Chapter 10

The next morning Mel woke up to the sound of her sister banging on her bedroom door. She sat up and looked at her clock, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, it was six-thirty. John groaned beside her and she jumped in surprise.

"Come on Mel! Get up!" Bella yelled, banging on the door again.

"I'm coming will you chill out," Mel groaned, nudging John to get up.

"What?" he croaked, not making any effort to move.

"Time to wake up," Mel sang, kissing him and throwing the sheets off of her. She went to climb over John to get out of bed but he grabbed her and pulled her down on top of him. She smiled down at him, not making any effort to get up.

"Come on, John I have to get ready for school," Mel smiled. John kissed her and let his grip on her arms go slack. "Thank you."

"Do you really have to go to school? That takes so much out of the day, I can't wait that long," John complained, flipping onto his stomach as Mel pulled a t-shirt on and grabbed her towel.

"Come to school with me, then," Mel suggested, unlocking her door and opening it. She jumped in surprise at her father standing there. He looked into the room and saw John laying on his stomach, the sheets messy and slightly revealing his lower back.

"Dad, it's not what you think—" Mel started. Roy frowned and shut the door behind Mel, so Bella could not see into her room.

"I just hope your being safe," he muttered and walked down the hallway and down the stairs. Bella looked disappointed, she was hoping to get at least one look at John, but Mel made sure she didn't.

"You're too young, Bell, sorry," Mel smiled and walked into the bathroom to take her shower.

John waited for Mel to get out of the shower to not anger her father any further, and took one himself. Ryann called Mel's phone, telling her she wouldn't be in school that day. Mel could here Randy in the background muttering things to Ryann as she talked. Mel didn't want to keep her from Randy for too long so they hung up.

John accompanied Mel to school, which achieved a large amount of chaos. Every class Mel attended was distracted by giggling girls asking for autographs or guys who wanted demonstrations on how to successfully give someone the FU.

By the end of the day, Mel had decided not to bring John to school with her again; it distracted everyone, including her. John drove her home and made a poor attempt at helping her with her homework. They ended up making out on her bed, not even touching her school bag.

"So, How long are you here?" Mel asked resting her head in his lap as he ran his hands through her hair.

"Just this week, I'm back in Texas for Raw, then I'm going to California for a promotional thing, then we go back to Texas for like two weeks. Taboo Tuesday is in California, which reminds me, I have something for you," John said, sitting Mel up and digging in his bag. He pulled out two small pieces of paper and handed them to Mel. She looked at them curiously for second before registering what they said.

"Oh my God! Thank You!" Mel squealed happily, hugging him tightly. "Tickets for Taboo Tuesday, I gotta call Ryann."

"Before you do, I want to clarify, those tickets are for Ryann and one of her friends, you're going to be with me," John said flashing a handsome smile. Mel screamed happily and hugged John again. He kissed her and she grabbed her cell phone. She looked down at it and realized she never checked her voicemail.

"Oh, I still have a voicemail…. Gotta check that," Mel mumbled, dialing the number to her service. John watched her face darken as she listened to the voicemail. When it was over she handed the phone to John a scared look on her face.

"What?" he asked, taking the phone from her.

"Listen to it," she whispered, her eyes were wide with fear. John nodded and pressed the button to replay the message. He listened to it at least three times before deleting it.

"Mel, I think you should come with me when I leave," John said, sitting her down on his lap. She rested her head on his shoulder.

"What will my parents say? Dad will kill me," Mel mumbled into his shoulder.

"Well, the first thing we have to do is get you a new phone." John said, throwing her phone into her wastebasket.

"What? No, I have numbers saved in there that I need!" Mel exclaimed, jumping up and digging through the trash for her phone.

John came up behind her and grabbed her hand, stopping her from digging it out. She turned to him slightly annoyed. He shook his head and pulled her into a firm embrace. Mel sighed and buried her head in his shirt.

"What am I gonna do? He could he find me here? I can't move again, I'm happy here, and so is my family," Mel cried.

"Hey, shhh, it's okay," John cooed, stroking her hair.

"No, it's not, he's going to find me, I'm so scared," she cried harder. John was at a loss for words, it killed him to see Mel so scared like this, not only for herself but her family as well.

"I'm going to make some arrangements, you're coming on the road with me, your family will stay here, I'm not going to let him find you, Mel, I promised your father I wouldn't, I don't back down on promises," John said firmly. Mel sniffed and looked up into his eyes.

"Thank you, really, thank you so much, John. I love you," she said, her voice rough from crying.

"I'll be right back, I have to explain this to your father, then we're going to go to your school and explain it to them."

"What about Ryann?" Mel asked as a last minute thought.

"We'll call her as well," he replied and walked out of her room.

Mel sat down on her bed and rested her head in her hands. It was quiet for a while, so she assumed that John was explaining the voicemail. Mel heard her father yelling and she threw herself into her pillows as a fresh wave of tears came over her. Bella walked into her room and sat on the edge of the bed, watching Mel cry.

"What's going on, Mel? Why is daddy so angry?" she asked sweetly. Mel turned to her sister with streaming eyes.

"Remember the man who hurt me real bad back in England?" Mel asked. Bella nodded slowly.

"Well, he found out my phone number and left me a very scary message, John is just trying to explain to daddy why I have to go with him when he leaves," Mel explained as nicely as she could. Bella thought for a second, comprehending what Mel had just told her.

"But I don't want you to leave, Mel, we need you here," Bella whined.

"I can't stay here, that puts all of you in danger. And besides, Ryann is like your second sister,and she'll be here if you need her," Mel soothed.

Bella hugged Mel and handed her a tissue to wipe the tears off her face. The two sisters hugged, silently listening to John and Roy arguing in the kitchen below them.

After a long deal of shouting it finally became quiet downstairs. Mel released her little sister from their tight embrace, trying to figure out what was going on. Bella stood up and walked out of the room, quietly sneaking down the stairs, to try and catch a glimpse of what was going on. Just then John came storming up the stairs, he had a satisfied look on his face, but there was an angry fire still in his eyes. Bella went downstairs to her parents.

Mel sat up from where she had lain back down on her bed when John burst into her room. He looked angry so she didn't approach him but stayed rooted to her spot on the bed, looking slightly scared.

"It's okay, just give me a sec to calm down," John said, leaning on her desk and looking out the window. Mel stood up and slowly approached him, resting her hands on his shoulders.

"What was that all about?" she asked, beginning to massage his shoulders. He relaxed instantly.

"Your dad blew up when I told him about the message, when he finally stopped yelling I told him that you're coming with me when I leave. He blew up again. We argued about it and I finally convinced him that you were coming with me, he still doesn't agree to it, but he doesn't want you hurt, and he doesn't want Bella and your mother in danger either. So, you will be leaving with me on Friday," John explained.

Mel sighed and rested her head on his back, still slowly massaging his shoulders. "Then I guess I have to go down there and talk to them, huh."

"No, if you don't want to you don't have to."

"But, I can't avoid them forever!"

"Listen, we'll deal with this later, it's getting late and I'm hungry. Let's go get Ryann and Randy, and we'll talk over dinner, and give her those Taboo Tuesday tickets," John said, grabbing his keys. Mel nodded and they left the house together.