Saved by my CEO

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Once we’ve changed we head out to the hospital. I hate hospitals  the smell just makes me sick. We arrive after a short time. Trent comes round to open my door but I’m frozen in my place, my head is telling me to move but my body just wont go. Without even realising we’re inside waiting for the receptionist. I quietly speak to her and she shows me the direction of the room Liz is in.

When we go in  the machines or beeping away and she is lying there so peaceful covered in bruises and her head is bandaged covering her the left side of her face. I walk over to her slowly, just then a doctor walks in and speaks to us about her injuries. It’s not good, I’m no doctor but I know having internal bleeding and bleeding on the brain is not good. This is way worse than the first time Daniel beat her.

The doctor leaves us after explaining that she will be getting closely monitored. I pull up a seat close to the side of the bed, Trent stands behind me with a hand on my shoulder, rubbing my circles to help me stay calm. I lift Lizs hand and start talking to her. The doctor said it might help so she knows she’s not on her own. I chat about my new live and tell her about Trent. I know she cant respond, but it brings a little comfort to me talking to her.

I must have fallen asleep, as I wake to the sun shining through the window. I quickly get up and see Trent is not there, i start to panic thinking he left me here but he said he would stay. Just when I’m about to check if he is outside, in he walks carrying 2 cups “I just went to get coffee baby. I’ll never leave you" he must have seen the worry on my face as I comes over packs my forehead and hands me a coffee.

We sit in silence for a while, when the doctor comes in to tell us of any progress, which there is none. Nothing has changed from last night. The doctor suggests we go home to rest and change and come back later. They are going to run more tests and by then they will have the results.

So, we do as he suggests, we leave the hospital and head home. “Did you sleep?” I ask Trent as we arrive back home. “I napped a little but not much baby” he tells me as we walk into the house.

“You go shower and get changed and I’ll make some breakfast, ok?” he ushers me up stairs. I head up stairs, heading straight to the bathroom attached to my room. I shed my clothes waiting for the water to heat,  I climb in and quickly shower. My mind trying to figure what to do for Liz, there isn’t anything I can do. I’m useless for her. What is the point of me going back, I’m not her daughter, she’s not my mum. I never spoke to her like a daughter would her mum.

I finish in the shower and change clothes, heading downstairs I hear Trent talking to someone. I don’t recognise the voice, it’s not until I reach the living room door I see the big backpack by the front door. I walk in to see Danny sitting on the sofa sipping a coffee, “Danny" I scream as I run to jump into his arms, he hugs me tight. “hey Ave, my sister from another mister" he says as he twirled me around in his arms. “The doctor said you wouldn’t get home til Monday or Tuesday, how, why, you should be at the hospital" I throw all these questions at him at once. He stands chuckling to himself. “I managed to get an earlier flight, a cancellation, i came straight here from the airport. Kinda need to shower and stuff" he says looking up to Trent.

“Sure thing Danny. I’ll show you the guest room and you can do what you need to" he leads Danny out to the room and comes back to me in the living room. “breakfast is in the kitchen, baby" I follow him out to the kitchen. He seems tense, a little uncomfortable. “Trent, are you ok?” I ask going in for a hug. He doesn’t pull away so I’m hopeful that he’s just tired. “I’m fine baby, just a bit shocked to see Danny standing at my front door. Didnt know what to say to the poor guy" he says as he pecks my lips.

“I know, I should have been here to do the introductions" I say as I sit at the breakfast bar to start tucking into the bacon and pancakes Trent made without burning them. We make small chit chat as we wait for Danny to come join us. I start to clean up my dishes , while I’m filling the dish washer, a pair of arms wrap round my waist. I can tell by the smell of aftershave its Trent, I turn around and he smashes his lips against mine. We are so focused on each other we don’t hear Danny come in and sit at the breakfast bar

“A bit early for all that is it not" he says stuffing a piece of bacon in his mouth.

“Sorry Danny, I just cant keep my hands of her" Trent says giving my hips a squeeze and kissing my temple.

“So I can see. You look good together. You happy Avery?” he asks just looking at me.

“Yes, very happy" I kiss Trents cheek and go to sit next to Danny to finish my coffee.

The three of us sit and chat about random stuff for a while, but our brief happiness is cut shirt when Danny’s phone starts to ring. He walks away to answer it. I’m panicking incase it’s bad news, I don’t know what to do if it’s what I think it is.

Danny come back in, I’m not able to tell if he’s upset or angry. I look up to him “Everything  ok?” Danny turns to me and wraps his arms around my shoulders. “Mums awake Avery, she woke half hour ago" he starts to sob into my shoulders. I wrap my arms around him the best I can and we sob together.

After ten minutes or so  we all get ready to head back to the hospital. Once we arrive we head straight to the room Liz is in. The doctor stops us to tell us of her progress and to say he is shocked how quickly she is recovering would be an understatement, he just doesn’t understand it. “She’s a fighter, that’s for sure" the doctor says as he leads us into the room.

