Tapout

Recovery.

Chapter 48

"Sparky, I remember everything." I kissed her forehead and tried to stop the tears from falling even more. I can't believe she's in my arms.

"Shh. We need to get you to a hospital baby." I caress her face and just like God knows I need help, Zay pulls up. "It's about damn time you cooperate." Jesus and I have had an ongoing conversation for 2 days.

I lift her up in my arms and run towards the truck as Maya is jumping out. "Maya, please stay here and call Josh for me."

"Is that Riley?" She questions and I just give a quick nod.

"Zay hospital please. NOW!" I shut the passenger side door and stare down at Riley who's just smiling at me. "Baby girl." I caress her cheek and try to fight back my happy tears but it's no use. I'm fresh out of sad tears now that she's back.

"How long?" She whispers and it's almost like she has no control over her head right now. It keeps wavering from side to side. That could be from me shaking though. I haven't eaten a whole lot and even though Riley is light as a feather I have no energy. "Sparky how long was I gone?"

"2 days baby. I missed you so fucking much. I love you I'm so sorry about what I said. I love you so goddamn much please don't ever leave me again."

"Sparky shut the fuck up." I chuckle through the tears and kiss her forehead. That seems to be the only spot on her face that isn't swollen or bruised. "I love you too and I'm not going anywhere. You are the only reason I got out of there."

Zay doesn't say anything but I see his tear stained face. "I'm so tired." She mumbles while her eyelids flutter.

"Riley stay awake sweetheart. We're almost there, you need to stay awake."

"God! It's like I told him it's a fucking myth." Her eyes are closed but she's still talking, is she talking in her sleep?

"Like you told who baby girl? Riley who took you? Did you know them?" My eyes travel towards her neck and that's when I see it. A fucking hickey. "Riley, who took you? Who gave you that hickey!?"

"Don't yell please." I could have gotten a lot louder but I obliged her and shut up all together.

"We're here Luke."

Zay leans over and opens the door for me while I carry her inside. "Stay awake sweetheart, I NEED SOME HELP HERE! PLEASE!" On cue, a bed rolls out from the swinging doors and a few nurses come out. "She was kidnapped, please, please take care of her." Another nurse waltzes up beside me as I watch her get taken away from me. Again.

Who took her? Who gave her that fucking hickey? I swear to God I'm going to kill them for touching her. "LUKE!"

Josh jogs towards me and embraces me in a hug. His breath is shaky and I think he's been crying, he's got a pretty tough exterior. "Maya called me. Where is she?" I'm sure he's thanking God the station and hospital are a few blocks away from one another.

"They just took her back a few minutes ago."

He opens his mouth and inhales deeply before talking. "How was she?"

I lazily shrug my shoulders. "She was beaten pretty badly, her face is swollen and bruised. She ran God only knows how far without a shirt on and she has a hickey on her neck."

His jaw clenches and even though Josh and I don't come to an agreement on much we both agree on this. We stare into each other for a moment, silently saying we're going to break some necks. "Sir, you just came in with the abused woman correct?" My body shudders at that word but I nod my head quietly, "We have a few things for you to sign." I gesture to Josh and he saunters towards the registration desk. "Just a few things, if she's allergic to anything, approval to run tests to ensure she's okay, protocol stuff." Within a few minutes we're sitting in the waiting room and neither one of us can quit fidgeting.