Chapter nine:
Ray sees a masked man standing there in the black ski mask with black clothes including his boots and gloves.
But as soon as Ray's eyes meet with the masked man's own dark menacing green ones he is certain it is who he thought it is.
There is the click of a gun and Ray gets ready to throw the knife at the man.
"When I was at that sleepover with you and that friend of yours that was like a brother?" The man asks taking a few steps closer. "Well I came to finish what I started. We used to be friends but I always knew it'd be my destiny to kill you just like I did to that other friend of yours. Especially after it was because of you I got thrown in jail for all that time. This is the only reason I came here."
"Fuck you Nigel." Ray says throwing the knife making the man named Nigel have to move his body to the side to dodge it.
In the few seconds Ray has thanks to throwing the knife, he punches the screen out before quickly hopping out of the window running away.
There are a few gun shots heard but all seem to miss as Ray hurries to get away heading for the back gate.
"GET BACK HERE!" Nigel yells. "Fuck." He curses only loud enough for Ryan to hear as Ray had left his phone behind.
Ray hurries to open the gate and Nigel smirks once again raising the gun.
"The perfect chance." Nigel says to himself.
"I SWEAR IF YOU FUCKING HURT HIM I'LL PERSONALLY HUNT YOUR FUCKING ASS AND KILL YOU MYSELF!" Ryan yells over the phone.
Nigel chuckles. "Then I look forward to my fight against you." He says then shoots at Ray.
Ray gets the gate open and jumps when the gate takes a bullet as he had backed up with the gate being where he had been just standing. He hurries out through the gate taking off through the alley way.
"Hm." Nigel hums as he sees Ray escape. "Well time to make my exit." He turns and leaves the house out the way he came stuffing the gun back into his pocket.
Ryan skids around a corner dropping his phone to his lap but ignoring it now as it seems Ray left his own cell behind when he ran. He pulls up to the front of the house and sees no one but the front door is open when he was sure he had closed it. He hurries out of the car stuffing his cell into his pocket as he swiftly ended the call then grabs his pocket knife form his glove department and switching the blade out. He heads towards the house but doesn't go inside yet. "RAY!" He calls out. "Ray! It's me!" He looks around but doesn't see the other. He begins looking around the house going through the side gate into the backyard and finds the window Ray escaped out of as well as the open gate with the bullet hole. He turns and begins heading back to around the front hoping that Ray is alright but he knows what he needs to do. He pulls out his phone and calls the police.
"Nine one one what's your emergency?" A female answers.
"I need police." Ryan says trying to think through his panic over if Ray is alright or not as well as where he is. "Some guy apparently named Nigel broke into my house and tried to kill my lover." He explains then gives the address. "I'm walking around the house and I don't see anyone but I don't know if he's still inside."
"Alright we are sending police to the location." The woman says. "Is your lover safe?"
"I-I don't know." Ryan admits in worry glancing around hoping to see Ray. "I think he escaped but he left his phone behind so I don't know where he went."
"Alright can you give us a name and a description to keep an eye out for?" The woman asks.
"Yeah." Ryan responds.
Elsewhere…..
Ray slightly stumbles down the sidewalk as the hurrying away from the house has left him feeling a little off balance from the fact that he is pregnant so doing physical activity isn't easy on him. He sees Geoff with Griffon out and about only to hurry over to them being careful to not push himself too far now. "Geoff!" He cries out feeling tears of relief sliding down his face.
Geoff turns hearing his name only to find Ray approaching him stumbling and in tears. He rushes over to Ray and reaches towards him to help stabilize him. "Ray? Ray what happened?" He asks.
Ray stands, slightly being held stable by Geoff, slightly shaking. "A guy tried to kill me. I ran but I don't know if he's following me." He explains. "Can we go to your house? He's on foot and since you probably have your car he won't be able to follow."
"Yeah." Geoff nods and puts an arm around Ray. "Let's go." Him and Griffon hurry Ray over to their car.
Griffon climbs into the back with Ray, knowing that he is pregnant as Geoff told her since the AH are like family to even Griffon, while Geoff gets into the drivers seat.
