Chapter 33
LUCY
I am shaking as I am driving home and I just want to be in their arms so I feel safe. I have never in my life been this damn scared and all over a note. I am still going back to the fact I felt somebody staring at me at the club. Was this person there that night and got jealous? Did they follow our uber home?
I have so many questions and I don’t even know where to start. Adam called me earlier worried to death after getting my text and he is fucking furious that somebody would threaten me. He was also upset that I didn’t tell them sooner, especially since he stopped by at lunch.
I pull up at the house and the cop is standing outside his car next to our driveway. I pull in the driveway and park in my spot as he walks up to the car. I let out a long breath as I got out of the car.
He smiles at me, “Good evening ma’am. My name is Detective Scott, your husband called me. I am here to take evidence and watch the house until your husband arrives home from work. I will be here if anything happens or you need me for anything. Let me take your keys and I am going to sweep the house first before you go in. Then I will come out here and collect evidence.”
“Okay, thank you sir!”
I hand him the keys to the house and he goes up to the front door. He unlocks the front door and walks in leaving me out here alone. I continue watching the door and watching the road as I continue to panic. He finally walks out the front door as he walks towards me and I feel a little relief wash over me.
With calmness in his voice, “Everything is clear inside the house and all the other doors were locked. Let me take a look at your car and I will bring your keys back to you when I am done.”
“Thank you again so much!”
He smiles, “Don’t worry about it ma’am. I am going to protect you and we will get to the bottom of this threat.”
He walks toward my car as I begin walking to the front door. It is so sad to feel that my own house doesn’t even feel safe anymore. I walk in the front door closing it behind me and it is so eerily quiet it is almost more scary than when I was at work. Mainly because I know this person has been here and I don’t know if they have been to my job.
I put my stuff down in the kitchen and walk back to the living room as I grab the remote. I quickly turn on my show to shut out the awkward silence in this house. I want to try and forget about this day as much as I possibly can. I wish I could just shut off my brain and not think about it anymore. Hopefully my show will be able to help me with that.
About an hour or so goes by and I am so lost in my show trying to shut everything out when there is a knock at the door it practically makes me jump off the couch. I walk to the door and take a look through the peephole. Thank goodness it’s just the detective and I opened the door.
He looks at me with worry, “I didn’t mean to startle you. But, I have finished up with your car and I am out here if you need anything.”
He hands me the keys, “Thank you so much!”
He nods as he walks back down the stairs and I watch him as he gets into the car. He pulls out his phone and calls somebody. Shit I forgot to text them that I made it safe. Fuck I am in so much trouble. I grab my phone and immediately text our group chat.
**Hey, I am so sorry I forgot to**
**tell you two that I was home safe.**
**but I am home safe and the**
**detective just finished collecting**
**evidence.**
TRAVIS
I pull the phone from my ear as I see her message come through. She is lucky I already knew she was home thanks to the detective texting me earlier. But, I am not going to get mad at her because I know she is probably doing everything she can to take her mind off of this.
The detective filled me in on everything he found and he would show me a few things when I got there. I told him it shouldn’t be more than 2 hours before I got home. He also told me that he would send the evidence off as soon as he got back to the office. I am so thankful for him and he is somebody that I trust with just about everything.
I got off the phone with him and saw that Adam responded so I also responded.
**Adam: Thank goodness. Just**
**stay inside find something to**
**keep you busy and we will be**
**home soon!**
**Lucy: I definitely am! Please be**
**safe, I love you!**
**Me: Good I am glad you made**
**it safe and what he said!**
**Adam: I love you too baby!**
**Lucy: I am trying my best! I love**
**you!**
**Me: I love you too baby girl!**
I put my phone back on my desk and grab another file. I need to finish up way faster than I am going now. I need to get home to her as fast as I can. But, I know with Scott there she is just as safe as if I was there. I know for a fact I am going to be pulling my gun out of my safe and putting it under the mattress for now.
I slam another case down on my desk and I only have two more left. I contemplate it and said ‘fuck this’ before grabbing my stuff to head out the door. Those cases will just have to wait until tomorrow. I can’t think about these cases anymore when I have my own case at home to deal with.
I lock up my office before making my way to the parking garage. I walk out to my car and send a text to Adam.
**Hey handsome! I am headed home now**
**please be right behind me!**
**I am, I have been done for about 20**
**minutes now just been waiting on**
**you!**
I get to my car, get it and start the car taking off like my ass is on fire. I stick with the speed limit most of the way home. The last thing I need right now is a speeding ticket. I worry about what the detective has to show me all the way home now that I am not thinking about cases.
I pull up at the house as Adam is pulling in behind me and I see Scott get out of his car. I wave at Adam making sure he stays in the car until I speak with Scott. I get out of my car and walk over to Scott.
I shake his hand, “Hey man! Thank you so much for doing this. I know it will help all of us if you can get anything from her car. Also, that is our roommate, I told him to stay in the car until I spoke with you!”
He nods, “As long as you guys know him I have no problem with him being here. I do need to show you a few things before I leave!”
I wave over to Adam so he gets out of the car. He gets out of his car and walks over to us.
“I want him here for this so show us what you got!”