(After Chris places Mariska in the guest room he goes back to the living and sits on the sofa. He stays there and listens for her if she is to wake up. Hours pass and he must have dozed off because the next thing he hears is a loud-pitched scream. He's up off the sofa fast running to the guestroom and opening the door. She thrashes around in the bed as the screams leave her. He hurries over to the bed and calls her name to bring her back.)
Chris: Mariska hey can you hear me? You're safe, it's me Chris no one is going to hurt you.
Mariska: (breathing heavily) I didn't mean to lead him on. I didn't mean to I swear, I tried to calm him but nothing worked.
(Mariska is rocking back and forth as Chris pulls her into his arms. He holds her as she cries telling him over and over how she didn't mean to lead the guy on.)
Chris: I know you didn't sweetheart. None of this is your fault, but I need you to calm down ok?
Mariska: I don't want to get in trouble.
Chris: Hey look at me.
(She shakes her head as she clings onto him with her face buried in his neck. He pulls back a little to try to get her to face him but she only hangs her head.)
Mariska: I can't.
Chris: (cups her face) Hey hey take deep breaths for me.
Mariska: (hiccups) The police are going to be looking for me.
Chris: (looks at her) What why?
Mariska: I shot at him.
Chris: Is he still there?
Mariska: No, I just wanted to scare him so he left.
Chris: Is he someone you know?
Mariska: Yes, but I can't do this right now.
(Racking his brain, he only knows of one person she has been going out with. He clenches his fists when it all dawns on him and he bites his lip. Not wanting to jump to conclusions he just continued to comfort her. Her whimpers finally die down as her body sags against him, as sleepover takes her.)
(He stays there with her for the rest of the night watching over her. He lays her back down and goes to move when her grip on him tightens.)
Chris: Tell me what you want.
Mariska: (whisper) Stay.
(For some reason she feels safe with him and right now she can't be alone. So he give her what she needs and lay next to her as she moves closer into him. He rubs a hand up and down her back to soothe her as she falls back to sleep.)
(It was late in the morning when Marisja finally emerged from Chris's guest room. She finds him in the kitchen standing at the stove stirring something in a pot. Hearing at feet on the tile floor he turns around and smiles at her.)
Chris: Good almost afternoon.
Mariska: Hi.
Chris: I was justvwhipping up some late breackfast before you got up. I wasn't sure how long you was going to sleep in so.
(She goes to sit on one of the bar stools and whines a bit.)
Mariska: (sigh) Thank you, but I don't think I could eat.
Chris: You need to eat Mariska, get your strength up.
Mariska: For you, I'll eat a little bit.
Chris: That's all I ask.
(He doesn't pressure her about what happened last night so he waits until she's ready. Once he's done, he fixes a plate for her as she tells him what she wants. He sits down across from her after he fix his and they eat. He watches her as she devours the food and his eyes roam over her features. He's always noticed how gorgeous she is and even with the bruises she still is.)
Mariska: This is so good.
Chris: I guess you were hungry after all huh?
Mariska: I guess so.
(After they ate she decided to lounge on the patio and read a book. He was in his office doing some paperwork when his doorbell rang.)
Chris: I got it.
(He goes to open the door and sees Sean standing there looking disheveled. He opens the door and Sean hurries in before looking behind him.)
Sean: Hey man can I talk to you for a minute?
Chris: What's going on man?
Sean: (pacing) I really fucked up man.
Chris: OK, what happened, and where did those scratches come from?
Sean: I need to sit down.
Chris: OK, come to the living room.
(He walks in front of Sean as they make their way to the sofa so he can see what's going on with his best friend. Just as Sean sat down the patio door opened and Mariska walked in.)
Mariska: Chris is there any..
(She stops dead in her tracks when she comes around the corner and sees Sean. His eyes go big as he starts to get up holding up his hands. Chris notices the scared look on her face turns to Sean and sees the same look.)
Chris: Whats going on?
Mariska: (tears in her eyes) I need to go.
(She turns to go get her keys from the room.)
Chris: Mariska wait why?
Sean: Listen man I'll umm catch you later.
Chris: No, whats going on here?
(She comes back out mad as hell.)
Mariska: Tell him, Sean? Tell him what you did.
Sean: Look it was all a mistake.
Mariska: You tried to rape me.
Chris: What?
Sean: You shot at me.
Mariska: (upset) Lucky shot.
(Sean doesn't see Chris coming towards him.)
Chris: You did that to her?
Sean: Look man it was a moment of weakness, I wasn't in my right mind.
Chris: Wasnt in your right mind. Are you fucking serious?
Sean: She shouldn't have been flaunting herself all over me. She wanted it, you should have seen her at the club.
(In that moment everything happened so fast no one see it coming. Chris tackles Sean to the floor and starts landing punch after lunch to his face and chest. Mariska stands thede with tears falling with a hand over her mouth as she watched.)