Chapter 8
Re cap: Trish has just told Leon, that on the day of her mothers funeral her step father raped her.
Leon's POV
That is not even close to what I thought she was going to say. Shit. What the hell am I suppose to do now. I go to ask her some things, and she reminds me of my promise. I ask her if she is ok, and she says she is, but could I stay with her until she falls asleep.
I smile and tell her I won't leave her. I turn off the light and lay down next to her, her under the covers, and I grab my blanket from the floor to sleep over the covers, that are on Dom's bed. She asks if she can cuddle with me. I tell her she can, so she snuggles up to me. She lays her head on my chest and tells me how good it felt when I was rubbing her back and stroking her hair. That she felt safe for the first time in what seems like forever to her. So I begin to rub her back and stroke her hair again. She sighs, and has a smile on her face. She is so beautiful when she smiles. I am more determined than ever, to get her to smile more often.
Dom's POV
The next few days were hell. Leon wouldn't leave Trish for any reason at all. Mia had to take him all of his meals to my room, and he refused to leave there for any reason. I kept taking him clothes every morning. When Mia or I were there, he would take a shower, but only for what seemed like seconds. I asked him what was going on with him, he said he would talk to me about it, but first, he needed to talk to Trish when she felt better. He wanted her to tell me what she had told him, and that would take a leap of faith on her part. He asked me to be cool for a while longer, and what could I say. Leon is taking care of my other sister. He is truly a best friend. I see how tired and worn out he is, but he wont let anyone else take care of her, because he promised her, that he wouldn't leave her.
I have been going to the alley where they found her every day hoping to find the vagrant who saved Trish's life. No luck yet, and its been 3 days. I am going on my way to the shop again this morning.
Brian is on edge. He is worried about Mia and the drugs. I don't blame him, so am I. Leon says that she is almost over the worst, and so things should start getting back to whatever normal is for the Team.
I go cruising by the alley, and I see a vagrant I haven't seen there before, so I pull in. I ask if he is the one who found Trish a few days ago, and he looks like he has seen a ghost. What the fuck is this about I wonder. I tell him, that I am her brother and want to thank whoever it was who saved my sisters life. He visibly relaxed, and tells me that yes, he is the one who called 911. I asked him why he was scared. He tells me he was afraid I was with the guy who he saw beating her and shooting that needle full of stuff in her arm, before throwing her in the dumpster.
I instantly see red. Do you know who the person was I asked him? No, he didn't. Had he ever seen him before?, no, he hadn't, he was sorry. What did he look like? He was Asian, I sighed. I took out the money I had in my pocket for him, and handed it to him. He looked confused. I told him that it was a gift for saving my sisters life; he told me that it wasn't necessary. I told him, that if someone tried to kill my sister, they might still be looking around, and I wanted him to get off the streets and not answer questions that anyone else had. When he realized it was 5 grand, his eyes got huge. Man, I cant accept this kind of money. It wouldn't be right. He told me.
There isn't enough money in the world to give to you for saving a member of my family, I tell him. He tears up and tells me I have made it possible for him to clean himself up and get a bus ticket to San Diego to go be with his sister, and that he can never thank me enough. I tell him to get in, ill drive him to the station.
When I got to the station, the next bus for San Diego was getting ready to leave. I bought him his ticket, and some food for the trip, and walked him to the bus. After he boarded, I called the driver over.
When you get to San Diego, give this envelope to the person I just put on the bus, I told him and gave him a hundred bucks. No problem was his answer. In the envelope was a cashier's check for another 5 grand. I wanted him to start a new life, like the one he has given Trish the chance of having.
I waited and made sure the bus was gone before getting back into my car and calling Mia. Close the store and the shop, and get everyone to meet at the house I tell her.
When Mia and Brian finally showed up at the house, I went to see if Leon and Trish were ok. They were both awake, and Trish was in the shower. Leon told me she was past the worst of it, and that she was finally hungry. We both laughed, knowing that if she has an appetite, this was a good sign.
Just then Trish came out of the bathroom, and looked surprised to see me. I reminded her that I lived here, and that this was actually my bedroom, and she gave me a smile, and said, not for long. We both laughed, knowing it would be my room again soon.
I told them both to come downstairs, that we would eat, and then have a family meeting. Trish groaned, and went to argue with me, and I just gave her the look I give when I wont be listening to any kind of argument.
Trish was not at all happy about the family meeting, I could tell. She looked at Leon, and he shrugged his shoulders. I haven't had time to tell him what had happened to me today yet.
Turning to Leon, I told him to hurry up and take a shower, he stank. He looked at Trish, and she nodded that she would be ok.
Leon, went and got into the shower, and I turned to Trish.
"I am really glad that you trust Leon peanut, and I hope soon, that you can trust me again too. I love you girl."
"I know you do Dommy. I do trust you, I am just scared. Leon doesn't have any expectations of me Dom, he didn't know me when I was here before. He just accepts me as I am, with out conditions. He knows what I am going through with the detox, and it helps to talk to someone who I wont be scared will judge me and throw me out again, and before you say anything, I don't believe you would ever throw me out. I just need to take everything very slowly. Can we do that Dom?"
I open my arms to her, and she rewards me with a huge smile, and an even bigger hug. "Peanut, whatever you need, its yours. I love you"
" Thanks Dom, I love you too. Now, I am starving, can we go eat?"
I just laugh, and walk with her down stairs to the kitchen.
