I can't help falling in Love with you

Slow down

Tim's pov:

When Dick and I arrived at Marinettes door I knocked.... Nothing.
I knocked a second time still no answer.
Dick and I looked at each other. I had a bad feeling so I decided to pick the lock.
I swung the door open and my hart dropped. Wind blew through a broken door window. Leading from the window to her bedroom was a trail of blood.
My gut twisted. "Marinette!" I screamed running towards the room.
I barged into her bedroom. There were bloody footsteps and an open dresser with some close lying on the floor.
I heard fast panting coming from another room. Dick and I immediately ran towards the sound. No no no no.
Please don't let it be her blood. Please. I prayed as we opened the door.
"Mari!" I ran towards her.
She was covered in blood, knees pulled up to her chest and her head buried in her arms.
As soon as I reached her I pulled her into my arms and away from who ever was lying on the floor next to her.
I emidietly stated checking her for injuries. "Hey..hey look at me, look at me. Did he hurt you?... Are you hurt?"
She shook her head.
"Jason!?" I heard Dick scream. " I-i didn't know what to do and th... There's so much blood. " Marinette cried.
Her breathing was way to fast. "Shhhh slow down. I'm here. I've got you.", "H-he just barged in. All ready bleeding.
I tried... I tried to.." I pulled her onto my lap.
"Shhh it's okay. You're okay." I stroked her wet hair. "None of this is your fault. You hear me? What ever happens is not your fault."
Resting my chin on her head I watch Dick carry Jason out the bathroom.
We sat in silence for a while rocking back and forth.
...
"No" she whispered. "What?" I asked looking down. "I can't." She said and pushed herself away from me.
"You can't what? ",
"I can't keep doing... this." She said gesturing between us.
"I-I don't understa..."
"You lied again." She whispered.
"What?" I asked. "You said no more secrets when we where in the freezer. You lied again." Her voice broke.
Now it clicked. She was talking about my alter ego.
"Mari pl..","Don't!".
"If I would have told you I'd have revealed my family too. That would have been unfair to them.", I said grabbing her hands.
"I don't care!Let go!" She cried trying to pull away.
" No Marinette. That's a valid point. You know that.",
"I'm not mad about that!" She managed to rip her hands out of my grip and tried to get to the door but I got there first.
"Than what is it?!" I held my arms out blocking her from getting past me to the door as I walked closer to her.
" Get out of my way." She tried to get past me but I kept making her backup towards the wall.
"No.", "Tim!", I grabbed her by the forearms.
"No. I'm not letting you leave till you tell why you're so mad at me.", I said trying to look her in the eyes but she kept dodging mine.
"Let go.","Every thing was going so good! Why do you hate me?",I usually wouldn't pressure her like this but I had to know.
"Let go of me!"," Not before you tell me why!",
"Tim!!","Tell me!",
"Because you made me fall in love you again okay!" She screamed.
Tears streamed down her face as she finally made eye contact with me.
"What?..H-how.. Why do you hate me for that?",
"Because I trusted you with my feelings...again. Last time you left me...",
"I left?... You broke up with me."
That seemed to make her angry. "We stopped talking long before I said that we were done. The last 3 month were the worst.When I needed you you weren't there for me."
Now it was my turn to get pissed.
"How was I not there for you?! Huh? I messed up one time when I forgot that we had planed a vacation together and you emidietly broke up with me."
"You think I broke up with you because of only that one time? Seriously!? Remember when you told me you'd come visit me? I beacked your favourite sweets and prepared everything for a fun week with my boyfriend.
I waited in that stupid airport for five hours. Till you finally read my text and wrote that you changed your mind cause something came up. Or when I texted you in the weeks after that and got ignored but sometimes I got one word answers.
And all the calls you declined. You didn't even know Lila was back did you?"
"I.." .
"I was sitting in the bathroom throwing up because I cried so much. You never pick up. Instead you wrote 'busy'.
You didn't know that school was getting worse again. Or that I could even have peace in my own home cause she started lying to my parents and they...." she looked away not wanting to finish the sentence.
My eyes started to water.
"Well that part you know right? Red Robin. ... That missed vacation was the last straw. I thought you'd be the person that would be there....
I was wrong. Maby you never loved me...."
"No no Marinette that's not true. I loved you. I still.. love you." I cried.
She kept talking as if she didn't hear me.
"I thought that I might have a new start here but you seem to be...everywhere and I can't seem to get away from you." She said pushing both hands up into her hair lightly tugging on them, not caring about the blood on her hands.
"Marinette please..." 
"I finde a new friend and it's you again without me knowing it as your stupid alter ego and you ruined any possibility for me getting into a stable friendship with Nick!
Then the normal you pretends to be this nice guy who I can trust and make me fall for you again but you were the problem in the first place!!!" She screamed and punched me in the chest.
"I wasn't... thinking straight. Knowing that you were going out with Nick. I couldn't.. it was driving me crazy. "
I tried to explain myself.
"I trusted you!... Like an idiot I trusted you again and look were it got me!" She cried.
"I'm s.."I tried to reach out to her but she slapped my hand away.
"Don't! Do not..touch me." She warned me moving back. Her eyes widened in shock.
"You t-touched me. I l-let you have me again." She hugged herself.
My heart clenched painfully. She sounded so disgusted.
"Marinette ever since you came back into my life everything feels ... right again. I don't want to lose you. Not again. " I cried.
"I can't do this again." She said with a blank stair.
"No...nonono. You can't just... .I- I can fix this. O-okay? I ca-...I mean....  . Please you have to let me fix this. " I begged her wanting to take her hand but I didn't, knowing she couldn't handle physical contact at the moment.
She shook her head.
"Please leave." She whimpered.
"Marinette...","Please. ". She looked exhausted.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and turned around. My gaze lingered on the floor were the blood puddle was.
"We'll send someone from a clean and repair company over for your floor and window. The expenses will be taken care of ofcourse. ",
"Thank you."
I left the apartment and shut the door behind me.

