*Austin's POV*

I stroke Faith's hair and thank God that I have her back with me. For good. We are currently in the hospital, getting her checked out because Mike told me as soon as I was out of sight, she went limp in his arms and wasn't responsive.

"Mr. Carlile?" I turn my head towards the door to see the doctor standing there. She smiles to me, walking over to Faith's bedside. "I have some news about her." I don't stop stroking Faith's hair as the doctor talks to me.

"Is she going to be okay?" My voice is quiet since I'm afraid of waking Faith up or scaring her. She's been through a lot in the past two days.

"She's going to be just fine. We already have her blood levels back up to normal and she should be waking up soon. Although she does have a few cracked ribs and the wounds on her thighs are slightly infected, she should be able to go home early tomorrow morning." In relief, I sigh. I was afraid she was going to have to stay in here for awhile. "We usually do not let patients go when they are brought in unconscious but one of the girls on the tour is a doctor so I feel comfortable letting Faith go."

"Wait, who is she?" Right as I ask, the door opens revealing Talia, David's girlfriend. I didn't know that she was a doctor so I'm sincerely shocked right now. "Talia? You're a doctor?" I ask, skeptical of the new information. She just giggles and nods.

"I have been for a few years." She walks to my side and places her hand on my shoulder. "She's going to be fine. She's a strong person, I can tell." I'm so happy to be with people who are so caring and want to help with anything they can. The room is silent except for the heart monitor's beeping and I can finally breathe. I have my baby back with me and she is going to be fine. We can move on and build our relationship stronger without some psycho trying to take her away from me.

"A-Austin?" The sound of her voice makes my heart beat faster. I raise my head to see her eyes are half open and a small smile is spread across her lips. Talia squeezes my shoulder, kindly, before leaving the room.

"I'm here, baby girl." Tears line my eyes as I caress her cheek and she leans into my touch. Even though she is bruised and cut up, I still think she is the most gorgeous girl I have ever seen in my life.

"I m-missed you s-so much." Her voice is so raspy and I can tell she's in pain so I press the nurse call button.

"What can I help you with, Ms Mason?" A nurse asks through the speaker a few seconds later.

"She's awake and needs some water. Also some pain medicine maybe?" Faith places her hand on mine while I talk for her. I feel like electricity flows through my veins from her touch and I am no longer worried because she's awake and interacting with me.

"I'll be right in there." I say a quick thank you to the nurse before staring at Faith. Her eyes are closed but I know she's awake because her thumb hasn't stopped rubbing against mine.

"I thought I would never see you again." She says out of nowhere, catching me off guard. I stand up and sit by her on the bed but she scoots over and pulls me down beside her. Before I can protest, she lays her head on my chest and I can feel her relax.

"I wasn't going to stop until I found you." Wrapping my arms around her lightly I keep talking. "I would go through a million people like Ian to keep you safe. Nobody is ever going to hurt you again. I will do anything to keep you safe and out of harm's way." I kiss her head softly, holding her to me in fear I might lose her. She looks up to me like she's getting ready to speak but the door opens to reveal a young nurse. I roll my eyes, getting pissed, when she gives Faith a glare. "I would highly appreciate it if you did not glare at my girlfriend." The nurse's facial expression changes.

"I wasn't glaring at her." She tries to cover her ass with being sweet but I'm not buying it. "I just don't see how someone like her gets to be with someone like you." My blood boils in my veins at her words.

"You know wh-" I start to talk to defend Faith but I'm quickly cut off.

"Go fuck yourself, bitch." Faith sits up and directs her gaze to the nurse. "A girl like me gets to be with a guy like him because I'm not a fucking cunt. I know how to treat people. Especially ones who have been through hell their whole life." I smirk at my girlfriend and feel proud. "With that being said, I want a different nurse. If you set foot in this room again, I will file a complaint against you and get you fired for being hateful to a patient." Faith relaxes back against me and hugs me tight, showing the nurse that I am her's and that she's mine. I tilt her face up and kiss her passionately; proud of her for standing up to the bitchy nurse. The bitch snorts like something's funny but I keep kissing Faith like she's not even there.

"Well at least I'm not some broken skank who was beaten and raped." I pull away from Faith at her words. Faith looks up at me with tears lining her captivating eyes. My anger reaches it's peak as I stand up off of the bed and walk around to tower over the nurse.

"Get. The. Fuck. Out. Of. This. Room." With every word, I take a step towards her, backing her up towards the door. She cowers away from me. "If you EVER talk to ANYBODY like that again, I will find out about it." My voice rises, catching the attention to the other nurses at the desk. One of them stands up and rushes over.

"What is going on, Sir?" She asks calmly, stepping in between us.

"She was being hateful to my girlfriend, talking about how she," I point to the bitch to emphasize my words, "wasn't beaten and raped." My hands start to shake because my emotions are all over the place. The kind nurse's jaw drops and she turns to face the other one.

"Heather, this is the fourth time this has happened! What the hell is wrong with you?!" She whisper yells to Heather.

"Nothing is wrong with me, Beth. I just think a guy like him should be with someone who isn't broken and mentally fucked up." Heather laughs with an evil smirk on her face.

"Leave this hospital right now. You are fired, Heather. I will be sure to file a report on you so you will never be able to work in any hospital ever again." Beth turns towards me, ignoring Heather. "I am so sorry for what happened. She will not be of service anymore. Anywhere." I smirk over at Heather, knowing she got what she deserves, before turning back to Beth smiling.

"Thank you. About that water and pain medicine for my girlfriend?"

*Faith's POV*

I already feel worthless so hearing it come from someone else is even worse. I know I'm broken, I don't need to be told. I know I was raped, it's something I'm going to have to live with. Tears fall from my eyes, thinking about what happened in the past two days. Every time I close my eyes, I just see flashbacks and it's terrifying.

The door creaks open but I don't move. I don't want to look at the sadness on Austin's face, it will absolutely kill me. I've put him through enough in the short time we have known each other. Maybe I don't deserve him. Maybe he should be with someone who isn't broken or mentally fucked.

"Baby, stop thinking. I'm not going to leave you." He whispers, laying back down beside me. "I don't want to be with anybody else but you. I'm going to be here for you through anything and everything." He kisses my head lightly, making more tears soak into his shirt. "You're not broken. You're not mentally fucked up. You're strong, gorgeous, sexy, funny, caring, sweet, loving, and you are just fucking perfect." My emotions are everywhere after he finishes talking. I swear he has mind reading powers.

"I-I just don't w-want to ruin your life." I hiccup through my words and look up to him. He doesn't frown or show any kind of sadness; instead, he smiles.

"You could only ruin my life in one way and that's leaving me." An emotion flashes through his eyes but I can't decipher it fast enough. There is a small knock on the door caused by a sweet looking nurse.

"Hi sweetheart. I brought you some water, graham crackers, and some medicine to put through your IV." She smiles widely, placing the food and water on the portable table beside me.

"Thank you." I whisper, giving her a small smile. She quietly puts the pain medicine through my IV and cleans up.

"Now this medicine will make you sleepy pretty quickly." I nod, already feeling drowsy. "If you need anything else, my name is Beth and I will be taking care of you for the rest of the night and in the morning." She pats my knee softly before stepping out of the room. Austin goes to get up when he sees my eyelids dropping but I cling onto his shirt.

"Please, don't go." My words are slurred like I'm drunk but he understands me and pulls the blanket up over both of us. As I'm drifting off to sleep, I can't help but to hear him say something that makes me feel loved.

"Please never leave me. I love you so much, Faith."

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