A/N: Thank you soo much for the reviews! Its good to know people actually
reading and enjoying my story. Thanks to QuackAttack2727..I agree, I'm a
Jess fan too, and your suggestions were exactly what I was thinking.
Punkcatwitissues thank you for your suggestions. I'm sorry if it seems
jumbled and confusing. I'll try to straighten it out for the next chapters.
Thanks to all your other reviewers out there! This next chapter may make
Rory seem like a 'wimp' but the knowledge that someone's out there who will
hurt you will really take a toll on your life. I may also seem to make Rory
seem like a child. This is not my intention. In this story this event has
really affected her life. I'm trying to make this story seem as real as
possible. Have a Happy Easter!
"D-d-Dean." Rory could barely get the words out. She was having enough trouble trying to drive and talk about something she didn't want to be involved in...but now it was even worse.
"Rory, what's wrong." His voice raged with concern.
"I..I'm being followed."
"For sure?"
"I think so. I saw this car near my apartment earlier."
"Has he been following you this whole time?"
"I'm guessing so." Her voice was broken up, as she was on the verge of tears.
"Rory, go to work. Now." Dean was yelling into the phone.
"Dean, I don't know what to do. Help me." She was having a nervous breakdown. Tears were flooding down her face causing her to have trouble seeing the road clearly.
"Rory, work won't be safe enough, never mind that thought ."
"Where do I go?"
"Rory.....go see Jess. He'll be able to keep you safe. I'll start heading out there in a bit. Right now you need protection."
"What, what do I do. I'm just so..so scared." Her lips were quivering preventing her from talking clearly.
"Do you remember how Jess helped you when you were faced with the gun?"
"Yes."
"Go see him."
"But I have to go to..to go to work."
"Turn around and drive straight to his apartment."
"Dean..what was it that you wanted to tell me earlier? You said he was more dangerous than you thought.."
"Rory, don't worry about it now. Just go to Jess'."
"Dean...what have I gotten myself into." The crying got worse as she struggled to keep her eyes on the road.
"Rory, just stay on the phone."
"Dean, why is he more dangerous than you thought." She yelled violently into her cell phone.
"He's not only abusive...he kills and he stalks. I was talking to my mom about it earlier."
Rory gasped...if he stalked it would be difficult to get away from him. She couldn't speak at all.
"Rory, it was hidden in the file. The case's were dismissed. I'm not sure why. He came up with some hot shot lawyer who got him out of it."
Rory violently turned her car around and headed towards Jess' apartment. It would be a short drive, though would seem to take forever. She starred in the rearview mirror not seeing the car.
"Dean, he's gone." Relief flooded through her body. She wiped the tears from her face with her hand.
"Rory, are you sure?" She checked again....There was a pile of cars behind her it was hard to tell. Traffic was getting heavier.
"I think so."
"Rory, go to Jess's now." This was hard for him to do. Jess was someone he knew couldn't be trusted, but he also knew he was strong and would be able to protect her.
"It's on the next street."
Rory drove quickly and continued to glance in the rearview mirror. She made a quick turn into the parking lot that had almost taken her life. She didn't know how hard it would be to return to it. It held horrors and the chance of being killed yet again. She quickly parked her car, locked it and got out. Running she tried to talk to Dean.
"I'm here."
"Ok run right up to the apartment."
"I don't know if I can do it."
"You can, I guarantee it." It was hard for him to tell her what to do. He knew how scared she must be. He also knew the extent of the damage that his cousin had caused other people. He did not want her in that position. He decided it was best to stay calm with he; speak in layman's terms; treat her as if she were a child. That might minimize the amount of fear she was holding.
Rory quickly pushed away her fears and ran up the steps. She figured taking the elevator would be a bad idea. She could be cornered with Adam...which would not be a good idea.
"Okay, I'm standing at the door." It had taken her awhile to remember the apartment number and she had unwisely forgotten to look at the names on the way in. She vaguely remembered a fire extinguisher being right outside the room.
"Knock on it. You need to get inside."
"I'm scared." It was true. The last time she saw him she had told him off. Now she was asking him to protect her life. He had a family of his own, he didn't need her to create trouble for him.
"Rory knock on the door."
After a few seconds of debating she decided this was her only option. Making a fist she rose her hand and knocked on the door. She only prayed that Jess would answer and she wouldn't have to talk to his wife. The door opened and she came face to face with Jess. The one, the only.
"Well look who we have here. Come to apologize?"
Rory had left her cell phone on and had put it in her hand. Dean immediately regretted his decision to tell her to go there. He knew that Jess' sarcasm could easily cause a breakdown.
Jess looked at her tear stained face. He immediately knew something was wrong.
"Rory, are you ok?" his concerned voice immediately asked.
"J-J-."
A voice came from the cell phone. She lifted it up to her ear.
"Rory, give Jess, ...let me explain everything."
Rory slowly handed the phone to Jess.
"Who is it..."
