Chapter 3: Reminder

Mary was not happy at all. Riggs up and walking around. The doctor told him that he had to stay in bed for a few more weeks. But Riggs told Mary that he was okay. He was now standing beside her in the garden. She was wearing a

Eavis & Brown via Les Habitudes beaded and embroidered corset in ivory and a very light grey Eavis & Brown via Les Habitudes Chiffon layered skirt. She looked over at him and he smiled at her. She walked over to her Ladies. They were setting under a blooming wiping cherry tree. Riggs stayed where he was so that the girls could talk.

"I don't like it." Mary said and the girls looked at her.

"What is it Mary?" Aylee asked her.

"He is not listing to the doctor." She said and looked down and at her coin ring.

"Mary, he just wants to protect you, that is all." Greer told her.

"I know, but he needs to be in bed." The girls smiled at her.

"What?" She asked and looked that them.

"You like him." Greer said and Mary looked at her.

"I like him as a good friend." She told them. Lola looked up and saw Roger walked over to Riggs.

-With Riggs-

"You should be in bed." Roger told him. Riggs sighed and said.

"I will tell you the same thing I told Mary. I'm fine." He said not looking away from Mary.

"You are still in pain." He told him.

"Yes, I am but I have to do my job and watch over Mary." He told Roger. Roger rolled his eyes.

"You are going to hurt yourself again." Riggs rolled his eyes this time.

-Later that night-

Mary was setting at her desk. She was now in a Free People Journey embellished slip dress in ivory, with her night gown under it. Riggs was standing beside her desk. She looked over at him and smiled at him.

"You can go and eat your dinner." She told him. Riggs moved and nodded his head at her.

"Thank you Mary." He said and walked out. He walked out of the room and stood outside the door while the guard walked to him.

"I'm going to eat dinner, watch her." He told him and the man nodded his head and moved and stood at the door. Riggs walked down to the kitchen. Once in the cook gave him his dinner. He sat down and started to eat. The cook walked out and he was alone. He put his dish in the sink and walked over to the door but stopped when he heard.

"The Queen's bodyguard is gone." Once guard said and Riggs moved so that they could not see him. "Tell the other's it's time." Riggs narrowed his eyes.

"What about the other one." The other guard asked.

"We will kill him with the Ladies and The Queen and her bodyguard." He told him. Riggs's eyes got wide and he moved and knocked over a glass that was behind him on the corner.

"What was that?" The guard said and moved. He saw Riggs.

"He's in the kitchen!" He yelled and Riggs moved and waited for one to walk in, but no one came. He then heard them moving something. He went to move the door but it would not move. He looked up and know that it was the dining room table. He moved to push the door open and it was not move. He pushed harder, but that made his side hurt. He grabbed his side in pain. He knew that he had to get out of there to save Mary and her Ladies and Roger. Then he remembered his phone. He got it out and called Roger.

"Riggs?" Roger asked.

"Rog, some of the guards are not guards they are going to kill Mary and the girls and you!" He yelled and Roger's eyes got wide. Riggs ended the call and went back to trying to get out. He looked around the kitchen to see if there was another way out but there was not.

-With Mary-

She moved and took off her slip dress. Her door opened and she looked. She knew it was Riggs, but when she looked it was two guard. She saw the looks on their faces and they moved to her. She backed up and asked.

"What is going on?"

"We are here for you." The guard told her and she moved to run but the guard ran and grabbed her by the arm and throw her on the bed. She tried to fight him off but the other fake guard moved and held her down. The guard smiled and evil smile and moved his hand to his pants.

"NO, MARTIN!" She screamed and he moved to her.

"He's not coming. Time to remind you that you are not untouchable." He told her. Her eyes went wide and she opened her mouth to scream but his placed his hand over her mouth and nose.

-With Riggs-

Martin put all his weight into pushing the table out of the way. He growled at the pain in his side. Then the table gave way and he pushed it out of the way and he ran out of the kitchen. He had to find Mary.

-With Mary-

The man move and let go of her mouth and nose. She gasped for air. He moved and looked at the other. Mary moved her hands out of the man's hands. She moved to her hair and pulled out her Celtic metal hair stick. She pulled it out and stabbed the man over her in the throat. She moved pulled it out quick and then move and stabbed the other man in the throat as well. She moved and ran out of the room. She ran into the hallway and moved to run down the hallway but stopped when she show three guards standing there.

"My god, it's The Queen." One said and moved over to her. She was about to run off until she saw Roger with them. She looked over and saw Riggs run up the stairs. She moved and ran over to him. They hugged each other. Roger saw this and was shocked, and had a feeling that he had talk to Riggs about this. Riggs looked at Mary and saw that something had happened to her. She moved her hand and felt Riggs's side was wet. She looked and saw the blood.

"Martin, your side." He put his hand on his and looked at it and saw the blood.

"Forget about it. Y'all go. I'll stay with Mary." They moved and went back into her room and he saw the dead men on the floor. He looked and saw one had his pants undone. His eyes got wide and looked at Mary who had move to her desk. He walked over to her.

