Chapter 16
After I'd told the two brothers everything he had said to me on the phone they went around checking doors & windows were locked while I stayed in matt's room. I knew that wherever th is lunatic had been he'd be long gone by now...but that didnt make me feel any safer! He was watching me! whoever he was, he was out there watching my every move & I had no way to stop him! At least I knew he couldnt call me any more - my cell was in pieces on the floor!!
"Nothing!" Jeff said as he came back into the room, "Matt's calling the police...we cant let you go out there when this idiot is prowling around!"
"Thanks Jeff!" I said softly. Here was a guy that a couple of hours ago I thought was a psycho stalker & here he was trying to help me! He could have pushed me out of the door & left me out there & I wouldnt have blamed him! "About before...I'm sorry...I feel so ashamed!"
Jeff smiled, "Aahhh I guess you're forgiven!"
"I cant appologise enough! I feel so stupid!"
"Look its a hell of a lot to deal with! He's messin with your head & you have to try & stay focused here!" He sat beside me on the bed, "Do you not recognise his voice at all?" I shook my head. "Is it American? British?"
"American!"
He nodded, "Just try to think of some clue, anything at all!"
"I've tried Jeff! God there's just no one it could be!! I felt better when I thought it was you!!" We both laughed.
"The police are on their way!" Matt said as he came in, "You ok now?" he sat down beside me & put his arm around my waist. I nodded & smiled at him. "Well how about we go downstairs & I make a coffee while we wait for the police to come?"
"Sounds good to me!" I stood up, "Oh as long as it's you making it & not Jeff!" I winked at Jeff & he laughed!
*******
After the police had taken my statement they warned me to be on my guard but that people like this usually dont act on their threats! 'Cowards who hide behind phones!' was their exact words, but it still didnt make me feel any better! I'd called mary, just to fill her in on everything that she didnt already know! She told me the Jamesons were back & she'd explained what had been going on & they wanted to see me when I got home! Great!! Well who could blame them? They'd hired a nanny who had hardly even looked after their kids!! So, I supposed I was about to be fired on top of everything else!! What more could I expect?!
Matt & Jeff offered to walk me home but I assured them one big strapping wrestler would be enough protection to get me back to Edbrook so I left with Matt!
"I guess I'll have to go & face the music then huh?!" I said as we went through the gates.
"Dont worry too much! Im sure they'll understand!" Matt put a reassuring arm around my shoulder.
"Would you? Ive hardly been near their kids since I got here & thats what they are paying me for!!" I sighed, "They hired a nanny & got a neurotic mess!!"
"Hey come on!" he stopped & turned me to face him, "It wont be that bad! When I get back I bet it's all blown over!"
"I wish you werent going away Matt!" He held me & I pressed my head against his chest.
"I'll only be gone one night! I'll get back as soon as I can I promise!" He lifted my head & kissed me, "Besides you'll have Mick here.."
"Oh GOD Dont remind me!!"
"And Jeff!" He smiled, "You can trust him Bec, he'll look out for you!"
"I know! I know!"
We reached the huge doors of Edbrook Hall.
"Ok go on then - get it over & done with!"
"I dont want you to go Matt!" I almost started to cry!
"Hey! I want none of that! I'll be back before you know it!"
"Kiss me again!"
"What? Here!? what if Mary..."
"Aaah screw Mary!!"
He smiled & pressed his lips on mine, then he watched as I went inside, fighting back my tears.
Once inside I went quickly to the bathroom to tidy myself up! I looked at the wreck staring back at me from the mirror & I hardly recognised myself! I couldnt even remember the last time I had a meal! "Coffee & nicotine!" I said to the wreck in the mirror, "What a mess you are girl!!"
Outside the door to Mr Jamesons study I felt like I was going to puke! I gingerly knocked on the door & held my breath until I was prompted to go in. Mr & Mrs Jameson sat in huge backed leather chairs & gestured for me to take the one opposite them, which I did! There was a moment of awkward silence before Mr Jameson cleared his throat & spoke.
"Rebecca, thankyou for meeting with us!" I politely nodded, "We erm...we understand there's been a few....how should we say it...incidents since we've been away?"
