Chapter 36


    "Yeah, it''s fine. My brothers are home" I assured everyone as we walked up my driveway and they


    weren''t sure abouting because of my dad and they didn''t want me to get hit. I took my keys out my


    back pockets, and put it in the door then unlocking it and walking in and everyone followed behind me.


    "When you see my face, hope it gives you hell, gives you hell" I heard Joel''s voice sing quietly as he


    came jogging down the stairs then stopping in ce as his eyes widened and gave a horrified look, and


    I smirked "All-American Rejects...Nice" I winked yfully.


    "God Damn it, Rain" Joel muttered and Iughed, and Joel nodded at everyone "Sister stealers". I


    flipped Joel off, and he shook his head as heughed then picking me up and throwing me over his


    shoulder.


    "Joel" Iughed "Put me down" I continued tough, and Joel ced me down on the ground, then I


    saw my dade out from his study and he stopped "Oh..Company".


    "Sheriff" Liz greeted with a small smile, to not make things awkward. My dad grabbed me by the arm


    and I flinched as he pulled me over to him and whispered into my ear "I''m going down to the station, I''ll


    be back tomorrow. If anything happens, you''re so dead".


    I swallowed hard, and nodded in agreement. He let go of my arm and grabbed his coat then walking


    out of the house.


    "OH THANK GOD! I THOUGHT HE''D NEVER LEAVE"! I eximed in relief.


    Liz and I screamed lyrics to hits of 2010 that yed on the speakers and the guys were all in the pool;


    including my brothers; who were actually getting along with the guys..without the exception of Ryker,


    because Ryker will always be dead to them.


    Liz was also trying to get Leah to go swimming but Leah was fighting it. I felt a cold pair of arms wrap


    around my waist, and Ryker whisper into my ear "Hey princess".


    I chuckled as my cheeks turned a tint of red, and I turned around to face Ryker, and pecked his lips.


    "Hey! Get your hands off my sister"! Jax''s voice yelled and Jax threw a pool toy thing that you put in the


    water and sinks to the bottom, but Ryker caught it without even trying and smirked at Jax "Better work


    on your throwing, because this is how you throw".


    Then Ryker picked me up and walked to the edge of the pool. "Ryker! Don''t you dare!" I warned and


    red at him. He smirked "Sorry, babe" then throwing me into the pool and I held my breath as I made


    contact with the water and went under and closed my eyes.


    I swam up for air and Ryker smirked cockily down at me. I red at him, and he jumped in, and he


    pulled me under the water once I caught my breath, and he pressed his lips to mine while we were


    under the water.


    We all sat around in circle on the outside furniture as there was a fire in the middle and it was around 1


    a.m. and we were all just rxing outside. I for one was exhausted and was about to pass out any


    minute now, and I was struggling to keep my eyes awake and Iid my head on Ryker''s shoulder.


    He wrapped an arm around me andid his head on-top of mine as everyone was silent and stared at


    the mes of the fire. He kissed the top of my head, and my phone started to go off. I took out and saw


    Faith''s contact shing on my screen.


    I gave a confused look, and everyone raised eyebrows at me. I answered and put my phone up to my


    ear "Hello"?


    "Rain! Rain!" Faith started and I could tell she had been crying.


    "Whoa, whoa, calm down" I said calmly then standing up "Tell me what''s wrong".


    "I got a ride home from this guy from a party, and he tried to have sex with me, but I said no and


    he...well....he tried to make me, and I got out of the car and now I''m on the side of the road off of Lance


    Street, and I couldn''t call Reece, Ryker, or Leah; because they''d kill me, and I''m freaking out here


    Rain, and I have no idea what to do" She cried as she rambled.


    "Ok, Ok" I sighed as I ran a hand through my hair "I''ll be right there, don''t move".


    "Ryk, would you just calm down"!? I eximed as I kept my eyes out for Faith. "Calm down!? You want


    me to fucking calm down!? My little sister was just sexually harassed, and you want me to calm


    down"!? He yelled as he mmed his hands on the steering wheel.


    "Well yelling is not going to make this situation any better"! I snapped back. I had to tell everyone what


    had happened, because they wouldn''t let me leave without telling them. Reece and Ryker went full-


    blown murderous and being angry was aplete understatement. Leah was too, but she was trying


    to hide it, because then the guys would get even more angrier, but she was worried and upset that it


    had happened.


    Ryker and I are now driving to find Faith, and he''s been cursing and yelling the whole time, and I was


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    already sick of it.


    "I can''t believe this happened" He muttered under his breath followed by numerous curse words. "Ok


    Ryker! I get it you''re mad! But what are you going to do about it?! It happened! It happened to me, and


    it''s happened to a million of other girls!"


    I know I was being extremely negative, and was making it seem like it was no big deal, but I know what


    the feeling is..I''ve been through it, and I don''t want to have to think about it again. Ryker became silent


    as so did I.


    Great...


    Leah''s pregnant..Faith was sexually harassed...Ryker''s mad at me..


    What''s next!?


    "Stop!" I blurted as I saw Faith on the side of road with the high-beams on her brightly. Ryker pulled


    over, and I opened the door then getting out and running up to Faith and pulling her into a hug right


    away, and she was crying and clung to me "Rain-".


