carl wasn't too pleased with this idea, but I told him it had everything to do with April…"

I sigh, "Its okay. You're just doing your job… well sort of…"

She smiles and looks through the doorway at April who hangs her head. I lead her in the room and she pulls a chair up next to April's bed. I glance at April, she's fiddling with the corner of the sheet, making it obvious that she's scared.

"Hey April, how are you feeling right now?" I hear Emma's voice.

"Okay… kinda tired, scared…" she basically whispers the last word, as if she doesn't want anyone to know.

I'm standing up against the wall of her room, furthest away from them, and I can tell she's looking past Emma, at me.

"How much sleep have you been getting lately?" Emma asks.

"It's hard when you don't have anywhere to sleep… or when…"she can't make herself finish the sentence.

Emma sighs, "When what, April?"

"I can't tell you…" she whispers, I don't think I've ever seen this much fear in someone's eyes. Emma turns around and glances at me.

"Yes, you can. That's why I'm here, I want to talk to you about what's happened…" she calmly replies.

"W… when, the man you're living with wants to have… s… sex with you every time you think about getting in bed…" she stumbles.

"Did you tell him no?" Emma asks.

"Yeah, too many times…" she hangs her head. Wow, that's new for her, I guess. Maybe this man really is as scary as she's making him out to be. It's not like I don't believe her, it's just that it's not normally the way she acts, and I'm worried.

"Is that why you ran away?"

"Kinda… he wanted a baby. I wasn't ready, and I didn't feel good. He picked me up so hard it broke one of my ribs… and he held me down, he was so strong, I didn't want another broken rib. I… screamed, but he just hit me… I…" she replies.

"Oh, April… none of this was your fault… you need to understand that." Emma tells her.

"Can we just not do anything about him?" she timidly asks.

"It's a little too late now for that. But I just want you to know that Will and I are going to be here every step of the way…" she answers.

April hangs her head, "I'm scared…"

"You have every right to be. But you're not alone, just remember that. We're going to do everything we can to make sure you get all the help you need…" Emma reassures her.

April's silent, she doesn't know what to say. She's saved from saying anything when the nurse comes in to take her meal tray away.

"Well, Miss Rhodes, according to the doctor's orders, if you eat another full meal, she's gonna let you go home. Which could mean you'd be out of here tonight…" the woman smiles.

Emma smiles at the woman and nods. April just looks at her, "Okay…"

"That's great news April, Will and I both know you don't want to be here, and I know he's going to take great care of you while you're with him…" Emma calmly says.

"He's gonna find me… and… and k… kill me…" April whimpers.

A/N: CLIFFHANGER! YES! I love suspenseful stories like this. I hope you guys do as well, so if you do, please REVIEW. I worked really hard on this chapter, so feedback would be appreciated.