Author's Note: As always luving the reviews! Here's the next one….

Nathan never woke up for lunch but Lex and the others did. After finishing my vigorous workout I saw the boys in the kitchen stumbling about.

"Rough night? Looks like that really hurts." I teased grabbing a water.

"Down there isn't he?" Lex shot back. "But for how long?" I pushed. "Month maybe a little longer." He said moving me up against the counter. "Hmmmm…well see." I whispered in his ear not missing his smile or his fingers trailing slightly south. "That we will." His gaze was full of lust as was his voice. My knee shot up catching him in the balls and this time I smiled when he fell to the ground. "I don't like to be touched. Don't do it again!" I warned walking away hearing the others guys laughing. Pigs.

It's been days since I last saw Riddick. Nathan was alive and kicking so I really couldn't sneak down there anymore. He checked our course constantly but it was when he started drinking that got me worried. He did that before he paid a visit to Roger Caine. Shit I didn't know what to do but I didn't want him down there getting off cheap shots on Riddick. I saw him sitting in the pilots chair drinking his vodka.

"Nathan babe, come to bed its late." I said seductively. "Is it haven't realized. I have some work to do." "You sure?" I ran my hands slowly down his chest hoping to change his mind. I heard him let out a shaky breath before getting up and heading to the cargo hold. "Go back to sleep Laura." He huffed and I shuddered. He was drunk off his ass again and was going to play with Riddick. Well that and Riddick couldn't see because of the lights, Nathan was going to try and break him. Fuck!

Sitting around for two minutes was all I could take before I got up off the bed and headed for the cargo hold. Only I never made it. Lex was standing at the door when I came running down the stairs.

"Lex you have to let me in, please just open the door!" I cried trying to get passed him. He spun me around so my back was to his front.

"Sorry can't do that Laura, Nathan's orders." He said in my ear. "Fuck Nathan!" I yelled twisting out of his grasp. "This is wrong and you know it!" I was searching for my knife when I remembered I threw it. Now what? My mind screamed. "Never had a problem with it before? Or is this one different? Got feelings for the killer?" He laughed coming at me. That's when I heard the chains rattle, and the most bone shilling sound I've ever heard, couldn't possibly be human. "Sounds like your boy is not doing so well. How long do you think before we break him? Got a month and nothing better to do." "You'll never break him Lex not you or anyone else. So you can take it and shove it." I crossed my arms over my chest defiantly. Wasn't the best move. "Or how about we break you instead? Like that better?" He didn't have to say anything else, I took off like a bat out of hell heading for the bedroom. I made it and slammed the door in his face. The bed called to me so I laid on while the sounds of chains clanging against the metal lulled me into a deep sleep along with my tears.

The clock said 5:30am when I woke and remembered what happened just a few short hours ago. Nathan was beside me out cold, I had to see him. Unhooking the keys from Nathan's pants was no easy task. I followed the same path I've traveled every other time I've seen him. There was no one outside the door which I was expecting to see Lex, I had a knife with me just in case. But this time the door was unlocked. Weird.

"Lights 10." Was always the first thing out of my mouth and this time was no different. His eyes didn't shoot open this time and that put me on edge.

"Riddick?" I called softly but I got nothing. As I was walking towards him I noticed there were a few more bruises on his face and his lip was busted open again. I was inches from him when he spoke.

"See in Slam there are no women, well except for a few. Their usually dead in a few days though. And when you do get out only ones around our whores, but you can't kiss them on the mouth. Can't remember the last time there was one this close." He paused licking his cracked lips, "Willingly." He was trying to get to me yet I wasn't biting.

"I just came to check on you." If I didn't feel stupid before, I sure did now.

"How do you feel?" Another dumb question.

"Like shit." He grunted.

"Figured." I said kneeling to check my taping. The bruise was still there but at least it was turning yellow. Pressing just a bit he was silent so I guess it was healing. I wasn't a damn doctor that was my best guess. When I stood up I was practically on top of him, heart going crazy. His lips were right by my neck, slightly brushing by my ear.

"Can't remember when a woman was this aroused just standing near me." Riddick all but growled and I flew back in fear. 'Shit to close, to damn close.' my thoughts yelled. How the hell did he know? What the hell was wrong with me? He's a fucking killer!

"We're heading to Butcher Bay, couple weeks out." I changed the subject not caring if he thought he was getting to me.

"You Nathan's?" He raised his brows watching me intensely ignoring my information.

"I'm no one's. Nathan' a dick, he can go fuck himself for all I care." I said with a little to much emotion. Meeting his eyes, which were now open, I knew that's what he wanted to hear and I fell for it.

"I have to go he's probably up." Walking up to him was no easy task but I did it anyway. I paused locking my gaze with his before I went any further. Slowly, my fingers rested on his thigh hesitantly moving upward though I didn't miss the large bulge in his pants. His breathing changed when I leaned in a little more, touching all of him.

"Goodbye Riddick." I whispered in his ear lightly nipping it. He wanted to play, I could to. But on the flip side I found my answer how to control him.

"Lights to full." Came from my mouth next. As I opened the door a low growl could be heard.

"Soon." He growled, "Real soon." Although I pondered at his words I knew I wouldn't be seeing him anymore. That was my last visit one I never forgot.