Linda ran hoping she could get there in time to stop Oliver.
She knew Adrain got lunch with his friends on Paseo Lane. It was a high-end place, and if she was right Oliver was headed there, and she was honestly scared about what he would do.
She wasn't afraid for Adrian. She was afraid for Oliver. She didn't want him to do something that would complicate his life. She didn't want to cause problems for him.
She ran faster, needing to get there. Glad that she was only a few blocks away still as she got closer, the time it took to get there felt endless.
She turned the corner just as she heard glass shatter, her eyes widening seeing Oliver and Adrian come crashing through a cafe window, landing harshly on the sidewalk, shards of glass surrounding them.
"Oliver," she gasped, running forward but stopped when she saw both men get back to their feet continuing to exchange blows.
The streets became crowded with spectators. Linda knew she needed to put a stop to this, but she found herself watching Oliver fight Adrian so fiercely for her. To protect her.
She winced as Adrian got a good hit off on Oliver when he twisted his body to the side and kicked Oliver in the gut, sending him stumbling back.
Adrian moved in with another kick, but this time Oliver caught his leg and brought his own up, slamming it into his chest, sending him sprawling on the pavement.
"Adrain!" Linda snapped her head around at the voice, seeing her mother standing there with her father, looking nothing but worried and concern for Adrian.
"Mom?" Linda asked. "What are you doing here?"
"We were meeting with Adrian and a few of his friends for a potential business meeting. What the hell does your friend think he is doing?!" her father demanded, glaring.
Linda swallowed her eyes returning to the commotion in time to see Oliver throw Adrian onto the hood of a car.
Adrian groaned rolling off the car pushing slowly back to his feet. He gave a harsh chuckle. "You really think that bitch is worth this? Did that little slut already give it up to you? Is she that good?"
Oliver drew back his fist connecting with Adrian with so much force it sent him spiraling however Oliver didn't stop there all he could see was red, Adrian's disrespectful and demeaning words ringing in his head. He kicked Adrian into his back and dropped over him, yanking him by his shirt and driving his fist back into his jaw again and again and again and again. Repeatedly.
His knuckles split open with force, his blood and Adrian's coating his hands.
Adrain stunned by the velocity of Oliver strikes struggled to fend him off, Oliver getting the upper hand on him.
"I'm calling the police!" her mother exclaimed.
Linda's eyes widened as she listened to her mother call the cops reporting an attack on what she claimed to be an innocent man by a psycho.
Linda rushed forward. Oliver needed to stop before he killed Adrian and he needed to get out of there before the cops showed up.
Once Adrian's parents got wind of this they were going to try their hardest to put him away with this, and they were two of the cities, top Lawyers. She feared how they would take this.
She didn't want to lose Oliver over this. She needed him. She needed him as her friend, and she needed him in her life.
"Oliver!" Linda yelled a few feet from him as his fist stuck Adrian again and again. "Oliver you have to stop!"
Oliver could hear her screaming for him to stop, but her voice sounded so far away when all he could see was red, all he could feel was this hot white anger and a desperate need to make sure Adrian never got the chance to hurt her again.
He could make that happen all he had to do was keep on hitting him.
Linda could see he was not going to stop. If she didn't do something, he was going to beat Adrian to death.
"Oliver, please, you have to stop!" She closed the distance between them and grabbed his arm as he raised it to hit Adrain again.
Oliver's head snapped around, looking at her for a long moment.
"Trust me in this, Oliver. You have to get out of here." Linda pleaded. "Please."
Oliver nodded slowly, and she released his arm.
Oliver turned back to Adrian and jerked him up.
"You're going to stay the hell away from Linda, and her friends or so fucking help me. I will kill you with my bare hands without hesitation." Oliver drew back his hand and hit Adrian as hard as he could.
Adrian's jaw cracked, and his head smacked against the asphalt. He was unconscious.
Oliver stood and moved toward Linda as sirens blared, drawing closer.
"Go," Linda urged. "You have to get out of here now. The last thing you need it to get arrested."
Oliver reached for her. "I'm sorry, I couldn't let him hurt you anymore. I couldn't stand by and do nothing while you suffer at his hands."
"It's okay, just please, you have to get out of here, or things are going to get so much worse." Linda pleaded.
Oliver tugged her into his arms, holding her close. "I'll see you soon. I promise." he pressed an affectionate kiss to the top of her head.
Linda nodded, and Oliver released her, she watched him turn and take off down the street disappearing down the alleyway.
A few minutes later the cops arrived, and her parents were the first to start talking to the police, telling them that Oliver had attacked Adrian unprovoked.
An Ambulance came and took Adrian to the hospital. The cops had asked her for her account of the events, and she told them the reason for what happened.
Linda informed them that Adrian was abusive and showed them her bruises and Oliver was defending her.
The officers asked her to come down to get a statement, she agreed avoiding her parents' angry eyes.
She hadn't planned on coming forward about Adrian's abuse, but if it helped Oliver, she would do it.
She didn't want to lose Oliver because he was protecting her. She didn't want to lose him at all. She couldn't.
She honestly needed him in her life.
A/N: Short chapter but the next one should be longer. I hope the fight scene wasn't too horrible.
