Sweet Fate

Chapter Two: Finally Safe

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Ian's POV

It was currently two in the morning when I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. When my eyes fluttered open, I recognized the caller ID said 'Goose' and I immediately reached for my phone to answer it. After all, it must have been important if Lucy was calling me at this time of night.

"Hello, Lucy?" I said with a sleepy voice.

"I need your help" Lucy said between heavy sobs. My heart broke into a million pieces as I heard the sound of her crying through the phone. I sat up in my bed, in nothing but my boxers.

"Hey, Luce, calm down," I said in a sweet tone, trying to calm her nerves "Are you okay? Tell me what's wrong" I continued to say, worried about what had happened to her.

"I-I just saw Ada-am and," she started to say "they were in b-bed," she tried to continue, but her sobs got heavier and heavier and I couldn't fully understand what she was trying to say. "He le-eft and I ne-ed you Ian" she said before she completely broke down into tears.

"Okay Luce, where are you?" I asked nervously, knowing something was wrong and that she wasn't okay at all. I had never heard or seen Lucy crying like this before, I don't know what exactly happened or the full story but she needed me right now and I was going to be there for her. Lucy and I have been very close since the beginning of Pretty Little Liars and I tried to deny it, but my feelings for her were getting a lot stronger with time. I have wanted to tell her so many times but I was afraid that if she didn't feel the same way, I would have ruined our on-screen and off-screen relationship which I wouldn't trade for anything. We both had a crush on one other when we first started to shoot, especially when we filmed the bathroom scene during the first ten minutes of the pilot. I immediately feel in love with her when I first saw her, she looked so flawless and beautiful that my heart pounded and ached with every word she said, every look she gave me and every kiss we shared, even if we were just acting. I couldn't help but try to flirt with her every time we were on set together. I'd always believe that what was happening was true, that she and I kissing meant something to the both of us, but I couldn't think that way anymore, not once she and Adam got together. It killed me so much to not be able to reveal my feelings to her but I didn't want to mess with what she had with Adam, I couldn't do that to her. Every time we were together, I couldn't help but smile when I saw her, to laugh with her and forget about everything happening around us, every problem I had left my mind when I was with her. She had this kind of power over me, and I just couldn't fight it.

"I'm at my apartment Ian," she said in tears with a broken voice that I hated so much to hear. I can't stand the of the idea of her being so hurt and that I am not by her side to comfort her. I quickly threw on a pair of jeans, a simple t-shirt which happened to be Lucy's favourite, and a pair of runners. Taking my phone and my keys from the kitchen bench, I ran out of my apartment, slamming the door behind me. I climbed into my car as I reached the parking lot and drove as fast as I could to Lucy's place. I parked my car in front of her building and walked inside. I climbed the stairs faster than I've ever climbed any before, and arrived at her front door within seconds of entering the building. I knocked softly and waited for Lucy to open up and let me in but she didn't. After several minutes of waiting, I lifted the door mat up and took the key that was hidden underneath it. She told me before that I could use it if I needed to come inside for whatever reason, if I needed something and she wasn't home. Putting back down the door mat, I insert the key in the lock and turn it to the right to unlock the door and enter. Lucy's apartment is always neat and very clean; it's an amazing place, very well furnished and full of photos of herself, her friends and her family, and all the people she cares about. There are a couple of pictures of me and her up on the wall too, in all of them we're smiling and laughing, they remind me of the wonderful times we always have when we're together. I have a lot of pictures of us in my apartment too and I wish I could have more, but it'll look too weird if I had a lot of pictures in my place of just her and I. I noticed this time though, her apartment wasn't as neat as it normally was, there were a couple of broken things scattered all over the floor. I took a look around and searched for Lucy, but I heard her before I could see her. I turned around and saw her, laying on the cold hard wooden floor, curled up into a ball, her arms around her legs, and knees in her chest with her head buried in them. She was crying and her body was shaking, and that's when my heart broke into a billion pieces. A tear fell down my cheek as I rushed toward Lucy and knelt down to her so I was at eye level with her. I placed my hand on her lower back to make her aware of my presence. I then scooped her up in my arms bridal style, and walked the both of us over to the couch to take a seat, with her in my lap. At first she was surprised but then when she realized it was me, she relaxed a little, tightening her arms firmly around my torso and hiding her face in the crook of my neck. Her sobs got heavier and her tears started to stain my shirt. I held her closely to me, kissing her forehead numerous times, whipping away her tears while rocking her back and forth trying my best to calm her down. She was broken and weak; I couldn't help but feel sad and destroyed. She is the person I care the most for and she's hurt.