It wasn't hard for him to find out the hotel that they were staying at, but he wasn't going to camp out there, he knew they would be surrounded by people, it was too public. Steven knew that he would have to strike at a less populated place, where Casey lived. He had a key and knew at some point they had to get back to America and she had to return home. He sat back in the chair while mulling over the options in his mind. He looked into the dark liquid of whisky in his glass and a sneer appeared on his face, not only would he get his little bit of property back but he'd also get a chance to even the score with that over-rated "superstar" who had caused the pain that was currently being dulled by the sheer volume of alcohol he was drinking.
Yes, he felt that was his best course of action, he would go to her place, let himself in and wait for her to return with them, sort them out and then teach his belonging a lesson she wouldn't forget. No one embarrassed him and it was time she learnt the proper way to behave with him. Settled with the idea, he walked out of the pub and hailed a taxi, this was going to be so much fun, and oh so easy.
Matt and Jeff arrived at the hotel; they pulled into a space and as Matt got the bags out of the boot of the car Jeff opened the back door and gently shook Casey's shoulder. Her brow wrinkled but her eyes did eventually open.
"We're here" Jeff said as he encouraged her out of the car. She was so disorientated; she merely did as she was told. This was something she was used to; do as you're told and you don't get any trouble, do something else and regret it until the bruises fade. Casey got out of the car and meekly followed Jeff and Matt, waiting patiently behind them as they checked in at reception.
They were finally done and Casey followed them up to the room, but she felt the need to keep checking around her to ensure she wasn't being followed. She'd not seen Steven since the...incidence and that was never a good thing. She knew how Steven worked and she knew she was in a lot of trouble with him. The medication was making her feel just, so sleepy, but a comforted sleepy and she liked that. She couldn't deal with him right now and knew that she would have to deal with him but not tonight. She'd heard Matt promise her that he wouldn't let that happen and that was enough for her.
Jeff looked back and caught a rather nervous looking Casey checking around her, he knew what she was looking for and so slowed his walk and put his arm around her shoulder in a protective manor. He felt her shoulders stiffen for a few seconds before she relaxed and let her head rest lightly on his shoulder as they continued the walk to the room.
Jeff revealed he'd raided the Diva's locker room and managed to get something for Casey to sleep in. She went into the bathroom to tidy herself up and change. She stood in front of the mirror and, for the first time, looked at the state of her eye. The swelling was getting bigger and the bruise was already threatening to be nasty. She was having trouble opening her eye fully now and she knew it would be worse in the morning. Her skin was so very pale which made her blue eyes stand out but they were dwarfed by the red of her eye and the white butterfly stitches holding her skin together. She looked a mess and shook her head slightly as the tears welled up in her eyes. She knew she only had herself to blame, she had done him wrong and this was her punishment. She knew there would be more to come from him but she had to get a release from what had happened. It was eating away at her, looking around the bathroom she looked for something that she could cut herself with, let the pain leave her for a few blissful moments but there was nothing sharp in there. She looked back in the mirror and thought about doing the only thing she had left, to pull the stitches off her cut.
"She's been in there a long time, should we check on her?" Jeff looked at the bathroom door again and then at his brother. Matt looked at his watch, trying to gauge how long she had been in there, as he thought he pictured her and what she'd been through, the thought process matched his brother's as they both jumped up at the same time and ran to the bathroom door. Without thinking they threw open the door just in time to see Casey pulling one of the stitches from her face, she stopped in her tracks at the sudden interruption, they could see the panic in her eyes through the mirror. It took her a few moments to recover; turning to face them she tried a small smile.
"It came loose; I was trying to put it back on." Matt and Jeff exchanged a look which clearly showed they didn't believe her.
"You'd best come and sit on the settee while we fix it then." Jeff said as he caught her wrist and pulled her until she sat on the settee. She sat still while he adjusted the stitch. After he'd finished he sat back and looked at her.
"You still want to release the pain?" Jeff asked, almost casually, he was trying to gain her trust and he felt the easiest way to do that was to not make a big deal of these things. He wanted her to talk to him, to help her so if he made everything sound casual to prove the point that nothing would shock him. His words, however, shocked Casey to the core. Her mouth dropped open as she looked at him. How could he just come out with what was in her head? Speak about it as though it was a common happening.
Casey held his gaze, when she realised Jeff wasn't going to break his stare she dropped her eyes to look at the floor but she gave him a small nod.
"I understand, and I think we need to talk more about this, but right now I think you need to get some sleep. The Doctor gave me your tablets; they should help the pain and get you to sleep through." Jeff said as he produced the bottle and Matt came in with a glass of water. Casey took the tablets and went to the bed that Jeff indicated was hers. No sooner had she lay down and closed her eyes than her breathing regulated and she was asleep.
Jeff made sure she was settled before he closed the door to and went and joined Matt in the lounge.
"She's going through a lot; we've got to get her out of here." Matt said after a few quiet moments between the two. Jeff nodded and rubbed his chin.
"Well let's hope this works, she's asleep right now, we'll talk in the morning and somehow convince her our way is the only option." Jeff replied as Matt nodded.
They just hoped she'd listen.
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