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Elizabeth laid in bed the next morning unsure of what to expect in the coming days.

Happy walked into the room he and Elizabeth shared and found her laying on the edge of the bed with her back to him.

"I need to leave for a few days" He said and was unsurprised when Elizabeth didn't acknowledge him.

"Kozik will be staying with you. He won't let you out of his sight. Anything you need ask him and do as he tells you" he said as he packed a to go bag. A few minutes later he was done he dropped a couple of hundreds on the night stand and walked out of the room.

Elizabeth laid in bed, what did he expect from her. Did he expect her to pack his bag like she knew her mom did for her dad. To kiss him and wish him a safe trip. She felt it was safer to pretend that she was asleep, even though they both knew it was a lie.

Happy walked into the living room glad to see Kozik was back so soon.

"Here's a $1000 bucks" he said handing the money to Kozik. "Take her to get some groceries and make sure she eats"

"Are you sure you want to leave?" asked Kozik

"I need to leave. I'll be back as soon as I can. If she needs any money please give it to her and I will pay you back. Check on Ma in a few days"

"Of course brother" said Kozik

Happy reved up his bike taking a last look at his home. No, just a house, he thought and focused on the road ahead.

Elizabeth was scared. Was Kozik staying here a punishment?

Kozik knocked on the bedroom door 3 times

"Be ready in 20 minutes. We are going grocery shooping" he said and walked away. He had wanted to get something to eat but then realized why Happy asked him to take Elizabeth grocery shopping. It was because their kitchen was bare. They didn't even have utensils.

Elizabeth took a deep breath and got out of bed. After a quick shower she dressed in jeans and a plain grey t-shirt. Her nerves were still on the edge. She walked out of the room with debit card in her back pocket.

"Lets go" Said Kozik who was sitting on the kitchen counter going through his phone. He had called and just spoken to Gemma. She gave him the day off but told him he better have his ass in the shop first thing in the morning. He quickly closed his phone and walked out the door expecting Elizabeth to follow him.

Kozik like Happy had been a son for over 10 years. Where men expect their orders to be followed and not questioned specialy by their woman. Neither felt it was rude of them it was just how it had been like that for years.

"So he is going to be like Happy in the sense that he expected her to follow his orders" thought Elizabeth. She followed after him and got in the car. Sitting as close as possible to the door and away from the gear shift that divided her seat to the driver's seat. The whole ride was quiet. Kozik was thinking of a few things he needed to grab if he was going to be staying in their house for a few days. Elizabeth looked out the window trying to remember this route. She had never set foot in Charming and the last couple of days it had been a straight drive to Bakersfield where Maria lived.

Kozik wanted to be neutral on his thought of Elizabeth but he knew she was the reason why his best friend, his brother felt like he had to leave. He couldn't help but feel animosity towards her. But tried to ignore it knowing Happy would probably kick his ass if he disrespected her because at the end of their conversation he realized that while Happy asked him to watch her, but more importatntly was tasking him with taking care of Elizabeth.

They walked into the grocery store where Elizabeth grabbed the ingredients for the few recipies she knew and the basics such as cereal, bread, and turkey. Kozik walked behind her pushing the shopping cart and picking a couple of items himself.

"I got it" said Kozik when Elizabeth pulled out her wallet

"Fuck" Thought Elizabeth. She didn't want to owe him anything but he gave her a look clearly not leaving room for an argument.

They got back in the car and Elizabeth's nerves came back again. She didn't know if it was because with Happy she had delt with him the last couple of days and in a small way she felt some what safer than she did the day after the wedding. But with Kozik she didn't know what to expect and was scared.

"Do you mind if we stop at the furniture store?" she asked noticing the store at the end of the block and wanting to spend as little time as possible with him alone. Kozik looked at her and reluctantly nodded his head. He saw they had no furniture and wasn't looking forward to sleeping on the floor. If she happened to get a couch he could sleep on, that would be great.

Elizabeth walked around the furniture store taking as much time as possible inspecting each piece. She figured that since they were here she could buy a T.V. so as not to be bored and a couple of stools for the breakfast bar. She noticed Kozik eyeing the living room furniture and realized that there was no where for him to sleep in the house. She asked him about the couches and ended up choosing the one he said was more comfortable. 2 hours later they finally walked out of the store where Elizabeth paid extra for them to deliver the items before the end of the day.

She laid in bed never taking her eyes off of the bedroom door which was locked. She could hear her heart pounding in her chest. The tv light reflected off the bronze door knob which Elizabeth expected to turn at any moment. She started breathing faster feeling tears down her face.

"Fuck" Elizabeth thought "Karla was right" she realized that while she had been scared of all day that Kozik might get violent and hit her. It was the realization that she was more afraid that he would rape her that scared her to her core. She felt like she was 14 again and Uncle Paco was on top of her. His full weight on her and she couldn't breathe.

"No! Stop!" she shouted at him begging him to stop

Kozik laid in the brand new L shaped couch watching a basketball game. He and Lorca had 100 bucks riding on the game. He was startled when he heard Elizabeth shout. He grabbed his gun from the coffee table and ran towards the master bedroom.

"Fuck" the door was locked. He moved back and threw all his weight breaking the door open. He was expecting to see her in danger, but was relieved when he saw her trashing on the bed

"Elizabeth" he called her thinking she was asleep but she kept trashing and shouting. He walked closer to her and

"Elizabeth!" he shouted hoping to wake her up. She froze but he could hear her whimpering

"Elizabeth your okay" he said softly remembering consoling his sister when they were younger and she would have nightmares. He repeated it over and over again. Slowly Elizabeth started calming down

" I'm sorry" She said realizing she wasn't back in that night. She took deep breaths.

"Nightmares?" he asked her

"Yeah, I fell asleep watching a horror movie" She lied never taking her eyes from the blanket that covered her

"Okay, you need some water?" asked Kozik looking doubtful at Elizabeth

"No" Said Elizabeth still focusing on her breathing and wanting him to go away

"Okay call me if you need anything" he said. As soon as he was out the door Elizabeth moved to close the door but it was fruitless the door wouldn't stay closed or lock. She walked into the bathroom making sure to lock the door behind her. She turned the water as hot as she could take and walked in fully dressed. She grabbed a loufa and rubbed the bar of soap against it creating bubbles. She was 14 again and scrubbing her skin raw trying to get the dirty feeling off. She scrubbed and scrubbed until the water ran cold at which point she leaned back and fell to the ground and cried.

On her 5th attempt to stop crying she was able to calm down enough to where she felt it was okay to get out of the bathroom. She didn't want Kozik to feel he had to check on her. She dressed in a clean shirt of Happy's that he had in the linen closet and walked out of the bathroom. She got in bed covering herself completely.

Slowly she started falling asleep and her last thought was of how safe she felt smelling of Happy's body soap and the light woodsy smell coming from the shirt she wore.