Alex and I are sitting in the emergency room waiting for my x-ray scans. I've been wearing a sling for a week already. The doctor told me it won't take too long.

"Ms Adams your scans are here. Let me just call your doctor and he'll tell you what is best." An intern walks up to us and walks to one of the nurses.

"You really won't tell me what she said in that letter huh?" Alex asks

I just stay quiet. Alex heard us that night. I mean who wouldn't. He found it amusing until he saw me passed out on the floor covered in my own blood. I didn't want to show him the letter because I was ashamed. I still am. I was so stupid. I let her use me and then she just left. She tried calling but I never picked up. After two days of non stop calls she just stopped. She needed two days to forget about it. Two fucking days.

"Ms Adams can you walk into the exam room please?" My doctor says

I nod and the both of us walk in and sit on the bed.

"I'm sorry to say this but you will have to wear a cast. The break was too drastic for only a sling. Your stitches are healed but now we have to heal the bones underneath." He explains.

"How long will I have to wear the cast?" I ask

"from two to three weeks." He says

"Okay. I can do with that." I say nodding to Alex.

"You better." He smirks

We walk into another room where they take off my sling and put the cast on me. This shit is worse than anything ever. I had broken limbs before but because of something like this never. I never hurt myself like this.

On the way back home Alex and I stopped by to get some food. We ate in the car and I could feel his gaze on me watching my every step.

"Have you ever gone to a psychologist?" Alex asks

"Only a handful of times." I say

"What made you go, if you don't mind me asking." He asks

"Oh it is fine. I went because of my parents death. I had nightmares because of them and I felt some sort of guilt because of it. I needed to get help as soon as possible." I admit

"How do you feel the two of us take a visit soon?" He asks

"The two of us?"

"I can come in as support." He says and that makes me smile. He is so respectful and he kind that it makes him even more attractive.

"So what do you think?" He asks again.

"I'll give her a call when we come home." I say

"That's good to hear." he says and we drive back to my place. I leave back into my room and take my laptop to work. I feel sorry about distancing myself from Alex as well. I just can't talk with anyone right now. I want to be alone. He's been super patient with me and he reminds me I have to eat and stuff. I considered a run the other day but my hand was hurting too much.

Now I have this cast on me and I feel so weird with it. I took a shower this morning so I don't have to worry about washing myself the first day. I bury myself im work and I decided I'll give Marcus a week off. That way I can do his work and be busy. Therefore I won't be thinking about the events of last week.

She hurt me. Very much so. Not because she left with just a note. But, because she left even after I stopped to ask. I made sure she wouldn't regret it. She played me like a fool and I don't think I'll ever be the same. I get a phone call from Melanie but I just ignore it. I can't deal with her either. She keeps on calling me so I turn off my phone. That way she won't be able to call me at least.

I continue doing work when I hear someone talking in the living room. It is probably only Alex on the phone again.

"Lena, can I come in?" I hear Chris say behind my doors. I don't move from my place. The door is locked so I know he won't come in.

"Lena, Alex told me what happened. I'm so sorry she did that. Can I come in and see you?" He asks

I go sit on the floor and lean my back on the door.

"At least tell me you're okay. I need to hear you say it yourself." He says

"I'm okay Chris." I say blankly

"Can I please come in?" He asks

No you may not.

"I'll sit here with you if you want." He says and I can hear shuffling from the hallway. He sits down and leans onto the door on the other side.

I stayed on the floor for I don't even know how long. I just wanted to be close to someone without them seeing me. My bruises and hickeys are gone by now but I still feel disgusting. I feel used and broken.

I slept on the floor, next to the door. I brought a blanket from my bed and a pillow to make myself more comfortable. Chris was on the other side. He talked about his day and about how he loves Selena. He told me he will kick Scarlett's ass but I didn't say a thing. I don't care anymore.

I was awoken by knocking on my door. I stirred only to hear Alex and Chris on the other side of the door.

"Good morning, we got you breakfast." Alex says kindly.

"I'm not hungry." I say and open a window for some fresh air to come in.

"Lena you can't stay in your room forever. You have to come out eventually." Chris says

"He's right Lena this is beyond unhealthy. Please we just want to be of help." Alex says

Nothing. I don't say a word back. They are doing their best to keep me alive. I gathered that. I am not suicidal though. I slept on my thoughts and I need time to process them. I will not be the same person I was before. I changed for some time but that is about to be put to rest. I don't care about any of this shit no more. I don't want to get hurt again.

