A/N - Did this one on my phone again. Thank you all for your kind and supportive reviews. All appreciated. Hope this update is OK.

Jeff decided to give Dixie some space for a little while. He knew she wouldn't let him back into the house. What else could he do? He had no phone, no keys, no dog to walk but he still had his wallet. He didn't know how long he had been walking when he arrived at the Coop but he decided to go in.

Jeff wandered the aisles looking at the groceries, he didn't need or want anything but it still did not stop him looking. He felt he needed to get something for her, he felt he needed to make it up to her, he felt responsible for Karl raping her. But, what do you buy someone who has just been raped by three different men? Jeff didn't know so he bought his paper, flowers and a box of her favourite chocolates before heading home.

He had no idea if Dixie would let him in or not so wasn't at all surprised when she didn't open the door. Jeff walked round to the back door where Dixie was stood watching Lil Abs on the garden.

"Do you honestly think Coops finest chocolates and flowers will make it all alright do you?" she spat at him. Her voice was full of venom which shocked Jeff immensley.

"Uh, no, I just..."

"Just what? You just what Jeff?"

"Nothing it doesn't matter." Jeff replied looking down at the floor.

"Fucking typical." Dixie said as she whistled at the dog to get him in. Jeff waited for the dog to walk past before he followed placing the shopping on the side before following Dixie into the lounge.

"Dix can we talk!"

Dixie spun round to face him once more. "Talk? You want to talk? What the fuck do you want to talk about Jeff"

"Dix please we need to talk about what has happened. We need to deal with tbis together. I want to help Dix, I ..." once more he was cut off by her.

" You want to help? How can you help me Jeff? What could you possibly do to help me? No one can help me. You don't even want me anymore. You cannot bear to be with me, to touch me can you?"

Jeff knew this wasn't true but Dixie wasn't going to be convinced so easily. He looked on as she took off her top infront of him revealing her brusied and cut chest.

"You want this anymore do you Jeffrey? Do you still want to kiss me like you did on our anniversary? Do you still want to touch me how you did? No, of course you don't. I am soiled goods now aren't I? You may as well go back to Lucy at leaat she isn't damaged."

"Babe don't say that. I love you and you know it. How could you think I would want to go back to her? I want you. Princess put your top back on and come here.'

" No bloody way. Go on take a look Jeffrey, see what your pet project did to me. Take a look Jeff. Look at what they took. My dignity, my self repect, my life, my self worth and my husband."

"I am still here Dix. Am always here for you."

"But you weren't were you. Where were you Jeff as they dragged mw into the woods? Where were you when they threw me onto the ground and ripped off my trousers? Where were you when they held me down, punched me, slapped me across the face? Where were you when they each lay ontop of me, where were you while they raped me? Where were you when they all rammed their tongues into my mouth and when I didn't kiss them back where were you when they slapped me countless times until I did? Jeff you were not there when each of them raped me, you didn't feel it. Your skin didn't crawl each time they came."

Jeff didn't know what to say. Dixie was opening up to him, stood there in front of him recalling her vicious attack. She was right, where was he?

"Do you know what? When they had all finished with me they walked off laughing. They left me half naked on the floor laughing as they walked away. But it wasn't over."

" Oh Princess. I am really sorry." Jeff said as he moved closer to his wife to place a blanket over her uncovered top.

"Get off Jeff. Do you realise that it didn't stop there? Your pet project came back on his own. Held me down and raped me again. He said I needed teaching and so did you. He said you would be so jealous that someone had shafted me first and it wouldn't be you. As he raped me he told me I deserved it and so did you. He was laughing the whole time as he did it. I just lay there feeling dirty. So Jeffrey do you still want me? Do you want to take me up to our room and make love to me? Do you Jeffrey?"

" Dixie you are upset this isn't helping you. You need to tell the police."

"You don't do you? You don't want you?"

"Babe of course I do.'

"Then make love to me."

"No Babe. This isn't right. You are upset. Let me help."

"Well fuck off back to your first wife then. That will help me?"

"Thats not fair."

"Fair. Do you think it is fair what they did to me? Really?"

"DONT TAKE IT ALL OUT ON ME. DONT YOU THINK I FEEL BAD ENOUGH?" Jeff shouted back. He knew ahe was hurting but she didn't need to say that.

"YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU I WAS RAPED. YOU AND YOUR NEED TO FIX BROKEN BRITAIN. IT IS YOUR FAULT. LOOK AT YOU, YOU DONT EVEN WANT TO TOUCH ME."

"Dixie, I feel bad enough but you have got to stop this. Shouting at me is not going to change what happened. You cannot blame yourself or me for this."

"I BLAME YOU ENTIRELY."

" WELL WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW? YOU NEED HELP DIX. I AM TRYING TO FUCKING HELP."

Finally it all got too much for her. She snapped and snapped proper. (I had it coming. I guess I wasn't very understanding. She was telling me what she had gone through and I shouted at her. She snapped and I got the mother of all slaps. She really smacked me hard it brought tears to my eyes. I got a proper hiding and deserved it. I wasn't very supportive of her. She needed me to listen, to hold her tell her I still famcied the pants off her but all I did was shout back. I think the release of her anger and frustration across my face helped. Bizarre really).

Jeff held his face, she had really hit him hard as he looked up he saw her with her hands over her mouth, tears falling. Dixie approached him, shock and guilt written across her face. Falling once more into her husbands arms sobbing fiercely.

"I am really sorry Jeffrey. I really am sorry. I cannot cope with this anymore. I don't want to feel like this anymore. Jeff please forgive me"

Jeff held his wife close telling her he loved her letting his own tears fall. They were tears of sadness, tears of realisation as to what had happened to his wife, sone tears were for the pain that soared through his face. But he cried for his wife more than anything.

"I love you so much. I am never going to let anyone near you again."