Chapter 10: Endings
Roger had not seen Riggs for about three days now. He had gone to Avery and asked him if he had seen him, but Avery just told him that Riggs took some days off. It was around ten at night and Roger couldn't take it anymore, he had to see if Riggs was okay or not. He told Trish that he was going to check on him.
He pulled up to Riggs's trailer, he got out and walked over to the door and walked in. He looked over towards the couch and saw Riggs setting there looking at nothing. He looked around and saw beer and liquor bottles everywhere. He looked at him.
"What happened?" He asked him. Martin turned his head slowly and looked at him.
"Hunter ended it with me." He said in a low voice. Roger sat his keys down.
"What?" Roger asked.
"You were right, it was never going to last with me and him. He gave the ring back. I was a fool to get it." He told him. Roger walked over and sat down beside him.
"He loves you and there is no way he did this willing." He told him.
"Rog."
"Yeah?"
"Let it go." He said standing up and kinda walked to the bathroom. He stopped at the door and turned.
"You can leave now." He said in a very drunken voice. Roger stood up and walked out. He got to the car and turned. He had forgotten his keys. He walked back in and saw Riggs setting on the couch again with a liquor bottle in hand.
"I forgot my keys." He told him and turned. He looked and saw something red on Riggs's light colored pants. He walked over more and looked. It was blood, he glanced up and saw it.
"Riggs, why did you cut wrist?" He asked and moved over to him.
"Both." He looked at him. Riggs held up his other one and blood started to run down his jacket covered arm. "Why do you think." he added.
"Oh my god." Roger moved and to help him but Riggs moved away.
"Don't touch me." He told him. "Just let go and be with Miranda, I think she loved me." He said and leaned back. He closed his eyes and could feel the life run out of him. Roger was standing there watching this in horror. He knew what he had to do. He walked over to him and said.
"Fine, I'll stay here so that you are not alone." He said and Riggs looked up at him and stood up.
"I don't want you here." He say and moved to set back down. Roger moved and grabbed him and put him in a choke hold. He held him there while Riggs tried to get out, but soon he went limp. Roger let him good and laid him on the couch. He moved and looked at the cuts on Riggs's arms. They were deep. He moved and called for help, he knew that he could not get him in the car and to the hospital in time.
-Hospital, Next Day-
Cahill was looking at Riggs as he laid in his bed asleep. Roger was beside her telling her what happened. She looked at him and asked.
"So, Hunter told you that he would end it, if Riggs's life was in danger?"
"Yeah, he did and I know that he was telling the truth. Look." He said and turned toward her.
"I need you to stay here, while I go to Hunter and fine out what is going on." Cahill nodded her head and walked over to Riggs's side. Roger moved and left to go to Hunter's.
-Hunter's-
Hunter heard someone knocking on his door. He walked over and opened it.
"Roger?" He said his name.
"Who wants Riggs dead?" He asked him. Hunter moved and pulled him into the room.
"I just couldn't do it anymore." Roger knew that he was lying.
"Really then why have you been crying?" He asked him.
"Look, I can't tell you, if so they will kill you and your family." He said in a low voice.
"Hunter, Riggs cut his wrists last night." He told him. He watched as Hunter fell to the floor and looked away.
"No, why?"
"Cause, you broke his heart." He told him.
"Good." They heard and Roger turned and moved over as Hunter's mother walked in.
"Mother?" Hunter said and stood up.
"Telling things that you should not be?" She asked him.
"No, not a word." he told her.
"You know, I am going to have him killed anyway and you as well Mr. Murtaugh."
"No, you said if I ended it with Martin than he would live." Hunter said with a tear falling from his eye.
"I changed my mind." She told him and held up a gun. Hunter back away some. The gun was almost touching his chest. Roger looked at her. She had the most evilish look in her eyes.
"My dear boy, you will join him." She told him. "Then you will not be an embarrassment to this family anymore." She added.
"Embarrassment?" He asked in a shock and frighten voice.
