Sorry about the wait! Been busy with school, finals are coming up; I'm about ready to pull out hair :(. Hopefully this will make up for it a longer chapter than the previous.

Abby was given an excuse for the next couple of days off from work to take it easy. Abby wasn't too thrilled about missing a few days from work claiming she felt fine. Bubba was quick to remind her of her passing out and nearly falling on her face in front of everyone in the dinner. Abby just gave out a frustrated sigh and looked over at Johnny, who rode back with Bubba to Abby's place to make sure she was okay.

"He's right you need to take it easy," Johnny agreeing.

"Fine, I'll take it easy for the next couple of days,"

"Good, I have to go back to work; Nancy should be coming over in a little bit to check up on you," Bubba said standing up from Abby's couch.

Bubba said his goodbye promising to bring her car over later too and left to head back to the dinner. Johnny agreed he would stay till Nancy came over to check up on Abby.

"You don't have to stay you know," Abby said picking up a little; feeling a little uncomfortable with a cute guy in her house. Abby had a weird tendency to pick up and clean when she was nervous or upset.

Johnny just watched her amused of how nervous she was. Johnny felt a small smile rise on his lips as she headed to the kitchen offering him refreshments. His smile soon faded remembering that she had a good reason to be nervous of him; hell she would scream and run away from him if she ever found out exactly what he was.

She came back with a tall glass of tea and handed it to him.

"I don't have a problem staying," Johnny answering her previous question.

"Well at least let me make it up to you for helping me back at the dinner,"

"That's not necessary you don't have too…"

"I insist," Abby interrupted Johnny, "I'll make dinner for you tonight after Nancy leaves. You can come by around seven that way I'll have enough time to have everything ready."

Oh, not good Johnny was thinking. Every night sense he had the curse the rider was always itching to come out and seek out evil. Johnny really didn't want her to see that part of him, or well find out that that it was him at the gas station that night. Johnny was ready to argue some more about how it really wasn't necessary, but the look she was giving him at the moment hoping he wouldn't say no it made him melt. Johnny usually tried to keep his distance from people keeping up a wall around himself so he wouldn't worry about hurting them. Now Johnny could fell his wall to slowly start crumbling away. Damn he just couldn't bear to say no to her, to see her hurt or disappointed.

"Should I bring anything?" Johnny finally said.

Abby shook her head, "No I will have everything I just need you to show up at seven."

"Okay I'll be here,"

A knock at the door was heard and both Abby and Johnny turn their head to the front door. Johnny from out of instinct rose quickly and was tense. Being the ghost rider made him more on edge with his surroundings. Abby walked to the front door wondering why Johnny went all tense all the sudden.

Abby opened the door to be greeted by Nancy.

"Hey," Abby politely greeted Nancy.

"Oh, my god I heard what happened, are you okay?"

"I'm fine just need to rest for a couple of days, and I'll be back on my feet in no time," Abby said letting Nancy in closing the door behind her.

Johnny was watching Nancy as she entered. Deep within his mind he could feel the rider judging her; like it does with everyone else. Anybody new he comes across during the day or night the rider judges. See who's innocent and whose souls are stained with sins.

"Nancy this is Johnny; he's the one that caught me before I almost ended up face first on the floor," Abby said coming into the living room.

"Nice to meet you," Nancy said extending her hand.

"Nice to meet you too ma'am," Johnny said while he shook her hand.

Johnny let go of her hand and turned toward Abby. "I'll see you later on tonight."

"Okay, see you at seven," Abby said walking Johnny to the door.

"Try and not to hit your head again while I'm gone," Johnny said smirking at Abby.

Abby brought her hand up to her forehead and gave him a military solute, "Yes, sir." Abby closed the door and turned around to Nancy with a huge smile plastered on her face.

"Wow he was cute. You have to tell me everything after your dinner date."

"It's not a date I'm just fixing him dinner to show thanks for what he did," Abby said.

"You can give him thanks too in that room back there," Nancy said pointing to Abby's bedroom.

"No! I not that kind of person," Abby said flustered.

"Come on you need someone, or hell just a good rumble in the bedroom."

"Can we change the subject, I mean come on I just met this guy," Abby said sitting on the couch.

"Okay, okay,"

Abby and Nancy spent the rest of the afternoon sitting on the couch watching TV. Though most of the time the television was ignored with the two women talking. Nancy's conversations mostly revolved around her children, but Abby could understand why they were her whole world. Her and Bubba would do anything to make their children happy. When it was getting close to three Nancy gave Abby a big hug and made her promise to call her after the dinner was over.

