Aiden's POV

I was sitting on my balcony when my phone rang "What?" I asked annoyed as I finally wanted to rest. "Boss some of the rival gangs are around the corner. One of the men said they saw James in one of the cars. Ellie is at the coffee shop close to the building should I" before my men could finish his sentence, I heard gunshots so loud as it was nearby. When I looked down I saw a submachine gun sticking out of one of the cars and it was aiming at the cafe I believe Ellie is in.

I took my guns and called my men "You are to go to the coffee shop with the others and kill those motherf before I go down myself and kill you guys for fucking things up" I shouted and while walking to the lift. Saying I was anxious was an understatement, I have never felt this anxious before but knowing Ellie could get hurt is messing up my mind. After it feels like ages waiting for the lift I finally got in.

My phone rang again "Well hi Aiden, it's been a while, how is my Ellie doing?" James said smugly. I almost crushed my phone with anger "If anything were to happen to her, you just made the biggest mistake of your life. Don't forget, I could crush you like you are a fucking dung beetle." I said and smashed my phone on the floor.

When I arrived at the ground level I sprinted to the coffee shop and searched for Ellie. My men were already there. One of them approached me and said "Some of our men are chasing James. What should we do when we get him?" I stared at him and grabbed him by the collar "Bring him to me. Now move" I shoved him to the side.

"Ellie! Ellie!" I shouted and started looking for her. Then I saw her lying down on the floor having difficulty breathing. I quickly grabbed her and told her to breathe and she was listening to me. When she could finally get herself together she immediately started helping others. I was looking at her in awe, even at this time when she is hurt she is helping others.

I saw that her knees are injured with shattered glasses in the wound. I could imagine the pain because I have had that experience and it was painful. I wanted her to sit and get herself treated but I know she wouldn't listen. I heard her asking the barista for tablecloths for people who had died from the gunshots.

When everything cooled down and the ambulance came the paramedic took her and cleaned up her injuries. I was helping the last victim and went to her. "Are your injuries bad? Do you need to go to the hospital?" I asked about her with concern but all she replied was "I'm okay, I don't need to go to the hospital. Are you done?" and the last sentence was for the paramedic.

Well, I guess she is still upset over the cafe incident. Why can't she just let it go? Instead of asking me questions that even I won't be able to answer her cause I don't know what the hell am I feeling. Ellie suddenly just stood up and started walking or I should say limping to our building. Damn, she could hold grudges huh.

I walked to her quickly and swooped her in my arms and carried her bridal style to our building. Of course, Ellie being Ellie started arguing "What do you think you are doing? I can walk! Put me down!" and all I did was stare at her. I knew she was in pain and just hurting herself. I didn't want to talk to her cause I know she could still be traumatized by what happened.

When we arrived on our floor, instead of bringing her to her apartment I brought her to mine instead. "Where do you think you are bringing me?" Ellie said frustratedly and threw her ridiculous but cute tantrums. I kept quiet and went to our I mean my apartment to let her rest. I wanted to take care of her.

When I put her down on the sofa she stood up and said "I want to go back to my apartment. I want to shower and rest." she could only walk one step and she was already wheezing in pain and almost fell. I quickly grabbed her and let her use me as a support. "Sure, if you could get out of here without falling then I will leave you alone," I said threatening to let her go.

Before I could let her go, she quickly grabbed my arms not wanting me to let her go. "Please don't let me go, I will fall". I nod my head. I went to my room to get my spare phone and called for Dr. Alice to clean up Ellie's wound. "Hey Aiden, can I help you?" she said seductively. "Come to my apartment. I need you to clean up a wound" that's all I said and put down the phone.

I went to Ellie who was just hugging herself. "Do you want to shower before the doctor drops by to clean up your wound?" I asked. "Yes, please. But umm could you umm carry me to the shower? Or maybe you can just support me to the" before she finished her sentence I carried her to the bathroom. I put her down on the toilet bowl and asked: "Do you need anything else?".

"I need new fresh clothes and underwear. Could you go to my apartment to get my clothes?" She looked down embarrassed to talk to me. "What is the passcode to your apartment?" I asked. "It's umm my birthday" I nod my head and quickly went to her apartment. I took some baggy shirts, shorts, and a handful of underwear. I didn't look and all I did was grab and went back to my apartment.

When I went to the bathroom I saw Ellie struggling to get her pants off. Well, this is awkward. I walked in and passed her clothes. "I think you would need to cut the pants off. Pulling it down might hurt your knees" I suggested. Ellie sighed and said "These pants are difficult to find and it's expensive. I won't be able to cut it".

I went to the kitchen and took the scissors. I went back to the bathroom and saw Ellie just staring into blank space. I passed the scissors and asked "You need me to cut it for you?" my voice took her out of her trance and she replied, "It's okay, I can do it". She took the scissors from my hand and before she started cutting she stopped herself and looked at me.

