Fire Meet Gasoline

Chapter Seventeen

"Halstead and Burgess are looking for you." Kelly says as he strolls past me in the corridor.

"Thanks." I say.
"I think it's about Morgan." I call out after him.

Kelly turns to face me and walks back toward me.

"I asked them to look into him, and I'm hoping they're going to tel me he's just an innocent, lonely old man."

"An innocent man? Len, he purposely made you feel uncomfortable for his own gain. That's not innocent, it's predator behaviour." He scoffs.

"I'm sorry.. I... I was just trying to not get stressed about it." I say to him and he sighs.

"I didn't mean to snap, you just always try to see the best in people, and sometimes it's just not necessary." Kelly says and I nod.

"Anyway, I'd better go and see what they found. Maybe it's all good because it didn't take them too long." I say with a shrug and walk off.

"Let me know, how it goes." He says and I put a thumbs up to him in the air.

I sit across from the pair of them on one of the bunks.

"So...." I ask and they look at each other.

"Morgan Fields, 48. A few prior convictions, sexual harassment, sexual assault and stalking. He's on the registry. However, his last known address doesn't match the one you gave us." Kim says.

"Sexual assault...?" I say and take a deep breath. "I think he's stalking me."

"I think he knows where I live." I tell them.

"I walked out to my car and there was someone stood at the end of my street. It was definitely a man, but I couldn't see him well enough to describe him."

"That and the flowers is stalking behaviour along with the calls, have you seen him anywhere else?"

"In Walmart once or twice." I say and my phone starts to ring.

"Hello?" I say and can just hear heavy breathing.

"Hello? Is anyone there?" I say again.

I cut the call off, and then turn back to them.

"Is that the first call you've received like that?" Jay asks.

"Had one earlier, I think it's just a cold caller. I can just hear heavy breathing."

"That could be him." Jay says, and I pass him my phone, and he notes down the number.

"I'll look into this number, but if he knows where you live then it's probably best you don't go back there for a while, or we have a police officer stationed outside your home." He tells me, and I look shocked.

"You can stay with either of us, if you have no where to stay." Kim says and I nod.

"Can I let you know?" I ask and they agree.

"Thank you for your help." I say and they get up to leave.
I'm shocked at the revelation about Morgan.

I find myself heading to Kelly's office, tapping the door lightly.

"What is it?" He says without looking up from his paperwork.

"It's just me, wanted to let you know what Jay and Kim said." I say quietly, and looks at me, standing up from his desk, placing his hands on my arms, after shutting the door behind me.

"Are you Alright?" He asks and I shrug.

"I don't know... Morgan has priors for sexual harassment, stalking and sexual assault." I whisper.