Harper's P.O.V

Alex just left and we are still sitting here watching the movie they picked. I look over at Laur and she looks worried. I ask her if she is ok and she gives me a fake smile and says yeah. Weird. I look at Chel and she is almost asleep. The movie goes off and Laur looks even more agitated. She puts in another movie. About an hour into it she starts shaking her leg and biting her nails.

"Laur what's wrong? You have been acting strange since Lex left" I ask her. She looks at me and shakes her head.

"How long ago did she leave?" She asks. I check my phone and tell her an hour and a half. Her eyes widen and she grabs her phone off the coffee table and says she will be right back. I get up and follow her wanting to know what has her so edgy.

"Come on Alex. Pick up. God damnit" She says poking her phone screen.

"Laur what's going on? Where is Alex?" I ask causing her to spin around to face me. She looks at me for a minute before deciding to speak.

"Stay here with Michelle, Harp. I need to go to Alex's house really quick."

"Why?" I ask and she shakes her head saying she cant tell me.

"Lauren. That's my girl friend. I need to know what's going on." I say getting frustrated.

"Harp I need you to stay here ok? I will call you if I need to." She says before heading out the door.

I go back into the living room where Michelle is. I ask her if she knows what's going on and she lets out a deep breath. I ask her what's wrong and I wasn't expecting her to say what she says next.

"Har, Alex's dad is the one who gives her all those bruises."

"NO. No. Her dad called her during the movie. That's why she had to leave? We need to go" I say starting to panic. Michelle comes over to me and puts her hands on my shoulders.

"Breathe Har. I'm sure she's fine. Lo is on the way she will call if something is wrong." She says trying to calm me down.

"No i need to go now. If you wont go with me I am taking your car" I tell her looking for her keys. She shakes her head and says lets go.

When we get to Alex's house I see Lauren walking up to the door of Alex's house. She looks at us and rushes over to us.

"Harper yall need to go. I will make sure everything is ok. You can't be here." She says trying her best to get us to leave. "Michelle help me out."

"I have tried she won't listen." Chel tells her. Laur looks back at me and shakes her head letting out a sigh.

"Let me go in first. I will call you in if everything is ok" she says to me. I say ok and she opens the door. She walks in and I immediately follow her. Fuck waiting thats my girlfriend. What I see next causes my world to come crashing down. Alex is laid on the floor blood coming from her head and nose and mouth. She has bruises and welts all over her arms and a hand print around her neck. I rush over to her and see that she is still breathing even though she in unconscious. I sit down at her head and pull her into my lap. My tears are falling on her face.

"Give her to me Harp we have to go to the hospital" Laur says picking Alex up off my lap. We rush out and make our way to the hospital.

Once inside Laur stops the nearest nurse and tells them her friend got beat badly and needs help now. They take her and place her on a bed and wheel her out leaving all 3 of us sitting there in shock.

"Laur?"

"Yeah Harp?" She says not looking at me.

"How often does this happen" I ask scarred to know the answer.

"Two or three times a month" she answers, her voice shaking.

"For how long?"

"4 years." She deadpans. I look over at her and she closes her eyes. "It started after her mom died 4 years ago. Her dad...he beats her." She says with her eyes still closed. I break down in body racking sobs and i feel 2 pairs of arms go around me. After what seems like forever, my cries lessen and my breathing evens out a little.

It's been 6 hours and we still haven't heard anything. I am starting to get antsy. Just as I get up to go ask the nurse again if they know anything a doctor comes out.

"Jackson family?"

"Here!" I say. All 3 of us rushing over to him.

"Well. It's not good news." He starts. "Ms. Jackson suffered blunt force trauma to most of her body. She has multiple contusions. We stitched her head and lip up. Unfortunately she took a few blows to the head and she lost a lot of blood" he pauses looking at the three of us. "She is in a coma. We don't know when she will wake up and what damage she will have when she does" he says causing tears to flow down my cheeks again.

"Can we see her?" Laur asks.

"She is being transferred to a room now. You can follow me I will take you back." He says. We follow him and make it to a room. "I should warn you, she has bruises all over her face and body. It's not a pretty sight."