"Umm could you close the door?" she said shyly and I just nodded and went out to give her some privacy. I went to the kitchen and made some hot cocoa for her. "Aiden!" I heard Ellie shouting for my name and I sprint to the bathroom afraid something might have happened to her. I opened the door and saw that her pants were cut only half from the top. I looked at her questionably.

"It hurts when I bend down to cut," she said looking at the floor. How cute. "Could you help me? I'm sorry for troubling you" she asked. I took the scissors from her and bent down and saw her legs. Her beautiful long legs. When my fingers touched her skin she got shocked and closed her eyes.

"I'll be careful. I won't hurt you" I slowly cut her pants and at one point she moved because she was in pain and I almost hit her wound. "Don't move. If you are going to move, you need to let me know so I would stop, understand?" I said softly not wanting to hurt her and all she did was close her eyes tightly and nod.

I continued cutting when at some point it hurt her too much that she grabbed my arm. I looked at her and saw that a tear escaped. I stopped and wiped her tears. "We can stop for a while if you are in pain," I said and she took my hand and replied "No, please continue. I want to take a shower and clean up all this blood on me".

I nod and bent down again to continue "Grab me whenever you are in pain or shout. I will try my best to cut it quickly". I cut it quickly and delicately at the same time. After a while, I finally finished both sides and she was left with her underwear. "So all you have to do is cut your underwear and then take a shower," I said and went out.

"Umm Aiden!" Ellie shouted. I walked to the bathroom and before I could open Ellie shouted "Don't open the door! I'm not wearing anything" so I stopped myself. "What do you need?" I asked. "I can't stand to take a shower. Do you happen to have a stool that I could use in the shower?" I just went out and took one of the stools in the kitchen and brought in.

"Cover yourself with a towel," I said. "Yeah, I'm covered" Ellie replied. So I opened the door and put the stool in the shower and carried Ellie. I put Ellie on the stool and went out. "Thank you" I heard Ellie say. I could hear her soft screaming in pain. How I wish I could help her.

I heard my name being called again from the bathroom so I went there and knocked. "Could you help me get a towel?" I heard Ellie say. I went to my wardrobe to get her a new towel and a robe. Not wanting her to wear her clothes yet as Dr. Alice will need to clean up her wound. I left the towel and robe outside the door and went out.

The doorbell rang indicating that Alice must have arrived. When I opened the door Alice went straight up to me and started checking my face and hands. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" pretending as if she cares about me. I pulled my hands back and "I'm not the one whose hurt. Ellie is inside the bathroom. She is coming out soon. She got hurt during an attack at the coffee shop downstairs" I said and I saw her face drop when she heard Ellie's name.

"Oh. Should I see her in the bathroom then?" she replied before she could walk to my room I stopped her. "You are not entering my room. I will bring her out for you to treat her. Wait on the sofa" I replied while walking to the room. I saw the bathroom doorknob started to turn and Ellie just took one step and she almost fell. I quickly caught her before she could.

"Why didn't you call me before walking? You could have fallen and got your injuries worse" I scolded and all Ellie did was look down. "I didn't want to keep troubling you. I'm sorry" Ellie said with teary eyes. Shit was I too hard on her?

"It's fine. Next time call me when you need to go somewhere" I replied and carried her to the living room. Alice saw me carrying Ellie and started preparing herself by wearing gloves and whatnot. When I put Ellie down she assessed Ellie's wound and said "I will have to stitch this up. The wound is too big to heal on its own and will take a long time without stitches." when Alice said Ellie's face became petrified and she looked at me.

"I will be right here and you can hold my hand if it helps," I said curtly and Ellie nodded. Alice started stitching up and while she was doing so Ellie just held my hand and grabbed it tightly when it was too painful with her eyes tightly closed. At one point she opened her eyes and a tear escaped her eyes and without thinking I wiped it with my fingers and held her tightly assuring her.

Alice finally finished stitching the wound up and starting cleaning herself. "These are antibiotics, painkillers and anti-inflammation medicine to be taken every day. These are gauze, tape, and ointment for you to apply on the wound" she passed it to Ellie but I took it instead. "Is there any to be avoided?" I asked. "Just make sure the wound is aired out once in a while and don't let it get wet. I will come by once a week to check on the progress". Alice replied and was halfway out the door when she turned.

"Are you not going back to your apartment Ellie?" she asked Ellie and before Ellie could answer, I answered "She will be staying with me till she is properly healed" while walking towards the door and closing it. "I did not agree to that," Ellie said.

"Only until you can walk without falling then I will let you go back to your apartment. For now, I will be keeping an eye on you," I said. "But you only have one bed, I mean where am I supposed to sleep then?" She replied. I smirked "I guess we will have to share then, love" while walking to the room to change. I looked back and saw Ellie standing there dumbfounded. How cute.