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“Please wake up soon, friend. I will not know how to exist without you. I’m only partially cool because of you, you aren’t done with me. I’m only halfway there, I’m sure you still have more to teach me about eye shadow and how Vans aren’t the go-to shoe for every occasion. I need you, please don’t go yet,” I whisper, wiping my eyes before the guys come back in.
Cole walks over and rubs my shoulders. “You ready to go, sweetheart? Foster is staying, we can come back tomorrow, but I think we could both use some rest and food.”
He’s right, but honestly, I’m afraid to leave her.
Foster, stares at Alex’s sleeping face, “I won’t leave her side, Mia. I’m having clothes brought to me now and I don’t mind the cafeteria food being delivered. I won’t leave her. I can’t,” he finishes and nods his head to me and I believe Cole is right. There isn’t anything or anyone that could separate him from her. I am so incredibly grateful that I stand up from Cole and walk over to Foster and give him the biggest bear hug I can muster.
“Thank you, Foster. Please call me and keep me updated. I’ll be back tomorrow.”
“I think you’re breaking my ribs, Mia,” he laughs as I let go of him.
Taking Cole’s hand, I follow him out of the hospital room, only looking over my shoulder to see Foster settle into the chair and turn on the sports network saying, “Well darlin’, all you have to do is wake up and I will watch every chick flick you want until the end of time.”Come on Alex, take the challenge.
Our new security meets us as we exit the hospital and leads us to the black S.U.V. waiting in the front. It’s not until we are driving that I look at Cole panicked. “Cole, where are we going?! I can’t go back to the house… we can’t!”
Smoothing my shoulders, he answers calmly, and I realize he’s hoping I will follow his lead. “No, baby, no, we aren’t going back there. I got a room at the Four Seasons, unless you would rather go to your parents’. I already had the team go to the house and pick up some things for both of us and we still have our bags from the lake house. It’s okay, don’t worry, Mia. I’ll fucking sell that place tomorrow if you want me to. I don’t ever want to feel unsafe or scared in our home!”
The dam breaks and I start to cry, I’m not overwhelmed or scared. I’m sad. Just really sad that we can’t seem to stop everyone we love from being hurt. As I struggle to explain why I’m crying, Cole holds me and strokes my hair from my face, planting gentle kisses on my face. “Shhh now, shhh, it’s going to be okay, Mia. I promise you that this will come to an end. We will find this fucker and put an end to this shit.”
“Fuck!” I yell, wiping my eyes with the palms of my hands roughly. “I thought we were done with this when Carter died. Honestly, I was relieved, but now this? Who would do this? Who… I know you think his cousin, but this kind of crazy is beyond revenge. Someone tried to straight up kill Alex in our home, whether by mistaken identity or on purpose, it is apparent that this crazy person has an agenda. Have you contacted Carter’s parents? Wouldn’t that be the easiest way to find out about his extended family?”
“Actually, it was our first stop, but they are out of the country. Seems they have little interest in communicating with us.”
“Of course, why would they be interested in helping us when they seem to not give one shit about what kind of monster their son was!” I snark, throwing my hands in the air. Cole leans back, running his hands through his hair and blows out a hard breath.
“Trust me, I feel your frustration. Hopefully, Foster can find out some more information from his buddy in the department. I’ve got my money on this fucking cousin.”
“I hope you’re right because this whole, ‘scared to leave my hotel room’ is going to get old fast!”
“I know, baby, I know.”
We check into the hotel, order dinner, and I fall asleep before it even arrives. Keeping my eyes open is no longer an option. The exhaustion from the day. Fuck, from my life. All night I dream of shadows chasing me and trying to kill me, the absolute worst dreams of my life and I cannot count how often I wake up through the night until I finally just give up, going back to sleep.
Cole walks out of the bedroom, stubble on his face and sexy bedhead paired with dreamy eyes, searching for me. “When did you get up, baby?”
God, I love when he calls me baby, sweetheart, sexy, anything really. “Oh, ‘round four this morning, I just couldn’t sleep… monsters,” I say with a wink. He walks over and stands me up, diving his mouth onto my neck and removing my robe at the same time. “Well good morning to you too, this is a very nice hello,” I breath out, moving my head to the side to give him more of me.
“Sure-fire way to chase away monsters,” he hums into my neck. Pulling my robe from my shoulder he tugs it down until it stops at my waist where it’s tied. Standing back, he bites his lips while appreciating the view. Reaching out with one hand, he snaps the closure of my bra to set my breasts free, all the while holding a crooked grin on his face.
“Whatcha doing?” I ask, mirroring his smile.
“Just trying for a better view,” he winks while he starts tugging on my belt.
“Ahh, so you just want to look?”
“No.”
“No?”
“No,” he growls a bit louder as my robe falls down the rest of my body. Knowing exactly what game he is playing at, I let my bra slip from my shoulders and back onto the floor.
“Mmmm, that is a great view, but it could be better.”
“Better?” I ask with fake innocence.
“Take em’ off.” He levels his stare right at my center. If looks could remove my panties, they would be flying off right now without my help.
Slipping my finger into the waistband, I run it back and forth watching his eyes follow the path of my fingers.
