Gone Forever

Chapter 14-Paparazzi

James's POV

"Sorry," Riley says.
"For what?" I ask.

"Yesterday when I got angry because of all those paparazzi."
"It's fine, even I would be stressed out about something like that!"

"Now that's something!" We both laugh and I sit up in bed.

"Lets go downstairs," I say and Riley follows me downstairs,"I'll cook up some pancakes." I go off into the kitchen and make some pancakes when I here on the telly.

"Riley Beaton and her boyfriend found coming into their house, here's the video."

I run into the living room. There's the news reporter asking Riley questions and me and Riley shouting at them. I pick up the remote and switch the telly off.

"We don't need this," I say, putting it back down again. I hear the door knock.

"I'll get it, we don't want what happened last time!" I go over to the door and I get flooded with questions from reporters and flashing from cameras in my face. I slam the door shut. Riley turns the telly on and it shows the news reporters standing outside our house.
"It's live," Riley says, looking at me concerned.

Riley's POV

I hate these stupid paparazzi. People need their privacy! I watch the telly and James opens the door again. I have no idea why I'm watching the telly because it's happening right now right next to me but I don't want to be on the telly. James is shouting at them to go away. He has no top on because he's still in his pyjamas. He doesn't have to show off his muscles to the whole world! I look behind me and all of the people outside our door has come in. I look on the telly and it's showing what's happening right now. I pull the bottom of my nightie down so everyone doesn't see my lacy knickers and when I turn around I see little kids waving at the cameras through the windows.

"LEAVE US ALONE!" James screams, trying to push them back. I make my way through everyone and run upstairs into our room. I can hear everyone running up the stairs to follow me.

"Riley, what is the most miserable part of your life right now? Is it your mother or has anyone else got anything to do with this?" the reporter asks me.
"THE MOST MISERABLE PART OF MY LIFE IS YOU! NOW GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME BE! YOU WON'T GET ANYTHING FROM ME APART FROM ME SHOUTING AT YOU SO GO-A-WAY!" I shout, I'm ignored so I run into our en suite and lock the door.
"Riley we won't hurt you," I hear someone say.
"Go away! Never come again!" James shouts. I hear footsteps walking down the stairs and out the door. I still stress out I can constantly hear news reporter shouting in my ear, but I can only hear it in my head. What is wrong with me?! My head spins around and the room gets smaller and smaller until...

James's POV

I run upstairs and knock on the door of our en suite.

"Riley, it's James," I say. No answer."They've gone and I promise you they won't come back. Please let me in. We can talk about this." She still doesn't answer. I try and unlock the door from the outside and after a minute or two it budges open.
"Riley..." I say. I see her in the middle of the bathroom lying on the floor.

"Riley!" I cry, running over to her. I lift her head up and squeeze her hand, in attempt to wake her up.

"Riley please wake up!"

"James," she whispers.

"Riley don't ever do that again you worry me!" I see a tear trickle down her cheek.

"Riley what's the matter?" She hugs me and buries her head in my chest,"Please tell me, what is it?"

"I'm sick and tired of those stupid paparazzi!"
"They won't come again, I promise."

"I don't know what to do we won't be able to leave the house or anything!"

"Riley, everything's going to be OK they'll just leave because we just tell them to go away, soon they'll learn."

"But when is soon? Soon will never happen!"

"Stop crying because everything's going to be OK." I pick her up and place her on the bed.

"When I see those paparazzi I'm going to kill them," I say and she giggles.

"I forgot to tell you," she says.

"Forgot to tell me what?"

"While you were...unconscious I went to get a scan and the baby is due in five months!"
"Really?!"

"Yes, I saved the gender though."
"Well, it's good you brought that up because I forgot to tell you something too."

"What?"

"I thought that it would be really cool if our baby was born in England!"
"Oh really?!"

"Yes, there's this really nice hotel in Manchester and I thought we could go there and stay for a month or so around the time the baby's being born so...yeah."

"That would be so cool that's a great idea!"
"My ideas are always the best!"
"Oh shut up!"