Omg, I am actually updating! I'm so sorry it took me so long. It has been a loooong month. Thankfully, I got a laptop for Christmas so there should be a lot of writing coming from me.

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And now, without further to do, I give you chapter 2!

Two days had past since Riley's outburst, and Ben was going frantic trying to get in touch with his friend. Abigail, on the other hand, did not seem too distressed.

"What could he be so upset about?" Ben grumbles as he paces around the kitchen, "I've never seen him act like this."

"Don't worry Ben, he'll be back in our house eating our food soon enough," is his wife's distracted reply.

"You're not the least bit concerned even though you're the one who started the fight?" the pacing man snaps at his wife.

Abigail glares at her husband, placing her hand on her hip "How could you honestly blame me for Riley's childish behavior? Besides, not that I don't love him, but the house is just so peaceful with just the two of us."

Pausing for a moment, Ben shoots an agitated look at Abigail and pulls his cell phone out of his pocket, dialing Riley's number without having to think about it. The phone rings several times, but goes to voice mail. Sighing, Ben hangs up and continues to pace back and forth.

"Ben would you please just sit down and stop worrying? Riley's fine, I promise, he just needs some time to calm down after what ever happened the other day," Abigail says in a soothing manner. She's had enough of Ben's irritating sighs every ten seconds, and the pacing is starting to make her dizzy.

"You're right Abi, I'll just wait for him to call back later." Ben sits down at the table and stares off into space. "I should really go see how he is," Ben says, leaving the kitchen and his exasperated wife sitting by herself.

"Benjamin Gates, you get back her right now!" Comes Abigail's angry voice as Ben closes the front door and walks over to his car. He can't ignore me forever, Ben thinks to himself, if I see him in person he'll have to talk to me and we can just clear everything up and get everything back to normal. This is the first fight Ben has had with Riley that ever lasted longer than a day. He couldn't explain why, but Ben missed his friend's voice, even if most of the time it was whining.

Ben quickly reaches Riley's apartment, but sadly finds that his friend isn't home. Ben, not being one to easily give up, quickly starts to drive to Riley's favorite Chinese restaurant, hoping with all his heart that his friend will be there like always.

As Ben nears the destination, he lets out a sigh of relief seeing the red sports car Riley bought after finding the Templer treasure sitting in the parking lot. He parks in the first spot he sees and enters the restaurant, scanning the room for the computer geek. Ben soon spots his friend and, ignoring the small Asian man asking him if he'd like a table, walks over to his friend and attempts to act casual.

"Hey Riley," Ben says letting out a nervous chuckle, "what were the chances of us running into each other here?"

The younger man shoots a cold look at Ben, "you do know you are a terrible actor right?"

Happy enough that Riley at least replied to him, Ben tries to get him to talk. "So how are you, we haven't spoken in awhile."

"I'm fine, it's been two days, and now I'll be on my way." Shooting Ben a sarcastic smile, Riley makes a move to leave but is stopped by a hand on his arm.

"Riley, please, I'm begging you just sit here and talk to me. What did I do wrong, what did I say?"

"I don't have time for this Ben!" Riley responds, exasperated. "Don't you understand that I don't feel like talking to you? Every time Abigail and I get into an argument, you butt in and agree with her."

"Is that all you're upset about?" Ben laughs, "It really isn't that big a de-"

"You think that's what all this is about?" Riley scoffs, cutting off Ben's response, "you think I'm that little of a person? Of course that isn't why I'm mad at you, I can't believe you!"

Before Ben can say any more, Riley storms off leaving his half eaten lo main on the table and Ben with the check. Unable to go after the upset computer wiz, Ben pounds his fist against the table and waits for the check. Once again Riley was able to evade Ben, and once again he was able to leave him surprised and confused.

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Another two days have past since Riley's outburst and Ben is going crazy without word from his friend. Just to get him out of her hair, Abigail sent him off to the store to get milk and bread.

As he makes hi way to the grocery store, Ben comes to a halt as the light before him turns red, and as he fiddles with the radio dial, he catches Riley's Ferrari speeding past out of the corner of his eye. As soon as the light changes to green, Ben turns in the direction he saw his friend go and follows, determined to get a chance to talk about the other day.

Staying a couple cars behind Riley, Ben follows until the younger man pulls into a small dirt parking lot, and Ben is shocked to notice where they are. He watches as Riley gets out of his sports car with a bouquet of roses and trudges through the cemetery. Ben parks his car and starts after his friend. Riley finally stops at a headstone and lays down the flowers, squatting down he touches the stone marker in front of him and the one to the left of it with his head bowed

As Ben approaches the troubled man, he's able to read the headstones and his jaw drops as reality hits him in the face:

Christine Amelia Poole

Loved Daughter, mother and wife

Samantha Marie Poole

Beautiful daughter

"God took back his child too soon"