Lurking - Station 19 Fic

Intensify

A/N: Dark themes ahead as usual...and i'm not a doctor nor a firefighter and also this chapter is a little shorter but life be like that sometimes... :P

"Vic, DO NOT let him in!" Travis bolted out the door, racing to his car.

"Um, I-" Vic started to say but Travis had already hung up, getting into his car and driving away as quickly as he could, breathing heavily with fear, frightened.

Don't let him get into her house, don't let him get in, don't let him hurt her....!

Travis was speeding and he knew it but this was an emergency and though he was going as fast as could while still abiding traffic, it felt like it was taking forever.

"Come on, come on....!" He whimpered to himself, shaking, eyes wide as he feared the worst for his best friend.

Finally, he made it to her place, leaping out of the car as soon as it was parked, running up to the door, not seeing any sign of Zack.

Don't let him be inside, please don't let him be inside....!

Travis banged on the door, his heart pounding in his chest. "Vic?! Vic!"

Quickly Vic opened the door. "Travis?"

"Is he here?" Travis rushed, looking at her fearfully, thankful to see she didn't appear hurt.

"No, he already left." Vic's eyes were wide, looking a little relieved to see him, Travis exhaling a deep breath of relief, quickly pulling her into a hug.

"Oh thank god....!" He squeezed her tightly, not letting her go, so thankful she was alright.

Vic hugged him back, sensing his concern. "Do you know who he was?" She asked when they pulled away, searching his face.

Travis frowned, scrambling to come up with an answer. "Uh, no....but I've heard of a guy named Zack who's done really awful things and I wanted to make sure it wasn't him..." He fibbed, swallowing.

"Oh. Well then how come he said he knows you? He said you two are like buddies or something...." Vic frowned softly at him, letting him inside, Travis frowning again.

"Oh. I dunno....maybe he's a stalker or something." Which he used to be....

"Hmm. Most likely. He was pretty weird." Vic nodded slowly. "Anyways, thanks for coming, I woulda called Ripley but he's at work and this guy kept insisting he knows you and I-"

"Wait," Travis interrupted. "You said he left? Did-Did he really just leave?"

"Um yeah," Vic shrugged. "Eventually he just left after I kept telling him I wasn't letting him in. Whyyy?" She furrowed her eyebrows at him a little in confusion, Travis just shaking his head.

"I just wanted to make sure, that's all. This guy, he-he's real trouble Vic, if you ever see him again, you should call the cops right away."

"I thought you didn't know him?"

"I don't, I-I've just heard about him, but be sure to call the cops, okay Vic? Call-Call Ryan, he'll take care of it." Travis nodded to her, Vic just frowning softly.

"But what will I say he's done? Loitering on my doorstep?"

"Yes." Travis huffed. "And from what I've heard, he-he picks fights, he's most likely a stalker, he breaks into homes-"

"Okay, okay, I get it, jus' where exactly did you hear all this?" Vic was frowning at him a little suspiciously, sensing he wasn't telling her the entire truth.

Travis just shrugged, doing his best to look honest. "Just from some guys at the bar."

"Right, but you've never seen this guy at this bar? You never met him?"