Abby started preparing her and Johnny's meal for tonight. She decided on something that was simple and easy to make, lasagna. It was one of Abby's favorite dishes growing up. Her mom taught her how to make it the way her grandmother use to make it.

Abby pulled out two wine glasses, and filling them up with some cheap box whine she picked up from the store. It was all she could afford, and the wine actually tasted pretty good. Abby already helping herself to it started drinking while she cooked dinner.

After a few hours of throwing everything together and waiting for her dish to cook in the oven, Abby heard a knock on her door. Abby opened the door to a waiting Johnny. Abby noticed Johnny was wearing black jeans and a cotton black shirt. What's up with him and black; it's scorching hot outside. Abby thought to herself. Abby also noticed in the parked close to her mustang, Bubba brought over while she was cooking dinner, was a chopper.

"Is that yours?" Abby asked admiring the beautiful machine.

"Yea,"

"It's nice; would you take me for a ride sometime?" Abby asked.

Johnny thought a ride couldn't hurt as long as they went during the day. "Sure I would love to give a pretty lady a ride." Johnny saw Abby's cheeks flush a little from his comment. Johnny just smirked to himself enjoying her color rise on her cheeks.

Abby let Johnny in to the kitchen where she had the table set up. Two steaming plates of lasagna and wine were set on the table.

"Smells delicious," Johnny said getting a big whiff of the food.

"Thank you, it's been awhile sense I cooked this dish," Abby said setting some forks on the table.

Abby and Johnny sat down and chowed down. Abby didn't even realize how hungry she was. She only had a quick bit to eat this morning and at the hospital one of the nurses gave her a little lunch before she left.

Johnny was just happy to actually have a real home cooked meal. Always on the road eating fast food or some days he wouldn't eat much at all.

After they were finished Johnny offered to help with the dishes. Abby smiled and gave him a towel to dry while she washed.

"So I never asked you why you came here to this town." Abby asked handing Johnny a plate to dry.

"Sort of just passing through," Johnny said.

Abby was a little disappointed to hear him say he was just passing through, but Abby reminded herself that she also hoped she wouldn't be here for long. She didn't need to get involved with anyone right now.

"Well when you leave you might want to leave during the day. It's a bad idea to be out on the streets in this town at night."

"Yea…I heard what happened in the ally and at the gas station," Johnny said remembering the first night he came here. The rider showing up in the middle of the drug deal; some were smart to try and get a head start and run when he showed up. Others were dumb enough to start shooting at him; poor bastards didn't know what they were getting in to. That was all it took too for them to shoot everything they had at him. The rider not affected by any of it. The rider always loved to see what people would try first and then make his first move, and that's all it took one move. The rider pulled out his chain heating it up with hell fire. He swung the chain around making the chain grow longer so it would hit all the guys standing around him. With just one touch from the heated chain and the men fell to the ground, or what was left of them. The men that took off were hunted down one by one that night and met the same fate. Johnny knew it was probably only a matter of time before someone found their piles of ashes or if he was lucky they were blown away by the wind. Of course before the rider could catch up with the head drug dealer the sun came up.

Whenever Johnny turned back to normal he always had sort of an after effect from being the ghost rider. His throat would burn, and it seemed no matter how much water he drank it wouldn't go away. He'd sometimes have one hell of a headache, and his body would ache for several hours.

After the dishes were done Abby and Johnny walked outside to the porch area up front of the apartments. They sat for several hours just talking about anything. They both seem to enjoy each other's company.

The sun was starting to set and Johnny knew he would have to leave soon. Usually around this time Johnny would feel the pull of the rider wanting to come out, but Johnny couldn't feel the rider eager to come out. He could still feel the riders presence, but he wasn't struggling to keep him from coming out. Not wanting to risk if it would stay like that after the sun went down, Johnny thanked Abby for a lovely dinner and kissed her on the cheek. Johnny smiled when her face flushed brightly when he did that. Abby waved goodbye to him when to took off down the rode on his motorcycle.

Not long after Johnny was a good distance away from Abby's apartment he was hit with the riders want to come out. The sun still hadn't set and the rider was now ready to punish the guilty. Johnny couldn't help but think why he didn't feel this when he was around Abby. He knew there had to be some reason. He felt the riders want before around innocents before, so why not around her? Did the rider not want come out in front of her?

Johnny's questions were put on hold when he heard the sound of glass breaking followed by a scream. "Damn," was all Johnny said when his body was engulfed in flames followed by the riders roar.