He's gonna screw up before that right?
Yup he is.
The following has a PG-13 rating for violence
Their dinner date had been uneventful, Rick electing to remain mostly silent throughout. Yelina didn’t find anything amiss. He had his moods, perhaps another bad day at work. She understood that being in IAB made him unpopular. They returned to Yelina’s apartment, they had been living together for some time now. As Rick shut the front door behind him, his face turned red with rage.
“What was that?” he said rather loudly.
“What was what?” Yelina asked, not following.
“I saw you with Horatio today. You were fawning all over him.” Rick glared.
“Rick, you’re over-reacting. I told you there’s nothing going on between Horatio and me.”
“What do you take me for? I'm not blind. Everyone at work knows you guys are seeing each other behind my back. I’m like the laughing stock of MDPD!” He clenched his fists in rage.
“Nobody said that.” Yelina said, shaking her head. “You’re being jealous and unreasonable.” Her anger grew as well. Not another fight, she thought. They had been getting into a lot of fights lately. She felt too emotionally tired to deal with another of Rick’s outbursts.
Rick sneered. “I’m unreasonable? I won’t stand being made a fool of by my girlfriend.”
“There’s nothing going on between Horatio and me, how many times do I have to tell you? Maybe if you stopped being so jealous and insecure about yourself, you’ll stop acting this way.” Her anger grew. Her tongue faster than her mind, “Horatio never acted like this when we were dating.”
Rick’s fist hit her left eye. It happened so quickly, Yelina didn’t have the time to react. She wasn’t expecting it. She staggered back from the blow. “I am not Horatio!” He screamed. He raised his hand to strike her again, his hand slapping her face this time.
Yelina’s training kicked in and she punched Rick in the stomach. Winded he doubled over. Instinctively she raised her leg, her knee connecting with his groin. He fell to the ground, but quickly picked himself up again. She saw pure hate and anger flashing across his face, and she feared he might shoot her with his service weapon. She had no idea she was dating such a monster. Inside she was relieved she hadn't given an answer to Rick when he had proposed marriage.
“Get out!” Yelina yelled. “I don’t want to see you ever again.” She kept her eyes on Rick’s hands.
“You’re not getting away with it that easy. You’re mine!” Rick snarled.
Yelina’s hand reached for her pistol. Rick saw that and stopped. “This isn’t over.”
“Oh yes it is.” Yelina growled.
Risk shoved her roughly to the couch, then stormed out of the door.
Yelina hurriedly locked the door behind him. Exhausted she slumped to her couch. The tears started to fall. What had she gotten herself into? She imagined what her mother might say to her. Her face and eye throbbed badly. She picked herself up and grabbed an ice-pack form the freezer. She gently pressed it on her eye. Her thoughts traveled to Horatio. She wanted to call him so badly. She mentally berated herself. What right had she to call him? He had professed his love for her but she had brushed it aside. She realized that Horatio had always been the one for her. The tears continued to fall, and soon she was sobbing.