Geoff takes Ray to his home with Ray being comforted by Griffon in the back.
The Ramsey children are over at a friend's house so it would just be the three of them.
They arrive and head inside.
Ray is put on the couch to rest as he sits there and Griffon grabs a soft blanket putting around Ray. "Thanks." He says feeling so relieved that he ran into them. "Geoff you should call Ryan. He's probably running around trying to figure out where I ran off to."
Geoff nods and pulls out his cell phone moving to the other end of the room.
Griffon begins checking Ray for injuries. "He didn't hurt you did he?" She asks.
"Not that I know of." Ray responds.
"That's good." Griffon sighs in relief as she can also not find any injuries. "Though we'll probably still need a doctor to check you just in case." She stands. "Here. Something to drink might help. Do you want some hot chocolate?"
"Please." Ray agrees.
Griffon goes to the kitchen to make it.
"Don't worry dude he found us and we got him to our place." Geoff tells Ryan. "He doesn't seem to be hurt." He pauses to listen. "Ok. Did they catch the guy?"
Ray brings the blanket more around himself as his racing heart is still trying to settle down. He lowers a hand to his stomach resting it there over his shirt. "You ok too?" He whispers to the baby. He had been scheduled for his first time being able to see the baby with Ryan in a week so they don't know anything on the baby other than that so far everything is going well according to the doctor.
They agreed to not making an appointment to see the baby when they were undecided as they didn't want to risk at least deep attachment if they planned to not keep it if that was the best choice.
Though they did make sure to go to checkups to make sure everything is going smoothly according to the doctors.
He closes his eyes for a moment then Griffon returns with the cup of hot chocolate and the smell makes him open his eyes then turn to Griffon. "Thanks." He says raising his hands to carefully take the cup.
"No problem." Griffon says making sure he has it as she lets him have it.
"Alright hold on." Geoff comes over to Ray. "Ryan wants to talk to you." He offers the phone to Ray.
Ray puts the cup on the coffee table and takes the phone. "Hey." He says bringing the phone to his ear. "Yeah I'm ok." He assures Ryan who is asking worriedly then pauses to listen. "Yes I'm sure about that. You remember what I told you?"
Geoff goes to greet Emily as she returns home.
Griffon stays by Ray to make sure he really is ok as she sits next to him.
"Yeah. I didn't think that he would come back." Ray confirms. "Alright I'll let you go." He says. "I love you too." He then hangs up.
"Everything ok?" Griffon asks.
"I think so." Ray says. "The police wanted to talk to him now that he knows I'm safe." He explains handing the phone to Griffon who puts it in her pocket.
"Well you are free to stay here for as long as you need to." Griffon assures Ray.
"Thank you Griffon." Ray says gratefully.
"Ray!" Emily, youngest child of the Ramsey family, comes over and greets him putting her hands on his knees as he turns to her along with Griffon. She has dark brown hair and muddy brown eyes. She smiles at him probably not knowing what had happened. "You visiting?"
Ray smiles softly. "Yeah." He says.
Emily smiles more. "Yay!" She rather likes AH crew as they seem to be good friends that are like family to even her.
It's almost as if she doesn't know that she isn't actually related to any of them.
Emily races away to put her stuff away and Ray picks up his hot chocolate.
Geoff comes into the room. "May I ask what happened?"
"Someone from my past." Ray begins. "He only got close to me and another friend of mine because he had this delusion that he was destined to kill us." He begins then takes a careful drink of the hot chocolate before lowering the cup to continue. "I made it out alive the first time but my friend didn't….. The man who killed him is named Nigel Moris. He got thrown in jail but he must have been released after all these years." He continues. "Then he came after me again and I just barely escaped."
Griffon strokes his hair comfortingly. "Oh. Don't worry. You're safe now. We won't let him hurt you."
"That's right." Geoff nods.
"Really. Thank you." Ray says very gratefully to them.
Emily comes back over smiling. "Do you want to play a game?" She asks Ray.
"Not right now. How about later?" Ray tells her.
"Ok!" Emily nods and goes off towards the kitchen probably to get something to eat or drink.
…
"This isn't over."
