-Jeff's house-
As Jeff was entering the shower he heard his cell ring. He wanted to ignore it but he decided against it, as he reached for it from the corner of his eye he saw his closet open slowly.
"Hello" Jeff said closely eyeing his closet.
"Jeff its me Cody"
"Cody hey what's wrong?" Jeff heard the urgency in his little voice and he took his eye off of his closet.
"It's mom she's not doing so good…she's…she's cut up pretty bad can you come please we need you"
"Yea definetly Cody just tell me your address"
As Cody was saying his address Jeff felt a presence behind him. He quickly turned around and caught the bat in midswing that was aimed for his head. He then looked over at the person and stared deeply into her eyes.
"Jeff…Jeff are you still there?"
"Yea I'm here buddy don't worry I'll be there watch her while I get there"
"Okay bye" Cody hunged up the phone, and Jeff pushed back on the bat making her fall right on her ass.
"What are you doing here?" Jeff asked walking towards her slowly with anger showing through his eyes.
"Don't talk to me like that Jeffrey" She then kicked his knee. Jeff screamed in pain and grabbed his knee.
She got up quickly and stared at him "You worthless piece of shit you are no one you are nothing without me. You thought that these 5 months was peace for you?."
Jeff stood up to his full 6'1 height and stared down at her, ignoring the pain.
"Now you listen to me, I had to deal with you ruining my life for 8 yrs all your damn bickering your hate towards the people that I love and care about, that love me, to your beatings towards me leaving me half dead. I am not dealing with this now, I am over you, you are out of my life so I suggest you leave before I call the cops for trespassing" Jeff strength and will power started returning when he yelled at her, he started feeling confident.
"Oh please Jeff you are no one, these people that love you don't care about you they just pitied you cause you got your ass kicked by a girl, listen Jeff I am the only one that can tolerate you and deal with all your crap and stupidity and the only one that can keep you under control"
"You need to shut and get out, you cant control me, not anymore"
She started walking towards him until she was against his body. "That's what you think Jeffrey, this is not the last of me, just take pleasure in me not kicking your ass now" And with that she walked out and left.
Jeff stayed in that same position for awhile, then he dropped the bat when he felt the pain in his knee, he grabbed for it and pulled the pant leg up to look at it, he saw that it was bruised and getting swollen. Jeff then got up and threw some clothes on, as he was limping out the door to his car to head to Angel, he remembered he had to call Matt and let him know.
Jeff listened to the phone ring on the other line "Hello?" Jeff said through clench teeth from the pain in his knee.
"Hey Jeff whats up everything ok?" Matt asked sounding alarmed
"Um yea…listen bro im heading to Angel's house her son called me and something is wrong with her so I'm not gonna be able to hang out, but listen, …she was in my house"
"WHAT ARE YOU OKAY?" Matt yelled over the phone.
"Yea she tried to attack me with a bat but I caught it in time but she screwed up my knee but whatever…she left she aint at my house, I wanted to warn you guys just in case of anything. Listen when I get back I'll go into more details I'm heading to Angel's"
"Alright just be careful Jeff"
"I will, call you later bro" Jeff then hanged up and concentrated on the road. He found out that Angel didn't live far from him just 20 minutes away.
As Jeff drove into the driveway he saw that the lights were on so he got out of his car and walked into the house.
"Cody…Angel?" Jeff yelled for them.
He then heard running feet, then Cody apperared around the corner.
"JEFF!" Cody ran to Jeff and throw himself on him "Im so glad you're here"
Jeff held Cody tightly" It's alright Cody I'm here, now where is your mother?"
Cody nodded and pulled Jeff to the living room.
As Jeff walked in he saw Angel laying on top of glass, and he ran to her the best he could, he knelt down by her "Angel…Angel answer me"
There was no response coming from her. He checked for her pulse, and he found one. "Cody your going to have to sweep the glass around your mother" Jeff said to Cody. Cody nodded and ran toward the kitchen to get the things.
As Cody sweep, Jeff removed all the glass that was on top of Angel's body. "Alright Cody come and help me flip your mom over" As Cody and Jeff flipped Angel over, Angel screamed in pain.
"Angel…Angel sweetie wake up look at me" Jeff said laying her back down and softly cupped her face.
Angel opened her eyes slowly and stared at the green orbs of Jeff's.
"Jeff?"
"Im here Angel"
"It hurts Jeff" Angel said whimpering
"Where Angel tell me so I can help you"
"Everywhere I have so many cuts on me, my arms hurt my ribs…my head hurts."
"Angel we need to take you to the hosptial"
"NO…we can't I won't"
Jeff sighed and looked over at Cody "Cody I need you to get me a bucket of cold water, towels and something so I can take the glass out of her" Cody ran off to get the things for Jeff.
"Alright Angel I took all the loose glass off of you, your going to have to sit up, and I know you'll be uncomfortable but…you have to take off your shirt, to see if there is any glass sticking out of you, and to check your ribs"
Angel looked at Jeff feeling embarrassed that she have to take her shirt off.
Seeing her hesitate Jeff cupped her face softly "Angel do you trust me?"
"Yes" Angel said without hesitation.
"Then know I won't do anything intentionally to hurt you"
Angel nodded her head and slowly started lifting up her shirt. Seeing her struggle Jeff helped take off her shirt but he couldn't help but look at her.
He noticed that she had a very toned body but apart from that there was cuts all over and bruises.
As Cody came back with the items Jeff needed, Jeff had already taken any loose glass that was on her. Cody then placed the items on the ground and watched Jeff and his mom.
