A/N: Wow here is another chapter, I hope you like it!

I am thinking a sequel will be made, I just can't say for sure.

Chapter 7

Gerry and Sunshine stood up. "Heather." Sunshine said. I turned around to leave, I wasn't going to listen to them talk bad about my boyfriend.

"Please, just listen to us." Julius said. "You need to hear all of this."

I turned back around. "I can't listen to you talk about my boyfriend."

"No, Heather, please, I'm begging you!" It was Sunshine.

I went and sat down next to Alan. I actually was a bit curious of what they had to say. "What is this about?"

"Ray, it's about Ray...and Megan." Alan said.

"I'm not listening to this, he is over her and he isn't going to her house!" I yelled.

"I live next door to Megan." Alan said. I got quiet. "I've seen his car there almost every night this last week."

"You're lying, he wouldn't do that to me, he loves me. Not her."

"Ray only cares about that one thing." Gerry said. "Trust me, I of all people know. I was his best friend all through the years, that is all he's cared about since ninth grade."

"How would you know? Last I checked, you were stabbing him in the back and kicking him off of the team, he put so much work into the team and you just throw him away like yesterdays news."

"Look, I did only because he was bringing the team down."

"Why don't we go and look for ourselves?" Sunshine asked. "I mean, if we're lying then the jokes on us, if not then you can see what Budds is really like."

"I have seen what he is really like, he is amazing, I love him and he loves me."

"Have you given it to him yet?" Gerry asked. I was quiet and shook my head no. "Then it wouldn't surprise me if he was, Ray was use to getting it almost everyday. Megan has a bit of a reputation. She cheated on Ray mulitple times while they were together."

"Sunshine would know all about cheating, wouldn't you?"

"Listen, I made a mistake and I am paying for it, I just don't want you to have to pay for his."

"I won't, just drop it please."

"No, you need to hear this, Heather, please, why don't we all drive to Megan's house every night, this way you can see it for your own two eyes."

I looked down for a minutes, I couldn't believe I was about to agree to this. "Fine, if it'll get your four yahoos off my back, I will."

They laughed. "Do y'all want to go get something to eat?" Gerry asked.

"Where, no where in town will let me eat," Julius said.

I smiled. "I have an idea, is Colonel home?" Sunshine nodded. "Why don't we let Colonel come with us? I bet that they will let Julius eat with us then."

Sunshine nodded, he went upstairs and a few seconds later came back down. "He is going to change into his uniform then he will be down and we will go eat. Julius you're eating with us."

Julius smiled. "Even if he isn't cheating on you, you are better than Budds, you are a great person, you deserve so much better."

"He is a good guy, I wish one of you knew that."

"I do," Gerry said. "But it's like I told you he has a temper. We all know that, don't we?"

Everyone nodded. I couldn't believe I was having this conversation with everyone. Colonel came back down and was in his uniform and ready to go. I drove with Colonel and the guys drove together.

"So what is all this I'm hearing about Ray?"

I looked down, "It's nothing, just rumors, I don't believe it."

"Why would they make this up?"

I shrugged. "Because they all hate Ray. He is having issues getting over this integration thing."

"This town is so prejudice and hateful. I can't believe that they are so closed minded."

I nodded. "Living in Huntington helped me get over that. I mean my dad tried to raise me that way but actually being that way was impossible in California. I mean it was so hard, so many people opened up my eyes up to it, and I realized how wrong I was."

"That is good, at least you aren't like the people in Alexandria."

I nodded. We were at the restaurant. We all got out, Colonel stayed outside for a few minutes. The owner saw us walk in and saw Julius. "You folks will have to find somewhere else to eat tonight." Colonel walked in.

"And why is that?"

The owner looked at him. "I have right to refuse my service to anyone."

"Look, you can let me, my boy, and his friends eat or you can face charges."

I saw the look. He waved a hostess over. "Seat them in the back."

Colonel shook his head. "No, that table looks good there." He pointed to a table in the front. We were sat there and we ate dinner, we saw everyone giving us dirty looks, but none of us cared. We enjoyed our dinner.

We all went back to Sunshine's house. "We're all staying over here tonight." Gerry said. "We're going to show you what is really going on."

I nodded. 'Okay, then I will believe it when I see it."

He nodded back at me. "I have to go drop my car off at my house, y'all going to follow me?"

Sunshine walked outside. "I'm going to stay here and shower."

I walked into the bathroom and started my shower water. I got a towel and undressed and got in the shower. I thought about everything going on. What if Ray really is cheating on me? What am I going to do, I don't want to break up with him, I mean I stayed with Sunshine...but then again me and Sunshine were dating for over a year when he did it. But in a way that just makes it worse. If I can't trust Ray then I can't be with him, that much I know for sure.

I finally turned the shower off and got dried off. I went to my room and found a cute sundress to wear, for some reason I just wanted to look cute. I guess that it was to show that I could still be cute.

I walked downstairs and everyone was back. They were sitting in the living room. I heard someone whistle when I walked in "Man, who knew that you could look so good." Julius said.

"I am gonna be shocked if Ray is cheating on you!" Gerry said.

All of their eyes were on me. I looked down and sat next to Sunshine. I saw him mouth the word "WOW."

I smiled and looked away. We all hung out there and waited. It was finally getting late and we all piled into the car and started making our way to Megan's. I was in the middle of Gerry and Sunshine. Everyone was uncomfortable because the car was so packed.

We were finally turning down Megan's street. I was so nervous. I put my head in my lap, I couldn't bare this. It was starting to be too much for me.

"Is that Budd's car?" I heard Sunshine asked. Everyone was silent. "It is, isn't it?"

I looked up and sure enough his car was sitting there. "Stop the car!" I said.

