Take my hand. [Ben Bruce fan fiction]

Chapter Fourteen

The next morning... 

(Lucy POV)

11AM

Me and Ben were downstairs in the kitchen and making breakfast for everyone. 

I was spreading the butter on the toast whilst Ben was frying the eggs. 

"It smells fucking amazing in here." Ben said.

I laughed and nodded. "It sure does." 

All of a sudden, Harry and Lisa appeared. Harry stared at Ben, not knowing what to say, he knew who he was straight away, because I was constantly talking about him. 

"Hey.." Ben said, he shook Harry's hand. 

"Hi Ben, I'm Lucy's brother Harry, and this is my girlfriend, Lisa." He replied to Ben, stepping back so Lisa could say hello too.

They all greeted one another and then just stood there awkwardly. 

I turned, eating a piece of toast. "What?" I asked.

"Well, should we sit then?" Harry asked.

I nodded. "Duh." 

Ben smiled at me and also sat down at the table, I took Ben's breakfast over first, then Harry and Lisa's breakfasts. I grabbed my plate and sat down too. 

"You shocked me when we walked in." Harry said to Ben. "We didn't know you were visiting." He laughed.

Ben laughed also. "Well, I kind of arrived when you two were out I think, and we were asleep when you got back. Sorry for the shock." 

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "It's fine dude." 

I knew my brother wanted to question him, my brother had straight away become the father figure in my life as soon as we moved in together all those years ago, he was 16 at the time, we had been living in a foster home for an extra year, then we could afford a house. 

I never knew my dad well enough to know what he was really like, but I knew he probably would be questioning Ben also, trying to protect me.

"So, is this your first relationship?" Harry asked Ben.

At that moment I was in the middle of swallowing a peice of bread, but I choked whilst laughing. Ben patted my back and I bursted out in laughter. 

Everyone just watched me, looking slightly scared, whilst I would cry with laughter and cough inbetween. 

"Ahhh, oh my god." I said, wiping tears from my eyes. "I'm sorry, I just. Wow Harry, you know Ben. I've been OBSESSED with him for years." 

Harry just gave me a death stare, and I laughed even more.

All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. We all looked up, none of us were dressed yet, we were in pyjamas.  Eveyone looked at me though, as I was wearing PJ bottoms and a black hoodie. 

I sighed, getting up from the table and walking towards the door, trying to sort my hair out also. 

I unlocked the door and as soon as I opened it, I regretted it. 

A police man, a huge woman and the kid who I had battered with his bike yesterday were standing there, looking very annoyed. 

"Can I help you?" I asked. Trying to seem innocent.

"Is this the girl?" The policeman asked the boy whilst pointing at me, the boy nodded. He was such a fucking dick.

He was acting all big and tough in front of his gang friends, but here he was acting like he was a little angel. Like he hadn't started on me first.

"Don't you fucking DARE touch my boy again you whore!" His mum shouted at me.

I raised my eyebrows and smiled at her. I felt someone standing behind me. 

"Can we help you?" Ben asked.

I loved him so much, as soon as he thought I was in trouble, he'd always come to the rescue.

"Yes actually, I'm afraid we need to speak to this female alone for a moment and ask a few questions about last evening." The policeman said.

"He was there with me." I snapped.

The policeman sighed and turned to the boy. "Was this man there also?" He asked him.

The boy nodded. "He ran after us all after out of nowhere." 

"Yes I bloody did. You chav cunts were attacking my girlfriend." Ben spat at him.

I felt amazing, Ben had just called me his 'girlfriend' and not 'friend' anymore.

"Calm down sir." The policeman said to Ben, but Ben shook his head. 

"No. This boy and a gang of his friends were surrounding my girlfriend last night and throwing rocks at her for the way she dresses. They follow her, they should leave her alone and then he wouldn't get beaten up." Ben said.

The boys mum let go of him and folded her arms. She looked down at her son. "Kyle." She spoke. "We've had complaints about you harrasing people who look different before. I think this is easier to believe than your story." His mum said.

I felt like laughing, even his mum now didn't believe him.

"Fine, tell us everything that happened." The policeman said to me.

"Well, I was walking through the park, minding my own business and listening to music, when I walked past the kids play area. I noticed this boy and a gang of other kids around his age and some a little older shouting something at me, but I couldn't hear at all. I carried on, ignoring them, but a rock hit my head. I was then surrounded by a gang of them on their bikes, all of them calling me names, I argued back. But this little boy threw another rock at me, I admit I got into his face and threatened to shove them up his arse." I heard Ben laugh. "He spat in my face, and that's when I shoved him from his bike and started hitting him with it." I finished.

The policeman continued with a lecture and a few more questions, I felt Ben's hand slide down my arm and intwine with my fingers, he was there for me through everything. The policeman asked if I or the boy wanted to press charges against each other, but we said no.

(Ben POV)

We closed the front door, finally peace and quiet. I was still holding Lucy's beautiful hand. I heard the lady going mental, so I had to come and see if she was okay.

She had every right to hit that boy, it was self defense. 

I was proud of her.