I Can't Love You || r.s.l (SLOW UPDATES)

5

Ross

I jolt awake after hearing an ear piercing shriek. I run to bathroom, seeing that Damian guy inside of Jamie. She cries loudly, making me scan her body. "Shit," he pulls out and gathers his clothes before running out.

"Jamie, come here," I whisper to her as I get on my knees and open my arms. she shakes her head, curling into a ball. I crawl over to her and sit next to her. She puts her head in my lap. "Come on, babe. Get up," I run my fingers through her hair.

She shakes her head. "I'm not moving," she whimpers.

I look between her legs, watching the blood pour out of her. "You gotta get up. You're bleeding a lot," I say scaredly. Her eyes close slowly. "No. Please stay with me," I lift her and carry her to the bed. I call 911. Within minutes, I'm grabbing her some clothes before running to the ambulance. "Stay with me, beautiful. You'll be okay," I whisper in her ear before kissing her cheek.

After hours of waiting, a doctor finally allows me to see her. "She lost a lot of blood. We aren't certain that she's going to make it. What exactly happened?" She asks as she guides me to Jamie's room.

"I'm not sure. I woke up and she was being raped," I whisper ashamedly. She just nods and motions for me to step into the room. I sit next to Jamie, grabbing her hand. "I'm definitely not letting you go to work for a little bit," I chuckle nervously. "But I am so sorry. If I didn't suggest going to McDonald's, we wouldn't be in this position."

She squeezes my hand lightly. I look up at her. "Please don't blame yourself, Ross. Just hurry up and bring me home," she whines.

Just as I was about to say something, the doctor walks in "Ms. Cadent," she starts. "You may go home. You just need lots of rest," she says softly.

I slowly help Jamie up. She stumbles over her own feet on the way to the car. when we get back to my house, one of the maids greets us. "Alright, I have some work to do. I'll come check on you in- say a half an hour?" I release Jamie's waist from my grip.

She steps closer to me. "C-Can you come u-up with m-me?" She stammers.

I nod, leading her to the room. She lays down and I sit next to her. "You okay?" I ask as she pulls the blanket up to her chest. She shrugs, closing her eyes. I tuck a piece of her dark brown hair behind her ear. i lean down to kiss her forehead. "I'll be up in a little bit. Come get me if you need anything," I mumble against her skin.

"Okay," she murmurs as her eyes slowly close.

I walk out of the room, closing the door. "Merida!" I call from my office after about twenty minutes of working.

"Yes, Mr. Lynch?" She pokes her head in.

I continue typing away on my computer. "Has Jamie come down?" I ask concernedly.

She shakes her head. "No, but I can go get-"

I cut her off by standing up. "No,no. I'll go up. Can you get me two cups of coffee and a water?" She just nods before going to the kitchen. I follow her and watch her prepare the drinks. "Thank you," I smile genuinely. I make my way to my room, setting the drinks on the night stand. I lay down next to Jamie and she immediately curls into my side. I rub her back, making her groan. "I brought you some coffee and a water if you want it," I whisper.

She puts her head on my chest, rubbing her eyes. "Do you still have to work?" I nod in response. She groans, burying her face in my chest. "Can I come downstairs with you?" She asks as she stand up, stretching in the process.

I stand up also, nodding again. "Of course," I chuckle as she laces her fingers in mine. She grabs her coffee and hands me mine. I show her to my office before I sit in my chair. She sits on my lap sideways, resting her head in the croak of my neck. I wrap one arm around her waist and use the other to use my laptop.

"Are you done yet?" She whines after a while.

I sigh, clicking save and shutting the laptop. "I can be. What do you want to do?" I lean my head on top of hers. She just shrugs. "Well, we can watch a movie or we can go out and get some ice cream.. its up to you," I place a small kiss on her cheek.

"Movie," she murmurs.

I stand up, holding the fragile girl in my arms. I carry her to the living room, setting her on the couch. She crawls between my legs, resting her head on my chest. I turn on the tv to watch whatever I left in the DVD player. It happened to be Annabelle so we watched it. Jamie kept jumping closer to me every time she got scared. "Wanna go to bed?" I ask around 1:30 AM.

"yeah," she croaks. I help her up the stairs and into the bedroom. "Night," she whispers as she places her head on my bare chest.

"Goodnight, beautiful," I murmur before drifting into a deep sleep.