Kidnapped by RoadTrip

Chapter 15

Rye's POV

After I've shut the door behind me, leaving Mikey alone, I quickly run towards the living room, where Andy, Brook and Jack are sitting on the couch, while having a muted conversation.

"Andy!" I shout as I enter the living room. "Andy, I did it!" I slow down in front of the couch and look at my friends, who are all wearing the same confused look on their faces.

"What did you do this time, Ryan?" Andy asks, crossing his arms in front of his chest. Then he suddenly narrows his eyes. "Or do you mean you-"

"Yes!" I say excitedly, nodding my head.

All of a sudden, his facial expression goes from uninterested to overly excited. "You did?" he asks, clearly surprised by my action. "What did he say? I can tell by your face it was something positive."

"It was," I say, smiling. "He said he liked me back. Oh, and we kissed. Twice."

Andy's jaw drops and he just stared at me in disbelief for a good 5 seconds. "Are you kidding me? How? When is the wedding? Am I invited?" he asks me with a dead serious look in his eyes.

I laugh. "We're not getting married, Andy. At least, not yet. However, we'll be having our first ever date together tonight!"

When Andy's smile suddenly fades, I feel confused and give him a worried look. "You do realise you can't take him out of the house, right?" he asks.

I let my shoulders hang. "I know..." I say. "I already told Michael, but he seemed to be okay with it."

"Wait a minute."

Andy and I both look at Jack, who's still sitting on the couch next to Brooklyn. For some reason we had forgotten about their presence.

Nobody says anything for a moment, as we wait for Jack to say something. He slowly gets up and approaches us. "Did you just say you kissed Mikey? Michael Cobban?"

With a confused feeling in my stomach, I nod and stare at him. "Uh yeah?" I say. "Is that wrong?"

I feel even more confused when Jack suddenly starts laughing. "Is that wrong?" Jack says, repeating my question. "Are you crazy? Of course that's wrong!"

Because I don't know what to say, I just stare at him. I have no idea what he means and it kind of scares me. Jack stares back at me, his eyes full of anger and disbelief.

"Rye, do you really not understand me?" he asks. "Don't you have any idea what you're doing? You can't date our prisoner! That's so wrong!"

Still feeling a bit confused, I raise my eyebrows. "So what? I like him, he likes me," I say. "What's the problem?"

"You don't even know if he really likes you! We kidnapped him! What if he said yes because he's scared of you?" Jack yells at me.

My jaw drops. "Seriously, Jack? You think he's scared of me?" I ask, my eyes widened in disbelief, but also pain. "But - but we kissed!"

"Yeah, that's the thing," Jack says. "If Blair finds out we kidnapped him and sends the cops to arrest us, what if Mikey tells them you kissed him against his will?" He pauses and looks at me for a few seconds before continuing. "Don't you understand? We could be arrested not only for kidnapping someone, but also for rape!"

For a few seconds all I can think is: 'He's gone nuts, Jack is crazy.' But then I slowly start to realise Jack is right. What if Mikey really just said he liked me because he was scared I would hurt him? He seemed really insecure while telling it.

"You're right, Jack," I say sighing. "Maybe I shouldn't have dinner with him. Can you tell him? I think it'd be better if I don't bother him anymore." I look at my feet as I wait for Jack to respond.

"Rye, Jack, this is ridiculous," Andy says. "Mikey would never lie to anyone, because he's scared. He is one of the bravest persons I've ever met!"

Although I want to believe him, something tells me I shouldn't. "No Andy," I say. "Jack is right and I shouldn't see Mikey anymore." Then I turn around and look at Jack. "Please tell him I can't go out with him and that I never meant to scare him."

Jack just nods in response and I give him a grateful smile. After that, I leave  to my bedroom.

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Jack's POV

I watch as Rye leaves the room. Although I hate seeing him so upset, I know it's better this way. Falling in love with our prisoner could be dangerous for him. Especially since it's Mikey. Mikey Cobban.

And we all know what really happened between Blair Dreelan and Rose Cobban... But I shouldn't get into that too much right now...

When I look at Andy, I see him staring back at me in anger. "Why did you do that, Jack?" he asks angrily. "Do you have any idea what you did to Rye? He loves Mikey! You broke his heart!"

I narrow my eyes. "We both know it's better this way," I say. "It's Rose Cobban's son we're talking about right now."

Andy's eyes widen as the realisation hits his face. "Seriously that's why you don't let Rye date Mikey? You think Mikey will do the same thing as his mom? That's bullshit! Mikey is nothing like his mom!"

I sigh and roll my eyes. "I wouldn't be so sure if I was you..."