Preath family one shots

Stalker

Tobin, Christen, and Mal sat on the couch as the movie ended. Tobin let out a small yawn which caused the other two to eventually yawn.

"Alright guys I'm going to bed" Mal stated as she stood up from the couch and folded her blanket. She then walked back over to the couch and gave Tobin and Christen a hug goodnight.

"All right, goodnight. Tobin and I are going up to our room in a minute. Maybe watch some TV up there" Christen said in response to Mal.

"Hey, are we all still going to breakfast tomorrow morning?" Tobin asked.

"Yeah! I'm down for anything" Mal said before going up to her room. Shortly after, Tobin and Christen went upstairs to their room.

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Almost an hour later, Tobin and Christen we're still lying in bed watching TV when they heard quiet footsteps on the stairs. The couple looked at each other, each a little bit confused.

"Mhmm that's weird. I thought Mal was going to bed" Tobin questioned.

"Yeah I thought she was too. That's odd. I'll text her and see what she is doing up" Christen said before sending a text to Mal.

Mal rolled over in bed when she heard her phone ding. She hadn't yet fallen asleep but was curious as to who would text her this late.

Mal reached over to grab her phone and saw a message from Christen. It said "did you just go downstairs?" and Mal replied "no, why?" to Christen.
Shortly after sending the message Mal heard her door slowly open. She sat up thinking it was Christen but she was mistaken. Mal's eyes widened when she saw a man standing in her doorway.

"Shh don't make any noises" the man quickly said before the girl could alert the other residents of the house. Mal scanned over him with her eyes. He looked to be about 30 years old. He stood tall but seemed to be an average build for a man. Mal didn't dare move, she was paralyzed with fear. He took another step forward before she snapped out of it.

"Who are you?" she asked with a fear in her voice.

"I'm you're biggest fan. I promise you I won't hurt you. I've been watching you for a very long time and tonight I decided I couldn't any longer without saying hi" the man tried to explain. Mallory's eyes grew with fear.

"Are you stalking me?" she asked with concern. The man started to grow angry at the question.

"I'm not a stalker" he said in a loud voice with anger apparent.

"Chris who the hell is she talking with? I'm going to go look out our door and see if we can see into her room. Stay very quiet" Tobin said before grabbing the baseball bat that sat next to her bed. She quietly stood up and took a few steps towards the door careful to not be heard. As Tobin looked through the crack of her door and down the hall she could see a man standing in Mallory's room with the door half shut. She looked back at Christen with a terrified expression. That's when they heard the man yell "I'm not a stalker".

Tobin looked over at Christen and pointed to the bathroom door and then pointed to her phone. Christen understood that Tobin was telling her to go to the bathroom and quietly dial 911. Tobin continued too look through the door to monitor the situation. If it elevated she was prepared to go in there with the bat and do some serious damage to the guy but she didn't want to put Mal at more risk.

Mal slid back as far she she could from the man until she felt her back press into her headboard. The man appeared to be getting fidgety and anxious.

"You know, I've been watching you for a few months now. I think you're really pretty but I've just been too nervous to say hi. But I was sitting in my car, outside your house tonight when you guys were watching that movie, and I decided that I need to stop being so scared. So here I am. I finally worked up the courage to say hi and now that I'm finally seeing you so close, you are more pretty than I could have imagined" Mal's stomach churned at the man's words. He took a few steps closer to the girl. He was within an arms reach of the girl when something behind him caught Mal's eye. It was Tobin and Christen a few steps behind her.

The two women had heard the whole conversation and knew where this was going if they  didn't step in. The cops would be here in a few minutes but they knew that Mal needed saving now. Tobin quietly tip toed into the girls bedroom. When she was a few steps behind the man she lifted the bat up and brought it down as hard as she possibly could onto the man's head. He fell instantly, out cold. Tobin looked over to see that Christen was still by her side. They knew that they had to get out of the house quickly before this man had the chance to wake up.

"Mal- Mal we need to go" Tobin said before she looked at Mal and noticed her eyes were deeply focused on the man lying in front of them. Christen also noticed this. Christen walked over to Mal and gently touched her arm. Mal jumped at first and then calmed down when she noticed it was Christen. Christen reached her hand out to Mal and when she stood up, she pulled her as close into her side as humanly possible. Christen led the girl down the stairs and outside of the house and into the car. Christen had still been on the phone with the dispatcher and she said they were going to drive down the block until the police had arrived.

Tobin started the ignition and drove down the block. Christen sat in the back seat with her arms tightly around Mal. The first sound that came out of the young girls mouth was a sob. Christen tried her best to comfort the girl but she knew that she was terrified. Suddenly they saw all the police lights and heard the sirens approaching. Christen felt a little bit safer now.

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After the police report had finished up, Tobin and Christen decided they would go to Kelley's house for the night so they all felt a little safer. Tobin had gone inside to throw a few things into their bags like clothes. Christen sat on the front porch steps with her arm still tightly around the girl.

"Hey bug, what are you thinking about?" Christen asked gently.

"I know the cops said that he would be going to jail- but what happens when he is released in a few years and comes back. Or what happens when this gets into the news and gives people more ideas" Mal said, obviously stressing and feeling unsafe.

"Mal, there's always going to be crazy people out there and the world can be an unsafe place. But we can do a few things to better protect ourselves. Tomorrow Tobin and I are going to get a security system for the house. We can put a few more bats around and you can sleep with us for as long as you need, until you feel safe again. How does that sound?" Christen asked. Mal met her response with a nod.

The front door open and Tobin came out with 2 backpacks. The three stood up and made their way to car to spend the next few days at Kelley's house until this had all cooled down.