CHAPTER 32: Explanations
"Okay Miss Riley, you said you had some things to explain, so go ahead." The officer instructed, watching Nicole intently.
"Okay..." Nicole started letting out a sigh. "I think I know why Ryan is doing this. I think it's because of when we were kids."
"What happened then?"
"I guess he had a crush on me. We were little and I guess, not knowing it, I brought this on myself by telling him I liked him back. But we were little kids. I don't see why he still holds that with him."
"Well, from what we can tell, he may have some mental disorders, and they may have been what caused him to believe to you were his and that you actually wanted to be with him." The officer explained.
"So this whole time, we were dealing with a mentally ill person?" Nicole questioned, still shocked.
"Yes." The officer replied. "Now, is there anything else about Ryan you might want to add?"
"Well, I remember how he used to get really jealous when he would see me hanging out with Jeff, which I never understood because I never actually dated Ryan. And I didn't start dating Jeff until after I joined the WWE." Nicole explained. "None of this makes sense... I just don't get it. Wait..."
"What?"
"Can I speak to Ryan for a minute?"
"Sure, I'll come with you." The officer offered.
Shaking her head, Nicole stood up. "No, I need to talk to him, on my own."
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"Ryan?" Nicole questioned timidly, walking into the room the officers were holding him in.
"I knew you would come back for me." Ryan said, smiling happily.
'Man, he really thinks I love him.' Nicole told herself. Shaking her head, she walked closer to Ryan. "I need to talk to you. Alone." Nicole said, looking at the officers who were watching them.
"Miss Riley are you sure?"
Nodding, Nicole sat down in a chair a few feet from Ryan. Waiting until everyone else was out of the room, Nicole then turned back to Ryan. "Ryan... why did you do all this?"
"To prove it to you." Ryan stated plainly.
"To prove what to me?" Nicole questioned, still confused.
"To prove to you that I love you more than Jeff ever could."
Sighing, Nicole ran her fingers through her hair. "Ryan, I... I love Jeff."
"No you don't." He replied calmly. "You love me. I thought I'd made that obvious. Why do you fight it? Why dont you admit that you love me?"
"Ryan, I don't love you. I never have... I love Jeff."
"If you love Jeff so much, why did you sleep with me?"
"I didn't. You... you..." Trailing off, Nicole wiped the tears off her face, not making eye contact with Ryan. "You raped me." Nicole replied, her voice nothing more than a whisper.
"I was your first. That proves that you love me." Ryan replied, ignoring what she had said and ignoring the tears that were now pouring down her face. "You've always loved me, you were just afraid to admit it. Well, we're alone now. Admit it to me."
"I don't love you. I didn't sleep with you. You raped me, you made me, I didn't want to." Nicole replied, more stern this time.
"You wanted to. I know you did. I wouldn't make you. You wanted to!" He snapped back, his voice rising every sentence he spoke. "And now... now, you're going to have my baby. I'm going to be a daddy."
Gasping, Nicole felt her stomach drop. He knew about the baby. And more importantly, he wanted to be a father to the baby. "You... you want this baby?"
Nodding, Ryan smiled. "I'm going to be the best daddy. We'll be mommy and daddy together." Grinning, Ryan took a step towards her, then another, until he was right in front of her. "We're going to be the best parents."
"No." Nicole said, trying to keep her voice as steady as possible. "You and I won't be parents together. You raped me to get me pregnant. I would never have slept with you. I love Jeff. I wanted him to be the father of my baby."
"Now, you don't mean that. You wouldn't choose Hardy over me. I love you, he doesn't."
"Yes, he does." Nicole replied, watching the smile on his face with confusion.
"How do you know? Because her tells you?" Ryan asked, laughing at himself. "You shouldnt believe everything he says."
"And I should believe that you love me? A man who raped me and hurt both me and my boyfriend. I trust Jeff way more than I trust you."
Leaning against one of the hospital beds, Ryan placed his arm protectively over his already injured ribs. Glancing upward, he gave Nicole a cocky smile. "You will be mine. I know you love me. When that baby is born, Jeff is going to leave you. Then, I will step in and claim what's mine. You, and our baby. No one will stand in the way of us. Not Hardy, not his friends, not family..."
"Family?" Nicole questioned, a lump forming in her throat.
"Yes my dear, family. You know, you used to have one of those, before I..."
Glancing at him with wide eyes, Nicole shook her head. "No... you... you did it?"
Smiling sadistically, Ryan nodded. "They were in the way. The morning I stopped by, you were asleep but everyone else was awake. With them awake, I couldn't get into the house. So... I got rid of them."
By now, tears were pouring down Nicole's cheeks. The same man who talked about loving her and wanting to have a family with her, he was the man who had killed what was most important to her. "Y... how... why..." Gasping for air, Nicole tried to calm down, at least enough to where she could form sentences. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Now sweetheart, don't get yourself too worked up, we don't want to hurt the baby. You don't want to lose anything else that important to you right?"
Taking deep breaths, Nicole tried to calm down. "H... how... could you?" She finally gasped out, her blue eyes wide and frightened.
"I told you, I needed them out of the way. I need everyone out of the way. No one can interfere with us."
"There.... is no us." Nicole said, pushing his hand away as he reached up to touch her face. "You... you killed my parents and my little sister, how can I love someone who did that?"
"You'll learn." Ryan replied confidently. Smiling, he reached his hand up to touch Nicole's face, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "You'll have to, because I love you and nothing is ever going to change that."
Flinching at his touch, Nicole moved her face out of his reach. "Don't touch me. You... I don't..." Nicole trailed off, feeling pain in her stomach. "No..." She started, feeling dizzy. "Not... my... baby." She gasped out right before she fell to the floor.
A/N: I think I should be done in a few more chapters. I was hoping 35 and I might still be done by then, but I'm not sure. Somewhere between 35 and 40 chapters I'll be done. So... thanks again to everyone who reviews! Out of 80 something reviews, I've only heard one person who thought It was boring, or getting boring. So, it makes me feel good to know so many people like it. So thanks to my reviewers, I love you all!!! :)Nicole***
