What is Love?

Past Revealed Part 2

MICA

I wake up to all my joints aching. I try to move to make them hurt less but I can't seem to. I open my eyes and realize I'm still strapped to the bed. "Frick."

"Are you ready to talk now or do you need more incentive?" Ryder is sitting in a chair at the bottom of the bed staring at me.

"What do you want to know?" I can't ignore him any more. Its eating me from the inside out to my aching joints.

"First explain to me why you were leaving." He orders.

"No." No way am I saying those three words. I'd rather go shopping with the queen bee from high school and complement her constantly.

"I'll give you three seconds to tell me or-"

"Or what? You're going to kill me? Keep me as your prisoner? There's nothing you could do to get me to talk!" He looks taken back by my answer.

"Or I'll kill Krysti. I'm sure Jack won't mind. After all she's nothing to him but an obsession and a mother like figure for his son." When I get out of this I'm killing him.

"I-"

"3" I love you.

"2" I love you.

"1" I love you!

"I don't love you!" I cry out. He looks at me with a confused and saddened look. As fast as those emotions were shown was how fast his face went blank.

He walked up beside me and started to undo the straps. I'm confused. Is he letting me go? I thought he wanted more of an explanation than just that.

"I'm giving you a 24 hour head start. If anytime I catch you. I'm never letting you go again, so you better hide carefully. See this, as your chance to live a life without me. Because once I catch you....you won't."

"What?" I ask, confused as to why he's doing this.

"Leave now before I change my mind!" He shouts at me but not looking me in the eyes. He's leaning over the bed, his back facing me and he's fisting the sheets tightly in his hands.

"I'm not leaving you." I place a hand on his shoulder.

He spins around grabbing my arms and holding them down. He holds me so I can't move out of his arms.

"Then tell me the real reason why you wanted to leave. We both know that there is more to it, then not loving me." He whispers in my ear then grazes it with his teeth.

"We hardly know each other and I'd make a horrible mother!" I squeal out trying to get him to stop kissing my neck.

"So you've thought about carrying my children...hmm? How interesting, so have I." That makes me catch my breath. I break out of his hold and stand a few feet away from him.

"You know nothing about me! Besides, I'm engaged!" I should not have just said that. What is wrong with me?

"Is that why you won't give me a chance? Because you're engaged? What if I could end your engagement for good? Would you love me then?!" He asks smiling and very hopeful for the future.

"How would you plan to do that?" I ask worried he's getting the wrong ideas.

"By killing your fiance of course! Now I can finally put my sniper skills to the test!" He leaves the room, locking the door behind him. He reminds me of the time when I first met Diana.

What ever happened to him giving me a twenty-four hour head start?

DIANA