Jeff went to the back of Angel and noticed some glass sticking out, he checked at the back of her head and noticed a knot was forming, gladly he didn't find any glass. "Alright Angel this is going to hurt."
As Jeff touched one of the glass piece's he heard the swift intake that Angel made. Jeff slowly and carefully; inorder not to break the glass; removed it.
Jeff took out all the six pieces that was in her not breaking any of them, then he took a towel drenched it and placed it on her back cleaning all the blood.
"Cody you have a first aid kit?"
"Yea it's in the bathroom I'll go get it" Cody then ran to the bathroom.
"How you doing?" Jeff asked holding the towel to Angels back trying to stop the blood.
"I'm…I'm scared, it doesn't hurt that much, well a little, my ribs hurt but I don't think I broke them…he never did this before at least not this bad"
"Richard done this to you before?" Jeff said anger rising in him to think someone as wonderful as Angel was getting beat on.
"Yea but more like a slap or punch or something not this" Angel sighed and looked up when Cody came back into the room.
Jeff grabbed the things Cody gave him and placed gauze and tape to her cuts. He then grabbed a wrap and wrapped up her ribs.
"Angel why didn't you tell me, you knew what I went through, and to think your going through something similar why not Angel?" Jeff went in front of her and cupped her face he slowly and softly wiped her face with a towel.
"I guess I didn't want you to look at me weird or pity me" Jeff stopped what he was doing and looked into her eyes.
"Angel did you look at me weird or pity me when I told you?"
"No"
"So why would you think I would?" Angel looked down away from his gaze. Jeff slowly brought her face back up to look into her eyes.
"Im sorry Angel, that wasn't right of me…I understand how hard it is to tell other people, just know Angel I would never look at you like that okay, and I understand completely what you are going through, so have the confidence and trust to come to me to talk...well for anything really?"
Angel nodded her head at him and smiled, she looked over at Cody which he was sitting by her side and smiled at him. "Hey baby boy how you doing?"
Cody looked up at his mother and smiled softly "Im okay scared though, Richard never done this to you before, and I' mad I hate him mom you don't need him in your life, you need someone that actually cares for you. Then I'm relieved that Jeff is here" He looked up at Jeff and smiled brightly.
Jeff looked at Cody and smirked "I told you I would Cody, you and your mom…mean something to me, and I take care of the ones I care about."
"I always knew you were a nice person Jeff" Cody smiled.
"Thanks Cody" Jeff smiled and looked down at Angel "I've been thinking, Angel I don't want you nor Cody in this danger, I don't want to leave you guys here."
"Well Richard said that hes gonna be away for 1 or 2 weeks...don't remember, if anything I can go to a hotel"
"Hell no you aint going to a hotel"
"Well then we can stay here until he comes back and we'll see what happens then."
"Mom I don't want to be around him anymore, I don't want that life with him I don't want your life like that. I don't want to be afraid everytime I go to my room that Richard is going to beat you up…I…mom I don't want to come out next time and find you de…"Cody couldn't finish talking as tears swarmed his eyes.
"Baby…"
"No mom please…please Jeff!" Cody looked at Jeff and pleaded with him.
Jeff looked at Cody then looked at Angel "Angel I want you and Cody to come home with me?"
"What no way Jeff I cant do that to you I cant intrude in your life"
Jeff cupped Angels face "You will not intrude in my life, if I thought it was a problem I wouldn't have asked." He saw Angel open her mouth to say something, Jeff lifted up his hand "And no before you ask no it wasn't because of Cody of what he said and no I don't pity you I was going to ask you way before Cody said anything"
"But Jeff I don't want to bother…I cant stay there forever anyway"
"Angel you can stay as long as you want, you have my house and my brothers"
"I don't know…"
"Mom come on we have an opportunity for safety, and happiness, come on mom do you really want to live here with Richard and him being abusive, mom come on, please he's not good for you, break up with him leave that ring please mom?"
Angel looked at Cody but Jeff's movements caught her attention, she saw Jeff look down, and hold his knee to reposition himself. She heard him wince in pain. "Jeff whats wrong?"
"What?" He looked up at her.
"Your holding your knee, and your pale…whats wrong Jeff?"
"It's nothing just my knee hurts that's all I just banged it up" Jeff didn't want to tell her that his ex did it cause then she wouldn't come home with him.
"Let me see Jeff, lift up your pant leg" Angel leaned foreward a bit to get closer to him.
"Angel don't worry about it it's okay…I'm used to pain" Jeff stood up and hopped a bit to get his footing, then he bent down and picked up Angel and placed her on her feet.
"Come on lets go get you some stuff to take with you" Jeff limped with Angel to her room. "Cody go pack up some stuff if not we can go get some stuff tomorrow"
"Okay thanks Jeff" Cody ran to his room to pack some stuff.
-1 hour later-
"Alright we set?" Jeff asked getting to his car carrying Angel's bag and placing it in the trunk with Cody's bag.
Cody jumped in the back seat and layed down immediatley falling asleep. Jeff went to Angel and helped her in the car. And he went to his side and hopped in trying to avoid putting weight on his leg. When he climbed in he looked over at Angel and saw her looking at the house. "Don't worry Angel I wont let anything happen to you, you did the right thing in breaking up with him…yea he'll probably freak when he see's the letter and ring, but I promise you Angel he wil NOT hurt you, not while I'm still alive."
Angel looked over at Jeff and smiled, "Thank you Jeff you don't know how much this means to me"
Jeff smiled and started his car and started taking the 20 minute trip to his house, as he was nearing he called his brother.
"Hello?"
"Hey Matt its me"
"Jeff bro you okay we all are still here worried about you."
"Yea I'm okay…listen I got a huge favor to ask you…"
