Page 37 of Heartbreaker

“Well I hope she knows how lucky she is,” Zara says.

“Awe shucks,” I say with a laugh. We chat for a few more minutes and then go our separate ways.

I text Tinkerbell as I head back to the office to type up my notes on this job.

Jackson: So, Tinkerbell, you wanna be my girlfriend?

I watch as the dots bounce.

Tinkerbell: So, does this mean we are going steady;)

Jackson: Sure does, baby.

On the way back to the office I can’t stop grinning.

*~*~*

I wake to the persistent ringing of my phone, bleary-eyed I reach for it and hit the button for talk without even looking at the display. “Yeah!”

“Jackson!”

I sit up in bed and shake my head trying to clear the fog. The unadulterated fear in her voice has my throat going tight.

“Jackson, can you come, please? I, there’s glass everywhere and I don't know if he is still here!”

“Tinkerbell, slow down. Tell me what happened.” I stand and start shoving my legs into jeans.

“I was just falling asleep and I… I heard the glass smash. I went to see what it was, and someone has thrown a brick through the shop window.”

By now I am on my way out the door, keys in hand. “Think. Honey, listen to me. Call the police and lock yourself in your flat. I’m on my way.”

“It's him again Jackson, I know it, it's him.” I hear the tears in her voice and my hands clench on the steering wheel as I drive through the quiet streets. I have no idea what she is talking about, but I’m going to find out and when I find the fucker that has put the fear in her voice, I will kill the motherfucker!