Chapter 6

After the ordeal, they headed back to the hotel, where Melina was crouched on the bed, tightly clutching her dragon doll...

Morrison joined her in the room, devastated to see her this way. Without saying a word, he crawled on the bed and joined her before wrapping his arms around her. "Johnny?" she asked after a long silence.

"Hmm?"

"I know I haven't said this yet, but I'm scared, John, I'm so scared." she said quietly.

"It's all right to be afraid. Like I said, I'll be right here and there's no way I'm leaving you." he replied.

"But he threatened to kill you!" she exclaimed, sitting up and facing him.

"I know."

"Babe, if anything ever happened to you, I-I couldn't go on." she started sobbing.

"Hey. I'm sticking around here, you better believe it. My job here's to protect you and that's what I'm gonna do. And If anything ever happened to you...I couldn't go on, either."

After that, she gazed at him before they wrapped themselves in another passionate kiss. After they broke apart, he said, "Mina, please. Let me make love to you. I want to make you happy again, and most of all, I just want you and I to be the only two people in the world."

She smiled. "Thank you for saying that because I need you so much." she said before they crashed in another kiss and made themselves comfortable on the bed…

After their lovemaking was finished, he held Melina in his arms while she rested her head on his chest and wrapped an arm around his waist.

"Told ya I'd make you feel better." he chuckled.

She giggled. "I love you, mi amor." she repeated sincerely.

He kissed her forehead. "And I love you, mi corazon." he replied devotedly.

During the night, Melina was in the middle of what would be a nightmare about River...

She was asleep in bed, while someone's arms were wrapped around her. After she woke up, she smiled at the thought of being held in Morrison's strong arms. "Johnny? You awake?" she asked quietly.

No reply.

"Johnny?" she asked, turning around to find River there instead of her boyfriend.

"Melina, my goddess! You look beautiful when you're asleep." he said.

Her eyes widened in shock and she screamed in fright. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

"Sweetums, what's the matter?" he asked.

"No! No, this isn't happening! Where's my John, WHERE IS HE?" she demanded, moving away from him.

"John? I know nothing of this John of which you speak of." he replied.

"You LIAR! You know exactly who he is, especially after he nearly kicked your ass the other day!" she screamed. "You know, screw this, I'm calling the police."

"I wouldn't do that." he replied.

She picked up the phone to find that the line was dead. "Damn it!" she cried, running towards the door.

"Hey, where the hell are you going?" he demanded, grabbing her before she left.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! HELP! JOHN, HELP ME!" she screamed.

"Shut up!" he cried, throwing her back on the bed and handcuffing her to the bedpost. "Now, it's time for our main event, what I've been wanting to do to you ever since I first saw you." he said, undoing his jeans and approaching her.

"NOOOOOOOO! JOHN! SOMEBODY HELP!" she screamed. "HELP!..."

"Help! John! Where are you?" Melina cried in her sleep.

"Mel! MEL! Wake up!" John cried, shaking her.

She gasped once she woke up. "Oh, Johnny..." she sobbed in his arms.

He hugged her tightly. "It was only a nightmare, Mel, it's all right. You're safe." he said softly.

The next morning, Melina was still in bed watching TV, while Morrison joined her with a bouquet of flowers. "Buenos Dias, mi corazon!" he exclaimed.

She giggled.

"You feeling any better?" he asked, handing her the flowers.

"Yeah, now that you're here." she smiled, taking them. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. I wanted to give em to you." he replied, lying down next to her. "Listen, if you don't feel comfortable going outside yet, I understand. We can spend the whole day inside if you want."

"No." she said, to his surprise. "I was thinking, and I can't let some psychotic stalker confine me to this room for the rest of my life! I can't be afraid anymore, John. All I need is you by my side. I believe that the two of us can finish him off together if we have to."

He smiled at her. "Melina Perez, I am so proud of you." he replied before giving her a hug and kiss.

"Thanks, I'm proud of me, too. So, uh, you think we could maybe go out camping for a couple of days?" she asked with a smile.

"Well, Mel, that sounds like a yes from me. Let's get going, my feisty senorita!" he exclaimed, helping her up.

Little did they know, River was in the room next to theirs and heard everything that they said.

*ring ring*

"Sage?" he asked.

"Hey, Riv, just calling to see if you'd made any progress yet." she said.

"No. I almost had her yesterday, but her pretty-boy boyfriend stepped in and stole her away from me." he replied.

"I told you something like this would happen!" she cried. "Look, a little advice from someone who's been in your position before. Try to psych out the boyfriend before you try and kill him. He'll be caught off guard and then you'll have nobody standing in your way."

"Thanks, Sage, but I gotta do this my own way. Trust me, I'll get Melina to myself by the end of the day." he said seriously.

"Fine. Just make sure you're the one who ends up alive in the end." she finished.