Chapter 8
~*~Next day~*~
Julie walked in the house and up the stairs. AJ followed close behind her
"AJ" she said turning around, "I need some space...just for right now"
"Oh ok" he nodded stopping, "I'll be downstairs"
She walked into their bedroom and changed into her panties and bra. She pulled out her ointment and put it on all of her scars and bruises. She put on her pajamas and went back downstairs.
AJ looked at her as she walked in the kitchen and took some stuff out of the fridge, "Baby?"
She turned and looked at him.
"Come here sweetie"
"AJ...."
"Please?"
She walked over to him as he pulled her pants down and started on her shirt
"Please don't" She said as tears came to her eyes, "I didn't even do anything"
"Ju--"
"Don't rape me again....Please?" She begged trying to back up. He stood up following her, "No" she cried
"Julie" He said trying to get through to her
She let the tears pour out as he embraced her
"I wasn't going to hurt you" He whispered rocking her back and forth.
"I'm sorry" She sobbed
"Shhhhhh....baby, calm down"
"I can't" she said, "I wanna die"
"Why?" he asked pulling her on his lap
"Cause everybody hates me"
"Nobody hates you"
"You do"
"Honny, how do I hate you?"
"Cause you try to kill me. You try to get me to kill myself. You push me over the edge and I hate you for it" She said getting up. "We've been together for three years AJ, and I've put up with your shit and you still haven't even mentioned getting married, I mean I am preganant with your baby"
"I didn't think you'd say yes" he said quietly.
"You knew I wanted to get married"
"You wanna get married?"
"not right now. I did, but now I need time"
"Ok" he said. He looked at her body and saw all of the welts and bruises.
~*~3 weeks~*~
"I'm gonna go out ok?" Julie said walking in their room
"Where you going?" AJ asked
"To Farrah's"
"Ok, love you"
"Love you too" she said walking out. She took AJ's mercedes and drove over to Farrah's
"Hey" Kevin said opening the door
"Hey" she said walking in.
"How ya doing?"
"Good, is Farrah here?"
"Yea" he said walking up the stairs. Farrah came down a minute later.
"Hey Jules, wanna go out to eat?"
"Yea...sure" She nodded
"are you ok?" Farrah asked, "I mean has he hit you again?"
"No" Julie said
She and Farrah went out to eat before going back to her house
"So I was thinking," Farrah said, "Maybe you and I should move back to kentucky"
"Farr, what's wrong with your head?" Julie laughed, "What about Kevin"
"Well, see since we're getting married, he wants to move back to Kentucky"
"Forever?"
"Yea"
"You can't just up and leave me here, by myself, with-"
"With AJ?" Farrah finished, "Leave him"
"I can't I love him so much"
"Why? what is he doing for you Julie. He's not doing much. Sure he pays your bills and shit like that. But I would rather be the poorest person on earth then let some man hit me"
"I don't need this" Julie said grabbing her keys, "I'll see you"
She drove home and stormed in the house.
"Hey baby" AJ said coming out of the kitchen.
"Hi" she said walking up the stairs.
"What's wrong?" AJ asked
"Nothing" She sighed lying on their bed
"We go on tour next week"
"What?" She asked sitting up, "Why are you just now telling me"
"Because you've been a little distant" He said crawling on top of her, "You wanna come with us?"
"Sure" She said