Across the Hall
Chapter 13
Jack comes downstairs to hear the end part of Rita's conversation. Hiding behind the door of the kitchen to listen she hears Rita's hissing into the phone. "Yes! I want her dead. The sooner she's gone the sooner I can get my money." Jack's face turns into a frown 'what tha hell?' she thinks "Don't worry about it, I'll get her out of the house somehow, when I do you'll be the first to know, I promise." Rita spats as she slaps the phone down. Jack slowly slides from the door and back upstairs. She races into the room Riddick and Dayla are in. "Riddick, Dayla, we need to talk."
After explaining everything they all sit in silence. "That fuckin bitch!" Dayla yells as she gets up and runs to the door. Riddick quickly grabs her "What are you doing?" "I'm going to kill her. She'll kill me before I can even get a chance at her." Dayla yells. Covering her mouth Riddick sits her on the bed. "Look calm down, she won't do a damn thing while I'm around." Jack sits next to her and says "Or me" Riddick begins to pace the room. "You know this is all coming together. I just tried to call my contact and the phone was disconnected. I think Aunt Rita has been a busy woman." Riddick says as he goes over to the window. "Do you think she got us to come out here?" Jack questions, "Yeah.5 million is a lot of money." Dayla sits quietly before finally saying "I want her dead" Riddick turns to Dayla "What?" "I want her dead and I want us to do it." "Us?" "Yes, I want you, me, and Jack to kill her." Riddick flashes her an evil grin. "Yes ma'am!" She smiles back at him. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Jack asks, "Cuz I'm tired of this, I'm tired of always running and watching my back. It's time people started watching their backs from me." Dayla says as she stares into space. Sighing Jack wraps her arm around Dayla before saying "Well you know what they say, 'The family that slays together stays together'." Dayla laughs a little "We have to do this right though. I want to get Ethan too." Riddick says as he turns to them. "So to get to him we're gonna have to play this out until Rita can lead us to him. Meanwhile, Dayla don't leave this house without either me or Jack." "Fine, but we have to do this fast though. I find it hard to be nice to people who want me dead for my money." Riddick walks to the door "I'll put a bug on the phone so I can trace the phone calls that come in and out of the house, and we'll let her play out her plan to get you out of the house alone then when she calls Ethan we'll trace the call then make a little visit to Mr. Phillips, then we'll surprise Aunt Rita." All of a sudden there's a knock on the door, it's Rita "Hey you guys, it's time for dinner." "Ok thanks Rita" Riddick calls out in a stern voice, bending down to Dayla he kisses her on the forehead "Can you handle this baby?" "Yes, just hold me back if I try to stab a fork in her neck." Riddick smiles up at her "It's okay baby."
Dinner was quiet except for Rita talking her head off about Dayla and her childhood. Dayla would smile slightly every so often to give Rita a reassuring feeling. After dinner they all went to bed. Dayla lay next to Riddick so that they could look into each other's eyes. "Riddick?" "Yeah?" Dayla buried her head deeper into his chest "Why don't they love me?" "Who baby?" "My family" Pausing for a moment her pulls her closer and takes her chin and moves her head up so they're eye to eye once again "They aren't your family Day." She looks down "Look at me, We're your family. Me and Jack. Nothing can change that, and it will never change." Getting out of bed Riddick walks over to his bag and walks back to bed. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he lays a velvet box on the bedspread. Dayla sits up and stares at the box "Riddick that better be a ring or a piece a coal, and if it is it's going upside your head." Laughing Riddick opens the box but leaves it on the bed spread. Picking up the ring she examines it "What is this for?" "You know what it is" "Damn it Riddick!" "What?!" "Don't do this, don't give me a crumby proposal." She says as she jumps out of bed. Pulling her to him "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I was gonna ask you at dinner but I thought it be in good taste to ask you later." Getting on both knees he hugs her close. "I once told you that you were mine. Well I meant that, what I never said was that I was yours too. I want us to be married so that everyone knows that we belong together." "Oh Riddie!" she breathes. He loved it when she called him Riddie. It let him know he did something very extra mega good. "I love you Dayla, Will you marry me?" "Of course I will." She says as she drops to her knees to kiss him. Pulling away she looks him in his eyes, "about this family thing" She says "You think we have room for one more?" His facial expression turns into amazement. "What are you saying?" "I'm saying that in about 8 months things are gonna get a bit nosy."
