Runaway

Rachel and Rissa were both at the airport. They had met up with Jaime's girlfriend, Jess. There were fans waiting outside. An announcement had just been made that the boys flight had landed. Rachel turned to Rissa and raised her eyebrows.
"What?" Rissa asked.
"What's going on with you and Mike?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing,"
"Oh, are you with Mike?" Jess asked.
"No," Rissa laughed.
"Right," Jess frowned.
"So everyone knows now," Rachel urged.
"Yeah, I don't know. I'm seeing what happens," Rissa shrugged and grinned.
"So are you with him or not?" Jess asked carefully.
"I don't even know," Rissa sighed.
"They're here," Jess said. Rachel turned and saw people pouring out from a doorway. She saw some of the tech team and Jaime. Jess had gone to meet him. Tony came into view and Rachel ran to him. He grinned at her and she threw her arms around him. He hugged her tight to him and pressed his lips to hers. Rachel kissed him back and smiled once they'd pulled away from one another.
"Hey," she grinned up at him.
"Hi," he said back and kissed her again. "I've missed you,"
"You too," she told him.
"Nothing's going to happen now. Okay?" he asked and she nodded.
"Rach!" Rissa called. They turned and saw Rissa with Mike's arm wrapped around her waist as he kissed her neck. "Mike's riding with us," she said.
"I'm sure he is," Tony whispered in Rachel's ear, making her laugh.
"You okay, Rachel?" Mike asked. "You know . . . after what happened with Megan,"
"I'm okay now," she replied and took Tony's hand. They started walking to get their luggage and Vic and Jaime came over to Rachel.
"How're you?" Vic asked.
"You know," she shrugged.
"We'll get it sorted," Jaime frowned.
"Hope so," she sighed.
"Let's go home," Tony urged. "I'll stay with you tonight," he added.
They all walked outside and broke apart. Vic went with Jaime and Jess and Tony, Rachel and Mike went with Rissa. They got into the car and Rissa started driving. Tony entwined his hand with Rachel's again and she rested her head against his chest.
When they reached Rachel's apartment building it was dark. They got out of the car and Rissa winded the window down.
"Are you coming in?" Rachel asked.
"For a little while," she shrugged. She got out with Mike and they started walking to the building. They went inside and up to Rachel's apartment. Once they were all inside Rachel shut the door firmly and locked up carefully. She turned and found Tony watching her.
"Nothing will get in," he soothed.
"Promise?" she asked.
"I promise," he smiled gently and hugged her to him.
They walked through to the sitting room where Mike and Rissa were on the couch, Mike's hand in Rissa's t-shirt. "Guys," Rachel frowned. She sat down and Tony's arm wrapped around her waist.
Rachel's phone started to ring. She answered and held it to her ear. "Hello?" Rachel asked.
"Have you welcomed him home?" Megan's voice asked. "I'm sure Tony will make you feel all better. Or haven't you got that far yet?" she laughed.
"Just leave me alone!" Rachel snapped and stood up.
"I can't do that," she said easily.
"Who is it?" Tony asked.
"Megan," Rachel sighed.
"Give me your phone," Mike urged.
"No, it's okay,"
"Give it me," Mike ordered. Rachel reluctantly passed her phone to him and he took it. "This needs to stop, Megan!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Megan said smoothly.
"Yes you fucking do! Now I'm warning you, leave Rachel and Tony be,"
"Or what?" Megan sneered down the line.
"I'll come and make you stop,"
"Just try," Megan threatened before she hung up.
"That's it!" Mike exclaimed. "This is fucking ridiculous!"
"What?" Rissa asked.
"I'm going to sort this,"
"What?" Rachel frowned.
"I'm going to Megan's so put an end to all this shit,"
"Don't," Rachel tried.
"No, I'll be back later,"
"Let me come," Tony said.
"No, you look after Rachel," Mike said and left the apartment.

