I had this awful sinking feeling in my belly all night and I couldn't shake it. I woke alone in Will's bed. He had gotten up in the middle of the night, I could hear him pacing the floors, the patter of his feet lulling me back to sleep. The sun was pouring in, bathing my body in warmth and light. The dust floating in the air like flecks of glitter. I shook my head pushing that memory away and focused on the sound of muffled voices in the living room.

I got out of bed, and looked at my cell phone; It was almost noon. I pulled my hair up on the top of my head in an attempt to look presentable, pulled down my sweat pants and straightened Will's John Jay sweatshirt. Will, Dino and to my shock and surprise Jeff were sitting on the sofa engrossed in a heated whispered conversation.

"Jeff? What are you doing here." At the sound of my voice, all three men jumped up, surprise on their faces.

"Well, uh…Uncle Billy called, told me what was happening. I spent the night at your parents place for… protection. Your Ma was well you know how she gets…" I nodded, I could only imagine the state she was in, but I didn't have the energy to manage her. "Anyway, Dino came by at the crack of my ass this morning with this team of dudes… And I tagged along. I wanted to see how you were holding up. I also wanted to come over here and kick Will's ass for groping you… but apparently I was misinformed."

I chuckled at the idea of Will and Jeff getting into a fight. Actually that is a horrifying idea.

"My God, my mother is like the town crier…"

"Just for the record, I was not nor will I be groping… This is a grope free environment." Will moved over on the sofa making room for me and I sat next to him. His arm wrapped around me and I could see it put Jeff on edge. He and I locked eyes and I nodded letting him know that I was ok, that Will touching me was ok. He nodded back, and relaxed slightly.

"Dino, tell me what you found out?"

"Ok so here is what we know for sure, you were in fact being followed. We took Spence in and confiscated his camera and files. There were photos of both of you. What he was doing was not illegal so we had to let him go. I spoke with the DA and there is nothing to tie any of this to Archer. It's all circumstantial. " My throat began to close up, Simon had me followed was getting reports on me for God knows how long. The thought of him, milling over my photos made me sick. Will grabbed my hand sensing my need, reading my mind. Dino's eyes stared at our entwined hands for a brief moment and then he got back to business.

"Thankfully your apartment and you parents house came up clean… no bugs…" I breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned back against the sofa. Thank God.

"Now as far as Dalton's office we still have no way of knowing but it is a fair to say it was one of Simon's goons but he would not have gotten very much info. We went to Dalton's office today and he walked me through his security system. His written notes are transcribed weekly and kept on his computer, all they would have gotten was a glimpse of his notes from that week. So…"

"It could have been worse…" Will chimed in looking directly at me. I could not believe this, that Simon could reach me from the nut house. If he is capable of this from lockup what will he be able to do when he is free. Dino glanced at Will and then Jeff before he continued.

"I went to see him today at the institution?"

"YOU WHAT?" I shot up from the sofa standing over him, tearing my hand out of Will's "You saw him? You spoke to him?"

"Yes, I did."

"Baby, calm down." I walked away from them pacing around the room.

"What did he say?!"

"He was his usual smug self, I told him that if he didn't call off the dogs I would make his life inside miserable." I gasped out in horror, total and complete horror.

"Dino you should not have done that! He must hate you even more then he did before. Newsflash! Simon is getting out and there is nothing any of us can do to stop it. If he ever did anything to hurt you, I would never forgive myself."

"Amy, I can take care of myself. Cop… Gun… license to kill…"

"This is not fucking funny Dino, I am serious. You were there you know what he said when they were taking him away."

"What did he say?" Dino and I looked at each other, and I froze. "What the fuck did he say Dino?"

"Tell him, he needs to know." I shot Jeff a look of death. "He does. He needs to know as much as possible so he can protect you Aims."

"He said that he was going to kill me… and that he was going to make me pay for taking his Amy away… and then he said that…" Dino looked at me before he continued. I nodded, allowing him to go on. "Then he said that he would never rest until Amy was his again. That his face would be the last thing she ever saw." Dino hesitated, not wanting to say anymore. I let him off the hook.

"And that he couldn't wait to be inside me again…" Will's fists were clenched at his side, his legs shoulder width apart. He looked like he wanted to scream, punch the wall and tear things to bit. I could see him trying to regain his composure. I wondered if he was counting like I do.

"Yeah he said that too." Dino said disgusted, not able to look anywhere but at the floor.

"This fucking guy is crazy! How is it that he is getting out?" Will's voice was more like a roar and I jumped at the sound of it.

"Six years of rehabilitation and they are going to let him go, it's how the system works in cases like his. He has a near spotless record. He got in to a fight this year with an inmate out of the blue… that is the only reason he is not already a free man." There was a sly smile on his face and I knew there was something behind it.

"Dino…"

"Yes Amy…"

"Did you?"

"Did I what?"

"Did you have an inmate start a fight with him?"

"Yes… Yes I did."

"Good thinking D… very good thinking. Maybe we could have him you know…"

"No! Jeff don't even say that! I don't even want to hear this, you will not have him killed… and don't you all look at me like that… It is not what you are thinking. I don't want that hanging over my head. That karma… that is something I could never get over. Despite what he did to me… I just don't want to be directly or indirectly responsible for a man's life or death."

"Even if that man is Simon?"

"Even then. I am not the animal he is, nor are you Dino or you Will or you." Jeff opened his mouth to object but I cut him off at the pass "Jeff not a word… because I know for a fact that you are NOT an animal. You might act like one sometimes but you are not an animal. I am not discussing this any further." They all looked at me like I was the crazy one. I put my hand on my chest and grabbed a fist full of my sweatshirt, felling stifled. Tugging the fabric away from my skin. I plopped back down on the sofa. Jeff quickly joined me one side. Will on the other, resting his hand on my knee. Knowing I needed something to ground me.

"Fine let's discuss security…Ok, lets do that. I have Santana at your place now, installing a security system and he will come over later to install one here too." A security system, I had ADT but that was useless to ward against Simon.

"How much is that going to cost?"

"I know Santana well. He is doing it as a favor for now, but don't worry about it. I will figure it out."

"How much Will?"

"About fifteen grand, give or take." Fifteen thousand was less that I was thinking.

"Ok, Jeff have my mother write him a check from my personal account, ok my personal account. Tell her to add five thousand to whatever it is as a thank you and that way he won't feel like you owe him a favor."

"You just have twenty grand sitting around?" Jeff laughed out loud, actually he snorted and then laughed.

"She has more then that Will."

"I got a lot of money from the civil suit… Most I gave away to charity and stuff, shelters for abused women and children. What I kept is invested and I live off the interest… At the end of the year what I don't use again goes to charity. So yes I have twenty grand just lying around."

"Wow, ok… that is…just… wow…"

"It's just money…"

"It's millions dude… millions." I swung back and punched Jeff right in the arm as hard as I could. He eyes shot up wide.

"Jesus Jeff could you shut the fuck up. I mean seriously."

"Aims, you just fucking hit me…" A huge smile spread across his stupid face and I wanted to hit him again. "Amy you hit me. You touched me."

I just hit him, I touched him and I didn't even think about it.

"I know… I did… I hit you…" I started to laugh at the same time the tears formed in my eyes. "And if you don't stop acting like a jerk I will do it again."