"Yes Mr Jameson!"
"Is everything Mary told us the truth?"
"I believe so Mr Jameson." I put my hands in my lap & stared down at them.
"Hmm..well how did all of this come about Rebecca?"
"I dont know really...I...it..." I sighed & tried to pull myself together, "I'm very sorry that all of this has happened but I did nothing at all to encourage it & Im very scared!"
"Well Rebecca have you no idea who it might be?" Mrs Jameson said, sitting forward in her chair. I shook my head & fought back my tears. "You havent had a run-in with anyone?"
"No."
"In town maybe?"
"No."
"At the bar? the store?"
"No."
"No one has asked you out & you've turned them down?"
"No ma'am, no one at all! I cant understand why anyone would want to do this to me!" Tears ran down my cheeks, "I'm so sorry for all the trouble Ive caused!"
"Now Rebecca, no one is saying any of this is your fault!", Mr Jameson stood up & went around his desk, "However we do have the children to think about!"
"I understand sir."
"Their safety..."
"Oh I understand Mr Jameson! The children must come first!"
"Yes....so we....erm...."
"It's alright I know! I'll go & pack my things..."
"PACK? Good heavens girl we're not firing you!"
"Y....you're not?"
Mrs Jameson came over & took hold of my hand, kneeling infront of me, "Rebecca we have to go back to New York tonight....some unfinished business, so we will take the children with us!"
"You will? But I tho.."
"We want you to stay!" She squeezed my hand, "The kids think the world of you and...well...once all of this is resolved we want you to continue to look after them!"
"Really?!"
"Yes really! Now can you look after them until we leave later tonight...if you're feeling up to it of course?"
"I would love to look after them! Thankyou!" I stood up & she gave me a quick hug!
"Well I hope it's all over soon, you look tired!"
"I am....but thankyou for this! You cant know what it means to me!" I turned to leave.
"Oh just one thing Rebecca!" Mr Jameson called after me, "We'd ahh feel safer if you stayed indoors with the children today!"
"Yes sir, I understand!"
After I'd told the two brothers everything he had said to me on the phone they went around checking doors & windows were locked while I stayed in matt's room. I knew that wherever th is lunatic had been he'd be long gone by now...but that didnt make me feel any safer! He was watching me! whoever he was, he was out there watching my every move & I had no way to stop him! At least I knew he couldnt call me any more - my cell was in pieces on the floor!!
"Nothing!" Jeff said as he came back into the room, "Matt's calling the police...we cant let you go out there when this idiot is prowling around!"
"Thanks Jeff!" I said softly. Here was a guy that a couple of hours ago I thought was a psycho stalker & here he was trying to help me! He could have pushed me out of the door & left me out there & I wouldnt have blamed him! "About before...I'm sorry...I feel so ashamed!"
Jeff smiled, "Aahhh I guess you're forgiven!"
"I cant appologise enough! I feel so stupid!"
"Look its a hell of a lot to deal with! He's messin with your head & you have to try & stay focused here!" He sat beside me on the bed, "Do you not recognise his voice at all?" I shook my head. "Is it American? British?"
"American!"
He nodded, "Just try to think of some clue, anything at all!"
"I've tried Jeff! God there's just no one it could be!! I felt better when I thought it was you!!" We both laughed.
"The police are on their way!" Matt said as he came in, "You ok now?" he sat down beside me & put his arm around my waist. I nodded & smiled at him. "Well how about we go downstairs & I make a coffee while we wait for the police to come?"
"Sounds good to me!" I stood up, "Oh as long as it's you making it & not Jeff!" I winked at Jeff & he laughed!
*******
After the police had taken my statement they warned me to be on my guard but that people like this usually dont act on their threats! 'Cowards who hide behind phones!' was their exact words, but it still didnt make me feel any better! I'd called mary, just to fill her in on everything that she didnt already know! She told me the Jamesons were back & she'd explained what had been going on & they wanted to see me when I got home! Great!! Well who could blame them? They'd hired a nanny who had hardly even looked after their kids!! So, I supposed I was about to be fired on top of everything else!! What more could I expect?!
