"Marissa." A voice stated
"Who is this?"
"Don't you remember me? I thought of you every day."
"Oliver?"
As she stated the name that tore her and her husband apart, the name of hatred and mistakes, Ryan head, which was buried in Marissa neck, kissing her tenderly, jerked away and he stared wide eyed and the phone.
"It's a shame I had to go away for all those years, but I have made up for lost time. By the way, your son's just adorable."
Marissa gasped and her pulse quickened, "I am hanging up." And just as she was about to put the phone down, he spoke again, stating his soon encounter.
Marissa reached for Ryan's hand and told him what had happened, Ryan go out of bed and started to call 911, worried about the safety of his family. The familiar voice boomed, as the bedroom door flew open.
"I wouldn't do that" Ryan turned phone in his hand and saw the shining black gun pointed at them all.
"Put the phone down." Ryan nodded and decided it was best to cooperate, no reason to put Alex and Marissa in danger. The phone was put down carefully.
"Nice to see you, this whole family thing you have going is cute. I am glad to see you have achieved the cliché that life has planned for you." Marissa stomach churned and she began to tear up.
Oliver ordered them to all sit on the bed and Ryan purposefully sat in front of Alex. Oliver immediately noticed this.
"Sit away from the boy. Now." Ryan moved obediently
"What are you doing? Why?" Marissa whispered
"Well Marissa, after you put me through all that pain, I realized that if the love of my life left me and caused my whole future to completely be ruined, you don't deserve to be happy." With that he walked towards the bed and kept his eyes on Alex.
"Please don't wake him up" Marissa sobbed.
"SHUT UP!" Oliver screamed banging his head with the gun
"I am tired of living in this fake world, where the only way I can have control is by holding a gun. Too bad that's the only solution." With that he brushed his hand on Alex's sleeping face, whose eyes fluttered open.
Ryan, who had been quiet all this time, knowing he would just enrage Oliver even more, was now mad.
"Don't touch my son." He said firmly.
Oliver glared and scooped up Alex, bringing him to the other side of the room. Marissa gasped and Alex rubbed his eyes, confused.
"Mommy, Daddy, What's happening?" His eyes widened at the gun in Oliver's hand and started sobbing loudly, screaming his parent's names. Ryan got up bravely, clenching his jaw, as Marissa tried to hold him back. He walk towards Oliver and took his son's hand. Oliver was now furious.
"Get back. Now. This is not pretend. I am in charge and you will do what I say." His eyes dancing with craze
Alex ran to his mother and Ryan walked back towards Marissa. Oliver took his gaze away from his for a second, making sure Marissa and Alex were not doing anything stupid. In that one second, Ryan came charging towards Oliver and a single gun shot rang out.