Heal my Heart

Chapter 45 - Taking our town back

"Grizz?" Kelly called as she saw her friend get out of the clinic.

Grizz stopped dead in his tracks.

"Kelly..." he turned to her with sad eyes. He knew exactly how hard it must have been to hurt him for his own good.

"Grizz...I'm so sorry." she sobbed.

"It's fine, Kelly. You had to do it. It's alright now, I'm sorry you had to do that." he told her, drying her tears.

"No, it's not fine, I hurt you...badly. I'm so sorry. You're gonna be scarred forever because I didn't know what to do and..."

"Kelly. I'm alive thanks to you, that's all that matters. As for the scars, you saw my back, I'm pretty grateful that this huge scar will be able to erase all the others. I'm happy that I was able to protect the others."

"You shouldn't have had to be the one getting hurt again, it's not fair." she still cried.

"I'm fine now, right? It's alright, don't worry, honey." he smiled to her.

Gordie joined them outside.

"Grizz, you should be laying in bed, it's not good for you to be up." he told him with an apologetic look.

"It's alright, Gordie. I have to go, I have to make things right. And by the way, I know you assisted Kelly cauterizing my wound, thank you for that." he smiled to the young man.

"Please take care of yourself, do what you have to do, but...just be careful, alright?" he asked his friend with concern.

"I have Sam by my side, it'll be alright." he walked away, greeting the two medics.

Sam helped Grizz to Harry's house. Before entering, Grizz turned to his boyfriend.

"That's where we part, love." he signed to his deaf lover.

"What?! Are you fucking kidding me, Grizz? I'm not letting y...."

"Sam. I knew that you'd be against it, but I absolutely can't have you and Campbell in the same room. He wants to hurt me, and he knows that I'm not afraid of physical pain. The only way he's gonna get to me is by hurting you and I can't let that happen." he interrupted him.

"I know, but..."

"It's gonna be fine, Sam. I know I put you though so much lately and I'm sorry for that, but you have to trust me one last time. After that, I promise I'll never ask that of you, but this time, just this time, please let me do that by myself." he begged him.

"...Alright. But if you don't get out of this house safe and sound, I'll come in to kill you myself." he smiled sadly.

"Deal. I love you, Sam Eliot, don't ever forget that." he giggled.

"Yeah, yeah, kiss my ass." he laughed before kissing him.

"I love you too, Gareth Visser."

After Sam took off, Grizz knocked on the door. He waited a few seconds and Harry opened.

"Grizz, what a nice surprise."

"Don't play dumb with me Harry, where are they?"

"I don't see who you're talking about, man." Harry smiled.

"Are they in here?" the healer asked, pushing Harry aside and making his way into the house.

There in the living room were Campbell, Lexie and the whole Guard, discussing security matters.