Matt & Jeff offered to walk me home but I assured them one big strapping wrestler would be enough protection to get me back to Edbrook so I left with Matt!
"I guess I'll have to go & face the music then huh?!" I said as we went through the gates.
"Dont worry too much! Im sure they'll understand!" Matt put a reassuring arm around my shoulder.
"Would you? Ive hardly been near their kids since I got here & thats what they are paying me for!!" I sighed, "They hired a nanny & got a neurotic mess!!"
"Hey come on!" he stopped & turned me to face him, "It wont be that bad! When I get back I bet it's all blown over!"
"I wish you werent going away Matt!" He held me & I pressed my head against his chest.
"I'll only be gone one night! I'll get back as soon as I can I promise!" He lifted my head & kissed me, "Besides you'll have Mick here.."
"Oh GOD Dont remind me!!"
"And Jeff!" He smiled, "You can trust him Bec, he'll look out for you!"
"I know! I know!"
We reached the huge doors of Edbrook Hall.
"Ok go on then - get it over & done with!"
"I dont want you to go Matt!" I almost started to cry!
"Hey! I want none of that! I'll be back before you know it!"
"Kiss me again!"
"What? Here!? what if Mary..."
"Aaah screw Mary!!"
He smiled & pressed his lips on mine, then he watched as I went inside, fighting back my tears.
Once inside I went quickly to the bathroom to tidy myself up! I looked at the wreck staring back at me from the mirror & I hardly recognised myself! I couldnt even remember the last time I had a meal! "Coffee & nicotine!" I said to the wreck in the mirror, "What a mess you are girl!!"
Outside the door to Mr Jamesons study I felt like I was going to puke! I gingerly knocked on the door & held my breath until I was prompted to go in. Mr & Mrs Jameson sat in huge backed leather chairs & gestured for me to take the one opposite them, which I did! There was a moment of awkward silence before Mr Jameson cleared his throat & spoke.
"Rebecca, thankyou for meeting with us!" I politely nodded, "We erm...we understand there's been a few....how should we say it...incidents since we've been away?"
"Yes Mr Jameson!"
"Is everything Mary told us the truth?"
"I believe so Mr Jameson." I put my hands in my lap & stared down at them.
"Hmm..well how did all of this come about Rebecca?"
"I dont know really...I...it..." I sighed & tried to pull myself together, "I'm very sorry that all of this has happened but I did nothing at all to encourage it & Im very scared!"
"Well Rebecca have you no idea who it might be?" Mrs Jameson said, sitting forward in her chair. I shook my head & fought back my tears. "You havent had a run-in with anyone?"
"No."
"In town maybe?"
"No."
"At the bar? the store?"
"No."
"No one has asked you out & you've turned them down?"
"No ma'am, no one at all! I cant understand why anyone would want to do this to me!" Tears ran down my cheeks, "I'm so sorry for all the trouble Ive caused!"
"Now Rebecca, no one is saying any of this is your fault!", Mr Jameson stood up & went around his desk, "However we do have the children to think about!"
"I understand sir."
"Their safety..."
"Oh I understand Mr Jameson! The children must come first!"
"Yes....so we....erm...."
"It's alright I know! I'll go & pack my things..."
"PACK? Good heavens girl we're not firing you!"
"Y....you're not?"
Mrs Jameson came over & took hold of my hand, kneeling infront of me, "Rebecca we have to go back to New York tonight....some unfinished business, so we will take the children with us!"
"You will? But I tho.."
"We want you to stay!" She squeezed my hand, "The kids think the world of you and...well...once all of this is resolved we want you to continue to look after them!"
"Really?!"
"Yes really! Now can you look after them until we leave later tonight...if you're feeling up to it of course?"
"I would love to look after them! Thankyou!" I stood up & she gave me a quick hug!
"Well I hope it's all over soon, you look tired!"
"I am....but thankyou for this! You cant know what it means to me!" I turned to leave.
"Oh just one thing Rebecca!" Mr Jameson called after me, "We'd ahh feel safer if you stayed indoors with the children today!"
"Yes sir, I understand!"