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At twenty minutes to eleven Vince had finished reading the letters. He sat back and contemplated what he had just read.
"Well?" Linda asked. Luckily she had a book laying on her desk that she had been reading during her lunch breaks at work, so that had been keeping her amused for the last three and a half hours or so.
Vince shook his head. "Whoever it is, he's got something against me that's for sure."
"Then I guess that narrows it down to about 200 people or so." Linda replied sarcasticly.
Vince shot her a cold look. "I'm being serious."
"You think I wasn't?" Replied Linda.
"I don't want you going ANYWHERE on your own. Have you got that?" Asked Vince.
"Vince, don't be so stupid. I can't have someone with me everywhere I go."
"Your not just going to have anyone with you, you're going to have me." Vince said decisively.
"What? Vince you can't be around me twenty four seven. We both busy people and our work takes us to different places."
"Well, we're going to have to compromise on that then aren't we? Your going to have to give up some stuff and I'm going to give up some stuff."
"What are you so worried about? It's not like there death threats, just someone with an out-of-control obsession. From reading those, I don't think he'd hurt me if if he did get to me." Said Linda, trying to convince herself more than anyone else.
"You can't be too sure. For all we know, he could turn the moment he gets to you." Vince began to think. "You'll have to come with me on the road because I'm not going to leave you on your own."
"I can't I have work to do here."
"Bring it with you."
"And I suppose I could bring the rest of the board with me as well can I? Just incase I need to consult them on anything."
"Look Linda, I'm doing this for you. I don't want to see you hurt. I said earlier I'd protect you and I meant it but I can't do it if we're thousands of miles apart." Spat Vince, hating the fact that Linda was trying to play this down.
Tears began to well up in Linda's eyes at Vince's outburst. Vince looked at her.
"I'm sorry baby." Vince said walking over to Linda and kneeling down infront of her. "I didn't mean to shout at you."
"I'm sorry."
"For what?" Asked Vince as he put his hands on either side of her legs.
"For all of this. I didn't want to cause any trouble, that's why I didn't tell you in the first place."
"Hey, stop that. This isn't your fault, I just I want you to be safe and...well, call me a chavonist pig, but I wouldn't trust another man, professionally trained or whatever else, to keep you safe. If you're with me I know you're gonna be safe because I know that I'd do anything to protect you." Vince said quietly.
Linda looked at him. "That's so sweet."
Vince shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah well, I'm not really the person everyone thinks I am."
"I know you're not. And I don't think I'd feel safe with any other man either."
"So it's decided then?"
Linda nodded. "I'll come with you on the road, just so long as we get back, you come where I want to go." Smiled Linda.
Vince nodded. "You've got yourself a deal."
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At twenty minutes to eleven Vince had finished reading the letters. He sat back and contemplated what he had just read.
"Well?" Linda asked. Luckily she had a book laying on her desk that she had been reading during her lunch breaks at work, so that had been keeping her amused for the last three and a half hours or so.
Vince shook his head. "Whoever it is, he's got something against me that's for sure."
"Then I guess that narrows it down to about 200 people or so." Linda replied sarcasticly.
Vince shot her a cold look. "I'm being serious."
"You think I wasn't?" Replied Linda.
"I don't want you going ANYWHERE on your own. Have you got that?" Asked Vince.
"Vince, don't be so stupid. I can't have someone with me everywhere I go."
"Your not just going to have anyone with you, you're going to have me." Vince said decisively.
"What? Vince you can't be around me twenty four seven. We both busy people and our work takes us to different places."
"Well, we're going to have to compromise on that then aren't we? Your going to have to give up some stuff and I'm going to give up some stuff."
"What are you so worried about? It's not like there death threats, just someone with an out-of-control obsession. From reading those, I don't think he'd hurt me if if he did get to me." Said Linda, trying to convince herself more than anyone else.
"You can't be too sure. For all we know, he could turn the moment he gets to you." Vince began to think. "You'll have to come with me on the road because I'm not going to leave you on your own."
"I can't I have work to do here."
"Bring it with you."
"And I suppose I could bring the rest of the board with me as well can I? Just incase I need to consult them on anything."
"Look Linda, I'm doing this for you. I don't want to see you hurt. I said earlier I'd protect you and I meant it but I can't do it if we're thousands of miles apart." Spat Vince, hating the fact that Linda was trying to play this down.
Tears began to well up in Linda's eyes at Vince's outburst. Vince looked at her.
"I'm sorry baby." Vince said walking over to Linda and kneeling down infront of her. "I didn't mean to shout at you."
"I'm sorry."
"For what?" Asked Vince as he put his hands on either side of her legs.
"For all of this. I didn't want to cause any trouble, that's why I didn't tell you in the first place."
"Hey, stop that. This isn't your fault, I just I want you to be safe and...well, call me a chavonist pig, but I wouldn't trust another man, professionally trained or whatever else, to keep you safe. If you're with me I know you're gonna be safe because I know that I'd do anything to protect you." Vince said quietly.
Linda looked at him. "That's so sweet."
Vince shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah well, I'm not really the person everyone thinks I am."
"I know you're not. And I don't think I'd feel safe with any other man either."
"So it's decided then?"
Linda nodded. "I'll come with you on the road, just so long as we get back, you come where I want to go." Smiled Linda.
Vince nodded. "You've got yourself a deal."
