The next morning Taylor was woken by the sun streaming in the window. It took her a few seconds for her to remember where she was.
"God," she quickly rose to her feet and grabbed her dress, which was hanging up to dry in front of the fire. She put it on roughly and was about to leave when Jeff came through the front door.
"I brought breakfast. You hungry?"
"Starving." Taylor followed him through to the kitchen. "But I better get home."
"Don't be silly. Matt and Amy will be here soon and I want you to meet them."
Taylor sighed inwardly. Here she was, in a complete state and Jeff wanted her to meet Amy and Matt, two of her other idols. She didn't know what to think.
"Why did you come and get me last night?"
"You looked so beautiful, and I was kind of drawn to you, I guess." Jeff blushed, realising what he'd said.
"And then you found out how messed up I was, right?" Taylor raised her left eyebrow at him, something she always did when she wanted to know something.
Jeff leaned over and kissed her, catching her by surprise. "You're not messed up, okay?"
She responded by kissing him again. Their tongues probed each other's mouths and for a moment, Taylor was at peace.
"Hey little brother," a voice behind them said.
The two broke apart and Taylor turned a deep shade of red. Matt grinned at them both and Amy sat down next to her.
"Hi, I'm Amy," she introduced herself cheerily. "And that oaf on the other side of you is Matt."
Taylor introduced herself to both of them and noticed the looks they exchanged. It was obvious they were curious about her bruise.
"Uh, Jeff can I talk to you?" Matt pulled his brother into the next room.
"Jeff, what's the deal?" He asked. "Who's the girl?"
Jeff explained how he met Taylor, the bruise and how he'd let her stay the night. Matt understood immediately and they went back into the kitchen, where Taylor and Amy were chatting happily.
Jeff fixed up a full breakfast for everyone, which Taylor at quickly. She wiped her dishes and looked at Jeff.
"Okay, I really need to go now. Thanks for letting me stay and I'll see you later." She dashed out the door before anyone could stop her.
Jeff watched her leave, and hoped her family wouldn't hurt her anymore.