A/N: It's been a while since last time, I know, but even though my vacation has started, I have not felt very fresh, after a tough year, I feel tired and I apologize. But here is the next chapter.

The following morning, Eugene was woken up by something nice touching his cheek. It appeared to be lips. Rapunzel's lips, to be exact. She smiled sweetly at him and he put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. This was defiantly the best way to wake up; it was a way he could get use to for sure.

"Good morning sleepy head" Rapunzel teased him. Eugene shook his head by the comment, but smiled in amusement anyways.

"Good morning Blondie" Eugene kissed her forehead and was about to get up, but Rapunzel pulled him back into bed.

"Please Eugene, don't leave" Rapunzel said not only with plead in her voice, but Eugene could see it in her eyes as well. Eugene looked away, rolling his eyes balls away from her, but he knew there was no way out of this.

"Rapunzel, as much as I loved to wake up this way and trust me when I say I could easily get used to wake up this way, I think it'd be better to wait to take that step like we talked about and I don't want to give your parents the wrong impression the first time I've meet them" Rapunzel knew as well, he was right about what he was saying and he said it of love to her, it was so hard for her to believe any of those rumours about Eugene being a skank, it made her mad to think about.

"All right, but be back soon, I want to make breakfast for us" Eugene nodded and left her bedroom. He went inside his own room and thought about how wonderful it had been to spend a night with her. She was truly a miracle in his life that had been quite up and down a lot, but now everything seem to go in the right direction for him, all because of her.

After he left, she lay on her bed and thought about how much had happened since she started at Corona University, sometimes it seemed a little unreal to her that so many good things could happen over so short time. She hoped inside her heart that things would keep going on like this, even though there had been a few bumps on the way, everything always turned out good for her.

Minutes later, Eugene was arriving holding his phone close to his ear, talking to someone who laughed so hard, it could be heard through the speaker, Rapunzel noticed that Maximus was the one at the other end of the line and Eugene finished and held out the phone for Rapunzel to take it.

"Max wants to hear from you, but do it quickly, I have been called to another shift at my new work tonight so I want us to spend some time together until then" Rapunzel took the phone and talked 10 minutes with him and was told that Alice was in need of them. Apparently they have been victims of an assault on the streets and while Maximus had tried to fight them off, Alice had been hurt badly and Maximus asked them to come and see her. Rapunzel was shivering hardly and Eugene took her into his arms fast and grabbed his coat and car keys and pulled a coat of Rapunzel's with him and dragged her out into the car and speed up towards the hospital he had visited a few times.

10 minutes later, they arrived at the parking lot by the hospital and Rapunzel and Eugene raced inside and were informed of Alice's condition and sector. They walked over and saw Maximus sitting outside. He stood up and Rapunzel raced towards him and gave him a rib-breaking embrace, he knew that with Eugene's two accidents, she had been in this situation before and it was harder for her every time someone close to her was getting into trouble, but she was also the most caring person when it came to others.

"How is she Max?" Maximus was smiling confident as he made Rapunzel sit down to calm a little. He put his hand on her shoulder that was shaking like hell.

"Don't worry Rapunzel, I talked to the nurses who had taken care of her, she will be fine in no time, she had gotten a few hard hits, but she just need to rest and then she will be ready to go" Rapunzel calmed down a little, Maximus then noticed Eugene coming closer to them.

"How are you doing after all this?" Max nodded at his friend.

"I got quite a shock, but otherwise I'm just fine" Eugene nodded and put his hand on his shoulder to shows confidence, but then gave a thoughtful look.

"What exactly happened?" just as Eugene was about to get his answer, they were interrupted by someone interesting and someone they'd been waiting for as a police officer stepped over to them.

"Maximus Michelson?" the officer asked clueless. Maximus pointed at himself.

"That's me, these are my friends, Eugene Fitzherbert and his girlfriend, Rapunzel Henderson" Eugene and Rapunzel shook hands with the officer and sat down.

"I'm here about the assault you've been victim of. I have been told there were no witnesses, so we need to know your POV in this" Maximus nodded and went outside with the officer.

"I suppose you want to rapport them?" Maximus nodded. The officer told him the others had did the same to him and he told the officer he acted in self-defence and in intention of protecting Alice as good as possible. The officer nodded and noted Maximus' explanation. He was surprised by, but was confident because he was told that they had found the phone that assaulters used, it was going to be seen as happy slapping.

"What did he say?" Maximus looked a little frustrated, as much as he wanted to hide his anger, he let it go into the wall and almost broke a hole in it. Rapunzel and Eugene both took one arm and made him sit down. They were told what his was told, but Eugene was the first one to speak on the matter.

