Forever Mine

Chapter 46

His question kept rattling around in my brain. Why did I care so much? I could just lie. Why would it matter? Why was this question driving me to the brink of insanity? Because there was the truth behind it. Deep, deep down.

Liam was hot. He was attractive. I loved the sweet side of him. If he wasn't a kidnapper, yes he truly would be a catch. I couldn't lie. Yes if I had never been with Chase I would go out with him. But I was with Chase and I loved him more than anything. So it didn't matter if I thought Liam was cute. So what? Plus he was my kidnapper for god sakes. But the other question. That was killing me.

Liam's Pov:
It had been a few days since I asked Avery the question. I was dying to know what she really thought. I didn't want to pressure her though, her answer was important to me. I waited until she was ready to tell me. It was the worst feeling not knowing what she really thought. I was dying to know.

"Hey.. Av. I don't mean to put anymore pressure on you but I had just been thinking about things.  I just wanted to know if you had an answer. I just want you to be honest with me Avery. I just want to know if all this we have went through has truly really been worth it." 

Avery's pov:

I used to hear about abusive relationships and wonder how they could stay with someone that hurt them so much. I remember Ashley my ex best friend from high school. God her and I were inseparable. I remember her boyfriend. Kyle. He was abusive. Not just physically but mentally. Telling her he loved her one day but then he would kill himself the next if he ever left her. He was jealous when she talked to other guys, even just as friends. I didn't understand how she could love someone so cruel, so terrible. She told me he was her "first love" that I just "didn't understand." She finally got away from him eventually but she would cry to me telling me how much she missed him. When someone becomes such a huge part of your life, for the good or even the bad sometimes it is hard to let go. To not think about them. I truly don't know if I loved or love Liam. Now I know where Ashley was coming from. It's hard to let go of them. Could I really love someone who had done so much to hurt me? What about Chase? I was terrible. 

"Liam. I-I just."

His phone begins to ring. 

"You've got to be kidding me." He groans.

He silences it. 

"I am sorry love. What were you saying?" 

He moves closer to me and pulls me into his arms.

"Well I was just about to say..."

His phone begins to go off again. 

"I am so sorry. Let me just see who it is. I will be quick, promise." 

He pulls out his phone and answers it.

"What's up. I am the middle of something." He barks into the phone.

I watch his mouth drop open. Oh my god. What was wrong?

"We will be there as soon as we can." He quickly hangs up the phone.

"Avery." He looks at me with a sad face.

I can see the tears brimming in his eyes.

"Emma.... Ryan... they Emma had a miscarriage. They lost the baby." He runs into my arms. 

He wraps around me tight. I feel my shoulders relax. I feel the tears brimming in my eyes. They found out today. I had completely forgot. I was surprised how upset Liam was. Why was I so upset? Emma didn't want to have another baby. But it still was a loss. They lost the baby. I was scared. What if Ryan would hurt Emma? Be angry at her? What if he found out she had known all along? 

"Liam we need to get over there! What if he hurts her!" I begin to cry. 

I feel myself beginning to hyperventilate.

"Hey, hey what's gotten into you? What's wrong? Why would he hurt her? It's not her fault Av." He  rubs up and down my back.

"She's known about the miscarriage, it happened not long after she got pregnant. He is a terrible person Liam. He drugged you, he threatened me." I sob.

I couldn't even control it. The words had just practically just spilled out. I hadn't meant to say it.

"Please Liam, please I lied! I didn't mean to say any of that! Please he is going to kill me." I cry harder.

"What do you mean Avery? What happened?" He grips my arms and forces me to meet his gaze. 

"No! You weren't supposed to know. You are going to get angry. You can't know. You won't let me see Emma. Please forget I ever said anything. I don't want to loose her." 

"Avery you can tell me anything in the world. We are a family. We have to be honest with each other. No matter what it is. I can handle it. Listen. We might get angry with each other, maybe even upset. But that's what a relationship is. We have to talk with each other. I swear on my life that whatever  you tell me right now will stay between us. I promise you that. Please tell me." He looks at me with those eyes. 

In that moment I had trusted him. It was like a switch flipped. It felt like something had changed in him. Like he was changing for me.

That's when it happened. I broke down and told him everything. I cried and told him every little thing. Including how I felt about him. 

He stayed quiet the whole time. Let me talk freely. Talk about how I felt. I know he was angry about Ryan. Beyond angry. But he promised he would protect me from him. He promised to take care of me, Wren and Liliah too. 

"Liam?" 

"Yes love?" 

I had my head on his shoulder. We were sitting on the couch. We had pretty much just finished talking about everything. 

"Thank you. That was the most honest I feel I could ever be with you. I am sorry for scaring you that night. I am glad you found me. I don't want to die." 

He had also told me how he felt. He was raw. Honest with me. Things felt different. A good different. I felt like us breaking down and talking had really changed things. It made me look at him different. I felt different about him too....

He promised things would change. That he would be honest with me and he would be better. I believe him this time. 

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad raising Wren and Liliah together. 

Maybe I really do belong here.... 

I don't think I want to escape anymore.

UM....... did Avery just?? You don't think she is actually falling for him do you? This chapter hit tho ngl... I had an abusive relationship (not physical, mentally) but I just kind of wanted to briefly touch on it felt like it kind of worked into the chapter? Idk.. sorry to get sappy. Just want you to know i appreciate you all and I am so happy you guys read this. I really hope you liked the chapter!! Comment and vote!