A Woman's World

Chapter Sixteen

{Cher's POV}

Its crazy how many emotions can mix together and crash into you at once when you see a person.

Like the butterflies you get in your belly when they're around, or how your legs turn to jello when you first look at them.

Your world just stops spinning and you're convinced that person is the love of your life.

That's how I feel when she walked out and our eyes met for the first time in almost a month.

I almost fell to my knees, she looked normal, all her bruises healed. It was amazing because now she was mentally stable again.

She smiled when she seen me, which I suppose was a good thing and when she got closer she ran into my arms and hugged the life out of me.

It felt as if a piece of my heart came back, I was whole again.

"Oh, my God I've missed you." I told her, breathing in her now hospital-like scent.

"I missed you too, so much." She said, and when she faced me again, I noticed she was tearing up.

"Hey, dont cry." I giggled at her.

"I'm just so happy to see you again." She stated.

"So, she will continue to stay on three different types of medications, according to her doctor. And there will be a couple of follow up therapy sessions after today and we will call you to set up an appointment. Other than that, you're free to go." The nurse said.

"Be good, Elena. It was nice knowing you." She told Elena.

"You too." She smiled at the woman and we all walked out of there, Elena's hand in mine, fitting like a glove.

We walked out to the car and we sat in the backseat, her looking around.

"Are you hungry? We can go for food if you want." I tried. "Sure! Whatever sounds good to me, it wasnt quite lunchtime in there yet." She told me.

So, we all went to Raku to get some Japanese food.

"So, Joe, are you treating my girl well?" Elena teased him.

It was good to see her smile and joke around. It seems like she hadn't been happy in a while, even before she got taken.

I smiled and laughed along with them as we made small talk, eating our food. Today felt like a good day. A fresh start.

It had been eleven months now since she and I had been together so I thought about getting her something at the one year mark.

It seemed time was flying by with her, and I loved it.

After paying for our food, we got back in the car. "So, we are going back to my house, like my actual house. Its not far, only a state away. If you were wondering, all of your things were transported there shortly after things got settled." I told her.

"Is your place okay?" She asked me, as we took off for our semi-long journey to my house. I'm guessing she meant after everything happened.

"Well, I ended up selling it, and quickly, I didnt want to go back there and I didnt want you to go back there either." I told her.

She grabbed my hand and squeezed it, and placed it on her thigh.

Oh, so shes tempting me now?

I smirked. "I missed you." She said, laying her head on my shoulder getting comfortable.

Eventually she fell asleep, which was a good thing I suppose since we were going to be in this car for a few hours.

I, however, stared out the window, and played with Elena's hair for a while until she began to stir in her sleep.

She raised her head up from my shoulder and gave me a sheepish look, then layed her head in my lap. I didnt mind, I just wanted her comfortable.

Soon, i heard her steady breathing again and I knew she was asleep.
I rested my head on the door of the car, and shut my eyes, thinking long and hard.

When I opened my eyes, the car was stopped and I was being shaken.

"Cher, we are here. You must have fallen asleep shortly after i did." Elena laughed.

Gosh, how I've missed that laugh.

I smiled at her and got out of the car, opening her door for her.

"You didnt have to do that" she said. "I know but I wanted to." I replied, grabbing her hand and pulling her out of the car and towards my house.

"I cant believe I'm here at your house. I mean, I've always seen pictures of it and everything but it's so much better in person." She rambled on, making me laugh at her.

"Wait til you see the inside." I told her, waiting for a reaction. All I got in return was a smile with lit up eyes. I pulled her inside, and closed the door behind me. I leaned my back against the door as I watched Elena's eyes travel the living room.

"Finished sightseeing?" I asked playfully.

"Again, still cant believe I'm here. I mean, I cant believe any of this is real, but it is." She told me.

"Well, I guess I'll give you a house tour if you want...tomorrow though, because I know I'm pretty tired, and you must be as well." I told her.

She nodded her head in agreement and I took her hand and led her into my bedroom.

"Hang on a second and I'll give you some comfortable clothes to sleep in." I said, walking towards my closet after taking my shoes off.

I picked out a plain white baggy tank top and grey joggers, and handed it to her.

They were mine, because I didnt want to go through the trouble of looking for pjs in her things right now, and those were conveniently lying there.

"Here ya go. They should fit. If you need a shower or anything the bathroom is right there." I said, pointing to the door that was connected to my room.

She thanked me and padded into the bathroom after taking her shoes off.

I yawned and sat on my bed, getting on twitter.

Let's see what fun awaits today.

Soon, I heard Elena coming out of the bathroom, and looked up. I do believe this is the hottest I've ever seen her, because that tank top showed just enough cleavage and her ass just looked so...

"Cher? Is everything okay?" She asked me, taking me out of my trance.

Every time I looked at her, she had me under her spell, like a spider trapping its dinner. I couldn't help it.

"Yeah, all is well," I said, patting the bed beside me. She got under the covers and turned on her side, facing me.

"I'll be right back." I tol her, grabbing my pjs as well, which consisted of sweatpants and a tshirt.

After doing my business and brushing my pearly whites, I walked back into my bedroom and turned the lights off.

"Goodnight, Cher." She told me after I layed down facing her.

"Goodnight, I love you." And then it hit me. I realized this was the first time I told her that to her face and she actually be aware of it.

"I love you, too." She said, yawning and pulled the covers up over her shoulder.

She seemed to handle that pretty well, meanwhile I was over here freaking out inside. But I'm glad we're on the same page.  I'm glad she was back, and safe again with me.

And from now on, that's how it will stay.