They stood at a stand off for a moment before a few other men with guns came running in. Their outfits tan cameo. A gun was placed to Marks neck. Marines. God how she was thankful for them.

"Stand down soldier." A firm commanding voice called out. The men were surrounded by the new arrivals.

"Blow me." Mark said.

"I out rank you soldier that was not a request!" The man sad firmly.

"Look around fucker, there is no chain of command now it's a free for all." He smiled. He pulled Riley back from the zombie and held her to him his hand snaking it's way around her throat. She grimaced as he applied pressure. She gasped for air. The man holding the gun to Mark looked her over, her face held a new forming bruise right under the eye and on her chin. Her lip was split and bleeding slightly, but she hadn't been bitten.

"Let the girl go." He said coldly. The man reached out slowly with his free hand, never releasing his gun he grabbed Riley's arm firmly.

"I think not!" He turned swiftly to toss Riley to the zombie She screamed as he did. The soldier, with his hand still on her arm, pulled her to him quickly just before she fell. He took aim and placed a single shot into Marks head and one in Gary's. Riley looked up at the man who had just saved her life and blinked. The events not yet registering in her mind. The other soldiers in the base were apprehended and tied up with zip ties.

"You guys ok?" The taller man asked. Riley shook her head and sighed.

"Um yes." She said slightly disoriented, her voice raspy. Matty came running in the room pulling his pants up as he did.

"What's going on?" He said out of breath. Lipstick was smeared over his lips and neck. Riley looked at him with hurt eyes.

"Matty?" She said with a tiny hurt voice.

"Baby are you ok?" He rushed over to her looking at her bruised face, obviously trying to turn her attention off of what he just got caught doing, by his own stupidity.

He reached out gently to touch her arm but she pulled back. A look of pain crossed over her face.

"You son of a bitch." She whispered.

"Baby I'm sorry it just happened. You know it means nothing to me. Baby I love yo-" he started she put a hand up for him to stop talking. He reached out to touch her again.

"Baby-" He said softly, earning him a punch to the face, he reeled back holding his face in pain. She shook off her fist painfully and stormed off shaking her head.

"You're an asshole!" Decki yelled as she slapped him and walked away with Brianna. Josh gave him a dirty look and walked off with his girlfriend.

"What the hell was that for?" he asked stupidly to himself.

"Your girlfriend was out here getting attacked and almost killed and you're off fuckin around with some other girl. What do you think it was for you moron." The taller obviously in charge man said he walked away leaving Matty alone in the garden. The man walked after the distressed girl finding her leaning against the wall in the hallway her head in her bruised and blood spattered hands.

"You ok?" He asked as he bent down. He noticed her shaking and reached out placing a hand firmly on her trembling shoulder, unsure of how else to comfort her.

"I can't do this." She mumbled softly. She looked up at him, her eyes betraying how weak she felt. He looked over her freshly bruised face and sighed. The world coming to an end, nearly getting killed, getting the crap beaten out of her and finding her boyfriend runs off with the first slut he meets, qualifies as a good reason to be down.

"I think you can. You handled yourself well out there. Besides you've got a pretty good right hook if memory serves me well." He offered. Her eyes burned with tears she refused to let fall.

"No I can't. I don't have anyone now. Decki has Josh and Brianna, and they're my friends and all but I don't really have anyone like they do. I can't do this by myself." She said sadly, her voice quivering.

"Well I don't know how much help I can be but you've got me if you need to talk." He said gently. She looked up into his tanned face and dabbed gently at her swollen eye, wiping a tear away. She studied his face, The way his pale gray eyes seemed to look right through her. Her eyes flickered across his face taking in the strong jaw line and the fullness of his lips. The way his dark hair was tucked away neatly under the helmet he wore. She over all found him to be quite handsome. He stood up holding out his hand for her. She stared at it for a moment and placed her tiny frail hands in his. She chuckled softly at the size difference. He pulled her up gently and smiled down at her.

"My name is Logan Flynn, What's yours?" He asked as they started walking down the halls together.

"Riley Linscott, Well my real name is Rylean but I go by Riley or Riles." She half smiled.

"Well Riley it's nice to meet you." He said with a grin. Riley smiled sweetly at him and nodded.

"You too Logan." Just then her stomach let out a loud rumble.

"Looks like someone's hungry." He chuckled as he looked down at the smaller woman next to him. There was a good foot or so difference in height. She blushed slightly making him smile.

"Come on lets go get some food." He grinned. Her face paled considerably.

"No." She said simply as she stopped.