Loving Courtney

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"thanks shamus" "you are welcome sir" "come on, inside to rest" "expected". Exiting the car, Garrett walked with Courtney to the door and opened it. Entering the house, Garrett looked around 'they haven't touched down here' moving with Courtney upstairs, Garrett looked at the bedroom door. 'they have been in our room' "wait" entering the bedroom, Garrett looked around "THOSE FUCKING MONGRELS" everything in the room had been destroyed. Seeing ripped up bits of paper, Garrett knelt down to pick them up. 'the notes I left for Courtney? She kept them. She kept all of them' Courtney entered the room. Looking around, Courtney then put her head down. Garrett stood up with all the bits of paper he collected. Facing Courtney, he walked her way and put his hand gently under her chin to raise her head. Courtney looked into his dark eyes as Garrett showed affection. "You kept all the notes I left for you?" "yes" Garrett gently moved his hand to courtneys cheek "all of them?" "Every single one but I guess they are destroyed" "yeah.. why did you keep them?" "They were nice" Garrett brushed his thumb over Courtney's bottom lip before connecting his lips with hers. Parting slightly, Garrett pulled courtney closer as he placed his left hand on her back and deepened the kiss. 'i love kissing her. I love touching her. I love everything about her. She has this aura around her pulling me in' breaking away from her soft lips, Garrett showed another affectionate smile. "I can always write more" "what about our room?" Garrett moved back "it's destroyed" Courtney nodded. Garrett walked to the closet to see all of courtneys belongs gone. Clenching his hands, he looked at Courtney "all your belongings are gone" "you should check your office" Garrett rushed out and down the stairs to his office. Going to open the door, Garrett grinned 'it was locked'.
'i need to clean all of this up. I hate that they destroyed those notes. I had saved every single one. What about my clothes? What am I going to wear?. Garrett had spent so much on those clothes and my shoes' entering the bathroom, Courtney gasped. 'they have destroyed the bathroom too' Courtney took a deep breath. "Court..what have they done?" "Destroyed everything" "we need to take you shopping. I also need to buy everything for our room. Will you be okay to walk around the mall?" "Yes but I don't have anything to cover my neck" Garrett looked at Courtney's neck then walked into the closet. Grabbing a high neck hooded jumper, Garret walked back out. "here Courtney" "I have never seen you wear that" "Sundays" "still haven't seen you wear it but thank you" "it may be large on you but it will cover the marks" courtneys nodded before putting the hooded jumper on. "Perfect. Let's go shopping" "what about food?. You have not ate" "I ate when you slept" "I do hope so" "come on. Let's go back to that store you like". Getting back in the car, Garrett drove both of them to the mall.
Entering the store, Courtney liked the most the woman grinned "mister and misses Emerson. Can I help you?" "I need a full range of clothes again. Unfortunately all of mine were ruined" "I can help you" "thank you".
"Is this your favorite store?" "Your range is more my style, so yes you could say that" the woman beamed a massive smile. "Courtney while you are finding items in here, I will go to the furniture store. I won't be long" "that's okay" Garrett grinned.
"I heard what happened at your home. Are they correct?" "I'm unsure of what you heard" "two men were murdered" courtney showed a slight nod "unfortunately that is true. They were good men" 'oh my peach skirt is still here' "you loved that last time" "I still do. Is there a white singlet?" "Size six right?" "Yes ma'am" "I will have a look for you" "thank you". Spending an hour in the store, when a hand touched her, Courtney spun around "Garrett" "sorry it took longer than expected but we have a new bedroom now. It will be delivered and put together when we get home" "okay. I am done in here" "let's pay and get out of here. We have two more stores to visit" "okay".
"Thank you for your service" "you are very welcome ma'am" courtney grinned.
"Lingerie and shoes" "okay. Did you get everything you want?" "Yes. Took some time but all worth it. I'm glad we chose a trolley this time, I don't want you putting any strain on your body" "I understand that" "this store" Courtney grinned "okay".
Garrett took the trolley with him while Courtney walked freely around the store. Finding quite a few sets and some bed wear, Courtney walked back to Garrett. 'he chose the same sets as last time. Black, red, deep blue and purple' "all done?" "Yes" Garrett nodded. "Lets go pay for these and get you some shoes" "okay".
Getting all of the shopping done, Garrett and Courtney headed home. Just as they pulled up, so did two trucks. "Garrett.." "to take the trash and to deliver and build the bed" "oh okay" "I will take these into the dining area.." "I can.." "no. Please just rest" courtney showed a slight nod.

'we need to eat some food' opening the fridge, courtney held her hand over her mouth and rushed to the laundry. "Courtney I said rest" "I need.." "to rest" "no to clean out the fridge" "what's wrong with the food?" "It's manure" "WHAT?" Courtney showed a slight nod. "don't clean it. The removalists can take it" "but.." "no. I will buy a new one. Looks like I need to go to the shop to get some essentials" "it can be cleaned" "it can go" 'theres no point arguing' "go relax. When the room is done, then you can have a nice relaxing bath" "has the other bathroom got one?" "Yes it does. You can now if you like" "I might do that" "alright. Go find some clothes, I will meet you in there" "okay".
While Courtney found some comfortable clothes and underwear, Garrett ran Courtney a bath. 'they have emptied everything but she still needs to relax. I can buy her more'.
"Garrett?" "I hope its perfect for you. They have destroyed all of your bathroom items but I will buy more. Hopefully the warm water will help you" "thank you" Courtney removed garretts jumper and her shirt. "COVER..sorry" "it's okay" Garrett looked at the bruising on courtneys front. "I hate that he did that to you" Courtney showed a slight nod. "I better go make sure they are working" "okay" courtney removed her clothes then stepped into the bath. 'i hate that all of this has happened. Garrett doesn't deserve this and I don't think I do either. I hope they rot in a jail cell for what they have done. It's not fair on anyone. Those men had families. They were sons, could've been brothers, uncle's, cousins..it's just not right. Our home has been destroyed and Garret has had to purchase everything new all because he had me come live with him. Is this all my fault?' Garrett looked at Courtney as he laid in the bath. 'shes not relaxing' "courtney what's going through your mind?" "This is all my fault" "what?" "If I didn't come here, none of this would've happened. Your house, those men, mister Malta.." Garrett immediately knelt beside the bath "it's not your fault. It's jealousy, arrogance and fault on their behalf. You haven't done anything. You didn't murder anyone, try force anyone to do something nor destroy our property, they did and they will pay for their crimes" courtney showed a slight nod "but If I didn't come here.." "then I would still be the same person I was. I would be alone, afraid, arrogant, distant and just.. rude" "you did that.." "no. You do" Courtney looked directly into Garretts dark eyes "don't do that" "do what?" "Everytime you look at me that way, it pulls me in more and more. You are like a magnet" "is that a bad thing?" "No..no it's not but I lose control" "you can't always think with your brain" Garrett grinned "I already know that".
"Mister Emerson" Garrett immediately stood up and walked out closing the door.
"Would you like any other furniture gone?" "Yes the fridge. I was told its filled with manure. I can tape it closed. I will also check the freezer" "that's fine sir. We can tape it. It's all going to the rubbish dump any way" "right". Heading to the kitchen, Garrett checked the freezer. "the freezer can stay. Just take the fridge" "okay. I will get men in here with a trolley" "very well".
'that woman should not be thinking that way. She is not at fault at all. Those men and that spoilt brat are to blame for everything'