When Wooyoung woke up, it took him a moment to realize where he was. Everything had happened so fast, it was all a blur in his own mind.

But the second he looked down and saw Lila nestled into his chest, his heart soared.

He spent several minutes just watching her sleep and thinking that he could never get tired of this sight.

Lila seemed to sense he was awake, though, and started to stir. She let out a soft moan, then opened her eyes slowly.

It seemed to take her a bit to register what was going on, too, because she looked up at Wooyoung almost like she didn't recognize him.

"Hey." He said softly, bringing a hand up to rub her cheek with his thumb.

"Wooyoung?" Her voice cracked a little as she spoke.

He smiled and nodded. "Who else?" He chuckled.

Tears came to her eyes as she pressed her face to his chest again and Wooyoung wrapped here in his arms.

"Hey, shhh, it's ok. You're safe now."

"I th-thought it was all a d-dream... But it's r-really you? You're r-really h-here?" She asked, taking one of her arms and wrapping it around his waist.

"Yes, I'm really here. And you're home. You're at a place where he will never hurt you again." Wooyoung kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes, trying to fight back the tears that threatened to fall.

"I'm s-s-so s-sorry..." She whimpered, fisting his shirt to try and bring him closer. Wooyoung hesitated. He had no idea what she was trying to apologize for. "S-San tried to t-tell me... I just d-didn't want to s-see it..."

"Oh, Lila honey, no. You don't need to apologize. None of us could predict it would have turned out like this..."

"You came for me..." Her tone turned a little hard.

Wooyoung swallowed. He knew this was going to come, so why not now? "I will always come for you. There's a lot that has happened, Lila, and I need you to listen to me. Ok?"

She pulled away from him with an almost dead look in her eyes, and he knew she was bracing herself for what he was about to say as she sat up.

He joined her and took her hands, making sure to look her directly in the eyes. "What you saw, that interview? It was all a set up planned by Rachel. She is not pregnant Lila. I had no idea she was going to do that." He watched as her eyes trembled a little. "Rachel... She found out about you and was jealous..." He paused, trying to find the words to say to her as his own bad experience came back to his mind. "The night of the press premier. Rachel... Rachel drugged me and took me to a hotel room."

Lila's eyes widened now and a spark of the woman he loved came back. "What?! Woo..."

"I thought... I thought she had raped me. She set it up to make it look that way, and the fact that I couldn't remember anything didn't help. Yeosang and San came and got me and took me straight to the police to file a report. The only reason I didn't tell you... Is because I didn't want to take away from the time you were having with your dad." He finished by lowering his voice and looking down at the bed.

Then Lila surprised him by pulling him into a hug as they both started to cry.

Neither one spoke of apologies, or anything else as an acceptance fell over them. They had both been through something traumatic that neither one could have prevented with he way that things had lined up.

But they were together. And there was nothing to forgive.

"You have some visitors, by the way." Wooyoung whispered after a few minutes. He didn't want this to end, but he knew the others wanted to see her too.

"I do?" Lila pulled back and he smiled at the confused look on her face.

He reached up and brushed away her tears. "You do. But first, there's something I need to do." Slowly, Wooyoung moved his hand to cup the back of her head and pulled her to him.

She didn't need much prompting thought. Lila closed the gap herself and slammed her lips to his while climbing into his lap to straddle him.

The kiss revitalized him in ways that he couldn't even imagine, especially when Lila fisted his shirt and hair, trying to draw him closer.

It erased every bad memory, feeling, and touch that he had been through and just reaffirmed that she was really there.

Their tongues mixed shortly after, turning the kiss passionate and needy.

Wooyoung could feel himself getting excited by the intimate position, so he quickly pulled back, earning a soft whine from Lila.

Her eyes were glowing again. Even in the dark room, he could tell that the gold had returned to her eyes.

That silent acceptance between them was the magic they had needed.

"Are you ready to see everyone?" He asked, rubbing her arms.

"Who's everyone? Is Seonghwa here too?"

"I wouldn't be surprised." Wooyoung started to move and Lila got off his lap.

Then she made a small sound and looked down. "My... Pajamas?"

Wooyoung felt himself blush as he rubbed the back of his head. "You were really out of it yesterday... But your clothes were also torn. So I changed you..."

"Thank you." Lila took his head as they both got off the bed. She hesitated for a moment when looking at the door.

"Take your time." Wooyoung closed his eyes as he kissed the side of her head.

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Lila felt her heart beat faster at the small kiss. Part of her still felt like this all had to be a dream, but she knew it wasn't.

As she squeezed Wooyoung's hand, she felt herself getting a little stronger.

Nate was gone. She wasn't his prisoner anymore.

And Wooyoung was free of Rachel too, at least from what she gathered. She knew there was more to the story, but that would come at another time.

For now, they just needed to take things one day at a time.

Wooyoung led her to the door and opened it slowly, waiting for Lila to step through first.

She tried to prepare herself for what was about to happen, but she would have never been able to guess what she actually got.

San barreled into her right away and held her tight. The pair of them stumbled back into Wooyoung, then the three of them stood there enjoying their reunion.