I walked over and tried his door. It was open. I looked up at them and ran back over to them. 'You guys head back to the house. I'm going to wait, I want to bust him."

"I think maybe one of us should stay with you...you know hide in the back seat...just in case." Gerry said.

"I'll be fine." I ran back over. They still hadn't left. "GO, before you blow this!" they sped off and I climbed into the back seat and laid down. I fell asleep and then I heard the door slam.

I opened my eyes and realized that the car was moving. I couldn't believe that he was actually back in the car. I got my nerve. We drove for about five minutes and then the car came to a halt again. He turned the ignition off. I sat up. "Hey honeybee."

He looked at me in shook. "Heather?!"

"Yeah...wow, so what do you know they weren't lying!"

"I can-"

"What explain?!" I laughed. "Try it, I dare you! I refuse to put up with this shit again!"

"What are you saying?" I heard his voice crack again. "Please, don't say that. I love you."

I looked at him in disbelief. "No! You don't. Otherwise, you wouldn't of been at Megan's. I hate you, and this...is officially OVER!!"

I turned to walk away from him. I felt him grab my wrist. "Listen to me, Heather."

I yanked my wrist away from him. "No," I started to run. I could hear him running after me. I sprinted.

"Heather, god dammit!" I felt him pull my arm. I felt my right arm pop, I knew something was wrong. I grabbed it in pain. "Listen to me, please."

I looked at him, I was scared of him. I started crying. "Heather, don't cry..I didn't mean to hurt you. I wasn't cheating on you. I was asking her to back off!"

"Asking her to do that doesn't take that long!" I glared at him.

"She is persistent."

I just looked at him. "I'm not listening to your lies." I started walking.

"Its not lies!" he yelled.

"Yes it is! Your a liar! I hate you Ray! Leave me alone."

"Don't you ever call me a liar again, you slut." I stopped. I looked down. I felt tears coming to my eyes. I turned around to face him.

"You lied to me, so therefore you are a liar."

I started to walk away again. I felt him grab my hair, "Don't walk away from me!"

He was just as mad as he'd been that night he got kicked of the team. And at that moment, I knew that he wouldn't show me any mercy. I wasn't sure what he would do, I just know that it wouldn't be good.

He dragged me back to his house. "Ray, let go of me!" My shoulder was in agony and my head was starting to hurt.

"You are going to listen to me!"

"RAY!" I was crying. "Please stop it, you're hurting me. Honeybee, stop."

"Honeybee?" He let go of my hair. I saw the anger in his eyes. I saw him raise his hand to hit me. I ducked. He regained control and put his hand down.

"Please, Ray...sweetheart...don't." I was on the ground and I knew I was defenseless. I felt him stand over me.

"Don't what? You should be use to it Heather, you let your dad hit you? Why can't I? I bet you even let Sunshine hit you."

I was balling my eyes out. This wasn't Ray. It wasn't my honeybee.

"You are so pathetic. See that is why Megan is better, she can please me. She was right, I do always end up in her bed." The last statement hit me harder then any of the other ones. I couldn't believe he was saying all of this.

I looked down and was crying. I couldn't stop. "And no, I'm not going to hit you. I'm not like your dad."

And with that he walked inside. I sat there crying. I didn't know what else to do. I must of laid there for at least five minutes. I heard people running. I saw Sunshine by my side.

"Are you okay?"

I just cried. He grabbed my shoulder. "OW!" I cried harder. He lifted my dress sleeve up and flew back in disgust. "Something is wrong with your shoulder, lets get you back to the house." I stood up and walked we piled into the car again and drove.

When we got there Gerry carried me inside. Colonel was sitting there. "It is almost two, where were you-" He looked at me. "What happened."

I was still crying really hard. "We don't know." Gerry said. Sunshine lifted up my sleeve again. Colonel looked at it. "We need to get her to the hospital."

I rode with Colonel and the guys rode together. I was still hysterical. "Heather, what happened?"

I just sobbed. "Heather, honey you have to calm down, I need to know what happened." It didn't work. "Heather, just take a deep breath" I did. I slowly started calming down. "What happened?"

I explained everything. What he did, how he grabbed my shoulder and how he yelled at me til I was hysterical. Colonel just looked straight ahead, I knew that he wasn't happy though.

We got to the hospital and we all sat there waiting. Colonel pulled everyone aside and told them what happened. "I'll kill him, I swear to god I'll kill him!" I heard Sunshine yell. He went to go out the door, I saw Colonel and Gerry run after him. Julius and Alan came and sat by me.

"I didn't know he was this bad." Alan confessed. "I feel so responsible, we shouldn't of pressed to let her know."

"No, Alan, I'm glad you guys did. It opened up my eyes."

I finally saw the doctor, he said that my shoulder just popped out of socket and that I had little muscle damage, he but a sling on it and sent me on my way.

"Dad, you ride back by yourself." It was almost seven in the morning. "We're going to take Heather on a drive, just so we can talk."

Colonel nodded and we went to the car. I sat in between Alan and Sunshine this time so I could have more room for my shoulder. We drove to Ray's house. Gerry went up and pounded on it. Ray opened the door. Gerry grabbed him and threw him into the yard. I saw the other three rush over.

Gerry took a few hits. I saw him and Sunshine go back and forth hitting him. Finally Sunshine picked him up off the ground. I could even hear him. "Don't you ever go near her again. Or I'll kill you!"

With that they walked back to the car. We dropped everyone off, I thanked all of them, Sunshine and I went back to the house and as soon as we got there I walked up to him and hugged him.

"Thank you, so much."

"I love you Heather. I always have."

I looked up at him. "I know, I felt the same way. I'm sorry that I can't say it back though."

I knew he understood though. With that we went and slept in his room.

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A/N: WOW, what and intense chapter!

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