Pulling Through

TALKING

Gus put a cup of tea into her hands and she took a small sip, avoiding his gaze. He sat beside her and drank from his own mug.

-What happened?- he asked after a while, looking intently at her.

-I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative… again- she sighed.

His eyes softened as he reached for her hand-I´m sorry love…- Gus said sadly, squeezing it.

She took another swig of her tea and forced herself to keep on talking. Her eyes fixated on Ziggy, who was calmly sleeping a few feet away from them.

-So… I was feeling down. I had a few beers here at home and then I decided to go on a binge to that bar I used to go to. I got pretty shitfaced, so they cut me off and I ended up drunk on the street puking my guts out.

She paused, wincing at the memory – Then these… kids tried to jump me and, well, when I saw them... When I saw those baby faces and I heard their childish voices, I just couldn´t stand the thought that they must have parents somewhere and that they´re clearly doing a very crappy job. Those pieces of s**t have what I long so hard for, and they don´t even give a f**k. So, that broke me. I laughed at them and they beat the s**t out of me.

-Oh, princess- Gus sighed as he pulled her closer- I know this is hard. I know you are frustrated, but you can´t keep doing this to yourself. It´s destroying you. If we are really going to pursue this, I need to know you can take it. Cause if you can´t, then I'd rather stop altogether, I prefer to settle on being just the two of us than watching you whiter away slowly under all this weight.

He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead, sighing.

-World isn´t a fair place and you need to wrap your head around that fact. But Ally, you are not alone in this, so stop acting as if you were. We are in this together and we´ll get through it if we manage to stay that way. So, tell me, princess, What´s it gonna be? We keep on going or we call it quits? Either way you´ll have my full support.

Ally´s tears had been rolling down her cheeks for a while now, she looked into his eyes and smiled. Running her hand through his beard.

-We keep going- she said firmly after taking a deep breath- at least for now.

-Fair enough- he replied, bringing her hand to his lips and kissing it- and remember baby, you can tap out whenever you want. Now, let´s get you out of those filthy clothes.

He took her to the bathroom and got rid of her tattered dress, he cleansed her as she stood down the warm stream of water, letting it soothe her battered face. Running his hands through her bruised ribs and carefully washing her sore body.

When she was clean enough, he dried her up and wrapped her in some fluffy pajamas, then handed her a glass of water and an Advil.

She crawled onto bed and felt him lie behind her, pulling her closer to him as she drifted out while he kissed the nape of her neck.

When she woke up a few hours later the room was empty. She got on her feet and walked out, following the smell of food to the kitchen.

-Hey, you´re up- Gus said as she entered the place, while stirring a pot of soup-How are you feeling?

-Better- she replied, pulling her body up onto a stool and placing her elbows over the counter, her fingers drifting unconsciously to her sore eye and she hissed at the touch of her own digits.

Gus turned to look at her at the sound and then walked up to the freezer and handed her a bag of frozen peas.

-Here princess, hold that to your eye for a bit, but don´t apply pressure, just put it up there.

She did as she was told and she sighed in relief at the contact of the cold surface on her bruised face.

A moment later he placed a bowl of steaming soup in front of her and she started eagerly slurping all of its contents.

Gus sat across from her, eating his own soup and scanning her face. When he finished his bowl he reached for her hand and gently pried her fingers open, taking the bag of peas away from her and setting it aside.

-Here, let me see it- he said carefully holding her cheek and inspecting her, his eyes instantly darkening considerably and glazing a bit.

-s**t princess, the son of a b***h got you real bad! – He leaned down to kiss her lips, sadly – Ally, please, promise me you won´t put yourself in such a dangerous situation ever again. I don´t know what I would do… They could have killed you!

-I know, I´m sorry handsome- she said, grazing his jawbone- I promise you I´ll try not to be that stupid ever again.

They sat in silence, looking at each other. Gus´s eyes staring at her painfully with concern and sorrow, his gaze so deep she could barely stand it.

-So…- She finally said, averting her sight- How was the gig?

He sighed, letting go of her cheek and placing the bag back on her eye. Ally raised her hand against it to keep it in place.

-Good, princess, it went fine – he smiled at her- Tony says hi, and Aubrey and Charles say they missed you. You should come with me next time.

-I will, I´m sorry, I should have just gone with you- Ally muttered, looking down at her hands- I guess I was just feeling like staying here to gloat in my self-loathing for a little. It´s idiotic, I know that.

-Glad you can see that now, princess.

Gus stood up and took their bowls to the sink to wash them, when he was done, he turned around to find Ally looking at her reflection on the microwave surface, her face contorted in disgust as she inspected it.

-Oh my god! I look like a monster!- she whimpered- I´m f*****g Quasimodo!

He laughed and went to hug her, lifting her chin up with one finger.

-Nah princess, you always look cute to me – he said kissing her softly.

-How can you say that? Are you serious?- she replied pouting, then trying to hide her face away from him.

-Absolutely! I´d totally do you right now- he chuckled, giving her a playful spank and making her panties instantly wet.

-Really? – she turned to look at him with caution.

-Really, baby- he c****d his head a bit- But if you´re having so much trouble believing it, then why don´t I just prove that to you… C´mon.

He grabbed her hand and led her back to their room, where he made her lie on the bed, patiently slipping her pajamas off and carefully running his hands through her body.

-Let me know if I´m hurting you- he said as he eyed the bruises on her ribs and positioned himself gently over her body.

He parted her legs and slid his manhood inside her little by little, making her moan in pleasure.

-Oh my god Gus! You were for real!- she exclaimed as she felt his hardened rod pound her with lust.

-I always am baby, I always am- he replied smiling into her mouth and sinking deeper inside.