I still don't own anyone...

Chapter 10: Awakening

The doctor finished explaining Keely's condition to him and left the room.

Phil had started to fall asleep in the chair next to Keely's bed, still holding her hand. "Phil...?" a weak voice muttered.

"Keel'?" he said, groggily, quickly pulling himself out of his light sleep. "How do you feel? Do you remeber anything?" Phil asked, as she grabbed his hand to make sure he was really there.

"Is it really you? Are you really here?" she asked, staring up at him. He nodded, "Yes, Keel, it's me, and I promise you that I'm never leaving again. My home is with you." he said. Without a word, she pulled him close to her, hugging him with all the strength she had. "Do you know?" she asked trying to put her hands on her stomach and finding one wrapped in plaster. "Yeah, it kinda hit me in the ambulance on the way here. They still don't kow if the baby's okay yet." he told her, anticipating the next question.

"Did they catch Tanner?" she asked, the memories of what he had done to her fashing through her mind, causing her to shake, which irritated her broken ribs. "IT's okay. It's gonna be okay. I'll be here for you as long as you need me here, I even have permission to stay here after visiting hours. They said that you'll be really sore and you probably won't want to move much." he told her.

It was then that she started to cry, more like sob, actually. He carefully slid into the small bed with her, let her cry on his shoulder, she had told him that everything felt right when she was in his arms, he hoped it was still true. "D you want to talk about it?" he asked, not sure if that was the right question. She nodded against his chest.

"I was about to tell you... Then Tanner came in a-and grabbed me..." she sobbed. He gripped her tighter at the mention of her rapists name. "He took me back to his... house and took me to his room..." she continued through the sobbing. "The entire time he was touching me, I was wishing you were there to stop him. To save me, to let me sit in your arms..." Phil ran his fingers through her hair, trying to comfort her. "After a minute he had my clothes off and I couldn't get him off of me... he was too strong. After he...finished, he noticed my stomach... he started slashing my back. After that he pulled some of my clothes back on and left, right before I passed out, I saw you burst in and I knew I was safe," she finished, and her sobbing picked up again.

"Keel' it's not your fault. Tanner is the only one to blame, and he should pay for what he did. It's gonna be hard, but it will put him where he belongs so he can never hurt you again. When I found out what he did to you and then realized you were pregnant, I was ready to kill him, but I know that doing that wouldn't solve anything,so I'll leave it up to you if you want to press charges or not, I'll stand by you." he promised, as her tears subsided.

"I want to put him in jail." she said sternly, as three familiar people walked into the room.

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