Holding her close (Waterloo road)

Seventeen

Chloe sat in the bedroom and smiled as Tom walked in and handed her a cup of tea. Chloe knew how things had been hard and how she had been trying to move on from mark and what he did but she knew it wasn't easy

"are you okay" Tom asked as he sat next to her and smiled

"I'm okay I think. I don't know things are a mess that's all but I am trying" Chloe said as Tom looked to her and smiled

"I know" he said as he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. Chloe looked to him and smiled as she leant in and kissed him

"I do want to move on and I am trying but it's hard what mark put me through was hard and I handed poppy over thats how bad it got and I do want to move on and be happy but there's still part of me is that girl he bullied best and raped and sometimes when I close my eyes he is there and it scares me" Chloe said as Tom looked to her and smiled

"I know. I know it's hard but you don't need to be scared. I won't let him hurt you again okay I swear" Tom said as Chloe looked to him and smiled

She only hoped he could keep her safe after everything she had been through

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Chloe got to Steph and smiled as she saw grace "hey where is mum" Chloe asked "

"she has a date with Chris meads father" grace said as Chloe looked to her and raised an eyebrow at her

"get out of here. Are you serious?" Chloe asked her sister as grace nodded

"I am. Are you okay" grace asked as Chloe sighed. Chloe knew what she was asking her and she knew as she had been going through the same and Chloe hated how grace had to go through what she

did "I'm getting there, I'm just scared, I sleep sometimes and he's there in my dreams torturing me and it feels so real and I love Tom, I never stopped loving him and I know he is there and wants to keep me safe but I just get so scared sometimes that I'll turn around and mark will be there and that this time he will actually kill me" Chloe said as grace smiled

"I know the feeling and it's okay to be scared but you need to try and move forward and that means being happy and Tom is a good guy and he makes you happy and you should really go for it" grace said as Chloe looked to her and smiled knowing she was right

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Chloe walked into the house and looked to see Tom and smiled

"so I have been thinking. I really want to try with us and I want to move past what mark did to me and I know I can trust you as your the father of my child and we have been through so much" Chloe said as Tom looked to her and smiled

"you know I'd never hurt you, I love you too much for that and I want you to e happy and if you want to try again so do I" Tom said as Chloe looked to him and smiled

"I really think I do" Chloe said as Tom pulled her close and kissed her but could they make their relationship work after everything