Mordecai sat on his bed with Rigby in his arms. He listened to the raccoon's steady breaths as his chest rose and fell. Mordecai studied Rigby closely. He looked for any signs of Rigby having a nightmare, but the coon only shifted slightly every now and then. Just as Mordecai's eyelids started to droop, Rigby's eyes opened.
"Hey Rigby," Mordecai said as Rigby looked around in confusion then settled his eyes on Mordecai. "Hey Mordecai," he replied as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He yawned. "Now what?" "What do you mean?" Mordecai asked puzzled as he pet Rigby's head. Rigby purred then spoke.
"What are we supposed to do all day? We have the day off but there's not much to do with Tim coming back any time now."
"Well I'm not letting you out of my sight, dude," Mordecai said. "What are you, my mom?" Rigby said with a smile as he punched Mordecai's arm. Mordecai smirked. "In a way, I guess I am," he said laughing.
Rigby's smile went away. "Yeah...you're the only one that really cares about me."
"Hey, that's not true. Benson cares about you. In fact, he cares about you more than all our other friends." Mordecai smiled at Rigby's doubtful look. "Ok, fine. So two people care about me," Rigby said. Just as Mordecai was about to say something else, they both heard a car speeding toward the park. Rigby jumped out of Mordecai's arms and onto the floor and scampered over to the window. Mordecai got up and followed him and looked out. They saw Tim get out and looked up at their window. They quickly ducked as they heard the car door slam shut.
Rigby heard the front door slam shut as Tim walked in. He looked down at the floor. "Great, now he knows where we are," he mumbled to himself. "It's ok, Rigby. The door is locked and Benson should have heard Tim come in," Mordecai said. "I'm hungry," he added. "Want me to go get some snacks?" Rigby nodded. "Ok sorry I have to leave for a second but I'm really hungry. I wouldn't leave if I was so hungry. Lock the door after me ok? I'll say it's me when I'm back." Rigby nodded again as Mordecai stood up, unlocked the door, and went out closing it behind him. Rigby got up and locked the door and sat down with his back to the door. He heard something in the lock.
Mordecai was walking up the stairs with snacks in his arms. He stopped when he heard a door open and close. He knew everyone else was outside working. Mordecai dropped the snacks when he heard a thud and ran up the rest of the stairs and darted into his and Rigby's bedroom. Tim was holding Rigby in a headlock.
"Let him go!" Mordecai started to charge at Tim but stopped when Tim spoke. "One wrong move, and I'll kill him," he said with an evil grin. Mordecai clenched his fists. "You hurt him and I'll kill you," he said gritting his teeth. He looked over at Rigby, whose face was filled with nothing but anger.