Tattoo over my heart

Apologies

Harley POV

It's been a week since everything happened and I'm feeling so much better. I'm still healing but my bruising has gone down and the doctors are very happy with my progress. Chris has been amazing, he stayed for a couple of nights just to make sure I was okay and then he has been popping round every day, bringing me food and of course bringing dodger to play with my dogs. They all get along so well and myself and Chris have been getting to know each other more and more.

Today I have decided I wanted to go out, nothing crazy just a small walk to the nearest dog park. Chris of course wanted to come too so he will be here any minute. I hear the door and manage to hobble down the stairs on my one good leg. As I get there I swing open the door waiting to be greeted by dodger but I don't see him, instead as I look up I see the one man I didn't want to ever see again.
"Hi Harley"
"Ryan? What the hell?"

Chris POV

I'm excited to see Harley today, we have made plans to walk the dogs around our local dog park and I'm looking forward to spending the day with her. As I pull up I notice a car sat outside her house, I'm not sure who it belongs too and I suddenly get an uneasy feeling. I walk towards the house when I hear Harley shouting.
"Ryan get of me!! I said no!!!"
I burst in and see him pinning Harley against her kitchen island, she looks to me and I see tears running down her face.

"She said no!" I walk over and pull him away from her, standing in front of her as a shield, I watch Ryan who doesn't seem sober fall slightly after my push.
"Harley......Harley I'm so....."
"Just get out!"
He cries and I see him shake his head. He walks towards the door taking one last look at Harley and leaves. I turn and she bursts out crying, I cradle her to me and rock her gently.
"Are you okay?"
She shakes her head "I never thought he would try to do that to me."

"What did he want?"
"He wanted to apologise for what happened, said he had finally got rid of Jessica and he wanted to make amends. I smelt the alcohol on him the minute I opened the door. I thought it was you otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. He just kept saying how Jessica wasn't right for him and he always knew it but apparently his mother always told him I was the one for him. I've never felt that way for him ever, he's always been my brother."
I sigh and pull her closer "did he hurt you?"
"My arms aching a little from trying to push him away but other than that I think I'm okay"

"What about your leg?"
"It's okay. Really"
I smile down at her "you are so strong you know that"
"I don't feel it right now"
"Hey" I cup her face and make her look at me "you are so unbelievably strong. You've been through a lot and your still standing. Your amazing Harley"
"Thank you. You've been amazing these last week chris I don't know what I've would have done without you"
"Your welcome. You ready to go?"
"Mmm just need to pop to the bathroom"

"Okay, you ok on your own?"
"Yeah I'll be okay"
I nod and she wonders off to the bathroom and I make a fuss of the dogs with dodger in tow.

Harley POV

I lock the bathroom door and pull out my phone, calling a number I never thought I'd call again.
"Hello. Trig? Yeah it's me. I need your help. Yeah, I need that kind of help"
This was probably the stupidest decision of my life but I couldn't have Ryan running around ready to attack me at any point. My past was about to meet my present and I didn't know how to feel about that.