Don't sound so surprised I Will Not Follow, I predict that throughout this fanfic, I will be thanking random people for inspiring me; it doesn't take much to inspire me. I agree,ANimEisAweSOmE4400, bring on the season three, Oh you need time to film. Lazy slackers, they should have been filming while season two played! JK guys love you!

Jerome had been getting better, and we hadn't heard from his mum or dad about what was about to go down, so I took a day off from visiting Jerome. Or I tried to, I tried as hard as I could to stay away from that hospital, but I ended up there anyway, I was glad though, I missed him.

I was about to open the door when I heard voices inside, or rather one voice; Arthur's. I froze and leaned in,

"You're worthless, you think that the police are going to believe you! That Joan is going to believe you! You're nothing to her, or anyone else! You're little girlfriend couldn't care less about you; all those kids from your school don't care. You're not worth it! To anyone! I'll kill you once Joan wins this case, and then I'll get your little lady friend. You're a worthless piece of crap, and no one will ever disagree with me!" Don't believe him Jerome! I love you! You are worth it, God, Jerome don't believe him, but he was, as I peered through the diamond-patterned glass I could see him taking in every verbal blow, believing it to be true. His face looked so strained and old and weary, he had gone through so much for a sixteen year old. Arthur stormed out of the room and I heard a soft whispering,

"I may be worthless, but Poppy isn't, and neither is Mara." I rushed into the room,

"Don't you dare say you're worthless, Jerome Clarke. He's the one that's worthless, abusing an amazing person like you. God-damn-it, I care about you and so do Poppy, and Trudy, and Patricia, and Alfie! They care about you!" I was hugging him as tight as I could and breathing heavily, my heart racing and my voice rising in passion. "I love you, and there is nothing he can do about it!" I forced him to look at me, "I'm going to help you Jerome." Jerome's bright blue eyes searched the tears on my face,

"Don't ever leave me Mara, please. When all of this is over, please don't leave me." I looked him in the eyes,

"Never, but don't you ever believe that you're worthless, EVER again." he nodded and pressed his lips against mine, it was sweet and affectionate yet somehow it was still exciting. We would get through this, and we could actually go on a date instead of just snogging all the time.

AN after-word: you have no idea how much all the reviews and alerts made my day. I also wanted to say that I don't just write stories for HOA I also wrote a few for TP so if any of my readers are interested in those cough Angelina-house-of-unnatural-prep cough, check them out! You have no Idea what it's like for me to get feedback from people I don't know, and to have my "work" out there. It's kind of exhilarating in it's own way so keep those reviews coming!