Chapter 25
Matt woke up to the deafening sound of silence and the sunlight streaming through the windows of the guest room. Traveling for over 300 days in a year with his hyper younger brother and a now and then girlfriend didn't exactly allow for too much time to sleep in during the mornings. Even on weekends either Amy or Jeff would have come into his room to get him up... He got up from the bed confusedly then remembered where he was and why he was there. He had figured that she would have woken him up before she went to work. He stood up from the bed, discovered that it was already 10:30 in the morning and found a note on the side table.
"Matt, I didn't want to wake you up. You look really tired so get some rest today all right. I'll be at work until around 7, but I'll try to come for lunch around 12. I called the police station and I made sure there'd be someone here for you and I got a ride from the other officer. I'll see you soon. Corinne."
"An officer for me huh?" Matt thought, as he reached for his cell phone to call his brother.
"Lo...."
"Hey Jeffro."
"Oh hey...Dad. How're you?"
"Dad?"
"Hang on Amy, it's my Dad."
"Hi Mr. Hardy!" Matt heard Amy yell at the phone, then heard a door slam.
"Matt? Matt? You still there?"
"Why are you calling me Dad and where the hell are you?"
"I'm in the men's bathroom. Amy has been following me all day." Jeff said.
"Why?"
"Why? Because she's waiting for you to call. How's Corinne?"
"Why is she waiting for me to call? Oh, she's good. She went to work."
"Matt, I just saw the news. Can you believe that psycho? He killed a girl."
"I know Jeff. I actually better go. I'd feel better being with Corinne and making sure she's okay."
"You idiot. You let her go to work alone?" Jeff said angrily.
"She didn't wake me up," Matt said defensively.
"Oh. Um, Matt sorry to add to the problem, but Amy wants you back."
"Jeff..."
"I know, but see that's why she's been bugging me. I think she's really worried about Cor..."
"Jeff I've gotta go. Do me a favor. Make it clear to Amy that I'm not looking for a relationship right now."
"But..."
"I mean it. I'm really not. I'm happy just being friends with people. I don't know. I just can't deal with that right now."
"I got you...keep me posted and be careful Matt. I'll drive to Corinne's on Thursday, cause I promised Beth I'd be with her tomorrow. We can go home together."
"We'll see. I'm not leaving her..."
"I know, I know...until he's caught."
"Jeff he called here last night."
"Shit. Are you serious?"
"Yeah. I've really gotta go."
"Tell her I said hi."
"I will. Bye Jeff." Matt hung up the phone and quickly ran to the bathroom. It took him about twenty minutes to take a shower, another ten minutes to get dressed. By the time he was dressed it was already 11:15. As he bounded down the stairs he stopped short of the living room as he spotted a cop sitting with a cup of coffee on the couch.
"Morning Mr. Hardy. Pardon me for being here but Ms. Miller offered me the pot of coffee she left in the kitchen. I figured..."
"Oh it's fine. Um, is there an officer with her right now?"
"Of course sir. But I'm also supposed to stay by her house at all times."
"Good. So you stay here and I'm going to go see her." Matt said decidedly walking quickly to the door.
"Mr. Hardy!" The cop called out.
"Yes?"
"Ms. Miller has requested that I stay with you." The officer said embarrassedly since he had a smaller frame than Matt and yet was supposed to protect him.
"Oh, well...I don't really need you." Matt said.
"Of course sir, but..."
"You'd better just stay here." Matt said and walked out to the car while the poor policeman watched helplessly as he drove quickly away.
Matt woke up to the deafening sound of silence and the sunlight streaming through the windows of the guest room. Traveling for over 300 days in a year with his hyper younger brother and a now and then girlfriend didn't exactly allow for too much time to sleep in during the mornings. Even on weekends either Amy or Jeff would have come into his room to get him up... He got up from the bed confusedly then remembered where he was and why he was there. He had figured that she would have woken him up before she went to work. He stood up from the bed, discovered that it was already 10:30 in the morning and found a note on the side table.
"Matt, I didn't want to wake you up. You look really tired so get some rest today all right. I'll be at work until around 7, but I'll try to come for lunch around 12. I called the police station and I made sure there'd be someone here for you and I got a ride from the other officer. I'll see you soon. Corinne."
"An officer for me huh?" Matt thought, as he reached for his cell phone to call his brother.
"Lo...."
"Hey Jeffro."
"Oh hey...Dad. How're you?"
"Dad?"
"Hang on Amy, it's my Dad."
"Hi Mr. Hardy!" Matt heard Amy yell at the phone, then heard a door slam.
"Matt? Matt? You still there?"
"Why are you calling me Dad and where the hell are you?"
"I'm in the men's bathroom. Amy has been following me all day." Jeff said.
"Why?"
"Why? Because she's waiting for you to call. How's Corinne?"
"Why is she waiting for me to call? Oh, she's good. She went to work."
"Matt, I just saw the news. Can you believe that psycho? He killed a girl."
"I know Jeff. I actually better go. I'd feel better being with Corinne and making sure she's okay."
"You idiot. You let her go to work alone?" Jeff said angrily.
"She didn't wake me up," Matt said defensively.
"Oh. Um, Matt sorry to add to the problem, but Amy wants you back."
"Jeff..."
"I know, but see that's why she's been bugging me. I think she's really worried about Cor..."
"Jeff I've gotta go. Do me a favor. Make it clear to Amy that I'm not looking for a relationship right now."
"But..."
"I mean it. I'm really not. I'm happy just being friends with people. I don't know. I just can't deal with that right now."
"I got you...keep me posted and be careful Matt. I'll drive to Corinne's on Thursday, cause I promised Beth I'd be with her tomorrow. We can go home together."
"We'll see. I'm not leaving her..."
"I know, I know...until he's caught."
"Jeff he called here last night."
"Shit. Are you serious?"
"Yeah. I've really gotta go."
"Tell her I said hi."
"I will. Bye Jeff." Matt hung up the phone and quickly ran to the bathroom. It took him about twenty minutes to take a shower, another ten minutes to get dressed. By the time he was dressed it was already 11:15. As he bounded down the stairs he stopped short of the living room as he spotted a cop sitting with a cup of coffee on the couch.
"Morning Mr. Hardy. Pardon me for being here but Ms. Miller offered me the pot of coffee she left in the kitchen. I figured..."
"Oh it's fine. Um, is there an officer with her right now?"
"Of course sir. But I'm also supposed to stay by her house at all times."
"Good. So you stay here and I'm going to go see her." Matt said decidedly walking quickly to the door.
"Mr. Hardy!" The cop called out.
"Yes?"
"Ms. Miller has requested that I stay with you." The officer said embarrassedly since he had a smaller frame than Matt and yet was supposed to protect him.
"Oh, well...I don't really need you." Matt said.
"Of course sir, but..."
"You'd better just stay here." Matt said and walked out to the car while the poor policeman watched helplessly as he drove quickly away.