Chapter 13
Jack comes downstairs to hear the end part of Rita's conversation. Hiding behind the door of the kitchen to listen she hears Rita's hissing into the phone. "Yes! I want her dead. The sooner she's gone the sooner I can get my money." Jack's face turns into a frown 'what tha hell?' she thinks "Don't worry about it, I'll get her out of the house somehow, when I do you'll be the first to know, I promise." Rita spats as she slaps the phone down. Jack slowly slides from the door and back upstairs. She races into the room Riddick and Dayla are in. "Riddick, Dayla, we need to talk."
After explaining everything they all sit in silence. "That fuckin bitch!" Dayla yells as she gets up and runs to the door. Riddick quickly grabs her "What are you doing?" "I'm going to kill her. She'll kill me before I can even get a chance at her." Dayla yells. Covering her mouth Riddick sits her on the bed. "Look calm down, she won't do a damn thing while I'm around." Jack sits next to her and says "Or me" Riddick begins to pace the room. "You know this is all coming together. I just tried to call my contact and the phone was disconnected. I think Aunt Rita has been a busy woman." Riddick says as he goes over to the window. "Do you think she got us to come out here?" Jack questions, "Yeah.5 million is a lot of money." Dayla sits quietly before finally saying "I want her dead" Riddick turns to Dayla "What?" "I want her dead and I want us to do it." "Us?" "Yes, I want you, me, and Jack to kill her." Riddick flashes her an evil grin. "Yes ma'am!" She smiles back at him. "Why the sudden change of heart?" Jack asks, "Cuz I'm tired of this, I'm tired of always running and watching my back. It's time people started watching their backs from me." Dayla says as she stares into space. Sighing Jack wraps her arm around Dayla before saying "Well you know what they say, 'The family that slays together stays together'." Dayla laughs a little "We have to do this right though. I want to get Ethan too." Riddick says as he turns to them. "So to get to him we're gonna have to play this out until Rita can lead us to him. Meanwhile, Dayla don't leave this house without either me or Jack." "Fine, but we have to do this fast though. I find it hard to be nice to people who want me dead for my money." Riddick walks to the door "I'll put a bug on the phone so I can trace the phone calls that come in and out of the house, and we'll let her play out her plan to get you out of the house alone then when she calls Ethan we'll trace the call then make a little visit to Mr. Phillips, then we'll surprise Aunt Rita." All of a sudden there's a knock on the door, it's Rita "Hey you guys, it's time for dinner." "Ok thanks Rita" Riddick calls out in a stern voice, bending down to Dayla he kisses her on the forehead "Can you handle this baby?" "Yes, just hold me back if I try to stab a fork in her neck." Riddick smiles up at her "It's okay baby."
Dinner was quiet except for Rita talking her head off about Dayla and her childhood. Dayla would smile slightly every so often to give Rita a reassuring feeling. After dinner they all went to bed. Dayla lay next to Riddick so that they could look into each other's eyes. "Riddick?" "Yeah?" Dayla buried her head deeper into his chest "Why don't they love me?" "Who baby?" "My family" Pausing for a moment her pulls her closer and takes her chin and moves her head up so they're eye to eye once again "They aren't your family Day." She looks down "Look at me, We're your family. Me and Jack. Nothing can change that, and it will never change." Getting out of bed Riddick walks over to his bag and walks back to bed. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he lays a velvet box on the bedspread. Dayla sits up and stares at the box "Riddick that better be a ring or a piece a coal, and if it is it's going upside your head." Laughing Riddick opens the box but leaves it on the bed spread. Picking up the ring she examines it "What is this for?" "You know what it is" "Damn it Riddick!" "What?!" "Don't do this, don't give me a crumby proposal." She says as she jumps out of bed. Pulling her to him "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I was gonna ask you at dinner but I thought it be in good taste to ask you later." Getting on both knees he hugs her close. "I once told you that you were mine. Well I meant that, what I never said was that I was yours too. I want us to be married so that everyone knows that we belong together." "Oh Riddie!" she breathes. He loved it when she called him Riddie. It let him know he did something very extra mega good. "I love you Dayla, Will you marry me?" "Of course I will." She says as she drops to her knees to kiss him. Pulling away she looks him in his eyes, "about this family thing" She says "You think we have room for one more?" His facial expression turns into amazement. "What are you saying?" "I'm saying that in about 8 months things are gonna get a bit nosy."