I open the door of my bedroom and there I see Chris and Alex sitting down. They rush to their feet and Alex brings in a tray filled with all kinds of food. Chris sees me for the first time in a week or so and I can see the sorrow and worry in his eyes.

He sits down on my bed and pats the place next to him. I follow behind and he puts a hand around my shoulder.

"Come here sweetheart." He says and kisses my head. I rest myself on him and he holds me.

"You have to eat Lena. You barely ate yesterday." Alex says sitting down on the chair behind my desk.

"He is right. You have to bounce back." Chris says into my ear and I nod slowly. Alex rushes and puts the tray in front of me. They chat among themselves while I eat a bit of the wonderful food Alex prepared. I drink the tea and it warms me up inside.

"When did you call Chris?" I ask Alex

"I didn't." Alex says

"Robert asked me to come by and to see if everything is okay. He couldn't reach you. He and Susan asked everyone to call you and it turns out your phone was off or something." He says

"Well tell Robert I'm fine." I say

"I am not lying to him for you Lena. You tell him that." Chris says.

"You wouldn't be lying. I said I'm fine." I say

"Then I don't believe you!" He states.

"Well screw it then." I say

"Don't you hear yourself? You're not fine Lena. You got hurt for Christs sake." Alex speaks up.

"Thanks for the reminder." I say getting up.

"You're not hearing me! This is not you Lena."

"What do you know who the fuck I am Huh? You've known me for a couple of months and now all of a sudden you think you know who I am?!" I say

"I do know you. I spent hours on end with you and I know what you are like."

"Maybe what you saw was not something that was real. Have you thought of that huh?"

"Lena listen to me. This is not healthy. You stayed in your room for the past week. If I didn't bring you food you wouldn't even head out to eat. I'm worried about you." He says

"Look I understand your worry but I already said I am fine." I say

"I understand you, maybe the last time you felt this amount of pain was when you lost your parents but-

"Don't you even bloody DARE to head there. You know nothing about me nor about my parents. Just because we share the same family trauma does not make us any similar therfore you can't even begin to understand me."

"I know the preassure you may feel is overwhelming and I heard you let Marcus take a week off."

"Look here buddy! You have no business to even start any of the subjects you just said. A. I lost my parents seven fucking years ago. I grieved them and that is already done and complete. B. I run the company. Me. I run the multi-million pound empire and I am in charge. I do it fucking all and you.. you do the work I pay my assistants to do for me. You do the scut work I am too lazy to do myself. You. Can not and I repeat you can not compare yourself with me. You don't understand even a fraction of what I may be going through." I yell out of breath.

"I will not stand here and let you degrade me in front of your friend. All I am trying to do is help here."

"Well nobody fucking asked for the help. I definitely didn't."

"Right you didn't. But you would have been dead if it wasn't for me."

"Get out of my room Alex. Before I say something I'll regret." I say

"What ?! You're afraid you'll tell me how you actually feel for once huh?"He asks angrily

"Get out Alex." I say

"Lena you're being unreasonable."

"She said get out Alex." Chris says

"What you too? Don't tell me you support this." Alex says to Chris.

"If she needs me I'll be here for her. You can leave her room." Chris says

"Or what?" Alex says threatening Chris.

"Or we'll be taking another visit to the ER." Chris says stepping in front of me.

"hey both of you stop. No one is going to the ER." I say pulling Chris away from Alex.

"I'll go pack my bags. Chris can stay and help if he pleases." Alex says and walks out of my room. I sit back onto the bed putting my head into my hands.

"He had no business telling you he knows how you feel." Chris says sitting down next to me.

"He tried to help." I say defeated.

"What does the letter say?" He asks

"Here." I say getting up and opening the drawer next to my bed. I hand him the note and he reads it carefully.

"Wow." He says after finishing it.

"Yeah.."

"Will you still go to the wedding?" He asks

"I don't think so." I say playing with the necklace she got me.

"Then I'm not going too." He says putting a hand onto my thigh.

"Chris. She's your friend. You have to go." I say

"I don't care. You're not being in this town alone while everyone is getting drunk at their wedding." He says

"But-

"No buts. If you don't go I don't go." He says and smiles at me.

"Thank you Chris." I say hugging him

"What are friends for."