A Fine Romance

Chapter 21

Brendon had a look in the fridge for something for breakfast and realised that apart from cereal, there was nothing to eat. Brendon decided to go to the market to get some more supplies. He wanted to make breakfast in bed for Riley. Brendon had a shower and got dressed. Riley was asleep, her hair draped and spread out over the pillow. Brendon wanted to kiss her all the way down her spine as her bare back was showing. Brendon moved some hair out of Rileys face and kissed her cheek. He left her another note and went to the market.
As he wandered the aisles of the market, he picked some Nutella up and strawberries.
Brendon picked some red roses up for Riley, too. Once he had finished, he headed to the cash register to pay, then went home.
Brendon got through the front door and walked into the kitchen.
As he put the grocery bags on the kitchen island, Brendon heard a thud from upstairs.
"I hope you aren't getting out of bed, Ry. I have a surprise for you." He started up the stairs. He heard Riley talking muffled. Brendon walked into the bedroom and stopped in his tracks.

Riley stirred and turned over, stretching out. She looked at the bedside table and picked up the note that Brendon had left. Riley smiled and got up to use the bathroom. She decided to have a shower and put some clean pjs on.
Riley got back into bed after her shower. She heard the front door open. She assumed it was Brendon back from the store. Riley snuggled back into the bed, and dozed off again.
Her eyes opened wide, and she could feel a hand around her neck. She was choking! Riley didn't know who it was, and then a face appeared above her. Bobby!
How the hell did he find her??? As if he could read her mind, Bobby spoke.
"I bet you are wondering how I found you. You should be careful what you post on Instagram RyRy. "
Riley was gasping for air. Bobby removed his hand from around her neck. He grabbed Riley by her hair and yanked her out of the bed. Riley yelled out in pain.
"Shut up you slut! I bet you have been fucking quiff boy good in this bed huh? How about you fuck me as well? How does fuck boy do it? Nice and gentle I bet. You need it good and hard don't you slut!" Bobby was right in Rileys ear spitting all over her.
Riley was sobbing.
"SHUT UP!!" Bobby shouted and forced Riley into a chair. He preceded to tie her up and gag her. Then the front door opened.
Brendon was home. Bobby stayed silent. Riley managed to knock something off the bedside table. It made a thud on the carpeted floor.
"I hope you aren't getting out of bed Ry, I have a surprise for you." Brendon said as he came closer and closer to the bedroom. Riley tried to warn Brendon not to come in.
Brendon walked into the bedroom.
"WHAT THE FUCK?" He said.
"Hello fuck boy, Riley wants to come away with me, don't you RyRy?" Riley was crying looking at Brendon.
"Baby, I love you." Brendon said to Riley.
"NO! YOU DON'T LOVE HER LIKE I DO!!"
"You mean love her enough to beat and rape her so violently that she needed brain surgery and had to have reparable surgeries done?" Brendon said.
"I didn't rape her! She wanted it!" Bobby spat out.
"Sure she did." Brendon rolled his eyes. "So what now Bobby? What do you think will happen?"
"We will run away. Cos Riley loves me." Bobby answered.
Riley shook her head. Brendon walked over to Riley and ungagged her.
"Bren." Riley sobbed.
"Shh it's ok RyRy. We will be together forever very soon." Riley didn't know what he meant by that but she was terrified. In the distance sirens could be heard. Bobby went to the window facing out onto the street. Whilst Bobby was distracted, Brendon untied Riley and helped her up from the chair.
Brendon held Riley to him and kissed her head. "It's ok baby." He whispered. Riley was shaking with fear. Bobby started pacing up and down.
"Come here!" He said to Riley and yanked her away from Brendon. He tried to mimic Brendons actions with Riley but she was trying to fight Bobby off.
"Kiss me bitch!" He said grabbing hold of her face and forcing his lips onto hers. Brendon stepped forward and tried to stop Bobby.
"Not so fast pretty boy." And Bobby pulled a gun out of his pocket. Riley screamed. Bobby pointed the gun at Brendon. Brendon froze exactly where he was.
"Brendon!" Riley cried out. She tried to get away from Bobby. She scratched him across his cheek. This was successful for Riley to get away as Bobby loosened his grip on her. Brendon told Riley to run outside and wave down the ever increasing noise of sirens. Riley ran out the bedroom, downstairs and out the front door. Riley could see the police cars now and she waved like her life depended on it. They pulled up and screeched to a halt. One of the cops came up to Riley and asked who she was and what the situation was.
Riley explained that Brendon was in the house with Bobby and that Bobby had a gun. A paramedic took Riley to the back of the ambulance to check her over. He put a blanket around her as she was shivering with the shock.

"Where's Riley?" Bobby asked as he regained his composure.
"Safe." Brendon replied.
"She was already safe." Bobby pointed the gun at Brendon again.
"She really wasn't. You can't force someone to love you Bobby. Why would you want Riley to come with you when she doesn't love you?" Brendon asked.
"Shut the fuck up pretty boy. She does love me." Bobby said.
Brendon rolled his eyes and laughed. "What's so fucking funny?"
"You." Brendon answered. "Just how delusional you are. Like you really expected Riley to still love you, after everything you did to her. You attacked her that much that she ends up in an induced coma in the ICU."
"No that never happened. That was all lies concocted to keep us apart. She was listening to that stupid bitch friend of hers. She never liked me anyway." Bobby was still pointing the gun at Brendon. Brendon sat down on the bed. Bobby was still stood at the window. He would glance outside every now and again. The street was full of emergency vehicles.
Bobby wasn't sure how he was going to get out of this one. He just wanted Riley. Bobby was thinking, what could he do? If he could just get rid of the obstacles she would come back to him. First pretty boy then stupid bitch!
Bobby had a loaded gun and a loaded god complex. Brendon swallowed and stood up.
"Bobby I don't know what you are thinking but there's no way that you come out of this good. You need to surrender yourself."

Riley had been checked over and was fine. She was pacing. She just wanted Brendon back safe. The cop that was leading the operation said that they would send swat team in soon. As Riley told him the floorplan of the first floor a gunshot rang out.
"BRENDON!!" Riley screamed. She tried to run to the house. 2 officers stopped her. Riley sobbed. She couldn't bare it if something had happened to Brendon.