Handcuffed

Chapter 4 : Chats

Chapter 4

Middle of the night...

Riker POV

I woke up to a scream. Tate was sitting up beside me.

"Hey, what's wrong!?" I asked.

Tate was out of breath. I sat up beside her.

"Nightmare," she whispered.

"About your boyfriend?"

"Mhmmm."

"It's ok. It was just a dream."

She hugged me with one arm, and I hugged her back the best I could.

"I'm just so scared of him hurting me."

"I know. But I'll keep you safe. You don't have to worry about him anymore."

I laid down, still holding Tate. 

"What if he finds out where I am, and he comes to hurt me?"

"How would he find you?"

"I don't know... I'm just scared."

"Try to relax."

She sighed, and held onto me tighter. 

"Don't worry. I've got you," I whispered.

I gently rubbed her back to try to comfort her. She calmed down after a little while, and we both fell back asleep.

The next day...

Riker POV

Tate was exhausted. She didn't sleep well last night. I can tell she's super stressed.

But she trusts me a lot now. In fact, she was half laying in my lap right now, sleeping. I had my arm draped over her lightly to make her feel protected. 

Rocky was tearing apart the house, still looking for the key. The house was a complete disaster now.

"Guys! I need to tell you something!" Ross said, walking downstairs.

Tate woke up, but she stayed in my lap.

Rocky walked into the living room too.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Well... I just feel bad that Rocky keeps looking for the key. And we're going to have to clean this all up. I sort of... took the key."

"What!?" Rocky shouted.

"Yeah. I took it before we went to the mall because I thought it would be funny. But um... I kind of lost it. And I already tore apart my own room. It's literally just gone. I think maybe I dropped it at the mall or in the parking lot or something. I'm sorry."

"Ross! I can't believe you!" Rocky shouted.

"I'm sorry!"

"The house is such a mess! You couldn't have told me sooner!?"

"I'm sorry!"

"You're helping me clean all this up!"

"Ok, I will! Calm down!"

"Wait. What are we going to do about the key though? Tate and I are still stuck."

"Um... I could order another magic kit. It'll be a few days, but it'll guarantee a key," Rocky said.

"Ok, just do that. At least we're solving this finally," I said, kind of annoyed.

Rocky left to go order another magic kit. Ross started cleaning up the house.