    "Shh, it''s okay. You don''t have to say anything" I said calmly, and I saw that her clothes were ripped.


    Ryker walked up with a cold hard stern face, and Faith pulled away from me and looked at Ryker with


    worry in her eyes. Ryker didn''t say anything, he just pulled her into a tight hug like it was thest time


    he could ever see her.


    * * * * * *


    "Here" Liz said as she handed Faith a mug of tea, and Faith sat up straight as she criss-crossed her


    legs "Thank you.." Faith mumbled, and Liz nodded then taking a seat. Everyone was silent, and I


    cleared my throat "Um..".


    Faith turned her head to look at me; since I was sitting right next to her. Everyone else looked at me,


    and I looked down at myp since I was sitting side-ways, and blinked slowly a few times.


    I gulped silently "I do know..how it f-feels" I stuttered, and I saw Ryker tense up as well as my brothers.


    She gave me a confused look, and I nodded "In sophomore year, I was at a party....It was fun; I was


    always a partier, I went with friends and got drunk and made out with boys that I didn''t even know the


    name to.." I said as I smiled slightly at the thought, of how fun I use to think that was.


    "Whoa...You''re meaning to tell me? Rain Thompson was a yer"? Will asked shocked, and Iughed


    "Yeah. I was".


    I turned back to Faith "One night, I was on the verge of being drunk, and I was dating this guy.." I trailed


    off and shifted ufortably in my spot "He was Mr. Popr, a Bad Boy, and every girl wanted him. I


    was just the one who got him".


    I paused for a second then taking a deep breath, and Joel stood up and sat down next to me, and


    rubbed my shoulder''s to try and calm me down.


    "Uh.." I trailed off and bit my lip "That night, I was with a group of my friends and we were at this party


    that the whole school was at. Mind you this guy was a senior, and the rtionship was illegal but we


    didn''t care. I thought I was in love..I thought I''d marry him..I thought I''d be with him forever..."


    I blinked away a few tears just at the thoughts, and I saw Ryker''s hand''s clutching in fist as his jaw


    clenched tight as if it locked. "I was naive, young, and desperate at the time. I was in a very vulnerable


    stage from being drunk....He was sober as ever, and he took me away from everyone and upstairs".


    I shut my eyes closed "The next thing I knew..one thing left to another, and I knew that it was wrong,


    but I couldn''t get away. He held me back as I pleaded for him to let me go but he wouldn''t...I was in


    panic, and waspletely vited. He was very abusive in away, and I just remembering trying to


    scream for help but he covered my mouth with his hand, and made me feel mute. Like no matter hard I


    tried, no one could hear my screams".


    I lifted up my shirt a bit and pushed my jeans down a bit to reveal a scar on my hip-bone "And his nails


    dug so much into my skin, it left a scar". I sighed and ran a hand through my hair "Luckily one of my


    friends at the time came looking for me, and I got out of there".


    "You were-" Neil asked shocked and I cut him off and just nodded "Yeah..I was". I stood up, and looked


    at Faith "So if you need someone to talk to, I''m always there. I just wanted to tell you, so that you know


    you''re not the only one".


    She nodded and gulped. I hugged all my brothers, Leah, Liz, Vince, Will, Peter, Craig, Neil, and Faith. I


    came to Ryker and I leaned over since he was sitting, and pecked his lips and his face was


    emotionless.


    I sighed "Night Guys" and walked upstairs to my room, and turned on the light and I sighed in relief at


    how I''ve missed my room. I slip my Converses and Jeans off then pulling my shirt up which left me in a


    bra and underwear. I plugged my phone into my charger, and closed my curtains of my window wall


    and saw it was 3 a.m.


    I was throwing all my throw-pillows on the ground, and starting to pull down my covers. I heard my


    bedroom door open, and I didn''t even need to turn around to know it was Ryker. A few secondster a


    pair of arms wrapped around my waist from behind, and he rested his chin on my shoulder, and he


    nuzzled his head into the crook of my neck and kissed my neck as he let his lips linger in there for a


    few seconds.


    "I''m sorry...for freaking out on you earlier, there''s nothing you could have done and I was ming


    everything on you...I''m sorry, Rain" Ryker apologized, and I sighed then turning around his arms to


    face him.


    "You''re just lucky that your an awesome boyfriend, or I''d never talk to you again" I smiled, and he


    smirked "Oh really"? as his face got closer to mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and my smile


    turned into a grin.


    He pressed his lips softly to mine, and I smiled against his lips, as his hand pressed to the small of my


    back and right above my butt, and he pulled on my lip.


    We both pulled away, and Ryker kissed my forehead "You need to get to bed, you have school


    tomorrow".


    I frowned and he nodded towards my bed "Come on, I''lly with you". I sighed and plopped down on


    my bed, and Ryker climbed in next to me after slipping his shoes off. Iid my head on his chest and he


    put an arm around me as he was up against my headboard, and he pulled the covers over the both of


    us.


    "Goodnight, princess" Ryker whispered, and I smiled to myself.


    "Goodnight, Ryk" I whispered back and he hit my light switch and turned off the lights.