It took Willow a few minutes to remember that she was in her old room when she woke the next morning. She smelled something good coming from downstairs and when she looked at her clock it was almost midday. Damn i must have been out cold to have slept for so long she thought to herself as she got out of bed and quickly dressed. Willow headed downstairs to find Elly in the kitchen, looking at something in the oven. "MMM something smells good down here" Willow said, startling Elly. "Morning Willow, thought i'd let you sleep in after your long day yesterday. I hope you dont mind but i thought id make a Tapas style dinner tonight and have started with slow cooked pork as it takes 6 hours to cook" "Sounds so good Elly, plus that pork smells delicious" Willow replied as she made herself a cup of coffee. "Shall we start on the home movies today?" Willow asked as Elly nodded "Yeah please. There was one on the table this morning so i popped it in the dvd player. Its ready to go if you want to start watching it" Willow left the room as Elly gave one last check on the supplies needed for her Tapas dinner when she heard Willow in the next room moaning and almost sobbing. As Elly went to check on her, someone started pounding on the door. Elly opened the door and saw a man stood there "Wheres Willow?" he asked "I need to see her now" "Who are you?" Elly asked, knowing about the situation but before she got an answer, Willow ran behind her into the kitchen and started vomiting in the sink. The man pushed past Elly and ran to the kitchen where he watched Willow for a few moments before speaking "Hello Willow"
Willow went into the living area and pressed play on the dvd remote. What she saw made her go numb. There she was onscreen, wearing the same clothes as the day before except she was laying on her bed being recorded. What the hell is going on? Why am i being recorded? Who was recording me? she thought to herself as less than 30 seconds later, she saw her nightmare return. "No no no! This cannot be happening" Willow muttered to herself, holding back the tears as she watched Victor appear on the screen. "No no no please no" she sobbed as she became nauseous as she watched him rape her. She heard someone pounding on the door but after watching the Dvd for a little over two minutes she couldnt keep it down any longer and ran to the kitchen where she vomited down the sink. She spent a few minutes cleaning herself up as the tears rolled down her face when she suddenly became aware of someone watching her. She looked up and got the biggest surprise of her life, there in her kitchen was the one man she really wanted to see. He looked just as heartbroken as he did and when he spoke he spoke quietly "Hello Willow". There in her kitchen, was Matt Hardy.
"Matt, what are you doing here?" Willow asked, trying to hold back her tears as Matt walked towards her. "Victor video called me and Amy last night" he replied and he didnt have to say any more as Willow knew exactly what he had seen and broke down. Matt went over to his girlfriend and held her close to him as she sobbed "im so sorry Matt. I didnt want any of this. Im so so sorry" "Its OK Wills, im here now" Matt replied as Elly walked into the kitchen and asked "Willow, whats going on? Who is this" "Sorry Elly, this Matt. My boyfriend i was telling you about. And that home movie wasnt a home movie. It was something i never want to see or talk about again" Willow replied as she pulled away from Matt as Elly looked confused. "Go see for yourself Elly" Willow said quietly as Elly rushed out of the room, leaving Matt and Willow alone for the first time. "Matt im so sorry. I thought i could handle him on my own but i cant. I need help" Willow sobbed quietly as Matt put his arms around her again "Wills, i love you. I wasnt going anywhere. Im not going anywhere. I want him out of our lives for good" he replied as he kissed her forehead "What we saw last night broke our hearts. Thats why i got on the earliest available flight to be here" "What do you mean "we" Matt? Who else has seen it?" Willow asked, slightly pulling away from Matt "Myself, Amy and Vince" Willow just shook her head before vomiting again as Elly returned to the kitchen. "That man, if you can even call him that, is a monster" she said as she had a stare down with Matt, who didnt know who she was. "Who are you and why are you here?" he asked as Willow replied, "Matt this is Elly. Shes Mikes daughter. Shes my sister"
"You have another sister?" Matt asked stunned by this as the two girls nodded. "Its a long story Matt, one i'll explain to you at a later time but right now i want to take Willow to the police so she can report him" Elly said as Matt agreed. "Sorry guys but i dont want to. I just want to forget last night ever happened" Willow sobbed. "Wills, please. You need to report him. I'll be with you, so will Elly" Matt pleaded with his girlfriend "I cant do it Matt. I feel ill everytime i see him. Im sorry but i cant talk about him any more" Willow replied as Elly pleaded with her to go. "Look, we'll all go like Matt said and i'll bring the dvd so they have proof" she said "please Willow. Report him for Jasmine" Willow didnt say anything for a few minutes as she thought about what Elly and Matt had said before nodding her head and agreeing to go "fine, i'll go. But only because i dont want him touching my girl again" Willow said quietly. Suddenly a realiseation hit her, "Matt, where is Jasmine? Is she here?" she asked, panicking that Victor may have her again."Wills, calm down, Jasmine is safe. Shes with Amy and Adam" Matt replied as Willow took deep breaths "plus Jeff, Trish and dad are looking after her. Now are we going to go report him?"
