Into The Unknown

Chapter 42

Abigail's POV

I could hardly take in what had been said, why was Violet accusing him of something like this. I felt Ryan's grip around my wrist tighten a little as Mary pushed closer to me, he pulled me away from her instinctively.

X-x-x

All of us just stared at Ryan in complete shock, I had managed to fight off Mary's violent outbursts, both of them. Leroy had stepped in and moved us all out onto the bus "There you go man" Zach handed Ryan a glass of neat bourbon.

"Thanks" Ryan necked it back and handed the glass back to Zach, I still hadn't said much to him "Ab's" his voice was shallow and pained. I could tell he wasn't sure what to do next.

"I need to speak to her" I announced on standing, Drew and Eddie shot me a look.

"Do you think that's a good idea Ab's?" Brent frowned.

"I can't just sit here and do nothing, I need to find out why she is doing this" I reply and Ryan suddenly stands up and grabs my arms.

"Let the police do their job, they'll figure it out" How can he be so calm, does he not realise what could happen.

"Yeah and in the mean time the press will be all over this, don't you get it" Ryan doesn't reply "If this gets out, then your career is over" I snatch my arm away from Ryan and storm off the bus. I hear someone behind me, I look round and see Ryan.

"Abi wait, baby please" he runs behind me, until he catches me up "Abi, you could make it worse"

"How could this possibly get any worse?" I reach up and kiss Ryan's cheek gently "I know what I am doing, I promise"

X-x-x

It doesn't take long for me to find Violet, Mary and Simone. They are sat with a police officer "Abi, it's not a good idea for you to be in here" Alice stops me, I have tears in my eyes.

"I need to hear the truth" I frown and approach "Please" I turn to look at Violet, she looks nervous "Tell me what happened, I need to hear your side" her mouth curves a little when she thinks I believe her.

"Okay" she mumbles god how can these people not realise how fake this is, how fake she is "I saw him out in the corridor after you and Simone had gone to watch the supporting acts, he asked me if I'd seen you and I told him where you were..." she started to cry oh please I thought to myself "Then he moved closer to me and started touching my arm, he said he thought I was beautiful, then tried to kiss me. I pushed him away and he grabbed me, my shirt ripped, he panicked and pushed me away and thats when I fell over and cut my lip"

"So there you go, you see" Mary spat "I hope you are happy with the monster you married"

"I'm sorry Violet" I lie as convincingly as she does "No one knew he could be like that, I am so glad there is so much cctv backstage" Violet's expression changed instantly gothca, I think to myself.

"CCTV" she stutters nervously.

"Yeah the police are watching it now" I reply confidently "I'm just glad it's not your word against his, because no one would have believed it"

"There you go sweetie, you see he can't wriggle out of it now" Mary smiled, Violet just kept staring at me. The cocky smirk had now disappeared "Violet what is it?"

"Mom I..."

"Lied" I interrupt causing her Mom to glare at me "I know my husband didn't do that to you Violet, so why don't you tell me what happened again...but this time start with the truth"

"How dare you come in here and threaten my daughter" Mary snapped as she launched herself towards me, I felt a burn across my cheek as her hand struck me. She knocked me to the ground, it took me a few moments to gather myself. I staggered around trying to get up, I felt Simone rush to help me.

"MOM" Simone defended me quickly "She's pregnant"

"I DON'T CARE, HE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED NEAR KIDS, HE'S A RAPIST" Fury burned inside me as Mary lashed out, I wanted desperately to hit her back but my first thought was the babies in my belly. Suddenly the doors flew open and I watched as Ryan and Leroy rushed in, Alice must have called them.

"NO HE ISN'T, SHE'S A FUCKING LIAR" I yell, furiously as I feel Ryan loop an arm around my waist as he holds me back.

Mary comes at me again, Ryan quickly moves me so I am now standing behind him.

"MOM STOP" Violet yelled as she came between us "I DIDN'T WANT ANY OF THIS"

"Of course you didn't sweetheart" Mary spoke gently to Violet "He tried to..."

"He didn't touch me" Violet announced to everyone in the room "I tried it on and he rejected me, because he said he loved you and wouldn't jeopardise his marraige. I was angry and I..." Violet looked me straight in the eye as she explained what really happened.

"You stupid little girl" Mary gasped "Do you have any idea what you could have done?" Mary turned to me "Abi I am so sorry for what I did"

"It's okay" for some reason I understood what was going on. Mary was doing what any mother would have done in this situation, hell I would have if it was Freya "You were just doing what any mother would have"

"Yes but I hit you, I understand if you want to press charges" I shake my head and look at the ground. I just want this to be over. Ryan looks extremely pissed by Mary's confession.

"No honestly Mary I have been in positions like this before with Nick. It isn't as unusual as you'd like to think, it's just a good job I trust my husband completely"

"Oh god Ryan I really don't know what to say to you. I am so sorry" Ryan didn't reply he just smiled and pulled me towards him. My heart was pounding.

I have nothing else to say to Mary, Violet or Simone "Just make sure everyone who saw what happened earlier, knows the truth please" I ask the police officers and they both nod.

My whole body is still trembling as we walk out of the door, Leroy and Alice follow us "I'm sorry I should have listened to you"

"Hey baby none of this is you fault" Ryan moved some hair away from my face. He brushed his fingers along the tender skin in my cheek, from where Mary had hit me "You didn't know she was going to do something like this"

"I guess" I frown "At least Mary taught me a valuable lesson" I touch my cheek quickly.

"Don't...its taking me all my time not to go back in there and rip her head off" Ryan shocks me with his reply "It's a good job she is a woman"

It wasn't like him to react so aggressively to something like this, he was usually the peacekeeper...I guess his parent instincts must have been starting to kick in.