Shameless, Reckless Love (GirlxGirl)

Part 3: Chapter 8

Eden's eyes flutter open all the way this time.

Tiredly, but willingly, she rises up a bit and goes to rub her nose on Ricki's nose. Ricki's chuckle makes Eden's cheeks go scarlet, and they kiss each other deeply.

But it was so deep that it drowned out everything too perfectly. Their worries. Their cares.

The front door creaking open.

Ricki convinced herself that the only sounds she could hear were Eden's, but that changes when she hears a recognizable voice that could easily make anyone's blood curdle.

"WHAT! THE FUCK!" the voice shouts.

The shrill of the voice seemed to forcibly yank Eden off of Ricki. It was so horrifying, the way her power was able to make Eden feel as if she's committed a deadly crime. Ricki quickly guides Eden off of her, and Eden crosses her chest with her arms as she stands up from the couch and tries finding her pants.

It was Terri Milkovich, Ricki's mother. And Stan, Ricki's dad, was there too, staring in disgust just like her mother was. Terri's eyes shake and twitch as she looks at the clothes on the floor, the couch, and everything else.

By this time, Eden has her wrinkled shirt on and she is trying to bring her pants up to her waist.

Terri looks at Ricki with heated charcoal eyes.

"What the fuck is this?" she yells once again. Ricki has her tank top back on now and just her underwear. Her hands are shaking.

No. Ricki yells in her head. Why? Why now? She looks at her mother, and then at Eden. What was she going to do? How could she save Eden from this?

"Mom, I can explain!" Ricki pleads. Terri started to walk closer to them, not feeling convinced by Ricki's claim. Ricki studied her mother's movement, knowing that something dreadful was being planned in her mind. "Mom, just hold on! Hold on!" Ricki stutters. But something worse happened. Terri wasn't beginning to move toward Ricki.

She was making her way to Eden.

Eden was frozen in place. Her face looked like chalk. Ricki needed to get her out of here.

"Wait, mom!" Ricki says, moving in Eden's direction. Eden began hyperventilating at the sight of Terri's approaching. "Wait, mom! Mommommommom!"

Ricki reached over to Eden's shoulder to pull her away, but Terri was much faster and pushed Ricki back with one hand. Ricki felt like she was flying as she goes backwards. Her landing on the floor was harsher than the sudden pain that was now in her shoulder. As she lifts up her dizzy head, Terri is already punching Eden in the face while Eden is helplessly trying to block the hits with her wavering hands. She was screaming as she bent down to the ground, with no shield to help her from Terri's fast hands.

Ricki panics and gets up. She runs to her mother, and jumps on her back. Terri grunts as Ricki's hands clamp onto Terri's neck, pulling her away from Eden. Ricki has a good grip onto Terri, but it doesn't take long for Terri to slam Ricki down into the couch and pin Ricki's hands behind her. With Ricki's hands no longer usable, Terri throws punches into Ricki's mouth, nose, eyes, making Ricki feel herself drifting away from consciousness.

Eden lifts herself up on the other couch that's beside her. She was still recovering from the bruises that were on her own face, but seeing Ricki get hurt so much was damaging Eden as well. Eden racks her mind on anything she can do, but without angering Terri more. Eden soon realizes that her cellphone was still in her pant pocket. She grabs it quickly, and dials a number fast. She didn't know what to do, but she knew 911 would.