Thank you for reviewing and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday? Hopefully all got stuffed? Also, I wanted to reply to Irishgrl33here and say that your tattoos sound amazing. Do they have any meanings behind them?

And for everyone else who reads my story, thank you again for reading and sticking with it (even if you don't review to it).

The night two weeks ago whenever Spencer and Colin came over was the first time that I had told Spencer 'I love you' and she actually said it back to my surprise. Didn't hesitate, didn't take it back, didn't run out of the house screaming; nothing. I have fallen in love with this amazing girl who has an amazing nephew that I couldn't get enough of. Love is a funny feeling; the whole butterfly sensation is something I never want to get used too. And that how tingly feeling I get through out my entire body whenever we touch, I never want that feeling to go away. And the feeling of being loved the way a person should be loved, the way the heart races to an extreme and pounds so hard that you can literally feel it in your ears, that way of them looking at you with such much more than lust. Love; it's a wonderful thing that I am thankful to be able to experience finally in my life, a wonderful feeling I opened my heart and eyes too and I couldn't be happier to experience it again with Spencer.

Two weeks ago, a lot of drama was going on. Still nothing has changed except the fact that Spencer has spent a lot of time over at my place to the point that her dog Toby is staying with me as well because she hardly goes home. My guest room that was never once used by anyone besides my sister one weekend since I've had my house was now taken over by Colin and you can defiantly tell that a seven year old lives in it. Spencer has taken over the right side of my bed, the side that many other girls have slept on but now she owns it. Toby has taken over the foot of our bed because God forbid he doesn't sleep in either my room our Colin's.

My kitchen table has real flowers in the center of it, you know the ones where you actually have to water or else they'll die. The carpet in the living room is actually stained with spilled wine because one night Spencer and I were dancing to music because for once we had the place to ourselves whenever Colin stayed the night over at her parents' house and she knocked over the glass of red wine by getting too into the dance.

The side table that you see whenever you walk into the house is the place where she sets her keys and her purse, her shoes are by the door along with Colin's. I find Toby's toys everywhere throughout the house and stepped on numerous of them walking around not yet used to the fact where I should be aware of things on the ground. You could say that everything moved so fast within the past two weeks but in hindsight, they're moving all at the perfect speed.

So here we sit around the kitchen table, a big pot of pasta sitting in the middle of it and we're laughing. We have dinner together every night, something I was never used too, something I believed that wasn't real, something that I want to continue for the rest of forever with Spencer and Colin. Caleb stopped by as well for tonight, bringing more red wine and accompanying him was Hayden who doesn't go anywhere without him anymore. They've both have gotten really close which scares me because of the danger the girl actually is in. But Caleb's a great guy; he's that guy who has been living his entire life looking for the one girl in the world to spend the rest of his life with. He's that type of guy who would go to the extreme to impress a girl in hopes for just one kiss, even if it was on the cheek.

My hand rests on Spencer's thigh, my eyes watching her every move, the way she talks and the way she laughs. I smile whenever she tilts her head at me, catching me staring at her, a light shade of red covering her cheeks as she returns her attention back to Caleb's story which has everyone laughing but not without her hand finding mine underneath the table, giving it a light squeeze which sent butterflies to invade my stomach. But that's when I noticed her skin tone was lighter than usual, her hands were freezing and her shirt wore on her looser than it should have. Something just wasn't right but I decided to keep the thought to myself, no use in ruining a perfect night.

We all sat around the living room, Colin in his room playing with his toys im sure. I looked over at Caleb who was finishing up another story whenever he turned to me, gesturing towards the kitchen. He never talked about the case in front of Hayden nor Spencer which was important; he didn't want to worry either of the girls.

"He's been quiet since we captured the little boy and the girl from Spencer's parents' house," He informed me while he poured himself another glass of wine. I didn't work late anymore and hardly on the weekends now because I don't see a point in burying myself in my work whenever I can't wait to leave to see Spencer and Colin, can't wait to come home to see their faces. "I hope to catch him soon, Davies," He looks me in the eyes then and I nod, agreeing with him, "Tomorrow we have a meeting with Hayden's siblings, Ethan and Rylee to see how they're doing and to see if there's anything else we can discover. I don't think there is though but Hayden really wants to see them and I think it's a great idea."

"I think it's an excellent idea, Cal." I reply to him as we make our way back into the living room. Whenever we walk back into the room, Spencer throws her head back in laughter, almost spilling her drink on the floor again. I take my seat next to her again, my hand on her knee, letting her know that im back.

