Jess walked into the bar late the next morning, she had been trying to get hold of Lisa for 2 hours, she had even gone to her place, she was starting to get worried. Jess saw one of the security guards from last night and asked him if he had seen who she left with.
"Yeah, didn't you hear? Apparently she's in hospital with some pretty bad injuries. That bloke that was hanging off her all night, he attacked her down the alley, luckily Jeremy, the lead singer from the band, happened to go out for a smoke when he saw what was happening, he ran down to help her and beat the crap out of that guy. The cops and ambo's came, the bloke is in the hospital as far as I know, Jeremy kicked his ass pretty good, I tell you what he won't want to come in here again, that's for sure."
As Lisa took it all in, she felt sick "It's my entire fault, I should never have left her here with him, and I didn't know him well enough. I need to call Nick." She thought. "Thanks" she said to the guard and headed for the hospital, on the way she called Nick and filled him in, he said he would meet her there.
Jeremy had stayed all night, he slept on the chair in Lisa's room, hoping for her wake up, but she hadn't yet, the doctors had told him her injuries weren't bad but she may still sleep for a while as her body recovers from the experience.
Jeremy was dozing when he heard a moan. He opened his eyes to see Lisa's eyes open and she was trying to sit up. Jeremy got up from his chair to help her sit up, Jeremy could see in her eyes that she is shaken and a bit disorientated.
"Jeremy? What are you doing here? Why am in the hospital? What's going on?"
"So you know my name then," he chuckled. "Look I don't know if I should tell you, the doctors might not want me too."
"Please tell me, I don't remember much. I remember watching you guys playing and talking to Jess and Nick and his friend..." Lisa went quiet as if remembering." Oh my god!" she exclaimed.
Then suddenly the memories flashed through her mind. Cal pushing her against the wall and hitching up her skirt she tried to tell him to stop and then he slapped her. She started to cry. Jeremy called out for a doctor and then pulled her into his arms, holding her as she sobbed. Jeremy was soothing her and holding her tight to him, trying to make all the pain go away. Lisa then had flashes of memory of Jeremy and Cal fighting, John leaning over her to help her and then Jeremy in the ambulance with her. "Thank you," she whispered, "thank you so much, how will I ever repay you?"
"You don't have to, just knowing I kept you as safe as possible was all I could ask for." Just then the doctor walked in and asked Jeremy to leave the room for a moment. Lisa didn't want him to go but he said it was probably a good idea; he would go and get a coffee and would be right back.
As Jeremy was waiting outside Lisa's room Jess and Nick walked up. "Jeremy is she ok? What happened?" Jess asked.
"What happened?" Jeremy was trying to stay calm, he was so angry with the two of them for leaving Lisa alone with that jerk. "What happened was your mate" he pointed at Nick, "tried to rape that gorgeous girl in there and you two weren't to be seen, it's a fucking good thing I happened to walk outside or god knows what might have happened." Jeremy was starting to raise his voice.
Jess started to cry, "I know, I talked her into meeting him even though I didn't really know him... it's all my fault" she sobbed.
Nick took Jess into his arms. "Hey mate, come on back off a bit would you, Jess feels bad enough and I don't feel all that great either. He was meant to be my mate, if I had have known I would have never introduced them in the first place. I have the right mind to go and finish what you started and kill the guy but he's not worth it really. What is important is that Lisa is ok."
"Ok, I'm sorry" Jeremy sighed. "It's just... I don't know what I would have done if... It's just lucky my friend John was there to stop me from killing the bastard."
"We know Jeremy, we can see it every Friday night, and the two of you dance around it all the time. You are attracted to each other but neither of I bet has said two words to each other until now. It just a shame that it's under these circumstances." Jess sniffled. "How is she anyway?"
Jeremy nodded in agreement with Jess. "She started to remember what happened, she is pretty shaken, and the doctor is in there with her now. They weren't sure she was going to wake up for at least a couple of days. I wanted to contact her family but I know nothing about her."
"She doesn't have any, well not that I know of. Her parents died a couple of years ago in a car accident. She stayed with her grandmother for a little while till she got back on her feet but her grandmother passed away about 6 months ago. So I don't think she really has anyone left, no one close anyway."
The doctor then opened the door and came out into the hall closing the door behind her. "My name is Doctor Stevens" she shook Jeremy's hand, "I believe you are the one that helped her last night?"
