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"You're the first face that I see

And the last thing I think about

You're the reason that I'm alive

You're what I can't live without

You're what I can't live without"

'I Don't Deserve You' by: Plumb

Chapter 41: Justice

Waiting Room

Rydia held ice to her swollen lip. The sting from Emilee's strikes were still present just like a nagging bee sting. As much as she would have like to have seen Emilee carted off in handcuffs, there was a greater price than her own satisfaction. Mia was in the process of giving birth to her baby eight weeks early and there was a danger present in that knowledge.

"It's taking so long. I wonder what's going on." Skye commented breaking the silence.

"She'll be fine and so will the baby." Rydia replied.

Roman wrapped an arm around his scared girlfriend. She didn't need to to say that she was afraid, her body language told the complete story. He held her close, letting her soak in the comfort for as long as she wanted; but the sight of Emilee walking into the room rubbing her hands together with, what smelled like, hand sanitizer alarmed him.

Skye and Seth both stood up from the chairs they were currently sitting in, alerting Rydia to something. When she pulled out of Roman's embrace, her eyes narrowed briefly before regaining her composure. "What happened?" She asked.

"Mia is fine. She delivered a beautiful baby girl; but as you know she was early so the baby had to go to the intensive care unit." Emilee explained.

Skye smiled. It was the first time in a long while that there was a reason to be happy about something. A smile appeared on the Seth's face as well after hearing the news. Somehow he knew that the baby was a girl, simply because he saw Dean as that kind of father that would do anything for his daughter.

"Have they named her yet?" Rydia asked.

"No, not yet."

Emilee took her leave quickly, not really wanting to be in the same room with the woman she had struck earlier. Rydia let out the breath of air she had been holding in. There was still tension in the air between the two woman and it probably wouldn't go away without proper venting. Roman twined his fingers with hers, letting her know that he was there. "I need to buy my niece a gift now. That sounds so weird to say. I really can't believe I'm an aunt now."

"She's going to be so spoiled, huh?" Seth asked.

"Probably. Rydia loves babies. She always did." Skye replied.

Rydia smiled, knowing they were teasing her all in good fun. She started to walk out of the room, wanting to do the shopping by herself at the nearby mall. She knew that she had to hurry because it was pending closing time.

Parking Lot

The fresh air of the open parking lot was refreshing to her after smelling hand sanitizer and cleaning chemicals for the last few hours. Hearing her own shoes connecting with the pavement, it was starting to make her paranoid.

She felt like someone was following her; but every time she turned around no one was there to bust. Quickening the pace, she reached her car with her keys already in hand. Her hand pulled at the handled. A large body pushed her from behind, making her slam the door shut with her body weight.

Panic was starting to settle in, because she couldn't see who was pinning her against the side of her vehicle. Warm breath tickled the side of her neck and hands roamed the sides of her body. On top of panic was now fear.

"It's been a long time sweetheart." Nick whispered in her ear.

"Nick...what the hell do you want?" Rydia replied struggling against his hold on her arms.

"I want to finish what I started all those months ago. You know, I should have killed you while you were in that coma. No one would have ever noticed."

Rydia's fear turned into rage at the thought of him even touching her while asleep. She slammed the back of her head into his face. Nick let go of his grip on her arms to take hold of his face. She turned around to face the man that had tormented and took away months of her life. "You are fucking crazy. People would notice. A lot of people would notice."

"Not ones that matter." He chuckled and then reached out for her hair.

Nick yanked hard on her locks, forcing her to submit to his whim for a moment while she frantically thought of a way to get away from him. Her phone was in her pocket; but it would do no good if she couldn't use it to alert the others inside. He shoved her body into the side of her car. At the last second, she blocked some of the damage with her hands; but it still smashed out her backseat window.

The sound of glass shattering was deafening to her ears and the stinging pain of cuts along her bare skin made her cry out. Crimson colored fluid rolled down her arms, dripping from her fingertips onto the pavement below. "Why do you hate me so much?" She asked quietly. It was so quiet that Nick could barely make out her words.

"The answer is simple. If I can't have you then no one will. I would have left you alone had you just stayed to yourself; but no, you had to allow not one but two men into your heart. Although, you did push the other away. I should give you credit for that."

Rydia swallowed the lump in her throat, wondering what to do next. If she tried to run, he'd surely catch her. She mentally prayed for help. Blood was still seeping out of the dozens of open cuts on her arm, shoulder, neck and cheek. "That's one vicious blow there babe." A voice interrupted. Rydia knew it pretty well over the last few hours.

"Emilee..." She panted trying to keep from loosing consciousness.

"You didn't need to do that for me, course she did deserve it since she stuck me."

"He didn't...do that for you. Emilee he's using you."

Nick didn't confirm or deny Rydia's accusation. He figured now he had gotten interrupted by the little puppy that he'd have to coax her into leaving so he could finish the job. Emilee took several steps in his direction, only glancing at her enemy once. A crack of thunder echoed throughout the entire sky, warning the patrons of the pending storm.

"Emilee, you need to leave now and let me handle this. I didn't ask for you to come out here." Nick commanded in a harsh stern voice.

She ignored his tone of voice, knowing exactly who he was and what he really wanted with her; but it was a shame considering that he was a very attractive man. "Did you really think that I didn't know who were when you approached me that night in the club?" She asked without showing an ounce of fear.

