"Seaweed, what are you doing here?" She asked and laid her head back on the pillow.

"I live here," he said smiling at her.

"You do?" She didn't know he had gotten an apartment but it wasn't like she spent everyday with him anymore, though.

"Yeah this is the back of the record shop remember? My mom and Lil Inez moved to a bigger house across town a little while ago but since I'm running this place I decided to just stay here." Now she remembered this place. The room she was in used to be Lil Inez's, but she still didn't know how she got there. "I still don't understand how I came here." She said holding the back of her head.

"I heard you screaming when I went out side for a minute so I ran to see what was going on and I saw those guys…" Penny covered her ears and cried. She didn't want to hear about any of it.

"Penny, it's okay. No one hurt you." He said pulling one of her hands away.

"I'm sure they did." She said wiping her tears away.

"They didn't. I ran to the alley right when they knocked you out. I saw them do it. When I called out to them they ran away. I was surprised to find out it was you lying down there. Why were over here that time of night by yourself, anyway? I thought I told you a long time ago not to do that."

"I didn't know I was over here, if I did I would have called you. I fell asleep on the bus and the driver made me get off because it was the last stop." She said relieved that she wasn't raped after all. Seaweed has saved her from being raped and possibly killed. He was still her black white knight after all! Too bad he was with Amber, though.

"Do you want something to eat? I'm about to have breakfast." He said

"No but I would like an ice pack. The back of my head is killing me," She said holding it.

"Maybe you should see a doctor then. I'll take you if you want."

"I'll go in a little while. I need to call the Turnbalds and tell them I'm okay. I'm sure they're worried about me. Don't tell anyone what happened, okay?"

"Aren't you going to try to press charges?" he asked her surprised.

"No. I just want to forget about the whole thing." She said

"I really think you should press charges so they won't hurt anyone else"

"I'll think about it," she said.

"Are you sure you don't want any breakfast?"

"No, I'm not hungry. Food is the last thing on my mind right now."

"Well, I'll get you some clean clothes while you call the Turnbalds and then I'll take you to the doctor." He said and left the room. She used the phone on the night table by her bed and talked to Edna. She explained that she simply slept over at a friend's house and will be back tonight. When she hung up, she climbed out of bed and walked to the bathroom. She realized her back was sore as she walked. She looked in the mirror above the sink and noticed her black eye for the first time. She couldn't help thinking that she looked horrible and it was all because of those morons. Just thinking about it made her angry and made her change her mind about pressing charges.

"Penny!" Seaweed said knocking on the door. She opened the door a little. She was still aware that she wasn't wearing a skirt and her underwear was still showing under the t-shirt. She knew he had already seen her naked when she was passed out but now she was self conscious about it.

"I got you some clothes." He said holding out a powder blue dress on a hanger, which she assumed belonged to Lil Inez.

"Thanks" she said pulling it through the door and then he handed her a pair of white socks to put on with her shoes. She closed the door when he walked away then put the dress on and noticed it was definitely not her style. It was the kind of dress they sold at the boutique she worked at. She didn't think Lil Inez would own something so frilly but Lil Inez would never shop at a store like that so that had to mean…

"Oh great" She murmured. She was actually wearing Amber's clothes! She didn't want to wear anything that belonged to her but she didn't have much of a choice. It was either Amber's dress or the dress she had on yesterday, which was wet, dirty and reminded her of what happened. She took little pleasure and noticing the dress was a little big on her. It was some thing to use the next time Amber insulted her. Girls like Amber obsessed over things like that. She walked to the bedroom to put on her shoes and went to find Seaweed.

"I'm ready to go," she said when she found him sitting in the record shop.

"You sure you don't want anything to eat. He asked her. She nodded even though the pain in her head didn't want her to.

"Okay come on. We'll go to the doctor first and then if you want we'll to go the police station to file a complaint."

"I want to I've decided to press charges." She said slowly.

"That's good. They deserve to be locked up. Come on let's go." He said but she just stood there.

"Penny, what's wrong?"

"I can't go out there anymore." She aid with tears in her eyes. What if it happened to her again? She was better off staying in here.

"Come on Penny. I'll hold on to you and I'll never let you out of my sight." He promised and put his arm through hers. She smiled for the first time that day and let him escort her out the door.

"Thanks for helping me out Seaweed." Penny said when they got back to the record shop.

"It's no problem. I don't want anyone to hurt you. You had no idea how upset I was when I realized it was you those guys hurt. I just wanted to kill them."

"Yeah well I'm okay now. I'm just glad my head isn't seriously hurt and those guys are going to get what they deserve."

"I'm really proud of you. You weren't scared at all when you told the police what happened. Now, they are in jail and they ever hurt another girl again." She reached out and hugged him. "Thank you. I mean for everything you did for me. You may have saved my life."

"I'm always happy to save you Penny." He said. They locked eyes for a minute and then he cupped her chin and kissed her on the lips.

"Penny, I still love you." He said softly.

"Oh Seaweed! I never thought I'd hear you say that. I thought I had lost you forever. But what about-" She was interrupted when the door suddenly flew open and Amber stomped in. "Seaweed! Where were you? We were supposed to meet for lunch!" She said walking over to him and then noticing Penny. "What the hell are you doing here?" She spat out at Penny. Penny just moved back and hoped Amber wouldn't do worse then those guys did last night.