Spencer looks at me and smiles, surprising me whenever she leans in a kisses me softly on the lips and whispering 'I love you' against them before pulling away. It was now my turn to start blushing which didn't go unnoticed by anyone in the room whenever they started 'aw-ing'. I grabbed Spencer's hand and we all continued on with our night.

Before long, Caleb and Hayden left the house and Colin was already fast asleep in his bed. Spencer and I made our way back to my room, shutting the door with my foot and grabbing her hand, pulling her back to me and kissing her passionately. I wish so badly that the younger blonde wasn't a few doors down because I want to show Spencer how much I actually love her, we've yet had the opportunity to show each other which was actually okay with me and it seemed okay with her too because we wanted to wait, we wanted it to be perfect but the thing is, is that no words were actually spoken about the situation, it was a silent agreement.

Once we settled into bed, Spencer laid in my arms, sighing in contentment. After a few minutes of silence whenever I thought she had already fallen asleep, she spoke up, "Why don't you and Caleb talk about the case in front of me? I mean," She looks up at me now, "I understand why you don't talk about it in front of Hayden but… why not me?"

I look down at Spencer, taking a moment to collect my thoughts, "Because you're somehow connected to it, sweetie and we just don't want to worry you two." I kiss her forehead and she continues to lay there, not content with the answer I gave her, "I mean, two weeks ago they broke into your parents' house, honey…" I tell her quietly and her eyes leaves mine, knowing it was hard for her to be reminded of that night because of how terrified she was.

"Yeah… I guess you're right," She replied to me so quietly that if I wasn't listening carefully, I would have missed her saying it.

I brought her face up with my hand underneath her chin, making her look at me again, "I just want to keep you safe, Spence." She nodded in response before kissing me and taking her spot again on my chest, "Goodnight Beautiful." I tell her quietly after a long moment of silence, her breathing evening out, letting me know that she was fast asleep now.

The next morning I woke up and Spencer was already up and I could hear her in the kitchen making coffee. I smiled to myself as I climbed out of bed, noticing the sun was barely starting to come up. I walked past Colin's room, seeing he was still asleep and I made my way into the kitchen, seeing Spencer's back facing me. I walked up behind the blonde beauty who was wearing a robe, her purple and white boy shorts, and a plain white tank top; she was absolutely beautiful. I wrapped my arms around her waist and placing a kiss on her shoulder; she leaned her head back onto my shoulder and closed her eyes and I placed a kiss on her ear and then her cheek. She then turned around in my arms and she kissed me softly on the lips, "I missed you baby," She tells me after pulling away and handing me an empty cup for the coffee that she had made mere minutes before.

"How early did you get up?" I ask her as I start to make my coffee.

Spencer shrugs next to me as she leans against the counter, watching every move I make, "I didn't look," She replies before taking a sip of her coffee before placing a kiss upon my cheek, "Im going to start getting ready for work and get Colin up to shower." She announces before leaving the kitchen, I glance at the clock; 6:27. I slide open the back door and take my seat on the back porch; I like the peacefulness of the nature in the mornings.

Whenever I got to work that morning, Caleb and I had to leave and pick Hayden up to meet with her siblings. We were meeting them at their aunt's house where they were staying since their father was killed. We arrived at the house and Hayden was hesitant at first but when Caleb appeared by her side, she took his arm in hers and they made their way to the front door with me behind them following.

We all sat in the living room while the siblings all caught up; it seemed to bring life back into Hayden which was a good sight to see. After about twenty minutes, we pulled Ethan aside while Hayden and Rylee were in the kitchen, "So Ethan, you're 17 correct?" He nodded to my question, "Do you miss your father?" I ask him and he nods again, he hasn't spoken much since we got here, "Do you know anything about the guy who… you know," I trailed off and he continued to just sit and stare.

"Hey Ethan," Caleb said, gaining his attention, "Your father had a picture of you in his wallet of you in a hockey uniform, do you still play?"

"No, not since my dad was murdered." Ethan said quietly, looking down at his hands, "It was our sport," He added on even more quietly, never once looking back up.

"What position did you play?" Caleb asked, trying to gain his trust to be able to get him to talk but Ethan never said one more word. He just sat there like his soul was taken whenever his father died, like he was completely empty inside now.

