Law 1
Chapter 12
A few days later, Kane was allowed to go home, on the understanding he took it easy. Fat chance, he thought. What with all the problems with the Sutherlands, things were never going to be easy. Kirsty was packing up his things for him. They left the hospital, holding hands. It felt good. They were a real couple, no longer hiding, pretending they don't know each other. They stepped into a taxi, and made their way back home.
* * *
As they pulled up, Kirsty turned pale.
"You alright Babe?" Kane asked, feeling concerned for his girlfriend
"I don't think I can do this, I can't go back in there."
"Babe, I'm here with you, nobody is gonna hurt you." Kane said reassuringly. He should've thought about this, but they had nowhere else to go.
Kirsty nodded and stepped out the taxi. Kane paid the driver and looked over at her.
"Look, you don't have to, we can find something else."
"No, it's your home. Let's get inside"
"It's your home too now." Kane said with a smile. Their first real home together.
Kirsty took his hand and they walked up the path to the door. They stepped inside.
"It's not much I'm afraid" Kane said apologetically. He looked around the place, it was a mess, and blood was still on the carpet. He felt ashamed. He couldn't even provide for his girl.
"It's fine. We're together, that's all that matters." Kirsty said reassuringly. Truthfully though, it wasn't all that mattered. She missed her family. Sure she was happy with Kane and couldn't bear to not be with him, but it was all such a mess.
"Right, well, I guess we'd better start by cleaning all this up"
"No, baby you're meant to be resting. I'll do it."
Kane sat down. He watched as Kirsty started to tidy up. She looked deep in thought, and not at all happy.
"You gonna tell me what's wrong" Kane asked.
"I. I just cant believe its come to this." Kirsty said as she looked at Kane.
Kane looked at Kirsty. He knew it would be hard, but he had never seen her like this. It was as though what had happened had finally sunk in.
"Are you having second thoughts?"
"No.."
"Well it sounds like you are." Kane hadn't meant to snap, but he felt angry at himself for doing this to her. Kirsty was obviously not as happy as he was, and he had to do something to fix it.
"Kane I'm not having second thoughts, I just wish things were different." Kirsty stared at him. Was this their first argument? They'd only been living together five minutes. They sat in silence for a few minutes.
"Look, we need some food, I'm gonna go down the shop and get something." Kane said as he got up to walk out
"But Kane...."
"Kirsty, I won't be long, I just need some time to think."
And without a backward glance he had gone, leaving Kirsty, close to tears, wondering how they were gonna get thru this mess.
Chapter 12
A few days later, Kane was allowed to go home, on the understanding he took it easy. Fat chance, he thought. What with all the problems with the Sutherlands, things were never going to be easy. Kirsty was packing up his things for him. They left the hospital, holding hands. It felt good. They were a real couple, no longer hiding, pretending they don't know each other. They stepped into a taxi, and made their way back home.
* * *
As they pulled up, Kirsty turned pale.
"You alright Babe?" Kane asked, feeling concerned for his girlfriend
"I don't think I can do this, I can't go back in there."
"Babe, I'm here with you, nobody is gonna hurt you." Kane said reassuringly. He should've thought about this, but they had nowhere else to go.
Kirsty nodded and stepped out the taxi. Kane paid the driver and looked over at her.
"Look, you don't have to, we can find something else."
"No, it's your home. Let's get inside"
"It's your home too now." Kane said with a smile. Their first real home together.
Kirsty took his hand and they walked up the path to the door. They stepped inside.
"It's not much I'm afraid" Kane said apologetically. He looked around the place, it was a mess, and blood was still on the carpet. He felt ashamed. He couldn't even provide for his girl.
"It's fine. We're together, that's all that matters." Kirsty said reassuringly. Truthfully though, it wasn't all that mattered. She missed her family. Sure she was happy with Kane and couldn't bear to not be with him, but it was all such a mess.
"Right, well, I guess we'd better start by cleaning all this up"
"No, baby you're meant to be resting. I'll do it."
Kane sat down. He watched as Kirsty started to tidy up. She looked deep in thought, and not at all happy.
"You gonna tell me what's wrong" Kane asked.
"I. I just cant believe its come to this." Kirsty said as she looked at Kane.
Kane looked at Kirsty. He knew it would be hard, but he had never seen her like this. It was as though what had happened had finally sunk in.
"Are you having second thoughts?"
"No.."
"Well it sounds like you are." Kane hadn't meant to snap, but he felt angry at himself for doing this to her. Kirsty was obviously not as happy as he was, and he had to do something to fix it.
"Kane I'm not having second thoughts, I just wish things were different." Kirsty stared at him. Was this their first argument? They'd only been living together five minutes. They sat in silence for a few minutes.
"Look, we need some food, I'm gonna go down the shop and get something." Kane said as he got up to walk out
"But Kane...."
"Kirsty, I won't be long, I just need some time to think."
And without a backward glance he had gone, leaving Kirsty, close to tears, wondering how they were gonna get thru this mess.
