Melanie came running into the kitchen; dressed in a Disney princess Elsa costume with a storm-trooper helmet and light-saber. "Hey cutie," I chuckled, squatting down to her height.
"Hey Rain," She giggled, pushing her helmet up onto her head which revealed her bright blue eyes. Faith then came running into the kitchen, "Um some man is at the door..."
My eyes flickered up to Ryker's as him and Reece quickly walked out of the kitchen and to the front door.
"Something tells me this isn't going to be a nice family dinner," I mumbled to myself as I stood up. I heard Reece begin to yell, and I walked out to see who it was.
Tyson...
His blue eyes snapped up to mine, a smirk tugged up at his lips that only screamed evil and trouble. "Hi sweetheart," He smirked, "I've missed you ever since you left."
Ryker grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him up against a wall in the hallway "Listen here Blix," Ryker gritted through his teeth.
"Ryker!" I yelled, walking out to the hall and trying to push him off Tyson, "Stop and let go." "What do you want Blix?" Reece asked, clenching his jaw and keeping my behind him.
"Rain," He stated,"Because you seemed to run off with her just a bit early and killed one of our members while you were at it."
My heart fell and breath hitched at the thought of Hayes. The guilt hit me and I blinked slowly while everything seemed to slow down.
"Hope you like being a murder, Thompson," Tyson pushed the guilt more and more "He died because of you, you ungrateful slutty bratty rich brat-"
Tyson was cut off when Ryker shut him up by sending a punch right to his face. "Ryker!" I yelled, trying to push him away but Tyson and him broke out to a full-fledged fist fight.
Reece tried to grab me back "Rain, no." I saw Leah and Faith at the doorway and Tyson sent a punch to Ryker's jaw followed by a cracking sound.
I got out of Reece's grip, running up to them and getting in the middle before someone got majorly hurt. They both then stopped, holding each others glares. "Rain, move," Ryker ordered, his eyes not tearing away from Tyson's.
"No," I said stern. Ryker's bright blue eyes snapped to mine "Move, so I can fucking hit him." "If you want to hit him, you have to hit me," I swallowed a lump in my throat.
Why I was standing up for Tyson, you might ask? I wasn't..I was just tired of all the fighting, and didn't want anyone getting hurt anymore.
"I'm not hitting you," He stared at me in disgrace like it was the most absurd thing he's ever heard me say. "Whipped Anderson.." Tyson tsked, making me face him.
"But if you won't hit her, I will," Tyson said and I couldn't react before his fist came in contact with my face which sent me stumbling back.
Everything became dizzy, and I couldn't see straight. Ryker caught me from falling right before my eyes closed and I blacked out.
* * * * *
"Mom?" I questioned, running inside the house in search for my mom. "Mom! I'm home!" I yelled, and I heard a giggle come from the kitchen.
Heading towards the kitchen, I saw my mom with a glass of red wine in her hand and a man beside her laughing. "Mom.." I trailed off, and her eyes snapped up to mine.
"Oh Rain," She smiled and the man cleared his throat. Her eyes snapped up to his then back at me, "Rain this is my boyfriend-,"
"What?" I cut her off, blinking slowly as it wasn't registering in my head. "We've been together for sometime now and-" She started, but I didn't want to bear the rest.
Grabbing my keys and jacket, I headed towards the door. She yelled repeatedly "Rain! Rain!"
"Rain, Rain," Another voice said. My eyes flung open and I sat up quickly. "Its just us," Reece and Leah said "You were tossing and turning in your sleep."
I touched my forehead, and flinched at the pain where I got hit. My eyes snapped to theirs "Where's Tyson?"
Reece clenched his jaw and he looked away for a moment as Leah became tense. "Guys!" I yelled, "Where is he?!" "He's in the hospital," Leah sighed.
"Where's Ryker?!" I asked concerned. "The prison.." Leah sighed. "What?!" I exclaimed, getting out of my bed.
"Rain calm down and will explain everything," Reece stated as I pulled on my leather jacket and tied my converses.
Leah grabbed my forearm to stop me, "Look, someone in the apartment complex called the cops. Ryker was handcuffed and so was Tyson but he was taken to the hospital first."
