Unexpected Places||L.h

3- Just Me, My Hero and I...

"That bitch!"
I scream as I stand there frozen to the ground. What on earth did she do? All my father has tried to be, is good to her and now look what she has done.
He's a mess.

I eventually come to my senses after standing there staring for a few minutes, and go over to my shaken father.
"I-it's okay now Molly, e-very thing is o-okay" attempting to reassure himself more than I.
But I can understand from his frantic breathing and the bruise on his cheek that everything is far from okay.
Wait!
Bruise on his cheek?

I remove his hand from where he is clutching the side of his face to reveal a dark purple mark.
Taking a deep breath to calm my anger...
"How did this happen Dad? You can tell me, please don't be scared. She's gone now, it's just me and you here."

For the first time since getting here, he looks into my eyes.
I know that look all too well though, broken. I didn't ever think I would see the one man I love the most, my hero, to look like this. He taught be how to be strong and now the tables have certainly turned.

I wrap my arms around him and we sit there, just him and I- how it will now be.
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Every so often little sniffles escape from my father's nose, but after ten minutes of (near enough) silence he takes a deep breath and releases what he has been holding in.

"She hurt me Molly. She actually hurt me, not just physically, but emotionally too. What you have to remember is that she never chose to leave I told her to. I couldn't have her here any longer with things she was saying about you."
"People always think that men are the ones who hurt there wives just because they seem stronger, but that bitch could do worse than I could ever."
He chuckles to himself before proceeding,
"The things she said about you I couldn't stand there to hear it because Molly you are the most important person in my life and you always will be. No one could ever be a higher priority, you have and are going through so much to have one more problem making it worse. Therefore she is gone, for good."

This is the dad I know. The dad that will stick up for me against anyone even if they are supposed to be the love of his life. I don't think I could be more grateful to have a person like this in my life.

"I don't want to know what she said, so don't worry about trying to keep it from me because I already have an idea of what she would of said, b-but thank you."

He returns my sad smile, but squeezes my side as he continues...

"I would never repeat those words, but just know whatever you think she said don't believe it because you are as far as you can get from that. I love you and it will now just be you and I- the way it should be."

A/N- I don't think this chapter was one of my best ones so far. I don't want to rush this that's why you can't see the plot properly, but I was wondering if anyone is actually reading this or am I doing this for no reason? Comment what you think so far...