When Love Lasts x Jemily

Chapter 3

Emily pov:
I woke up at around midnight. I realized that I had been woken up by screaming. JJ screaming. I immediately ran over to her bedroom and went inside.

"JJ. JJ wake up." I shouted. Nightmare. I wasn't really surprised considering everything that had happened. "Hey it's okay it's okay." I said helping her sit up. She was sweaty and pale.

"Emily." JJ cried pulling me closer to her. I hugged her and rubbed her back. I picked her up out of bed. Derek wasn't kidding when he called her 'Pennsylvania petite' JJ weighed like 2 pounds.

She was so light I carried her out of the bedroom and into mine. I laid her down on the bed. I laid down next to her and pulled a blanket over both of us. I pulled her closer to me as tears spilled down her cheeks.  "I'm sorry for waking you up." She said.

"Don't be." I said smoothing back her hair. Her arms were tightly wrapped around my waist and her head was leaning on my chest. "What was the nightmare about?" I asked her.

"Every time I close my eyes I see him." JJ said quietly. "He's in the dream?" I ask her. "He's hitting me." JJ murmured. "He's hitting you? That's all?" I say softly. JJ just nods her head quickly. I can tell she's lying.

"Jayje are you telling me the truth right now?" I ask her quietly. She looks up at me with tear filled blue eyes. She didn't answer. "Do you want to tell me about it? About what happened?" I say. "Where do I start?" She sniffles. "Where ever you want."

"I remember waking up tied to a chair. And then I saw him. I tried to break free but I couldn't. He injected me with something and I passed out. Then I woke up again. I was hanging from the ceiling. He would start punching me." Her voice started cracking.

"He would put a towel over my head and spray a hose down my throat. He electrocuted me. Everything hurt." She nuzzled her head into my neck.

"Hey you're okay. You're okay." I whispered. I could feel her tears. "Do you want to keep going?" I ask her.

"He unbuttoned my shirt. He put his hand on my stomach. He said he would make me another baby. He took off my clothes. I begged him to stop but he wouldn't. He said I deserved everything that he had done to me." She cried.

"JJ look at me. Eyes on me." She moved her head up and met my gaze. "They are evil people. Everything they told you was a lie. You didn't deserve any of it. And you are loved and cherished and the world is better when you're in it." I touched her cheek with my thumb.

"Really?" She asked me. "Really." I said. "Okay it's 1 am. What do you want to do now?" I asked her. "I don't want to sleep." She said quietly. "Okay then we won't sleep." I helped her out of bed and downstairs. I closed all the curtains and locked the doors. I turned on all the lights and JJ sat on the couch.

I grabbed some ice cream from the freezer and a blanket. JJ sat leaning against me with her foot on top of mine. I guess it was her way of making sure I didn't leave. We sat on the couch and ate ice cream while watching a bunch of Disney movies.

I didn't realize how late it has gotten. It was almost 5 am. JJ was drifting in and out of sleep trying to stay awake. "Jayje let's go upstairs. You need to sleep." I murmur. "Emily." JJ mumbled. And then she sort of just fell into a giggle fit. At first I was confused, but then I looked down at her and realized she was still sleeping.

I couldn't help but smile. I leaned down and kissed the top of her head and she started laughing harder. "Okay giggle pants it's time to sleep now." I smiled gently lifting her off couch. I carried her to my bedroom. As I laid her down on the bed I was deciding whether I should stay with her or not.

But when I tried to stand up I realized that she was holding on to my shirt. I moved away slightly and she just gripped it tighter. I decided to just stay with her. I laid down next to her and she rolled closer to me. I held her tightly as I fell asleep.

I woke up around 10 the next morning and JJ was still asleep. I didn't get a lot of sleep but I wasn't really tired. JJ had a rough night so I decided to just let her sleep. I headed downstairs and into the kitchen to make some coffee. Then I heard a knock on the door.

I opened it and saw Tara, Reid, and Morgan. "Hey Em we were just coming to see how JJ is." Morgan said. "Oh she's fine. She's still sleeping right now though." They all nodded. "So how's she handling everything?" Asked Tara.

Just then JJ walked down in a T-shirt rubbing her eyes. "Hey JJ." Said Tara. The second she saw them she ran straight back to the room as fast as she could with her limp. "Give me a minute." I told them running after JJ.

I walked into the bedroom and saw JJ on the floor with tears steaming down her face. "No no no no" she was muttering to herself quietly. I knelt down in front of her. "Hey. Talk to me." I said softly.

"No no no no." She just kept mumbling. "Jennifer." I said lifting her face to meet mine. "They can't see them." She sobbed scratching at red cuts up her arm. "Tell them to leave!" She cried.

I pulled her hands away and stroked her hair back. "Should I tell them you're not up for visitors right now?" I whispered touching her cheek. She nodded. "Okay I'll be right back." I kissed the top of her head before heading back down.

"Hey guys JJ had a bad night I don't think she's in the mood to see anyone right now." I said. "Okay maybe another time." Spencer said. They all nodded. "Give her our love." Morgan smiled before they headed out. I closed and locked the door before going back upstairs to JJ.

I walked back into the bedroom and JJ was still on the floor. "My love we need to talk."  I said lifting JJ onto the bed. I pushed her hair out of her face and smoothed it backwards.

"I'm sorry." JJ cried scratching at the scars again. Big tears fell from her eyes. "Shhh" I whispered
pulling her close to me. "You don't have to be sorry." I said. "It's not your fault. But jayje you can't keep doing this. I think you should talk to someone. It doesn't have to be me, but you need someone."

"I'm not talking to anyone unless it's you." She said staring down. "Okay then it will be me. But I can't let you hurt yourself anymore okay? We'll find another way." I said softly.

JJ nodded and closed her eyes. "I love you Em." She whispered. "I love you too JJ." I said.

We watched tv together for the rest of the day. JJ sat cuddled up next to me. She held onto me like she was afraid I would leave her. I obviously wouldn't. It was around 10:30 pm when we finally went upstairs.