Taking Chances (a Ross Lynch fanfiction)

Chapter 36

Riker's hands were quickly finding their way up my dress. I tried to push him off, but he was too strong.

"Riker!" I said, pulling my mouth away from him. "Get off!"

I smelt alcohol on his breath.

He maneuvered his shirt off over his head and pushed his lips against mine.

He had his hands wrapped around my waist and he pushed me further up onto the bed. I tried to get his hands off of me, but they stayed at my waist.

"Rydel!" I yelled, hoping she was still in the kitchen.

Riker started unbuckling his jeans when Rydel walked in the room.

"Riker!" She squealed.

I felt tears falling down my cheeks and burning my eyes.

"Help." I mouthed.

She ran over and pushed Riker off and he fell on the bed.

I took my chance and jumped up, hiding behind Rydel.

Rydel walked over to Riker. "Have you been drinking?" She asked, throwing his shirt at him.

"Of course I've been drinking. I'm legally able to." He slurred.

"Go to your own room Riker. You need to take a shower and sleep this off." Rydel grabbed his arm and pushed him out the door. "Go!" She yelled.

"You aren't the boss of me." Riker shot back.

"You did not just say that!" Rydel pushed Riker the entire way to his room. "Go take a shower!" She yelled, slamming his door.

I was curled into a ball, laying on Ross's bed, when she walked back into the room.

"Ashley, are you alright?" She sat down beside me and put her hand on my shoulder.

"I wanna go home." I whispered. "I don't feel safe here anymore."

"Don't say that." She started.

"The only thing that's happened since I've been here is drama. I've been hurt so many times, I'm surprised they don't have a reserved room for me at the hospital. Now Riker does something like that. I don't feel safe anymore." I started crying. "He would have raped me if you weren't here." I said, almost inaudible.

"I don't think he would have went that far."

"How much did he drink? He had to have drank quite a bit if he thought he could do that to me. I know he's tried a lot of stuff, but that was out of hand."

Rydel sat beside me quietly for a moment. "I will call Ross." She stood up and turned to go.

"Don't leave me in here alone." I said, grabbing her wrist. "Not with Riker in the same house."

She sat back down beside me and covered me up with a blanket. My phone was sitting on the nightstand. She grabbed it and dialed Ross's number.

"You have to get home. Now. Riker tried to, um, do some stuff to Ashley and she needs you." Rydel hung up the phone. "He's on his way."

I closed my eyes and pulled the blanket up over my head.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" Rydel asked.

"What's there to talk about?" I whispered.

"Anything you wanna say. I'm here for you."

"No." I whispered.

Ross was back in less than ten minutes.

"What happened?" He asked, running into the room.

I immediately sat up and threw my arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around me and picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and buried my face in his neck.