Aaaah sorry for the wait, guys! Writer's block.

Bradley wasn't one to linger. He wasn't one to run back to his ex-girlfriends after they've moved on. But for some certain reason, he found himself running to his ex-wife.

"I asked what you were doing here." Roxanne asked again, testily.

"Can't a guy visit his ex-wife just 'cause?" Bradley simpered, wearing his usual I'm-Cute-And-Evil smile.

"You basically told me you never wanted to see me again." Roxanne raised an eyebrow. "You want something from me."

"Okay, let's say I do." Bradley raised a hand. "May I come in?"

Roxanne sighed, exasperated. "I know I'm gonna regret this..." She opened the door and stepped aside to let her ex-husband in.

He took a whiff of the coffee Roxanne was making. "Coffee smells good."

"Oh. Would you like some?" Roxanne asked sweetly.

"Why, yes. I'd love some." Bradley responded. He took a seat on the couch. "By the way...I'd like to offer my congratulations on you getting engaged."

Roxanne froze at the coffee pot and turned around. "Dhow do you know about my fiacee?"

"He does a poor job at protecting you." Bradley smirked. "I overheard him talking to his friends, ah...Ponyboy and Hammo-"

"Their names are Bobby and PJ." Roxanne snarled at him. "And they're my friends, too!"

The coffeemaker started smoking. Roxanne sighed and took the pot out and poured two mugs. She carried one mug over to Bradley, and spilled it all over Bradley's shirt. "Oops! My bad!" She said sarcastically. She carried the empty mug back to the kitchen. She was still pissed at him after she found out what he almost did at the X-Games competition.

Bradley fumed. He clenched his teeth and his fists, then calmed down. "I'll admit: I probably deserved that." He chuckled. "But don't do that again." He walked over to Roxanne. "Is something wrong?"

"Not at all. Why would you say that?" Roxanne asked, tersely. She drank her coffee, not facing Bradley. All she could think about was ways to sever his head from his body.

Bradley walked over to his ex-wife and put his arms around her. "Awww. What's the matter, Baby? Trouble in paradise? I don't blame you. The guy's a total goofball."

Roxanne simmered, and put on her best smile. "Okay..." She turned around to face Brad. "You wanna know what's wrong?" She grabbed the first thing she could lay her hands on, which was a champagne bottle.
"What's wrong is that you're a lying son of a bitch!" She smashed the bottle over Bradley's head, causing him to reel backwards and clutch his face. She pushed him away, slamming him into the stove. Bradley howled in pain.

"Bitch!"

"I made sacrifices for you! I risked everything for you, and spent all my time with you only to find out you've been whoring yourself to the Gammas!" Roxanne was freaking out. She never felt so angry in her life. growled angrily and threw a plate at Bradley's head. "Do you realize what you did? You almost freaking killed innocent people at your precious X-Games shit! YOU ALMOST TOOK CHILDREN AWAY FROM THEIR PARENTS, YOU SELFISH BASTARD!" She heaved a candle at Bradley, who ducked. He was appalled by her behavior.

"Is that what he told you?" Bradley said angrily. He stormed over to Roxanne. "That is an outrageous-"

Roxanne interrupted him by hitting him with a lamp. "Don't lie to me! You cheated your way to the top! You would step over your friends and fam8ily's dead bodies to get what you want!" She knocked him over with the lamp. :"Now all of Max's friends and family treat me like I committed treason, and that I should be put in jail!"

Bradley grabbed the lamp as Roxanne was about to hit him again. He wretched it from her grasp and threw it aside. He jumped up and smacked her to the ground. "Don't you ever hit me again! You understand me?"

Roxanne rubbed her cheeks and held back tears. He swallowed the lump in her throat and stood up and glared at Brad. "I won't if you don't hit me."

"So this is what you want for the rest of your life?" Bradley seethed. He grabbed Roxanne's arms and held them tight. "To be a whore to a goof?"

"I'd rather be his whore than your wife!" Roxanne snarled. She wrenched away from Bradley./ "And if you were half the person Max is, you would never-"

Bradley once again, struck her down. "I'm ten times the person Max is!"

Just as he said that, Max walked through the door. He gaped at his surroundings. First at Roxanne on the floor, then at Bradley looking surprised and mad at the same time. Max slammed the door shut, scowled at Bradley, then ran over to Roxanne to pick her up.

"Are you okay?" Max asked Roxanne urgently.

Roxanne swallowed and nodded. "I'm fine, Max. what are you doing home early?"

"Ameson let me off early since half the staff were out sick or on vacation." Max explained. He stood up and glared at Bradley. Fuming, he started walking towards him. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart."

"Due to the fact that your fiancee just kicked my ass, I'd say you wouldn't want to kick a man when he's down." Bradley said in a deadpan. He glared at both Max and Roxanne.

"Actually, I do." Max stated. "AAAAH!" He tackled Bradley to the ground and started punching him. "Who the hell do you think you are?" He beat Bradley until his face was bloody. Bradley kicked him off and punched Max, who kicked him, hard. The two men grabbed each others' arms and tried knocking one or the other down. Max finally slammed Bradley against the door. "Do not- I repeat- do not come near my fiancee, me, or our friends and families again. You hear me? Not ever!" He opened the door and threw Bradley out. "If I ever see you again, I'll kill you!" He slammed the door and locked it. He sighed heavily and turned around to Roxanne, who looked shocked and relieved. "Why did he come here?"

Roxanne sighed. She explained what had happened. Max chuckled a little. "You really did kick his ass!" He laughed. "I'm sorry I missed it. Sure as hell wouldn't want to get on your bad side!" He shook his head and started cleaning up.

Roxanne bent down to help him."I don't know why, but I just lashed out. It was like there was this monster inside of me, taking control over my body."

"Hmm. Same thing happens to me all the time." Max reassured her. He picked up the bag he threw the debris in and stood up. "Though, I wouldn't be surprised if Bradley pressed assault charges against you and/or me."

"Knowing him, he'd probably do something bigger to achieve revenge." Roxanne pointed out. She smiled. "Hey...thanks for earlier. It's the first time anyone's ever stood up for me like that."

Max smiled and caressed Roxanne's cheek softly. "Anytime, love. I don't like seeing you hurt or threatened."

Roxanne smiled and hugged her fiancee, who hugged back. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

Roxanne pulled away and cleared her throat. "So...should we tell everyone who's back?"

Max shrugged. "Sure. Why not? It's not like it's a secret."

XXX

"Dude. You should've kept that a secret."

Max and his friends were at the skate park, now. It was Bobby who spoke.

Max rolled his eyes. "Dude, come on. It's not like this'll ruin the wedding planning."

"Ahhh, you say that now." PJ pointed out. "I'm just saying, dude, be careful. You know what he's capable of."

"You know what I'm capable of, too." Max pointed out. He sped off. As hard as it was to admit, however, he was getting a bit scared for his and Roxanne's future. He hoped that everything will go smoothly despite Bradley's appearance.