Randall's Love

Part 12

Hallie awoke Randall the next morning and she made them some pancakes and sausage for breakfast.

She watched him walk to the table and how he used one arm. He had a limp in one of his legs and his lower left arm didn't look like it did before. She noticed the scars on his face too.

"Randall, I know I was mean to you last night and didn't notice so quick, but what happened to you? I've never seen those scars before, and how you limp when you walk, and that arm, it looks bad."

"When Sullivan threw me through the door, I was met by humans and the mother hit me in the head with a shovel. She also broke my leg and my arm. It did damage and I did the best I could to splint them in the swamp. But they never healed the way they should have. If I could have visited a hospital and had them repaired, they might not be so mangled looking. That human woman nearly killed me."

"I'm so sorry you went through that. But I am glad you survived. It proves just how much of a fighter and survivor you are. All that you faced in your life, despite all the punishments and others not liking you, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Randall had to smile at that. Perhaps it was true.

He soon had his first bite of her pancakes and when he tasted it, he began to stuff them into his mouth faster. He had missed her cooking and homemade food.

"Randall, slow down. You'll make yourself sick." Hallie warned.

He stopped. "Sorry, it's just that I have missed your cooking and the monster world's food. I had to struggle to find food out there. It was just a habit of just feeling I didn't know when the next meal was coming."

"Yeah, you do look thinner than I remember. I'll help you bring up your weight again, and I have plenty of food in the cabinets and fridge. But then, I wonder what we are going to do. You can only hide out for so long before someone finds out you are back."

"We'll worry about it later. Right now I'm just glad to be back in your company."

"Randall, sooner or later, you will need to face your rivals about what you did. I love having you here too, and I can help you."

He really didn't want to face anyone else right now.

"Can it wait for awhile? At least let me get my health back first."

"Yes. That's fine. But whatever happens, I will support you. But you have to promise that you won't harm them again."

"I don't know if I could ever forgive them for what they did to me. But no, I won't try to harm them again. I promise." He said.

"I know facing them will be a problem, as will be facing the city. But while you recover, we can talk and make it the pure truth of what it is about what happened. With me being with you when you tell the story to them, they can't just go and call the CDA on you." Hallie said. "I want them to hear your side."

"Someone needs to hear my side. If it wouldn't be for you listening to me, if they found out I was back, the CDA would lock me up and throw away the key without letting me have a say in the matter."

"I want you to be in your son's life and in mine. But you have so much work to do in gaining trust back. From me and my parents, and to your family."

"I will do anything to stay with you."

Hallie could see this was the side of Randall that she had loved.

"I do want to marry you, but we should still date awhile longer and make sure we trust one another again before that happens, as well as being able to afford the wedding."