A few hours passed. Rachel had started to worry. She shouldn't have let him go. Or at least not on his own. What if something happened? She knew how horrible people can be from personal experience.
Tony's phone started to ring and he picked it up. "Hello?" he asked. Rachel watched him talk and saw the worry on his face.
"What's wrong?" Rachel rushed.
"That was Vic," Tony explained. "Mike is in hospital,"
"What? Why?!" Rissa demanded.
"Someone at Megan's glassed his face,"
"Shit," Rissa muttered.
"Can we go?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah," Tony nodded.
They made their way outside and to the car. Tony drove instead to Rissa. They started to head for the hospital.
When they arrived they pulled into a parking space. They got out do the car and hurried into the hospital. They went to a ward a few floors up. Outside one of the rooms Vic was standing with Jaime.
"What's going on?" Rachel asked him.
"Nothing. He's been stitched up," Vic explained.
"Is he okay?" Rissa asked.
"Okay?" Jaime laughed. "I'd say so,"
"What do you mean?" Tony frowned.
"He may have got a glass smashed into his face but he still seems well enough to flirt with the nurses," Vic smiled. Rissa went into the room and the others followed her. Mike was lying in a bed with a nurse taking his blood pressure.
"What time do you get off?" Mike asked, smirking up at her.
"Nine," she told him.
"I was thinking about getting some wine. I have my dinner left over. What do you think?"
"I need go get moving, Michael," she sighed and left him.
"What're you doing?!" Rissa snapped. She went over to him and hit his arm hard.
"Ouch. Rissa," he sighed.
"Are you okay?" Rachel asked. She looked at his face. There was some dry blood at the end of his chin and stitches along his jaw, cheek and nose.
"Yeah," Mike smiled.
"What happened?" Tony asked.
"I went to the house and Megan started shouting at me. Then she called her friends in. These three guys were there. I kept shouting and one of them tried to make me leave. He pushed me out and then another guy got this bottle and just shoved it in my face. So I left and went to Vic. He called 911 because I was bleeding a lot," Mike explained.
"So this happened because of Megan?" Rachel asked weakly. "It's my fault,"
"No, it isn't," Tony sighed and kissed her cheek.
"Look I'm fine! You did nothing wrong," Mike promised.
"I can't take it anymore!" Rachel exclaimed. "She can't just do this," then Rachel's phone bleeped. She looked and saw Megan had text her. 'If you try it again my boys will fuck you up worse'.
"What are you going to do?" Jaime asked.
"I don't know," she mumbled. "I need to stop everything. The police don't help. Nothing does,"
"So, we can't do anything," Vic muttered angrily.
"You could Rachel," Rissa urged.
"What?" she frowned.
"Don't you have people,"
"I guess so . . ." she trailed away. "But that's like sinking to their level,"
"You're being stalked. They're beating people up,"
"What are you doing?" Jaime asked.
"Calling my brother," she replied heavily. Tony squeezed her hand and she went to sit in a chair by the bed. She dialled Darren's number and bit down on her lip. After this he would know her again. Did she really want to do this?
"Yeah?" Darren's voice asked. Just hearing his voice made her smile. She needed him now.
"Darren," Rachel said. She heard him breathe in roughly. No one called him by his name.
"Rachel?" he asked.
"Yeah, it's me," she smiled.
"God! Where are you? Please come home. I miss you, Rach," he rushed.
"I can't come home. I have friends here now,"
"But where are you?" Darren asked quickly.
"I'm in San Diego," Rachel said. "I . . ."
"What?"
"I need your help. I'm in trouble,"
"What kind of trouble?" he asked.
"Someone's trying to hurt me,"
"Fucking hell! Who?!" he demanded angrily.
"Someone here,"
"Send me your address and I'll be there,"
"When?"
"Tomorrow morning," he said easily.
"Um . . . I think you should bring the boys with you. I think you'll need them,"
"Okay, sure. You promise you're okay right now?"
"I promise,"
"I'll see you tomorrow," Darren told her.
"And I love you," Rachel rushed.
"I love you too. Stay safe until tomorrow morning," he said and hung up.
"What's happening?" Mike asked.
"My brother is coming," she explained. "And he's bringing some friends,"

Notes

Hey! What did you think? What's going to happen? What do you think Darren will do? Who do you think Darren's 'friends' are? :)