Hello Brooklyn ► Zack Ryder

Chapter Twelve

I've had major writer's block, so I'm sorry this has taken so long! Hopefully you guys like this chapter!

Enjoy! :)

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The car ride was silent. They were still holding hands, and Zack had begun to rub circles with his thumb on the back of Brooke's hand.

Brooke looked out the window. She didn't know what to say, but Zack was calming her down just by being next to her. Finally, she looked at him.

"If you're about to apologize, I don't want to hear it," He said.

"I'm not," She said. "I just wanted to thank you."

"For what?"

"For caring so much," She replied. "I just... I really appreciate it."

Zack grinned. "No problem. You're awesome, so you should be treated that way."

It was quiet again for a few more minutes, but Brooke spoke up.

"So... I have a favor to ask."

"All right," Zack said.

"Since we're going to be in Detroit tonight, I was hoping we could stop by and see my lawyer?" She said. It came out sounding more like a question than she meant to.

Zack squeezed her hand. "Absolutely."

"I'm actually from Detroit, so my lawyer is there," Brooke confessed. "She's great at what she does. I just hope she can keep Jace away from me."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Zack asked, briefly glancing at her.

"If you want to," Brooke replied. "I'd love it if you did, but you don't have to."

He squeezed her hand again. "I'll be there."

***

"Brooke Freeman?" The receptionist said.

Brooke looked up at the sound of her name. "That's me."

"Mrs. Perry will see you now," The receptionist said.

Zack and Brooke stood up and followed the receptionist to the office. When they walked in, they sat down in two chairs by a desk.

Behind the desk was Vanessa Perry. Her long black hair was up in a bun, and her brown eyes glanced at them from behind her glasses. She was currently on the phone finishing up a conversation. After a few minutes, she hung up and smiled at the WWE Superstars.

"Hello, Brooke," Vanessa said. She looked at Zack and stuck out her hand. "I'm Vanessa Perry. You are?"

"I'm Zack Ryder," He replied, shaking her hand. "I'm one of Brooke's co-workers."

Vanessa nodded, then looked back at Brooke. "I'm assuming you are here about the restraining order?"

"I am," She said. "Jace started sending me texts and one day showed up where I work. He told me the restraining order had ended."

Vanessa stood up from her chair and opened a filing cabinet next to the desk. After some rummaging around, she pulled out a folder labeled Freeman, Brooke Lynn. She opened it and looked through some papers before finding what she was looking for.

"Your restraining order expired almost a week ago," Vanessa said, her eyes scanning the paper. "If the address on this paper is correct, my office sent you a letter in the mail about this." She handed the paper to Brooke.