When freedom strikes

II

(Victoria's pov)
As I walk the hallways at my new job I can't help but notice how everyone is so different. In my old town everyone was the same, tacky house and bad attitudes. Here everyone was happy or in their own little world, nobody was worried about what the next person was thinking of them.

The uniforms they gave us were awesome by the way, black cargo pants with a fitted black t shirt. Don't forget about the black combat boots they gave us. These would be our "field outfits" according to our instructor. "Hey Wilson!" One of the guys from my self defense classes comes running up to me. "Carter right?" He nods with a small smile on his face. "I was wondering if you wanted to go get coffee with me tomorrow since it's our only day off for the next month and a half." We stop next to a bench dedicated to someone named Kairo Green. "I'm a lesbian." I blurt it out before I can even think about declining his offer.

His laugh fills the hallway earning a few glances from a few older agents. "I'm gay." He chuckles at my expression. "I didn't even realize. I'm sorry." He shrugs. "It's cool. Everyone is always surprised by it." Lieutenant Charlie walks up to us with a firm look on her face. "Shouldn't  you two be heading to your testing zones?" I begin to stutter as I try to answer her. "Aunt Charlie do you have to scare every person you see me talking too?" The lieutenant breaks into a smile and once again I'm shocked. "I'm sorry it's just so funny." She does a handshake with Carter before patting him on the back.

"But seriously get to your Zones." She walks off leaving me stunned. "You're the Bosses son?" Carter smirks at me. "You caught me."

(Bellas pov)
I lean back in my seat and rub my stomach. "Chacha I don't know how your still eating." She looks up at me with a grin. "What can I say? I love to eat." I'm definitely tipsy as I look around the beautiful vineyard. The lights are dim and there's leaves growing from everywhere. The tables have white tablecloths and white candlesticks as the center piece. They have a cellist in the back corner along with someone playing piano. "This is beautiful." Jorge speaks my mind and I nod. "I guess I have a knack for the fancy things in life." We all giggle quietly not wanting to disturb the other people that were here.

Our waitress comes by and collects our empty plates and cups. "Thank you babydoll." I tip her a 20 and grab my purse. "Who's paying because I drove." The pair look at eachother before Chacha raises her hand begrudgingly. "Great. Im going to the bathroom then I'll meet you in the car?" Jorge stands and nods. "I'm coming with you girl." We leave arm in arm humming some song we heard when we first got to the club yesterday. "I'm gonna go do a number two so I'll be about 15 minutes." Jorge waves before he runs into the boys bathroom. I chuckle before entering the woman's room and quickly handling my business. I wash my hands before I fix my ponytail in the mirror. My hair has grown out and the blonde ends are giving life.

Once I'm done I pull out my phone to scroll through Instagram on my way out to the car. I pull open the bathroom door and make my way towards the exit. Me being me and not paying attention I bump into someone. "Oh I'm so sorry.." I look up at the tall stranger as he turns around. It's his eyes that give him away instantly, that one beautiful blue eye.
"Kai?" Shock and horror cover his face. He looks as if he's seen a ghost. "Hey are you okay?" I step towards him and place a hand on his arm. He jumps away from me and runs out the doors, confused looks cover the faces of everyone that just witnessed our interaction.

He's okay! And he's here.. what's he doing here? Why did he look like that when he realized it was me? These questions dance in my brain the whole ride home. "Bella hello?" Chacha taps my shoulder earring my attention. "Seriously what's wrong? You haven't heard a thing I've said." She frowns and I instantly feel bad. "I saw him." She frowns and looks at Jorge who shrugs. "Kairo I saw him." Her eyebrows Shoot up in surprise. "Where?" I pull into my driveway and park the car. "At the Vineyard while Jorge was in the bathroom. I tried speaking to him and he just bailed." My mind replaying his face over and over again as he realized it was me. "What the hell?" Chachas face turns angry. "That doesn't sound like him at all." I shrug in confusion.

When we get in to house I tell them to get comfy for reruns of Shameless while I go change into something more comfortable. I throw on my favorite black sweats and a blue cropped hoodie. Binx jumps down from her shelf and scares the living hell out of me. "Girl you can't do shit like that." She mews at me before making her way out of the room. I follow behind her and plop onto the couch next to Jorge. We're in the middle of the Christmas party when my phone pings. I pull it out and check my messages finding a unknown number.
*UNKNOWN*: I'm sorry Bella.
I frown at my phone screen before replying.
*Me*: Who is this?
They don't respond for a while so I put my phone down and turn my attention back to the tv. A full 30 minutes go by before I get a response.
*Unknown*: It's Kai... I shouldn't have run away from you earlier.
My heart rate speeds up and I reread the text two more times before replying.
*Me*: What are you doing here?
He stops replying again and I roll my eyes. "Who's that?" Jorge eyeballs me as I stare up at the ceiling.

"Kai." Chacha gasps and turns the tv off. "Are you serious?" I sit up and look at them. "So serious. He apologized for running off earlier." Her and Jorge share a look and I frown. "What?"
"Should you be talking to him?" Jorge asks. I know he's only trying to look out for me but it annoys me. "It's not like he's calling me and telling me he wants to take me out." As if on cue my phone rings making Chacha frown at me. I grab the phone and head out onto the balcony.

"Hello?" I can hear him breathing on the other side. "Bella." He breathes my name into the phone and the sound of his voice takes my breath away. "Kai what are you doing here?" He sighs and I can't lie, I want nothing more than to be wrapped in his arms again. "I'm here on duty. What are you doing here? I thought something happened to you. NOBODY would tell me anything once I got out of the hospital." My mind flashes memories of the last time I saw him. All bloodied up and hardly breathing. We both say nothing as we wait for the other to speak.

"I miss you."

He's back!!! I wonder what's gonna happen between the two? Do you guys like when I don't put "POV" or should I add it? I thought it would be a little confusing but idk..
-Kayla