The inside of the room was silent, the curtains were closed and Corey held onto Roman tightly. He hadn't moved all night, his eyes wide open as he watched the clock tick second by second.

His nose wasn't broken but it was bruised, he felt ashamed going into the hospital for it. Roman had disappeared for a good hour that night but Corey assumed he was trying to figure out what was going on with the movie now that it was canceled.

Corey let out a heavy breath as he sat up from the bed he rubbed at his eyes as he walked down the steps. He grabbed a coffee cup out of the cabinet letting the coffee brew as he turned on the tv.

"Last night a tragic incident as taken place at actresses Jennifer Jolies home... when it was unexpectedly blown up, reports are saying one victim has passed.. Tom...".

Corey's ears started ringing as he ran into the bathroom, his stomach churned with such a deep ache as he hunched over the toilet.

He threw up, his throat burning as tears slipped down his eyes. He smacked his hands down against the sink "fuck!" he pushed his fingers into his hair leaning into the wall as he sighed deeply.

Three people were dead, he was so terrified he'd be next, he gripped his phone so tightly it almost snapped in half. His eyes looked at the number on his screen, he sighed deeply as he put it back into his back pocket.

He ran up the stairs bursting into the bedroom, Roman jumped awake his eyes wide at the sight of Corey. "Corey? what's going on?" Corey ignored the man and pulled open the closet door.

"Babe, are you okay?" Corey grabbed a suitcase throwing it onto the bed "we're leaving Rome, pack a bag, we can stay at my parents house until this shit dies down, I can't stay here".

Roman stood up from the bed "woah, relax for a second here. We can't just leave, I can't leave behind my job, I'd get fired!". Corey sighed "I don't care if you'll get fired, please just leave with me, you're always going on about how it sucks here. We can go to that place we had our honeymoon at, it was beautiful there".

Roman gripped Corey's hands "if we leave, it just proves to that asshole we're afraid, if we stick together we can bring them down".

Corey wiped the tear that ran down his eye away as he sighed. "Toms dead, Jennifer's house fucking blew up last night and he was inside".

The sudden sound of a knock on the door made Corey tense up "I can get this one, spare your nose from another hit". The boy shock his head "I got it, why don't you get ready. I'm sorry for waking you up with my midlife crisis moment".

Roman smiled "just call if you need me" Corey walked out of the room running down the steps. The knock happened again "I'm coming!" he unlocked the door and pulled it open.

His entire body grew stiff as his eyes widen "Corey, uh Dewey told me you were here... I-I'm sorry for not calling, I just had to see you".

The boy let out a heavy breath "holy shit, Sid... why are you here? Are you insane! The killer..." she sighed "he called me last night, I'm more safe here then I am up there alone".

Corey moved back "come in" she walked inside smiling "I missed you Corey, you look so different from the last time we saw each other".

The boy laughed lightly "my hair isn't black anymore, I outgrew my emo phase, and it's also because Roman preferred my natural hair, you want a drink? There's a lot we need to discuss".

Sidney sat down on the couch as Corey opened the refrigerator "you have a beautiful house, I mean I knew you were doing good for yourself, I'm glad you're finally happy Corey".

He handed her the cup and sat down beside her "I am pretty happy here, until all this shit started happening again, I used to think we were finally free from it, that people wouldn't mess with us".

Sidney sighed "when I saw the news I was terrified you'd be on the screen next, I'm so sorry for not calling, I thought if I pushed everyone away we'd be safe, but it clearly isn't working".

Corey smiled sadly "we wouldn't drifted apart eventually. It's not completely your fault Sid, I mean we were both still healing from what happened with Mickey and Hallie, people change".

"Dewey told me you're married, who's the lucky guy? Who finally stole the heart of Corey Becker". He laughed lightly "he's showering right now, but I'm sure you'll love him. He's amazing and he's actually the director of Stab III, or was until it got canceled. Seems the asshole trying to scare us is writing a new movie for all of us".

Corey stood up "so why did you come here? I'm surprised you haven't gone to the police, that detective on this case is hellbent on finding you".

Sidney stood up setting her cup onto the wooden table in front of her. "I'm actually going there, but I just wanted to see you first before I went".

Corey hugged the girl tightly "I'll go with you, just promise me you won't get yourself killed Sidney". She let out a weak laugh "I will but only if you promise me the same thing".

The sound of footsteps could be heard going down the steps. Roman glared at Sidney Prescott the second he saw her. She held onto Corey smiling at the boy as they both laughed lightly.

"If anyone's gonna survive this shit, it's us Sid, I'll drag you down myself if you even try to get yourself killed by this psycho".

"Corey?" he turned his smile brighting as he let go of Sidney "Rome! look who came to visit!" Sidney smiled "it's nice to meet you Roman, I'm glad you're apart of Corey's life".

The man smiled "you're Sidney, Corey's told me all about you, what brings you here?". Corey held onto Roman's hand "we're gonna head down to the station, figure out what's happening with this whole investigation. I'll be back likely late".

"You sure you don't want me to come with you?" Corey shock his head "you stay here Roman, start working on your next movie, I'll be okay".

Corey kissed the man before he grabbed his coat and followed Sidney out of the house. Roman sneered angrily as he watched Corey get into Sidney's car. The duo drove off and Roman smacked his hand against the wall letting out an angry shout as he stormed away.

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authors notes:
Roman is so pissed Corey is with Sidney, we love that! This relationship is by far one of my favorites to write, and I can't wait to watch it crash and burn. It's like a damn domino effect, kinda surprised Corey hasn't realized all the killings are linked to him, like Sidney is gonna be attacked next!