Lolovivi Chapter 9 by Yinx
He had found me. Of course I was being stupid that I would be able to out run this man. Bruce always found me. I thought back to the times I had ran away during our marriage; I had a broken arm and ribs to show for it. I watched Bruce with Vivi; I always gave it to him that he was a good father. The joy and happiness on my daughters' face proved my point.
"How's my baby" Bruce smiled at her.
"Great Daddy, I'm so glad you're here; I missed you. Will you be staying"?
Bruce looked at me "Well now that's up to your mother Darling"
His eyes pierced me I swallowed hard "Vivi can I talk to daddy for a minute" I said putting on a brave face for her even though my stomach was doing knots. I watched her run to her room then turned back to Bruce.
"It took me a while to find you this time, been out of the loop for a couple of years" Bruce said approaching me.
"Guess I needed to a better job"
He chuckled as he stroked my cheek "You sending me to jail wasn't right"
"You sent me to the hospital" I said back brushing him hand away.
Bruce rolled his eyes "For just a few scratches, you needed to learn to toughen up." He pulled me into his arms and kissed me. I held my mouth closed when I felt him probe it with his tongue "Open" his eyes flash a deep red. I obliged him. "I missed your lips, Mercy" he said breaking the kiss. "Did you miss mine"?
"No"
He chuckled "Still so feisty, will have to tone that down since I'll be staying" he nestled his face to my neck.
"No you won't" I shuddered
"Now, Mercy I just got back, don't make me angry" he warned. I felt him squeeze me hard.
I pushed out of his arms "I divorced you remember, Vivi has a right to have a relationship with you" I took a breath and looked him in the eyes "But as for me I don't want anything to do with you". I tasted my blood first then felt the pain. I stuck my tongue at the corner of my mouth and felt the cut.
Bruce hand was still raised "I told you not to push me, Mercy. Why do you like me hitting you"?
"No one likes being hit Bruce" I spit in my hand seeing the blood.
"You made me, Mercedes"!
I walked over to the kitchen to wash my hand out; reaching in my pocket and dialed 9-1-1 but left the phone in my pocket. "I didn't make you hit, me nor did I make you put me in the hospital because you lost your match. I don't want you here with my daughter. I'm done with this; I tired of giving you chance after chance hoping you would change, but I'm not going to put myself in harms way just so you can see your daughter. I'm done; done with you and your abusive ways. DONE! I'm going to court for full custody of Vivi."
That was the last thing I remember when I woke up in the hospital again. I groaned closing my eyes again and feeling my head was bandaged.
"Mercedes"?
I opened my opened my eyes to see Sam's green ones looking down at me. "Sam? What happened"? I sighed looking away and closing my eyes "Never mind I know".
"I shouldn't have let you go inside alone" I heard him say.
"I'm fine, just let me up" I started getting up.
"Sorry, Ms. Jones but you will be here a few days" I tall tan skinned black man came in holding a clipbook. "You took a really bad beating"
"Vivi"! I cried just remembering my daughter. I sat up nearly fainting from the pain.
Sam pushed me back down "She's with Kurt and Blaine, Mela. She's fine" he reassured me.
I closed my eyes I could feel tears coming down. I didn't know if it was the pain or the fact that I had put Vivi through this again.
"Ms. Jones, I'm Dr. Kingsley. I have looked you over and you had a slight concussion, two broken ribs and you were sexual assaulted"
I opened my eyes and looked at him "It's not as bad as I thought" I tried to smile "Last time I was in the hospital for six months"
I watched Sam leave the room without a word. Kingsley spoke again. "Yes well it won't be that long of a recovery here; two days tops but you will need to bed rest for a week".
I nodded "Okay, thank you"
"No problem and get some rest." He smiled at me "I'll try to find your husband"
"Sam's not my husband…"
"Really then you should really thank him; the man hasn't left your side since you arrived" he said walking out.
Sam. Sam was here since I don't know when or the date. I sighed using the remote to put myself in the sitting position. Things would have been so much easier if I had stayed with him. I had just turned on the TV when he came back in.
"I got you some flowers" he whispered handing me white and purple callie lilies.
I turned off the tube and smelled them "Thank you, Sam they're beautiful" I smiled at him. I watched him nod and return to his seat by my bed. "Thank you for everything as well" I placed the flowers in my lap.
