Into The Unknown

Chapter 64

Abigail's POV

I woke up tangled in Ryan's arms, wearing his shirt. I could hear him breathing in my ear, his stubbly skin brushed against my neck.

I wasn't really sure how I had managed to fall asleep, my head was still spinning from last night's revelations. The thought of Freya helping Dominic Hendly's family didn't sit right in my mind somehow, I knew Freya better and I know she would have never put me in harms way on purpose, Ryan hadn't said alot about it.

I tried to move Ryan's arm off me as gently as possible so not to wake him, but it was hopeless even the slightest movement disturbed him "Morning beautiful" he groaned as he pulled me closer to him and kissed the back of my neck.

"Hey" I giggled as his bristles tickled my skin.

"Did you get much sleep?" He asked as he propped himself up on his elbow. I moved and snuggled into him so my head was resting again his chest.

"Yeah a little" I smiled.

"How about these two?" Ryan put his hand on my bump and waited for a few moments "Oh man, are they like that all the time?"

"Not always, they have a couple of resting periods throughout the day thank god" I sigh as I look up at him.

"Have you thought anymore about Freya?" Ryan traced my spine with his finger tips under the shirt I was wearing, I shook my head gently and he kissed the top of it "Maybe you should try calling her?"

"Yeah maybe" I try and get up and Ryan stops me by grabbing my arm.

"It won't go away if you ignore it, baby you need to give her chance to explain"

"How can you be so calm about this, I thought you would be angry" I ask him.

"I was at first, but then I remembered how old she was and how much she loves you. I don't believe for a second it could have been deliberate"

"I know I just..."

"Baby just talk to her, you don't really need all this stress right now" Ryan was so dominating when he wanted to be. I picked up my phone and was surprised to see a message from Nick.

"It's from Nick, he's in New York with Freya" Ryan raised his eyebrows. I dialled his number and waited for him to answer.

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I waited at a table in the coffee shop, Leroy had gone next door with Ryan to the music store "Mom" Freya cried as she rushed towards me "I'm so sorry I didn't know they would try and hurt you" she gushed as she wrapped her arms around my waist almost winding me.

"She told me what happened with Kelsey and I saw the rest on the news" Nick frowned as he sat down at the table "Are you okay?"

"Yeah" I nod "Just a little shaken"

"Yeah I bet" Nick looked worried "And what about the twins are they?"

"Yeah everything's fine" I turned my attention to Freya "Honey what happened, how did Kelsey get in the house?"

"I told her sister the codes" Freya looked terrified "She said she would be nice to me if I did?"

"Nice?" I was confused "How did you know Kelsey had a sister?"

"She goes to my school Mom, she told everyone to stop talking to me" my heart sank, how could my little girl be put in this position "It was horrible I didn't know what else to do" she sniffed "I'm so sorry Mom I didn't know they were going to do that"

"Hey its okay" I open my arms while I am sat down "Come here" she rushes into my arms again and I hold her tightly.

"Does Ryan hate me?"

"No baby why would he?" I sooth and stroke her hair.

"Well where is he?" Nick scoffed arrogantly.

"He's next door with Leroy, he thought me and you needed to talk about this by ourselves" I reply harshly how dare he judge Ryan like this, he has no right.

"Conveniently" Nick obviously has something he wants to say.

"Hey baby why don't you go and find Ryan and Leroy they are in the music store next door" I watch as Freya walks out of the door and goes towards the music store "Spit it out" I snap.

"She feels pushed out" Nick hisses quietly so he doesn't cause an audience.

"She's said that?" I reply a little shocked.

"No but it's obvious, ever since you've been pregnant you have had no time for her. Packing her off to boarding school"

"Excuse me?" I cry out before remembering myself "Don't you dare say that, it was your idea to let her go to boarding school not mine"

"Yeah well you can't say it doesn't suit you, pack off our daughter out of the way so you can spend more time with your new little family"

"How dare you" I can't contain it any longer fuck the people around us "I hate the thought of her being alone in that school, I have never packed her off anywhere. You're the one who packed up and left us Nick, remember? You're the one who jumped into another woman's bed"

"Can you blame me?" Nick's response floored me "You were a nightmare to live with, addicted to prescription drugs. You wouldn't let me touch you"

I looked around with tears in my eyes as people stared at us "I...I" Shit why can't I speak.

"You know what I'm glad you lost that baby, at least it's one less kid to be tainted with your selfish influence" tears fell from my eyes. I had no idea where this hate had come from, I grabbed my purse and rushed out of the door towards the music store. I wiped the tear's from my eyes as I opened the door. Ryan looked up quickly from a stand of vinyls he had been flicking through.

"Baby what's wrong?" He asked "Is Freya okay?" What!?

"Freya's here" I staggered backwards as I looked around and couldn't see Freya "I sent her here"

"She hasn't been in here" Ryan's colour drained instantly as we both rushed out onto the sidewalk.

"FREYA, FREYA" I screamed searching the passers by, I couldn't see her "FREYA"

Nick rushed out of the Coffee Shop and almost crashed into us "Abi what's wrong?" Fear filled Nick's face as he looked at me "No" he shook his head desperately "FREYA"

Leroy pulled his cellphone out of his pocket and dialled Freya's number, he shook his head and tried again "Come on angel pick up" still nothing.

Ryan's hand locked onto my shoulder as I desperately looked around me "Where is she?" I asked Nick desperately "She's our baby, where is she?"

We both rushed down the sidewalk searching shops for her familiar face "FREYA" I cried again. Where is she?!