Niles tapped Grace on the shoulder. She turned around and said,
"what is it?" He asked her in a worried tone, "Is something wrong with Miss
Babcock, I mean other than the fact the case is taking place?"
Grace shrugged her shoulders. "I dunno, could be the pain on her arm" she
said simply, "I mean, that woman could get upset over anything at this
point.....especially the damn cat who mutilated her arm." Niles' nearly had
another heart attack. He looked at Grace and said, "Th-thankyou" then
walked down the hall to his room.
A soft gasp escaped C.C.'s lips. She woke up in cold sweat, shivering from
the dream she just had. Her father had come back to hurt her, to kill her.
She took a deep breath. The decision of the jury would resume in a week.
She was so desperate to get this off of her mind.
Then, she began to think. Think about Niles. He really hates me she thought weakly, and collapsed sobbing into her pillow. It was loud, so Niles could hear it. He thought it was Grace again, but once he realized it was C.C., he rushed over to her door. He knocked softly. C.C., thinking it was Grace to come talk again, wiped her tears away and sat up straight and said in a thin voice, "come in."
She was shocked to see his figure in the doorway. She let out a little shriek of fright and grabbed the covers and hiding under them. "Ms. Babcock?" he said softly. He heard a whimper from the bed and walked over to the blanketed, shaking lump that was C.C.
He softly lifted the comforter off of her. She squeezed her eyes shut tight. She was scared of him, and she didn't know quite why. He touched her shoulder softly. "Get away" she whimpered and then maximized the volume of her tone when he didn't leave, "GET AWAY!" She began to sob again. He grabbed her arm and looked at it, suddenly angry.
"You promised," he growled, "you would never do this again! Why C.C.? Why?"
"That promise" she retorted shakily, "was about just as important of you saying you loved me. That's right, I did hear you." He stood there, in shock for a moment. He sat down on the bed, opening his arms, which only caused C.C. to back away from him slowly, her hands over her face.
"I do" he said slowly, "I'm sorry...I was afraid that- that- you would hate me. That's why I covered it up."
He embraced her, but after a few minutes C.C. pulled away from him. "You'll do it again" she said softly, "do me and leave me, that's all you'll do, just like my father he left me with the-
She stopped abruptly. "Oh don't pretend like you have anymore secrets" he said angry again pushing her down harshly on her back and standing up, "I tire of this game. Maybe if you weren't such a bitch all the time someone would respect you. You had enough dirt for the National Enquirer to pick you up, didn't you? I can't believe I said I loved you! I was a damn idiot! Goodnight Ms. Babcock."
He motioned toward the door. "You bastard!" she yelled. He turned around with such hate in his eyes. He lunged at her, and sent her head smashing against the headboard, her arms pinned behind her back. She tried to scream but only a small squeak came out.
He held her arms tight. "Now" he said furiously, "apologize for all the lies, everything. Now."
"No" she said softly, "because they weren't lies." C.C. tried furiously to fight the thought that right after the trial she tried to kill herself. She had gone into the bathroom and got out the scissors. She began to drag the blade across her wrist when Fran knocked furiously at the door. C.C. had abruptly stopped.
Niles twisted her wrists hard which made her whimper, and pinched the skin on the back of her neck. "Apologize." He said ferociously.
"I've done nothing" she said weakly, beginning to cry. I'll never forget the child's gentle face she thought, thinking of Jessica.
He dug his nails into the back of her neck, sending blood trickling down her back. He twisted her wrists further. She screamed in pain. "WE HAD A CHILD!" she exploded, sending Niles back on the bed. "What?" he said inquiringly.
"MY FATHER AND I! OK! HE NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT! A BABY GIRL WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN! I GAVE HER AWAY!" she weakened immediately and broke down. Niles grabbed her. She didn't pull away. She didn't care anymore. "Kill me" she said softly, "I'm not apologizing for the 'lies' after all."
He gripped her tight. "Oh god honey no!" he cried, "Never...Never. I lost control. Please, I'm so sorry for doing this.....I didn't oh god......what can I say...I love you, believe it or not. I can't imagine........What a fool I have been......Oh please forgive me C.C."
