City by the Sea 2

Elijah

I wrap my free arm around Alexis protectively and keep her hand in mine, staying quiet and allowing her to deal with it.

Alexis

"Just give me a chance!" he yells.

"No." I say.

Then his drunkenness takes over him. He raises his hand and whips it across my face.

Elijah

He hits her and I step in, catching his wrist before he can do it again and stepping between the two, "Who the hell do you think you are, hitting a girl?! What the hell'd she do to you?!"

Alexis

I step back, holding my face. All the horrible memories flood back into my mind. I try my hardest to fight tears. I stand back at Elijah's side. "Get out of my house or I swear to God, I will call the police. You better run as far away from here as possible, or you will not see daylight again." I say.

I see him drunkenly walk off and get in his car. I close the door and lock it. I lay my head on the door and try to fight the tears again.

Elijah

I wrap my arms around her from behind and kiss the back of her neck, "It's okay now, Alexis. Relax."

Alexis

I turn my body to face his and bury my face in his chest. I wrap my arms around his back and hold him tight.

Elijah

I adjust my arms and tighten my grip around her, resting my chin atop her head.

Alexis

"I just do not understand why he did this to me for so long. I do not know what I did to make him hate me so much." I say to him.

Elijah

I kiss the top of her head, "Don't worry about it, Alexis. It's over with. Whatever it is, it's a problem he has to deal with. You did nothing wrong."

Alexis

I use my hands to wipe my tears. When I am done, I look up at him. "Thank you." I say

Elijah

I kiss her forehead and nod, "You're welcome."

Alexis

I manage to smile at him. He was right, it was over. I knew that I would be safe with Elijah. I kiss his and lean back into him.

Elijah

I kiss her back and tighten my grip around her, wanting her to feel as comforted and safe as she needed.

Alexis

I look back up at him, wanting to get this out of my head. "Let's go do something. Something fun!" I say.

Elijah

Smiling, I chuckle at her, "Okay. What do you have in mind?"