Forget (Colonel William Tavington story)

Chapter 13

(TW: S-H)

Marie and William, once again, avoided each other like the plague. She gave him his new pistol and never slept with one another in the same bed. She slept in her room and he slept in his. Bella was a sad baby, her mama and papa were fighting. 

In the middle of the night, she went into Williams room in a panic and saw him on the floor, drinking, and crying. She slowly walked over to him and licked his hand, he turned to the puppy and pushed her away gently.

"Not now girl..." 

Bella barked at him and tugged on the ends of his shirt, he glared at her and tried to push her away again, "Not now... go back to Marie." 

The dog didn't give up though, she barked louder and tugged harder at the ends of his blouse. Tavington frowned and struck Bella harder, who whimpered at the sudden contact.

"I said not now!" He roared, "Now go away! Go back to her!" He grabbed his flask of whiskey. Bella growled and bit him on the hand, making him drop his flask. 

"Why you little-!" He struck the dog harder again, getting annoyed, "I said go away!" Bella whimpered in pain and shrank down, looking up at her papa with fear in her eyes. She went to the door, wagged her tail and barked again. 

"What do you want?" He yelled at Bella, getting pissed off now. He gets up and watches as Bella goes down the hall to Marie's room, he reluctantly goes in and sees Marie laying on her bed, blood soaked the cream colored sheets, a straight razor was barely held in her hands, he saw blood dripping from her wrists. 

"M-Marie?" Tavington's voice shook as he ran to her side, he pressed two of his fingers to her neck and searched for a pulse. He found it and picked her up in a bridal carry.

"Someone help!" He yelled, waking Lord Cornwallis and a few servants up, "Help!" 

They ran into the room and saw the sight before him. Bella was barking and yapping. Mars and Jupiter ran in and saw the puppy, they went to Bella instantly to comfort her.

"Get the doctor!" Cornwallis ordered, "Get the sheets off and lay her back down."

Tavington obeyed as servants rushed out of the room. He stripped the bed and laid Marie back down. Cornwallis ushered Tavington out of the bedroom as the doctor went in, after a few minutes, he came back out and sighed.

"She's stable, but only just. She lost a lot of blood, if the Colonel had come in a second later, she would have died. Her wrists are bandaged up," The doctor said with a slight smile, "She'll be okay." 

Tavington ran into the room and knelt to her side, she was completely knocked out, fast asleep. Blood soaked the bandages, his heart was racing at the poor sight of her. 

"Oh Marie..." He cried, "I'm so sorry.... I love you, I really do..." 

.....................

A week passed, Marie didn't wake up. Tavington never left her side once, he didn't eat, he didn't sleep, he just wanted to be by her and make sure she was okay. Bella whimpered and pawed at his leg, he moved his hand but his heart broke when the puppy flinched. He stroked her fur softly and scratched her behind the ears.

"You saved her Bella..." He whispered, "You saved her life. Such a good girl." Bella wagged her tail and rested her small head on his lap as he sat next to Marie's bed, stroking her knuckles with his thumb. 

"Hey there Colonel..." He heard a seductive woman voice say. He turned and saw the harlot he slept with. 

"Get out." She strut up to him and rested her hand on his chest.

"How about we have some fun." She whispered, licking from the base of his neck to his ear, "Come on." 

"Get. Out." He snarled, she smirked and moved her hand down to his crotch, rubbing him through his pants.

"Come on, you know you want it." 

Tavington slapped her across the face and grabbed her by the neck, choking the woman, "I said, Get. The. Fuck. Out." He growled in her face, glaring at her, he threw her out the room and slammed the door in her face. He went through Marie's drawers and found the music box, he wound it up and it played the soft music. 

"Come on darling... please wake up. I need you."