Violet woke up to the sound of tapping. She rolled over to find Tate typing on her computer. She didn't say a word, only rolled back over and stared at the wall. Tate noticed and decided to give her a minute to remember all that had happened last night. It was hard for both of them. Violet only wanted to be with Tate and to feel protected, but Tate knew he couldn't do what she wanted. It wasn't the right time for them.

"Constance was here. She brought muffins. I think they were chocolate chip." he said. "Smelled really good."

"I'm gonna go get one." Violet told, but Tate stopped her.

"I'll get it for you. She also brought me coffee, but I didn't want to leave you while you were sleeping."

"Okay." Violet mumbled.

Tate smiled and gave her cheek a pinch, not knowing if she would want a kiss now that she had settled down. He smiled before he closed the door and went downstairs. In the kitchen he grabbed two muffins, knowing he would give his to Violet anyway, and then also swiped his coffee up. As he was about to turn and leave a voice called out for him.

"Tate."

He turned and looked to see who was sitting at the counter. It was Ben Harmon. Tate hadn't noticed him because he was so focused on getting back to Violet. Ben was finishing off a muffin and sipping his dark roast coffee. Tate looked at him, waiting to see what he wanted.

"Sit down." Ben said, pulling out a chair beside him.

"Violet is waiting for her food." Tate told.

"I think some time alone will be good, and it's not like she'll starve."

Tate cautiously took a seat and set his items down on the counter. He looked at Ben and waited. Ben didn't say anything right away, he seemed to be studying Tate, and it made Tate quite nervous. He shifted a lot in his seat until Ben finally spoke.

"I saw you last night." he started, making Tate's eyes widened.

"What did you all see?" he worried Ben had left before Tate had turned down Violet.

"All from where Violet threw herself at you, to where you kissed her goodnight."

Tate sighed, "Good. It could have looked bad if you left at certain points." he chuckled.

"Yeah, I bet." Ben said seriously, making Tate's smile fall.

"So what do you want to talk about?"

"Just want to hear what you were thinking about when Violet kissed you and took off her shirt. And you better tell me the truth."

"I will, I promise I will."

"Good. Now what went through your mind when Violet kissed you?"

"I'll admit, my thoughts didn't start out pure. I flashed back to went we made love for the first time. I pictured her body and the adorable way she got nervous when I tried to undress her." Tate chuckled, scratching his head.

"So you thought of Violet's naked body." Ben summarized.

"No." Ben looked up. "I've never seen her fully naked."

"What? But you two had sex?"

"Well yeah, but Violet was nervous and didn't want to be stared at so I didn't really get a good look. She also wanted us to do it under the blankets and with the lights off and the shades closed. I turned them on after she got dressed so I never truly saw her body very well."

"I see." Ben said, quite surprised Tate had allowed all of that. "So, you didn't have sex with her last night because you felt she wasn't ready, but you think she was ready when she didn't want you to see her naked? That doesn't check out with me."

"Well, if we had had sex last night it would've ruined our relationship, where as our first time only made it better. And she had never been with a guy and I had rejected her before that so I thought it was normal for her to be insecure about the way she looked. But I thought if we did it and I made her feel good about herself while we were doing it, then maybe she'd be a little more confident next time. That's why I made it a goal to compliment her through the whole thing." Tate stated proudly.

"I see. What about when she took her shirt off?"

"Once again, not the purest thoughts." Tate joked awkwardly. "I had imagined her in that bra a lot when we first were together and then seeing her in it made me..." Tate's eyes flashed to Ben's, he gulped. ",want to do a lot of dirty things to her."

"Like what?"

"I don't think you want to know."

"I want to know exactly what you were thinking."

Tate grimaced, "I'm not proud of it, but um I wanted to pick her up and throw her on the bed or the chair or even her shelves and just rip off all her clothes." he stopped, hoping that was enough.

"That's it? That's where you wanted to stop?"

Tate groaned, "No. I then would just lick her breasts and even her..." Tate looked down at her crotch.

"Her what?"

"You're really gonna make me say it?" Ben was silent. "Her, her vagina and then I would fuck her."

"Fuck her?"

"I told her my thought weren't pure, but I would never do them in real life! I used to think and jerk off to it, but now I don't want to do anything but lay her down nicely, get her comfortable, and make love to her."

"What is making love to you, Tate? How do you picture it?"

"The way I first had sex with your daughter. Respectful, slow, and good." Tate looked away. "I was so afraid I'd hurt her." he whimpered.

"Tate look at me." Ben ordered, and Tate obeyed. "Did you get any ideas while she was sleeping?"

"Not dirty ones."

"What were they then?"

"I was hoping that she would roll over and want to talk to me. That she would be calmer and we could discuss stuff."

"Like what?"

"How we felt about each other, what we wanted to do, how she was feeling about me. Stuff like that."

"What about when she said she had forgiven you? You snapped. Why?"

"I was so upset because I've waited years for her to tell me that, and when she does she doesn't even mean it." Tate teared up., growling through closed teeth. "All I've wanted was to make it up to her. That's it."

"Remember when I told you people can't forgive someone unless the harm is directly at them? It's true, Tate."

"Well, even though I know that, I can't stop myself. Violet is my light. She scares away all the darkness with just a simple look. She makes a bad day turn into the best with a warm smile. She can make me feel like everything is okay, even if the world is falling apart, by just holding my hand. She's my one and only true love, and I refuse to stop trying to get her back. I want her. I want her to be mine and only mine. I want her to want to kiss me, and cuddle with me, and eat breakfast with me, and I just want her to want me in her life. I won't stop until I get that. I can't stop. I love your daughter, Dr Harmon. I love her." Tate stood up, staring into his eyes. "I love Violet Harmon." he proclaimed.

Ben sat, staring back into Tate's eyes. He squinted, thinking, going over everything that he had heard, trying to figure out if Tate could be trusted. What was he thinking, of course he couldn't. Tate was a psychopath. He couldn't be trusted. But Ben had noticed that Tate wasn't quite the same. He was being honest and sincere. While he could have acted it all out, Ben didn't think so. Now way could Tate have turned Violet's offer down unless he truly was looking out for her. Ben had decided. He stood up and was face to face with Tate. The monster who ruined his family.

"You will earn her love back." Ben nodded.

"What?" Tate's eyes widened in pure shock.

"She won't be able to stop it. She has always cared for you, and now I see she wants to have you back as well." Ben sat back down. "You will get her back, but I swear to God I will beat you over and over for the rest of eternity if you hurt her. If you wrong her again you will never get her back because I will stand over you for the rest of your undead life." Ben growled, but Tate remained emotionless.

"I know you will, but believe me when I say that I will never hurt Violet again. Never." Tate promised, sitting back down too.

"You haven't completely changed, Tate." This took Tate back. "You still have hurt people and are causing some suffering to this day. Maybe not for the people in this house but for the ones outside of it. I am okay with you being with my daughter, but I am still not okay with you."

"I understand. I know I haven't made everything right, but I will one day."

"I'm sure you will." Ben nodded. "Now go take Violet her muffins."

Tate nodded and started his way back up to Violet's room.

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