Abused

Care to Explain?

"Sorry to ruin the moment", Charlie walked into the cubical, making Connie jump up off Jacob's lap,

"It's not what it looks like, we aren't... I'm not", she gave up on her explanation and perched on the edge of the bed, "When can I go home?".

"You can go whenever you want, we won't stop you", he hesitated before speaking again, "Care to explain why you haven't been at work?",

Connie glanced over at Jacob before returning to his lap and cuddling up to him, "Can you explain? I don't want to relive it".

He pressed a kiss to her temple and brushed some hair from her face, "Stop me if you don't want me to continue", he turned to Charlie, "To make a long story short, Michael wa-",

She quickly hit his chest and dug her nails into his wrist, "Shut up!"

"Alright, I won't talk about it, I'm sorry",

She jabbed his chest with her elbow, almost hitting the exact same spot which caused him to instinctively tighten his hold on her as he groaned in pain.

"Get off! You're hurting me!", she once again tried to hit his chest, only to be stopped by him gently holding her wrist,

"Con", the words were spoken in a warning tone, "Stop hitting, I mean it",

"I'll stop hitting when you stop annoying me! You can be such a bastard sometimes!", she stood up and looked away.

"Both of you sit down and be quiet", Charlie stood between them, not wanting things to escalate, "I don't know what's going on between you but you need to sort it out",

Connie instantly sat down and averted her eyes, "I'm sorry",

"Con? Beautiful?", Jacob tried to make eye contact with her as he remained seated in one of the chairs, "Connie?".

"Just sit down and talk things out, apologise to each other", he turned to Connie, "There was no need for hitting or shouting, just apologise and behave like an adult", he still didn't understand the full extent of the situation,

"I-I'm sorry", her breathing sped up a little, "I didn't mean it",

"Con? Beautiful, look at me", Jacob waited until she made eye contact with him, "You don't have to apologise", he glanced at Charlie who stood with a confused look on his face, "She doesn't like being told off, she didn't do it on purpose".

"I don't understand... I'll leave you two alone to sort this out, I'll send someone in about half an hour, I'm sorry",

Connie watched nervously as Charlie left, "Jacob" she whined, "I'm sorry", her breathing continued getting quicker,

"Connie", he got a stethoscope from a nearby table and placed it in her ears before holding the other end to his chest, "I'm right here, beautiful, it's going to be alright".

"Can't breathe", tears sprung to her eyes and were soon falling down her face, she reached out for Jacob and tightly held his hand,

"Concentrate on my heartbeat, I'm not going to let you get hurt", he gave her hand a gentle squeeze, watching as she slowly started to calm down,

"Jacob, I... I'm sorry", Connie pulled the stethoscope from her ears and wrapped her arms around him, she was still in the midst of a panic attack and it seemed all rational thoughts had left her mind.

"Shh, baby girl, it's alright", he continued to comfort her until she pulled away,

"Are you mad at me? I didn't mean it... I'm sorry, I... Please?",

"Oh, Con", he scooped her up into his arms and allowed her to sob into his chest, her breathing had returned to normal but she couldn't stop crying, "It's alright, you're safe".

"Don't trick me, I know you're going to hit me...",

"Con, you have to learn to trust me, I'm never going to hit you", Jacob sat on the bed with Connie still in his arms, he watched as she smiled and lightly touched his chest with her finger tips,

"I trust you 100%", she pressed a gentle kiss to his lips, "Can you take me home now?".

A/N: I know I'm supposed to be enjoying my holiday but I fainted an hour ago and I'm not allowed to move so expect a few updates today 💞