Flames of Courage Stand alone book

CH 6 Time flys when you having fun

The weeks fly by and Blake and I settle into our new living arrangements easily. I don't get any more creepy notes so everyone is happy for the most part. I am too except for the small fact that Blake is thinking about dating again and I want to puke at the prospect. I know I said I wanted him to move on but really it's slowly killing me inside to watch him troll the dating sites.

I'm back at work waiting for noon to come so I can get home and see Blake. I haven't seen Blake for three whole days and its killing me. The longer we both sleep in the same bed the harder it is to sleep alone on my night shifts.

My dad walks into my bunk room and sits next to me on my bed and hands me an envelope and I raise a brow at him. "What is this did I do something wrong?" My dad shrugs his shoulders. "I don't know, it was on my desk but it's addressed to you so I asked Anita if it was in the mail she sorted and she said yes so I'm bringing it to you that's all I know because I respect your privacy."

I nod and mentally roll my eyes as I open the envelope and it has a letter with another picture inside this time the picture is of me and Blake laughing cooking dinner in my apartment. I read the letter in the same hand written way my last two letters were in.

It's been so long since I smelled your beautiful hair, now that someone is living with you I have a hard time making time for just me and you. I can't wait for this little situation to go away I thought he would be gone by now and move on but since he hasn't I feel I have waited long enough don't make me wait any longer.

Last night I cropped a picture of me into your baby picture now it's like we grew up together and have always been friends. I love you and can't wait to have you all to myself.

Love
Your secret admirer

I shiver as chills go up my spine and my dad grabs the letter out of my hands before reading it himself. He pulls out his cell phone but I stop him from calling anyone. "Who are you calling?" My dad looks at me like I'm crazy. "The police you have a stalker and this person is crazy how the hell did they get one of your baby pictures? I have to call Gideon and make sure no one broke into the house."

I nod. "Call pops and I will call Blake he already made a report when I got the second letter." My dad stops dead in his tracks and gives me a look so venomous I almost cower. "This isn't the first letter?" I shake my head no and he nods before calling my pops.

I pick up my phone and call Blake's cell he answers Detective O'Neil and I can't help but smile even in this situation. "Hello Masen are you there ?"

I laugh. "Yeah sorry still not use to the way you answer the phone any ways I have a favor to ask I got another letter this time at the station and my dad is freaking out and wants to call the police do you think you could come down here and handle it for me?"

Blake sighs. "Damn it's been weeks I thought the creep gave up... I should have known better ok I will be there wit my partner in twenty."

I nod and we hang up as I listen to my dad who is still talking to my pops, I hear the tail end of there conversation and it doesn't sound good. My dad hangs up and looks at me. "Your father is on his way here so don't move while I go to my office and ask Anita a few questions."

I nod and sit down on my bunk while waiting for the shit storm my parents are about to pull. It takes a good thirty minutes for my pops to show up which means he was probably across town and I probably interrupted something important. My pops hugs me tight before holding me at arms length and and scowling at me." Why wouldn't you tell us that someone was stalking you? I know I'm not the touchy-feely dad that Marks is but I thought you trusted me."

I feel like shit that my pops doubts me. "No pops it's not like that at all. At first it I thought it was harmless and I thought I knew who was doing it, I comforted him and the letters stopped for over a month I haven't got anything then today I got this note here at work. Please believe I trust you and dad I just didn't think it was a big deal."

My pops let's me go and steps back as Blake and another officer walk in. Blake walks over and picks up the new letter and reads it before handing to his partner who puts it in a zip block bag. My dad comes and has us all go sit in his office with Anita. Blake starts asking questions and Anita gives him the envelope it came in. It looks like it was dropped in the mail because there is no postage.

Blake's partner ask me some questions about Nolan that make me blush in front of my parents and my sixty year old HR lady. Finally once I have given the police all the information I know they leave and my parents look at me heart broken.

My dad looks at me red eyed from crying at the what the first letter said. "Who would do such a thing to you this is really scary I think you should move home, I don't want you by your self." My pops nods. "That first poem has me on edge it refers to your mother, I know you never wanted to find her but I think we need to even if it's just to rule her out as a suspect."

I shake my head vehemently. "No you said it was my choice if I ever wanted to find her and I don't and plus I'm not alone Blake lives wit me I'm safe wit an armed police officer don't you think?"

My pops nods while rubbing my back but doesn't say he won't look into my birth mom which means he will probably do it anyway with out telling me. I jump up and pace. "Why me who the hell would want to do this to me. Besides Nolan I have no clue who the hell could hate me this much that they would do this to me."

My dad gets up and holds me in his arms. "I don't know sweetie. I think this person is very sick they probably needs mental help and the probably don't hate you at all they think they love you and don't realize this is the wrong way to show it. Lets just hope we find them before anything else happens." I nod and my dad tells me to go home and rest. I hug both my parents before I leave once I'm in my truck I call Blake and he answers on the first ring. "What's up Mas?"

I sigh. "I'm on my way home now what time are you getting off?" I hear voices and movement before he answers. "Probably around three, why don't you take the laundry to your parents house and I will text you when I am on my way home I don't think you should be alone at the apartment right now."

I nod even though he can't see me. "I was thinking the same thing, ok I will text you when I get to my dads and just text me when you get off and I will call in a Chinese order and bring it home for dinner."

Blake makes a lips smacking noise. "That's sounds good and don't worry Masen we got this under control I would just rather be safe than sorry."

"Ok I'm pulling up to the apartment now so I will text you when I get to dads place." Blake says bye and I hang up before walking up to my place. My phone rings and I see its Will so I answer it. "Hey Will what's up man you fall off the face of the earth or something?" I question as I walk to my door I see Jenny and she throws a me a glare which just makes me laugh as I walk into my apartment. She left Blake but wants to be bitter whatever.

I hear Will sigh. "No I have just been really busy with work and school and you haven't even texted me back I'm starting to feel unloved what's up man?" I feel Will in on the stalker situation and he gasps and sputters. "Are you sure? That seems like it only happens in the movies, I didn't think people did that in real life."

I laugh as I gather up mine and Blake's dirty clothes and head out the apartment. "Right I was thinking the same thing. But whatever I'm trying not to think about to much I don't want to give the sick freak the satisfaction."

Will hums his agreement. "Well what are you doing right now do you want to grab some lunch." I get in my truck and start it. "Sure I'm just heading toward my dads to do laundry but you want to meet at the cafe?" Will agrees and we hang up as I drive to the cafe and hope I can actually eat my lunch with this rock in the pit of my stomach.

Ok sorry for such a long wait for a short chapter. I really tried to expand my writing skills by doing this whole story in Masen's POV but it's just not working so I'm going back to my old ways and the next chapter will be in Blake's POV. Thanks for sticking wit me guys.