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Ok people, this part of the story contains some assault and battery, and I in no way condone that but bad guys do bad things...

Chapter 14

"Wait, you mean that he just works across town? He has only been minutes away?"

She leaned down and put her head between her legs.

"Are you ok? Can I get you.. uh.. something?"

She shook her head and then took a few minutes to get herself back together.

"I am sorry. I have anxiety attacks since the whole Ja..Ja… situation. Edward, I have to tell you that this is not good news for your Bella. The last girl that he… well, let me start from the beginning."

She took a deep breath and started telling me the whole story.

"I started working here about a year after he had. I guess he had already developed an attachment to Angie, but no one knew about it. He was always finding subtle ways to touch her or say things to her about how he would "punish" her. It was so awkward but she needed the job and we honestly didn't think much of it. We just thought he was extra douche-y. Then it got worse because he found out that she was dating someone. We were all talking about Angie's second date in the kitchen at break time. We looked up and he was standing there staring at us. He was in a bad mood the rest of the night. He was slamming things around, yelling at all of us. Someone complained about their food or something that was sitting in Angie's section and he flipped out on her. He grabbed her by the arms and shook her telling her that such a mistake was beneath her. Yeah, he said beneath her. I mean, who would say something so weird when you are talking about an order mistake?"

She shook her head as if she was replaying the whole thing in her mind and trying to get it out.

"Anyway, he left marks on her arms that night. She told the manager the next day and he said he'd talk to the owner about it and see how to proceed. Well, guess who the owner was? His fucking father. We couldn't believe it when Mike told us. Mike got fired two days later and James became the manager. At first we didn't know. James told us that Mike just up and quit and he was promoted since he'd been there the longest. We all immediately started looking for other jobs, but then he told us that he had heard some of us were looking for new jobs and if anyone called asking for a reference he would tell them how horrible we were. As he said it, he made a point of looking at Ange. We were all just biding our time until we could find something else. Angie had went to the police and told them what happened, but by the time she got the nerve to report him, the marks he had made were gone. So, as you know, without proof, they would do nothing. Finally, Jess, this other waitress ran into Mike. He told her what happened to him and that he was opening a diner a few blocks over. He said that he would hire all of us as soon as it opened which was only a few weeks away. We all thought that we were rescued. James seemed to be better over the next week. He apologized to Angie and told her that it would never happen again. Finally we got word from Mike that his diner was opening in two weeks and we could go ahead and come over to start training, learning the menu, etc. So, we all went into work that night and decided that we would just fuck James over. Sorry, screw. Anyhow, we all cleaned out our lockers and started walking out. We got to the parking lot and everyone was in their cars, all of the sudden he came running out. Angie had just got her door shut and locked and he like, charged her car. I had never seen anything like it. He had this crazy look in his eyes. I thought he was going to rip her door handle off. I called the police and when they got there he fought them. They had to tase him. The officer that Angie had talked to before called her and told her to get with this detective and let him know what had happened in the past. They decided that she should get a VPO that way when he got out, she would at least be a little protected. His Dad bailed him out of jail and the detective contacted Angie to let her know that he got out the day before. They had overlooked her paperwork and forgot to let her know. Well, her boyfriend and she were staying at her apartment and he went out to get dinner and had begged her to come with him but she insisted that she needed to just take a bath and relax and that she would be fine. Of course, that is never how it is, right? James had been in her apartment all day long. He was hiding in the office closet. As soon as Ben left, he came out of the closet and grabbed her. He had a gun and took her back to his house. He told her that he couldn't believe that she had betrayed his love the way she had." Tanya shuddered again.

"He held her hostage and did awful things to her. He finally was caught and they had him committed. His Dad sold the place, to Mike actually, and moved out of state. They notified Angie that he was getting out like two years ago but we all assumed that he had moved with his Dad because he never even tried to contact her as far as we knew. His last name was actually Hunter, but I knew as soon as you said it, it had to be the same twisted fuck. Sorry. Your story confirmed it. You have to contact this detective. His name is Garrett, Garrett Strong. There is no way in hell he has forgotten this case."

"Thank you so much Tanya. You have no idea how much you have helped me. Here is my number, please call me if there is anything else. Wait, Angie and Ben were their names? Is Ben in the Navy?"

"Yes of course. They both grew up here; they'd actually met in high school. Ben had to take a year leave from the academy to stay with her. She was real messed up. She seems to be over it now. Why do you ask?"

"Just curious. Thank you for your time."

I got in my car and I was shaking. I had to get myself under control. I had a bunch of shit to take care of before I picked Bella up. First, I had to call Em and Jazz and fill them in. I also needed to find out the detectives name and let Ben know that he was not out of the woods like we thought.

"FUCK!" I screamed and banged on the steering wheel. How was I going to protect her while I was gone? We didn't even know how long it would be. I finally got my shit together. I dialed Em first.

"Hey dude, where's Rose?"

"She had classes all day and she was working tonight, why what's up?"

"What about Alice, do you know where she is?"

"She is at work dude, what the fuck?"

Emmett was not one for patience.

