Protective Arms (Completed)

18. Won't Stop

Nothing could ruin my day after the afternoon with Zack. Right?

Wrong.

My happy go lucky, bubbly feeling went right out to the pasture.

Everything seemed normal when I got out of my car, it was strange to me parking so far away from your place but it is the rules with this complex.

When I got close, I could see my door open and it was clear my place has been trashed. The only thing I could do is look around and ran right back to my car. Calling Zack was the very next step I took and it felt right.

Not only because he is the detective on my case, but I just over all feel safer with him.

My eyes dart around and nothing has came up to me since getting off the phone with Zack. I don't dare look at the clock because then time will just slow down even more. Looking out the passanger side window, I wait for someone to pull up.

A knock comes from my window on the driver side where I sit. Letting out a high pitch scream, I turn my head so fast I swear whiplash could have happened.

Zack has a hand up in the air and is trying to open my door. I hit the button to unlock it and he opens it a split second later. His hands go under my arms, pulling me out of my car.

"Are you okay?" He asks, looking in my eyes.

"You just scared the living piss out of me and want to ask that." I sass.

Zack's brows furrow and he steps back some. Trying not to look down, but seems a little flustered.

"Figure of speech, Zack." I huff and try to get my heart rate back down.

Zack rubs his face with his hand and lets out a breath.

"How did you even sneak up on me?"

"There is a short cut way through the side road behind us."

Huh, good to know. I thought that was cut off by other vehicles. My mind takes in the information. Plus now I know I need to be more aware.

"There is Gaperal and Brit." Zack puts a hand on my lower back and walks me towards me apartment.

"Let me go in first for a sweep make sure no one is still here." Gaperal pulls his gun and walks in.

"Have you seen anyone leave the apartment?" Brit asks, sincing he is standing with us now.

"No." I shake my head.

"Clear." We hear Gaperal call out and we walk in.

My heart starts pounding again, but then I can feel my eyes get misty. All my things are either broken or littered all over my floor. What would even be the point to this?

"Gatlin, you need to come and see this." Gaperal calls out from the sounds of it my bedroom.

Zack takes off with me behind him and Brit following us. Zack steps in my room and moves over so I can enter. He wraps a hand on my waist to move me so that Brit can walk in the room.

My eyes bulge out of their sockets, as I cover my mouth. A small sob tries to escape and I am beating myself up over it.

My bedroom is completely clean compared to the damage the rest of my apartment is in. What is stunning me and has me in a emotional mess is the pictures.

There has to be hundreds of pictures all of me over the last two years. Some have been took as I was working in my salon, to me doing normal grocery shopping. The largest print out is the same one sent through the threatening text.

I step up to my bed that now holds so many blue petals. Why in the world would this person use the blue petals?

There is a enevelope.

"Guys." I get out and they move to where I stand.

I watch and move back as Gaperal puts gloves on and opens the paper.

"Well what does it say?" Zack asks firmly.

"Blue petals are of the tears I cry. You shall sleep on top of them while I burn the eyes of yours that looked at someone else that is not me."

My body starts to shake some.

"How old are some of these pictures?" Brit pulls me from having a panic attack.

I go over the best my memory serves and the oldest sure enough is from about two years ago.

"So now we got that this guy has been stalking you well before he got the courage to start threatening you." Brit writes it all down and takes pictures on his phone through out my apartment for the file and report.

"I will take this to the station and see if it can pull any prints." Gaperal informs us, as he zips the letter in a baggie.

Gaperal and Brit talk for a few more moments before leaving my apartment.

I let out a long sigh and feel like my body could just sink into the carpet. Hands on my back, don't make me jump this time since I know Zack has not left. It helps to slow my heart rate back to normal thankfully.

"Do you want me to call Bethany or Chasity over?" He looks at me with sad eyes.

I shake my head. "I don't want to bother them so late." I look to the clock and see it is already past nine.

I didn't think Gaperal and Brit were here that long getting everything wrote down and pictures took. Then again it was about six when I got home to see it all.

"I will just tell them in the morning and hope the stalker doesn't try to show back up. Oh, let me look."

I run to my nightstand and open the drawer. Thank the stars! My gun is still sitting in the back hidden by a make shift wall I done.

"That is a bright idea. He probably didn't take time to truly look at anything. I didn't know you could shoot though." Zack gives me a smirk.

"I taught myself once I was old enough to buy one." I put it back up in it's hiding spot.

Walking over to the end of the bed, I can feel when my eyes tear up again seeing all the pictures taped to the wall.

Zack walks over and his hand cups my cheek, forcing my eyes to look in his.

"We will find him Athena. I won't stop until he is behind bars."

My eyes look to his lips and I can't help but gently lick mine. Causing his eyes to look to my lips, as I can feel us both moving in even closer to each other.

Our lips touch and we both pull back some, looking at each other. Closing my eyes, I press myself into him more as our lips mend back together taking a heated turn.

Zack lets out a moan and my heart flutters, while my core dampens. If his lips are this soft, I can't wait to feel more of him.

A/N---
Hey Hey Guys!!!

Their first kiss!

What about her apartment? So many awful things and the person seems to be getting bolder!