Jerome's Point of View:

I knew Lili was still upset about everything and I really needed to talk to her about the incident in the bathroom but she was talking to that Patrick guy right now. I just shrugged and walked up to them and Lili stopped in mid-sentence to smile up at me. I couldn't help but notice the sadness in their depths.

"Jerome this is Patrick, Patrick this is my boyfriend Jerome," she smiled again. Wrapping an arm around my waist in the process.

I threw my arm around her shoulder and smiled at Patrick. "Thanks for the help, mate." I figured I should say something, it might mean that Lili would leave with me quicker.

She got the hint and said, "Patrick you have my number so text me. You know my Skype so talk to me one night. I really miss your ginger ass."

I saw them exchange a look and I let her go so she could hug him close to her. I saw her whisper something to him and I saw him nod in response. When he let go I saw her wince, he must have brushed past her cut.

"It was great to see you again, bud. And it was nice to meet you, Jerome. Make sure you always treat her right or I'll beat your ass," he said, despite the smile on his face I knew he was being completely serious.

"I gotcha. I would never hurt her," I said. That answer seemed to please him because he gave Lili a final hug and walked away.

"You don't seem too happy about winning the case," I said walking with her up to Rachel. "Why is that?"

"Can we talk about this later please?" she whispered to me when Aaron started tugging on her pants leg and holding up his arms.

I nodded my head and watched as she picked up Aaron but she made sure that she put him on the side that wasn't cut. I took her other hand and we all walked out to Rachel's truck. Once we were inside Lili sat in the back with me and fell asleep in my lap.

I held her close and brushed her hair out of her face, when I was this close to her I saw the bags under her eyes and knew that she wasn't getting enough sleep. I really hoped that changes since the trial was over. She let out a little sigh and snuggled in closer to my chest.

"She's really taking a liking to you which means a lot when it comes to her, she has massive trust issues," Rachel said, looking at us in her rearview mirror. "But I'm sure you know that by now."

I nodded and said, "I try my best to protect her from getting hurt as best I can but it's hard. I mean she's just so stubborn but I love her so much I try my best."

By this time we were back in the driveway and parking. I got out and pulled Lili into my arms, packing her into the house. I nodded at Rachel and Aaron as I packed her to her room. I opened the door and closed it with my foot; once I was inside I sat her down and shook her awake.

"We need to clean up that cut, take your shirt off," I said walking into her bathroom and grabbing the first aid kit.

She was sitting on her bed in a light purple bra with lace that I had saw before and expressed great liking for, but I tried to not pay attention to the fact as I took of her bandage. I had stopped bleeding so I wiped all of the dried blood off with a warm washcloth and placed a gentle kiss on it before putting ointment on it and placing a clean bandage over it.

When I was finished I looked up at Lili and saw that she was crying. I was afraid I had hurt her so I asked, "Hey baby, what's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

She shook her head and threw her arms around me and pulled me down on her bed with her. She kissed me slightly before she said, "I'm so sorry that I'm not the perfect girl, I know I apologize for that all of the time, but I hate that you have to clean me up after I hurt myself. I'm so embarrassed."

I kissed her nose and said, "You don't ever have to be embarrassed in from of me. I will always be here to fix you. "

She nodded her head and lay down on my chest and I could feel her tears soaking my shirt.

Lili's Point of View:

It was about three months since the trial and Jerome and I were lying in his bed, he was running his fingers through my hair and I was playing with our intertwined hands. Every time I would look up at him I would catch him gazing lovingly at me. That had been normal since the trial ended, that night we just got so much closer.

"Hey J, I think I'm ready," I whispered into his ear making him stop playing with my hair and look down at me in surprise.

"Huh?" was his clever response. He kept looking at me with his eyes bulging out of his head and I started to get a little bit self-conscious.

"Never mind, I was stupid," I said quickly, trying to get up from his bed.

"Wait Lili I didn't mean to embarrass you, I'm just shocked is all," he said sitting up and pulling me back down with him.

I tried to calm down my flaming cheeks before I said, "I know that you love me and I want to be shown that it can be different than it was with Jake. I want you to be my actual first."

He looked at me and his expression changed. His eyes became hungry and he pushed me onto my back on his bed. Then he started kissing me and running his hands up and down my sides as I ran my hands threw his hair.

Then I broke away and Jerome started kissing my neck, then her ran his hands under my tank top and pulled away from my neck. Then he looked in my eyes asking permission to take it off. I nodded and sat up a little bit to let him pull it off.

Once my shirt was off I lay back down and ran my hands up the front of his shirt and scratched at his abs lightly with my nails. I saw him shiver slightly and smirked up at him. Then I pulled it off and leaned my head back to let him continue kissing my neck.

He would kiss it the barely let his tongue flick out and touch it. Then he would bite down on it and soothe it by licking it with his tongue. I let out little squeals and groans when he bit a good spot but froze when his hands came to my shorts button and placed my hands on his wrists.

"Wildflower, I promise I'll be careful. But we can stop if you like," Jerome said locking eyes with me.

I nodded and let go of him, letting him undo my button and slide my shorts down my legs. I felt myself start to get wet and I undid his belt and it out of his belt loops and onto the floor. Then I undid his pants button and threw them to.

"Lili, I'm going to take of your bra, love. Is that okay?" he whispered into my ear, his hands going behind my back to grip the clasp.

I nodded my head and hid my face in his neck. I felt him struggle with the clasp and let out a nervous giggle. I felt his neck heat up against my forehead and I kissed it. Finally he got it and I felt the straps sliding down my arms. I squeezed my eyes closed and refused to look at him.

I heard him suck in his breath and I risked a peek. He was looking down at my stomach and I realized he must have seen the other cuts that were usually cover by my bra. I felt shame radiate across my skin as I tried to roll over and hide my body from him but he held me in my place.

"Lili, don't ever hide yourself from me. I think that you're absolutely beautiful you don't have to be anybody other than yourself," Jerome said, kissing my forehead.

I nodded and knew that there was no going back.

Jerome's Point of View:

I just had sex with Lili and now we were lying in a sweaty mass on my bed. She was rubbing her hand across my lower stomach and I had my hand on her waist squeezing it.

"So how was I?" she whispered to me. "I wasn't ruined was I? I mean I'm far from new, look at all of my scratches."

I looked at her sides and the bottoms of her boobs and kissed every scar that I saw. Then I locked eyes with her and pulled her wrist up and kissed all of those scars too. She just looked at me and smiled, I knew we were going to be good and I knew that we could make it through.

Yep, the story is finally over. I just want to thank all of the people who reviewed, favorited, and story alerted this story. You guys are the reason I have the courage to post the things I write, I love you all.