She knew he meant it. "I do." She looked up at him. He gently kissed her. "You don't know how much I need you" she said weakly, and collapsed against his chest. She cried more. He took her in his arms. He softly caressed her hair. "Yes I do" he said hugging her slightly, "As much as I need you."
A little later....................
C.C. was under Niles kissing him passionately yet ferociously. He stopped for a moment and looked into her eyes. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked. She smiled. "Yes" she said clearly, and began to unbutton his shirt.
Then, she began to think. Think about Niles. He really hates me she thought weakly, and collapsed sobbing into her pillow. It was loud, so Niles could hear it. He thought it was Grace again, but once he realized it was C.C., he rushed over to her door. He knocked softly. C.C., thinking it was Grace to come talk again, wiped her tears away and sat up straight and said in a thin voice, "come in."
She was shocked to see his figure in the doorway. She let out a little shriek of fright and grabbed the covers and hiding under them. "Ms. Babcock?" he said softly. He heard a whimper from the bed and walked over to the blanketed, shaking lump that was C.C.
He softly lifted the comforter off of her. She squeezed her eyes shut tight. She was scared of him, and she didn't know quite why. He touched her shoulder softly. "Get away" she whimpered and then maximized the volume of her tone when he didn't leave, "GET AWAY!" She began to sob again. He grabbed her arm and looked at it, suddenly angry.
"You promised," he growled, "you would never do this again! Why C.C.? Why?"
"That promise" she retorted shakily, "was about just as important of you saying you loved me. That's right, I did hear you." He stood there, in shock for a moment. He sat down on the bed, opening his arms, which only caused C.C. to back away from him slowly, her hands over her face.
"I do" he said slowly, "I'm sorry...I was afraid that- that- you would hate me. That's why I covered it up."
He embraced her, but after a few minutes C.C. pulled away from him. "You'll do it again" she said softly, "do me and leave me, that's all you'll do, just like my father he left me with the-
She stopped abruptly. "Oh don't pretend like you have anymore secrets" he said angry again pushing her down harshly on her back and standing up, "I tire of this game. Maybe if you weren't such a bitch all the time someone would respect you. You had enough dirt for the National Enquirer to pick you up, didn't you? I can't believe I said I loved you! I was a damn idiot! Goodnight Ms. Babcock."
He motioned toward the door. "You bastard!" she yelled. He turned around with such hate in his eyes. He lunged at her, and sent her head smashing against the headboard, her arms pinned behind her back. She tried to scream but only a small squeak came out.
He held her arms tight. "Now" he said furiously, "apologize for all the lies, everything. Now."
"No" she said softly, "because they weren't lies." C.C. tried furiously to fight the thought that right after the trial she tried to kill herself. She had gone into the bathroom and got out the scissors. She began to drag the blade across her wrist when Fran knocked furiously at the door. C.C. had abruptly stopped.
Niles twisted her wrists hard which made her whimper, and pinched the skin on the back of her neck. "Apologize." He said ferociously.
"I've done nothing" she said weakly, beginning to cry. I'll never forget the child's gentle face she thought, thinking of Jessica.
He dug his nails into the back of her neck, sending blood trickling down her back. He twisted her wrists further. She screamed in pain. "WE HAD A CHILD!" she exploded, sending Niles back on the bed. "What?" he said inquiringly.
"MY FATHER AND I! OK! HE NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT! A BABY GIRL WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN! I GAVE HER AWAY!" she weakened immediately and broke down. Niles grabbed her. She didn't pull away. She didn't care anymore. "Kill me" she said softly, "I'm not apologizing for the 'lies' after all."
He gripped her tight. "Oh god honey no!" he cried, "Never...Never. I lost control. Please, I'm so sorry for doing this.....I didn't oh god......what can I say...I love you, believe it or not. I can't imagine........What a fool I have been......Oh please forgive me C.C."
She knew he meant it. "I do." She looked up at him. He gently kissed her. "You don't know how much I need you" she said weakly, and collapsed against his chest. She cried more. He took her in his arms. He softly caressed her hair. "Yes I do" he said hugging her slightly, "As much as I need you."
A little later....................
C.C. was under Niles kissing him passionately yet ferociously. He stopped for a moment and looked into her eyes. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked. She smiled. "Yes" she said clearly, and began to unbutton his shirt.