KINDA MORE OF A PART 2 TO CHAPTER 10 SO IT'S PRETTY SHORT
After he was sure that the man was on the ground he turned back to Abbie and wrapped his arms around her to be sure that even if the he did get up which he doubted he would, he wouldn't be able to get to her again. He thought that she would pull away from his grasp but she didn't instead she leant into his embrace.
" Thank you" she whispered. He pulled back from her and looked down into her eyes. " It was my honour to defend yours" he said sincerely before turning around to the man who lay on the ground shock clear on his face. " As for you if i ever catch you anywhere near Abbie or her family again i will rain pain and suffering down on you so hard it will make god himself jealous, Understood?!" he demanded his voice cold and sereous, Luke merely nodded in agreement before scatering away across the floor.
Crane turned his attention back to Abbie and he held a hand out for her " shall we?" he asked his voice regaining its kindness . She smiled taking his hand before she led them out of the bar. He made sure to stay a step behind her at all times to make sure that Luke didn't come back and try to grab her away until they reached the parking lot where he held the door open for her before climbing into the other side himself.
" Did you see his face before you punched him, Jenny really did get him good" she said with a smile as they were driving towards her apartment.
" Oh it did look quite painful" he agreed smiling perhaps a tad too much.
" I'm sure your knuckle sandwich was just what the doctor ordered" she said with a grin.
" I do apoligise for my out burst and i hope you do not get into any trouble because of it but seeing him grab you and watching you be pulled away, with everything else that has happened recently i snapped , but it will not happen again I swear." he said sincerely.
" Don't worry about it, i am actually very thankful for what you did, Luke has a tendancy to be rough when he's drunk" she said and he could hear her voice change at the mention of the detective having a tendancy to be rough.
" Surely you do not mean he has mistreated you while in this state before" he asked the concern rising with every word.
" I wish I could say no "she said sadly " There were a few times where i got annoyed when he was drunk and when i would try to leave he would do something like that" she said and he knew to leave it at that and not to push it any further, she had told him enough for now and she would tell him more one day, when she was ready. " But that's all in the past".