What happens in Vegas...

Chapter 5: To The Rescue

Next day.

I woke up by the banging in my head. Everything hurt. My head hurt, my face hurt, my heart hurt. Was that even possible? But wait, what's that banging? Is there someone behind my door? I tried to crawl up but failed miserably and gave up. I don't want to see anybody. Not like that.

"Open up, Anna, it's me , Kat!" she begged.

"Go away, I'm not home.." I slurred to myself. I was pissed that all the alcohol hadn't eased my pain. But what confused me even more was that I wasn't able to tell what hurt the most- my father hitting me or the fact that I'd walked away from him. And yet I still lost everything. I didn't know where one ended and the other pain started, it was so fucked up.

"Oh good, you're here, did you bring the key? She's not opening the door." Kat's worried voice said to someone, probably to Lily cos she had the spare keys. I heard the door open.

Kats POV:

Finally Lily got back with the key. I've been here at the door almost half an hour. Hopefully Anna is alright.

I checked my phone to see that Jai is still there on facetime call and I said "Ok, Jai, we're in." But then I saw the trashed apartment and gasped air when I saw Anna "Oh my god! Anna!.". Jai's worried voice yells from the phone but I ignored it running to Anna. She was laying on the floor, eyes wide open and blood red from crying, hair and face all messy, surrounded with empty bottles and her one side of the face bruised and swollen. I yanked her to sit up and brushed her hair out of the way.

"Who did this, Anna?" I asked tears in my eyes while Jai was frustrated in the other side of the line.

"Father of the year..." Anna whispers breathlessly

"Wha..How could he??!" I cried out.

"I'm a disappointment..." she whispered again, now shaking.

Jai heard it and was furious "That fucking bastard!!", preparing to leave to airport, "I'm coming, take care of her for me, please." he said to me and Lily who also helped to comfort Anna. We nodded, the phone call was disconnected.

Anna's POV:

I stared at the wall, holding a warm teacup in my hand, while Kat and Lily cleaned my apartment. It was like someone else had been trashing it, I only remembered bits and pieces- drinking, laughing while crying, yelling to my reflection, shouting at Jai's picture on my laptop, accusing, swearing, banging music, night lights at the streets, counting people passing by, sunrise through my living room window,... How much time had passed since I got h... flowers? You can't even say it!

My hair was still dripping water from the shower where girls commanded me to go. It felt nice. And cosy. The warmth took me over as I dozed off.

Jai's POV:

I finally landed and took a cab to the address Kat sent me. It was about 24h since I took off from my apartment in L.A. I was tired as fuck. But I had to come here and take care of her. My wife. A word that hit me every time I said it.

I knocked on the door and waited someone to open it. Kat was there, she greeted me and stepped aside to let me in. "How is she?" I asked throwing my bag on the floor and took my converses off. My eyes were looking for her as I walked through the little apartment. There she is. Anna!

"She's okay, I think." said Kat and added "Listen, I have to go. Call me if you need anything. Ok?"

I took few quick steps to the sofa where she was sleeping, tucked in. All messy and bruised.

"Yeah, I will. Thank you, Kat." I looked her thankfully.

I sat on the comfy armchair near the sofa and watched her until the exhaustion took over me.

In the following morning I was half sleep half awake hearing my own snoring when I sensed some movement on the sofa, I opened my eyes, yawned and said "Morning sleepyhead."

Anna's POV:

Next morning I woke up on my sofa, tucked in with a fluffy blanket. At least I thought it was morning time. I had fallen asleep sitting there while the girls where busy cleaning everything. I heard a slight snoring near me. Could this be any more of a deja vu? I rubbed my eyes to get a better view of the surroundings when all of a sudden a voice I thought I never hear again, said dreamy "Morning sleepyhead."

"J-Jai!" I said surprised and shifted myself into a sitting position looking at the handsome man sitting in an armchair near the sofa, "What are you doing here? How long have you been here?"

"A while, I watched you sleep." he looked my swollen cheek with his jet-lagged eyes "I heard about what happened and I just couldn't watch you go through this alone, luv." he explained and continued "We need to talk." he slightly rubbed my swollen cheek with his thumb, regret in his eyes.

"About what?" I asked raising my eyebrows.

"Us." Jai answered quickly and asked "Why did yo-" I cut him off by blurting out "There's no us.." I hit my eyes to the carpet trying to avoid his.

"Why did you disappear all of a sudden?" he repeated himself ignoring what I just said to him.

"I-I don't know. I just-" I tried to explain but Jai's irritated voice cut me off "You just WHAT?!"

"I couldn't deal with any of it. Any of You. And us." I explained

"Well, we're married and I'm here now, so no running away from things. You have to deal with this." he said sighing and trying to calm himself down.

I nodded in defeat and shifted a little towards him to let him know he had my attention. His soft eyes stared at mine and he smiled a little asking "How are you?"

"I'm fine." I answered almost automatically but when I realized that was a lie I added "I'm alive, nothing serious and I tell myself that he isn't worth a single tear and I shouldn't be c-crying but.." then I sobbed and tears started to fill my eyes. Is there an end to these tears any time soon? Jai came down to his knees in front of me, cupped my cheeks and put his forehead to mine saying "Ssssh, it's okay. You'll be alright. I'm here."

Even though this whole marriage was a joke and I was pissed we ever acted so recklessly and dumb, I felt that the friendship and the connection was there. It felt good, he felt good. Safe. His warm muscular body was firm against my fragile body and that's all I needed at the moment. So I wrapped my arms around his torso, letting his body soothe me.