Author's Note: Ok. This chapter is the chapter you have all been waiting for (I hope) well maybe not but its close :). Just a little warning though, it gets a little violent. Alright, enough said, onto the reading!!!!

Chapter 18 – The Fight

Valentines Day was coming up. Jeff and her had made special plans to have a very romantic night out. Sara was very excited and she had told the entire team about the plans. She was having a lot of fun with Jeff and was very comfortable with him now.

The next day Sara was supposed to go out with Jeff. Charlotte went to school while Sara went out to breakfast with Jeff. While they were there Sara started talking about her night with Nick. Sara didn't notice, but Jeff didn't like it. She was in a very good mood and she was very talkative.

When Jeff dropped her off at her house, he followed her in. She was talking about Nick again. She turned around in the kitchen to look at him just in time to see his eyes roll. If it was one thing that annoyed her, it was eye rolling.

"What was that for?" she asked with her hands on her hips.

"Nothing," he mumbled and turned away.

"I don't think so. Are you mad at me?" Sara asked, trying to get him to talk to her.

"You keep talking about Nick," he said.

"So?" She couldn't see the problem.

"So…you're with me and you're talking about another guy," he said like it was obvious.

"Other guy? Jeff, its just Nick."

"But you talk about him like you were in love with him."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do."

"No, I don't."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I….you know what, Jeff? I don't know why this bothers you. He's my friend. There is nothing between us." Sara got angrier and angrier. She couldn't believe she was having this argument.

"Well how do I know that?" Jeff asked. He was getting angry too. He thought his girlfriend was cheating on with this guy, who, by the way, he really didn't like to begin with.

"I don't know…" Sara threw her arms up in the air. "You just have to trust me, Jeff."

"Really. Well, if that's it then anything is possible," he said turning around.

"What is that supposed to mean?!" Sara followed him out of the kitchen. "Do you not trust me?"

Jeff turned back around and looked at her. "You shouldn't be getting mad at me!" he yelled. "I am not the one cheating here!" he yelled and his eyes flashed as he walked forward and yelled with enough force to make her back up a few steps.

"Jeff! I am not cheating! Nick is just my friend!" he voice rose a she tried to reason with him.

"Well of coarse you would deny it!" he screamed, turning around.

"I'm denying it because it's a false accusation! You have no proof I'm cheating on you and you should be able to trust me when I say I'm not!" she screamed. Sara couldn't believe he didn't believe her.

Jeff's eyes widened. He got deadly silent and he took a few long strides toward her, backing her against the wall. "Don't you yell at me," he said right in her face.

Sara calmed her voice as she talked. "You're yelling at me. And don't get into my face," she spat, pushing him off.

He fell back a step and she tried to turn away but he grabbed her arm and spun her back onto the wall. His eyes seemed to be drunk with rage.

"I said, don't yell at me." His voice was still deadly quiet and he pinned her against the wall by slamming her wrists above her head.

"Let go of me," Sara said calmly. Jeff was really scaring her but she wasn't about to let him know that.

Jeff jerked her, slamming her against the wall. "You will treat me with respect," his voice rose with each word.

"Jeff, let go of me!" Sara yelled, trying to stay strong, but her voice was starting to break a little.

Jeff jerked her again. Sara's head slammed on the wall and Sara saw stars swim across Jeff's face. She closed her eyes to try and clear them, and then she looked at him again. He looked like a completely different person. She tried to get him to let go of her wrists by squirming but he just squeezed harder.

"Let, GO!" She yelled and squirmed again just as she heard the door open.

"Mommy, guess wha-" Charlotte stopped short as she saw her mom pinned up against the wall.

"Get out of my house," Sara said calmly to the frightening man in front of her. Jeff didn't seem to notice the girl behind him. He held her wrists firm in his strong hands and lowered his voice.

"You will treat me with respect," he whispered in her face.

"Mommy," Charlotte whispered through forming tears.

"Get out," Sara tried again, louder this time, to get him out. She squirmed but he held fast.

He let go after a second and Sara punched him in the chest.

"Get out of my house!" she yelled and punched him in the chest a second time. He backed up and she kept hitting him. He grabbed her arms to stop her and she freaked out. She thrashed around and tried to free herself again.

"Stop!" he yelled and she stopped. Her hair was all over her face and she looked through it, up at his menacing eyes. Even though she tried to stop them, hot tears were coming down her face.

"Leave!" she shouted and moved her arms, trying to free herself, but he was too strong. He let go with one hand and slapped her. She doubled over from the force and Charlotte screamed.

"Mommy!" she ran toward Sara but Jeff spun and told her not to move. She obeyed with a look of complete terror on her face.

Sara took a few breaths before standing up straight again. She rubbed her face tenderly while she spoke. "I want you to leave." She sniffed and he turned. He brushed past Charlotte and turned back before he left.

"This is not over," he said dangerously and slammed the door as he left.

As soon as he left Charlotte ran to Sara. She crouched down and hugged her daughter. Sara picked her up and they sat on the stairs, both crying their eyes out.