Chapter 16

Henry's POV

After I got Charlotte to sleep. I slipped out of her bed and left the room I sat on the couch in the Man Cave I grabbed the letter out of my back pocket and placed it on the table, I was kind of hesitant to open it I hope I wasn't intruding by reading this letter. I glanced at the envelope my name was scribbled on both of them, I choose to read the one that looked newer. I picked it up carefully and opened it slowly, there was one piece of paper folded in a tri-fold. I unfolded the letter and started reading it.

Dear Henry, 4-30-2018

If you are reading this it means I'm dead by myself of Jasper. I'm writing this to you because I was too scared to tell you in person. Jasper is not who you think he is, he does unimaginable things to me that I can't even write he hits and rapes me. I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry and that I love you. I couldn't say it in person so I wrote it down, I loved you since the day I met you at the sandbox. I know this might sound cliché but I knew that when I saw you we were going to be the best of friends I wish I could see you. I know I'm probably burning for my sins in hell, but that doesn't matter to you. Don't cry for me okay? It'll make me feel better if you didn't cry for me. Okay see you soon, I love you Henry.

Goodbye,

Charlotte'

I started tearing up after reading this I don't think I can read the next one. I couldn't believe that Charlotte wrote that, I know it was 5 months ago but it still makes me feel so bad. I didn't know she felt that way about herself but I will make sure she knows she's worth being here.

I abandoned the letter on the table and went to Charlotte's room. I took off my jacket,shoes and lay next to her under the covers, I pulled her close to me and wrapped my arms around her stomach. I silently cried in her shoulder and made sure I didn't get her shirt wet. I felt her shift a little.

"Henry is that you?" I heard her mumble tiredly rubbing her eyes.

"Yeah it's me." I sniffled. And buried my face in her neck.

"Are you okay? You don't sound good. Are you sick?"

"I'm not sick Char. I'm okay, go back to sleep." I said in a raspy voice. I cleared my throat, she glanced back at me.

"Are you crying?" Charlotte turned around and looked at me in her dimly lit room.

"No." I said quickly. She reached up and touched my face making me feel embarrassed.

"Don't lie to me Henry. You face is wet. What are you sad about?" She asks concernedly. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"When I was looking for your hair brush under your sink I found 2 letters and I read one of them. I wanted to let you know that I'm here for you even at your lowest point." She looked at me wide eyed.

"You WHAT?! You were not supposed to find that." She exclaimed. I winced as she explained to me.

"I'm sorry baby. I wasn't trying to invade your privacy. I promise." She sighed and shook her head.

"It's alright. When I wrote that I was desperate to end my life. I wasn't happy that I was still breathing, you know? And I didn't know how to deal with the abuse that I was going through. I didn't know how to escape it." She said quietly but she didn't cry.

"I could never imagine what you've gone through but I wanted to let you know that you're not alone anymore. You can let me, Bruce and Ray know if you need any help with anything. I'll be right by your side." She smiled and nodded her head.

"I know Henry. Thank you." She whispered softly. She inches her face closer to me and pressed her lips to mine. She pushed me on my back and straddling my waist, she cupped my cheeks and wiped my shaded tears with her thumbs. I gripped her hips as she deepened the kiss our lips moving in sync, I pulled away to breathe. She gazed at me.

"Don't be sad anymore okay? I'm not thinking like anymore that it's the past." She said as she rubbed my face.

"I'm not sad anymore. I want to love you. Can I?" I ask her softly.

"Yeah you can." She said. I slipped my hand under her shirt. I mapped her back with my hand. My fingers brushed her stomach I felt her muscles tense as I touched her stomach. Her breath hitched as I trailed my fingers down her spine. I acted like I didn't feel the scars that littered her lower back so I don't make her feel self conscious. I was mesmerized by the look of pleasure that crossed her features her eyes were partly closed, her bottom lip swollen from her biting it.

She grabbed my other hand that wasn't in her shirt and placed it to her exposed hip bone. She grinded her hips against mine making me feel hot all over, I felt heat pool in the pit of my stomach. She pulled me in another heated kiss, I gently licked her bottom lip and entered her mouth. Our tongues battle as my hands roamed her body, I knew I couldn't go too far but I wanted to make it worthwhile.

No one's POV

Bright lights, loud noises, pain. That's all Bianca could sense, she felt herself being pushed forward. Her body in the gurney was a bloody mess being pushed in the ER. She heard doctors yelling incoherent words to each other.

"Where's Jasper?" She whispered.

"Ma'am please do not speak. You lost too much blood, save your oxygen." The nurse cut off her blabbering.

'What the hell happened?' The thought crossed her mind before she lost consciousness.

The Doctor Smith looked at the nurse. Terry.

"I don't think she's going to make it she's too seriously damaged. 13 broken bones, and internal bleeding. And serious head trauma." Smith explained to his nurse.

Terry looked up at Doctor Smith from the ultrasound.

"Doctor Smith. She's 3 months pregnant."

Terry said with wide eyes.

Detective Warren sighed as she looked through the files for the hundredth time. It was 1 in the morning and she was the only one in the station. She wanted to rip her hair out. She needs to find him before he hurts anybody else.

She stood up to get herself a cup of coffee from the dwindling supply of coffee in the coffee maker.

"He can't be that untraceable. I have to find him." She muttered to herself as she stirred her coffee and sugar.

End of chapter 16…