Chapter 46

Well that couldn't go have gone any worse if they planned it. Laura thought as she was in the living room with Ross, Ratliff and Rocky. Ratliff was trying to get Ross calmed down but so far he wasn't having much success.

" Babe, you need to calm down." Ratliff said.

Ross rolled his eyes.

"I can't believe she had the audacity to come in here and give me tude? She is such a selfish bitch." Ross said.

" Ross she is still our sister. I know what she did was wrong and I am not saying that she needs to be forgiven right away, but can you just try to?" Rocky asked.

" How would you feel if she did something to hurt you and then I told you basically to get over it and forgive her? You wouldn't like it wouldn't you?" Ross asked

" He didn't say you had to forgive her, all he said was to try to." Ratliff said.

" I still can't believe you are defending her! She did it to you to as well as me. Thanks to her your family turned on you!" Ross said.

Ratliff rolled his eyes.

" They turned because they are bigots Ross, and Rydel just made me realize that they are." Ratliff said.

Ross just huffed and stormed into his room. He was not in the mood for anybody defending Rydel. Ratliff just rolled his eyes; he was going to follow Ross when Laura stopped him.

" I think we need to give him space, today was a lot to take in and he is hurting. Once he cools down he will realize what you were trying to do Ratliff. And he will appreciate it." Laura smiled small at Ratliff.

" I hope you are right, I hate to see him hurt." Ratliff said softly.

" Listen to Laura man, he will calm down. I think we need a breather for a moment or so. I think I am going to go see what is Taking Riker so long. I don't think Rydel is still here, she was in a rush to leave."

" Let me go Rocky, I will go get Riker and see how he is. This must be killing him. As the oldest he always wanted to make sure all you guys remained close so this is probably crushing him." Laura said. Rocky just nodded and agreed with Laura. Laura smiled and then walked out the door hoping to find Riker not to upset. She couldn't get this horrible feeling out of the pit of her stomach. She made her way outside and down to the lower level of the building. She couldn't find him anywhere.

Where was Riker? Laura thought as she continued to try and find him. She heard sirens coming close and then she saw. Her knees were feeling weak. Riker was lying in the middle of the street. Laura just took off running to him, screaming all the way there.

" RIKER!" Laura screamed. She got to him and she couldn't hold in the tears as she saw him. He was bloodied and he wasn't awake. Laura fell to her knees and started to cradle him.

" Come on baby, wake up please?" Laura's voice croaked with tears. She just sobbed as she was waiting for someone to help. By the sound of the sirens it sounded like someone called for help. Who would leave him here? Who would run him down and let me die in the streets? Her mind couldn't help but go back in time.

Maia.

The last time this happened, Maia ran her and Ross down and she couldn't help but wonder if the same thing was happening again. But wasn't Maia still in jail? Last time Laura heard she was. Laura looked down at Riker and she felt like she was going to throw up. His beautiful skin was marked with blood and scrapes and there is a huge gash on his forehead as blood was coming out. Laura continued to hold him placing kisses on his head begging him to stay with her.

" You can't leave me, please Riker. We are supposed to get married and live happily ever after." Laura whispered into his ear.

" Laura?" Rocky asked walking up to her and that was when he saw.

" RIKER!" Rocky cried out as he ran up to his brother.

' What happened?" Rocky asked as the tears were starting to come. Laura just shook her head.

" It looked like someone hit him and just left him in the street to die." Laura answered as she just continued to hold on to Riker.

" Did you call 911?" Rocky asked.

" No but somebody must have as here they come." Laura said as she saw the paramedics arrive.

Thank God. Now they could save Riker like they saved her and Ross.

" Hold on baby people are here to help you okay? You just need to hold on okay?" Laura kissed Riker once again.

" Miss I am going to have to ask you to move okay? So we can get started, would you mind just standing over there?" One of the paramedics told Laura. She didn't want to leave Riker. She didn't want to make him think that he was alone, not when she was right here.

" Come on Laura, they are going to need space to work on Riker okay? You can keep your eyes on him we just need to be over there okay?" Rocky said as he pulled Laura away. She just clung onto Rocky as if her life depended on it.

" He can't die Rocky, He can't die." Laura sobbed.

" He won't. You know Riker, he loves you way too much to leave you." Rocky whispered as he and Laura made their way to their designated spot.

" How could this have happened?" Laura asked.

" I don't know. It must have happened right after Rydel took off, because if it did happen when she was here, she still would be here." Rocky said. Trying to find the reason to defend his sister.

" Rocky I am not blaming her, I know she wouldn't hit Riker and take off. She loves him like she loves the rest of you." Laura said.

" I know that, I don't know I just felt the need to defend her you know?" Rocky answered.

" You are a good brother Rocky. Riker really loves you, you know? He loves all you guys like in some way he loved you guys like a second father you know?"

Rocky couldn't talk for a second he was too choked up to say anything. It was true Riker was the oldest and to him he felt the responsibility of looking after his siblings and Riker did a good job at it too. Riker made sure all his siblings were taken care of and respected. Rocky didn't know what he would do if anything happened to Riker.

Rocky choked out a sob. Laura just wrapped her arms around him and they both cried at the realization that they could all lose Riker.

" Should we contact your parents?" Laura asked.

' Oh shit yeah I will. Can you call the house and let Ratliff and Ross know?" Rocky asked.

" Yeah I will." Laura said as she went to grab her phone from her pocket and dialed the familiar number. The phone rang for a bit and as Laura was about to give up Ratliff picked up.

" Hello?"

" Ratliff this is Laura.." Laura's voice broke.

" Hey you okay? You sound like you have been crying. Wait you were looking after Riker. What happened?" Ratliff asked afraid to ask.

