The Cry Of Silence

Chapter 7

     Carmilla spent the next few days holding Laura's hair and making sure she was eating and taking in enough nutrients. She knew what she had to do to make Laura better, and it killed her to see the girl like this, but she knew it was the only way. 
    A few days later Carmilla woke up to the smell of food, which she found odd because she was asleep and obviously wasn't cooking. She walked into the living room.
     "Hey sleepyhead. Want some breakfast?" Laura asked her as she brought her a cup of coffee. "Sure. Why not. What are we having?" Carmilla asked her as she took the cup. "Bacon, eggs, and toast. We don't have the stuff to make biscuits so I had to substitute." she replied with a smile.
      "You seem to be in a good mood. You feeling any better cupcake?" Carmilla asked as Laura placed a plate in front of her and placed another in the spot next to her. "Loads. I haven't gotten sick at all this morning. My headache is gone. I still feel like jello but hey, the worst of it is gone. "That's amazing Laura," she said with a genuine smile. "But now that you are feeling better, I feel like we should discuss something. If you are up for it anyway."    
     Laura's smile faltered a little. She didn't know where this was going. She didn't think it was going to be good tho.  "I think you should turn Danny in. I know you said she's a cop, but that doesn't give her the right to do the things she did to you. She deserves to pay for what she's done. She should have never done those things to you, cupcake."
     Laura stared at the floor. She knew that Carmilla didn't like when she did it, but when she gets confronted with things like this, she didn't know how else to react. She felt a hand on the side of her face, but it wasn't the sting she was so accustomed to. It was gentle, and kind. The hand lifted her face so that she was looking at the person who had been taking care of her for what felt like ages. There was pain in her eyes. Laura didn't understand why.
     "Laura, look at me." Carmilla said. "Not at the floor, okay? Hey. You know that right? That you never deserved that,  ANY of it. It's not okay. Even if she has a badge, it's not okay. I want you to be safe. I know in some way you still care about her, and thats okay, but if you don't try and put her away now she's gonna do it to someone else. She might hurt someone else even more than she hurt you, gods forbid. If you do this, I promise to stand by you the entire time. I will help you with whatever you need. I can keep you safe. Please don't let her get away with this." Carmilla told her.
     Laura was silent, but only because she was thinking. She knew Carmilla was right. She knew how Danny was and she knew that Danny was ony going to get worse. What she also just realized hit her like a ton of bricks.
     "Shit Carm! I just realized that you assaulted a cop! What if she comes back? What if you go to jail? What if WE go to jail? Omg this is going to end so badly. I'm so sorry Carmilla! This is all my fault." Laura said as she started to cry again.
     "Cupcake! None of this is your fault. NONE of it. This is Danny's fault. She assaulted YOU and I was defending YOU. I have a lawyer if I need it so don't worry about me. All that matters to me is that you are safe. I do wonder how I haven't had the cops show up at my door by now. Either way, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Don't cry Laura. Please don't cry. I got you now okay? Nothing bad is going to happen. If it does, I will handle it. Don't worry about a thing. Alright?" Carmilla said and Laura nodded.
     Carmilla scooted her chair so close to hers that their chairs were touching. Laura took this as an opportunity to lean into Carmilla's shoulder, a position they had gotten used to recently.  They seem to always be touching. It wasn't in a sexual way, although it was intimate in it's own way. It comforted them both so they seem to do it a lot. Carmilla kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back in that way Laura liked.
   "On a different note, Laf called yesterday and asked if we were coming back to work soon. I told her I would run it by you today. What do you think? You ready to go back to work and see your friends again? I think even Perry is supposed to be there today.  Something about you wanted some cookies?" Carmilla said and she watched the smile form on the smaller girls face. Carmilla didn't even know Perry yet.  It was like day and night with this one, but she didn't mind. She was loving the way that smile looked on her.
     "Perry made me cookies?!" She exclaimed, as she shoveled her breakfast down.
Carmilla stared at her in amazement. "Yes, she did. And they must be hella amazing considering thats the most I've ever seen you eat at one time. So are you ready? Shall I call Laf and tell her we will be in as soon as you get dressed?" Carmilla asked.  "Yes please! I'm ready to go back to work anyways. I've gotten lazy."  "Not lazy," Carmilla corrected. "Just unintentionally sick. Go on, cupcake. Go get ready for work. I'll get dressed and call Laf and let her know." Laura kissed her cheek. "Thanks Carm. You really are the greatest." she said as she walked into her bedroom to go get ready to go.