So I decided to go ahead and post this chapter for you guys. I finished it early and knew you guys were ready for another chapter lol so here it is. Thanks for reading and reviewing, you guys are great! Lots of lurve coming your way! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
"Dr. Bryn. You have a visitor." A nurse said popping her head through the curtained area.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." She said quickly as she spotted the pair, arms intertwined, lips so close to touching. Kenzi found her footing and snapped back to reality. She pulled away from Dyson and turned to the nurse.
"I'll be up in just a second." She said to her. The nurse nodded and turned away, her feet moved her very fast, almost like she was running away from them.
"I'm so sorry. That was stupid. We shouldn't have done that." Kenzi said shaking her head. The only reason she was saying those things was because she was still trying to convince herself she didn't want it. What she really wanted was to plant herself back in his arms and close that distance between their mouths.
"Yeah, yeah, you're right." Dyson said running a hand through his hair. Kenzi turned away and walked toward the front, she didn't want to turn her back on him, but god that was so awkward. She made it to the front without turning back to him to say something, she could literally feel his eyes burning holes into the back of her head and she heard his feet stomping on the floor as he followed her. Adam was standing there with a bright smile on his face so Kenzi plastered on one too. Dyson and Adam where completely different people from two different worlds. Adam was a physical therapist, he gave Kenzi attention, he showed her the kind of affection she was not used too. Dyson was a detective, he was finicky, he didn't appear to have any interest in Kenzi until she had interest in someone else. Both were good looking, although Dyson had more handsome features. So she was left with two choices really. There was Adam who was the safer choice and then Dyson who was wild and risky.
"Hey there." Adam smiled and pulled her into a hug. Kenzi wrapped her arms around him and he placed a small kiss on her cheek. The same cheek Dyson's lips had just grazed.
"I got your text about you being off Saturday. So I brought you a little something." Adam said turning around. When he turned back to Kenzi he was holding a bouquet of pink and white lilies.
"Oh my god, these are beautiful!" Kenzi said taking them from him and placing them on the table.
"Thank you so much Adam." Kenzi said with a large bright smile.
"So what would you say to me if I were to ask you out to dinner at Jay Brilliants?" he asked with a large smile also.
"I would say yes, definitely yes." She smiled. Kenzi didn't know what her choice would be, but she knew that before she jumped into making out with Dyson she needed to find out more about him. Oh shit, Dyson, she'd completely forgotten he was behind them.
"Adam, you remember Dyson." Kenzi said turning around to him. She was hardly surprised when she noticed he was not there. He'd left, quickly and quietly apparently. Kenzi frowned and glanced around for him, but he was nowhere in sight.
"Well, he was here." Kenzi said shrugging as she turned back to Adam.
"I'm sure I'll see him some time later." Adam smiled and pulled her into his arms.
"Yeah." Kenzi nodded. He pressed his lips against hers and Kenzi smiled, but in the back of her mind, she wished the lips pressed against hers belonged to Dyson.
Dyson slipped into his car and resisted the urge to slam his fists down on the dashboard. He'd been so close, so close to kissing her. But seeing Adam in there had made him realize that wasn't what she needed. She didn't need someone to just grab her and kiss her. She needed someone to pay attention to her and show her they cared. Adam was a safe haven in a time of need. Bryn needed Adam and the things he offered. Maybe someday she would need Dyson like that but right now she didn't, and he would just have to back off and let her get what she needed.
Kenzi pulled on the gorgeous dark purple dress. She was in love with the dress, it was strapless with a sequined corset top and a puffed out tutu type bottom that came down a few inches above her knees. Kenzi combed through her hair that she'd put purple streaks in and then pulled on her black six inch platforms. She did a small twirl in the mirror and then grabbed her clutch and headed out.
"Looking good Kenz." Bo said as she came down the staircase.
"Why thank you BoBo! Looking good yourself, date with Lauren?" Kenzi asked as she admired the brunettes black short dress and tall red heels paired with some red accessories.
"Yes I do actually. So I take it Adam is keeping your attention?" Bo asked.
"What does that mean?" Kenzi asked as she paused at the counter.
"Well I'm just saying Kenz even back in college you were never one of those girls that went with the safe guys. While Adam is a great guy and he seems very sweet, he's safe." Bo said with a smile. Kenzi smirked, so Bo picked up on it too.
"You know, I've been telling myself that too, but what does safe mean exactly Bo?" Kenzi asked. Bo propped her elbows up on the counter and rested her chin in her hands as she thought for a moment.
"To me safe means nothing he does will ever surprise you. Sunday night is family night complete with games and a movie, Monday is pizza night, Tuesday is roasted chicken and beans night, Wednesday is hamburgers and fries night, Thursday is healthy food night, Friday is date night, dinner and a movie, Saturday is sit at home and do your own thing night. Every night you go to bed on your side of the bed with your little lamp sitting there, you read your book he reads his. Maybe one night a week you get sex." Bo rambled on. Kenzi began laughing and held her hands up.
"I get it I get it." Kenzi said through her laughs.
"Every day of your life is planned Kenzi, he's boring!" Bo said lifting her hands.
