The first thing I noticed when I came around was the sound of beeping. At first, I thought I was back home, and my alarm was going off. I tried to move to turn it off but then pain radiated through me as I tried to move.
Slowly, I managed to open my eyes. The light burned my corneas at first but I managed to adjust. A warm feeling spread in my heart as I saw Cam hugging my mum.
"Mum? Cam?"
They both jumped apart and instantly started to hover over me.
"Eli! Oh my god! You're awake, you're finally awake!" my mum gushed.
"I'll get the doctor," Cam called out before rushing out.
Doctor? Then it clicked. Noah showed up at my house, he hit me, he must have done a number on me. Cam came back with a young guy in a white lab coat, he looked like he was fresh out of med school but I wasn't gonna complain. The doctor checked me over and smiled.
"How are you feeling Mr Ramirez? You had us all worried there for a moment," he laughed, sounding older than he looked.
"Good I guess, how long was I out?" I asked.
"Five days. You've had a serious knock to the head which caused a bit of pressure build-up. We were worried it was something more with how long you were unconscious."
"I'll give Blake a call," Mum said before she left.
The doctor did a few more checks before he seemed satisfied and then left. Cam leaned over and gave me the longest kiss I'd ever had in my life. He was in tears when he pulled back.
"Don't ever do that to me again!" he demanded weakly.
Images of him at Matthew's bedside flashed in my head. A pang of guilt swept through me, even though it wasn't my fault.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled.
"It's not your fault, just don't do it again!" he smiled.
"I love you," he mumbled.
The heart monitor beeped and he smirked.
"I … I love you too."
Cam kissed me again and I sighed into it. His smile mirrored mine as he pulled back and sat. Half an hour later Blake rushed in with an older man.
"Eli! Thank god you're awake!"
Blake rushed to my side and hugged me as gently as he could. I patted his back weakly before he moved back.
"Eli, this is Chief Rolf, my boss. Are you up to answering some questions? It's ok if you're not," he asked.
"Yeah, it's fine," I said, trying to sit up a bit.
Cam leaned over and gently lifted me so I wasn't laid fully down but not quite sat up.
"Hello Eli, glad to see you awake. In your own time, start from the beginning, when Mr Greenward showed up at your house. We already know about his visit to the bar," Chief Rolf smiled as he took Mum's seat and took out his pen and paper.
"Ok, erm well …"
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"Hey Babe!" Noah flirted as he pushed past me.
I stared after him incredulously as if he'd grown two heads.
"What the fuck Noah! Get out!"
He made scoffing noises as he walked around the living and dining room. It was like he was dismissing my family's home.
"Noah I said get out!" I demanded again.
"Don't be like that babe!" he teased in a tone that implied I was being stupid.
"Don't call me babe! I'm not your babe not now or ever again, I said everything I needed to say to you last night and I heard everything I needed to hear from you too. We are done, there's nothing more to say, so leave!"
"I'll leave when I want to, we are done when I say we are done. You don't get to ruin my life and turn away from me."
Noah started advancing towards me and for a moment a flutter of fear spread through my stomach. He grabbed my shirt and pulled me towards him.
"You've taken everything away from me you bastard! So you better make it up to me whilst I'm being nice," he growled.
"I turned away from you before all that happened. It wasn't me who took things away from you Noah!" I insisted as I tried to pull myself free. "Why can't you see that? It was you! It was always about you! You never cared what I felt or wanted."
I managed to get free and took a few steps back.
"You didn't care about me or her, all you cared about was what you could get from either of us. You used us both but it backfired on you! Actions have consequences Noah, yours was to lose me, her and your job and rich future. That's your fault, not mine! Now leave or I'm calling the police."
I turned to grab the phone but he pulled me back. His fist flew into my stomach before I could begin to dial and I tried to kneel over but his hold stopped me. I coughed and wheezed as he did it again. He then threw me down on the floor and started to kick me.
Each kick intensified the pain, I did my best to protect my head but that left my chest and back wide open. Suddenly, he stopped kicking and grabbed my head.
