About two hours later Lexx woke to voices in the room, mostly male voices. She opened her eyes, well her one eye the best she could and looked up to see Papa, Mama, and the some of the boys along with Carson standing around the bed. Mama sat on the edge of the bed and gently touched her hand, Aimee was gone.
"Lexx we want to have Carson look you over to make sure there isn't any permanent damage. He can also give you something for the pain." Mama gently brushed Lexx's hair out her face, Lexx listened as the boys growled at the site of her black eyes and cut cheek.
Carson walked up to the bed and sat on the other side of Lexx opposite Mama. "Okay Lexx I'm gonna need you to take off your sweat shirt for me."
Lexx slowly sat up and began to pull her sweat shirt over her head, she hissed in pain as the muscles over her ribs stretched. She set the sweat shirt down on her lap and sat there in her white t-shirt, she saw the look that Carson gave her and knew she had to take off her shirt too. So she removed that as well. She heard a particular growl that made her look up, she knew that sound incredibly too well.
Remi had just been told by Dev what had happened while he was out, he was absolutely furious. Remi always had trouble controlling his temper, but when it came to Lexx getting hurt in anyway he was down right rageful. Dev hadn't prepared him for how bad it actually was, he wanted to tear out Lexx's father's heart when he saw the deep purple and black bruises that mottled her perfect skin. Her shouldered his way through the room to her side, he kneeled down by her head and gently kissed her on her forehead. "He'll pay for this Lexx, so help me gods he'll pay."
Lexx looked up into Remi's eyes, everyone just thought he was a man who couldn't control his temper but she knew there was more to him. Under the surface there was a tender, loving man that only she had seen, not even Mama had truly seen how gently Remi could be. She tried to smile up at him but Carson so prodding her ribs with his hands, she grimaced in pain and let out a small whimper. Remi took her hand in his and let her squeeze his hand when the pain became too much. She felt Carson press on a certain rib that must have been cracked because she almost let out a scream.
Remi gave Carson a murderous look. "Damnit Carson be careful." Remi growled out between clenched teeth. Remi leaned back down whisper in Lexx's ear, telling her it going to be okay. He still wasn't sure exactly what his feelings for Lexx were, but he knew he would kill anyone who hurt her. He felt the same way about his sister Aimee, but what he felt for Lexx was different. Lexx was able to tame him in a way no other woman could, all she had to do was touch him when he was angry and he calmed. Now even as he held her hand he couldn't calm down, all he wanted to do was go after her father. But he knew that Lexx would never forgive him if he killed her father.
"Okay Lexx your ribs are only bruised, I thought one of them might be cracked but it isn't. Which is a very good thing, you'll heal much faster that way. I've got some Motrin you can take for the pain, I would give you something stronger but I don't want you to be drowsy all the time." He paused to pull a bottle of pills out of his bag, handing them to Mama. "Okay, does it hurt anywhere else besides your ribs or your face?"
Lexx shook her head, biting her lip as her ribs ached from Carson checking them. She looked up at Remi, focusing on his dark blue eyes. All she wanted to do was sleep and have Remi hold her close, he always made her feel safe.
Remi saw what she wanted in her eyes and slowly stood up. "I'll take her to my room and stay with her for as long as she wants." Mama stood up and moved out of his way as he leaned down and gently slid his arms under her shoulders and knees. He slowly picked her up; trying not to jostle her took much as he carried her out of the room. Remi headed down the hallway and then up the stairs to his room. He walked into his room and laid Lexx down on his large king size bed. He reached down and pull her shoes off. He looked up at her face, she had a distant look in her eyes, like she had given up. "Lexx…" He said her name softly.
Lexx looked down at Remi when he said her name. He motioned towards her jeans, silently asking her if she wanted him to take him off for her. She nodded her head, lifting her hips when he unbuttoned and zipped her jeans so he could slide them off her. She heard Remi take in a slow breath as he saw her body in only her underwear and bra for the first time. He always thought she as perfect in whatever she wore; now he knew just how perfect she really was. He growled low in his throat looking at the bruises covering her ribs, how could someone to this to a girl as sweet as Lexx. He had never known a more angel of a woman before Lexx. He remembered when he first met her, when Aimee was still in college she had brought Lexx home with her. Lexx had already known what he and his family were; her grandmother had passed the knowledge of all the mysteries of the world that most people didn't know to Lexx. Lexx's mother had known also, but she never had the chance to tell Lexx herself, she didn't even get to see her beautiful daughter before she died. Lexx's grandmother was a friend of the family, one they had known for many years before she died.
Remi went to his dresser and pulled out one of his large t-shirts along with a pair of his shorts. He helped Lexx into them and then stretched out onto the bed beside her. He grabbed his blanket and wrapped it around her before finally settling down beside her.
Lexx curled against Remi's side, laying her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, and gently began to stroke her hair resting his chin on top of her head. Lexx wasn't sure what it was about Remi that she was so drawn to him. She had been feeling this way since they had first met two years ago. She remembered when Aimee had told her to stay away from him, but Lexx couldn't even keep her eyes off of him let alone stay away from him. She and Remi had steadily begun to become friends over the next two years; he protected her more than any other female as if he had already claimed her as his. But Lexx knew that if Remi was to ever find his true Katagaria mate that Lexx would be left behind. She was only human after all; she just knew what the Katagaria were and protected their secret just as her mother did before her. Remi wasn't just an ordinary Katagaria though; he was a Were-Hunter. The same as Vane and Fang, the two Lykos brothers who worked at the bar sometimes. She knew that Aimee secretly had a crush on Fang, even though nothing could happen between the two of them.
Lexx eventually fell into a peaceful sleep, feeling safe in the security of Remi's arms. Even if Remi did have to leave on day, she would always think of him as her protector.