"Yes, you being gay was the worst thing that ever happened to this family." She said and clicked the gun.
Roger watched as she moved to pull the trigger. He pushed her arm away and the bullet him Hunter in the arm. He went to the floor in pain. He looked up and saw Roger and his mother fighting over the gun. Roger moved and the gun went off. He and she both froze. Hunter watch as she fell to the ground. Roger was now holding the gun. It had been pointing up at her chest. The bullet had went through her heart. Roger walked over and checked if she was dead.
"She dead?" Hunter asked him.
"Yes, she is." He said and looked over at him.
"You okay?" He asked. Hunter nodded his head and stood up. He ran over and got his keys and went to run out the door.
"Where are you going?!" Roger yelled.
"I have to see Martin. " He yelled back going out the door.
-At the Hospital-
Hunter ran into Martin's room. He looked over and saw the younger man. He looked away, as Hunter ran over to him.
"Martin I can explain." He told him.
"Go away." He said still not looking at him.
"No, Martin, she was going to have you killed."
"Who?" He asked looking at him.
"My mother." He said and sat down on the bed. "Please, please, please forgive me." He begged the older man.
"Why?" He asked him.
"I love you and I will get in the floor and beg for your forgiveness." He said in tears. Martin looked at him and then at his arm.
"What happened?" He asked.
"My mother shot me." He said. "Please Martin forgive me." He asked and touched his hand. Martin moved his hand away. Hunter looked down and then back up.
"I don't think that I can." He said. Tear's fell from Hunter's eyes.
"Leave." He told the younger man. Hunter's eyes got wide and he stood up and leaned over.
"I love you." He said and kissed him on the cheek. He turned and walked out. Hunter stopped at Roger who was at the door and had heard it all. Hunter looked up at him.
"He's Miranda's again." He said in tears. He walked out of the room. Roger walked over to Riggs.
"Riggs, he is telling you the truth." He said and walked over to him.
"I know his is, but still."
"He loves you." Roger said.
"I know."
"Do you love him?"
"I don't know now." Riggs said not looking at him.
-A few days later-
Martin was at Hunter's door and Roger was beside him. Riggs was there to give the truck back. He knocked on the door and it opened on it's own. He and Roger walked in.
"Hunter?" He called out his name.
"Riggs." Roger breathed out and he looked at him and then over to where Roger was looking at. He saw Hunter laying in the floor.
"HUNTER!" He called out his name again. He ran over to the younger man and looked at him. He was having a hard time breathing and his pupils were huge. He looked again and his lips were kind of blue. Roger saw something on the floor. He looked and picked it up.
"Roxicodone." He said as he held the almost empty bottle in his hand. Martin's eyes got wide and he looked at him.
"HUNTER!" He yelled out. Hunter half blinked is eyes and looked over at him.
"Forgive me." He breathed out. "I…can't…live…with…out…you." He slowly said. Martin had tears come to his eyes.
"And I can't live without you." He said and started to cry.
-Later-
Martin was setting by Hunter's bed. He was watching him sleep. He looked down and sighed. This was his fault.
"You angry at me?" He heard. He looked over and saw Hunter not looking at him.
"No, just at myself." He told the truth. "I'm truly sorry kid…It's like everything I touch dies or leaves me." He said.
"I know how that feels. I felt the same way a few days ago." Hunter told him.
"Why?" Martin asked and looked at him.
"Cause, not having you around, just reminded me that I'm nothing. You were always telling me that I was something great and like a fool I believed it." He said with hot tears coming to his eyes. Martin could feel his own coming.
"Funny, I thought the same thing." He said with one tear falling.
"Can we start over?" Hunter asked.
"Yeah, we can." Hunter smiled. "But you will have to were the ring again." He told him.
"I would love to." Martin looked over at him and placed back on his finger. "But there is something I have to do but for we can pick up where we left off." Hunter looked at him.
"What?" Martin looked at him and said.
"I'm going to…"