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Chapter 12

I couldn't sleep... I would toss and turn with my eyes closed, but never feeling comfortable. My brain was going a million miles a minute... The Doctor, lyrics for a new song, Nathan... my mind was racing. I threw the covers off my body, tightened my robe, and got out of bed. I hadn't changed into anything after my shower, so my hair was in its, natural, wavy state, I was still in my robe, I had no make up on... so, my bruised and scared face was visible with no foundation covering it. I'm grateful that I took Theater my Freshman year... Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to show my face out in public for the past three years. If I'm going to be with The Doctor for a while, I might as well show him my face. I wonder what he'll say when he sees how scarred and bruised my face is... I braced myself for whatever reaction I might earn from The Doctor, and walked out of my room. I just walked down the hall, down the stairs, and made my way to the control room. I looked around, but I couldn't see him anywhere...

"Doctor?" I called.

"Ginger?" I heard him.

"Where are you?" I asked. He sounded close...

"Under here..." I looked down and blushed when I realized that he was right underneath me.

I didn't have any underwear on... I moved away from where he was looking up, and looked down at him, my hair covering the side of my face where it was bruised.

"You can come down here," he told me. "There's stairs over there..."

I looked to my left and saw stairs going down... How did I not notice that, before? I tightened my robe around myself and went over to the stairs. I lowered my head as I walked down to where he was. I didn't look around, at all... I wanted my face to be hidden until he could see me, fully. I walked until I saw his red chucks in my line of vision.

"Ginger?" he started, but I didn't look up just yet. "What's wrong?"

"I have something to show you," I told him, "Since I'm going to be here for a while, I think that you should know..."

"Know what?" I took a deep breath and pursed my lips together as I, slowly, lifted up my head. His eyes widened as his mouth dropped open, "Ginger!"

Tears started welling in my eyes, "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, before."

"W-when... How?"

"The day before you rescued me..."

"That was three days ago... How hard did he hit you, to leave a bruise that bad and long?"

I swallowed, thickly, "He hit me... w-with..."

"With what?"

"He hit me with..." tears started falling as I whispered, "A crow bar..."

"What?" he exclaimed, "Why would he do such a thing?"

"I was getting ready to leave the house, to go get some groceries, and he asked me where I was going. I told him the truth, and he accused me of lying to him. Saying that he knew that I was going to go sell my body to strangers." Tears fell uncontrollably, "I tried to tell him that I wasn't... but he picked up the crow bar and hit me across the face. He only did it once, but it made me fall to the floor. I tried to crawl away, but he brought the crow bar down on my back, repeatedly, then raped me. Saying that my body was his and that he's the only one that would want it." Tears fell, violently, and I dropped my robe to the floor, turning to show him my bruised back.

"Ginger..." I felt his hand on my back, then his arms wrap around me, gently. "You'll never have to go back... I promise."

I turned around in his arms, and hugged him, tightly. I sobbed onto his pale blue shirt, making dark tears stains. He ran his hands across my back, softly, and I gripped his shirt, at his back, as I cried.

"Oh, Ginger..." he shushed me. "I'll take care of you... He'll never hurt you, again."

I felt so weak, so vulnerable... I wanted to feel something other than pain. That's all I've felt my entire life... When is it my turn to live a little, be a normal teenager? When is it my turn to stop crying and start laughing? I don't know what came over me, but I turned my head to the side and kissed The Doctor's neck, once.

He gasped and pulled away to look me in the eyes, "Ginger..."

I wrapped my arms around his neck, "Please, Doctor... I need you."

"Ginger... you're emotions are out of balance."

"I'm perfectly stable, Doctor... I want to feel more than just pain and sadness."

"Ginger..."

"Please, Doctor..." I kissed his lips, "Please... Make me feel good." I tried to French kiss him, but he wouldn't let my tongue in. "Why won't you French kiss me?"

"What?"

I sighed, frustrated, "Why won't you let my tongue into your mouth?"

"I know what a French kiss is, you just caught me off guard..."

"Well?"

"Ginger... If I kiss you, like that, you won't be able to stop."

"I don't wanna stop..."

"No... I mean, you'll become extremely aroused, to the point where one orgasm isn't enough."

"Sounds perfect..."

"Ginger..."

"Please? Please, let me do this? Let me have this one taste of bliss... didn't you say that you wanted to help me?"

"Yes, but-"

"Well?"

He sighed, "You're sure about this?"

I nodded, "I'm positive..."

He nodded and leaned in to kiss me. I closed my eyes and kissed him back... All of the kisses were still closed mouthed and sweet, and he held me against him, softly. I thought he was about to finally French kiss me, but he pulled back. I felt a pang in my heart as rejection washed over me.

"I want to fix your back and face, before we do anything..." he told me.

I nodded in understanding... It might hurt, anyways, so we might as well not add to it by leaving me so broken. I moved to pick up my robe, but he picked me up and carried me bridal style, to the little infirmary.

Author's Note: So sorry for the long update! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll try to update soon! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Review? :3