DISCLAIMER: Not KELLEY
Chloe's pov
The man looked at me for a few seconds and then just shrugged. The waitor came to me and asked, "Is everything okay?"
I felt myself start to shake. "I just almost got mugged."
The waitor looked shocked. "I'll get you a cup of cocoa. On the house."
The man heard me and turned towards me. "Do you want to call the police?"
I shook my head. "No… It was too dark to see them clearly. The police can't help me." I felt myself start to cry.
He looked scared for a second. Then the waitor came back and shoved a cup of cocoa in my hands. "Drink this. It should help with the shock."
"I need to get home." I didn't want to walk in the dark by myself.
The man looked up, "I can walk you home." He smiled. "My name's Liam by the way."
I looked at him clearly for the first time. He was tall and muscled. Short blonde hair and he was wearing a suit and tie.
Something felt off about him, maybe it was the shock talking, but I felt it would be stupid to be in the dark, by myself, with a complete stranger.
"No…." How could I get home? "I'll call my friend. He can come and walk me home." I pulled out my phone and called my best friend Simon.
"Hello?"
"Simon, it's Chloe." I paused. "I um… need your help."
"Anything for you Chloe. What do you need?"
I heard a faint sign came from the phone.
I giggled. "Are you busy Simon?"
I could almost hear him blush. "So… I'm ready to be your knight in shining armor."
"I almost got mugged and I'm in a little coffee shop. I really don't want to walk home by myself… In the dark… Alone…"
"Which coffee house?" I heard him mumble something to someone on his side of the phone.
"The one on 5th, next to that mini supermarket I'm constantly shopping at."
"It would take me a while to get there but my brother lives nearby. I can give him a call and he'll gladly walk you home."
"Ok… Call me after you call him." Liam and the waitor were still around me. The waitor seemed relieved that I was going to get home safe but Liam gave me a bad feeling.
"Ok. Be back to you in a minute."
Derek's pov
I was getting ready for bed when my phone rang. I signed, only one person would call me. Simon. I went to my bedside table and answered the phone.
"Simon."
"Derek."
"What do you want?" I never liked going in circles around things. Better to get to the point.
"I need you to help a friend of mine. She…." Simon trailed off. That never was a good thing.
"What?"
"She almost got mugged tonight. She's stranded and afraid. She asked me to come get her and take her home but you're closer and she needs somebody now."
This wasn't the normal Simon. He never gave up the chance to be somebodies knight in shining armor. "Are you trying to set me up?"
Simon laughed. "Would I do that?... Yeah I would, just can you take her home? Please?"
"Okay. Where is she?" I would just take this girl home.
Simon told me where she was and I headed out.
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