Perfectly Imperfect- Leonardo Dicaprio

chapter 5

y/n's pov

Leo sat on the couch next to me, wrapping a blanket around my shoulders whilst I processed what just happened. He rested his hand on my shoulder as I sobbed.

"Who was he?" I hear him say through my cries.

it's time to tell him everything y/n. after all he just witnessed, he deserves to know the truth

I adjusted myself on the couch to face Leo a bit more and I looked into his eyes which were full of worry and sympathy. 

"Nick is my ex boyfriend. He was really abusive to me. He forced me to do things that I didn't want to do and if I didn't do what he said, he would hurt me."

Leo's face turned from worry to shock as a tear formed in his eye. He held my hand and held it tight. 

TW: sexual assault

"I remember this one night when I was 18. Up until that point, he seemed like the perfect boyfriend. He bought me flowers, held my hand in public, took me to the movies. But it all changed on that one night. We had just gotten back from the movies and he wanted me to stay over at his house, so I agreed. When we got into bed, he started touching me in places that I didn't want to be touched. I told him that I'm not comfortable with it but he ignored me and still did it, only more forcefully. He then pinned me down on the bed and I couldn't move. I was trying to push him off me and I kept shouting stop, but he never did. He raped me that night. I was betrayed by the person I thought I loved. And I thought he loved me, but he clearly didn't". 

I stared at the floor as I relived a part of my past that I never wanted to relive. More tears started streaming down my face

"After that, he would keep me as his hostage. He forced me not to tell anyone or he would kill me. He would do the same things to me over and over again until I somehow escaped. I somehow ran away. And he somehow found me"

I looked over at Leo who was still holding my hand, tears started to fall down his cheeks as he moved closer to me and hugged me. More tears started to fall down my face as I put my head on his chest so I could feel his heart beat. 

I feel so comfortable with him, it's like I can let out all of my emotions and he won't judge me one single bit for it

leo's pov

I was in shock. This girl had a heart of pure gold, how could Nick ever do that to her. I hugged her tighter as she continued to cry into my chest. Just thinking about what could've happened to her if I didn't show up in time makes me feel sick. More tears trickle out of my eye as I start stroking her hair. 

"y/n, even though I've only known you for a few hours, I care so much about you" I said to her softly as she looked up at me, her cheeks tear stained.

"None of this is your fault. None of it" I reassure her as she sits up, squeezing my hand. She smiles at me and says something so quiet, its almost inaudible

"Thank you Leo"

We just stared into each others eyes for a while. It felt magical.

"How about we put on a movie?" I said as I smiled at her

"That would be perfect" she said as she reached for the TV remote and put on Frozen.

"Frozen. Out of everything you could've chosen, you chose frozen" I chuckled

"Shut up I like Olaf" she shot back at me as she rested her head on my chest again.

third person pov

Leo pulled a blanket over them and a few minutes into the film, they fell asleep in each others embrace.

A/N: that was wholesome, I love a wholesome scene. sorry for the shorter chapter, it felt like a good place to end this chapter. See you in the next one!

-Rosie💛