Hermione just looked at the girl and then looked at Ron. He had his arms around her like he loved her. Hermione felt a pang of jealousy but that pang vanished when Harry had wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Ron? What does she need our help with? I don't understand what you mean." Harry stated, Ron whose eyes had never once left Alaina.

"When I found you two together I was just furious and left. I had found where she lived and I had told her everything. I then tried to give her one innocent kiss and she told me that she would get in trouble if I did that. Then she explained her boyfriend problem to me. He hits her, beats her actually. I knocked him out with a spell and took her here. I saw her pass out and I didn't think of anywhere else to go but here." He whispered looking at Harry and Hermione. He laid Alaina back against the couch and walked over to them. "Let's go in the kitchen so we don't wake her." He said scooting them into the other room. He took one last look at Alaina before moving over to the kitchen table.

Hermione was busying herself with a pot of tea. Harry was sitting across from him with a bleak expression on his face. Harry shook her head.

"Ron what are you going to do? How do you know that her boyfriend won't come and find her?" Harry asked trying not to be too morbid. Harry looked from Hermione back to Ron. He noticed that Ron had his head in his hands. He looked so shaken to Harry.

"Harry I don't even want to think about that right now. You weren't there. You didn't see the look of pure terror on her face like I did. She was screaming and trying to push him off. When I found her she had lost consciousness, the last thing I heard her scream was my name to come and help her." Ron lifted his head to look at Harry. "He wouldn't know where she was anyway. She would never go back to him. The only good part about this is that she doesn't have to go back to her job." Ron said sighing.

Harry leaned forward. "What was her job, a hooker?" Harry asked crossing his arms.

"No! She isn't like that you son-of-a-bitch. She worked in a club on the corner of Pine Hill. She worked as a stripper because her boyfriend made her get a job there." Ron shook his head. "Look alright you don't have to like her you don't have to help, all I'm asking is that you won't go crazy and push her out when she wakes up alright?" Hermione came up behind Ron and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Ron were are not implying that she ever was one. We aren't going to throw her out into the street. She needs to be here now. Trust me we'll help you." She said smiling. She sat next to Harry and rested her arms on the table.

Alaina awoke in the couch feeling dizzy and lightheaded. Everything came flooding back into her mind Jason, Ron, the beating…Ron? Alaina sat up looking around. She heard voices coming from the kitchen and walked towards it. She could faintly hear the sound of a woman which she would think was Ron's wife. Alaina gulped before entering the room.

Ron turned around and noticed that she had walked in. "Alaina!" He said surprised that she was able to move and stand. He pulled her into his arms and rubbed her back. "Are you alright?" Ron asked pushing her back and looking into her eyes.

"I'm fine just a little dizzy." She said biting her lip. Ron could make out the finger marks on her neck and he cringed. He ushered Alaina into his chair and she looked at the two people sitting at the table. "I'm sorry about this." She said blushing slightly.

Hermione shook her head. "You don't have to apologize its better that you're here and not where you were. You and Ron can stay in the guest bedroom on the second floor. You can stay as long as you like." Hermione thought to herself What am I doing? My husband almost had an affair with this woman and I'm letting her into my house. Then again I already am having an affair." Hermione looked back at Alaina and smiled.

"Thank you." She said rubbing her neck knowing what she must look like to these people. She had her pajamas on and she had bruises all over her neck. She looked towards Ron and was pleading with her eyes for him to say something.

Ron got the message for he told Hermione and Harry that they were going to e turning in for the night.

Ron took Alaina's hand walking her into the room and closing the door behind him. She sat down on the edge of the bed and broke down. Ron wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Shh its alright. He won't hurt you anymore." He said kissing the top of her head.

"I'm scared Ron. What if he comes and finds me?" She asked wiping her tears away. "You don't know what he's capable of." She said biting her lip. She sat back and looked into Ron's eyes.

"Alaina how long has this been going on?" He asked pushing her back against the bed so she could relax.

Alaina felt her face catch fire as she remembered it. "It's been going on since I turned eighteen." She said looking away from him. "I'm now twenty-two." She felt the tears building in her eyes. "He put me in the strip club not long after that maybe about a few weeks." She looked back at Ron.

Ron touched the side of Alaina's face rubbing her cheek with his thumb. He kissed her forehead and pulled her up to the pillows, laying her down properly. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. He could see Alaina's face contour in pain. He stopped and turned her to lay on her stomach. He lifted her shirt exposing her back. What he saw made him gasp. "My god Alaina what did he do to you?" He asked movinghis hand to touch her back.