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Abigail's eyes widened, "Haley… was that a ring on your finger?"
Haley tried to hide a smile, "Maybe…" Riley slapped her on the arm.
Abigail smiled. "Come on, are you two…"
Haley nodded and said, "We're getting married!" With a huge smile on her face
"Congratulations!" Abigail shrieked, almost making Haley wish that she hadn't told them. Abigail hugged both of them almost too tightly.
Ben shook Riley's hand and hugged Haley.
Before Haley could say anything more, her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered. As she listened to the call, she mouthed sorry to Riley, Ben, and Abigail. "WHAT?" She screamed. She was close to tears. "Logan is… alive?"
Chapter 6
A pit formed in the bottom of Riley's stomach. The man who had taken Haley away from him in the first place, who was now supposed to be out of her life forever, had reappeared as soon as Riley had gathered the courage to propose.
He moved to the kitchen table and sat in a chair. He folded his arms across his chest and leaned back in his chair. Haley tiredly leaned against the wall and continued her conversation.
"Thank You," Haley said before shutting her phone. Her eyes were dazed.
Riley wanted to know what was going on, but he knew it was best not to bring it up if she didn't want to talk about it. Ben and Abigail were also silent. Their eyes bounced between Riley and Haley.
Haley walked slowly back into the living room and sat on the edge of the couch tenderly. She looked very stiff, and you could tell she was thinking very hard about something. She stared at the flickering flame of a candle that was sitting on the coffee table. Riley followed quietly behind her and stood in the doorway. Then, suddenly, after a few long moments of silence, she began to cry and her head fell into her hands. At this, Riley quickly scrambled to her side. He awkwardly sat beside her and placed an arm around her shoulder, not sure how close he should sit to her anymore. When she buried her head in his chest, he quickly wrapped both his arms around her in a tight hug and leaned his head against the top of hers.
"Shhh," he whispered. "It's going to be okay," He didn't know what else to say, "Everything is going to be okay." He repeated. "Come on, Hales. I'm here."
She sighed and sat up straight. "Riley, what am I going to do?" She wiped under her eyes, attempting to fix her smeared eye makeup.
"What did they tell you?" Riley asked.
"Well, it was my boss. He said that a man claiming to be Logan contacted them and said he wanted to see me."
"Do they think it is him?" Riley asked.
"He said it sounded enough like him on the phone… Anyway he's going to be here tomorrow." She leaned on him and mumbled into his shoulder as tears began to flow again.
"Shhh," he whispered, rubbing her back with one hand and holding her head to his shoulder with the other.
"What am I going to do, Riley?" She asked him once she had recovered.
He thought, "Well, technically, you're kind of still tied to Logan…" He trailed off.
Haley sighed. "So… I guess I should give this back to you, then," Haley said as she slid her new engagement ring off of her finger.
It was heavy back in Riley's palm. "You know, I remember when I first bought you this ring. You had just left to go to Paris, and watching you walk away from me, I knew I never wanted to do that again. When I saw you walking toward the plane, I had this overwhelming urge to follow after you," he trailed off. "Funny…" he added, "If I had, we wouldn't even have this problem…"
A tear ran down Haley's face. "Oh, Riley," she fell into his arms again. "What are we going to do?" she mumbled into his shoulder.
"Shhh," he whispered as he caressed the back of her head. They stayed that way until Haley's tears stopped.
"I can't go see Logan," Haley said between sniffles.
"What?" Riley asked, truly curious.
"I don't want to see him."
"Come on, Haley, you can't do that," Riley protested.
"Why not? I have you now, and I don't want to ruin that. Do you not want me?" Haley asked, hurt.
"No, it's not that, Hales," he said in a panicked voice. He took a deep breath. "It's just… he's the father of your kid, and, I mean, everyone thought he had died and now he's back? It's like…you're supposed to be with him."
Haley held his face between her hands, "The thing is…" she looked him in the eyes softly. "I'm in love with you."
Riley wrapped his arms tightly around her waste. "I love you, too, Haley." He sighed, "but are you sure that this is what you want?"
She nodded, and kissed him gently on the lips, "I'm positive."
Riley smiled. "But… what are you going to tell Logan?"
Haley sighed. "Well… the truth… I guess."
"And what is that?" Riley asked.
Haley thought. "He's not the man I want to help me raise this baby… you are."
Riley sighed as he kissed her on the forehead and pulled her into another hug.
"As long as that is what you both want," Riley said, "I want nothing more than to be able to be with you for the rest of my life."
Haley leaned on his shoulder again, as tears, happy ones this time, began to flow down her cheeks.
They both fell asleep on the couch, holding each other in their arms.
"Do you want me to come in with you?" Riley had driven Haley to the FBI building, where Haley and Logan had worked together, and where they were supposed to meet today.
"No, I'll go in alone at first. I'll text you if I need you to come in," Haley said, as she stepped out of the car. "I love you," she added, not waiting for a response before she slammed the car door shut and began walking toward the building.
"Love you, too," Riley whispered, as he watched her walk away once again.
As Haley entered the FBI building, she headed toward her boss, Howard Shen's, office.
She stopped with his new receptionist, who she did not recognize. The receptionist informed her that he and a man called Logan were waiting for her inside the office.
"Thank you," Haley said, as she walked into the only office with out a window (Mr. Shen didn't like to be distracted by the view out the window, and he also required the extra security).
Her heart quickened from anticipation. However, when she opened the door, she didn't see anyone. It was sinisterly quiet in the office.
"Logan?" She called out as she walked in and shut the door after her. "Logan?" She called again, a little louder.
A disturbing laugh came from behind her, followed by a voice that said, "Logan isn't here right now."
Haley spun on her heel to see a large man leaning against the wall, seeming very relaxed. "Who… who are you?" She asked.
"Haley, it sort of hurts that you don't recognize me," he replied with a menacing grin. "Maybe this will help," he said as he pulled out a large gun and pointed it at her head.
She recognized the gun instantly, and gasped. This was the man that had tried to kill her in Paris. The man that had killed Logan. Her hand flew to her mouth, stifling the sound of her hyperventilating.
"It would be in your best interest at the moment, Haley, if you seriously considered keeping your little mouth shut," he said.
"You… you're the man that shot at me in Paris," Haley said, stalling as she tried to reach her phone in her coat pocket.
"Why, yes, I'm glad you remember. It's really a shame that that man jumped in front of my bullets… This all could have already been long finished with..."
Haley felt the tears coming, and the knot forming in her throat, but she tried not to let it show.
The man saw her hand in her pocket. "Hands in the air!" He shouted.
She pushed send and raised her hands above her head.
"Sit in that chair, there," he said as he moved to lean against Mr. Shen's desk, and lowered the gun.
Haley obeyed, and hoped Riley got her message.
Riley's phone vibrated in his pocket, and he quickly looked at the message.
help
Help? She was in trouble! Riley did the only thing he knew to do. He called 911, and then stormed into the building to save Haley.
As he took the front steps two at a time and hurried to Mr. Shen's office, only one word echoed in his thoughts over and over again. No.
However, just as he came to the door, he heard a gunshot. Bang! And a cry of pain. His thoughts and heartbeat became more frantic. No! No, not Haley! He quickened his steps, dodged the other people that had come at the sound of the gunshot and entered the office.
His tears flowed at the sight of Haley's crumpled body on the ground.
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