Here is chapter 3! Btw the italics are Stef's thoughts, bold is Lena. I forgot the whole 'I own nothing' part. I own nothing the characters belong to ABC Family (except my wannabe rapist).

Chapter 3

The drive was silent. Lena didn't say a word. She stared out the window eyes fixed on the road. The only noise was the steady breath of stef and the sniffling that was Lena. Stef looked over at her. She thought about speaking but what could she say. I mean really someone was almost sexually assaulted what could you possibly say. Lena was sitting there scared shitless.

"You know your safe now."

Silence.

Great stef now you've done it "you know your safe" really? That sounds like something out if a movie right before someone dies. Get it together.

Stef opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Lena just sat there like a stone. Straight faced clutching her things and looking out the window.

"This street right here." she pointed to the left.

"Got cha" stef nodded.

She pulled the car into a spot and cut the engine. Lena sat there still, like a stone. She looked up at the buildings 4th floor windows. She looked straight ahead again, clearly afraid to walk up alone.

"Would you like me to walk you up" Stef asked softly.

Lena flashed her big brown eyes at her. They said the "Thank you" that Lena could not verbalize.

Stef unlocked the car and hopped out. She walked over to Lena who held her folder full of papers to her chest. Stef grabbed Lenas purse and handed it to her.

"Shall we" stef held out her arm.

Lena led the way through the iron gate and up the stairs to the door. She unlocked the main door and pushed it open. The hallway was long dark and empty. It looked like it hadn't been used in years. Stef stepped in first to make sure nothing jumped out and stabbed them. She led Lena to the elevators and Lena pressed the button. Lena jumped when the doors opened.

"You alright" stef asked

"Umhm" Lena said catching her breath.

They entered the elevator and the doors closed. Lena watched the numbers change while they ascended. Stef couldn't help but sneak looks at the battered woman beside her. Then mentally reminded herself to call Mike in the morning.

The number to the 4th floor light up and the elevator came to a screeching halt. Lena grabbed Stef sleeve. The doors opened to a spacious hallway. Lena relaxed when she saw the lights. She looked down and noticed her hand was still on Stef's sleeve.

"Sorry" she muttered.

Stef smiled sheepishly and held the doors open for Lena to exit.

They walked the short distance to Lenas apartment. Lena took out her keys and unlocked the door hesitantly. She stopped at the threshold. Her eyes widened at the darkness that engulfed her apartment. Stef stepped forward with her hand on her gun.

"Let me" she pulled out her gun and entered the room.

She sweeped the rooms turning on lights when she finished.

"All set" she said putting her gun away, stepping in front of Lena her back to the apartment.

Lena nodded and entered the apartment awkwardly.

"Thanks"

"Of course" Stef's eyes glowed and she gave Lena one last reassuring smile.

"Stay safe" she said.

Lena was still holding all her things when Stef suddenly hugged her.

"We'll find him." Stef whispered stepping back.

Lenas eyes filled with tears as she felt Stefs arms loosen from her frame. Lena whipped the last of her tears on her sleeve and rotated so that she was inside and Stef was in the hallway.

"Thank you for tonight" she muttered.

Stef reached into her pocket and pulled out a pen and paper.

"I'll call in the incident, but when you're ready to talk about it here's my number." She put it into Lena's hand.

Stef looked into Lena's scared shaken eyes one last time before leaving.

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She sat back on the couch and pulled her legs up to her chest, and wrapped her arms around them. She looked around the room and took a deep breath. Okay Lena your safe now. He can't get to you in here the doors are locked.

Oh crap!

Lena jumped off the couch and locked the door. She leaned back and closed her eyes.

Now your safe.

She went back to the couch and sat down and looked at the clock. 10:35 it read. She was about to call her parents, but decided against worrying them. They were already terrified about her living in San Diego all by herself. They would just hop on the next flight here, but Lena hated having people fuss. She had Stef's number and she would call in the morning.

For now he couldn't get to her, he didn't have her address. She got off the couch and walked into her bedroom. She stripped off the dress and headed to the bed. She sat down eyeing the light switch. Most of the lights she had turned off once Stef cleared the rooms but she wanted to leave her bedroom light on. Just in case. She climbed into bed and pulled the covers up to her chin. She decided to turn off the main light but leave the bed side light on. She turned on her side and closed her eyes. She tried to get the vision of the man on the beach out of her head but all she could think about was when he would come back again.

After that 'wonderful' review, I am actually rewriting to work in a natural police investigation. To be honest I got excited with the plot and may have skipped some key components of the story. So I will thank you for that wake up call J