Fresh Start, New Beginnings

Chapter 15

Abigail and Ryan managed to get an hours sleep before the alarm on Ryan's phone went off. Abigail had agreed to take Ryan to the airport, she wanted to spend a bit more time with him. As Ryan got out of bed Abigail checked her phone, she had an email from the magazine who were publishing the scandal story.

"Everything ok?" Ryan asked as he grabbed a towel "What's that?"

"It's from the magazine, they have published the story. Abigail turned her phone so Ryan could see the article. There was a picture of Abigail's face, it must have been taken while she was out and about as it wasn't a posed for pic. In the corner was a little picture of Ryan, the caption read 'Abigail Jenson-Carter is rumoured to be dating One Republic singer/Song writer Ryan Tedder...pictured in-set'

There is also a picture of Nick and his new girlfriend on the page, not to mention the full centre page spread "Abigail Jenson-Carter, has said that Nick Carter did not have an affair, the break up of their marriage was on mutual ground. Nick's Mother has always tried to get money out of us and I believe this is another way she thinks she can do that. Yes I am dating Ryan, but it's still early days...I wish she would just back off and leave me and Nick to get on with our lives" Abigail read the comment she made - which had been published- out loud. Ryan shook his head in disbelief "I'm sorry maybe I shouldn't have announced the fact we are dating just yet"

"No it's fine don't worry" Ryan smiled "I don't want to keep you a secret from the world" he brushed her cheek with his thumb, before disappearing into the bathroom.

It didn't take Ryan long to get ready he just wore a pair of black skinny jeans, combat boots and a grey t-shirt with a black hoodie over the top. Abigail put on the clothes she was wearing the night before, she scraped her hair into a loose bun and borrowed one of Ryan's hoodies a green one, as it was a little cold.

"You wear that hoodie a lot better than me" Ryan teased as he grabbed his bag and some of the studio equiptment "Can you bring those leads?" Ryan pointed towards a coil of electrical leads.

Abigail picked them up and followed Ryan out of the room, she watched as Ryan put the things in the elevator then went back to fetch the amp. He came out of the room with the key card in his mouth and his hands full of the Amp and some scraps of paper. She couldn't help but smile when he got in the elevator "Just remind me again who is meant to be the woman" she giggled as the elevator started to move down "You really need to learn to travel light"

"Oh is that right?" Ryan walked over to Abigail confidently, causing her to back against the wall. She was now trapped between the wall and Ryan.

Ryan was abit taller than Abigail while she was wearing heels, but without her heels, he towered over her. Ryan put his hand on Abigail's cheek and kissed her passionately. Abigail moaned as he kissed and bit her neck gently "Ryan not here" she tried, but it was no good her body was surrendering to his touch. She kissed him hard, still not managing to force him away. Abigail was still trapped.

Just as things were heating up Abigail and Ryan were interrupted by the elevator door opening "Shit" Ryan cursed, he was relieved when he turned around and there was no-one there.

"Ryan it's 4.45am do you honestly think people will be around?" Abigail chuckled "Even the die hard fans have to sleep sometime"

Ryan nodded in agreement, he was grateful at not having to face a crowd of fans first thing in the morning. He helped a man put his stuff in a mini bus "You coming with, or waiting for Leroy?"

"Nah its fine, I'll come with you to the airport and call Leroy to let him know where I am so he doesn't panic" Abigail climbed into the bus and Ryan got in after her.

It was a quick drive to the airport, much to Ryan's relief he hated being late for anything. The rest of he band had flown out to Europe the day before, so it was just Ryan waiting at the airport. He couldn't help noticing how distant Abigail looked "You ok?" He wondered, but as soon as he said that he realised what she was looking at.

Not far from them in the check in queue, a woman and her daughter were reading a magazine and pointing "Oh here we go" Abigail exhaled as the woman came over to them. Ryan looked a little confused but he stood in front of Abigail a little bit as he felt this woman wasn't going to be pleasant.

"Is this true?" She asked as she poked the magazine aggressively "How could you do that to Nick, or your daughter? You have been seperated for all of 5 minutes" Ryan was stunned he had no idea who this woman was or what her problem was.

"I'm sorry but it's far too early in the morning for this" Abigail frowned as she moved forwards, she was now stood level with Ryan "I appreciate that you are angry, but some parts of my life are private and I like to keep them that way for my daughter's sake"

"BULLSHIT" the woman snarled "The only person you care about is yourself"

"Excuse me!" Abigail was furious she saw red and started to move closer to the woman "My private life isn't yours or anyone else's business, you have no right coming over here and confronting me over a matter which quite frankly has nothing to do with you"

The woman didn't say anything else she just turned on her heels and walked back to her daughter, Ryan shook his head and draped his arm around Abigail's shoulders "That was insane" he exhaled, trying to process what had happened.

"Yeah you wait until you meet Nick's fans" Abigail hit Ryan's chest playfully "They're a delightful bunch"

"I bet, how the hell do you keep so calm?" Ryan asked as he moved forwards in the queue.

"I learned the hard way that women like her are only after a reaction" Abigail explained "When me and Nick first got together I got a lot of hate from Nick's die hard fans, anyway cut the story short she got in my face and I knocked her on her ass"

"Oh wow" Ryan laughed "How did that work out for you?"

"Not great, I ended up paying compensation to prevent her from going to the police or the press" Abigail frowned "Mind you it was worth every penny just to see the smug grin wiped off her face.

"Who's next please?" A blonde female called from the check in desk. Ryan and Abigail walked over, he handed the blonde his ticket and passport "Hello Mr Tedder, are you travelling alone today?"

"Yep" Ryan replied "And I packed my own bag too" he added.

"That's great, is that all your luggage Mr Tedder" the woman smiled, Ryan nodded.

After checking in Ryan and Abigail made their way over too the airport restaurant "I need pancakes" Abigail whined a she watched a waitress carry out a stack of pancakes.

"You're not a morning person at all are you" Ryan laughed "Maybe we could work on that when I get back"

"There are a few things we could work on when you get back" Abigail smirked as she sat at a table opposite Ryan "Starting with your inability to travel light, then maybe my people skills" she giggled.

"You know what Abigail Jenson?" Ryan looked straight into her eyes as he spoke "I think I might actually miss you...A little bit"

"Yeah I might miss you too...but only a little bit" she replied, the couple leant over the table and kissed quickly, just before the waitress came to take their order.

Meanwhile from a distance "Yeah they are here now" Leroy spoke on the phone as he watched Abigail with Ryan "She's fine, well more than fine actually, Ryan's with her. Hey listen do you think it's a good idea to keep this from her Tony, I know we said it was for the best, but if he's been in the house..."