The three of them were in the station for hours. Elly had given the police a copy of the dvd and they were going over every second of it in fine detail. The police had questioned Matt and Elly over everything they had seen and heard. Willow was questioned for hours, finally leaving the interrogation room in floods of tears. She brushed past the two people waiting for her and headed outside. She let the rain fall on her face for a few minutes before Elly and Matt came out to take her home. "Can we go home now guys?" She asked quietly as Elly replied "come on Willow. We are going home" The journey home was a sullen affair. The trio sat in silence, not wanting to talk about the afternoon from hell they had just endured. Willow wanted to forget the day had ever happened, she still felt sick at the thought that Victor had followed her home, been in her house and touched her. When they pulled up at the house, Matt saw the flowers first. He knew what they meant and who had sent them and he didnt want Willow to see them, but he was too late. Willow saw them and just shook her head and started saying "no" over and over again as she ran into the house. "Elly, do you mind getting rid of those?" Matt asked pointing to the flowers as he headed inside,"im going to go check on Wills"
"Wills? Wills, you ok?" Matt asked as he found his girl in the kitchen, on the floor in floods of tears. She shook her head and as Matt went to hold her she moved away "Please dont touch me Matt. I cant be touched right now" "Talk to me then Wills. You were so quiet on the way home" Matt said as he tried once again to hold her. "DONT TOUCH ME MATT" Willow yelled and stormed out of the room, almost knocking Elly over. "Sorry Elly, im going to go jump in the shower" she said quietly, a huge contrast to how she was acting around Matt.
"You ok Matt?" Elly asked, already knowing the answer. "No, Im not ok Elly. Im worried about Willow. Ive never seen her act like this" he replied as they left the kitchen and entered the living room. "Even when Eric, her dad, held her captive she was strong. She fought back and became her old self again. Victor changed her. He terrifies her and im starting to feel helpless around her. Everything I seem to do is wrong thing" he said as they sat down and heard the shower running upstairs. "I love her so much, hell i was going to propose at some point but right now im not even sure if she loves me anymore" "Matt, of course she loves you. All Willow talked about yesterday was you and Jasmine" Elly replied "I know that you dont know me, but Willow told me everything yesterday and I have to say, after last night, Willow is going to need you Matt. More than ever. Victor showed that he wont stop and will hurt everyone in his way, even Willow. Give her time, she'll come to you when shes ready"
Matt and Elly ended up talking for hours. Elly told Matt her story and how she was Mikes daughter and Matt did the same. It wasnt until they heard a loud banging noise coming from upstairs did they realise how long Willow had been gone for. Elly looked at the clock and exclaimed "Matt, you do realise Willow has been in the shower for the last 2 and a half hours?!" Matt didnt get a chance to respond as Willow screamed from upstairs. He ran upstairs and knocked on the bathroom door "Willow, can i come in?" he asked as he heard a quiet sobbing in the bathroom "Willow, please open the door. You're scaring me" there was no answer so Matt tried to open the door, he thought was locked, but it was open. Matt ran over to the shower and climbed in beside Willow, who was crying in the corner, her skin red raw from scrubbing away. "He was here again Matt. Victor was here watching me" she sobbed into his chest as he put his arms around her "Hes gone now baby. Its just me and Elly here" Matt whispered in her ear as Willow replied "im so scared Matt. I just want him out of my life before it gets fucked up some more" "Wills, youre not fucked up. You are beautiful, intelligent, sexy, talented as hell and a great mom to Jasmine" Matt replied as he pulled her tighter, both of them now soaked from the shower. "Am i just rape bait Matt?" Willow asked quietly, as Matt kissed her forehead "not at all baby girl. I hate him for what he's done to you. For what he's done to us" he said as he stood up and pulled Willow to her feet to get out of the shower. "Matt, can we go somewhere and talk? Theres so much I need to explain" Willow asked quietly as Elly knocked on the door "Are you guys ok in there? You've been in there forever" she asked as Matt opened the door to let him and Willow out as he replied "We are fine Elly, going to go have a good talk in the bedroom" as Willow nodded her head behind him and followed him into her bedroom.
