THE COP AND THE POP STAR

CHAPTER 55: THE RED CARPET

                                                                                      TOM'S VIEW:

Tonight is the night, and Alyssa has made herself sick. Her panic attacks have happened all week and this morning, she's been throwing up.

I told her that I need to tell Jordan and he can stop this. But she is so stubborn she begged me not to tell and then she said I trusted you Tommy, maybe I shouldn't have told you, and so I promised her I wouldn't say anything.

We went to the station and went over all the plans again. All the guys are going to be there plus other units will be there. We all will have ear pieces so that we can communicate with each other. If we see anything suspicious, anything out of place.

We went home and Alyssa went in and laid down. I hope she's getting some rest.  She needs it.

I will be relieved when this night is over. One because then she won't be stressing out, and worrying over it, and also I'm a little nervous with her being in public, with that stalker out there. If he managed to get tickets to tonight, I have to keep her safe.

I'm also nervous about tonight, being her date. She's a big star. And I don't want to let her down, but I really feel bad about dressing up as McQuaid.  I don't think she realizes how bad it is going to look. But it's a done deal.

The guys were giving me a hard time at the station when Alyssa was talking to Judy in the girls bathroom.  They were saying this is your big night, and then Booker had to say McQuaid.  If Alyssa wasn't possibly going to come out at any time, I probably would have shoved him against the wall.

I went and knocked on her door.  She said, "Come in."

I went into her room. 

I said, "Alyssa I was going to take a shower and get ready are you sure that this is how you want me to dress? I don't have that tux but I do have a black suit."

She said, 'You will look perfect. Don't worry about it."

I said, "Okay, I just would feel terrible if anyone thinks I'm disrespecting you."

She touched my arm. She said, "Tommy you're not. And I don't care what anyone says. Even if you were really Tommy McQuaid and dressed like that all the time, I would be lucky to have you escort me."

That made me smile so big. I said, "you're just being sweet."

She said, "No I'm not."

I laughed. I said, "Right, so you're saying if a guy that looked like I'm going to be dressed in my alias asked you out, and wanted to escort you with the world watching, you would say yes."  I laughed harder.

She laughed. She said, "That's not what I said Tom. I said if you were, I meant if you dressed like that everyday, instead of how you dress, I would still want you to be my date for tonight."

She blushed. She said, "You are a good man Tom Hanson, and you have been so sweet to me, putting up with me, and trying to calm me down, and you listen to me. I don't know if I could have made it through this time without you. You make me feel safe. And you are risking your life to protect me. I would not care how you dress. Besides I told you I thought it looked cool."

I said, "You're saying you like the bad boy look."  She laughed and blushed.

I stared at her for a few minutes, and then realized that we were just staring at each other, and not saying anything, and then she looked away and it turned awkward.

I said, "I'll take my shower now, so then you can get ready, I guess Judy is coming over right?"

My mom was going to sit with Adam.  Then Judy was going to sit with us, and then Doug in one section, Dennis in another and Harry in another.