A/N: Amazingly I got this chapter up for you guys since I love you all so much! The reviews were awesome, and keep sending them! I will try and get a chapter up before Christmas but I can't make any promises as I'm getting a jag on Friday because I missed it at school and I got told it really hurts. :( So if I don't get the chapter up before Christmas, hope you have a great one and great loads of presents! Peace out bitches. xXx
Chapter 3.
Riley ran into John's room to find her older brother and Shane with worried expressions on their faces. She placed her hands on her legs to catch her breath before looking back up at the two men. Now they were standing in front of her, asking where she had been and what was wrong.
"Um… I went to find you Shane, to surprise you," Riley said, half-lying. She didn't want Shane to know about Landon before she told her brother. "Can… can I talk to my brother? In private, the now?" Shane nodded and left the room, taking the twins with him. Riley took a seat of the sofa, and looked up at John, tears threatening to fall from her crystal blue eyes. Noticing this, John sat down beside his younger sister and hugged her tightly, before asking questions.
"Sssh Riley, it's ok," John whispered into his sister's ear whilst rubbing her back. Her tears were falling onto his jumper but he didn't care. "Now Riley, what happened? You know you can tell me anything." Riley moved away from her brother's hug and wiped her face before answering.
"Well… I went to Shane's locker room. But he wasn't there, so I was coming back here. T-then… he grabbed me… from behind and… um, and pulled me into an empty locker room. But he's s-suppose to be in jail. And he wants to be with me… but I hate him. For cheating on me… for trying to kill me… and for t-trying… to kill… my boys." Riley broke down once again, and hugged John. He rubbed her back and took in what she had just told him. Some guy cheated on his little sister, tried to kill her and tried to kill his nephews. And now he wants back with Riley.
"It's gonna be ok Riley. I won't let him get anywhere near you. He'll be dead before he can get within 50 feet of you or the twins." Riley nodded; knowing the kind of things John was capable of doing and knew she was in safe hands. "So, when are you gonna tell Shane, that is if you're telling him?"
"Tonight. But I don't know how he'll take it," Riley answered, almost in a whisper. She looked up at John and he wiped her face with his thumb and smiled.
"Riley, if I know Shane… and I do, he'll do anything possible to keep this guy away from you. He really cares 'bout ya little sis," John reassured. "I'll let him and take the twin out of your way. Don't worry 'bout them."
"Thanks bro." John smiled before opening the door, letting Shane back into the room. She shouted bye to Carson and Zach before even looking Shane in the eye. He looked as upset as Riley did. "I guess I owe you an explanation."
"If you don't wanna tell me the now, I understand. Don't push it when you don't want people knowing. Just tell me when you're ready." Wow, Riley thought, he is so kind and considerate. No wonder I like him!
"Thanks Shane." He smiled kindly then hugged Riley a little. "We should get going to the hotel. I really need to change into something a little more comfortable."
"Alright, follow me Riley."
The ride to the hotel was quiet, all except the radio, which Riley put on to relive the tension in the air. Once they arrived at the hotel, Riley went to Shane's room first so he could change then they went up to Riley's room. It was the same as Shane's, except there were two single beds, and Shane had a king-size bed for himself.
Shane took a seat on the bed nearest the television while Riley looked through her Louis Vuitton suitcase to find something comfortable to wear. After finding a black spaghetti strap top and her pink Juicy Couture tracksuit, Riley slipped into the bathroom to change. She emerged from the bathroom fifteen minutes later, her face without make-up and her hair pulled into a high ponytail. Even without make-up on, Shane thought Riley looked beautiful.
"So Shane, what would you like to watch and to eat? Everything's on me, and don't choose a chick flick, I hate them," Riley said, reaching over for the phone. Shane had already looked through the movie guide and found a movie to watch – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
"I'll pay for the food; you pay for the movie since I don't want the lady paying for everything. And I was thinking we watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that cool with you?" Riley swallowed. She usually liked horror movies but she couldn't stand The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Her brother's made her watch the original when she was seven and she couldn't sleep for a month and every time Joanna or Landon wanted to watch the new one, she would go to bed. But if Shane wanted to see it, Riley would have to put up with it.