Their Aunt then came into the room, taking Ethan's spot on the couch, "My sister knew about the murder of Adam," She spoke softly, "She was apart of it which was devastating. Whenever she told me that she had helped plan it not thinking it would actually go through, but whenever it did she felt horrible," She laughed bitterly, "She should. She helped murder her own children's father because she was sleeping with that man."

"Do you know this man?" Caleb asked, bringing out the photo that was shown to Hayden whenever we had to talk to her weeks ago.

The Aunt nodded, "Yeah, he slept with my sister numerous times while Adam was out on business trips," The same exact thing Hayden had told us. I watched as Caleb wrote everything down, "I just couldn't believe my sister would stoop to that level, you know? She was my little sister and here I am now, raising her kids because she ended up getting murdered as well because of who knows what," She trailed off, her jaw tight to hold back the emotion that was getting to her.

"Do you have any idea why she was murdered, ma'am?" I spook up this time before seeing Hayden standing in the doorway out of sight of her Aunt.

"Yeah, because she tried breaking up with the bastard," Hayden's Aunt then stood up, "You can leave now," She looked at both Caleb and I while she held the door open, "I don't need you bringing that man here and putting Ethan and Rylee in danger." She said with bitterness dripping with every word coming out of her mouth.

Hayden walked past her then, not bothering to tell her aunt goodbye, "Thank you for your time, Ma'am." Caleb said and shut the door after we had both walked out.

Once back at the office, we sat at my desk, folders opened but neither one of us figuring out the bottom of the case. I glanced at the clock; 5:49, it was almost time for me to leave and go home where Spencer was waiting for me. I couldn't wait to see her, "Davies, Reynolds," Tom spoke up as he motioned for us to come into his office. Once in his office, he continued on speaking, "We have suspicion down at the subway station. The guy said there's been a guy in a black beanie walking around all day, at first he thought he was waiting for someone but no one ever came. Then he thought he was waiting for a train but the train never came, at least the one he wanted. I want you to check it out, we'll have back up around the station in case it is him but it's an undercover situation now." He stood up and we followed his lead, "I want you to bring him back alive guys."

We made our way over to the subway station, walking down the stairs never realizing how busy it actually was down here. We passed a young girl who was singing and playing guitar, taking money from people in her open guitar case. I glanced in and saw that people threw in trash, pennies, there were a few dollar bills but nothing that would actually buy her something to eat or drink tonight so I threw in a ten dollar bill and she smiled big at me, obviously making her night. I watched as she quickly picked it up, looking at it in the light to make sure it wasn't fake and quickly placing it in her pocket so no one could steal it.

"Where do you think he is?" Caleb asked me, grabbing my attention to notice all of the people waiting for something. "There's a lot of people with hats on," He shook his head in frustration but adjusted his own hat and zipped up his jacket even more. I sighed deeply before throwing my scarf around my neck once more and adjusting the sunglasses that sat on my face.

I took a sit on a bench a few feet away from Caleb who was standing, acting like he was waiting for the next train to arrive. I took the moment to look around the surroundings, looking at everyone who was down here. Some high class people, some poor, and some middle class; every one was down here it seemed. That's when I spotted a shady looking guy with a black beanie, some facial hair who was talking to the guy next to him who was dressed the same way. I gestured to the two guys for Caleb to see and he casually made her way over towards to guys, waiting for their next move.

Whenever the train arrived, I stood up but never taking my eyes off of the two guys not far from me. I looked at where he was looking and my eyes landed on a middle-aged man, looked to be about the same age as Hayden's father. I looked back at the guy in the beanie and saw the knife he was holding, he was making his way over to the guy who had just exited the train. My eyes met with Caleb's and we went into action. I reached into my coat pocket and retrieved my gun as Caleb did too and we started to make our way over to the guy in the beanie, "Stop!" Caleb yelled, pointing his gun at the guy who was holding the knife. Everyone in the subway started to scream and start running which made it harder because both guys started to run as well.

I stood by the stairs, seeing him start running towards me, the girl still playing her guitar; completely unaware to what was happening around her. Without thinking, the guy came in line with my gun and stopped walking, he smiled at me and winked, "Drop the knife or I'll shoot!" I tell him but he's walking towards me now. Finally the girl stops playing and sees what is going on; I can hear her behind me start to panic as she packs up her guitar. I watch as he pulls out a gun from his pocket, points it at the girl behind me and he winks again; as he pulls the trigger, I pull mine.

I thought that since it was the holiday weekend, I'd give you a little longer of a chapter in hopes that you'll return the favor and review. Have a great weekend, everyone!