Healing Touch

¤Chapter 34¤

Roman was back where he had started. He tricked Rose into running a bath for him and to keep an eye on the tub so it doesn't overflow. In the mean time he has changed and locked the door after he walked out.

Now he laid back in bed with an angrily Elley pacing around. "I can't believe you did something so stupid Roman." She now faced him.

"Elley I'm fine-"

"You are no where near fine!" She yelled. "You could've passed out on your way there and crashed!" She continued. "For once would you stop thinking about yourself and think about those around you. You can't die now and you can't leave everyone because of your selfishness. Everybody doesn't want to loos you....I don't want to loose you." you trailed off.

Roman's ached as he watched a few tears fall down her cheeks. It were as if someone grabbed a hold of his heart and began to squeeze.

"Come here." He said softly.

She walked over to him. He pulled her down so now that she was laying on him. He wrapped her arms around her as she began to cry freely.

"It's ok-"

"No it's not." She cried. "I've had that said so many times but nothing came out ok." She argued.

He held her close and tight not wanting to let her go. He hated that he's caused her to feel such pain. He hated that he made her cry. He held her tight not letting go caressing her back.

It had taken a while but then she had calmed down and now she hiccuped follow by a sniff as she slept in his arms. Roman closed his eyes letting out an easy breath.

"You know she cares about you more than you think." He heard a soft voice say.

Roman's eyes shot open and once again Rose had appeared. It reminded him of the night when she appeared after he had gotten Eleanor all worked up and mad at him. This situation was similar but this time Eleanor was asleep in his arms.

"I don't know what to do anymore, Rose." He shook his head.

"Well ice cream and an apology won't fix this mess." She said with a slight smile as she began to pick up his clothes. "So tell me what you did this time and I'll see where I can help."

Roman began to explain what happened from the night at the club until this very moment. Rose listened carefully as she cleaned around the room, making sure everything was in order.

"Well it seems like all you have to let her in." She shrugged.

"You mean have se-"

"No, not have sex with her." She shook her head. "Tell her about yourself. She's more of a tit for tat kind of person." He explained. "She wants you to look at her as if she's more than the girls you've been with and she definitely doesn't want to see you with Ms. Jolene."

"She is more than the girls I've been. She's different." He trailed off looking at her tear stained face.

"But you must show it." Rose pointed out. "Be yourself around her. How much does she need to prove for you to trust her because she trusted you before you even knew it." She said looking him. "I understand that you like for people to earn their trust from you but isn't it enough that she hadn't left you the moment she could? Isn't that enough to prove that she's worth of your trust?"

Roman sat pondering her questions. He knew that he wasn't around much and she could've left but she staid. She even shot Andrew when she had nothing to do with the entire situation.

When he looked up to thank Rose she was already out the door. He huffed and made a mental to thank her later. He looked down at Eleanor and she had stopped hiccuping. She simply laid in his arms.