Chapter 6
The next day, Luke and Kennedy had to chose their words wisely as they got coffee with Ryenn, not sure exactly how to proceed with this situation. They had both just found out for themselves, and now Ryenn knew something was up…and they couldn't say anything.
"Are you guys okay? You have been oddly quiet ever since last night and you are acting even more weird than me, and this is my problem." She mentioned as she sipped her coffee, black with two sugars just like her mother.
Kennedy nodded. "Yeah we are just worried about you." he said quickly. "The real question is are you okay? This is big, Ry. I mean…what did you say to them last night?"
She sighed. "They were watching a movie when I got home and…I didn't say anything, obviously." She paused, swirling her drink around in its cup. "I don't think I am going to."
Both boys turned to look at her, their eyes wide. "Ryenn…you have to say something."
She shook her head vigorously. "No…I don't. This is my decision. Anyway, that guy is a creep and psychotic. Why should I listen to him?"
Kennedy scoffed. "Ry…yeah, you're right, he is a creep. But you have to say something to your parents or…or you are going to be wondering about it forever."
Luke nodded. "Yeah, Kennedy's right."
She bit her lip. "What if it's true?"
Neither spoke, and the three of them were silent for a minute. Finally Luke sighed. "It doesn't change anything unless you let it."
She shot her gaze up at Luke and her brow furrowed curiously. "What do you mean?"
"If it is true…and Beck isn't your birth dad…that doesn't change how you look at him. Even if that creep was telling the truth, it only matters what you feel for Beck." Luke shrugged.
She nodded. He was right. "I'm just…afraid of what I will find out. If my dad's…not my dad, then who is?"
They didn't have an answer for that and as they finished their coffee, Kennedy draped an arm around his very confused girlfriend. He hated keeping things from her, and Luke could see how unsettled his friend was becoming.
"Hey Ry…you know we have that project for Mr. Rydlen's class…if we get a head start on it, we won't have to work over the holiday." Luke suggested, glancing at Kennedy.
She nodded, shaking the tense thoughts out of her head. "Yeah…let's do that."
They stood and she turned to look at her boyfriend. "You coming?"
He stood and shook his head. "No. I have to take care of something. Maybe I will come by later."
He watched them walk to Luke's car and drive off. Then he took off in the direction of the studio where Beck was busy working on a new movie. It took him a while to get there, but he was glad because it gave him time to figure out what he was going to say.
Beck was going over a script when he looked up and saw Kennedy standing there, looking at him. He watched the boy come closer and took in his appearance. He looked troubled…his hands shoved in his pockets and his face hard.
"Kennedy? What are you doing here?" he asked when the boy got to him.
He looked down at his shoes, then back at Beck. "Uncle Beck…I need to talk to you."
Beck nodded. "Okay. Can you wait a few minutes? I am done in fifteen minutes and we can talk at the house. We should be alone for a while."
Kennedy shrugged, then nodded, and waited while Beck finished working for the day. If Beck didn't know something was wrong, he got it during the ride back to his house. Kennedy barely spoke and was jittery. He only spoke when Beck asked him a question, and it was only one word answers.
They pulled into the driveway and the minute they were in the house, Kennedy blurted it out. "I know about what happened to Aunt Jade."
Beck stared at the teenager. "What?"
He nodded. "I overheard you and Uncle Robbie and Dad talking the other night. Ryenn doesn't know, but…" he paused. "Uncle Beck I'm scared."
Beck looked at him. "Scared of what?"
Kenedy hesitated, but decided that he cared to much about Ryenn to keep this secret. "There is this guy following Ryenn. Last night he showed up at my house, and talked to her. He said to ask you about her real father."
Beck felt like someone punched him in the gut. "What did Ryenn do?"
"She isn't sure what to do. She is scared." he paused. "Uncle Beck I know that it was a long time ago what happened to her but…."
Beck looked up at his godson and saw that he was about to cry. "Kennedy…"
"I don't want her to get hurt like Aunt Jade!"
Beck walked briskly to the boy and grabbed him in a hug. Kennedy clung to his uncle, and sobbed. He didn't know why he was crying, but he was so scared of losing Ryenn, and thinking about the horrible events that brought her into the world, that everything seemed like a weight on him.
"Kennedy listen to me. What happened to Jade was horrible, but we got through it. Now that we know about the creep following Ryenn, we can get her some help. She won't go through what Jade went through."
"I had to tell you." he sobbed. "I couldn't….I couldn't…"
Beck nodded, still tightly holding him. "I know. It's okay."
And they stayed like that for a long time. Beck holding his godson, and Kennedy clinging to the only hope he saw for the only person that mattered to him-Ryenn.
I wanted to have a really good Beck/Kennedy scene. I hope you like it!
