WHEN THE RAIN STOPS- Scrutinized [TANNER x LUNA] 2 IN 1

SIDE STORY PT. SIXTY FOUR

|LUNA|

It was the next morning and Tanner had made me breakfast before going back to bed. It was only a few toasted waffles so I finished them a little faster than normal.

Last night was horrible but if I'm being honest, it's what we needed. For the longest time we avoided the fact he wanted to kill me but last night made us actually talk about it. Sure I could've died but.. if I was actually being honest, it's not the worst way to go. I mean.. it sure does beat almost drowning when I didn't calculate that the building wasn't tall enough to die from. Besides.. is dying all that bad?

"Hey Tan, I'll be back." He faced away from the door as he laid in the guest bed. I was surprised he understood why I needed time; most guys I've dated would tell me I was being a baby, but not him. Instead, he let me have the time I needed to get over it. Or as Sarah would say "heal from the traumatic experience." She was a mental health buff and advocate for healthy well being. But when we got back from the resort, Tanner let me sleep alone which I suppose is a step in the right direction. Guess I need to figure out what healthy is exactly ... of course almost being killed isn't healthy but what can I say? We just need to work on that together. He backwards waved at me before letting out a sleepy "See you when you get back Luna!!" I smiled at it and before I knew it, I was back at work. Of course wearing a bigger jacket than usual to hide the bandages. "Ms. Youngmaannnnn!" August said while leaning on my doorway again. "Guess whattt!!" "What?" He snickered before telling me: "I met someone last night! Aw, and she's so-." He squealed and came over to me. Holding my hands and fangirling while I held a smile up. "You really landed on the Jack pot huh?" He nodded very enthusiastically and started describing her. "She was so beautiful Ms. Youngman! Like if Marilyn Monroe can back to life! But with black hair." I hummed a laugh "That's great August. What's her name?" "Veronica! Do you wanna m-?" "Youngman." In the middle of August's sentence Travis came in. I sat up straight with August and we both stared at him. "Oh, good morning August.." August pursed his lips into a smile and awkwardly waved as Travis cleared his throat. I guess August was still mad at him. But who Can blame him? ".. We need to see you in conference room 1A Luna." He said as he went to walk away but stopped with "and bring your stuff with you."

I got nervous. Usually when your boss says "bring you stuff with you" it means you're gonna get fired; which would be awful but oddly enough that wasn't what I was worried about. Its like I knew it was something other than that awaited me. It was like a black hole was in my stomach and adrenaline was pumping through my veins. I got my stuff and shared a glance to August. "Wish me luck I guess." He patted my shoulder and handed me my phone. "We'll talk later." I nodded and made my way to the conference room. Where I found a lot of people in suits waiting for me. 'Detectives? -What if they know about Tanner?!' I awkwardly smiled at them with a wave but instead of a smile back they told me to simply sit down. I did as I was told and waited for the cops to come in and arrest me for hiding a wanted criminal. However, as time went by I realized they weren't gonna arrest me. But rather tell me something I wish never came out of their mouths.

It started slow. Going over a mysterious pool of blood found in the next town over. They thought it belonged to a deer at first but sent it to forensics to make sure. "Do you get what we're trying to tell you Ms.Youngman?" ".. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'm still confused." They looked at each other and flipped over the board. Which had pictures of Sarah and Vincent. Along with some evidence and crime scene photos. "Your cousin. Sarah Youngman, was out on patrol one day where she ran into a medium built man with curly brown hair. This man was Vincent opa also known as the blue blood killer. He would go on to kill two more victims before seemingly, disappearing.." they spoke to me as if I didn't already know this shit. Why the hell are they bringing this to me now? He's dead! 'Shit what if they found out I killed him?! Or that Tanner helped get rid of him-?! Shit shit-.' "We thought he stopped but thanks to forensics we discovered it was his blood at the scene." My heart started racing. 'No..'  "He survived whatever happened to him and made his way to a farm; where he got help, killed the farmers and left. Ms. Youngman, we think you will be his next target. Due to the fact you were the one who found out his identity and was the face of the blue blood killer investigation." My heart dropped. 'How the hell did he survive?! His head.. -his head... bandages. Surgery. "I'm going to have a surgery to change my face." ... Vincent is-.' Right as I thought about it, I felt sick. Like I was violently all of a sudden. So instead of throwing up on the table with all the detectives staring at me, I got up and ran to the bathroom. Throwing up in the sink as I tried keeping my hair out of my face.