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Marcus has been arrested and taken away as Jess had been swiftly taken to the hospital. Grace had been called off her ward to work on Jess, as she wasn't responding to anyone and wouldn't even make eye contact.
She'd looked the young girl in the eyes and asked her question after question until she finally began to answer. He hadn't raped her- he hadn't had the chance- but he'd hit her and she'd felt weak and defenceless, half his size and half his weight.
The police had asked several questions as Grace bandaged, stitched and applied creams to Jess, taking care to make as little contact as possible with her skin.
Elliot and Christian had told her about her reaction when her eldest son had touched her, and they didn't know if it would last or it was just a reaction immediately after the attack.
Jess had been so grateful to Elliot and Christian, the only words she had said to anyone other than Grace and the police for three days was 'thank you', multiple times, though her voice was soft and quiet. Grace and her co worker had advised Christian and Ana that it was best for Harry to stay away for a few days until the injuries began to heal.
As he was so young he would enjoy the week with Carrick and Grace, but it could do damage to him if he had to see Jess so bruised and beaten.
It was four days after the attack that Alex came around, he had spoken to Christian straight after, but agreed that she needed time to herself.
She wasn't really speaking to anyone bar a few muted responses by the time Alex visited, and Christian showed him to Jess's room- where she had stayed for hours at a time- leaving them to it.
Slowly, Alex sat on the chair opposite her, staring into her sad eyes. 'So, the man...he's Harry's dad?'. She nodded slightly, unsurprised that he had gone straight in and asked her
'I told him he wasn't, said I had slept with other people at the same time as...'.
She trailed off and Alex quietly filled the gap '...around the time you got pregnant'. They both knew what he'd decider not to say and she was grateful not to have to hear the word rape yet again.
'Yes. I don't want him trying to have anything to do with my son, he's my child, not his'. Alex nodded, looking deep in thought 'is he on the birth certificate?'. She shook her head 'no'.
Alex looked clearly relieved 'well without his name on it and the convictions, there isn't really any chance of that happening'.
Jess nodded, looking distant and Alex looked awkwardly around the room 'I don't want to say some bullshit about how it's all going to be perfect and all that, but you know that this isn't it, right? This isn't your lot in life'.
She looked confused and he continued
'you've been treated badly by so many people in your life, but not any more, Christian won't allow it, Ana, Taylor, Gail and Sawyer won't allow it, Elliot and Mia won't, Carrick and Grace won't- and I most definitely won't either...though for very different reasons'.
The last part was said much quieter but Jess heard it, looking up 'what's that supposed to mean?'.
Alex snorted with laughter 'Well let's just say I don't want to take care of you to treat you like a sister do I?'.
Jess half laughed, not knowing what to say 'oh, I see'.
Alex shook his head slightly 'I don't think you do Jess'.
Without thinking he leant forward, brushed a strand of hair away from her face and kissed her deeply, feeling Jess return the kiss.
It lasted a few minutes before they pulled apart, looking closely at each other.
Alex broke the silence
'we'll discuss this another time. For now, we'll act normal and sit out there and watch the game? It starts in half an hour'.
She nodded, looking a mixture of incredibly happy and confused, standing up and un-ruffling her clothes.
As she was sorting her jumper out she was stopped by Alex, who tipped her chin up to him and planted a kiss on her lips briefly
'you look fine, now come on, I believe we've got to go and watch your team beat mine'.
She laughed, for the first time in days.
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