Chapter 19: Father and Son
Everyone was getting ready for dinner. Roger was cooking, and Martin was helping Eira with her homework. The doorbell rang, and Martin said he would get it. He walked to the front door and opened it. He his eyes widen at who was at the door.
"Dad." He said.
"Hello Martin." He said.
Roger turned the corner and saw the look of fear on Martin's face. He looked over and saw the man standing at the door.
"Well boy you going to invite me in."
"Yes, Rog…this…is my father." Roger put on a fake smile. Trish walked in the small room and looked at the man.
"Trish is it Martin's father…" Roger told her.
"Nathan." He told him.
"Oh well it is nice to meet you. Would you like to stay for dinner?" She asked him.
"NO." Martin said and they all looked him.
"Actually, I came to talk to my son alone." He said, and Roger could see the sheer fear in Riggs's eyes. His father looked at him with an evil look. Trish looked over at Martin and saw the fear in his eyes.
"Well" He said to his son.
"We can talk here." He said.
"No, we can go to the guest room." Riggs closed the door and showed his father to the guest room upstairs. Once they were out of sight, Trish walked over to Roger who looked like he wanted to kill the man.
"Roger." She said.
"Martin's father beat and raped him." Roger said not looking at her.
-With Riggs-
Nathan walked into the guest room and Martin was right behind him. Riggs closed the door and turned around for a fist to hit him in the jaw. Martin almost fell to the floor.
"What the hell is wrong with you boy?" His father said in a very angry deep voice.
"What did I do?" Martin moved and looked at him.
"You married a man, you stupid boy." He said and hit Martin in the gut.
"Take your shirt off." His father told him what to do. Riggs without thinking did as told. He took off his shirt and looked at his father.
"Get on your knees and face the door." Nathan told his son what to do next. Martin moved and did as told. He could hear the belt clearing the belt loops.
"How long have you been with that man." His father asked. He closed his eyes and said.
"Two years." Martin breathed in he knew what was about to happen. He father took the belt and folded it to make a loop. He then raised his arm and thrusted it downwards. The belt hit Martin hard, it even cut him. Martin knew not to say or make a sound; his father would only beat him harder. Nathan beat his son 24 times. One for every month he was with Roger. Martin could feel the blood running down his back.
Roger was downstairs waiting on Martin to come back down. They had been up there for awhile now. Trish was also worried, she knew that Roger was as well. Soon they heard the front door open and close. Roger got up and went upstairs but met Riggs at the top of the stairs. He looked like he had been crying.
"What did he do to you?" Roger asked him.
"We just talked, that is all." Martin lied.
-Later-
Martin was in the shower and was letting the hot water wash the dry blood off of the fresh cuts on his back. He hissed at the pain. The water was also washing away the tears that were in his eyes. His father told him to end the marriage. Martin knew if he didn't than his father would hurt Roger, Trish or one of the kids. He also told him to put Eira up for adoption. That he didn't deserve to have someone in his life.
Roger walked to the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. He looked at the door and wondered why Riggs had locked it. After awhile Martin walked out. Roger walked over to him, but Martin moved away from him.
"What is it?" He asked.
"I think that we should end the marriage between us." Martin said this, and it hurt him so bad to say it.
"What? Why?" Roger asked and tried to take Martin into his arms, but he moved away again.
"It is for the best." Riggs moved and walked out of the room. He passed Trish and she noticed that he had a shirt on. She walked in and saw Roger in shock.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Riggs just asked for a divorce." He said and sat down on the bed.
"You know that his father is making him to this." Roger nodded his head. Down the hall was Martin in the guest room. He was in the corner with his legs up and his arms on them. His head was down, and tears fell of his eyes.
-Next Day-
Martin was home alone for most of the day. He would not come out of the room. He had locked the door. Eira asked him what was wrong, but he said nothing to her. Martin finally came out and went to the hall bathroom. Riana walked by and saw movement in the room and looked in to see Riggs take his shirt off. She saw the cuts and bruises on Riggs's back. She quickly walked away and went to the kitchen to find her dad setting there at the island looking ahead. He looked like his was in shock.