"What did they do to you?" He asked her.

"They came in and I tired to run but he caught me and throw me on the bed." She didn't go on. Riggs closed his eyes.

"Mary I will ask you this once, so that we but know what you went through tonight." She didn't look at him.

"Where you raped?" He asked her. She fell to the ground and started to cry hard.

"Okay, okay that answered my question." He said and moved over to her and knelt down in front of her.

"Mary, they tried to degrading a Queen tonight, and they will not succeed. Because they world will never know what they did to you."

"That's not possible." Mary cried out.

"It is, because you will walk out of here and you will tell everyone that this never happened." He told her and moved closer to her.

"No I can't, I can't" She said and looked at him.

"Mary, you can, you have to. Mary, Roger and your other guards saw you. You have to kill these rumors now. Your next move will define you as a powerful Queen untouched by a failed assassination attempt or a victim. It will define you who you are. Your place in history. Don't let them win Mary. Trust me and let me help you because I swear that I can." Riggs told her. Mary looked at him.

"How can you help?" She asked him.

"I know what it is to be in your place. You are scared and don't want to be touched. I know, Mary. I was raped, when I was younger." He told her. Mary looked at him with a shocked look.

"You were?" She asked him.

"Yes, I was. Look Mary we are going to clean you up, fixes you hair, put on a beautiful dress. You can go down and tell them that you are untouched. I know Roger would not start rumors about this, but your other guards might." Riggs held out his hand. Mary looked at his hand and slowly reached out and grabbed it. Riggs smiled at her.

"Okay, let's go." He said and they walked to the bathroom. While they were there in the bathroom LAPD came and got the bodies and took the covers off of the bed. Once maids were done fixing the bed and the room, it looked like nothing had happened. Mary walked down the stairs and everyone looked at her. She was in a Alexander McQueen Embroidered silk satin cropped Jacket, with a silk satin black skirt. Her hair was down and the side were pulled over the sides of a Eugenia Kim Goldtone crown headband. She had on Elizabeth Cole 'Bianca' Earrings and her signet coin ring. She looked at everyone and smiled and said.

"I am untouched. Still shaken but untouched." They all smiled and she talked to them for awhile then went back to her room. She walked in and noticed the Riggs was standing at the door. She turned and looked at him.

"Do you want me to come in and sleep in here with you or stay at the door?" He asked her.

"Sleep in here with me." She said and Riggs smiled and moved in and shut the door. "You can sleep on the daybed." She told him. Riggs nodded his head and moved and sat on the daybed. Mary walked into the bathroom and changed in a new night gown. She walked out and got into bed. Riggs watched as she laid down and got under the covers. He laid down and closed his eyes and just as he was about to go asleep. He heard Mary softly crying. Riggs moved and got off the daybed and walked over to Mary. He sat down on the bed and placed a hand on her shoulder. She turned and looked at him.

"Mary, do you want me to hold until you go to sleep?" He asked her. Mary said nothing, she just moved over. Riggs moved and laid down and hugged her up. She started to cry harder. He closes his eyes and rocked her a little. She moved her hands to his chest and grabbed his shirts tight.

"What am I going to do?" She asked him.

"You will be okay." He told her and she shook her head.

"No, I will not be. Whoever my husband is will know that my virtue is gone." She cried harder. Riggs narrowed his eyes and then got what she was saying.

"Mary, you were a…" He didn't finish, Mary just nodded her head.

"Oh god Mary, I'm so sorry." He said and hugged her tighter.

-Morning-

Mary woke up in Riggs's arms and looked up at him. He was asleep. She smiled and moved her hand and traced his collar bone. Riggs hummed in his sleep. Mary knew that he was liking this. She smiled and she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. Riggs moved and opened his eyes and looked down and smiled at her.

"You okay?" He asked her. She smiled and said.

"I am now that I have heard your voice." This made Riggs smiled. He moved to get out of the bed but Mary stopped him and hugged him more. He moved and laid against the headboard. Mary moved her head to where it was on lower part of his chest. Just then there was a knock on the door and it opened. Santos walked in and saw Riggs in bed with Mary who looked to be asleep. Her eyes got wide with anger.

"What are you doing Riggs?" She pretty much yelled out.

"I told him to sleep beside him." Mary said and looked at her. Santos looked at her with a shocked look.

"Your Majesty." She said and was about to say something but Mary cut her off.

"If I tell him to sleep beside me, he will do it. If I tell him to cut out your heart, he will do it." Mary made a point. Santos knew that was a threat.

"I'm sorry You Majesty." She said and walked out. Riggs smiled and said.

"You know I would do anything you told me to do."

"I know." Mary smiled and looked up at him. She moved up and kissed him on the cheek again. He moved his head and kissed her on the cheek as well. Then he realized what he had just done. He moved and said.

"I'm sorry." Mary smiled at him and said in a sweet voice.

"It's alright." Riggs smiled at her.