THE COP AND THE POP STAR

CHAPTER 35: ROAD TRIP

The next day Tom said he needed to go to the station, do some work help assist on some cases, just by looking at the evidence, giving advice. I asked if we could take Jake and he said sure.

Tom looked at some files for Judy and Harry.

Tom went to the men's room.  Dennis came in.

He said, 'my favorite girl is here. I'm definitely blessed she came to see me."

Judy and I laughed.

Judy said, 'Don't flatter yourself Booker, she came to see me. Her best girlfriend."  

She high fives me. I said, 'Sorry Dennis."

He laughed. So did Doug and Harry.

Just then my phone beeped.  I looked at it and it was a direct message from my stalker.

He said, "Take this as a warning."

Then he sent a video, it was a clip from a horror movie, this guy is handcuffed to a pipe, and he's getting beaten up badly, and then this girl is watching it and screaming no, please stop, don't hurt him anymore, I'm sorry, I'll go with you. I choose you. Please just let him go. And then he takes a knife and stabs this guy over and over.

I scream, crying, shaking, drop my phone.

Dennis is the closest to me.  He said, "Sweetheart, it's okay."

I'm crying. I can't even get words out. Judy picks up my phone.

She said, "oh my God."

She hands it to Adam who has come out of his office.

Dennis said, "Alyssa it's okay, you are safe."

I said, "But Tommy isn't he's at risk. He's going to kill him."

Dennis said, "No he's not. We won't let him. We have Hanson's back."

He gives me a hug, and I'm crying.

Tom's view:

I come out of the men's room. I am ready to go, and I was thinking of seeing if Alyssa wants to go get a milk shake and then go for a drive. I'm not expecting to see what I see when I come out into the squad room.

My girl, well technically she's not mine, but anyway my girl in Booker's arms.

I see red. I'm going to kill him.

He must have put a move on her, I become so jealous, the rage is hard to control. If he doesn't get his hands off of her, I'm going to shove him into the wall.

I start to him; Harry pushes me back.

He said, "Don't Hanson."

I said, "Ioki, Get your hands off of me."

Doug puts his hands on me too.

He said, "Don't. it's not what you think. She is scared, she just got a horrible message from that freak, a clip of a movie where a guy gets stabbed while his girl watches, Booker was the closest one to her. Don't make her feel bad, for being in his arms, and don't be jealous and upset. Or scare her. Booker is just doing what any of us would do."

I said, "Alyssa."

She ran to me, and within seconds was in my arms.

She said, "Tommy we have to stop this, you're not safe. Tommy if anything."

She's almost incoherent, screaming it, and before she finishes, she turns white as a ghost, and then drops.

I reach out and catch her, and she collapses into my arms.  She's out cold, scaring the hell out of me.