We all look at him and nod. He walks away and we open the door and head into the room. There is Alex with tubes running down her throat and IV's in her arms. The sight breaks my heart. My knees give out and the only reason I didn't fall to the floor is Michelle caught me. She helps me to the chair beside Lex's bed. I take her hand kissing her knuckles still crying. We stay there with her for a while until Laur says she is going to take Michelle home.

"Are you staying Harp?" She asks. I nod a yes and they both kiss my cheek and leave me alone with Alex.

"Baby wake up please. I need you." I say to her kissing her knuckles again. It's around 2 am I lay my head on the bed and start to drift off.

The next 3 days go the same way. The only difference is she can breathe on her own so the breathing tube is no longer down her throat. Michelle, Laur, and my parents come by every day to make sure I am eating and to check on Alex. After the 2nd day they gave up on trying to get me to go home. On the 4th day, while my head is resting on the bed, I feel the hand in mine squeeze. My eyes shoot open and up to the face connected to that hand. I'm met with those beautiful green eyes and a soft smile.

Immediately I start crying. Damn all these tears. I quickly get up and rush to find a doctor. They go in the room making me stay outside. I shoot a text to the girls and my parents telling them she is awake. After a few minutes the doctor comes out and tells me I can go back in.

I walk back in and sit back down beside Alex taking her hand again. I don't know what to say so I just sit there looking down at our entwined hands.

"Can I get a kiss? Apparently I haven't seen you in 4 days" she says causing me to finally look back up at her face. I get up and lean over her placing my lips on hers. God I missed this. Our lips move together perfectly for a few minutes. I pull away looking into those green orbs.

"I missed you. I was so scarred you weren't going to wake up" I say trying to hold back the tears.

"I'm here baby girl I promise I wont leave you" she says looking me in the eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask looking back down at our hands.

"It's not something you can just blurt out Harper. I was dealing with it"

"Dealing with it!? That's not something you should be dealing with Alexandria" I say frustrated at the way she thinks.

"Baby girl look at me" she says. I look up into her eyes. "Don't worry Harper I'm ok" she says making my eyes water again. "I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." She says again.

I look back down at our hands thinking about what I can do to help.

"Move in with me?" I say more of a statement than a question.

She doesn't say anything and I look back up at her to see a pained expression on her face.

"I can't baby. He will look for me I can't put you and your family in that position" she says

I dont know what to say to that. Even after the abuse she still focuses on protecting everyone around her not caring about herself. The world doesn't deserve Alexandria Jackson. She's too good for this world. Before I can say anything the door opens and in comes Michelle and Laur.

"About time you wake up asshole. I thought I was going to have to take your place as Captain of the basketball team" Lauren says smiling at Alex.

"In your dreams bitch. Even like this I can still beat you" Alex playfully shoots back.

"I'm glad you are ok Alex" Laur says kissing Alex on the cheek.

"Hey hey lips off my girl" I say to Laur causing her to roll her eyes and Alex to let out of chuckle.

"I'm glad you are ok" Michelle says

"Thanks Chelly" Alex says smiling at the nickname she used.

After that we all sit around watching tv in Alex's hospital room. The doctor comes in a little while later. Alex asks when she can leave and he tells her tomorrow they want to keep her another day to make sure everything is ok.

"Well Cap we are going to go" Laur says. "Maybe you can convince this one to finally go home and get some sleep in a bed since you are awake" she says pointing her thumb to me. They leave and its just me and Lex again.

"What did she mean?" Lex asks me.

"I kind of have been here since you got here" I say not looking at her.

"Baby girl go home. I am fine I will see you tomorrow when you come to take me home" she says.

"You are not going back there Alex" I say sternly. "You can stay with me at least until you get better."

"We will talk about it tomorrow baby girl. Go home. Get some rest." She tells me.

"My parents are coming I will go with them" I tell her. She nods and we continue watching tv. A few minutes later my parents come in. After speaking to Alex about staying with us and finally getting her to agree we decide to leave.

"I will see you tomorrow baby" I tell her before pecking her cheek and leaving the hospital.