"Yeah, that would be fine. When you're ordering the food, get me some pizza and sprite. I'm just gonna call John to see how the boy's are doing." Shane nodded and Riley went into the bathroom, locking the door behind her. Finding her brother's name in her cell, she quickly pressed call and began pacing the room.
"Yo Riley, what's up?" John greeted, almost shouting. Riley could hear the television, quite loudly, in the background, and her son's.
"Hey, just checking up on my boy's. How are they?"
"Great, I'm really getting to know them. So, how are you? What are you and Shane getting up to, nothing bad I hope?"
"I'm fine. And Shane's wanting to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre… not really looking forward to that."
"Wait, you agreed to watch that? Thought you hated that after Matt, Dan and me got you to watch it?"
"Well Shane wants to see it and if he wants to see it, I'll put up with it… until I spew."
"Aww, my little sister loves my boss' son. How cute?"
"Shut up John, I don't love him. Anyway, I better go. Tell the boy's I love them."
"Will do, see you tomorrow sis."
"Bye bro." Riley hung up and put her cell back into her pocket before leaving the bathroom. To her surprise, Shane was standing right outside of the door, listening to the conversation she just had with her older brother. "How much of that did you hear?"
"Not a lot. So, you don't like the movie I chose, do you?" Riley sighed, knowing she would have to face up to the truth. "Riley, we don't need to watch it if you don't want to."
"Not really. Bad experience from when I was seven. But I'll watch it if you really want to." He shook his head then smiled.
"If you don't wanna watch it, we don't need to watch it. We could always watch something else." Riley smiled happily. At least she would be able to sleep tonight.
"We could always just watch TV. There has to be something on," She explained, grabbing the remote which was lying on the bed and started flipping through the channels. After finding MTV, which was showing a repeat of Laguna Beach, Riley left it on. "I love this!"
"Oh my god. How could you watch this crap, I mean, it can't be true," Shane said, taking a seat beside where Riley had sat down on the bed nearest the TV.
"I think it is! And Laguna Beach is the best, you diss it and I'll kill you." Shane backed away, pretending to be scared. Riley playfully hit him and pulled him back towards her. She had been fighting herself all night, thinking of when to bring up what really happened to her when she had gone to find Shane, Riley decided that this was a better time than ever to do so. "Um Shane… I need to tell you something."
"What? What is it?" Shane had now become quite concerned after hearing the seriousness in Riley's voice.
"You know how I went to your office to meet you earlier tonight?" Shane nodded, understanding what the young woman meant. "Well when I was there, the whole hallway was empty. When I was going back to John's room, someone grabbed me and threw me into one of the rooms, locking the door. It was my ex-fiancé Landon. I left him when he cheated on me with some bitch he picked up in a nightclub one night. Then I got him in prison when he tried to kill me and the twins after I left him. Now he's coming back telling me that he wants to be with me and my boys. I don't know what to do! I hate him so much!" Shane wrapped his arms around Riley's shoulders and hugged her close to him, kissing her forehead gently. She looked up at him, smiling then moved closer to him, placing her lips onto his. When they broke apart, both of them were smiling.
"Don't worry Riley. As long as you've got me and John, he'll not get anywhere near you," Shane told her, getting back onto the subject.
"Funny, that's almost the same thing that John told me," Riley said. "Anyway, it's getting late, I've got get up early tomorrow, I better get some sleep."
"Yeah, I better get back to my room." As Shane was about to leave the room, he felt something pulling him back. He turned to see Riley holding onto his arm, with a pleading look on her face.
"You don't need to go if you don't want you. I've got an empty bed and if you want, we can push them together." Shane was about to decline the offer when Riley continued. "Please Shane, I really hate being alone. Especially after what happened."
"Alright, fine." Shane walked over the one of the beds and pushed it beside the other then stripped down to his boxers. Riley had gone into the bed and came out wearing a black tank-top and black boy shorts which said 'Bitch' on the back. She quickly went into the bed, pulling the covers over her and Shane did the same. Seeing that Riley was already half asleep, Shane pulled her close to him and silently whispering in her ear – "I'll never let anything happen to you. I love you."