Emerald Eyes

36 - Barefoot

The next morning, I woke up to an empty side of the bed next to me. Still shook a little from what happened, I got up and walked down the stairs to Martijn's living room. Barefoot, just dressed in the shirt he gave last night, my hair all messy. I didn't even realize how long I slept, it was almost noon. I found Martijn sitting next to Julian on the black living room couch, deep in a conversation. "Good morning.", I said and both of the guys turned their head around. Martijn quickly got up to give me a hug: "Hey beautiful. How are you doing? How do you feel?" "I guess, I'm alright. Thanks to you.", I said quietly. "That is good to hear.", Martijn answered. I then turned to Julian and asked: "Julian? Can I give you a hug as well? What you did for me last night... I just... Thank you for being such a good friend. And also thank you for caring so much about Martijn. You're amazing." Julian gave me a little smile: "Of course you can. I'm glad I could be there for you. Girl, you're with my best friend, so that means you're family to me." He accepted my hug and added: "Don't worry, okay? It'll all be alright." I nodded my head. Martijn had meanwhile prepared a cup of coffee for me and I sat down next to them on the couch, enjoying the warmth of the cup. He put an arm around me and started to talk: "Baby, about what happened last night... I have talked to my team this morning together with Julian. We don't think that something will be happening that we would have to worry about, but in case Toby tries any more bullshit, we'll definitely be considering legal action against him from our part. So you don't need to worry about me anymore, okay? I'll be just fine." "That sounds good.", I replied, "I'm so sorry for all the trouble I have caused you guys about it." Martijn squeezed my hand and said: "Don't worry. This is not about me, this is about you now." Julian cleared his throat and carefully asked: "What can we do to support you? I mean... I'm not too keen on finding you on a dancefloor like that again." Martijn joined him and said: "My team has offered to help you just in case you want to take any legal action against that asshole yourself..." I quickly shook my head and said: "No, Martijn. No, I don't want to. But thank you for offering this to me." "But... that way he is never gonna be punished for what he did to you. I saw you crying last night. I don't want him to lay a hand on you ever again. This is why I think you should take action. I mean, why would you let him get away with it?", Martijn protested with a worried tone to his voice. "I don't want to...", I got out, "It's gonna hurt me even more dealing with all of that. If I have you to help me getting over what he did to me, that is probably the best help I could get." "I just don't get it...", Martijn said and shook his head. Once more, Julian made an attempt to help me: "Bro, relax a little.", he said towards Martijn, "I know it's unfair. But sometimes, it can be the better way I think. You should listen to your girl and what she feels she needs. She's the only one who can decide what's best for her." Then he turned towards me: "I get what you are saying, Line. It can be exhausting for your body and mind to deal with the same issue over and over again, right? I really feel you." I just gave him a nod and Julian said: "Maybe you two should just take a step back and relax a little bit. There has been a lot going on for you, it can really take a toll sometimes. In case Toby ever does bullshit like this again, we'll figure out a solution for it together, I promise. But until then, he's not worth a single thought of yours." Martijn softly caressed my messy hair and said: "You're probably right, Julian. Maybe we should just take a little bit of time for the both of us, to get the thoughts out of our minds. But I swear, if he ever comes close to you again, baby, I won't be able to contain myself." "Call me before you beat him to death, okay?", Julian laughed, de-stressing the atmosphere a little. "I might. Or I'll just take him on all by myself. Ohhh he's such an asshole... Like I could....", Martijn was getting all angry again. I gave him a small kiss on the lips to shut him up: "You could just be there for me instead. Cause that is all I need." Martijn understood the message and kissed me back: "I promise, I will." Julian gave us a smile: "I see the both of you are feeling better again. That's my cue to leave, I guess. I'm going down to the studios today, I have a little stuff to work on. Call me if you need anything, alright?" Martijn got up to give him a hug: "Thanks brother. Like I would seriously not know what to do without you in my life." "You're welcome, brother.", Julian answered. Then he also gave me a hug and said: "Take care, girl. I know you're strong enough not to let an asshole like that fuck up your life again. You deserve to be happy." "Thank you so much, Julian.", I answered before he left the apartment and it was just Martijn and I left.