Barakat, Jack Barakat

Beeping. What is that beeping?
“Ugh, can someone turn that off” Amy groaned, waking up.
“Amy!” Jack said, hurrying over to her.
“Where am I?” Amy asked, looking around.
“The hospital… You’ve been asleep for a while. The doctors though, they’ve been ever so good. I can’t thank them enough” Jack gushed. That’s when it all came flooding back to Amy. She remembered everything.
“H…Hol-where is she?” Amy breathed out.
“Don’t worry, they’ve got her. Hopefully she’s going away for a long time” Jack smiled, kissing her forehead.
“You just sit back and relax. You’re safe now. You should’ve been safe in the first place” Jack muttered the last part, looking away.
“Jack… Look at me” Amy said, grabbing his arm gently.
“I hope you’re not blaming yourself for any of this” Amy said, staring into his eyes. He averted his gaze and looked at the floor.
“I-I can’t help but blame myself for this… that night at the club… when I put you to bed, I promised you that I wouldn’t let anyone touch you or hurt you again” a tear rolled down his cheek.
“I broke that promise, Amy” he was now silently crying.
“I could’ve lost you…” Amy was now crying. She couldn’t bear to see Jack so upset. He looked heartbroken. How could she just end things with this man? The love of her life. She had never loved someone so much. She had never felt so loved by someone.
“Jack… don’t you dare blame yourself. There was no way you could’ve prevented this. Please, stop crying. Nobody knew this was going to happen. If anything, I should be the one feeling bad. I broke up with you. I thought that you wouldn’t care. But I was wrong. I didn’t realise how much I meant to you… I’m so sorry Jack” she whispered, not wanting to look at him.
“I can’t believe you would think like that” Jack said, hurt.
“Amy, I love you. How could you just think that I wouldn’t care if I lost you?”
“I know… I’m ashamed that I would think like that. Anyway, we’ll speak about this when we get home. When can I leave by the way?” Amy asked.
“I’m not too sure, I’ll go get the doctor” Jack said, walking out of the room. He came back moments later with a middle aged man who appeared to be the doctor.
“Oh Amy, you’re awake. Good. I’m Doctor Smith, I have been looking after you, along with one of the nurses here” he started flipping through pages on a clipboard he was carrying.
“I’ll go through with you the extent of your injuries” Amy just nodded while Jack took a seat.
“There is nothing major to note. As you can tell, you have a lot of bruising, including your ribs. I suggest you don’t do any sort of work for at least 3-4 weeks, and for the next 3 days apply an ice pack to your ribs to take down the swelling. You also have a mild concussion which I am happy to let you stay at home and tend to. If it was any worse, you would be kept in for at least 48 hours to be monitored. Same as the ribs, just apply an ice pack to your head for the next few days” Amy was taking this all in, nodding at Doctor Smith. Jack sat there listening intently to the doctor. He would make sure that he was there for Amy. He was not leaving her side for the next few weeks.
“One last thing to note… Is this your boyfriend?” the doctor asked, pointing at Jack.
“Yes” Amy stated.
“Sir, you might want to prepare yourself for this” Jack gave him a confused look.
“Amy, I’m afraid you have some vaginal tearing. I’m assuming this is from forced entry”
“WHAT?!” Jack shouted standing up. Amy couldn’t even look at him. She slowly nodded, silently crying.
“I’LL KILL THOSE BASTARDS!”
“Sir, please calm down” the doctor tried his best to calm Jack down.
“CALM DOWN? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND HAS BEEN RAPED?!” That word. That’s the word that done it for Amy. She let out a whimper as she sat and sobbed her heart out. Jack noticed and immediately rushed to her, pulling her into his chest as he kissed her head.
“We had you tested for multiple STIs and possible pregnancy, however I am glad to inform you that all tests came back negative. I shall leave you two for a moment. I will be back soon to give you one last check-up, then I will be able to discharge you” the doctor slightly smiled.
“Thank you” Jack said as Doctor Smith exited the room.
“Amy, I swear I will find them…”
“No, Jack! They’re not worth it. What happened, happened. It’s in the past now. Just leave it” Amy didn’t want to talk about it. She hoped that Jack would understand and drop the subject. She was relieved when he did.
“Jack” Amy said, pulling away from him, looking up.
“I love you. I love you so much and I don’t know what I’d do without you. Seriously, I probably wouldn’t be here right now without you. Forget the letter I wrote to you. Rip it up and burn it. I regret it. I don’t want to leave you Jack. I can’t. I need you to function. When I was there… you’re all I thought about. You’re the only person I wanted to see, I just wanted to be wrapped up in your arms and have you tell me everything was going to be alright” He cupped her face, leaning down and kissing her. She felt so much love in the kiss. They both poured their feelings into this one kiss, not wanting to lose the other.
“Please, never scare me like that again” Jack whispered, leaning his forehead on hers.
“I won’t” she smiled.
Amy was discharged from the hospital an hour later. It was now 6pm and Amy was cuddled up next to Jack on his sofa while they sat watching a film, Jack running his fingers through Amy’s hair.
“You want some ice cream? Jack asked.
“I’d love some” Amy smiled at him. Jack took off to the kitchen coming back with a tub of ice cream and a spoon.
“You’re not having any?” Amy asked him.
“Nope. It’s all for you” Jack grinned.
“You wanna order some pizza? We can just sit around all night eating, cuddling and watching films if you like?” Jack asked Amy, smiling at her. Amy just laughed.
“Why are you treating me so nicely?”
“Because I love you and you deserve it, so get used to it. I’m going to be waiting on you 24/7, my love” Jack chuckled.
“I could get used to this” Amy grinned.
After hours of watching films, and a few make out sessions, Jack looked over to see Amy soundly asleep on the opposite end of the sofa. He smiled to himself, switching the TV off and picking Amy up. He carried her up the stairs to his room and lay her down on the bed. This was becoming a habit, but he didn’t mind. Amy began to stir, rubbing her eyes.
“What time is it?” she asked.
“Late. Now shh, go back to sleep, you’re tired”
“Mm, okay” she mumbled, turning over and patting the spot next to her. Jack just stripped down to his underwear and slid in next to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she cuddled into his chest.
“Goodnight” she said, sweetly.
“Goodnight, Amy. I love you. So much” he whispered before drifting off to sleep with her in his arms.

Notes

I love angry, protective Jack.