Baby Can I Hold You

Carrie sat against the headboard hugging her knee to her, Kelly had been busy in the bathroom for the past ten minutes. She couldn't believe this was happening to her, she had never felt so weak in her life. Never had she been made to feel so dirty and unimportant. Carrie looked towards the bedroom door as she heard it open.



'Mommy.' Elle ran to Carrie but froze as soon as she saw her. ' Mommy?' she whispered quietly.



'Kelly....Kelly.' Carrie covered her face with her hand as she shouted frantically.



'Carrie?' Kelly stopped when she saw Elle standing, her little body shaking with fear.



' Kelly get her out of here.....i don't want her to see this...please' Carrie broke down again covering herself as her daughter looked on.' Kelly please' Kelly picked up Elle taking her out the room. She could feel the little girl shaking in her arms as she sat her in Josephs room.



'Baby stay here....till I help Mommy.'



'What happened.....why is she hurt.' Elle tried to say more but her little voice couldn't cope.



'She just hurt herself.....she's not feeling good......' Kelly didn't know what else to say, picking up Fluffy Bear she placed him in the bed beside her daughter. ' I'll be back soon ok?.......i have to help mommy now.' Kelly watched as Elle nodded cuddling herself into the dog. She waited till Elle lay down before making her way back into her own room, Carrie still lay on the bed silently looking towards the door.



'She ok?' Carrie's voice was strained. 'Did I scare her?' Kelly felt her heart ache, even looking like she did Carrie's first thoughts were still her daughter.



'She's worried about you....'Kelly sat beside Carrie.' Im worried about you' Kelly watched as the tears began falling from Carrie's eyes, sliding down her bruised skin.



'I....I .........'Carrie tried to talk but nothing was coming out.



'Do you need a doctor?' Carrie shook her head. ' Can I please know what's going on?' Carrie shook her head again. Kelly stood up walking towards the bathroom again, coming back out again she walked towards Carrie. Gently reaching out for Carrie's hands she expected the blonde to pull away again but this time she accepted her touch. Walking together towards the bathroom Carrie spotted the bath filled with bubbles.



'No Kelly...I can't please.' Carrie tried to get back out of the bathroom but Kelly stopped her.



'You need to....baby you need to wash....'



'I don't want you to see me.' Carrie whispered.



'Why?'



'I just don't want you to see this.' Gently pulling the coat open Kelly saw that Carrie was still wearing the top she wore to bed each night.



'I need to get you out of these clothes and into nice clean ones OK.' Kelly spoke like she was talking to Elle and Carrie seemed to respond to it. Helping Kelly with her coat Carrie stood with her arms folded. Kelly could see hand marks on her arms, small finger marks across her wrists. She tried to block it out she knew if she looked to much she would break down. 'Im going to take off your top now ok?' Kelly explained to Carrie, when she saw the blonde nodded she continued. Taking her top off she saw that Carrie wasn't wearing a bra, there was a few bruises along her neck line a deeper bigger one across her stomach.



'Kelly I...'



'Shhh...just let me help you' Reaching for her jeans Kelly stopped to look at her. 'I'm going to take these off now ok?' Carrie nodded again as Kelly slipped them off seeing them falling to the floor. Looking down she saw deep bruises along her hips big dark ones over her thighs . Kneeling down she began pulling off her shoes letting the jeans come off too. As she raised herself to get back up her eye caught something on Carrie's thigh, running her hand along it she realised it was teeth marks. Her whole stomach turned, looking up at Carrie she saw the blonde looking down.



'Kelly...please....'



'Carrie were you.......did he.' Carrie shook her head.



'He tried...but.....he didn't do that.' Kelly moved away from her afraid she was scaring her.



'We shouldn't wash you.....we need to call the police.' Carrie grabbed onto her arms.



'Kelly no......please no I dont want men all around me....i just want you...please.'



'But what if I do more damage...'



'You cant....it's all been done.....I just want you.' Kelly nodded her head.



'You promise who ever did this .....didn't do that?'



'I promise.' Kelly went back to the bath checking the water, when she was happen it was warm enough she turned back to Carrie. 'Come on...ill help you in.' Letting Kelly help her carrie stepped into the bath, she winced as the warm water stung her skin.



'I know it hurts...but I wont be long ok?' Carrie nodded as Kelly began washing her skin. Gently and as lightly as she could she ran the sponge over her girlfriends sore body, stopping only to make sure Carrie wasn't uncomfortable. When she made sure her whole body was washed, Kelly stood up holding the towel for her, stepping into it Carrie allowed Kelly to lead her towards the bed.



'I don't need clothes...i just want to get under the covers.' Kelly nodded as she helped Carrie lay down, pulling the covers up around her.



'Do you need some pain killers?' Carrie shook her head.



'I just want to sleep.' Kelly nodded getting herself into her side of the bed. She lay still watching Carrie's back.



'Baby?......Can I hold you ?' Kelly watched as Carrie turned to face her.



'Please...' Carrie asked. Pulling the blonde into her arms Kelly felt her whole body being pressed against hers. Silently rocking the blonde slowly back and forth Kelly left small kisses in her hair as the blonde relaxed in her arms.