Into The Unknown

Chapter 52

Abigail's POV

I always imagined that when I finally told Freya the truth about what happened that night with Dominic Hendly, that it would be a time of my own choosing on my own terms...never in a million years did I think It would be blurted out like this, by a spineless reporter in the middle of a corridor full of people who know me...well to be honest it isn't too much of a surprise how the news come out. I just guess I hoped it wouldn't be like this.

If I am honest it didn't surprise me how Ryan reacted either. I don't usually agree with violence but in this case the bastard got what he deserved. Owen Creston had always been a snake, the worst kind of reporter with a ruthless career. The more I think about it now, the more I can see why Ryan wants to protect his children from this. I had always tried to keep Freya protected from this kind of lifestyle, so why wouldn't he want to do the same...this was something we needed to talk about, but right now I needed to discuss things with my Mom. She was asking me if I wanted to talk about what had happened. NO I didn't.

Usually my Mom would push for the full story, but now today...not in this case. My Mom did something she rarely did, she kept quiet and surrendered. I suppose she knew I would tell her in my own time, we had also agreed that I should be the one to tell my Dad. Unfortunately I didn't have the luxury of telling him face to face, as we didn't have time on our side. Ryan's outburst is bound to be all over the news tomorrow, and if we stand any chance of defending Ryan I knew I would have to take the reasons for his actions public.

Tomorrow morning not only would I be facing the fact the whole world will know about what Dominic Hendly did to me, I would also have to face the backlash from his entire family. Not to mention another secret which would be like liquid gold to the paparazzi, this whole thing being public knowledge was about to cause the biggest snowball effect you could imagine. Freya's whole world was about to been turned upside down and that thought alone broke my heart.

"I need to speak to Nick" my comment shocked both Ryan and my Mom "I need to do it now, Freya needs to know the whole truth before the paps find out" i speak solely to Ryan now and he nods, my Mom looks confused. I know she has guessed there is a lot more to this, but she has chosen to stay quiet. I take my phone out of my pocket and head out into the corridor. There is no-one around, I quickly dial Nicks number and wait..."Hello Nick Carter's phone" it's Lauren.

"Hey Lauren, it's Abi is Nick around?" I speak as calmly as I can.

"Oh hey honey, yeah hold on" I can here Lauren's heels clicking "Nick its Abi" she says quietly.

"Hey Ab's what's up?"

"There's no easy way to say this and I hate to do it over the phone but I honestly have no choice, Nick...Freya knows what Hendley did" Nick takes a few moments to reply "I didn't tell her, Owen Creston blurted it out. He was trying to get a reaction from us, something to write about"

"Shit" Nick exhaled "How did she take it?"

"I don't know, she asked me if it was true...I could t speak Nick...I didn't know how to tell her or what to say"

"Hey it's okay" Nick's voice seems calmer than what I expected "Where is she now?"

"She's with Leroy, my Mom was here too"

"Oh man, so your Mom knows too?"

"Yeah, listen I am ringing you because I think Freya needs to know everything about what happened that night. Including where you were"

"Does she really need to know it all?" Nick is obviously horrified.

"Nick, Ryan hit Creston. I need to defend his reasons and to do that I need to tell people what really happened and why Ryan reacted the way he did. And we both know as soon as that story gets out, she's gonna come forwards and tell her side of things...I won't let Freya find out like that, she needs to be told" I explain as I think about Chloe, the girl Nick was having an affair with.

"What the fuck Abi?" He is yelling now "So because your husband can't control his temper, my daughter now has to have her whole world flipped over. Do you have any idea what that will do to us? But then again that's what you and Ryan have always wanted. Me out of the picture"

ASSHOLE how dare he say that "How dare you? This is the last thing I wanted...none of this is Ryan's fault..."

"Really?"

"Yeah really, Nick if you're looking for someone to blame take a good long look in the mirror. You're the one who was in another womans bed the night your wife got raped...maybe you should have spared a thought for you daughter then, instead of thinking with your pants..." I hung up the phone, I couldn't bare to speak to him anymore. How could he blame Ryan for his mess?

My heart was pounding now, i need some air. I quickly walk towards the fire exit and swing open the door. I walk out onto the metal stand and hold on to the railing. Deep breaths Abi I think as I inhale and exhale deeply. My phone vibrates in my hand, as I look down I see Tony's name flash up on the screen, I silence his call. I am not ready to talk to anyone yet.

I have tried so hard to keep this part of our lives secret from the outside world, and now it was all crashing down around me, for the sake of one simple comment. A comment that shouldn't have had so much power, my whole body fills with regret...regret for not being completely honest in the first place. All this would have been avoided if only I told the truth. I wasn't sure what was worrying me the most Freya's reaction to Nick's affair, or Dominic Hendley's family's reaction to the fact he was really a rapist and had lied to them...

Ryan's name flashes on my screen, I simply lock my phone and put it back inside my pocket with out answering it. I really couldn't face talking to anyone...