"I'm completely freaking out over here. I'm being stalked!" I yell to Elaine over the phone, referring to the newest email I have just recently received. I plant my laptop in front of the door so I could watch for when Cam was nearing the house so I could end the conversation.
"Why don't you just call the police, Alex?" she asks, I hear the frustration in her voice when she removes the phone from her ear to scold her baby, "John, open your mouth! You need your milk!" she refers to me on the phone again, "Do you know how much I hate his father right now? He fucking goes and gets me pregnant and then he's never here to help out with shit!"
"Should you be cursing in front of the baby?" I ask cautiously.
"I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm angry. Do you think I motherfucking care?!" she screams into the phone. Johnny begins to wail, "You cry all day! Why can't you shut up?!" I hear Elaine whimper.
"I'm coming over to help, okay? I'll be right there."
"Okay."
I hang up and leave a note for Cam next to his plate of food.
C
Elaine is in emotional turmoil with her baby so I'm leaving to check up on her :) Enjoy your food. Love you
-A
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When Elaine opens the door, I barely recognize her. Her eyes are red and puffy and her blond hair looks like it hadn't been brushed in days. Her tank top strap is hanging off her shoulder and her sweats have an unidentifiable stain on them. "I know I look a mess, you don't have to stare at me like that." she says, rolling her eyes and stepping aside.
"I'm sorry. I'm used to beauty queen Elaine." I grin stepping in, "Where's my bundle of joy?"
Elaine doesn't answer and instead just leads me into the living room, where Johnny is sleeping peacefully on his portable crib. "Why don't you stay here, while I make myself more presentable? I'll be down soon." She lazily turns and walks away and I take a moment to inspect her house. Above the unlit fireplace is a giant picture of Elaine on her wedding day. Her teeth are bright white and gleaming and her eyes are smiling. Danny, instead of looking at the camera, is grinning down at her, pure love shine through his brown eyes.
"I'm back, babe. So, what's this about a stalker?" Elaine says, her hair pulled back into a ponytail and her outfit now consists of a baggy T-shirt and sweats.
"So I just got an email with a picture of me and Keith. I'm really getting creeped out, I don't know what to do."
"Is it the same dude that emailed you from before about your little affair?" she whispers, giving me a warning look and pointing sharply at the baby.
"Probably."
"Why don't you call the cops or track their I.P. address?" Elaine asks, sitting next to me.
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Player vs. Player II
RomanceIt's 6 years after the drama and Alex has moved on with her life. She has a steady job, browsing for houses and--she's engaged! All is well until Alex's journalist partner, Amy Young, assigns her an interview where she's forced to go face-to-face wi...
