Good Die Young - Koe Wetzel Love Story

Chapter 2- Past Comes to Light

Bunnie's POV

I'm walking back towards the back of the bus where Koe took Harley. I'm almost at the door when I see Harley's back. I see the damage this son of bitch did tonight along with old burn marks. I can't control the gasp that I let out. I also drop my phone and it makes an awful crashing sound. Harley turns to see me and lowers her head.

"I'm sorry. I'll be back in a minute." I say as I duck out of the bus.

I can't stop the tears from falling. I cover my mouth to hide the sob. I feel my arms wrap around my waist. I turn to see Jelly behind me.

"Honey, what's the matter?" He asks concerned.

"I know that we've just met her but she shouldn't have to go through that." I say looking up at him.

"I know but she has us now as friends." Jelly says as he wipes my tears.

"I'm scared to know what would have happened if we hadn't been there tonight." I say as I lay my head on his chest.

"The good thing is that we stopped it. She is safe now. Plus I think Koe isn't going to let her go." Jelly says with a reassuring smile.

Koe's POV

I'm sitting on the bed with Harley on my lap. She is facing me as the doctor works on her back. I hold her as still as I can. She starts to relax a little bit as the numbing shot starts to work. She hides her head in the side of my neck. I feel nothing but anger that this happened to her. I also noticed the burn mark scars on her back that look like someone used her back as an ashtray. The nurse takes pictures of her back as they continuously pull fragments of mirror out of her back. Once they finish pulling all of the mirror fragments out of her back they stitch her up. The doctor then moves on to look at the cut on the back of her head. The doctor makes quick work of stitching the cut on her head.

"Now I want to look at your neck and ribs." The doctor says softly not to scare Harley.

She stands up and turns around and the doctor starts to look over her ribs. After about 10 minutes of poking at her ribs they decide to rap them.

"I don't feel any breaks it just looks like they are bruised. They hurt worse than breaks. I think you're all set." The doctor says as she finishes wrapping her ribs.

"Thank you!" Harley says to the doctor and nurse.

"We will have all the pictures of the abuse sent to you. This way you have a case." The doctor says before packing everything up and leaving.

Once the doctor leaves I can't help but look over at Harley's bruised and battered body. She is one hell of a woman. She didn't cry or even flinch as the doctor patched her up.

"Thank you, Koe! You didn't have to do any of this for me. I'll see Bunnie has some clothes that I can use then I'll be out of your hair." She says looking down at her feet.

"You don't have to go. Please stay I'd feel a lot better if you did." I say as I lift her chin.

"I don't want to be a bigger inconvenience than I've already been." She says looking up at me with a thoughtful expression.

"Please just stay!" I say with a pleading look.

She finally gives in. I nod and then head over to my closet pull out one of my big t-shirts and help her slide it on. There is a knock on my bedroom door and I go over to answer it. When I open the door and see Bunnie and Jelly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Bunnie asks Harley with knowing eyes.

She just nods at Bunnie. I let them in and I got to sit on the bed. Harley follows me and sits down next to me. Then Jelly and Bunnie decide to sit at the end of the bed.

"What do you want to know?" Harley asks looking at all three of us nervously.

"Who was he?" I ask concerned.

Harley's POV

"I'll start from the beginning. The guy that attacked me tonight was my ex-boyfriend. His name is Jackson Smith. We both grew up in the same town. We started dating when I was eighteen. Everything was wonderful until one day about two years ago. He got passed over for a promotion at work and started drinking a lot. He at first started just making hurtful comments about me. Then it progressed into full-blown verbal abuse. One night I decided I had enough and fought back. That was the night it became physical. He pushed me into the wall and hit me repeatedly. I ended up with several broken ribs and a sprained wrist. I tried to leave but he found me. That's when he started using my back as an ashtray." I say with tears in my eyes.

I noticed that Koe is clenching his fists. That's when I reach over grab his hand and squeeze it.

"Honey, does anyone know about this besides us." Jelly asks looking over at me.

"I tried going to the cops but his dad is the state's attorney general. He made the charges disappear plus Jackson blamed the abuse on my dad. I mean my dad did abuse me growing up but I've not seen him in ten years. He is a paranoid addict with a bipolar disorder. " I say looking at them.

"You're coming with us." Koe says before pulling me into his side.

"What about my house, my job, and my dog?" I say slightly bewildered.

"You can keep your house and your dog can come with us. There are plenty of options for online jobs. Please stay." He begs with this serious look on his face.

"Hey, think about it. I've been looking for an assistant and if you want it yours." Bunnie says looking at me.

"Okay, I'll think about it." I say looking at her with a small smile on my face.

"Why don't we get out of you guy's hair? Why don't you both try and get some sleep?" Jelly says as he takes Bunnie's hand and heads out.

"Goodnight!" Bunnie says as she closes the door behind them.

Koe and I both repeat the greeting to them. Before I turn and look at him with a puzzled look.

Koe's POV

"Harley, I know it may seem like a lot asking you to come with me on tour but I want you here. For some reason tonight when I saw you at the bar I knew that wanted to be with you. I felt this pull to you. Then  seeing you in the bathroom I knew I needed to protect you." I say looking down at her.

Before I can say anything else she leans up and kisses me with such passion. She caught me off guard at first but then I started to kiss back with the same amount of passion. We pull apart and she lays her head on my shoulder.

"Koe, I don't know what's going to happen but I'll go with you." She whispers into my neck.

I nod and pull her close to me and lay down on the bed. I hit the lights and feel her snuggle into my chest as I play with her hair. We both drift off into a deep sleep.