Wild hearts run free (Joe Elliott fanfic)

Ch11 Trying to help loved ones

******All warnings apply

Joe- Hello this is Joe Elliott here. I'm telling this because I was asked to. I don't really remember much of this period either. I do remember more than Beth does and what I do know are from some of her nightmares. Anyway Christmas Eve was a big blur to me.

I remember hearing Beth and Steve going at it. I was three sheets to the wind really regret that cause whenever I was like that, I became someone else. My wife loved it, I couldn't stand it because I'd lose my sanity. It wasn't right of me to do it in front of Steve or Beth.

I remember yelling at them to be quit and hitting the wall. Stormy going down on me and then her screaming. That was it. When I came to the next morning I was in a strange room. I jumped up and heard Beth say, "Go back to sleep Doppler." I looked around the room and she was sitting up on another bed with Steve curled up next to her.

"What the fuck? Where am I? Where's Stormy and Isabel?"

"Bell is at yer mum and da's. We're in London."

"What?" I jumped up and seen I was fully dressed. "How the hell did we get to London?"

"We flew here mate." Steve said softly. "Lay down and go back to sleep before I knock yer arse out again." I went to the loo and my eye was black and blue.

"What the 'ell happened?" Beth kissed Steve on the check.

"Oi'm going to go down for some breakfast and talk to him." He rolled over and squinted his eyes at me.

"Ok but be careful." She got up and slipped on some pants. That was when I seen the bruises on her face. It scared me, did I do that. I didn't recall anything after my wife went down on me. We went down and she didn't even bother to put shoes on.

We sat down. "What happened last night? Why am I here and not home?"

"Let's see could it be because you got so wasted last night you went wild." I looked at her. "If yer wondering about me bruises no their not from you. Oi think the bruises you have to worry about right now are the ones on yer face and the ones your wife has on her."

"Oh god. I went animal on her?" She just looked at me biting her lip and that told me yes. "So dat explains why you called me Doppler. Now how about you tell me the rest, like the bruises on yer face and Steve's broken ribs."

"It's Nick. He won't leave us alone. He attacked me once. That's why Steve took me home with him. Only Nick found us. Oi don't know where he's at right now and Oi don't want anyone, better yet, we don't want anyone to know where we are. Yer drinking is not helping Steve."

"I know. I'm sorry about last night. I've been a bit stressed with Bell and Stormy. Now you."

"You don't have to worry about me. Oi'm taken care of."

"What by a drunk? From one drunk to another only Steve would never hit you then again drinking can make you do stupid things. Like last night. Did I bite her?"

"Yes, Oi'd say you did. Steve had to knock you out cause Oi tried to calm you down and you almost attack me." I looked away from her and covered my face.

"I can't stop drinking. I've tried. I really have tried."

"You know you can. Oi want a talk to you about Bell. Oi think maybe we should put her in a boarding school after the holidays here in England."

"I see. Maybe it would be best. Stormy and I been arguing so much."

"How about we leave her with yer mum and da's the rest of the holiday and you go make up to Stormy?" I looked at her and Steve came in. He put his arm around her and kissed her on the check. "You didn't need to get up sweetie."

"I know luv but I need to speak to Joe before he decides to go home." He started couching in pain and she gave him his medication and left. "God, got a love dat woman. Feeling like shit I bet."

He coughed more until he took a drink of some of the water she was drinking. "So just like dat yer in love with her?"

"No. Jealous?!"

"No, why would I be. I'm married. Of course, if I don't get home, I may not be longer." He knew I was lying. He just smiled at me.

"You know she's just fucking with you. We're still in Ireland down the way from the house. Beth just wanted to fuck with yer head. She said it was pay back. Yer wife is walking up behind you." I jumped and turned around. Sure enough there Stormy was and they laughed.

"It's not funny."

"Yes, it is. You think you actually hurt me." She said laughing. "Serves you right for being such an arse the past few days."

"You know I'll show you an arse."