Part 9 (1/2)

Watching Denny go Olivia gave me a sad look.

Shrugging I said what she already new, ”We're a messed up bunch.”

After eating I took Olivia back to my room so I could get ready for work. I switched on the TV for her to watch but instead she lay on the bed watching me.

”How come you're taking out your tongue piercing?”

”I take out all my piercings.”

”You had your tongue ring in last night.”

”Ah well I was having a bad week, felt like being a rebel so I left the tongue ring in.” And my gun at home, Vinnie would have kicked my a.s.s for both.

Hopping off the bed she pulled my s.h.i.+rt off and slid into her dress from last night. Folding the s.h.i.+rt she put it into her purse. Looking up she smiled, ”I'm stealing your s.h.i.+rt.”

Laughing I kissed her once, ”Ready to go?” Nodding her head I picked up my keys and reluctantly walked her to my car.

Despite being fifteen minutes late because kissing Olivia goodbye turned into a full on making out session up against her car in the parking lot, I walked into the Club with a smile. d.a.m.n I couldn't wait for work to be over with, I told her I would call her tomorrow after I woke up but I had a feeling I wasn't going to be able to wait that long.

Opening the door to my office I froze, the smile dropping.

”Don't look so surprised Jonah, I own the building.” Vinnie said sitting at my desk.

”What can I do for you Vinnie?”

”I want to know who you left the club with last night?”

f.u.c.k.

”A girl.” I said sarcastically.

Nodding to one of his boys a hand smacked me in the mouth.

”You're walking a thin line Jonah. Be lucky a smack is all you're getting. Walk out on me again you'll find yourself in a world of hurt.” Standing up Vinnie walked to the door. ”Bring the girl to dinner. I'm dying to meet her.”

The sounds of a belt hitting the floor woke me from my sleep. Before my mind caught up with what I was hearing the bed dipped and warm hands circled my waist. ”Jonah?” I whispered panic heavy in my voice.

”Yeah baby it's me.”

”What are you doing here?”

”I didn't want to go home to a bed without you in it.”

Wow, I liked that.

”How did you get in?”

”Ty let me in he was just getting home.”

”Jonah?”

”Yeah baby?”

”I'm glad you came here.”

”Me too baby now go back to sleep.”

Chapter 10.

My first week with Jonah flew by. It had been very busy so I didn't get as much time with Jonah as I would have liked, but if I wasn't in cla.s.s or at the shelter and Jonah wasn't working then we were together, most of the time with Denny and Mason too. I learned quickly that the saying *when you date someone you also date their family' was very true. Jonah, Mason and Denny were great together, their b.i.t.c.hing back and forth at each other was hilarious and the way they took care of each other was beautiful to witness.

Since the first night we spent together we hadn't spent the night alone. Jonah would crawl into my bed in the early hours of the morning, this was becoming my favorite time, there was something about knowing he couldn't sleep without me that made my heart beat a little faster.

But right now I was dreading the clock counting down to midnight, my hands were already shaking and the fear and panic were staring to cloud my good judgment. I knew I should just take the medicine to knock me out but I couldn't make myself do it, even though I knew I needed to so I didn't run. It wasn't safe for me to be out right now, not with the black car that had been following me all week.

At first I thought it was nothing, I mean there are black cars everywhere it's not a big deal to see one a couple times a day but this black car was everywhere I was and this afternoon when it followed me from the animal shelter to my apartment I knew something was wrong.

Without looking at the clock I grabbed the medicine but my hands were shaking so bad the pill bottle dropped rolling under the bed.

Getting up my eyes locked on the clock it was a minute past midnight and just like every year something inside me snapped, pulling off Jonah's t-s.h.i.+rt I threw on the yoga clothes laying on the floor, pushed my feet into my boots, grabbed my jacket and cell and started running for my brother's grave.

Turning the key in the door I felt a little shot of joy at using the key Olivia had given to me. It was a little after three in the morning but I was going to have to wake Olivia up and thank her properly.

Relocking the door I walked down the hall slipping into Olivia's room as quietly as I could so I didn't wake Darcy and Ty although from the sounds of it Darcy wasn't sleeping or alone.

Honestly I didn't get her friends.h.i.+p with Darcy the girl was nothing like Olivia.

Dropping my suit jacket over the desk chair my fingers froze on my s.h.i.+rt b.u.t.tons, the room was too quite where was Olivia's soft breathing that had become my greeting or the rustling of the bed sheets from her restless sleep that could only be stopped by pinning her to my side.

A cold sweat broke across my skin and fear bit at my heart as I turned around. The bed sheets were crumpled and the T-s.h.i.+rt of mine that she'd been sleeping in for the last week was on the floor.

Spinning on my heels I had my phone out calling Olivia's cell before I hit the hall.

The bathroom was empty and she wasn't picking up her cell. Ending the call I banged on Ty's door before doing the same to Darcy's.

”What?” Darcy snapped opening her door just a crack.

”Have you seen Olivia?” I barked ignoring the glare she was giving me.

”Not since she went to bed awhile ago.”

G.o.ddammit.