With a hard thrust, he slammed my head into the floor and I blacked out. I was vaguely aware of more hits to my face but I couldn't really feel them.
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I shook a little as I finished the short tale. Cam grabbed my hand and his heat in my palm helped to ease the fear I still felt.
The Chief nodded and put his pad away. He turned to Blake and nodded his head as if they were telepathically speaking.
"We responded to a call, a neighbour heard the commotion, when we arrived Mr Greenward was running off with blood on his shirt and hands. Firstly, he claimed he found you like that and then ran when we arrived as he was spooked and thought we'd blame him. Then, he claimed your new boyfriend had attacked you and he'd scared him away."
We all turned to Cam who glared and shook his head. I managed a weak chuckle before the Chief cleared his throat.
"When we showed Mr Greenward the CCTV, first of Cam at the school football pitch all morning, then of him on his way to yours via the traffic cams and then him pushing past you via Mrs Bobbins surveillance camera, which clearly shows you weren't beaten and bloodied before he got there, so he lawyered up."
"Will he get away with it?" I asked worriedly.
"No, we have the CCTV, your blood on him, plus his blood that we found in your home, which makes it all look pretty damaging," Chief assured me.
I still felt uneasy, but a little more hopeful. Noah had never been violent, at least not like this. Sometimes, he liked to spank me during sex, which I wasn't a fan of but never like this.
"Try not to worry," Chief smiled as he stood and left.
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I was allowed to leave a few days later. Noah posted bail and then skipped town, however, the stupid idiot went back to Baltimore and the police were notified and picked him up.
He was sent back here and stayed in prison until the trial. His lawyer tried to do a plea deal but we refused. I was assured by my lawyer that we had a strong case and he was right.
He was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm. As well as fleeing the scene of a crime and jumping bail. Noah was sentenced to fifteen years in jail and I received compensation.
He'd been pissed when he learned all his savings and some of his shit in his loft would be sold to pay my damages. I didn't want the money but I was happy to take it knowing he'd have nothing if or when he gets out.
It took me weeks to get better. At least enough so that I could move without flinching. Cam forbade me from sleeping over until I was physically better. I guess he didn't trust me to behave.
I'd just left the doctor's office with a huge smile on my face. My ribs had healed and I was fit as a fiddle now. I headed straight to Cam's house, and let myself in, he'd given me a key.
Cam would be home in a few hours so I had a nice surprise planned for him.
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I smirked as I heard the front door open and close. His footsteps paused then hurried in the direction of his room where I was. I made sure to leave various items of clothing in a trail to his room.
When he finally opened the door I was wearing one of his shirts, and nothing else. He did say he liked me in his clothes.
"Fuck Eli!" he cursed.
I smirked as I knelt on the bed and my very obvious erection made the shirt tent.
"You're killing me baby!" he groaned. "You know we can't!"
"Well, that's where you're wrong. Doc gave me the all-clear a few hours ago."
The light in his eyes shifted. One minute he was holding back and the next he was scrambling to get undressed. I laughed as I watched his not-so-sexy strip tease.
"Shut up!" he growled.
When he'd finally rid himself of the last piece of clothing I was in hysterics. My sides were hurting and I couldn't breathe.
"Right, you're gonna get it!"
Cam pounced on me and I laughed harder. We wrestled in the bed until he was on top of me and I was panting under him. I could feel his cock rubbing against mine.
"You are such a tease," he groaned as I started to move my waist against his.
I smirked and he growled before kissing me. Soon, my smirk turned into a moan. He moved his lips down my neck and body. I couldn't help but squirm under him as he moved his shirt to reveal my skin.
"God! It's been too long, I want to be inside you right now! These past few weeks have almost killed me!" he groaned.
"Do it then!" I urged.
Cam reached over for the lube on the nightstand and I groaned as he coated me.
"Cam, you don't need to prep me. I want you inside me … like right fucking now!"
"The feeling is mutual!" he growled.