Re cap: Trish has just told Leon, that on the day of her mothers funeral her step father raped her.
Leon's POV
That is not even close to what I thought she was going to say. Shit. What the hell am I suppose to do now. I go to ask her some things, and she reminds me of my promise. I ask her if she is ok, and she says she is, but could I stay with her until she falls asleep.
I smile and tell her I won't leave her. I turn off the light and lay down next to her, her under the covers, and I grab my blanket from the floor to sleep over the covers, that are on Dom's bed. She asks if she can cuddle with me. I tell her she can, so she snuggles up to me. She lays her head on my chest and tells me how good it felt when I was rubbing her back and stroking her hair. That she felt safe for the first time in what seems like forever to her. So I begin to rub her back and stroke her hair again. She sighs, and has a smile on her face. She is so beautiful when she smiles. I am more determined than ever, to get her to smile more often.
Dom's POV
The next few days were hell. Leon wouldn't leave Trish for any reason at all. Mia had to take him all of his meals to my room, and he refused to leave there for any reason. I kept taking him clothes every morning. When Mia or I were there, he would take a shower, but only for what seemed like seconds. I asked him what was going on with him, he said he would talk to me about it, but first, he needed to talk to Trish when she felt better. He wanted her to tell me what she had told him, and that would take a leap of faith on her part. He asked me to be cool for a while longer, and what could I say. Leon is taking care of my other sister. He is truly a best friend. I see how tired and worn out he is, but he wont let anyone else take care of her, because he promised her, that he wouldn't leave her.
I have been going to the alley where they found her every day hoping to find the vagrant who saved Trish's life. No luck yet, and its been 3 days. I am going on my way to the shop again this morning.
Brian is on edge. He is worried about Mia and the drugs. I don't blame him, so am I. Leon says that she is almost over the worst, and so things should start getting back to whatever normal is for the Team.
I go cruising by the alley, and I see a vagrant I haven't seen there before, so I pull in. I ask if he is the one who found Trish a few days ago, and he looks like he has seen a ghost. What the fuck is this about I wonder. I tell him, that I am her brother and want to thank whoever it was who saved my sisters life. He visibly relaxed, and tells me that yes, he is the one who called 911. I asked him why he was scared. He tells me he was afraid I was with the guy who he saw beating her and shooting that needle full of stuff in her arm, before throwing her in the dumpster.
I instantly see red. Do you know who the person was I asked him? No, he didn't. Had he ever seen him before?, no, he hadn't, he was sorry. What did he look like? He was Asian, I sighed. I took out the money I had in my pocket for him, and handed it to him. He looked confused. I told him that it was a gift for saving my sisters life; he told me that it wasn't necessary. I told him, that if someone tried to kill my sister, they might still be looking around, and I wanted him to get off the streets and not answer questions that anyone else had. When he realized it was 5 grand, his eyes got huge. Man, I cant accept this kind of money. It wouldn't be right. He told me.
There isn't enough money in the world to give to you for saving a member of my family, I tell him. He tears up and tells me I have made it possible for him to clean himself up and get a bus ticket to San Diego to go be with his sister, and that he can never thank me enough. I tell him to get in, ill drive him to the station.
When I got to the station, the next bus for San Diego was getting ready to leave. I bought him his ticket, and some food for the trip, and walked him to the bus. After he boarded, I called the driver over.
When you get to San Diego, give this envelope to the person I just put on the bus, I told him and gave him a hundred bucks. No problem was his answer. In the envelope was a cashier's check for another 5 grand. I wanted him to start a new life, like the one he has given Trish the chance of having.
I waited and made sure the bus was gone before getting back into my car and calling Mia. Close the store and the shop, and get everyone to meet at the house I tell her.
When Mia and Brian finally showed up at the house, I went to see if Leon and Trish were ok. They were both awake, and Trish was in the shower. Leon told me she was past the worst of it, and that she was finally hungry. We both laughed, knowing that if she has an appetite, this was a good sign.
Just then Trish came out of the bathroom, and looked surprised to see me. I reminded her that I lived here, and that this was actually my bedroom, and she gave me a smile, and said, not for long. We both laughed, knowing it would be my room again soon.
I told them both to come downstairs, that we would eat, and then have a family meeting. Trish groaned, and went to argue with me, and I just gave her the look I give when I wont be listening to any kind of argument.
Trish was not at all happy about the family meeting, I could tell. She looked at Leon, and he shrugged his shoulders. I haven't had time to tell him what had happened to me today yet.
Turning to Leon, I told him to hurry up and take a shower, he stank. He looked at Trish, and she nodded that she would be ok.
Leon, went and got into the shower, and I turned to Trish.
"I am really glad that you trust Leon peanut, and I hope soon, that you can trust me again too. I love you girl."
"I know you do Dommy. I do trust you, I am just scared. Leon doesn't have any expectations of me Dom, he didn't know me when I was here before. He just accepts me as I am, with out conditions. He knows what I am going through with the detox, and it helps to talk to someone who I wont be scared will judge me and throw me out again, and before you say anything, I don't believe you would ever throw me out. I just need to take everything very slowly. Can we do that Dom?"
I open my arms to her, and she rewards me with a huge smile, and an even bigger hug. "Peanut, whatever you need, its yours. I love you"
" Thanks Dom, I love you too. Now, I am starving, can we go eat?"
I just laugh, and walk with her down stairs to the kitchen.