Secrets

Chapter 13 : Minor issues...

Chapter 13

A few days later...

Riker's POV

I hadn't heard from Jen in a few days. I was sort of starting to wonder if we were even really a couple anymore. We hadn't had our first kiss together yet. And I wasn't sure she even still liked me anymore...

I finished eating my lunch, which was a sandwich, and then I went outside to get some fresh air. I noticed a car parked at Jen's, and I didn't recognize it.

All of a sudden, I heard a scream, and it sounded like Jen. I ran to her front door, and started knocking.

Jen POV

"You answer that door, and I'll make this worse for you," Mike said, cornering me in my bedroom.

"Mike, please don't! Just leave me alone! You've done enough!"

I heard more banging, but I couldn't move. I was trapped.

"Jen?"

I heard it was Riker. Mike instantly looked kind of nervous.

"Don't you dare make a sound," Mike whispered.

"Jen, are you in here!?" Riker called.

Please come to my room, Riker!

I slid down to the ground, waiting to see if Riker would look for me. And thank god, he did!

"Jen! What's going on in here?" Riker asked, standing in my doorway.

Mike grabbed my hand, and pulled me up.

"Wait, are you guys dating?" Mike asked, looking at Riker.

"Yeah?" Riker said, confused.

"Well looks like Jen here, cheated on you."

"Riker, I did not! He was trying to hurt me!" I yelled.

"What did you do to her?" Riker asked, walking closer.

"None of your business."

Mike punched Riker in the face, and then took off running out the door. I heard him get in his car and leave.

"Riker, I didn't do anything! He came in here, and he was going to hurt me! You have to believe me, please!"

"Hey. It's ok. I believe you," Riker said calmly, sitting next to me.

"Riker. Your nose."

"What?"

"It's bleeding."

"Crap!"

Riker jumped up, and ran across the hall to the bathroom. He came back a minute later, holding tissues to his nose.

"What did he do to you?" Riker asked, sitting down again.

"Nothing, but if you didn't come over, he would've hurt me. That's what he used to do."

"How?"

"He'd hit me and stuff."

Riker sighed, and wrapped his arms around me.

"Jen, I wanted to talk about something."

"What?"

"Are we still together?"

"Yeah."

"Ok."

"Is that it?"

"Yeah."

"Why'd you think we weren't?"

"No, I was just... clarifying..."