THURSDAY

Jason was doing fine but not allowed to leave the bed. He had a slight concussion. Thankfully the bullet only hit the flesh and didn't go in to deep.
I heard nothing from Marinette she didn't show up.

FRIDAY

I contimplated texting Marinette.
I didn't.

SATURDAY

I was nervous. Today work started again.
....
There was a knock on my door. I jumped up from behind my desk than ran to the door to open it. My hopes dissipated when I saw miss Taylor's replacement. "How can I help you?", "Miss Dupain-Ceng called in sick this morning. She won't attend work next week. Here is the schedule she sent." She handed me a tablet. "Thanks."

SUNDAY

Everything felt so bleak and boring. The day dragged on.

MONDAY

Jason was allowed out of bed but he had to stay in the house. My phone pinged. When I looked at it my heart skipped a beat. It was Marinette. I opened the message emidietly.

                                                                               ▪︎The cleaning company was there. Everything is taken care of. ▪︎
▪︎That's great! How are you doing? ▪︎

I kept looking at the chat from time to time hoping to get an answer.

TUESDAY

I watch Marinette from a rooftop I was sitting on. She sat on her sofa bundled up in blankets and tired.
She look about as miserable as I felt.

WEDNESDAY

I was sitting in my office at 6 PM trying to distract myself with anything. Someone knocked on the door.
I sight "Come in.".
Marinette opened the door and I set up straight. "Hey. I thought you'll come back next Monday. "
She took a deep breath and looked down at the papers in her hand before looking back up at me.
"You look thinner." I noticed. She ignored me.
"I need you to sign these. " she said walking towards me. I met her half way.
"What's tha...?" The sentence died in my throat when I looked at them.
It was a request to end the work contract.
" You can't be serious. ","I am. I want to quit."she answered detriment.
"Things can't end like this. I- I mean... at least give me a chance...." I begged, holding out the papers for her to take it back.
"Remember you said that you owed me something. Anything? "
"Yes."