Riley

Chapter 40

Peter POV
"Soooo, uhm. Isabella, your daughter, and my biological mother... " Riley starts.

Her grandfathers eyes open slightly and then close again. Riley starts to continue.

"She didn't run away, she was murdered...by my father."

He makes a sobbing sound and the tube in his mouth shifts. "But why?" He asks sounding broken.

"...He said that she was nagging him and wouldn't stop. He was planning to kill her already but she told him that he was pregnant. So he waited months until after she gave birth to me...to kill her. "

He sits still, it doesn't even look like he's breathing.

"Granddad?" I asked.

"What?" He comes off seemingly cold. Riley told me that he'd seem like that...its probably because he just found out his daughter was killed.

"Nothing. " I reply in a mutter.

"Okay, and Lorraine found out in 2000, when I was away probably to your house, and she pulled a gun on him. He beat her really bad, broke her arm and blacked her eye. Then he was arrested and sentenced 3 years in a psych ward then 1 year of house arrest and community service...now he's out. " Riley says continuing.

"That bastard! I'll kill him! " granddad says shuffling a bit in rage.

"I don't think your in the best position for killi-" Riley starts to say.

"I'll kill him! ...As soon as I get out this damned hospital." he sobs. "My Isabella, my poor Isabella and Lorraine. Where's your mothe- uhm, Lorraine? Why isn't she with you?" He asks worried.

Riley sighs. And starts to sniffle. I look at the back of her head and decide to pull her into a hug from the back. I rest my chin on her shoulder and she stiffens.

"Shh shh, don't cry ." I try to soothe her.

"Riley, what happened to Lorraine?" Granddad asks more forcefully

"He shot down her plane... she was coming out here, and he had people shoot it down." Her voice cracks. "Which is why I had to come out here. I had to see that your okay, and I had to get answers as to why these things were happening." Riley concludes.

"And?"

"Michael wants me to go and live with him...how it was before he was sent to the psych ward. And he thinks that getting rid of my mother, and you, will accomplish that." She tells him

Riley and Daniel yawn simultaneously.

"Mr.Ford..." A high pitched voice squeaks.

Me and Riley both look up together as I lift my chin from her shoulder. A very short nurse stands in the doorway dressed in mint shirt and pants, with a clip bored and folder in her hands.

"May I come in, I need to speak with you about something, it's urgent. " The nurses eyes go from me to Riley to Daniel.

"Whatever it is, they can stay in here for it." Granddad grumbles.

"Are you sur-"

"Yes!" He gets a little snippy.

She walks in all the way and closes the door. She stands before he bed and stares down at him.

"Is this your relative? " She nods towards Riley.

"...Yes. It's my granddaughter."

"I really advise that she leave then. If you wish to tell her,then you can..." she looks down at her clip board as if it's interesting.

"Riley. " Granddad slightly turns his head towards us again and looks up at Riley.

She shakes free from my grasp and grabs my hand. "Daniel lets go. "She says leaving the room.

Daniel closes he door behind himself as we sit I lean against the wall. Riley leans on my body and makes me support her full weight.

"Your very...solid." She murmurs almost incoherently.

"Thank you, that's the full six pack abs that you love to gape at so much. " I chuckle.

"I'm so sleepy. " She says. She turns and puts her face in the crook of my neck and I wrap my arms around her.

"Yea me too. " Daniel says.

"We're going back to my papa house after we leave here. If that's fine with you all. I need a 2 day sleeping period." Riley yawns into my neck and then kisses it softly.

"Sure tha-" I'm cut off by the nurse.

"You all may enter if you please." she says.

"Yea that's fine with me. I need a nap. " Daniel says as we walk back inside. "I think we should play a game too. I'm running away with you all and I don't even know your fave colors. We should play 20 questions, or truth or dare."

"That's a good idea. " Riley says looking at me as we stand before her granddads bed.

"What's a good idea?" He rasps out. He sounds winded. I wonder what the nurse had to say.

"Papa, I came all this way to get answers and to see you. Can we all stay at your house and sleep there for some days. We won't break anyth-."
He cuts Riley off

"Anything for my Riley." He looks at her. Eyes full of love even though there half closed.

"I love you papa. " She walks to the side of the bed and kisses his cheek. "I'll be back soon. "

We start to walk away and Riley turns around. "What did the nurse say?" She asks cocking one head to the side.

"Just be back soon Riley bear. I love you, you know that." He replies

"Your scaring me. What did the nurse say?"

"That I'll be fine soon. Just a another week or two and I'll be good to leave. I'll just have to take it slow. "

"That's so good papa! I love you. I will be back soon. "
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Authors note
Okay. So something is wrong with granddad aka papa, but I will not tell you what. :) you'll have to read on. And there's another surprise coming up too. Two actually.