"You didn't have a clue; otherwise, you would have told Mia the first chance you got." Nick countered calling her words as a bluff.

Rydia could barely keep her eyes open as she slid down the side of her car to her knees. She thought that she might have a concussion because of all the blurred vision; but it also could have been from all the blood loss as well. Emilee swiftly glanced at Rydia, taking in the wounds and knowing that she didn't have much time before she'd collapse.

"That's where you are wrong. I wouldn't have told Mia, because that would have alerted you to my plan."

Emilee snapped fingers and five police men rushed at Nick, tackling him to the ground. He was pinned beneath all their way so he had no way to escape. Rydia couldn't believe what she was seeing. Nick was finally in handcuffs. "Why did you think I told you that Rydia would be here? I set up our fight to get the police here and lure you in."

"You dirty little bitch." He blurted out as the cops set him up on his feet with his hands cuffed behind his back.

"Nicolas Grayson, you under arrest for the attempted murder of Rydia Chandler, attempted murder of Skye Atherton and murder of Paul Chandler." One officer quoted.

Rydia couldn't help but feel relieved to know that the terror was finally over. It was also good to know that Emilee didn't fight with her because she wanted to. It was a ploy to lure her adversary in and it worked. The rain finally started to pour down on the unsheltered people of the parking lot. The cold water drenched both women to the core. They watched as the five men hauled Nick off to the back of a waiting cop car.

"Thank...you..." Rydia panted before falling forward finally loosing consciousness.

"Rydia!" Emilee yelled rushing to her side.

Inside The Hospital

Rydia was being wheeled into a private room to be worked on. Emilee knew that her injuries were partly her fault for waiting so long to show up. She could hear Roman yell her name from down the hall. Behind him was Skye and Seth. All with concerned looks upon their faces. "What the hell happened?" Roman bellowed.

"Nick attacked her in the parking lot." She responded.

"That son-of-a-bitch..." Seth stated under his breath.

"He was arrested tonight."

The threesome's eyes widened. They couldn't believe the news. Emilee explained what happened in detail. She admitted to knowing who he was the whole time and that the only way she could get close enough to lure him in was to play the part of a heartbroken woman. Though it wasn't a total lie, in reality she'd never let a random stranger at a club sway her so easily.

"So it's really over..." Skye said letting the words roll off her tongue to see how it sounded.

"Yeah...he's not going anywhere any time soon. Rydia will be fine. All her wounds were from the glass. The worst thing she'd have is a concussion."

"Well that's good to hear." Seth commented.

Skye turned to look at him. He met her gaze with longing eyes. She reached over for his hand, holding it firmly in her own. Roman watched as their feelings for each other seeped out every pore in their bodies. He wished that they'd just forgive each other and continue the relationship that was made for them. "I got to get back up to Mia." Emilee interrupted the silent conversation.

"Thank you, Emilee." Roman said opening his arms to embrace her.

"You're welcome. I understand that she means the world to you, so I couldn't just let a nut case steal her from you."

"I appreciate that."

Emilee walked away, taking the elevator to the next floor. She knew that both Mia and Dean would be ecstatic with the news of Nick's arrest. She turned the corner for the infant critical unit. Scanning her I.D. card, the automatic doors opened. The new parents were located in the far corner of the unit.

"How are you feeling, Mia?" Emilee asked walking into the room.

Mia looked up from the small crib that held her newborn daughter. There were several tubes attached to her small body, assisting her in breathing. Dean stood behind his fiance, who was sitting in a chair in front of the small cradle. "I'm sore; but it doesn't matter to me. I'd much rather her be in my arms." Mia replied.

"I understand that; but she's in great hands here. It won't be long before you can hold her."

"Two weeks, the specialist estimated." Dean inserted.

Emilee could sense the depression in both of their voices. She guessed that now was as good of a time as any to tell them the news. "Nick was arrested about an hour ago." She admitted sitting down next to Mia, looking inside the small bed at the baby with small hands and feet. She had Mia's facial structure; but Dean's eye shape. There was so much of both in the little girl that there was no doubt in her mind that she'd grow up to be one major beauty.

"Are you serious?" Mia asked softly.

"Yeah...he attacked Rydia in the parking lot. The cops were already here so I brought them with me to end it once and for all."

"Is she alright?"

"Yeah she will be fine."

Mia couldn't take her eyes off the baby just within a fingertips reach. There was finally hope that they'd get to be a family in a safe home. Her daughter meant so much to her already and there was no way that anyone would ever harm her. Rydia had gone through so much just to protect everyone she cared about, including her niece. She couldn't imagine what had gone on inside her mind during all the chaos.

"Rylynn Ilyzabeth..." Mia whispered.

"Is that her name?" Emilee asked.

"Yes. Rylynn Ilyzabeth Ambrose. Basically means beautiful little princess of promise."

Dean kissed Mia's forehead lovingly. He had everything he ever wanted in life and now that Nick was no longer plaguing them, he could finally enjoy his family to the fullest without the fear of him ruining it. He was thrilled to know that his daughter carried some of Rydia's name. She was the reason Mia let him inside her heart. He owed her so much.

End Note: Okay what did you all think of the baby's name? We are down to either 1 or 2 more chapters left. I can't believe it's coming to an end. If you want you can always check out my new story 'Pull Me Down'.