Chapter 25
AJ arrived at the airport the next morning and took a cab straight to Kristen's apartment. When he got there it was about seven in the morning. He knocked on the door but no one answered. He tried opening the door and found it was unlocked so he went inside. He called Kristen's name a couple of times but heard no response. He went to her room and knocked on the door. He once again heard no response so he opened the door and stepped inside. He saw Kristen in the corner of her room crawled up in a ball still softly crying. "Kristen?" AJ asked. Kristen looked up at AJ. "Oh my God," AJ said running over to Kristen. He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her. Kristen began to cry harder. AJ had gotten a good look at her and she looked terrible. Her hair was messed up and her makeup was smeared down her face. She had a few small bruises on her face and a couple hickey's on her neck and her shirt was torn.
"I'm sorry AJ," Kristen said crying.
"Why should you be sorry it's not your fault," AJ said trying to comfort her.
"I shouldn't have decided to go out with him in the first place. We were just going to hang out as friends. God Nick must hate me!" Kristen continued to cry. AJ had to hold in his tears that he wanted to cry. He hated seeing Kristen like this.
"Nick doesn't hate you. We'll explain everything to him and he'll understand."
"No AJ we can't tell him about what happened. Please don't tell him," Kristen begged.
"Kristen we have to."
"No we don't. Please AJ, I'm beggin you."
"Alright, I won't say a word. How far did this all go last night?" Kristen began to cry harder and AJ held her closer to him.
"Not very but still AJ, I'm hurting so bad."
"I know you are, I know."
"How did you know what happened in the first place?"
"I heard it over the phone. My phone rang and I heard silence then screaming. I heard you crying and I knew something was wrong. I went to the airport last night and the next flight here was this morning. I'm so sorry I couldn't get here earlier."
"You mean you missed the concert last night?"
"Yeah I did."
"You disappointed thousands of fans for me?"
"Of course. You were in trouble. You're glad I'm here aren't you?" Kristen nodded her head. They heard the front door open and slam shut.
"Where the hell are you!" they heard someone yell.
"Oh shit," Kristen said getting up. She started shaking and crying. "It's Nate," Kristen managed to say.
"What the hell is he doing back here?"
"I don't know." AJ handed Kristen the cordless phone.
"Here call the police, I'll deal with this bastard." AJ left the room and ran into Nate.
"Who the hell are you?" Nate asked.
"I'd like to ask you that and what you are doing here," AJ said.
"I have some unfinished business to attend to so if you don't mind getting out of my way....."
"I don't think so. You ever touch her again and I swear that I will kill you. I don't care what price I have to pay for it to protect her." Nate shoved AJ hard against the wall to get to Kristen's room. AJ got up and punched Nate knocking him down. Kristen came out of the room to see the two of them fighting. She began to get really worried when Nate pulled out his pocket knife. Kristen ran up to him and kicked it out of his hand. Just then the police came in and broke the fight up. They arrested Nate and brought AJ and Kristen to the police station to answer questions. It was about one o'clock when they left the station.
"You okay?" AJ asked Kristen on the way back to the apartment.
"I don't think so but I feel better than I did last night. I don't know what I would do without you. You know that don't you?" Kristen asked.
"Yeah I know. I think we both need each other at times." AJ's cell phone rang and he answered it saying hello.
"Where are you?" Howie asked.
"I'm...um...I'm in Orlando," AJ said.
"What are you doing there?"
"I had some stuff to take care of here," AJ said looking at Kristen. Kristen smiled at him as if to say thank you for not saying anything about what had happened.
"Well Kevin is going to go balastic on you for missing the concert last night. If you're in Orlando right now there is no way you'll be able to make it back by the concert tonight."
"I know D. I'm sorry."
"Kevin is going to kill you for missing two concerts in a row you know that don't you?"
"He probably will that's the way he is."
"Well all hell is breaking loose over her man."
"Why?" AJ asked.
"Well there is Kevin who is going on a rampage because of you and then there's Nick who thinks Kristen is cheating on him and I don't know why. But I think Nick wants to kill you too since he finds out that Kristen is supposively cheating on him and then you turn up missing. He's not going to like it that you are in Orlando and I know it's with her. He'll start assuming stuff."
"I can guarentee you Howie that Kristen is not cheating on Nick. Try to talk some sense into him for his sake and Kristen's."
"Alright I will, but I got to go and you better have a good excuse for this AJ."
"No, Howie I don't. I don't have a good excuse that I can actually give to Kevin and everyone else. Me and Kristen will be on a plane in a few hours, later," AJ said hanging up the phone. They got to Kristen's and AJ helped Kristen pack. They got cleaned up and left Angela a note about where Kristen was and they caught a flight back to Canada. Kristen was able to cover up the small bruises and stuff up with make-up to where they were un-noticable. Kristen and AJ were completely worn out from lack of sleep when they got on the plane. Kristen leaned against AJ and fell asleep. As AJ slowly fell asleep himself he wished that this moment he had with Kristen right then would never have to end.
Chapter 26