"Dad? Did Riggs get in a car accident?" She asked him. He looked at her.
"What?"
"His back is covered with bruises and cuts." She told him. Just then Martin walked in and looked at Roger and then looked away. Roger got up and walked over to Martin. Martin looked at him. Trish walked into the kitchen.
"Show me your back." Roger ordered Riggs.
"No." He said and went to walk off, but Roger grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back. He and Trish both saw him flinch. Roger pulled up Riggs's shirt and all three of them saw his back.
"He beat you, didn't he?" Roger asked him. Martin was looking at the ground. He nodded his head. Roger turned him around and hugged him. Martin's tears fell from his eyes.
"He also told me to end it with you and to give Eira up. He said that he would hurt all of you if I didn't." Martin said with no emotion. Roger pulled back and looked at him.
"Let him try and he will see what happens." Roger told him.
-Later that day-
Martin was home alone again. It was starting to get dark out. Trish had taken Riana and RJ and Harpar to her mothers. Eira was at a friend's house. Roger had left pick her up and went to get food. Martin was setting on the couch staring at nothing. He heard the front door open and close. He heard the boots on the floor. He knew it was his father.
"Did you end it with him?" He asked.
"Yes." He said still not looking at anything.
"Come here." He told his son what to do. Martin got up and walked to where he was in front of the man. Martin didn't dare to look at him. He closed his when he saw his father raise his arm up. Nathan hit his son hard across the face. Martin hit the ground. He didn't try to get up. He felt like he was thirteen again. Nathan balled up his fist and started to hit him.
Eira walked into the kitchen and saw what was happening. She ran over and tried to get her "grandfather" off her father. Nathan stopped hitting Martin and slapped her across the face. Martin saw red. He got up and tackled his father to the ground. Martin got on top of him and hit him hard in the face knocking him out. Martin walked over to Eira.
"You okay?" He asked covered in his own blood.
"Yea…Papa!" She yelled, and Nathan grabbed Martin by the neck and started to choke him. He choked him out. Nathan than looked at Eria and walked over to her and grabbed her by the hair of the head and jerked her around.
"You are worthless just like he is." He pointed at Martin who was coming to slowly.
"Let her go." Roger yelled and ran in. He tried to tackle him, but he was to big. Eira wondered how her father did? He let Eira go and hit Roger in the chest hard. Roger grabbed his chest and could feel pain and it tighten. Martin looked up to see his father get Roger's gun and held it up to Roger's head.
"My son was stupid to ever love a man like you." He said and just as he was about to pull the trigger a metal baseball bat hit him in the head. He fell to the floor and looked up and saw Martin standing over him.
"You fucking bastard!" he yelled out at his son.
Martin lifted the bat and thrusted it downwards. He did this repeatedly. Everything that that man had done to him came back to him. He beat the man until he was not moving. Roger got up and had to stop him.
"Martin, he's dead." He said, and Martin fell to the ground crying.
"I killed him, they will lock me up for this."
"No, they will not." Roger told him.
-Later-
LAPD was at the house. They took Riggs's fathers body out of the house. Avery was looking at the man's head. It was completely smashed in. He walked into the living room and looked at Riggs. He was bloody and badly hurt.
"I'm sorry, but I have to take up in Riggs." Avery told him.
"No, you don't." Roger told him.
"Murtaugh, he killed his own father. Yes, he was beating him and all of you but still." Avery told him and moved over to Riggs.
"No, technically he didn't know that he was." Roger said and Avery as well as Martin looked over at him.
"What?" Avery asked.
"I said his trigger word and put him into a hypnotized trance." Roger lied to him.
"Then I didn't technically kill him if I was in a trance." He said. Avery knew that they were lying but they were the two best cops that he had.
"Fine, but this may not go over well." He told them and walked out. Roger and Martin looked at each other and smiled.