Love Is Love

U S NAVY

Lin's POV:
After settling Stacy down, the two of us consumed in awkwardness thanks to my parents, I decided to go back to inform them of the issue at hand. I explained everything from the noise in the spare dressing room to the shooting in our house. Afterwards I waited for my parents reaction which could be anything right now. Well, here goes...
"Lin you need to tell someone."
"Police? Useless. They'll just say it was my fault for establishing the fight in the first place and Vanessa would have to be interrogated which she may or may not want. Complete waste of time."
"But what if the other man who carried the bag comes too?"
"Vanessa will save the day again."
I jumped hearing Stacy's voice behind me and scowled at her.
"Hun. Get some sleep."
"No."
"I get it. You're pissed at Vanessa for saving me when you couldn't. Just go to sleep."
"I'm not pissed at Vanessa! I'm suspicious of how she knew exactly where you were, whether you were in trouble or not and she thought to take a gun. Doesn't that seem a little strange?"
"Of course it does but it can wait till later. We need to - No. You need to settle down first. Go to sleep."
She shrugged it off and trudged upstairs leaving me and my parents to talk this out.

I woke up with Stacy next to me writing in her diary. She hadn't noticed I was awake so I decided to surprise her. I carefully left the bed watching her eyes clearly glued to today's entry and moved around so I was behind her. I suddenly shouted:
"DEAR DIARY! LIN IS SO CUTE AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. HE HAS GODLY POWERS DURING SEX AND IS THE PERFECT FIANCÉ AND TO-BE-HUSBAND!"
By the end of my speech Stacy was looking at me with the most bored expression in the world.
"So have you wrote that down?"
"Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking."
I laughed cuddling her,
"Hun, you're like a teddy bear."
"What? Are you saying I'm fat?"
"No I'm saying you're easy to cuddle and perfect in bed."
I winked and she blushed giving me a peck on the lips before she moved to get changed.
"Lin I don't have any clothes for today."
"Oh I'm sure madre has a dress for you."
I rushed out to get it bringing back in my Mum's wedding dress and Stacy laughed seeing it.
"Gotta wait 2 weeks till I wear a dress like that mate."
"2 WEEKS!!!"
"Yup. I've counted from today."
"Two weeks until I can call you Stacy Miranda. Miss Miranda. My wife."
"How poetic."
I laughed at her sarcasm and we headed downstairs to see breakfast on the table. Before we sat down I asked Stacy whether it was my or her turn to make the next breakfast.
"Yours."
She replied happily. Okay then. Better think now. I brushed aside the breakfast talk as Stacy handed me my phone.
"I don't know why you kept her contact but call her now and ask how she knew."
I took the phone without comment and pressed call but Stacy quickly pressed speaker giving me a look saying this is a non negotiable topic.
"Lin?"
"Yeah hi umm -"
Stacy motioned for me to speed up.
"- I was wondering how you knew I was in trouble yesterday and lots more."
She took a shaky breath through the phone and Stacy raised an eyebrow.
"Meet me tomorrow at 2:00 I'll tell you everything."
Stacy drastically shook her head.
"T-Tell me now. I need to know."
After lengthy persuasion Vanessa gave in and began to tell me.
"The man threatening to kill you was an old school friend of mine. You see I saw him as a friend but he saw me as his partner in crime and quite literally so. Meaning every time he does anything big like a murder or heist I get texted asking if I want to tag along. I got the text 2 days ago saying yesterday would be the day so, out of defence for a friend. I brought a gun and came at the specific time he gave me. Not to protect you but to help him however the tables turned rapidly as you witnessed."
I was silent on the line.
"Hello? Lin?"
"Can you -? No. I'll call you back."
I ended the call since Stacy looked as if she was about to punch something.
"Hun, what's wrong?"
"If she gets a text of every murder didn't she recognise my parents names? She didn't help them. At all."
My opinion of Vanessa completely changed in that one moment.

"So every time he does anything big like a murder or heist I get texted asking if I want to tag along."

She knew. She knew the whole fucking time. Being Vanessa's ex I still remembered some of her login details and scanned through her text messages.

Matt:
Hey thought
you'd want to
help with
Stacy Woods
parents. You
said how you
hated that girl.

Me:
Sorry can't but
glad you finally
found them. Xx

Oh. My. God. Should I tell Stacy? The Police? This is more than just a bit of harassing by so-called Matt. It's a whole fucking shit show!
I silently left the room leaving my phone on the bed and still turned on. I didn't want to be in the room when Stacy read those messages. It didn't take long before I heard my phone being thrown against the wall. Guess I'll buy another then. Besides, it was slow anyway. I ran into the room seeing Stacy in tears and rushed to comfort her.
"The bitch!"
I chuckled as she cried onto my shoulder. After approximately 17 minutes she stopped crying. Yes, I was staring at the clock to see. She looked up at me mumbling a
"Sorry about your phone."
To which I burst out laughing. I told Stacy I needed to inform my parents on this and she obliged staying in my room.
"¿Madre? ¿Padre?"
"¿Sí?"
"Mi amor is sad. I want to cheer her up but she needs to be out of the house."
They both raised an eyebrow at me.
"¿Por favor?"
They laughed calling Stacy to later say that they want her to meet my nephews. As they left I called after them
"MAKE SURE TO GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS!!!"
My parents rolled their eyes but I know those three are gonna be stars soon. As soon as they were gone I called Jon to come in about 15 minutes. He obliged of course and I told him my plan. I then went out and bought one of those huge teddy bears that girls always love and some heart sprinkles then drove back to the house. I placed the bear on our bed and sprinkled little hearts leading from the door to our bedroom. Jon came in time, looked down at the hearts and gasped.
"Finally my love has opened up his blossoms and embraced his inner self!"
"What?"
"That's what my mum said when I told her I was gay."
I burst out laughing at the randomness but allowed him in. I hid him in the wardrobe and awaited for Stacy to arrive.

"WE'RE BAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!"
"Ah! Mi amor, padre y madre!"
I shouted back. Stacy followed the hearts upstairs in confusion whilst my parents pretended to not see them. I stood by the bed and waited for the door to open.
"Sweetie!"
"¡Mi amor!"
She saw the teddy bear and gasped hugging it tightly as I laughed.
"IT'S SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE!!!"
"Hun did you just quote despicable me?"
"Yes, and despicable you for even asking me that."
I laughed and cuddled her suddenly remembering Jon.
"There's an even bigger surprise for you in the wardrobe."
She rushed to open it and leapt to hug Jon with such power he almost fell backwards.
"Woah hello Stace!"
"I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AAAGGGGEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!"
"Neither! Well, I suppose it would be stalker like if I said I had seen you..."
We all laughed at Jon's confusion quickly settling down to watch the little mermaid. Halfway through Kiss de Girl I kissed Stacy and she whispered against my lips.
"Thank you. Thank you for everything sweetie."

AN: ¡Hola! In case you're wondering where I am on holiday I'm in Spain hence the use of Spanish in this chapter. Bit o'fluff, Bit o'drama and a bit o'Groff. See ya in the next chapter!