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Chapter 5

Spencer's POV

I groggily tried opening my eyes only to instantly shut them again when the harsh light hit them.

"Ashley?" I groggily tried to say, not sure it came out right.

"No, I'm nurse Jennings. But I will make sure to tell the doctor right away that you're awake. Are you in any pain, do you need anything?" the nurse asked me kindly.

"I just need Ashley" I said, still trying to open my eyes.

"Okay I'll make sure to tell the doctor" nurse Jennings said before exiting the room.

I groaned in pain as I tried to move a little. What the hell happened? My mind went back to the last thing I remembered. Fighting with dad and storming out of the house. Driving around L.A. Then getting hit by a truck.

Oh right. Now I remembered.

"Baby" I heard Ashley say softly as she rushed to my side, my eyes instantly opening despite the hurt I felt from the light.

"Ash? You're really here?" I asked in shock.

"Of course, baby. God you scared me so bad" she said as she leaned forward to give me a gentle kiss to my lips and then my forehead before pulling up the chair and taking my hand in hers.

"But Ash, what about Aid-"

"Don't worry about him right now. You needed me and I don't care about anything else" she said seriously, her voice cracking as she looked at me.

"I love you" I said as I stared at her, trying to be strong for her. I could tell she was about to break.

"Oh God Spence, I love you too. I thought I lost you…" she said, tears silently flowing down her cheeks.

"Hey, I'm right here baby. I'm not going anywhere" I told her lovingly as I brought my hand up to wipe her tears.

I noticed my necklace hanging around her neck with our rings on it. I gently grasped them in my fingers and closed my eyes, taking a deep breath.

"It wont be much longer before we can wear them again Spence, I promise. I can't take any of this anymore" she said seriously.

"What are you saying?" I asked hesitantly.

"I'm saying that your dad needs to make his move soon. I can't take all the shit. I can't keep doing what I'm doing knowing what its doing to you because every time I come back to see you, I see you hurting a little more than the last time and I can't keep doing that. I want you back Spence. I want to live our lives together finally" she said as a tear made its way down her face.

She scooting closer to me as she reached behind her neck and unclasped the necklace before reaching behind my neck and clasping it around mine.

"You have to keep them for now" she said sadly.

I just nodded my head in understanding.

That's how it's always been.

I had to be the one to keep them safe.

"Everything is gonna be okay" I whispered to her as she stood up and leaned her forehead against mine.

"I know it is. And when all of this is all said and done I wanna get out of here" she said as she closed the distance between our lips. I moaned softly as I opened my mouth, letting her tongue cress mine in a loving embrace.

"Anywhere you wanna go I'm gonna be right there beside you" I whispered tiredly as she pulled back.

"That's good to know Spence, we'll talk about it later. Right now you need your rest" she said as she rubbed my head.

"How do I look?" I asked hesitantly. I knew it was bad. My whole body was in pain and I think my meds were starting to kick in.

"Beautiful" she said softly as she smiled widely.

"Wow, you suck at lying" I giggled before my eyes closed on there own accord.

"I love you Spence" I heard her say before I felt the pressure of her lips on my forehead.

I didn't even get the chance to respond to her before sleep overtook me.

Its been three fucking months. Three fucking months of waiting to heal properly so I can start my damn therapy. Three fucking months with nothing happening, like always. They were supposed to make their move when I was down, but they haven't shown their ugly faces.

I haven't seen Ashley in two of those months. Two goddamned months. I've been going crazy without her. I haven't even talked to her. Fuck I don't even know if she's okay. But I swear to God, I will fucking kill him myself if he hurt her.

"Goddamn it" I whispered angrily as I tried to hold myself up long enough to try to take a step forward.

My dad had some equipment sent to my house so I can do my therapy at home. I had to do it for two hours every day that I could. Two long fucking hours of pain every single day and even though it hurt sometimes, at least I was getting somewhere.

One day I'll be doing great and I can walk with a some constriction and with minimal pain. But other days I can't even walk at all because of the stiffness, because of the pain. Today is one of those days.

"Come on Spence, you're almost there" my brother Glen said as he stood beside me.

"You tell me that every day this happens Glen, yet it doesn't change the outcome" I huffed out as I sat back down heavily in my wheelchair.

"Sure you are Spence, it takes time. And I know it frustrates you that you can walk some days but not the others, but you're still progressing" he asked nudging me.

"Yeah, I know. I just expected for all this shit to be over by now. I expected Ashley to be here helping me. I haven't seen her in two months Glen" I said sadly.

"I know Spence. But if it makes you feel any better we know she's okay. I've run into them a few times, you know that. She looks pretty tired though Spence…you can tell she's going through a hard time being away from you" he said sitting down beside me.

"Dad said it should be over soon. But here we are. In the same shit we've been in for the last three and a half years" I said as I wheeled myself in front of the window.

Glen didn't say anything. He sat there watching me as I stared out the window.

He tells me every time he sees Ashley and it just makes my heart hurt more. That he gets to see her and I don't. Even if its just for a moment, it's a moment I will never get back. The only thing good about it is that I know she's okay, even if I haven't seen her I know she's coping and pulling through.

"Let's go out to eat" I said suddenly, turning my wheelchair around to face him. I was secretly hoping to run into Ashley, just so I could see her face. Her beautiful face.

He instantly got a smile on his face and jumped up to open the door for me. When we were at his car he opened the door for me and leaned toward me.

"Okay. One…two…three" he said as he put one arm under my legs and one arm under my arms. He breathed out before picking me up and putting me in the passenger seat.

On the days I couldn't walk he would do this. He always helped me into the car and out of the car. He never complained though, that's something I loved about him. He's been here for me since my accident happened.

It hurt me to be picked up and placed into the car like that. I'm not gonna lie and say it was a piece of cake for me. But I was handling it. To the best of my ability anyway.

He gently shut my door before opening the back and folding my wheelchair and putting it in the car before running to his door and quickly starting the engine.

"Wanna go to our usual place?" he asked as we hit the main road. I just nodded my head and stared out the window.

It's probably gonna be another few months knowing my dad. And even though I don't want it to wait that long, it needs to wait until I can fully walk again. I need to be completely healthy before I'm involved in any kind of violence that I know is to come.

But things need to end.

The Dennison family needs to be taken out.

And soon.