Later that night Bo sat on the couch with Layla in his arms. She stroked his face and hair slowly and had a happy, contented look on her face. "Bo, thank you for taking me over to Uncle Jesse's," Layla murmured softly in his ear.
Bo stroked her back gently and gently kissed her lips. "I'm glad you liked it. I got your mind off of Bill kissing you," Bo said, tracing her bottom lip with his finger.
"Not completely, Sweetheart," Layla said, smiling faintly.
"What do you mean?" Bo asked surprised.
"I felt someone watching me while we were at Uncle Jesse's. I've felt someone watching me for the last three weeks," Layla said, the happy look gone from her face.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Bo asked, standing up. Layla stood with him and pressed her hands firmly against his chest.
"Bo, until this afternoon I thought I was being paranoid. I mean, after what happened with Rick, can you blame me?" Layla said.
"I guess not. Come here," Bo said, pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly to his chest.
"Are you mad at me?" Layla asked, looking up at him.
Bo gave her a long, lingering kiss. "Does that answer your question?" Bo asked breathlessly as he broke apart from her.
"I guess it does. I love you, Bo," Layla said as Bo kissed her again.
"I love you too," Bo whispered softly just as his lips touched hers. Bo and Layla fell asleep in each others arms. The next morning when Bo went to work he tried to see if he could talk to Bill about his attitude concerning Layla, but Bill had called in sick that morning.
Layla slept the rest of the morning the next day. Bo was being so wonderful about everything and Layla kept thinking
that maybe she was overreacting about all this. But she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched all the
time no matter where they went.
BO had kissed her before he left and Layla smiled as he got ready for work. WHen Bo left, Layla locked all the doors and made
sure the windows were locked. She didn't want Bill sneaking in.
But what she forgot was the backdoor to lock. Thinking she had all the doors locked, Layla went to fix herself some fruit
for breakfast. She was getting things from the fridge when she bumped into Bill who didn't look well at all. In fact, he
looked sick.
Layla's heart pounded. "Bill! how did you get in here?!" Layla frantically searched for a weapon to knock him out with so
she could call BO for help on her cell phone.
"THe backdoor. You forgot to lock it", he said with a sneer. "Let's go away together, Layla". "NO!" she yelled.
Layla and him began to struggle. GLancing up, Layla saw the rolling pin she used for baking. That had to do, grunting,
she grabbed it in their struggle, and knocked him twice with it. Bill looked surprised then slumped unconcious to the floor.
Layla took the rolling pin with her grabbed her cell and went upstairs. Heart pounding, she closed and locked the door.
she even pushed a dresser against it.
dialing Bo's number, she prayed he would pick up on the first ring.
Bo was filing a case when his phone rang. Picking it up lazily stretched tiredly. "Bo Duke," Bo drawled.
"Bo! It's Layla! Help!" Layla said, in one breathless sob.
"Layal, what's wrong?" Bo asked, standing, the tired feeling gone.
"I locked all the doors except one. Bill he came into the house. He's trying to get me," Layla said, crying from what Bo could hear.
"What happened?" Bo asked, pressing his cell phone against his ear as he ran out of the police station and to his car.
"He just came into the house by the back door and told me to come with him. He then tried to kiss me like he did yesterday. I tried to get away from him and I hit him with my rolling pin," Layla said, her voice nearly a scream.
"Layla, where are you in the house?" Bo asked firmly.
"Our bedroom. I locked the door and put the dresser in front of it," Layla said.
"Okay. Stay there. I'm on my way. Also lock the windows and the balcony door. We don;t want him trying to take you out that way," Bo said firmly.
"All right. Bo, hurry," Layla said, whimpering softly as she disconnected.
Layla did as Bo told her to do and tried calling Luke and Will to let them know she was in trouble. Since they lived
near her and Bo and were next door neighbors, they could probably get to the house much faster.
Luke picked up on the second ring. "Hello?" he sounded a bit distracted.
"Luke, its me, Layla I need Help! Someone has broke into our house! I'm in the bedroom and it's locked.
"Alright, hang on Layla I'm coming!" Luke said then hungup. Layla then called Will. Hating having to disturb them
from both their wives but she knew they'd do anything to protect her.
Layla didn't know how long Bill would be out cold or anything, but she couldn't risk escaping the room Bill might kidnap
her from outside. She sat on the bed feeling more and more nervous. She gripped the rolling pin tighter in case she had
to knock Bill out again.
Ten minutes later, Bill woke up with a splitting headache. Then he remembered he was in Bo and Layla's home. Shoot, where
was that lady? She must be hiding, thought Bill with a grin. It shouldn't be that hard to find her. Most women when they
are terrified hide in the bedrooms right where he could rape them. He could find Layla and rape her since she refused to
come with him. Then he would kill her. It would be her loss for not leaving with him. He went to the bedroom and banged
on it "Layla, Let me in! You don't want me to kick this door down!" yelled Bill. He tried to kick the door down but
something was blocking it. Shoot, he thought the woman was smarter than he gave her credit for.
Will had just been having a romantic moment with Alicia when he got Layla's call.He groaned inwardly as he had to tell Alicia that Layla was in trouble. Thanks to Bill, Will had to leave in the middle of kissing his wife.
Will walked out of the house and got into his jeep, driving as fast as he could to Bo's house. Will had checked out Bill's records since Bo had told him that Bill was harassing Layla. How Bill had gotten hired for the police department was beyond him. Judging from old records that Bill obviously thought were hidden, Layla wasn't the first woman he had bothered.
He was like Rick in a lot of ways. He had beaten a woman almost to the point of death while he raped her. There was really no proof, but Bill had acted almost too friendly when Bo had introduced Layla to Enos and Bill. He looked at her almost as if he wanted to kiss her. Will was there that day, giving Bo insight on a new drug cartel that had sprung up overnight.
Will pulled into the driveway and nearly froze at the sound of breaking glass. he ran into the house. Bill was in the kitchen, breaking anything he got his hands on. "Layla! Get down here!" He yelled violently, apparently not noticing that Will and then Luke had entered the house.
"Son, do you see Layla?" Luke asked, from behind Will's ear.
"No. Right now he's breaking all of Bo and Layla's dishes," Will said, pulling his gun out and gently cocking it.
"Let's wait for Bo, William," Luke ordered gently. When Luke called Will William Will knew his father was serious.
"Okay," Will said, easing the safety back on his gun. He hoped Layla was someplace safe. This was the last thing she and her unborn baby needed.
Layla winced when she heard the dishes being shattered downstairs. Where was Bo, Luke, and Will when she needed them?!!
She had called all three of them and it seemed like it was taking them forever to get here. Layla started to cry. Why
was the wrong type of men always trying to hurt her? She didn't understand it.
Layla heard Bill cuss some downstairs realizing she wasn't coming down. Layla wasn't that dumb. She wasn't going down
there where Bill could do who knows what to her.
She winced as more dishes were shattered downstairs. Both her and Bo would have to replace everything. Layla had gotten
dishes and glasses at the Wedding Shower she was being given right before her and Bo had gotten married. Everything had
looked beautiful. Now everything was being destroyed downstairs and probably the china cabinet Bo had gotten her too.
Layla heard another vehicle screech into the driveway. She hoped it was Bo.
Suddenly Bill started to try to kick the door down. The sound made Layla jump. She ran and hid in the Closet. "Bo hurry",
she whimpered