Matt and Willow talked for hours. There were tears on both sides as Willow told him everything, even the stuff that Eric had done to her that she had only ever told Punk because she felt disgusted with herself. She told him about how guilty she felt about leaving him to go and do the X Factor and all the drama that came with it, especially Dean. She felt angry at herself for allowing everthying to happen. "If i'd just told you i was pregnant with Jas, then none of this stuff with Victor would have happened" she sobbed as Matt took her hands "We found each other again didnt we Wills? All of that is in the past" he said, wiping away her tears. "But its not though is it? Hes still here, still after me. Work isnt helping by putting us in a triangle with Phil. It also doesnt help that Dean wants me to go and speak on his behalf for his parole hearing. It's so draining. Im mentally exhausted from it all" she said as Matt kissed her. "I love you Wills, you and Jas are the most important people in my life and i promise you i wont let Victor touch you or take you anywhere" "I love you too Matt. Im sorry for pushing you away" Willow said as she lay her head on Matts chest. "But what about Dean? I dont think i can face him again" "We'll deal with him together" Matt replied as he put his arms around her as they lay together in silence until Willow asked "Matt, sleep with me tonight" "Willow, are you sure?" Matt replied, shocked that his girlfriend would ask him to do such a thing so soon after being raped. "Im sure Matt. I need to know that I can still have sex without feeling like rape bait" "Wills, i'll do anything for you, so you dont even need to ask. But you're not rape bait, you are so much more. Dont put yourself down" "My whole life has been rape related. Im a product of rape, Eric raped me, Victor raped me right here in my own home. It follows me around" Willow sobbed as Matt kissed her again. Only this time, Willow kissed him back. More than that, she began to remove his wet clothes and felt his skin on top of hers. She pulled him on top of her and dropped the towel she was covering up in. "Are you sure Wills? I dont want to hurt you" Matt asked quietly as Willow nodded "Im sure Matt, you wont hurt me"
Matt left Willows room almost 3 hours later. He left Willow sleeping and headed downstairs to find how Elly was doing. He didnt have to look far for her as she entered the living area just as Matt reached the bottom of the stairs. "How is she doing Matt?" Elly asked, concerned for her new found sister "Shes OK Elly. Shes sleeping at the moment. We had a good talk but i feel so helpless when it comes to him" Matt replied, Elly knowing exactly who he meant by "him" nodded "I havent met him nor do i want too. From that video he left and the note he left with those flowers, he's pure evil" "He left a note?" Matt asked alarmed as Elly replied "yes, i thought you might want to see it and decide if you want to tell Willow" "Show me Elly" Matt said as she went into the kitchen to get the note. "Matt i have to say, its not something i'd want to see" Elly said as she returned with the note. As she handed Matt the note, he shook his head before even reading it. "Shes not seeing this Elly. It will destroy her. Its just sick" Matt said as he put the note in his pocket, hoping that his girl would never see it.
Willow awoke a few hours later, her stomach rumbling. She turned her head to where she thought Matt had fallen asleep next to her, only to find her bed empty. She lay in bed for a few minutes letting her body wake itself up, thinking about what had happened earlier with Matt and she began to feel ashamed of herself for making him sleep with her. She thought about how much she wanted Victor out of her life and then it hit her. The only way to get rid of him forever and she hated it. She hated it because it meant doing the one thing she didnt want to do. It meant saying goodbye to Matt.
