Beauty and the beast (Will Ramos)

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Trigger warning! Mentioning of/Hinting at SA!! I will mark out the part where I'm writing about it with these ** so you can skip that part! You don't have to read it to further understand the story!

Gabriella POV

Another week has passed and Will and I were doing great. We spent most of our free time at each others houses.

Once again I was spending my time at his house, sitting at his dining table amswering emails. Mike had sent me a few offers for fotoshoots and I was currently just going through them and answering him which ones I wanted to do.

Will's and my life would become quite busy over the next few months and I wasn't really looking forward to it. Lorna Shores new album would be coming out in about 4 weeks and tomorrow they're releasing the first single. After that they'd announce their next tour which was also something I was a bit scared of. I wasn't looking forward to a time where Will and I would only be able to talk through the phone but luckily my job would allow me to visit him a few times.

"Hey baby the guys would like to celebrate tomorrows release here if that's okay with you." Will came into the room with his phone in hand. "That's fine, it's your house Will." I chuckled and leaned back in my chair as he stood behind me. "I know but I just wanna make sure you're alright with it." one of his hands layed on my shoulder and started to lightly massage it as he typed something on his phone with the other.

Another Email from Mike popped up on my screen and the title said that it's urgent. Of course I immedietly opened it and the small smile that just sat on my face vanished completely.

"Hey there Ella I just thought I'd let you know that your mother reached out to me and wanted to check up on you. I didn't give her any details on you and Will or your career I just told her that you're doing fine. I really hope that's okay.

- Mike"

My mother was a touchy subject for me and Mike knew that. I read through the Email a couple times to make sure I didn't imagine it but it was staring right back at me. "Hey baby you okay?" Will kneeled down beside my chair, he must have read the Email aswell. I hadn't really told him much about my family other than the fact that I wasn't in contact with any of them anymore. This was also the first time someone from my family had tried to reach out to me.

When I turned my head to look at him I had tears in my eyes just from thinking about the possibility of seeing my mother again. "Come here." with that he took both my hands in his and lead me into the living room where we both laid down and cuddled for a while. Will seemed to know that I wasn't ready to answer any questions just yet.

We layed there for a while until I decided I had to tell him eventually so might just do it now so I sat up, Will following my action. "Okay so you might have figured out that my mom and I aren't on best tearms." I grabbed his hand and started playing with his fingers to distract myself. He just sat still and kept listening.

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"Back when my father left us she really wasn't doing well mentally she started drinking, lost her job and all her friends. I was only 13 at the time and I really tried my best to help her but what was a 13 year old really supposed to do? I started doing small jobs outside of school to earn some money for food and as the years went on she even took to stealing my money just to buy more alcohol. Eventually she started to bring home guys and sleep with them. I noticed after a while that they gave her money for it. Of course I wanted to talk to her about it, help her out of it but she was always drunk and would just lash out at me and guilttrip me by saying that she only did it for me. Which was just one big lie, she didn't do it for anyone but herself. When I was 17 things got really bad. There was one guy who'd always visit her and he... " my voice broke as tears streamed down my face. I haven't talked about this since I stopped going to therapy a few years ago and talking about it again felt like opening old wounds. Will just hugged me to his chest his touch making me feel a lot better.

"He came into my room at some point. I was really hoping that my mother would come in and do something. I was yelling for her the whole time but she never came. It was only the next day that she actually came into my room with a smile on her face. She threw me a little stack of money and said that things would get better now. That was when I knew what she had done and why she didn't help me when I called for her. After that I just packed my bags, took the little money I had saved up and just left. I got an apartment that I could barely afford and worked my ass off to get to where I'm now." A heavy silence fell upon the room and none of us knew how to break it.

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"Thank you for telling me and trusting me. I hope you know that you can always tell me when you feel uncompfortable and I will do everything I can to make it better okay?" more tears slipped my eyes as he spoke. I looked at him and could see that he really meant what he said. I pressed my lips to his in a loving kiss and layed my head on his shoulder right after. "Thank you Will. I did go through therapy for a few years and I do think I've overcome it very well. Of course there's still situations where I don't feel good but I know I'm safe with you." it was true, I trusted Will not only with my thoughts and emotions but also with my body. He's always been respectful and never forced his touch onto me.

After our overly emotional talk we went out on a little walk to clear our heads. There was a little park near his house and when I saw a swingset the little kid in me came out and I immedietly dragged a laughing Will over there. Without any questions he pushed me on the swing and soon took a seat on the one next to me as I came to a stop.

Once again silence fell over us but this time it wasn't a bad one, it felt peaceful.

"Hey Ella."

"Yes Will?"

Our eyes met and it felt like we were the only people on earth right at that moment.

"I love you."

My breath caught in my throat and my heart started beating a million miles an hour.

"I love you too."

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I know it took me a while to continue and I originally said there wouldn't be much drama but I just had to include a little something ^^

I hope you guys still enjoyed it regardless! :)