Lila could already feel the tears coming, but they stopped when her mouth opened a little at the sight in front of her.

Yeosang was standing off to the side, arms crossed, with a small smile on his face. Seonghwa was right behind him, with an even bigger, teary smile. Lila recognized Jongho next to him.

Then on the other side of the room stood Yunho, Mingi, and Hongjoong.

They were all here, and they all looked so happy to see her.

She didn't even know what to say as San took a step back to stand next to Wooyoung.

Yeosang came forward and gave her a quick hug before taking his place next to San. They had never had a touchy relationship so the small gesture already meant the world to Lila.

"There's my beautiful girl." Seonghwa said, wiping his eye before pulling her into a bone crushing hug. "Welcome home."

"Wh-What are you all doing here?" Lila asked, turning to look at the other three.

Hongjoong hurried over to her and pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry Lila. I should have tried to stop him. All the signs were there. I feel awful."

Lila felt the tears coming as she hugged the man she had come to trust in the short time she had spent with him. "Y-You're h-here..." She whispered. It felt like her father was already watching over her.

"Of course. And I'm not going anywhere until I know that he has been taken care of." Hongjoong held the back of her head.

"Are you sure? I don't want to take you away from your patients." Lila whispered, holding him tighter.

"I got my shifts covered, and I really only have one or two now. They will be fine. Your father was my main one." Hongjoong stepped back but kept his hands on her shoulders. "I'm here for you now."

"We all are." Mingi stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. "I feel like the biggest fool here because I had no idea what was going on. I actually liked the guy." He growled.

Lila felt her stomach twisting as she remembered the day Nate had showed up for her interview. He and Mingi had had so much fun together rapping and talking about music. "It's not your fault." Lila said, tilting her head back to look up at him.

"And don't you start blaming yourself either." San walked forward and took her hand. "You genuinely thought he was a good person."

"I did... Until the end. I actually stopped taking his calls and texting him while with my dad. So for him to show up like that really creeped me out... But then..."

San pulled her into another hug. "We know. We know. Everything seemed to line up perfectly." He sighed as he ran his hand through her hair. "But it's over now. Roger is handling everything."

"Roger? He was here?" Lila looked around the room.

"Yeah, he's handling everything. He's been amazing." Wooyoung said from behind the couch.

"Come on, let's get you something to eat." Seonghwa spoke up before ducking into the kitchen with Jongho.

San nodded and pulled Lila over to the couch.

It was odd. With eight people fawning over her, Lila would have normally felt overwhelmed. But right now, they were all so gentle and concerned, Lila felt surprisingly at ease. And it seemed like everyone was getting along and bonding too.

They chatted peacefully while she ate, making sure not to overwhelm her with questions and just talking to each other.

Hongjoong and Yunho had a lot of conversations about medicine and their views on it. And Jongho started to open up a little and talk with Mingi. Apparently Jongho had a fascination with music too and loved playing the guitar and singing.

When Lila was done eating. Both Hongjoong and Seonghwa turned to grab her plate at the same time and bumped hands. She watched with a smirk on her face when Seonghwa took a step back and cleared his throat. Never had she seen the cook get flustered. Normally he was a very confident flirt. "You ok over there Hwa?" She asked with a teasing tone as Hongjoong left the room.

He turned to her with wide eyes and cleared his throat again. "Yup. Perfectly fine." He said before returning to his seat on the other side of Wooyoung.

The afternoon was only interrupted by a knock on San's door, revealing Roger on the other side. He greeted everyone and pulled up a chair. "It's nice to see you up. How are you doing honey?" He asked, tilting his head to the side a little as he studied Lila.

"I think I'm doing ok. Thank you for everything."

"Don't thank me yet. We still have a bit of a road to go down. Nate isn't going down without a fight."

Lila felt herself pale at his words and Wooyoung tightened the grip he had on her waist. "What do you mean?"

"He's claiming he did it for your protection. To keep you from harming yourself."

"What the hell?!" Yunho said.

"Yeah, what kind of bullshit is this?" San sat forward, glaring at Roger.

The manager held up his hands in defeat. "I'm just going based of what Officer Barnes has told me. He seems to be a little lenient when it comes to the rules since I'm not a lawyer, so we can't count on him forever."

"But I saw him! He... He h-had a pillow..." Wooyoung looked at Lila and she just closed her eyes and bit her lip, but nodded. "He was trying to suffocate her!"

"What?!" Several of the boys said at once, making Lila flinch.

"I know." Roger said. "And I'm looking for the best lawyers to help. We will have your witness statement, what San saw, what little the cops saw, and Lila's statement on our side. I don't see how he will be able to win so I'm not worried. I don't think any of you should be either. I know a couple of you are willing to stand as a witness too. But he does have one witness on his side that could make things complicated."

Lila knew instantly who he was talking about. "No... Please tell me they didn't..."

Roger lowered his eyes in defeat.

"What is it Lila?" Wooyoung asked, pulling her closer. "Who is it?"

She swallowed and looked at Hongjoong. He seemed to understand and he lost his color as well.

"My mother."