Oh Vincent…I just love this character so much I can't seem to let him go! Here's another update please review!
Leyshla Gisel: Hahaha shouldn't Alice's score start off in the negative since she is so crazy? Here it is Casey's move in day!
Gurl: I'm glad you liked her paying the extra money. For a second I worried that was too much but then I think back to how Alice watches him down to knowing his favorite kind of sandwich and was like…yeah no she needs to be stopped lol .
Melissaax3: LOL! I promise you Casey spared no expense to share that wall.
WaterWarrior6: Ok evil laugh together on three 1…2…lol
"We are made for each other. Even though you don't know it, we are. I was going to rent that apartment, the one next to yours. We could have put a door in your kitchen that would lead to my living room…"
Vincent frowned down at his voicemail recorder as Alice's voice continue to play devoid it sounded of all emotion.
"Then that door in your head would have opened all on its own…"
Yeah, that's enough of that.
Wiping a hand over his face Vincent jabbed his thumb down on the delete button until the recording told him he was back to no messages. When Casey had asked him a week ago if things were bad enough with Alice that he wanted to file a restraining order, he had told her 'no'. He knew she was just lonely and while he hated the constant messages he felt bad for her. He didn't think involving the police would make things any better but now…now he wasn't so sure.
"Son of a …"Vincent turned around at the strained curse to see a large box moving past his open door with two short legs sticking out from beneath it.
"I told you to let me get the heavy ones."
"Hey I was able to get them in the truck…" Casey protested when Vincent took the box from her, his fingers brushing briefly over hers before taking the weight into his arms. "I should be able to get them out and into my apartment."
He grinned at her flushed face over the top of the box. He didn't know if he had ever met a woman so determined to do everything on her own. He couldn't help but wonder if she had been like this before everything that had happened or if this was a result of that night.
"Come on…"He moved past her ignoring her protest that she could handle it."Show me where you want this stuff."
Casey was looking over the food menus in her hand when she heard footsteps on the stairs. Vincent refused to let her carry anything heavier than a lamp or some clothes and so he had been coming up and down the stairs for the last few hours. Well if he wasn't going to let her move herself in then he could just deal with her buying him dinner as a thank you.
"Hey, what are you hungry for? Chinese, Italian, or…"Casey came to a stop at her front door, the menus in her hand dropping to her side as Alice paused on her floors landing.
Casey had a feeling that she would bump into the other woman again at some point. She just hadn't expected it to be so soon. Like she had done before on the day of Vicky's race Alice looked Casey over while her own face remained blank. Casey wasn't sure if this was meant to intimidate her but it didn't, if anything it gave Casey the time to size Alice up herself.
Her lips make her look like a platypus.
The thought was unexpected and Casey found herself grinning at it while Alice's began to frown.
"HI, I'm Casey. I'm just moving in."
Holding out her hand Casey used her best doctors' office voice, sweet and upbeat to throw the other woman off as Vincent made his way up the stairs only to freeze at the sight before him.
Alice didn't say anything to Casey. She merely looked at the offered her hand before turning to Vincent.
"Did you get my messages?"
Casey frowned than as Vincent was put on the spot. Clearing his throat he shifted the weight of the box in his arms before giving Alice a small nod.
"Good." Alice moved toward the stairs brushing her shoulder against Vincent's before he could move fully out of her way. She looked back toward Casey when she reached the banister her lips twitching up into a small tight grin. "It was nice to meet you Casey. I'm Alice. I'm sure we will see each other again soon."
I'll be sure to have my pepper spray on me when we do.
It was a few hours later when Vincent finished taking a shower. Casey had ordered food and wanted to unpack just a few boxes before coming over to eat. They had decided on his place since she hadn't marked the majority of her boxes and had no clue which ones held her plates and utensils. It was something he had enjoyed teasing her about for the majority of the day until the run in with Alice.
He was just pulling his shirt over his head when he peeked into his living room only to frown when he saw Vicky was its only occupant.
"Hey, where's Casey?"
Vicky gave a small yip from the couch at his question while Vincent opened the door to slip out into the hall. Casey's door wasn't latched and swung open easily at his touch.
"Casey…"He paused when he saw her at her kitchen counter furiously wiping at her cheeks as a box lay open in front of her.
"Hey. Sorry I'm taking so long. Is the food here?"
He would have to be a fool to miss that she had been crying, her cheeks were red , her eyes puffy so he ignored her question as he moved forward to peer in the box. It was filled with pictures, framed pictures of Casey and her family.
"I uh…I opened it and I thought maybe I shouldn't put them out. This is supposed to be a new start and if I'm always looking at them it's just going to make me sad. So I started to put them away but it just felt like they were dying all over again."
Vincent felt a tightening in his chest when she turned to him, her gray eyes sparkling with now unshed tears.
"I should put them out. Like you said I can't forget it...I have to learn to live with it." Sniffling Casey reached forward determined to put up the photos when nodding Vincent turned to slip back out of her apartment.
He was only gone for only a second before returning and grabbing a magnet from an open box close to the fridge.
Casey took her time arranging the photos on her desk before turning back only to cover her mouth at the sight of a picture of Vicky hanging on her fridge door. She didn't know why but just looking at it made her want to smile.
That's why he did it.
She glanced over to where Vincent leaned against her door frame, watching her reaction with his hands buried in his pockets. He returned her grin with one of his own before nodding toward the hall.
"Come on Casey."
She wanted to hug him for everything he had done for her today but settled instead for leaning into him when he wrapped an arm around her shoulders as he lead them to his apartment where he immediately closed the blinds.
*sorry for the short chapter guys I'm getting ready to move into my first house! There is some really good stuff though ahead in the next chapter! No spoilers Gurl! Lol*