Chapter 50

**Logan**

Carl looked at me as I drove to where I knew he would be. He had that concerned look on his face as if he thought I’d go too far but I wouldn’t. I’m not one to keep empty threats and I was going to show Brendan just that.

“Carl I won’t kill the boy,” I said as I pulled up at the house I knew he’d be at.

“I know but you like beating people up so you may take it too far and...kill him without meaning to,”

“And your point being?” I ask.

“Well I know it won’t be a big loss to the world but Megan...”

“Megan doesn’t need him,” I said and got out of the car. He sighs and gets out too. I walk to the front door and knock on it. The door opened and stood there was Aiden, he frowned and then gave me a small smile. “Is
Brendan here?” I ask. He nods and I walk into the house to the living room to see Brendan sat with a beer in his hand. “Morning,” I said with a smile.

His eyes widened and he stood, “I never touched her I swear,” he said, backing away from me. “I did nothing but tell her she needs you I swear,” he said as I walked towards him and Carl stood behind.

“Dude, I told you he’d find you here,” Aiden said walking in and walking to his pack of cigarettes on the table “I’m not helping you either before you ask I’m not getting the shit kicked out of me,” he says. “Oh and by the way do it outside this is a new couch I don’t want blood on it,” he says.

“Come on,” I said walking towards Brendan and he ran into the kitchen and as he went to open the back door I grabbed him by his t-shirt and opened the door for him and threw him out. “I don’t feel like running,” I said “Now which do you like best, your arms or legs?” I ask.

“I didn’t touch her,” he said standing up. I sigh and punch him in the gut causing him to collapse to the ground “Ok,” he said “but it was all her,” he adds. I sigh again, grab him by his hair and knee him in the face.

“You really shouldn’t lie to me,” I state and look at Carl to see him standing watching with Aiden “should he?” I ask them. They shake their heads and I kneel down to Brendan “Now tell the truth so I can get this over with,” I order.

“It was her and I swear I never had sex with her,”

“I didn’t say you did,” I said and stood and reached for his arm. “I’m guessing this arm,” I said, holding it up and twisting. He turned his body but I stopped him by placing my foot on his shoulder. “Now I can guess you have roughly a minute before I snap this arm of yours,” I state and twist more. He groans in pain and I can hear Aiden wincing at the thought.

“Ok, ok I could have said no and I didn’t I’m sorry,” Brendan said loudly in pain.

“I’m sorry but it’s too late I had warned you what would happen if you did not listen and well I’m not known for empty threats,” I state “And if I let you go without carrying my threat through my reputation could change,” I explain to him and twist his arm harder and then kick his arm. He screamed in pain and I dropped his arm to the floor and as it hit he groaned again.

“Ouch I heard that snap,” Carl said quietly and I knelt down to Brendan.

“I’ll take you to the hospital if you like,” I said “Do you want me to?” I ask. He nods and I smirk a little bit “don’t worry it’s fixable,” I say. I hear Adrian laugh and I look at him and smile then look back down at Brendan

“Now do you understand to listen to me?” I ask. He nodded and I smiled “good,” I said, hitting his hand and then helping him up.

---At the Hospital---

“Oh my god what happened,” Susan said as she walked into the room.

“I was walking Max at the park and well it seemed he had tried to do some ridiculous stunt and broke his arm,” I said and give her a sympathetic look “you know what boys are like,”

“He’s not 10 Logan,” she snapped and looked at his arm that was now in a black pot.

“Well I’ll be going,” I said and walked towards the door “I’ll see you around Brendan,” I said and walked out of the room and out of the hospital to my car to see Carl standing there.

“You could have let me have a turn you know,” he states angrily and gets back into the car. I sigh and get in the car too.

“I’m sorry next time he fucks up he’s all yours,” I said and start the car.

—

My body shot up when I felt someone shake me. I look to see Melanie staring at me. She had stayed over all weekend with Julie, Yasmin stayed the other night but her parents were strict on school nights. I look at a very worried Melanie and I look around my bedroom and then at the clock on the bedside table. 3:37am it read. I sigh and frown looking at the very worried Melanie.