"Well maybe boring isn't so bad." Kenzi shrugged.
"Bad? Boring is awful, I've dated a boring guy and it was tiring after one week. I want a man who brings me flowers and chocolates just because he feels like it. Someone who lets me lay across him in bed if that's how I'm comfortable, I want a guy who is not afraid to grab some guy and whoop his ass if he makes a move on me. I need my guy to shove me up against the wall and hump me like tonight is the last night we're going to live and I want that to happen at least once a day!" Bo said as she laughed. Kenzi laughed with her and nodded.
"Alright well I'm going to try this thing with Adam, who knows, he might surprise us both." Kenzi smirked as she turned toward the door.
"Hey Kenz." Bo said. Kenzi knew by the sound of her voice she was serious now, she turned back toward her friend.
"You can't hide yourself forever you know, something has to be done about Xavier, so you can get on with your life." Bo said. Kenzi paused and nodded, she knew something had to be done about her ex. How did she expect to start a new life if she couldn't even tell people her real name for fear of him coming after her?
"I know Bo. All in due time." Kenzi said. Bo nodded and Kenzi waved as she left the house.
"So are you wanting to come with me to talk to what's his name again?" Dyson asked as he sat down next to Hale.
"You mean Peter. His name is Peter." Hale said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, Peter, although I still don't see a point in talking to him any further, he's not giving up anything." Dyson said.
"Well maybe we can get him to give up the wife. If we get her name then maybe we can track her down and get her to flip on Xavier."
"I doubt it. You said they've been married since college. So she's going to be loyal to him." Dyson said.
"Unless she's got a reason to give him up. Maybe she's not happy." Hale said with a smirk.
"Well we'll find her. I'm sure she'll have plenty to say once she's facing 25 years to life." Dyson said standing up from his desk.
"Oh wow, you look amazing." Adam said as he led Kenzi into the restaurant.
"I can't tell you how I do it, deep dark secret." Kenzi smiled as Adam pulled out a chair for her and she sat down.
"I'm sure it's not that hard to look good. I bet you could wear a trash bag and still look strikingly beautiful." He said taking his seat.
"Maybe if I did my hair and makeup first." Kenzi chuckled.
"Oh no, natural is better some times." He said as the waitress approached.
"What can I get you two to drink?" she asked.
"House wine." He smiled.
"Are you two ready to order?" she asked. Kenzi shook her head as did Adam.
"No we'd like a few more minutes." Adam responded. She nodded and walked away.
"You like wine?" Kenzi asked wrinkling her nose as she tasted the bread they'd placed on the table.
"No not really, but I can enjoy a glass every now and then." He said.
"What do you mean every now and then?" Kenzi asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well, don't think I'm odd for this, but every Friday night I purchase a nice bottle of wine and treat myself." He smirked. Kenzi froze, every Friday night, geez; he was one of those guys. Gosh but he was so sweet and cute. But how was she supposed to deal with boring for the rest of her life?
Dyson and Hale walked into the interrogation room and Hale sat down in front of Peter, Dyson took to walking around the room.
"Alright, here we are again. Look this is what we're willing to offer you. Life with the possibility of parole in 30 years. For information on Xavier Davidson as well as your testimony." Hale said. His Lawyer glanced up and looked to his client.
"That's a good deal, the best we're going to offer. If you don't take it then we'll move forward and you'll be prosecuted just like Xavier." Dyson said.
"I can't, I won't talk about him. He'll do worse to me than either of you ever could." Peter said shaking his head. Wouldn't be so sure about that, Dyson said in his head.
"Alright we're willing to offer you one more deal." Hale said looking to his lawyer.
"You give us all the information you have on McKenzi Davidson, his wife. I'm talking phone number, schedule of where she goes and what she does during the day, hair color, eye color, height, age, every last bit of information on her. With that information the deal is going to be worse than the first but it's still less than you'd get with anyone else. Life with possibility of parole in 50 years." Hale said.
"We know he's killed people and you've been by his side for most of it. So this is the only deal you get this is it." Dyson said. Peter sighed and dropped his head down.
"And if I don't say anything?" he asked.
"Life, no chance of parole." Dyson said before Hale could speak. Peter sighed again and looked at his hands as he messed with his fingernails.
"Alright, ok, I'll tell you about her." he gave in.
Kenzi let her laugh bubble over as Adam told her a joke, she'd been drinking on the wine a lot and she'd become a little tipsy.
"So she just threw up on you, like let it all go?" Kenzi asked.
"Oh yeah, ever last drop of food. She'd just eaten before I came in the room so when I was standing there doing her exercises with her it was painful because she'd just had surgery and I guess the pain just got to her and she let it go all down my shirt and pants, and a little got on my face." he said laughing.
"Oh that is so gross, I can't imagine! I think I would have thrown back up on her had that happened to me. I wouldn't have been able to stand it." Kenzi chuckled and finished her glass of wine.
"I'm sure you've had some experiences as a doctor." He said wiggling his finger.
