Disclaimer: I do not own Private Practice or the characters within, they are creations of Shonda Rhimes and I am simply borrowing them for my own entertainment.

This story starts off after Season 4 episode 2, therefore my version of episode 3 and after.

Chapter 8

Cooper is at work (Ocean Side Wellness Group) in his office. He loses track of time and realizes he is running over an hour late, so he decides to give Charlotte a call to apologize and that he will be on his way home.

OCEAN SIDE WELLNESS GROUP – COOPER'S OFFICE

Cooper picks up his office phone and dial's his and Charlotte's home number. There is no answer. 'That's odd' Cooper thought to himself out loud, so he decides to ring her cell phone at the car. Again, there was no answer so he decides to leave a message.

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OCEAN SIDE WELLNESS GROUP - CARPARK

Cooper: Hey Char, it's me Coop. Where are you? I've called you at home; texted you, and now you're not answering your cell. Please contact me because I am now starting to worry. I'm coming home as we speak so I will see you soon. Love you.

Cooper was now terribly worried for Charlotte and the babies. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach that something bad is happening, he just didn't know what it was.

Cooper starts to drive frantically as he talks to himself.

Cooper: (crying) Please be alright char. Just hold a little bit longer. I'm coming, I'm coming.

CHARLOTTE AND COOPER'S NEW HOUSE - LOUNGE

This is a continuation of Chapter 7, where we witness Joe has Charlotte with his arm pulling at her shirt and switches off the lounge light. Joe is however unaware that Charlotte and Cooper's bedroom light is still on and it can be seen out on the road.

Joe: (questions with a thought) Now let's see what should i do to you?

Charlotte is scared and can't think straight as to what is happening. She just wishes that Cooper would be coming for her rescue. The sooner, the better she thought to herself.

Charlotte: (pleads) Wait Joe! Stop Please! I'm sorry okay! I'm so, so sorry. (crying)I should have never told them what you did to me.

Joe just ignores her and pretends he never heard what she just said. He then pulls out a shiny weapon that to the feel of it against her arm, she assumed it was a knife. With the weapon in his hand, Joe starts to rub it playfully up and down her pregnant stomach.

Joe: Ah these babies! What a shame their mother is you. Now what to do aye? What should we do with mother? Play nice? Or play bad? Very very bad in fact!

Charlotte is crying even harder to the thought of Joe hurting them and her.

Charlotte: (pleads) Joe! Please, i was wrong to tell the police what you did.

Joe: (angry) I went to jail for 6 years because of you and your badass mouth!

Charlotte: (explains while sobbing) I was young, we just got married, and Big Daddy made me go.

Joe: He's not you! Don't blame your dead daddy for sending me there! I wasted 6 years of my life in there because you had to blab your big ugly southern mouth! For all those years i was in a single cell room, i've been thinking of this very moment. The moment of what i could do to you, to make you suffer, just like i had too, and wish you never confessed!

COOPER'S CAR –INSIDE

Cooper is driving home frantically while talking out loud to himself.

Cooper: Come on Char, answer your phone damn it!

Cooper is 5minutes away from home and he gets pulled over for speeding.

Cooper: You have got to be kidding me!

Cooper winds down his window, while the police officer comes to the car window.

Police Officer: Hello Sir.

Cooper: Hi look i'm in a hurry... (gets cut off)

Police Officer: I can see that. You were going 50miles/hr too fast.

Cooper: I know, i know. Just give me a ticket so i can go.

Police Officer: Can i see your License?

Cooper: Fine here (passes his licence to the officer)

Police Officer: Oh you're Cooper Freedman the paediatrician from OWG aren't you?

Cooper: I have no time for this. I'm in a hurry. My fiancée needs me.

Police Officer: Since you fixed my kid Tommy Stevens last week i will let you off with a warning, as long as you promise to not speed.

Cooper grabs his licence off the officer and continues driving.

Cooper: I hope i'm not too late.

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CHARLOTTE AND COOPER'S PLACE – LOUNGE

Charlotte is shaking and is terrified what is going to happen next, while Joe is enjoying the torture of Charlotte's emotions.

Joe: (casual) I want the light on for this! I want to see the fear and pain in your face when i do it.

Joes lets go of his arm gripping charlotte's shirt to turn the light off, but leaves his other arm around her.

Joe: I should do what i did to you the first time, but this time finish the job. I'm going to make you regret you ever confessed the attempted rape.

Joe immediately slaps Charlotte across the face.

Joe: And that's what you get for being a controlling cow!

COOPER'S CAR – OUTSIDE THE NEW HOUSE

Cooper has just pulled in the driveway. He notices the bedroom light on but no others. He thought it was strange as she must be at home but why wasn't she replying. As he ran up to the driveway to the front door he heard Charlotte crying and another person's voice inside.

CHARLOTTE AND COOPER'S NEW HOUSE - LOUNGE

Joe looks at Charlotte and to see how terrified she looks. This makes him laugh and is enjoying watching her suffer.

Joe: Let's take this off because you are not going to need this anymore. (he rips of Charlotte's shirt with his knife.

Charlotte yells out for help, hoping someone would hear her.

Joe looks at Charlotte and covers her mouth.

Joe: What was that? Did you hear something?

Just in time, Cooper opens the front door to see Joe holding Charlotte's mouth and holding a knife in his other hand.

Charlotte stares into Cooper's eyes with relief, fear, and sadness.

Cooper: What the hell do you think you are doing? Get your hands away from my fiancée and my babies before i do something you will regret.

Joe: Don't you see? I have the knife here.

Cooper: Ah but don't you see, (pulls out something from behind his back) I have this.

Joe looks shocked and automatically drops his knife on the ground.

A little 7 year old girl came forward. We learn that her name is Libby and its Joe's daughter.

Joe: Libby what? What did I tell you? I told you to stay in the car until i was finished with some important business.

Libby: Why do you have a knife? Why is she crying?

Cooper: You let my fiancée go and leave our house and never come back or i will (Joe cuts him off)

Joe: Fine, fine whatever you want.

Joe lets go of Charlotte and runs out the door fast with his daughter Libby.

Joe and Libby exit the house.

Cooper looks at Charlotte and runs to her.

Cooper: He was your ex husband wasn't he?

Charlotte couldn't speak so she just nods her head.

Cooper takes off his shirt and puts it on Charlotte so she was covered up.

Cooper: (crying) Charlotte i'm so sorry. (hugs her and touches her face to notice the bruises)I can't believe he hit you. Did he hurt you anywhere else? I mean physically? I wish i was here earlier, and then none of this would have ever happened.

Charlotte: (crying) Coop, i don't care. I'm just glad you came before anything really happened. He was going to hurt the babies and, and...(bursts out crying unable to finish her sentence)

Cooper: Hey look at me? I promise you from now on, i am never leaving you alone or out of my sight! I am quitting my job at OWG tomorrow and i'm going to spend every second of every day with you. I promise i will not this going to happen again!

Charlotte: You promise?

Cooper: I promise.

Charlotte: I love you so much.

Cooper: You're mine and no one will ever take you away from me.

To be continued...

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