" He was hit by a car and they just left him." Laura broke down.

" Oh shit where are you at? Are you at a hospital?"

" No The paramedics are loading him in the ambulance now. We are still here in the parking lot of the building."

' Okay Ross and I will be there in a sec. Remember Laura, Riker is a strong guy he will hold on okay?"

Laura didn't say anything but she nodded. She hung up the phone. She went back to Rocky.

" How is your mom?"

" She is hysterical of course, Having almost losing Ross to the same thing not that long ago and everything that went down with Rydel I think she can't take much more." Rocky said to Laura. Laura turned and saw that they were loading Riker into an ambulance. She ran over to him.

" Please let me go with him, please?" Laura begged.

" Sure come on let's go."

Laura looked at Rocky. " Go ahead and I will meet you up there with Ratliff and Ross."

Laura nodded and climbed in. She reached for Riker's hand.

" I love you." Laura said as they made their way to the hospital. Rocky turned around when he saw Ratliff and Ross.

" What the hell happened?" Ross asked as he made his way over.

" Laura found him lying in the street when she was trying to find him, I guess someone had already called for help because the ambulance showed up almost as soon as I did." Rocky said.

" This is crazy, who the hell would do this?" Ratliff asked.

" I don't know but come one lets go to the hospital. Did you lock up?" Rocky asked.

" Yeah let's go." Ratliff said as they made their way over to Rocky's car.

Laura was in the waiting room while they rushed Riker off to surgery. It was crazy how things feel apart so fast. Just this morning they woke up and made love and celebrated being engaged and they were happy.

And now here she was waiting to see if her fiancé was going to survive or die. Laura couldn't help but think back to all the memories that she and Riker had. He really was the best thing to ever happen to her. She remembered seeing Riker for the first time when he and the rest of R5 came to set; Ross had finally gotten around to bringing his siblings to the set.

" Ross we have been working together for a few months now. I think it is safe for us to meet your sibling you know?" Laura told her costar Ross Lynch in between takes.

" Is it that important to you?" Ross asked.

" Well I would like to meet the rest of the Lynch siblings to see if they are just as awesome as you are."

Ross sighed.

" No one is as cool as me, but I guess they are alright." Ross joked.

So the next day when Ross came down so did his brothers and sister. Even his friend Ellington came down too. Laura was with Raini and Calum on the Sonic Boom set when they arrived.

" Try and not embarrass me okay?" Ross said as he and his siblings made his way to the set.

Riker just rolled his eyes " Yeah Ross, we are the embarrassing one."

Ross just rolled his eyes.

Ross and the others caught up with Laura and Raini and Calum.

" Guys these losers are my siblings and Ratliff here is my friend not my brother by blood but still we are close. And Guys these are Laura, Raini and Calum."

Laura and Riker rolled their eyes.

" Ross be nice, they are your family there is no need to be rude." Laura chastised her co star.

"Thanks for sticking up for us, but Ross is always like this so it is no biggie." Riker said to the beautiful brunette. Laura laughed. Ross just grunted.

" I take it he is like this at home?" Laura asked.

" Unfortunately yes." Riker said with a smile.

And that was the first smile of his that made her stomach flutter. After that time they started coming down almost daily when they didn't have band practice that is. And usually they would need Ross for that so.

Laura was in her dressing room waiting for her to go on. She didn't know when that would happen as Heath decided to change the script so she was in her dressing room bored out of her mind. All her homework was done and Raini was off with Calum and Ross wasn't even here today. She heard a knock on her door and she smiled when she saw who it was.

" Riker, what are you doing here? Oh wait did you drop Ross off?" Laura asked.

" No Ross isn't here, I hope it was okay that I dropped by? I was bored at home and I had nothing to do so I figure I would come and hang out with you if that is okay?" Riker asked.

" Sure it is, first excuse me for my rudeness but please come in and sit down." Laura answered.

Riker just felt a sigh of relief. He made his way to her couch and sat down. He really didn't know why he was here. After all they just meet and she was sixteen and he was twenty. But he couldn't deny that there was something special about the girl that was in front of him. Something about him made him feel all nervous but in a good way.

" So Riker tell me who Riker Anthony Lynch is, and I don't want to know about the hottie lead in the band but who Riker really is." Laura said.

Riker blushed." You think I am a hottie?" he smirked.

The two of them just laughed and had an amazing afternoon which soon became a weekly Tuesday tradition.

Laura smiled at the memory. It was during those times that Laura thinks that she was starting to fall for Riker.

" What is with the smile?" Rocky asked as he saw Laura. He and Ratliff and Ross rushed to her and sat down in the waiting room after giving her a hug.

" Sorry I was just remembering the first time that Ross brought you guys to the set."

" Oh yeah, Mr. Pain in the ass thought we would embarrass him. When in all actuality he can do that all on his own."

Ross just glared. Then he pouted when the others laughed.

" I can't lose him you guys, I just can't." Laura said as she felt the tears coming back on. Rocky squeezed her hand.

" Listen Laura you won't. He loves you way too much to go and do a stupid thing like die okay. You said you were remembering the first time you meet us? Well I do remember ever since that meeting Riker had a light about him that wasn't there before. He would always talk about you and asked Ross every time he saw him how you were."

Ross nodded his head. " Yeah he did. I think he even knew then that you two were meant to be together. Laura he isn't going to die because then that would mean he would have to leave you behind and that would be the last thing that he would ever want."

Laura smiled. " Thanks you guys."

Rocky smiled " No problem."

" Now we wait and see if Riker is going to make it." Laura said. And as much as they would all love to believe that everything would be fine. None of them could rule out that Riker may not make it home.

They would just have to wait.