"But why are you so worried about Tyson?" Reece questioned. I gulped and tensed up "Alright," I sighed "I have to tell someone."
"Tyson came back to get revenge..but he came back with something.." I trailed off, and they both furrowed their eyebrows at me. "A sex tape," I breathed, running a hand through my hair.
Reece broke out into a coughing fit and Leah choked "A what?" "I was drunk..he took advantage of me, and recorded the whole thing, and I didn't find out to we broke up and he broadcasted it to the whole school," I explained.
"And you didn't want Ryker beating the shit out of him?" Reece asked confused, which earned a smack upside the head from Leah. "No because he would show it to Ryker, and that's the last thing I need," I sighed.
~ ~ ~ ~
Running into the police station, I started to run past the front desk when the lady stopped me, "I'm sorry miss, but you cannot go back there."
"Oh yes I can," I said "Sheriff Thompson is my father, and I don't think you want to get in trouble with him." She gulped, "Why don't you take a visitors pass?"
I faked a smile as she handed me a pass "Thanks for your cooperation." Pushing the doors open, I ran down the prison hallways.
I knew exactly where Ryker would be, and ran right to the cell. It was the cell that my dad always put him in, even when he first starting getting in trouble with the law.
I came to the cell and saw him sitting on the bench with his head against the wall as he stood up at the ceiling bored. "Ryker," I broke the silence; making his head snap to mine.
"Rain," He acknowledged as he stood up and walked over to the bars. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" I exclaimed.
He rolled his bright blue eyes at me, "Don't put this on me. Tyson is the one that fucking showed up!" "But you hit him first," I accused.
"Rain Eliza," A voice interrupted, making me whirl around to see my dad. "Dad, I didn't know you were working today," I breathed.
He clenched his jaw and placed the newspaper that he had rolled up in his hands down on the desk "I need to talk to you." Nodding slightly I looked back at Ryker and snapped my fingers before pointing at the bench "You. Sit down."
"Yes mom," He said sarcastically and rolled his eyes, going back to sit on the bench. My dad nodded his head over to his office, where I followed him in and he shut the door behind us.
"Rain look," My dad sighed running his hands through his hair "I'm really trying to get better and support you, but I don't support the decisions you make. Especially with Anderson, you have a future sweetheart and he's only dragging you back."
"Don't sweetheart me," I shook my head "Because he's not dragging me back." "Have you even thought about college?" He asked, "Graduations in two weeks."
Shifting in my spot, I crossed my arms "I don't know if I want to go.." "No," My dad shook his head "Its not that you don't want to go, its that you don't want to leave all your friends."
"I really don't think its for me. Plus everyone's already been accepted to colleges and I'll just stick with modelling," I shrugged.
"Don't do this," He sighed "You know this isn't right." Pressing my lips in a thin line, I glanced back outside the window then back at my dad "I'm bailing him out."
"Oh no you're not," He shook his head, picking up a pile of papers. "Yes I am. I'm 18 and have the money. I'm bailing him out."
"Rain, I said no." He narrowed his eyes at me. "As sheriff you have too," I stated, crossing my arms.
"And as your father, I don't have too," He pushed. "Yes but we're in a business place right now, and we don't want to bring the state into this, do we?" I tested.
He sent me a glare before handing me a pile of papers to fill out for information about Ryker and myself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"No Alex," I sighed as she gave me a lecture on my life decisions. Looking up from the ground to see Ryker walk out of the police station.
"I got to go, bye Alex," I mumbled before hanging up. I walked over to the driver's side and got in as Ryker got into the passenger seat with complete silence between us.
I turned the key in the ignition of my truck and drove off without a word being said. "Why are you mad?" Ryker broke the silence.
I looked over at him dumbstruck "Why am I mad? Oh I don't maybe because I just had to Bail my boyfriend out of jail."
"Tyson fucking started this!" He yelled, "If he didn't show up, I wouldn't have ended up in a jail cell!"
"You were still part of the situation!" I yelled. "Fucking grow up," Ryker groaned, rolling his eyes. "I'm 18, I shouldn't have to grow up!" I exclaimed.
"Well stop making me feel guilty for everything!" Ryker yelled, "Because thats all you do! You make me feel like I'll never be fucking good enough for you! So my deepest apologies for not being perfect, your highness!"
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