Liz is sitting up sipping on a cup of water, she still looks so fragile but she’s awake that’s the main thing. We all sit round her bed, Danny sitting the closest and chat about what’s been happening. Liz tells us that Daniel cam home drunk and started screaming, she doesn’t understand why or what had got into him. After the first time he put her in hospital he was getting help from the doctors for his anger and drinking problem. Something must have made him do this, there must be a reason.

After a few hours  Trent and I excuse ourselves and leave. Danny wanted to stay with his mum a little longer, which is understandable, he hadn’t seen her for a good year or so.

Trent and I arrived home and went straight inside. I hear someone shout my name from the roadside but couldn’t see anyone. I look all over and then I see him, standing on the other side of the road. He starts to walk closer to me and I panic and run inside and slam the door shut.

“Call the police Trent. Hes outside" I scream running through the house.

“What? Who?, Avery" trent shouts not understanding me.

“Daniel, he’s outside the house" I run to him scared.

Trent calls the police and they said five minutes til the arrive at the house. When Trent ends the call, the front door goes. Bang bang bang “Come out avery, I want to talk to you" daniel screams through the door. I hide behind Trent who has started to walk to the front door. “Dont open it, don’t  leave me” I sob into Trents back.

“I wont open it and I will never leave you baby" he turns to hug me.

SMASH “Avery, come on, I just want to talk to you" Daniel shouts through the now broken front window. I hear sirens in the back ground. The police must be close. Trent sends me up to my room so I don’t have to listen to him. I do as he says and run up stairs. I grab my phone and call Danny to tell him what Daniel is doing. I don’t want him to leave his mum but he needs to know that the guy has lost it completely.

I’m hiding in the bathroom with the door locked, hugging my knees to my chest sobbing. The shouting has stopped and it’s all quiet, I’m scared incase Trent has been hurt. Just when I start to move to go check downstairs, there’s a loud knock on the door. “Avery, baby. Hes gone, the police took him away" I run to open the door after hearing Trents voice and jump straight into his arms.

Once I calmed down, I helped Trent clean up the glass from the broken window. Danny comes in just as we are securing it with a piece of wood that Trent had in the garage. “oh my god, guys I’m so sorry that this has been brought to your door. My dad is an asshole, I’m so sorry" Danny sobs as he sits on the sofa. I try to console him.

He is so shattered that he falls asleep in the sofa cuddled into my side. I slowly get up making sure I don’t wake him. I go to the kitchen to find Trent on the phone. He quickly ends the call.

“Everything ok?" I go in for a hug

“Yeah baby, just calling the glazier to get the window replaced. I called Aiden too, he and Donna going to watch over the office for a few days, so I can stay with you" he says rubbing small circles on my back.

“You don’t have to do that Trent. You have a business to run. You didn’t ask for any of this, I feel so bad. It’s my fault this happened" I say as a few tears slide down my cheek.

Trent wipes the tears away with his thumb and pecks my lips.

“Never blame yourself baby. This is not your fault. I told you I will never leave you and i meant it" he pulls me into a hug making me feel instantly better. We stay like that for a while, then decide to make some food. I know when Danny wakes he will be hunger so I make sure to make plenty.

Trent and I are sitting at the breakfast bar eating when Danny walks in rubbing is eyes.

“Any left for me?” he asks plonking down on the seat next to Trent.

“Obviously, I know you eat like there is no tomorrow" I say as I get up to grab his plate from the other counter. I place it infront of him and his eyes go wide the amount of food.

“Thanks, Ave" he says with a wide smile.

We all sit chatting, Danny tells us some stories from the army, some are a bit sad and depressing but alot are about that little dog following then about. The conversation soon gets to mine and Trents relationship. Danny trying to be the big brother and ask Trent his intentions etc etc. Trents face is a picture, I know Danny is winding him up but it’s funny seeing Trent, the big CEO getting all nervous talking to Danny.

“It was not intention to fall for my new assistant, the closer we got after she moved in was not what I had planned. It just happened but I do not regret it” Trent goes on to say to Danny glancing at me every so often. “we haven’t been in this relationship for long but I know I have strong feelings for Avery. Danny I will never hurt her ever. I love her too much.” He says with puppy dog eyes. He just said he loves me. Oh my god. TRENT LOVES ME, I scream in my head. Trent looks to me turns me around so we are facing each other, he takes my hands in his and stands between my legs

“I love you Avery Benson” he reaches down and kisses me on the lips.

“Get a room you pair, I’m trying to eat" Danny says as he chuckles to himself.

I pull away from Trent totally shocked at this new revelation. Placing his forehead on mine “I love you Avery" he whispers. “I love you to Trent Colton” I whisper back and reach up to kiss his cheek.