Abby was out for her daily afternoon jog, playing some metal music in her earbuds to let out some of her anger.

She was still seething over yesterday. She thought Janelle was being foolish, stupid, even, and she didn't feel any remorse for leaving her at the coffee shop; she very much deserved it, in Abby's opinion. She had told her time and time again how Joshua was bad news, and just when she thought it was finally over, Janelle was back with him again.

As she jogged down the sidewalk rather angrily, she happened to see someone in front of her that looked somewhat familiar. She had seen him before, but she just didn't know where.

She pulled out her earbuds As she scanned him with her brown eyes. She realised who it was, at least when she saw his hair.

It was the guy from the coffee shop, Ryan.

She began to jog a little faster, hoping she could catch up to him.

She wouldn't mind saying hi, considering that he had been very friendly when she first met him. Plus, it wasn't every day that she ran into a celebrity, much less twice in only the span of a month.

He seemed to notice that she was behind him, because he seemed to get a little faster. She furrowed her eyebrows, beginning to pick up her pace as well. She tried to catch up with him, but it was rather hard; he was definitely fit, considering that he was a very fast jogger.

He suddenly turned, beginning to head down another street, and Abby huffed, reaching up her hand to run it through her hair. "Damn it, Ryan.." She Said in an exasperated tone, before continuing to follow him.

This time, she no longer jogged; She was at a full run, hoping that she could finally catch up to him.

Just as she began to reach his side, he abruptly stopped, turning around. She accidentally crashed into him, her head colliding with his chest at full force.

"Ow!" She cried out, rubbing her head with her hand.

"What do you want?" He asked, backing up from her, seemingly unfazed by being run into. "Why are you following me?"

"Ryan, it's me." She looked up at him, and it seemed to take him a moment to see who it was. When he did finally remember, a look of realisation hit his face.

"Oh, Abby.." he mumbled. "I'm sorry."

She shrugged, rubbing her tender head again. "It's fine." She Said. "How're you?"

"Oh, I'm okay." He smiled at her, taking off his sunglasses. "How are you?"

Abby shrugged again. "I'm alright."

He seemed to hesitate, but he then asked, "And Janelle?"

Abby so desperately wanted to blurt out everything that was currently going on, but she decided to just keep it simple.

"She's back with her asshole ex." She mumbled, causing Ryan to look at her quizzically. "He cheated on her about two months ago, and now she's decided to go crawling back to him."

Ryan looked down, biting his lower lip. "That's a shame." He said quietly.

"I know.." Abby sighed. "I tried telling her, but she won't listen. Honestly, I think she just feels safe 'cause he's all she knows. I just wish.." Abby trailed off, before her eyes widened a little.

She suddenly came up with an idea, and she thought it just might work.

She looked up at Ryan. "What if you helped me get her away from him?" She Asked.

Ryan looked at her, slightly confused yet again. "What?"

"You, help me split them up." She Said. "Help me convince Janelle that she doesn't need that douche."

"I don't know.." Ryan mumbled. "I don't really want to intrude in her life like that."

"Ryan, please!" Abby begged. She desperately wanted this to work out. All she wanted was to get Janelle out of her toxic relationship. "What if he cheats again? Janelle doesn't deserve that, Does she?"

"Well, no."

"Please, help me." Abby looked at him pleadingly. "I have to get her out."

Abby could tell that Ryan was pondering it for a moment, and she could only hope that he'd agree to help her out. If he cared about Janelle at all, he'd want her away from that asshole, right?

Ryan bit his lower lip a little, before looking back at Abby with his soft green eyes.

"Okay, What can I do?"

About fifteen minutes later, Ryan and Abby sat in the coffee shop, Abby informing him about the situation Janelle was in.

Part of Ryan couldn't believe that he just agreed to interfere with a grown woman's, (and a stranger's, for that matter) relationship, yet, part of him knew that if this all worked out, he might just have a chance with Janelle. Besides, if this Joshua guy was a cheat, he didn't deserve a woman who was so beautiful, inside and out, in Ryan's opinion.

Ryan sipped on his coffee as Abby talked on, explaining what this Joshua was all about. After she stopped speaking, he nodded, running a hand through his dirty blond hair.

"So," he started, licking his lips a little before continuing, "This guy's basically a rich playboy that thinks he can convince Janelle that she needs him?"

"Basically." Abby shrugged.

"And she believes him?"

"She really thinks he loves her."

Ryan sighed a bit. This might end up being harder than he had initially thought. If she truly believed that he loved her, even after he cheated, he must've really had her convinced, or brainwashed, for that matter.

"On top of all that," Abby added, breaking Ryan from his thoughts. "He's got anger issues. He acts really nice in front of everyone, but I've heard the way he used to treat her when they were alone."

"How?" Ryan asked curiously.

"I had just left the house. I had my suspicions about him, so I stayed by the door and listened." Abby Explained. "He was shouting at her and she sounded really upset. She's never talked to me about it, though."

"Shit.." Ryan mumbled.

"Yeah.." Abby sighed. "What do you think we can do?"

Ryan shrugged. "I really don't know." He sighed. "But I'll do whatever I can, I promise."

She smiled softly. "Thanks, Ryan." She Said. "You have no idea how much this means to me. Janelle is my best friend, and I hate letting her do this to herself."

"We definitely won't let her." Ryan nodded. "We'll get her away from him. We just need to figure out how, right?"

"You have Janelle's number, don't you?" Abby questioned.

"Yeah." Ryan answered with another nod.

Abby suddenly clapped her hands together, causing Ryan to jump, startled by the abrupt noise.

"That's perfect, then!" She Said. "All you need to do is talk to her more, maybe you guys can become friends. If she has two friends telling her the guy is toxic, she just might listen."

Ryan shrugged. "I mean, you know her better than I do." He mumbled. "Do you think it'll work?"

"It might. It doesn't hurt to try, though, right?" She Said, looking at Ryan hopefully.

Ryan swallowed, before nodding. "Let's try it."