James
"Okay, so we can tell them now?" Eldon asked as we walked into West's apartment building
"I guess so, I mean.. Everyone else knows. Except Riley's parents, Emily can't seem to get a hold of them at the moment" I explained
The plan was to tell people slowly while Dad worked on figuring out who the threat was. The more people that new, meant the more support Riley could have when she comes back
She'll need it more then she realises
"What about Michelle?" Eldon asked as we knocked on the door
"I'll meet her when she's home and tell her. Until then we'll just tell Hunter and West to keep their mouths shut" I said before hearing Hunter chuckle after the door opened
"Go on James, tell us how you really feel about it" He laughed making me roll my eyes as we walked into the flat
West was in the kitchen looking through his mail before he looked up at us giving us a nod as welcome
"Right so what was so anxious we had to be here so early?" Hunter asked making West glare at him
"Don't act like your drunk ass didn't crash on my sofa last night" West said making Hunter roll his eyes
"Just rip of the band aid" Eldon said making me roll my eyes
"James what is going on" West laughed
"Well you see" I started trying to work through it in my head how to tell them
"Riley is alive" Eldon blurted out before his hands instantly clasped over his mouth
"Eldon!" I yelled making West and Hunter's gaze dart between Eldon and I
"I'm sorry! You were beating around the bush! I'd already kept your secret for 2 weeks" He said making it sink in how long I've been back and how little information I really had
"Can we fucking rewind. What are you talking about?" Hunter asked
"Riley. She isn't dead" I said making their eyes widen
"She is very much alive. Someone told her she had to leave" Eldon said
"Someone threatened her and threatened me leaving Riley with thinking she didn't have a choice" I explained
"So all this time? She's been where?" West asked
"here there and everywhere I guess. Harrison and Sienna have probably seen more of this world then we have
"Who is Harrison and Sienna?" Hunter asked making me smile to myself a little
"Riley's children" Eldon said
"Our children" I reminded him narrowing my eyes at him while he held his hands up in surrender
I don't care about blood formalities. Those kids are my kids and anyone who wants to argue that can but they'll easily lose
"Sorry I'm still trying to process this a bit. You're telling us that not only is Riley alive but she had two kids?" West asked and I nodded
"Like Riley Riley, the one who could happily make you shut up with a single word Riley?" Hunter asked
"Like Riley Riley, the one who managed to get you to do the b-twist Riley?" West asked making me chuckle at the memory
"Yes, that Riley" I said making them both look at each other
"Well shit. I was not expecting that" Hunter said making me chuckle
Riley is going to have a lot of people by her side the second she comes home
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"Are 3am calls going to become a new thing of ours?" I asked picking up a call from an anonymous number assuming it was Riley
"Trust me. You don't want to have to hear from me again" A man's voice said making furrow my brows sitting up in bed
"Who is this?" I asked before hearing his sinister chuckle
"You need to stop while you are ahead." He grimaced
"Who the fuck are you" I cursed
"I'm the one person who knows exactly where Riley and your son is" He said continuing to laugh
"You better leave the three of them alone" I warned him
"Three? You only have a small say in what I do to two of them. That little girl is my daughter" He said making me widen my eyes
"What do you want?" I asked knowing antagonising him wouldn't work at all
"I want what every father would want. I want to know my daughter and that bitch of yours is stopping that" He cursed
"She keeps running from you and your family but yet you still have a hold on her? How? Why?" He asked
"Leave them alone. All of them" I warned him again
"I won't touch that son of yours but I can't promise that the little shit won't get hurt in the process. Same with that girl of yours. But Sienna, she'll be coming with me the moment that they leave that fucking hospital" He growled
"Hospital?" I asked, I hated being so in the dark about everything
This guy was one step ahead of me and I hated it
"Oh yeah, Riley failed so much as a mother that both of our children are currently sat in hospital. Still want to save her James?" He asked
"They are there for a reason, I highly doubt it would be Riley's fault" I argued
"You're a blind fool. No wonder she manages to get away from you so many time" He chuckled before ending the call
He was watching Riley, she was a sitting suck waiting for his attack and I couldn't do anything to stop it, I couldn't warn her, I couldn't help her
I couldn't do anything..
"Fuck!" I yelled almost throwing my phone across the room
I needed something. I needed a sign to know where they were. I needed to get there right now. I needed to stop them from getting hurt
If this prick gets a hold of Sienna it's game over. He'll be gone in the wind and Riley won't recover from that..
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The Ghost Of You
Fanfic5 years ago, James left for the first Tour with his band. He was 21 years old and as far as we he was concerned he had his whole life ahead of him. He had his family, his friends, his band and his girl.. That was until he got a call that nobody ever...