"Oh god yes! Ok so right when I started in the ER because I was new I got to work what the doctors call the gross cases. Which includes like cysts, spider bites, abscesses, and all that other nasty puss filled junk. So this girl came in with an abscess on her inner thigh. So I get down there and what you have to do it numb it up with the medicine and then cut like a straight line through it, then you press it until everything comes out. So I cut it and started pressing it and about the time I started doing that this big glob of stuff shoots out and gets right on my cheek. I freaked out. I dropped the scalpel, ran to the sink and dunked my face in some water. I literally washed my face for like ten minutes while this poor girl just sat there watching me and the nurses laughed their butts off. It was horrid!" Kenzi laughed. Adam was laughing his butt off and he reached out and took Kenzi's hand in his.
"If it helps, I wouldn't have laughed at you." He gave her a charming smile before leaning across the table and capturing her lips in a soft long kiss. When they broke apart he smiled at her and Kenzi gave him a soft smile.
"Let's go." She said smiling.
"My place or yours?" he asked.
"Mine." Kenzi said taking his hand. He dropped a hundred dollar bill on the table and they left quickly.
Dyson sat down in front of the man turned on the recorder and nodded.
"Go on." He said.
"Her name is McKenzi, but everyone calls her Kenzi. She's a doctor, went to the same school as Xavier. He was doing business, she was medical. From what I've heard their marriage was a deal. It was personal for them both. She was in debt up to her eyeballs, he needed to be married to a good down to earth girl to get his father's money. He promised her if she married him he'd pay off her debt. So she did and he kept his promise. I don't know why they haven't divorced yet, but it probably has something to do with the fact that Xavier is a scary bastard. She doesn't go anywhere ever. She's either working or sleeping. She and Xavier rarely see each other, it's not really a marriage if you ask me." Peter shrugged. Dyson looked toward Hale and Hale smirked, as if saying he was right.
"Tell us what she looks like." Dyson said.
"She's kind of short, but really slender. Long slim legs and torso, nice tits for a skinny girl." He smirked. Dyson frowned and snapped his fingers.
"Focus." He said.
"Yeah, yeah, black hair, long, bout down to here," he gestured with his cuffed hands, "bangs, oh and she has these eyes, gorgeous blue eyes. Hard not to notice, they are like ice blue with shades of grey in them, never seen eyes like that before." He said shrugging. Dyson and Hale both froze, they recognized that description.
"Alright so you can't charge me for this next part ok?" he said quickly.
"Ok fine, go on." Dyson said again before Hale could speak. He was too interested in knowing more.
"The night you guys found me, that was her, in the room. Xavier sent me after her. I guess she finally got the balls to leave him. He told me to kill her. Look, Xavier treated this girl bad. He beat her ass as often as he could, she had to miss work sometimes her face was so bruised up. He told her if she ever left him, he'd kill her, and he wasn't lying. You find this girl you better keep your eyes on her, because I swear to you he'll find her, and he'll kill her if he gets his hands on her." Peter said shaking his head. Dyson fists were clenched so tight around the table his knuckles were white. So many thoughts flying through his head at once.
"Do you have a picture of her?" Dyson asked.
"There's one in my phone." Peter said.
"We'll be right back." Hale said. He and Dyson stood up quickly and left the room, they reached the evidence locker, found his box, and dug through it until he pulled out his phone. Dyson turned it on and went straight back to the interrogation room where he shoved the phone into Peter's hands. It only took a moment for him to find the picture and hand it back to Dyson. Dyson let a growl rumble through his chest before Hale grabbed his arm and turned him back to the door. Once outside the door Dyson turned to Hale and growled.
"It's her damn it Hale. Bryn is the wife." Dyson said.
"Her name is Kenzi, and it looks like it." Hale said.
"Kenzi, whatever the hell her name is." Dyson said looking around at the other detectives passing by.
"Look D, I know you want to be mad because she lied and all, but really, all she was trying to do was hide from this Xavier bastard who was apparently whooping her ass." Hale said. Dyson nodded, he understood that, but if she would have told him he could have helped her.
"I have to go get her Hale. If what this guy says is true then Xavier isn't far behind her." Dyson said.
"You go get her, I'll finish up with him." Hale said. Dyson nodded and grabbed up phone and keys. He quickly dialed the lab.
"Hello?" Came Lauren's voice.
"Lauren where is Kenz-I mean Bryn?" he asked quickly.
"She's got the night off." Lauren said. Dyson quickly hung up and shoved his phone in his pocket as he raced toward his car.
Kenzi held Adam's hand gently as they made their way up the stairs of their house, she really hoped Bo wasn't home.
"Nice place." Adam chuckled. Kenzi laughed as she opened the door.
"I know it's not the best, but it's home and I really like it." Kenzi said with a smile back toward him.
"BoBo!" Kenzi called as Adam walked into the house and Kenzi closed the door behind them. She didn't hear an answer.
"Bo!" she called again just to check.
"No Bo here." Adam smiled as he took Kenzi's hand back in his and pulled her into his chest.
"We appear to be all alone." Kenzi chuckled. Adam pressed his lips to hers gingerly. Kenzi moaned into his mouth and then she pulled away. She tightened her grip in his hand and pulled him toward the staircase, and then a shot rang out, it sliced through the air and hit flesh, blood sprayed across the wall and a body hit the floor with a loud thud.