Vodka Kisses

0711- Playtime

Logan's POV
Grace's dad and I are being briefed right now about what happened before we go and see Grace. She was supposed to be sedated but wouldn't let the nurse administer it until she saw me apparently.

"She did confirm to us that she was raped, We've already done the test so we'll be getting the result to that pretty soon. Her leg is broken in two places in her Fibula. She told us she tried to run out of there and so Noel took something to the back of her legs, she thinks it was a crowbar." Detective Furey tells us.

My heart is beating so fast I honestly might be sick.

The case got passed on to Detective Furey after they realised everything was connected.

"We're in the middle of running tests on her blood, she thinks she was drugged so we're waiting to see if she was." He adds.

"From what we gathered, Noel was the one who kidnapped her, he gave her a severe concussion. He took her to this abandoned school and locked her in a room there where we believe she was drugged. The other brother, Eric, spent a lot of time with Grace where he raped her. Noel was more physical with her, creating a lot of her injuries." He tells us.

"Where are they then? Have they been arrested?" Her dad asks, I'm just itching to get to her side.

"They're both dead, Grace couldn't fully explain what happened to Noel but we're hoping one of the other girls has. Eric, on the other hand, she killed him. She gouged out his eyes and strangled him to death." He tells us.

I'm glad she killed him, I'm glad they're both dead. They can't hurt her anymore.

"Is that it? I need to go and see her?" I question, not being able to stomach the rest.

"Yes." The detective nods and I rush out of the hospital family room and straight to Grace's room. There's an officer outside her door and so is Hannah.

"Is she okay?" I ask Hannah who nods.

"I told her I was looking for you, she's been asking for you non stop." Hannah admits.

That's all I need to push open the door and rush inside the hospital room,

I look at her and my eyes start to tear up.

She's got a black eye, busted lip, bruising around her throat and her arms, and that's just what I can see right now.

"Logan." She exhales heavily in what sounds like relief.

She pulls the hospital blanket back and tries to jump out of bed but I stop her as soon as I see the cast on her leg.

I head to her side as quick as I can but she still wraps herself around me.

"Oh my Gracie." I let out a breath of relief when she's finally in my arms.

I make sure to lift her so she's not applying any pressure onto her leg.

"I'm so sorry." She says repeatedly into my shoulder.

"You're okay, I've got you." I stroke her hair back.

"I'm sorry." She cries.

"You don't have anything to be sorry for." I tell her before putting her back down into the bed.

"How can you say that? You don't know what happened." She quickly wipes at her face as I take my hoodie off and put it on her. The hospital gown won't be warm right now.

"Doesn't matter what happened, I love you and I believe you always. You tell me when you're ready, I'm not going anywhere." I tell her.

"Eric-" she quickly cuts herself off with a shake of her head. "He raped me." She refuses to make eye contact and whispers as if she's now somehow dirty and something to be ashamed of.