I'm back! I really have nothing to say other than please just keep reading and reviewing! Thank you so much for loving this story. I'm planning on finishing up Melissa's story really, really soon!
BTW, RAW was great on Monday. A great build up for the Royal Rumble this Sunday. I can't wait to see who's gonna win.
Enjoy and happy reading!
Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!
Author's note: I'm gonna get right to the point in this chapter. In addition to one of Melissa's friends getting attacked (you won't be surprised about who it is), but Melissa and Jeff will grow closer. I'm also making this chapter kinda short and, coming up, in the next chapter, I'm doing a crossover chapter with the wrestlers and the two detectives from one of my favorite cop shows of all time.
On a side note: Guess what? I'm also throwing in a love triangle in this chapter. You should be able to figure it out pretty soon.
Love you all!
X
One hour later...
Atlanta, Georgia...
City Park...
Melina was tired of Melissa getting hurt. She was tired of her father trying to kill her. Hell, he made sure his own daughter didn't have the babies he planted when he raped her. She still don't understand why he wants her dead.
Melina needed a break from everything that was going on right now, so she decided to go and take a walk in the park, without her husband besides her. Nathan immediately grew worried of what could possibility happen to her (after all, they've been married for over a year), but she insisted she was gonna be all right. She just wanted some time to herself, that's all.
Well, now, she wished her husband was with her.
Just when she was about to go around the corner, someone came up right behind her and knocked her down to the ground. She fell down really hard, causing her knees to get scraped up with blood.
"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!" she screamed. But her pleading fell to deaf ears when he started beating the crap out of her with the same bat he used on Melissa. Before long, she was covered with bruises from head to toe and she was knocked out from the blow to the back of her head. She could barely breathe.
"Now, you listen to me, you interfering, nose-sticking, I-wanna-be-a-hero bitch! You can't save her. Your husband can't save her. No one can save Melissa! She's my daughter and I will get her back! So, I'm sending a message to your soup cooler lip husband your friends: I'm back and I'm coming to get my daughter. Until then, you gullible bitch!" he roared before he looked around for a moment and then he took off into the afternoon air.
Melina couldn't move. She was beaten up and bloodied all over her body. All she could do is lay there on the ground and pray for someone to help her out. And then she needs to warn Melissa about who's coming after her.
X
20 minutes later...
City hospital...
"How are you feeling?" Jeff asked, smiling as he held her hand.
Melissa winced at little when she tried to sit up on the bed. "Pain. I feel pain all over. I don't know how much more I can take this."
"You'll be fine, darling. Just hang on and be patient. You know you're not alone. You have people who'll do anything to make sure you're safe from your father."
She sighed. "But, that's just it. The more they try to protect me, the more I get hurt. My father will stop at nothing to make sure I'm dead. I can't do this to them anymore. Maybe I should just leave to make this easier for everyone."
"Is that your final answer?" he asked, then he laughed.
"Oh, my God! I can't believe you said that, Jeff. Do you how long it's been since that show came on the air." she burst out laughing.
"Glad to make you laugh, lady." Jeff leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead gently. "You're gonna be just fine, Mel. Don't give up, okay? Your father will be caught, I promise you."
She began to blush at the sight of him. "Thank you, Jeff, for being there for me."
Just then, Amy and Nathan barged in, apparently out of breath. You could tell Nathan was crying also because Amy was holding him against her.
"What's going on? What's wrong?" Melissa asked, looking concerned.
"Melina...was attacked earlier," Amy stammered.
"WHAT?" Melissa shouted out in disbelief. The monitors and the machines started to go into overdrive.
"Your father attacked Melina with a baseball bat. He went crazy with it, too. She's now laying in a hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness. We don't know if she's gonna make it or not. I can't believe Robert did this," Amy sobbed. She was still holding Nathan, who couldn't say a word.
"I'm so sorry for hurting you all. My father just won't stop until he gets what he wants," Melissa said. She began to cry.
Nathan broke out of Amy's embrace and went over to other side of the bed. He then leaned down and wrapped his arms around her and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"You're not to blame, Melissa. It's your father. And you're right. He won't stop until either he gets you back or you're dead. We're not gonna let that happen, won't we?" he said when they pulled apart.
"No, we won't." Melissa smiled. She couldn't stop looking at her friend for some reason.
Amy and Jeff stepped out of the room for a moment so they could talk in private. Amy looked in her best friend's eyes and saw the tears forming in them.
"You like her, don't you?" she asked out of the blue.
He couldn't say anything. He didn't have to say anything. The look on his face said it all. "I think I'm in love with her, Ames. I never felt anything so strong before in my life. It sucks that what's happening to her father made me realize my feelings for her."
She wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "No, it's not. You're doing just fine. I think she feels the same way about you. Just give it some time, okay? She never had a boyfriend in her life so it's gonna take a while for her to get used to it."
Jeff leaned over and kissed her cheek. "You're right, Bella. I'm not gonna rush her into something she's not ready for."
Amy smiled. "Wanna go grab some coffee?"
"Why not? We're gonna be here for a while, anyway."
X
Back in Melissa's hospital room...
"You all right?" Nathan asked when he helped get out of the bed.
"I'm fine. I just need to feel my legs for a while, you know I need to walk around, okay?" she said, smiling at him.
Together, they walked over to the window, looking out into the busy life of Atlanta. Melissa laid her head against his broad shoulder and sighed deeply.
"What are you thinking about, sweetheart?" Nathan asked out of the blue.
"I don't even know anymore," she said honestly.
"Don't worry, honey. We'll get him. The good news is his crazy and sadistic antics will cause him to mess up."
"How do you know that?" she snorted.
"Michael and I talked before I got here. He said he's gonna get some help from some friends of his in New York. He also told me they're equipped in this line of work."
"I hope so. I can't deal with this mess anymore. I just wanna live in peace, you know? Why can't my father let me live?" she began to sob again.
Nathan kissed her forehead again and just held her for a moment. For some reason, it set off a different kind of reaction from her. Melissa raised her head and looked at him in wonder for a second and was rewarded when he returned her gaze with one of his own.
"I just want to live," she whispered.
Their lips met in a heap of desperation and need. She wrapped her hands around his neck and deepened the kiss while he wrapped his arms around her waist. Suddenly the world seemed to be a million miles away.
For now.
(Suspense music in the background) Uh-oh! This is getting good! Don't worry, I know what I'm doing so don't go throw your shoes at me, okay? More drama and suspense in the next chapter! Stay tuned!
Please review!