Chapter 16
Previously: My eyes finally landed in the corner and I spotted blonde curls and immediately know who it was. Josh.
Reed POV
I breathed a sigh of relief as Scott left the room, knowing I could finally talk to Josh. Josh seemed to think I was in pain and rushed next to me. "Reed, where does it hurt? Do you want me to get a nurse?" I just shook my head at him. I motioned to the seat nearest to the bed and he pulled it closer to me. He sank into it and grasped my hand. I opened my mouth to talk, but he stopped me.
"Reed, let me explain first. I'm sorry I've been so distant recently; there is a reason for this." He paused for a minute as if deciding on what to say next. He looked me in the eye and whispered, "What did you hear when you woke up?" His voice sounded broken. I thought back to the brief phrases I heard. "Something about hurting me and your family. Then you said... You said that you were filming yourself having sex with your ex girlfriend and Noelle walked in." My voice cracked as I realised he cheated on me. I yanked my hand away and he flinched.
"No Reed! You don't understand!"
I sat myself up, the anger pushing past the pain; "I don't understand that you made a sex tape of you cheating on me? I'm sure I get that pretty well. I thought you loved me Josh, or is that just how you show people you love them. First with Cheyenne and now with another girl; I hope you enjoyed yourself."
I turned away from him, onto my side and cried. I could hear him quietly sobbing behind me and knew I'd gone too far. The Cheyenne thing was a mistake, I'd known that and still I brought it up, I was so heartless. I hurt everyone around me, whether I tried to or not.
"Reed?" His voice made me jump. I slowly turned around to face him again. The look of pure agony on his face made my heart break in two. He took my face in his warm hands softly and asked if I'd listen to the full story. I nodded as best I could in his grasp and he sighed in relief.
"About a week ago, I got an email from an unknown address. I opened it, unsure of what it would be. It stated simply that I had to hurt you. I obviously refused, telling them I loved you. They emailed back less than a minute later stating that unless I hurt you, they would hurt my family. I hadn't seen you or spoken to you in a few days so I didn't know what had happened between us. If we were still a couple or if we had just drifted apart." He shook his head, as if to get back on track and continued. "I emailed back asking what they wanted me to do, hating myself for even thinking of hurting you. They wanted me to take everything away from you that you loved. I felt physically sick when they told me to have sex with my ex girlfriend and somehow get you to see it. They told me it had to be Ivy..."
My chest heaved at the name Ivy. The girl I had become friends with recently and my boyfriend, if that was what I could call him."
"We arranged to meet in the art cemetery and film it. It had to look believable or they would hurt my family even for doing it. We were just about to finish when Noelle walked in on us. She was disgusted as I begged her not to tell you. I didn't know you were in the hospital and was worried when I heard. Her and Ivy fought a little and I had to tell her the whole story. Then she told me your parents had died and my heart broke for you, I just wanted you in my arms. I asked her again to promise not to tell you and she agreed to; if I told you."
I sat there, just taking all the new information in. I knew how much I loved him, even after all our hardships. He was the one for me. We could get through anything together.
He took my hands again and looked me in the eye. "Reed, I need you to know how much I love you. I don't think I could love anyone more than I love you. I know it's not the time or the place to do this; and I don't have what I need, but here we go...
Reed Brennan, will you marry me?
A.N Another chapter for you! It had to be a quickie as I can't really type. We had our cervical cancer jabs today and they hurt!
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