"You're welcome" he whispered again.
"For helping with Vivi and staying with me, it means a lot" I leaned forward so I could pat his hand. He linked our fingers together and gently squeezed my hand.
He starred at our fingers for a while "Mercedes, never again" I heard him say. I looked at him confused as he lifted his head to look at me. "Mercedes I know you don't want help, but please allow me to take care of you. You and Vivi."
"Sam, no I'm fine"
"Mercedes you have been in a coma for three days" he said meeting my eyes "Bruce hasn't been caught. He ran from the scene" I sucked in my breath I could feel myself starting to rock. Sam got up and sat next to me on the bed, then pulled me onto his lap. "Mercedes I want you to come live with me, if not permanently at least until you're better" I felt him nestle his face to mine. I didn't know I was crying until he pulled back cupping my face wiped the tears away "Mela, what do you say"?
I starred into his eyes knowing full well I should go but I shook my head and watched his heart sink through the windows "I love you too much to ever put you through I've been through" I said.
"I'm a big boy now you don't have that right to choose if I stay or go, because I'm not leaving, Mercedes; not now, not ever" he took a breath "Yes, you have made your bed, and yes you have to lie in it, but it doesn't mean I can't lay with you" he kissed my forehead.
"If you get hurt I will never be able to forgive myself" I whispered watching him link our fingers together.
"Can I say a prayer for you"?
I smiled "Yes, I need HIM now more than ever"
Sam squeezed my hands in his and bowed his head "Our Lord and Heavenly Father please hear us in our time of need. Tonight Lord we come before you with humble and broken hearts. We ask that you grant serenity. To live one day at a time, and each moment we have with another for in a whisper it will be gone. We know that hardship will happen on our way to peace; but we trust in you that everything will come to out, alright. Lord we ask that you grant us courage to accept things we cannot change, and the wisdom to change things we can. I Jesus name we pray. Amen."
Sam touched his forehead with mine "Amen" I whispered. I don't know what it was; if Sam was closer to God than me but I felt some kind of pull towards him, spiritually. I knew it was God answering his and mine prayer. "Sam, how many bedrooms do you have"? I asked smiling.
"Sam this is…"
"Yeah, the house we wanted to live in when we got married." He said helping me out of the car two days later.
"It's a pretty house, Mr. Evans" Vivi said taking his hand and leaning into him. She had told me she watched Bruce beat me. I felt like now she was in need of a positive male figure and I was glad it was Sam.
Sam's home was beautiful. He had taken our ideas when we used to sit in the bed of his truck looking at it. I admired him for keeping the house and doing my ideas from the wet room to the dark black espresso wood floors and clean white walls. Sam led us to the room Vivi would be staying. It looked like her room from our apartment but bigger.
"Kurt, Blaine, and I went and got your stuff from the apartment" Sam said when I looked at him.
"Thank you for this, Sam" I smiled at him.
"You're welcome, Mela. I think she needs some normalcy in her life right now. Let me show you to your room" he said taking my hand and leading me down the hall a ways to mirrored French doors.
The room was huge almost like… "Sam, is this your room"?
"Yes"
"Can I have my own room"?
"The doctor said for me to keep an eye on you, Mercedes. I can't do that if you sleep in a different room than me. I promise to be gentleman" he held both on my hands.
I looked around the master bedroom. It was beautiful. The chocolate floors continued into here. It had a nice sunroom-like sitting area complete with lounge and up on a two-step platform was a California king sleigh bed.
"We can set up ground rules if you want." He said quietly probably because I hadn't said anything. "But it's not like I haven't seen it before".
I laughed shaking my head "No, Sam, it's okay" I hugged him. "Thank you again" I whispered taking in his scent. If I had to leave without telling him I wanted a memory of my should-have-been husband. I felt his arms around me.
"Mercedes I'm strong enough for both of us. So don't run off because you think I can't handle. I've live without you all these years but I won't do it again. I know I'm asking a lot of you; for you to trust me. But know this I am worthy of your trust, Mela and I'll wait as long as I have to for you to give it to me" he said softly.
I closed my eyes and let him hold me smiling on how he knew I was thinking of leaving again. I took to heart what he said but my trusting bond was way past broken. "I'll try" I whispered and I meant it. My burden was heavy but I felt a gentle tug saying that it was okay to share it with him.