Night out with Joseph Quinn turns into more???

The one about the ex

⚠️*trigger warning before the chapter starts this is going to be mentioning some traumatic experiences so read at your own risk*⚠️

You didn't really talk much after your ex wouldn't stop calling you just went to bed you could see that Joe wasn't really feeling 100% after what happened. He followed you into the bedroom and climbed into bed with you "can we please talk" Joe ask softly "okay I guess" you say trying not to get annoyed knowing full well he did have the right to know what happened if things were gonna go any further with him.

"What happened with your ex why did you guys not work out" he asks looking down waiting for your response "a lot went on honestly it's really hard to talk about but I'll have to tell you eventually" you say tearing up a bit knowing that what you're about to say could easily make or break this situation that you have going on with Joe. "What do you mean?" He asks moving slightly closer to you so he could hear you better because you was talking so quietly.

"Promise me that you won't judge me" you ask him now looking into his eyes for reassurance. "I promise" he says putting his arms on your waist making sure that you feel safe with him. "When me and my ex were together I wasn't in a good place mentally or physically a lot of things went on in that relationship that no one knows about which is why I never mention or want to hear about him" you say trying not to burst into tears with Joe looking at you waiting for you to carry on giving you all his attention. "We use to live together and he would bring girls home he would meet on nights out and he would make me sleep on the sofa and lie to them saying I was his sister I stayed with him because I had no where else to go" you add not even getting to the worst part. Joe looks at you in complete shock "what about your family?" He asks with a soft tone he knew you weren't really close with your family but he never really knew why. "They never really cared my mum always had issues with her boyfriend and my dad well... my dad isn't around to care" you respond.

Joe stayed quiet waiting for you to carry on as he could see that you had more to say "that wasn't all he would do, after he was done with them and they would leave he would try and force himself onto me and if I told him to leave me alone he would throw me against the door and I would push him away so he would..." you pause for a minute so you could breath you could feel yourself about to break down you couldn't hold the tears back anymore.

Joe holds you closer and puts your head into his chest "you don't have to carry on if you don't want to I can see he really scarred you" he muffled into your hair and kissed you on the head you wipe your tears away "no I promised I'd tell you everything so I will" you say sniffling.

"He would punch me in my stomach until I fell to the ground and when I did collapse he would start to kick me... the last straw was when he almost killed me, I- I- I fell onto the ground and stopped breathing because he kicked me in my lungs he called an ambulance and I woke up in hospital I didn't know how I ended up there I thought I was a goner" you say completely in tears trying so hard to keep yourself together you didn't want Joe to feel bad for you, you just wanted him to know that there was never a chance of you ever wanting anything to do with your ex again and if the only way was to tell him what he did to you then so be it. "I'm so sorry I-" Joe says before you cut him off "don't be sorry I needed to tell someone at some point I just hope you don't think differently of me now that you know that" you say looking down and wiping for face "did you tell the police did you tell anyone?" He asked really worried to how your ex is  even roaming around free after what he put you through. "No I didn't because I didn't think that anyone would believe me I just told them I fell down the stairs and I'm just lucky to be alive." You stopped crying at this point and just look at Joe while he's still trying to process everything that you just said.

"How did you manage to get away, how has he got your number" he asked in a really worried tone wishing in some way he could make you feel better. "I was in a hostel for a while I told him while I was in hospital that it was over because I knew that if he tried to hurt me there then people would be around. I don't know how he got my number I'm guessing one of my "friends" gave it to him or something" you say adding quotations on the word "friends" with your fingers. "I'm just glad you got away and I promise you I would never EVER think about laying my hands on you I couldn't ever lay my hands on a woman" he says grabbing your hands and looking you right in the eyes. "I know I trust you" you say just before letting go of his hands and putting yours on his cheeks and kissing him.

"I'm so grateful that you came into my life I really needed this thank you i feel so much better getting that off my chest" you say under your breath after coming away from the kiss. "It's getting late maybe we should hit the hay" he says kissing you on the cheek and laying down patting his chest for you to lay down on him.

You lay down on his chest and think about the fact that you're leaving tomorrow and worried about possibly losing him. You really want to say something but you could see that Joe was extremely tired and you've already ruined his night after all the lovely things he did for you, so you just try and forget about it and try to go to sleep.