Between Enemy Lines

Between Enemy Lines (Chapter 17)

Between Enemy Lines

Chapter Seventeen

Eliza was surprised that Noah could sleep through her cries. She held him in her arms. She hadn't really thought about it much because she had been distracted with Dean, but she realized that within the next week, she would have to go to court over custody of Noah. It wasn't fair, the guy that had raped her took off as soon as he found out that she was pregnant. He had never been in Noah's life before, and now he decides he wants custody? With what had happened with Dean and what he said, she was a mess enough already. Now she remembered this and couldn't handle being alone. Bray said that was a good listener, but she couldn't talk to Bray just yet. She didn't want to be around any men at the moment. She was friends with many women in the locker rooms, but no one knew her story as much as Becky. She needed someone, she couldn't handle being alone. She quietly and carefully finally got up off the floor and carried Noah to a bed and covered him up. She hoped that he would sleep through the night. She grabbed her phone and dialed Becky's number hoping that she wasn't asleep and that she would pick up. Eliza still hadn't stopped crying, but she tried to pull herself together as Becky answered the call.

"Hello."

"Becky... are you... staying at the hotel?"

Becky could tell that Eliza was upset.

"Yeah... Eliza? What's going on?"

"I decided... to come to the hotel."

"But weren't you staying with Dean?"

"I was... could you please... just come see me?... I would really rather talk face to face with you."

Becky didn't know what, but something must have happened.

"Of course... what room are you in?"

Eliza paused for a moment to try to calm down.

"309."

"Ok... I'll be right there."

They both hung up and it was quiet for a few minutes until there was a knock on the door. Eliza had finally stopped crying. She let Becky in, but she could tell that Eliza had been crying. Becky came over to Eliza and gave her a hug.

"What's wrong? I thought you were staying with Dean."

"I was... things got a little crazy."

"Crazy how?"

"I almost had sex with him..."

"Woah... almost?"

"Yeah... at first a part of me wanted to... I was completely exposed... I don't think you want all the details."

"Um... no. I don't really need those details, but why did you stop?"

"I don't know... something just didn't feel right. I started freaking out a little because I was being held down... this with Dean... was really the first time I've ever willingly tried anything sexual..."

"Since you've been raped?"

"Um... actually I've never even had sex before then."

"Ok so you stopped right before anything happened?"

"Well some of it was Noah too... he started crying and banging on the door."

"I could have watched him for you."

"No... I'm kind of glad he was there... I was looking for a way out of it. I wasn't ready... and I told Dean that I wasn't ready. He wasn't happy about it. He's tired of Noah always interrupting and says that I'm too scared to have sex... in a way I am... I don't know if I will ever want to. He said that Bray wouldn't want me... or anyone else once they realize that I wouldn't have sex. Do you think he's right?"