Hidden (Trent Malloy) *Finished*

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He goes down to my collar bone, looking at me for permission again. I look at him and nod. But before he can do anything, I turn us over so I am then on top. Trent smirks and I unbutton his shirt and the top of his pants. I take his shirt off, exposing his bare chest. He leans up and kisses me, pulling me back down. This goes on for sometime, and then just as we were getting to the most intimate part,

Trent's phone rings. He ignores it, keeping his pace. A few minutes later, the phone starts ringing again. I just watch his face, he sighs and grabs it from the nightstand. He checks who is calling, his eyebrows knit together. "Hello?" he asks as he puts the receiver to his ear. He takes a minute or two to answer. He sits on the side of the bed, his back towards me. "Listen, I have no idea who you are, but if you think threatening me and calling me just to do so was a good idea, then you got another thing coming buddy!"

Trent yells into the phone before hanging it up and just letting it fall on the floor, his hands automatically find his face. "Trent?" I ask, sitting up and pulling the blankets over my chest. I scoot over to him and gently rub his back. We sit there for about five minutes before he sits up straight. "The guy I was telling you about earlier, the one who underestimated me. That was his friends, threatening me" he says not moving but just staring at nothing. This time, I put my forehead on his back, "What exactly did they say?" I ask him, generally curious. I knew this would happen when I married a Texas Ranger. Trent looks up.

"They said they would kill me if they find me, because I arrested their friend" he says and you can just tell how angry he is. I rub his back once more, "It bothers me because I have you and the girls, this is why I wanted to keep us and the girls a secret from work because in case something like this were to happen" he continues, turning to me. He holds me in his arms. "I can't lose either one of you Trent puts his forehead to mine, "Teach me how to defend myself, like how you defend yourself" I tell him, looking him in the eyes.

Trent looks at me clearly, "I don't know" he says looking down. I place my hand on his, "I mean it, I wanna be able to protect myself and the girls if needed. I knew this would happen when I married you and I am prepared" I tell him. He just looks at me and doesn't say anything. I know that he knows I am right, he sighs and kisses me. "I love you" he says, "I love you too". Trent lays down, then puts an arm around me. He puts one hand on my bare chest, so I look at him and raise an eyebrow.

"Excuse me?" I giggle at him, he smirks at me. He yawns, which makes me yawn as well. Trent's phone rings again, this time he rolls his eyes and grunts in frustration. But he looks at it anyways. Trent looks at it with a smile on his face, "Hello?" he says as he puts it on speaker. "Hi daddy!" I hear both our girls say. "Hi girls, are you having fun?" he asks, I can't help but smile. "Yes! Thank you for letting us stay here for the night!" Jess says, to which Trent replies "You are welcome, but thank grammy and grampy. They are the ones who are allowing it also" Silence. "Thank you!!!" they both say, which makes us both smile big.

"You are welcome!" Trent's parents say back, Trent laughs and I still smile. "They just wanted to call and say goodnight" Trent's mom says near the phone, "And that we love you!" Scar says. "We love you too!" Trent and I both say at the same time. "Goodnight mommy and daddy!" They both say, "Goodnight Ali, goodnight Trent" his mom says, "Goodnight mom!" "Goodnight Meg". He hangs up and puts it back. Trent then turns to me, "Now it's my turn to say goodnight to my beautiful wife" he says with the biggest smile. "Goodnight Ali" he says, I can't help but smile.

"Goodnight Trent" I reply before kissing him goodnight. We both get comfortable and fall asleep. I toss and turn as I have the weirdest dreams I have ever had. And they all were something about Trent, and him being a Texas Ranger.

I was at home, by myself. The girls were gone at Trent's parents again. I was baking when I heard the door open. I heard it, but didn't pay any mind to it. Then I heard it, a gun being cocked. That's when I don't move. Trent doesn't have a gun. "Put your hands in the air" they say. I put the baking sheet on the stovetop and shut the oven off before complying to their demands. "Now come over here, with your back turned". I do as told, but that's when they put their arm around my neck putting me in some sort of headlock with the gun pointed at my temple.

"Look what we have here. a maid" they say as they get to close for comfort. He then plays with my hair, "You are mine, forever" he replies. I don't dare to move. Just then, I hear the door open, keys jingling. My eyes go wide, Trent. The kidnapper stays still, probably trying to look for a place to hide, and to get out of here. "Honey?" Trent asks standing in the kitchen as he looks around. The kidnapper still holding the gun to my head tells me to be quiet. I don't say or do anything but just stand there. "Ali?" he asks once more, but this time he looks at the stove.

He stands there staring at the baked goods for sometime. "Alison?" he keeps asking. "I know you wouldn't just leave the goods out like this" he says as he then walks out of the kitchen. I can hear his footsteps walking around the house, then we silently come out of our hiding spot. Trent somehow knew we were in the kitchen and came running in. The kidnapper points the gun at him now, Trent stops and stares at me for a second.

"Don't come any closer or she dies!" he says, Trent doesn't move. "Put the gun down, let her go and you can go free" he says, trying to get to him. The kidnapper takes a minute to decide what he wanted to do, but instead he points the gun at Trent once again. This time he shoots him, I try to get out of his arms to get to my husband. "I don't think so love, you are mine forever" he states once more before kissing my neck.