Dancing with our hands tied. -jaylor-

27. Dont blame me

Selena managed to get the number of Joes brother and called it.
"Hello?"
"Who's this?"
"Selena. Selena Gomez"
"Oh. If it's about Taylor then stay back. Joe needs to stay away from her."
"SHE WAS ASSAULTED AND THEN HE PACKED UP AND LEFT HER WITHOUT EVEN A CALL! SHE HASNT EATEN PROPERLY IN WEEKS AND STOPPED TAKING HER MEDICATION. SHE WILL PROBABLY TRY TO KILL HERSELF IF HE DOESNT COME HOME!"
"Sounds possessive to me!" He was unfazed by Selena's out burst
"Seriously. Is he with you?"
"Yes and unfortunately he'll speak to you."
"Thank god. joe?"
"Yes?"
"Taylor didn't cheat! Karlie assaulted her!"
"Oh my god" guit filled him as he realised what had happened.
"Is she ok!?"
"No! No she isn't! She hasn't eaten properly since you left, she is permanently drunk and has refused to take any of her medication. Not even her anxiety pills"
Joe put a hand to his mouth when he realised what he had put her through.
"Tell her I'm coming home!"

"Joe!" His brother called out after he hung up
"I have to leave now!"
"No! she has broken you joe! She's bad for you she's a slut who uses you and you need to get over her."
"are you serious! ARE YOU SERIOUS! SHE HAS NEARLY DIED 4 TIMES! SHE WAS RAPED TWICE! SHE HASN'T EATEN IN WEEKS! SHES FUCKING SUICIDAL!"
He grabs the keys to leave but he isn't finished
"Exactly, she's troubled and she's definitely a SLUT!"
That was it. Joe shoved him into the wall and ran out the door.

When he got home he ran over to Taylor and picked her up. She was so so light, weightless even.
"J...j.. joe?"
"I'm so so sorry. I heard what happened!"
"Oh, that I'm a slut?"
"WHAT!" He'd heard that word enough for one day.
"It's fine. I'll be ok, your stuff is upstairs."
"Taylor I'm not leaving you!"
"What?"
She tried to stand on her own but fell
"Baby, why haven't you eaten?"
"I would die if you left I was planning on it actually." She replied sadly.
"Please baby eat now then."
"Ok."
They walked over to the counter and she opened the fridge to get some milk but the second she picked it up it dropped to the floor because of how heavy it was.
"Oh baby." He helped her make time food which she reluctantly ate.
"I'm so sorry for not believing you tay."
"It's fine, it's my fault really. People can't seem to keep their hands off me." His heart broke at the way that she viewed herself.
"That's their fault not yours!"
"I love you so so much tay." He pulled her close and looked into her eyes, even when she was like this she still looked beautiful.
Soon she was back to her usual self, she was so much more confident and headstrong, just like she used to be but she hadn't quite gained the weight back when Joes mum came to visit.