Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen
"Some creepy dude started grinding up on me and stuff after the bartender had to go back to work. I couldn't get him to leave me alone so I hollered for Mateo and he pretty much rescued me." I say smiling as I think back on it. 

Brad gives me a mischievous smile. "So Mateo is not only gorgeous, but he's also your knight in shining armor."

That's it he's officially lost his mind. Mateo is not my knight in shining armor. He just happened to help me. "You are crazy. Mateo was just the only person I knew that could help me. That doesn't make him my knight in shining armor."

Brad laughs, that smile still plastered on his face. "But he could be." 

I roll my eyes and get out of the truck. "I don't need him to be my knight in shining armor. I have you." I say to Brad after he gets out of the truck. 

It's Brad's turn to roll his eyes now. "Well of course you have me, but it doesn't hurt to have more than one somebody taking care of you."

"I don't need someone else." I say as we make our way to Jack's apartment. 

Brad laughs. "Whatever you say baby." 

We knock on Jack's apartment door and he opens it almost immediately, staring directly at me. "Thank you for letting me borrow your truck." Brad says. 

Jack nods his head but doesn't take his eyes off me. "You're welcome. Glad to see you made it home safely sweetie. Hope you didn't have to much fun without me." Jack says winking at me. 

I have to bite my tongue to keep from gagging in disgust. "Yep. I made it home. Thanks for letting Brad use your truck, I will have a tow truck come get my car and take it to a shop in the morning."

Jack looks me up and down licking his lips. "No problem sweetie. You have a good night."

"You too." I say giving him a fake smile. 

Brad and I turn to walk back to our apartment. "He is such a perv." I say shivering in disgust. 

Brad nods his head. "Yes he is. Just a lonely old pervert."

I shake my head. "What do you think is wrong with the car?" I ask Brad. 

"I honestly don't know, it started fine earlier when I took you to the club, then it just wouldn't start or do anything when I tried to come get you." Brad says as he opens our apartment door for me. 

"That's so weird. I will have someone take it to a shop or something." I say as I walk through the door kicking off my shoes as I go. I have no idea how to fix anything on a car or even what to look at on a car to see what's wrong with it. 

Brad nods his head. "Yeah that's probably a good idea. You ready to get some sleep?"

"Umm yeah, let me take a quick shower and I will be ready for bed. You can go ahead and get comfy though. I will be done in just a couple of minutes." I say giving him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Okay baby. I'll be right here when you get done." Brad strips down to his boxers and winks at me. 

I grab one of his T-shirts and head into the bathroom. Turning the hot water on full blast. I take a longer shower than normal, my mind keeps wandering back to Mateo. He was so cocky, but I can't help but like him. 

When the water finally turns cold I step out and dry off real quick. I brush my hair and teeth, throw on Brad's T-shirt and step out of the bathroom. When I step out of the bathroom, I notice Brad laying in the center of our bed, sound asleep. 

He must have been waiting to go to sleep until I got home, he is so sweet. I check to make sure the front door is locked and make my way back into the bedroom. I turn off the lights and TV. Climbing into bed with Brad I snuggle in close to him. 

Brad groans in his sleep and wraps his arm around my waist. Even in his sleep he still wants to hold me close. It takes me longer than normal to fall asleep. I still haven't been sleeping great, but as more time passes I feel a little safer every day and get a tiny bit more sleep. 

It doesn't help me any with the nightmares though. Brad snores softly and oddly enough it relaxes me. I finally fall asleep after about thirty minutes of forcing my mind to quiet down. 

I wake up in a panic. I sit straight up in the bed breathing heavily, sweat pouring down my face, looking around frantically. Someone was in here. Someone was watching us, I know they were. It felt to real to be a dream. 

I look at Brad who is still sound asleep. He's okay, Brad is okay. I don't see anyone in the apartment. I carefully get out of bed, making sure I don't wake him. I walk around the apartment real quick, double checking the front door and making sure nothing is missing or moved. 

It was just a bad dream. I make my way back into the bedroom, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "Makenzie are you okay?" Brad asks, his voice groggy. 

Shit I didn't mean to wake him up. I turn to look at him. "Yeah, I'm okay. I just had a bad dream. You can go back to sleep."

Brad grabs my shoulder and pulls me back down in bed with him. "Come here baby." He wraps his arms around me, holding me close. "It was just a bad dream. Do you want to talk about it?" He asks kissing my cheek. 

I shake my head. "No, I'm okay."

"I will hold you so you can sleep baby." He says kissing my cheek again. 

I smile, he is so sweet. It is early and I was out late, I should try and at least get a little more sleep. "Okay. Thank you." I whisper, closing my eyes. I force myself to relax, listening to the sound of his breathing. 

Just hearing him breathe is enough for me to relax. I am always so worried about him, I'm afraid my husband will find us and finish what he started before I rescued Brad. I know it's been a little over a yeah and a half, but still there is always a chance he will find us.