This is for EmeraldMagick, she helped me with some ideas. I hope you like it, I don't know how long it will be, but here we go.

Disclaimer: I do not own National Treasure, K? Thanks.

"Riley!" Abigail's scolding voice fills the kitchen, "How many times do I have to tell you not to drink out of the carton?"

"If I were to use a glass, I would dirty it and have to clean it and you'd yell at me anyway, so what's the point? I'm clean, I promise!" Riley argues, knowing that he'll never win this argument with Abigail, but it's worth a try.

"If you want to get your germs all over something, do it at your own house. How long has it been since you actually went home?" Abigail glares at Riley as Ben enters the room. Now the smart thing in Ben's case to do is to just turn around and leave the room, unfortunately, Ben is not quick enough and is dragged into the argument by his wife.

"Ben, you agree don't you darling? I understand we both love Riley, but sometimes I doubt his maturity level. What are we going to do when we have kids and we have to make sure to watch them and Riley?"

"Hello, still in the room here!" Abigail shoots him a look so cold it could freeze the fires of hell.

"Abby I don't really want to argue, this is between you and Riley."

"I knew you'd take my side," Riley says as he sticks his tongue out at Abigail. "Men have a secret code, and we always agree with one another, you'll never win Abby, face it."

Ben quickly looked from Riley to Abigail and back, knowing Riley had just lost all chances of finishing the fight. Every day something broke out between his best friend and wife, and every day his wife would come out victorious. The two bickered more than an old married couple, but in the end they always made up and managed to get along.

"Honestly Riley, I have met children who are better behaved than you!" Abby retorted looking at her husband for support.

"She does have a point Riley, how do you ever expect to settle down with a wife and kids if you're going to continue to act like this? I don't suppose you'll ever have a normal family and relationship if you keep this up."

Riley froze, staring at his friend with a blank face. Ben stared back, confused at Riley's reaction. He began to grow concerned as Riley turned pale and looked down at the floor. What had he said that would affect him so much? Ben turned to his wife but she looked just as befuddled as he did.

"D-don't you ever say that!" Riley growled at his friend, trying hard to keep his breathing under control. "You don't know what the hell you're talking about."

The couple had never seen their friend react like this and they were left speechless. The only thing they could do was silently watch their friend stare at the floor, fists clenched so tight his knuckles turned white.

Riley and Abigail fought all the time, and every now and then Ben would make a comment or two, but nothing like this had ever happened. Ben couldn't understand what was going on; one minute there was a friendly argument and the next the room had turned uncomfortably quiet and no one could look another in the eye.

Finally Ben regained the ability to form a sentence and broke the overbearing silence, "Riley, hey, calm down. What's wrong with you?"

The silence broken, Abigail too came out of her stupor and, taking on a sincerely concerned tone, tried to figure out what caused Riley's severe change of character. "Riley, I'm sorry. Is there really any reason to react like this? You win, drink out of the carton, I don't care."

"Do you really think it's about that?" Riley growled angrily, rage and sorrow marring his face.

Before anyone could speak again, Riley stormed out of the kitchen, leaving two highly confused people in his wake. The slamming of the front door told Ben and Abigail that Riley had left.

"What was that all about?" Abigail asks her husband, shocked and hurt. Riley had never actually yelled at her, and it was startling seeing the usually calm, sarcastic computer geek so angry and woebegone

"I'm not sure. I don't know what I said that made him so furious."

The room is once again overcome with a dead silence as both of the occupants look off into space, replaying the scene in their heads trying to figure out what the cause of Riley's outrage was. Neither of them can manage to come up with an answer, so they would just have to wait until Riley was calm and reasonable enough to tell them what his problem was.

OK, really short chapter, I know, but that was really all that needs to be said in this chapter. Let me know what you think.

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