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Chapter 2

Alex's POV

Beth had stopped sobbing a while ago. Tears would still stream down her face, but her shoulders had stopped shaking so violently, and her breathing had gone back to normal. I felt so bad for her. This wasn't the first time he had kicked off. Luckily, this wasn't as horrendous as the other times. I had lost count of the amount of times she had turned up crying on my doorstep, with either newly broken bones, a cut or gash, a burn or scold or a fresh bruise. Yeah, you heard right. That mindless monster beat the shit out of her.

And he had no excuse, either. He wasn't a drug addict, so he wasn't high when he did it. He wasn't an alcoholic, so he was never drunk when he did it. He hadn't had a traumatic or even remotely insufficient upbringing, so he didn't have some kind of underlying issues, and he knew damn well it was wrong. That bastard did it because he liked it. He wanted to keep her scared, because as long as she was scared, she'd still be his little rag doll that he could play with whenever he wanted.

He made me sick. He knew that. I was never very civil to him. In fact, I distinctly remember punching him several times around the face and in the gut just under a month prior to this incident. I couldn't stand the guy.

I was pretty sure Beth had fallen asleep on me, after about twenty minutes of silence. Sure enough, when I looked down at her, her eyes were shut, tired from over spilling with tears, and her chest was rising rhythmically. Jack was sat quietly beside the both of us, looking terrifically awkward. It was almost cute.

I carefully lifted Beth up, carrying her bridal style to my bedroom, laying her under the covers of my bed. She mumbled something inaudible before turning onto her side. I smiled at her and left quietly. When I got back, Jack was staring straight ahead, lost in his own little world. I cleared my throat, making him snap his head towards me.

"Sorry, I got lost in thought," he sounded tired.

"Well, don't think too much. You know that it can be dangerous for you," I joked. He flipped me off in response. I sat beside him again, flopping down to exaggerate my exhaustion.

"I feel bad for her. This kind of thing can't be easy."

"Definitely not. I hate that guy so fucking much. He's always been a dick to her. The amount of times she's turned up on my door step a complete fucking mess because that guy had beaten the shit out of her again is just insane." I realised what I had just said, and slapped a hand to my mouth.

"It's okay, I won't say anything. But dude, I just want to punch this guy," he spat. He really meant it, too. Jack's always been a firm believer that you should treat women with the upmost respect and decency. After all, his mom raised him well. "I just don't understand how any guy could do that. And why wouldn't he want a baby? I would do anything to have a little baby boy or girl…"

"I know. Aw Jack, you're so adorable sometimes," I cooed. He punched my shoulder playfully.

"You're the one letting her stay with you. Now THAT is adorable."

"I just couldn't let her sleep on the streets. No way. But it can't be for long…When that baby comes there's going to be absolutely no room for anything. There's barely enough room now!" I started to panic.

"Whoa Alex, calm down. She can stay with me. I don't mind. I have two spare rooms, remember? And you know I've been looking for a roommate. It's what was thinking of when she was falling asleep on you. This way, she won't be on the streets, and she'll have a place to live!" he grinned.

"But Jack, you barely know her?"

"Better to have Beth, someone I've met and know I'm going to like move in with me than some complete stranger I've never met before, right?" His logic was undeniable.

"Talk to her about it when she wakes up. It's still up to her, of course."

"Yeah, I know. So, completely off subject; shall we grab a beer and watch American Horror Story?" God, he loved that show so much…

"Sure, dude. Sounds good." I smiled as he went to get us those beers.

I have the most ridiculously awesome best friends in the whole fucking world.