You Scratched My Anchor

Chapter 45. Tori's POV.

Another stalker taken down, a reminder that they're married, and some Jade+MJ moments of a blossoming friendship.

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I was out of the car and running towards MJ's front door before Jade had even parked, before she'd even finished pulling up, actually.

I heard her yelling after me, but I kept running, ignoring Sully as he waited at the door and ran through the kitchen.

"MJ?"

"Yeah! Out here!"

Her voice called in reply, distant and desperate.

I ran, following the sound and skidding to a stop when I saw her and Alex sitting ontop of someone.

MJ on the person's legs, Alex on their back.

"What's this?" I asked, closing the door quickly so Sully didn't come outside with me, understanding why he was shut inside when he usually stays at MJ's side.

"A snooper," Alex said and patted the person's head heavily before grabbing them by the hair.

I stopped walking at the sight of the person's face and waited by the door, turning to glance behind me.

I opened the door and let Sully and Jade out. "Sully, protect." I ordered and he stopped in front of the person's face, growling and staring him down.

"What the fuck?" Jade froze at the sight of the intruder.

"Alex was coming out here for a coffee and we found him in the yard trying to sneak in." MJ informed us.

"What's your thoughts on this?" I asked Jade, letting her be in charge of this.

"Why am I the decision maker?" She asked, frowning in confusion. "It's MJ's house, if her dog were to attack someone who snuck in, it's legal for the dog to protect it's property."

"You don't care?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

Jade shook her head and moved over to Sully, petting him on the head as she dropped to her knee, getting closer to the intruder. "Why are you here?"

He glared at her. "Fuck you, dyke." He spat at her, making Sully snap at him and nip his cheek, teeth carefully catching the surface and pulling a bit of skin away. Blood bubbled to the surface quickly.

Jade smirked and stood, pointing to his face. "Hey, Sully. I think a nice chunk out of that face would taste delicious."

I swallowed and cleared my throat.

"Maybe we should all go inside for coffee and leave Sully with his new chew toy?" Jade said.

"Tori, call your dad."

I froze, looking at MJ. "Why?"

"I'm going to need someone in the cops to help me slide out of this mess."

Sighing, I nodded. "Yeah, alright. I'll go call him.

"Sully, keep an eye on this fuckface." Alex said, slapping the intruder on the bloodied cheek where Sully's tooth caught.

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"Thank you, Detective," MJ said as she looked at my father. A softness in her voice I hadn't heard in a while.

He nodded and turned his attention to me. "Why are you two here?"

"Once MJ figured out who he was, she messaged me. I came over to see what was happening because she didn't really explain much, just to get here fast and it was an emergency."

Dad sighed and put his hand on my shoulder. "Just... Be careful. He's going into lock up, but we don't know if there's more of them. We'll try to get more out of him."

"Can I check his phone? If he's part of the group that's stalking us, I want to know what he's been photographing."

"I didn't see a phone when checking his pockets, only his wallet."

Jade frowned but nodded and looked towards the cop car. "Can I talk to him?"

Dad nodded once more and waved her towards the car, giving his partner a nod move away from the door and give Jade space.