“What’s wrong?” I ask “have you seen a spider or something?” I ask laying back down.

“No it’s Megan, she’s having a nightmare and well you said not to wake her if she does have one but she’s crying and sweating and screaming and...” she trailed off to take a breath.

“Ok,” I said and climbed out of bed.

**Megan**

My eyes water but I know if I cry he’ll hurt me more. With the look on his face I know exactly what he is going to do. He backed me up against the wall running his hands down my body. I gulp and scream at myself to scream, spit, kick, bite, punch, slap, do anything just to stop him from hurting me again. My body doesn’t move though, it just stays stock still. It’s funny how I never thought this day would come after he had felt me up several times over the past year. I have never felt so stupid in my life.

“Megs,” he said and I opened my eyes and looked around to see we were no longer in the hallway but in my room and I was laid on my bed. I frown and then my eyes meet his as he pins me to my bed. I watch him lean in to kiss me. I move my head so he gets my cheek but either way I don’t want him touching any part of my body.

“Please don’t,” I cry “please dad,” I say. He pulls back and looks at me; I gulp and look him in the eyes

“You’re not crying are you Megs?” he asks. He smiles “I’ll make those tears go away,” he said and leans in. I push him but he doesn’t allow me to leave his grip. “You’ll like this,” he said in my ear.

“No, I won’t, please, don’t,” I beg. He doesn’t listen, he just pulls back and stares at me. I look him in the eyes and for the first time in a while I see something, something I haven’t seen from him before. He almost looks like he cares.

“I love you,” he said and I almost believe him with that look he’s giving me “I just want to show you,”

“This isn’t how,” I said quietly, trying my best to keep calm.

“It is,” he hisses as he gets angry at me and he starts to pull at my top. I fight him knowing it’s no use after the other night my body was already in pain. The smartest thing for me to do was probably just let him, but I
can't. I have to resist because I know that if I let him I’ll never forgive myself.

Logan

Walking into her room I sit on her bed watching her turn restlessly, sweat beading on her forehead and tears flowing slowly out of her closed eyelids. I sigh and move my hand through my hair. Waking her up didn’t
seem appealing right now, not when I know what she’s going to be like as soon as I do. I move her hair off her face and just as I do that her body shoots up. She smacks my hand away from her and gets out of her bed.

“Megan,” I said quietly but she didn't answer. She walks straight into her bathroom and slams the door shut, I sigh and get comfy on her bed.

“Aren’t you going to do something?” Melanie asks me.

“There’s nothing I can really do except stay here until she comes out of there,”

“But what if she hurts herself?”

“Melanie just go to bed please,” I said, moving my hand over my eyes.

“I would but your laying in the bed I was sleeping in,”

“Go sleep in my bed, you too Julie,” I said and I heard a little giggle come from behind the door. “Please make sure she doesn’t start sniffing my clothes,” I state.

“I will do,” Melanie said and walks out of Megan's bedroom shutting the door behind her and I hear the shower turn on. I sigh and turn on my stomach and close my eyes.

After about half an hour the shower turns off and I slowly open my eyes as she walks out in a towel. I sit up and look at her while yawning. “Come here,” I said and she slowly made her way to me. She sits on my lap and moves her arms around my neck. I touch her legs and she flinches away from my touch.

“Don’t,” she said “just don’t please,” and I look at her to see her crying.

“Megan, tell me about the nightmare,” I say. She shakes her head and stands up “Please, so I can help,”

“No,” she said walking into her wardrobe, shutting the door she returns in a baggy jumper and jogging bottoms. She walks over to me and climbs into her bed and rests her head on her pillow.

“Megan,”

“Why can’t you just leave it? Why do you insist on making me talk about it? I don’t want to talk about it, I want to forget it,” she snaps.

“Ok,” I said and climbed in next to her facing her and taking her hands in mine.

“Just keep me safe,” she said, moving closer to me and burying her head in my chest. I kiss the top of her head and move my arms around her shoulders holding her tightly to me.