"Don't worry if they really use it in court then it will turn the better against themselves, it will show if you told us the truth that they assaulted you without a reason." Eugene seemed to reason Maximus enough to make him relax. What made him so angry was that they charged him even if he just defended himself and Alice, but some people seem to show a low level of IQ.

Just as they sat there calmed down a little, a nurse exited Alice's room.

"She will be fine, she will have to stay here for observation for the next 24 hours and then you can come and pick her up again, she has a few bruises, not there no permanent damage that it is good because it can happen at assaults like these, there are marks that is clearly from hits" Maximus was having great idea.

"Could you please have someone write that for me?" Rapunzel and Eugene looked at each other and the nurse exchanged looks with them as well, but then Eugene started to understand and smiled at Maximus.

"Of course sir, but why?"

"I've been accused of violence by the ones who did this to Alice and I need evidence from somebody, if not I'd like to ask if you'd be interested in being my witness in court?" the nurse nodded and gave Maximus her name and number and smiled.

"If you want to see her then you may so shortly, but only one at a time, two most" Eugene asked Rapunzel and Maximus to go first and then seated himself as they went inside. Alice saw them and got hugged by Rapunzel and Maximus kissed her. Eugene came in shortly after and after 10 minutes with all them, the nurse asked them to come back later and Maximus promised to be ready to get when she was ready and told her to just call him and drove off to an arrangement with his family and Rapunzel and Eugene went out for shopping at the market place.

They sat down to have refreshments and Eugene went inside to order something for them when she saw an interesting shop. It was a jewellery store. Eugene sneaked behind her and saw her admiration for the stock. When she turned around she was shocked to see him stand there smirking at her. She blushed a little as he did so and went over to eat. A lot of things were on her mind this day, the store had not made it less, but it was nice to be here with Eugene and take her mind off what happened to Alice and easier now where they knew she'd be alright. Eugene didn't seem convinced by her smile; it was a smile that showed that she hid something from him.

"What's the secret Blondie?"

"Nothing" Rapunzel said quick and unsure of what else to say or do.

"You can say a lot of things about me, but one thing I am not is stupid, I know you better than knowing that things are like that. Now tell me if you trust me" Rapunzel had told him once that a good relationship was build on the bond of trust and honesty and now she was having the words against her.

"I'm just feeling a little worried about why such things happen to people close to me, you have been through a car crash, assault and Alice and Max had been assaulted as well. I'm afraid I'm reason for this or that something will make the next victim, I had terrible nightmares driving here about getting raped or something. I don't want to loose my virginity in such a pitiful way and might make you loose your views on my looks" Rapunzel was starting to get tears in her eyes. Eugene quickly rose from his seat and sat on one knee beside her. He hold his hand on her chin, making her look at him.

"Listen to me. If anyone ever tried something like that' I'd gladly be criminal, I'd not only make him feel pain, but he'd die as well and I'd never think of you as anything but beautiful, even if you don't feel that way, I'll always see you as beautiful" Rapunzel felt a need of kissing him as a proper thank you and dried the last tears from her eyes. Even though what he had said, she couldn't quite get if off her mind and it irritated her.

Something was for sure. Even though Rapunzel hoped her nightmare would stay at that and Eugene wouldn't feel the need of commit a crime, she was not scared of Eugene wanting to leave, but she feeling unworthy of him, that could totally damage their relationship.

After dropped her off and told her, he'd home by 3 am and asked for a key and stay calmed, he left kissing her and telling her that he loved her no matter what.

He sat in so many thoughts about what to do to make Rapunzel be more like herself again, he was taken back to reality by police car ordering him to stop. He stopped and was told it was a routine check. He showed the officer his license and was tested for alcohol and since the test showed negative, he was allowed to drive to work and after a few hours where he had been busy, he sat back into his car and thought about how to make Rapunzel calm again and decided to lie with her for the night, it would be for the best after what she had told him and he thought she might had a good chance of more nightmares. He got home not long time after he started the car and was met by Rapunzel who sat outside as she was waiting for him to show up. It was a sign for him. She embraced him and he tugged her to bed and lay beside, he told her it was alright and comforted her to sleep and fell asleep again, hoping to make things better for her tomorrow.

That was another chapter. First of all I need to give a special thank you to Dorte Kjeldsen that is one of my friends from Denmark. Thank you for a nice review and thanks for the interest on my story, Dorte. I hope to see you follow me more. Also thanks for all the others reviews. My goal is to reach at least 120 reviews after this, but I have confidence in you readers, thanks again.