By Malice Through Agony

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Two Days Later:

Riley played with her glasses, sliding them on then taking them off. Her vision blurred once her glasses were off, but when she put them on her vision was clear. All those times Missy banged her head against her floor was enough damage to make her need glasses. She slid them on and stared at the fire, she felt so empty and lonely. Maya was taking care of Katherine and Lucas was still at the hospital waiting to hear the news about Missy's pregnancy. The flames illuminated light that warmed her, she sipped her coffee and ran a hand through her hair.

Missy's lifeless body floating on the pool came back into her head and tears threatened to expose themselves, she blankly stared at the flames letting the tears built up.

From the corner of her eye, Lucas came into view. She quickly wiped the tears away hoping he didn't see her, but deep down she knew he did. He sat down next to her and looked at the fire, "I figured you'd need this." he said handing her a light brown, soft blanket.

She grabbed the blanket from his hands but before she could take it away Lucas placed his hands on top of her and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Have you taken your medicine?"

Riley nodded focusing her gaze on the fire.

"Your parents called me." he said staring at her. She looked completely expressionless and that worried Lucas. "I told them that you just needed time to feel better..." he played with his fingers, it had been a long time since he'd felt awkward with her. The girl that stared at the fire meant a whole to him, no amount of money would ever make him change his mind and leave her. But if she'd fallen out of love with him, he couldn't blame her. "If you want the divorce..." he stopped himself, before his voice quavered. "I can call our lawyer-"

"I don't..." she gulped. "want a divorce Lucas."

He sighed as he heard her say that.

"I think you do."

Lucas eyes quickly landed on hers. How could she possibly think he wanted to divorce her? "I don't."

"I killed someone, Lucas. Let alone she was carrying your child."

"She broke into our house and tried to kill you, it was self defence."

"But who ended up killing who?" Riley snapped. "It shouldn't be considered self defence if every inch of me wanted her dead."

"Riley, you're not considered a murderer in the eye of the law and you're certainly not considered a murderer in the eye of your family." Lucas said as he inched closer to her. He saw how red her eyes were, the last time he saw her like this it was her recovery from Charlie. She would cry on his shoulder everyday and he just remembered the anger he felt towards him. "She tried to kill our daughter..."

"She tried, but I actually killed her's-"

"She wasn't pregnant, Riley." Lucas said as he watched her gaze quickly turn towards his. "I just got the test results back from the doctor, even if she was pregnant she would've lost it."

Riley's tears slowly stopped, the thought about killing a newly made human ripped her heart to shreds. She spent the whole day crying and now to hear that she wasn't pregnant felt like a burden was lifted off her shoulders. "Really?"

He nodded as he watched her cry into his shoulder, "What's wrong?"

"When Missy was drowning me... all I could think of was you and Katherine living a better life without me...Missy was pregnant and I thought that this was a wake up call. How could you love me, Lucas? I've been through so much that my idea of love has been ruined, every time you tell me you love me I die a little bit inside knowing that i'd never be able to say the words like you do."

"I've told you before that you don't have to say you love me, I already know you do."

"I just..."

"Riley love isn't about saying the words back, it's about being there for someone when they need you. It's about never giving up on them or fighting for them to the end, it's more showing than saying." he leaned his forehead against hers. "I know you've been through hell and back and I know falling in love with me wasn't easy especially after Charlie, but don't ever let that get in the way of the people you care about."

She nodded as she cried into his embrace.

"I can't promise you a better future where there's always rainbows and colors, but I can promise you that no matter what I will never leave." Lucas said, "I love you, Riley." She cried more into his shoulder, "And you don't have to say it back."

Riley woke up to the warm smell of pancakes and coffee, she sat upright from the couch and looked at the kitchen. As expected, she found her husband cooking. Once his eyes landed on her a huge smile came into view, she couldn't help but smile and laugh.

"Want some coffee?"

"You know I do." She said as she walked over towards him.

"Coming right up." He said as he put her mug into the coffee machine, "Why don't you go back to sleep and i'll have it ready for you in some minutes?"

"I'm going to go take a quick shower."

"I'd join you, but-"

Riley kissed her husband on the cheek. "If you joined me it wouldn't be so quick, would it?"

"Guess not." he gave her a proper kissed before she headed off to the bathroom.

Once Riley got out of the shower, she wrapped her body in a towel along with her hair. She walked back into her bedroom and chose her outfit for the day-a burgundy top with denim shorts. She'd finished putting on her bra when she got a phone call, without hesitation she answered the call. "Hello?"

"Hey, Riley." a very dull voice said, she recognized that voice anywhere.

"Charlie?" she quavered.

"It's been a long time, Riley. And you still look good."

"You're watching me?"

"I have, for quite some time. And can I just say that time has done you good."

She quickly put the towel over her and looked everywhere trying to find him.

"You won't find me honey, why don't you give me a little show and take off you bra?"

"How are you talking to me? You're supposed to be in jail..."

"Am I? That still wouldn't stop me from getting you in between my legs."

"You're disgusting."

"Look we can do this the hard way or the easy way."

She tried to walk downstairs and tell Lucas what was happening, but Charlie told her to stop.

"Take one more step," he threatened, "and it comes at the expense of your best friends life."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because you're mine, Riley. And you always will be."

"Leave me alone, Charlie."

"You know, it'd be a shame to kill Katherine, just like I did to the other-"

"If you touch my daughter..." she threatened.

"You'll do what?" Charlie continued, "Get me arrested?"

"That'll happen after I beat the shit out of you."

"Look at who suddenly stood up for themselves," Charlie said. "You know you have one of the best bodies i've ever seen."

"You sure it's not the only one you've seen?" She heard him chuckle.

"Do the one's through the screen count?"

"You're disgusting!"

"If you call the cops or anyone...don't expect to have your family in one piece."

She heard him breathe into the phone before he hung up, she looked around her room to try to find anything that he could use to spy on her, then she looked at the corner of her room. A white teddy bear with a red light on it's eye was facing their bed, but she was in the way...that's how he could see her. She quickly sauntered towards the teddy bear and threw it in the garbage.

She walked towards the kitchen room and found her husband on the island of their kitchen, "Hey, I didn't want to-" he stopped himself once he saw the tears in her eyes, "Riley, what's wrong?"

"He's...he's...Ch-Ch," she couldn't get the words out.

"Riley, what is it?"

"Charlie, he's been watching us." She said as she cried into his embrace.

After Lucas spoke with Lorena, she called in another detective that would be working on their case. She knocked on their door and Lucas quickly opened it, "Hi, is this the Friar residence?"

"Yeah, come in."

"Thank you." The woman said as she entered their home, eyeing it like it was filthy. "I'm Detective Charles, i'm the one who spoke to you on the phone."

"Yes," Lucas said as he grabbed his wife's hand. "This is my wife, Riley."

"Nice to meet you," she said as she shook her hand, "This might sound a little deranged, but I already know how we can capture Charlie Gardner."

"How?" Lucas asked a little too strong, but who could blame him?

The detective looked over at Riley, "We're going to have to use you as bait."

What happens next? You guys might've expected the false pregnancy, but did you expect this?

I never realized how evil I can be!

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