My Kidnapper Loved me

~9/15/11~

Today felt like Deja vu when I woke up in an unfamiliar place for the second time in my life, it was a new room in a new house, and a really unfamiliar arm wrapped around my waist as I slept. This person's arm is covered in tattoos that I never noticed before, I rolled over in his arm and with one look at his face everything that happened last night came flooding back to me. Everything from Tyler hitting me to Ryan saving me and opening his home to Payton and I, I saw Ryan's caramel brown eyes flutter open, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Good morning."

His morning voice came out sounding smooth and sexy to the point that I had to compose myself for a moment before responding to him.

"Morning."

I went to climb out of the bed to check on Payton only to be held back by a strong tattooed arm, I laughed and turned back to see him smirking.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I think I'm going to check on my daughter."

He nodded his head releasing me from his hold, I walked out of the room towards the guest room where I left my little girl. Once I got there Payton was crawling all over the place, until she smiled at me and I was ecstatic. I called for Ryan and he ran into the room, his once worried expression melted away as he saw Payton.

"Oh my god, my little girl is getting so big."

I gushed at her and Ryan hugged me from the side I moved slightly out of his hold picking her up, Ryan looked at us and smiled before letting out a sigh.

"Elena, I have to go to work, are you gonna be okay on your own?"

"Ryan I'm not two, I'll be fine go to work, I have to text Tyler today and let him know that I'll drop Payton off before I go to work tomorrow."

Ryan frowned a little.

"Do you want me to go with you tomorrow?"

I shook my head at him.

"No I'll be fine I know he won't hurt Payton, so I'll be fine."

"Okay well I have to go, so help yourself to anything in the kitchen, I'll be home around eight tonight."

I nodded my head to show him it was fine.

"Okay, I'll see you then, bye Ryan."

"Bye Elena, Bye Bye Payton."

I smiled watching Payton giggle as Ryan left the house, I did all of Payton's things before texting Tyler.

"Hey, I work 2morrow will u take care of Pay?"

I sent it and waited for a response knowing it might take awhile since he has to work, a few minutes later I received a text.

"El, she's my baby 2 yes I'll take care of her."

I quickly responded to him.

"K, I'll pick her up when I get off."

No more than two minutes later I got a text back from Tyler.

"K, luv u."

I took a deep breath and didn't text back, I walked upstairs to unpack Pay and I's bags by the time I was done it was almost seven. I haven't eaten anything all day, so I figured as a thank you I would make dinner for Ryan, I walked downstairs with Payton and sat her on a blanket in the living room with some cartoons. I went to the kitchen and found six cans of cream of potato soup, Mexican and cheddar cheese. I figured I would make my cheesy potato soup with bacon bits and croutons. I put the soup into the pan with some milk and brought that to a light boil adding some cheese. I then added the bacon letting it continue to boil until it was done, I was just about to put the soup in bowls when Ryan walked into the kitchen holding a happy Payton.

"Wow, I didn't know you knew how to cook."

I smiled and nodded my head.

"Yeah my grandpa taught me, I figured you were nice enough to open your home to me the least I could do is make dinner for you."

He smiled and I put the soup in the bowls, and the croutons on top, he carried Payton, and I carried the bowls with the spoons over to the table. I took Payton so he could eat and set her on my lap sharing my soup with her, we sat there and soon Ryan broke the comfortable silence between us.

"So, did you talk to Tyler today?"

I nodded my head.

"Yeah, he's gonna watch her tomorrow, I'll pick her up when I get off of work."

He nodded his head continuing to eat, when we were done I took Payton upstairs for bed, I walked back downstairs to clean up the kitchen only to find Ryan already doing the dishes.

"You didn't have to do that, I was coming back to do it."

I said with a confused look on my face, he looked at me and smiled.

"In my family whoever cooks doesn't have to clean up."

"Well I'm still gonna help."

He laughed and we soon finished cleaning the kitchen.

"Can I ask you something kinda personal?"

Ryan asked in a scared unsure voice.

"Yeah, sure go ahead."

"How did you and Tyler meet?"

I cleared my throat before answering his question.

"Tyler and I met in high school, he was a junior when I was a freshman he actually dated my best friend for a while till that fell through."

"That's not all there is to it, is it?"

"You asked how we met, and that's it you didn't ask anything about how we got together or anything else along those lines."

"Elena I watched the news, it said that you were kidnapped for a while so what happened."

"Maybe I'll tell you someday but I'm not ready to go down that road yet alright?"

He nodded his head walking upstairs for bed, I was about to walk into my room when I felt a hand touch mine.

"Stay with me tonight."

I nodded my head as he led me back to his room, I climbed under the covers, I felt his arms wrap around me, I soon fell asleep and the last thing I heard was Ryan's voice.

"What are you doing to me Elena Zen?"