Chapter 14

"Do you need some ice? M-maybe a bandage, your lips are bleeding. T-That bastard how dare he touch you!?

"

Heather knew he was angry and concerned for her.

She actually expected him to get mad at her, but he wasn't even nearly close to getting angry for her action.

She sat down on the floor, there weren't any chairs since it was just a storage room.

She patted her space beside her while looking at Robert with a faint smile.

He immediately sat down beside her. There was silence. It wasn't awkward thought.

They didn't need to say anything, just their presence was enough for each other.

Heather rested her head on Robert's shoulder.

"It did hurt, but I had to act tough in front of him. We can't show him any weakness. Thinking that you would get slapped made me angry, and i managed to stand up for myself."

He didn't even know what to say. He put his hand around her into a hug, and with the other one, he gently touched her cheek that was a little bruised.

"I'm so sorry, Heather. I wasn't there to protect you."

He was feeling guilty-how couldn't he?

The woman he loves - not that he admitted that to anyone - got hurt.

She holded his hand and buried her face in his chest. She teared up, she knew how much he cared for, and so she was for him.

But hearing the concern makes you realize it again and again.

They had each other's back. They were a shoulder to cry on when one of them wasn't ok.

"You can cry. No one will judge when I'm with you. Let it all out. Crying isn't a sign of weakness. You are strong, and that's why you can cry."

With that, she finally broke down. She cried. Everything that she kept bottled inside her spilled in his embrace.

"Agh...hic... t-thank you for always staying by my side. You are the best… hic...thing that happened in my life! "

Once again, she touched his heart. He started tearing up but tried not to cry.

"Y-you are also the best thing..."

His voice cracked. He was trying very hard, not to cry.

As he was trying not to cry, he felt two hands cupping his face gently.

"Sniff, you told me that crying is weakness. Dummy, you say you're a shoulder for me, but what about you?"

She was still crying and pulled him in a hug.

His eyes widened in shock. She was the first person after his dad that told him it is ok for him to cry, the first to ever console him.

He cried in her hug like a little kid. The tears wouldn't stop no matter how much he tried.

As time passed, they started calming down.

They were still hugging. It was the longest and most comfortable hug they shared so far.

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