"I just had to make sure that they were ok, I need you and Jasper to get Ben and be ready when I get there. There is some major fucking shit I need to talk to you about. Can you do that for me?"

"Are you fucking kidding? We have a major Seals game going on, there are like ten of us playing. If I leave I will never hear the fucking end of it."

"Emmett, I am not fucking kidding. I have never been more serious in my life asshole. Get off your fucking ass, get Jasper, get Ben, and get outside. I will be there in ten."

I dialed information for the non emergency number to the police station and asked for detective Strong. They connected me and I asked him if he had time to meet and what it was regarding. His immediate response was yes and he was available right now. I told him I would be there in twenty.

When I pulled up the guys were waiting. Emmett had an incredible look of annoyance on his face. Jasper was smirking and Ben didn't know what to do with himself. He looked nervous.

"This better be FUCKING good dude. My team was up asshole." Emmett practically yelled at me.

"Shut up. Thank God you are better in real life than you are on that fucking game or I'd be watching my back constantly." I told him.

Ben and Jasper starting laughing and I joined them. I was trying to get everyone relaxed before I dropped the bomb on them.

"So, Ben, where is Angela today?" I tried to sound as nonchalant as possible.

"She actually went to visit her Moms in Florida for a few weeks and since we are leaving in a few days, I told her I would rather her go now that way I don't have to worry about whether or not she got there since we won't be able to contact them for a little while."

Thank goodness, that was one less person I had to freak out.

"So, you talked to her and she already made it?"

"Yes she was lying on the beach when I talked to her about an hour ago. She is very excited about being down there. Why are you so concerned with Angie all the sudden?"

"Yeah, you were concerned with all the ladies, what is going on?" Emmett asked.

"Ok… here is the deal…"

I filled them in on everything and let Ben take over when it came to the Angela parts. He was flipping the fuck out. He told that James had tortured Angela until she said that she loved him and would always be his. He said that there were things that happened that she still couldn't talk about to this day.

"I am sorry Ben. I had no idea that it was you. I don't know how you haven't run into him sooner. Wait, you did. You had to see him at the restaurant the night we met Bella and Rose. Remember the asshat manager? That was him!"

"No it wasn't that guy had short black hair and glasses. Oh my god. He has completely changed his appearance. When Angie worked at the restaurant with him he was fat, with long blonde hair, I never saw him with glasses. I would have never known it was the same guy. FUCK!"

Emmett and Jasper tried to comfort Ben the best they could. Obviously it was harder for Emmett.

"I am going to have to kill this guy. That is all there is to it. How the fuck can I leave in a walk and a half knowing he is still out there? I can't. I just can't."

While Jasper tried to console Ben Emmett asked where we were going. I told him we were headed to the police station to talk to the detective that handled the original case. Ben was beside himself with anger. I couldn't be happier than Angela was not here.

We walked into the station and asked to speak to the detective. We were shown to his office and told that he would be with us shortly. Ben had started to calm down but I didn't know how much more he could take. He was right we only had eleven days before we left. Fuck. We had to get this shit figured out fast. Two men entered the room. The first one sat at the desk so I assumed that was detective Strong. He was about the same size as Emmett, which completely took me by surprised. Usually these detectives were small guys, ok, the detectives on tv shows were small anyway. The other guy that came in looked familiar but I couldn't figure out where I knew him from. He looked a lot younger and was a little smaller than me.

"Good afternoon gentlemen, thank you for coming in so fast." Detective Strong said, "This is Detective Clearwater, he is working Mrs. Swan's case. I wanted him to join us so that we could go over everything together. He also has a couple new developments in the case for you."

I told that detectives everything I knew. Ben and Detective Strong filled in the gaps. The story was long and every time I heard it, I felt a little sicker. This shit was real. I found a girl I was falling for and her life was possibly in danger. Fuck my life.

"Well," Detective Clearwater said, "First of all I would like you to call me Seth. Secondly, I have news that proves that this is all the same guy. They were able to lift prints from Bella's truck also some DNA. At some point he had been in the cab of her truck, there were some, uh, hairs in there. When Garrett told me about the case, I started researching and found the DNA left from, the prior case. I am waiting to hear back from the lab, but with his history they were willing to put a rush on it for me. Also, I spoke with the building manager and he actually has surveillance cameras on their building so I was able to get a good look at the guy that did this. I just got back from Mr. Black's pub and he was able to confirm that it was this James character. I also introduced myself to Mrs. Swan so if she saw me around; she wouldn't think I was just another weirdo. We are going to do everything we can to protect Mrs. Swan and her friends."

Garrett spoke up and asked Ben where Angela was and was just as comforted as I was to learn that she was in Florida. They asked about the locks, which I had yet to change and suggested a guy that could change them for me that was discreet. That way there wasn't a van parked outside that made it obvious where he worked just in case. They also wanted Bella to come in a.s.a.p. so they could get her a VPO, they thought Alice and Rose should get one too just to be on the safe side. With all of this done I started to fill a little better. At least we were on our way to having the girls as safe as possible.

Well? Btw, VPO= victim's protection order. It is basically the same thing as a protective order.

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