"Just listen."
Jess put the phone to his ear.
"Jess . Just hear me out." The voice sounded familiar.
"Who is this."
"It's Dean."
Jess couldn't believe it.
"What did you do to her." He practically screamed into the phone, forcing Rory to cry even more.
"Jess, it's not me that did this. I told her to go to you. I'll be down there in a few hours. Just let her in."
Jess took the phone away from his ear for a second and wrapped his arm around her back. By now Mrs. Mariano had come to the door to see what was the matter.
"Sweetie, what's wrong." Her voice was soft. She seemed like the type of girl that wouldn't even get along with the Jess she knew. He nodded in Rory's direction, then quickly gave her a signal telling her he had it under control. She abruptly left while Jess led Rory over to the couch. When they were settled, Jess spoke into the phone.
"What's going on?"
Dean hesitated then decided he needed to hear the whole story. It took about 5 minutes to describe the events that had happened after Jess had saved her. When Dean was done he stared at Rory in disbelief. Her hair was a mess and she had the tiny bit of make up that she did wear streaming down her face. He finished talking to Dean then gave the phone to Rory.
"Rory, it's going to be okay."
"Thanks Dean."
"I'm going to call your mom. She should have known about this awhile ago. I'll probably bring her with me. I'll see you in a bit. If you need anything just call my cell."
"Thanks." That was all she could say. His comforting words had allowed her to relax and she was able to finish her crying for the moment.
She closed her cell and turned to Jess. He just looked at her...
"It's going to be okay, that's one thing I can promise you. It's going to be okay."
"D-d-Dean." Rory could barely get the words out. She was having enough trouble trying to drive and talk about something she didn't want to be involved in...but now it was even worse.
"Rory, what's wrong." His voice raged with concern.
"I..I'm being followed."
"For sure?"
"I think so. I saw this car near my apartment earlier."
"Has he been following you this whole time?"
"I'm guessing so." Her voice was broken up, as she was on the verge of tears.
"Rory, go to work. Now." Dean was yelling into the phone.
"Dean, I don't know what to do. Help me." She was having a nervous breakdown. Tears were flooding down her face causing her to have trouble seeing the road clearly.
"Rory, work won't be safe enough, never mind that thought ."
"Where do I go?"
"Rory.....go see Jess. He'll be able to keep you safe. I'll start heading out there in a bit. Right now you need protection."
"What, what do I do. I'm just so..so scared." Her lips were quivering preventing her from talking clearly.
"Do you remember how Jess helped you when you were faced with the gun?"
"Yes."
"Go see him."
"But I have to go to..to go to work."
"Turn around and drive straight to his apartment."
"Dean..what was it that you wanted to tell me earlier? You said he was more dangerous than you thought.."
"Rory, don't worry about it now. Just go to Jess'."
"Dean...what have I gotten myself into." The crying got worse as she struggled to keep her eyes on the road.
"Rory, just stay on the phone."
"Dean, why is he more dangerous than you thought." She yelled violently into her cell phone.
"He's not only abusive...he kills and he stalks. I was talking to my mom about it earlier."
Rory gasped...if he stalked it would be difficult to get away from him. She couldn't speak at all.
"Rory, it was hidden in the file. The case's were dismissed. I'm not sure why. He came up with some hot shot lawyer who got him out of it."
Rory violently turned her car around and headed towards Jess' apartment. It would be a short drive, though would seem to take forever. She starred in the rearview mirror not seeing the car.
"Dean, he's gone." Relief flooded through her body. She wiped the tears from her face with her hand.
"Rory, are you sure?" She checked again....There was a pile of cars behind her it was hard to tell. Traffic was getting heavier.
"I think so."
"Rory, go to Jess's now." This was hard for him to do. Jess was someone he knew couldn't be trusted, but he also knew he was strong and would be able to protect her.
"It's on the next street."
Rory drove quickly and continued to glance in the rearview mirror. She made a quick turn into the parking lot that had almost taken her life. She didn't know how hard it would be to return to it. It held horrors and the chance of being killed yet again. She quickly parked her car, locked it and got out. Running she tried to talk to Dean.
"I'm here."
"Ok run right up to the apartment."
"I don't know if I can do it."
"You can, I guarantee it." It was hard for him to tell her what to do. He knew how scared she must be. He also knew the extent of the damage that his cousin had caused other people. He did not want her in that position. He decided it was best to stay calm with he; speak in layman's terms; treat her as if she were a child. That might minimize the amount of fear she was holding.
Rory quickly pushed away her fears and ran up the steps. She figured taking the elevator would be a bad idea. She could be cornered with Adam...which would not be a good idea.
"Okay, I'm standing at the door." It had taken her awhile to remember the apartment number and she had unwisely forgotten to look at the names on the way in. She vaguely remembered a fire extinguisher being right outside the room.
"Knock on it. You need to get inside."
"I'm scared." It was true. The last time she saw him she had told him off. Now she was asking him to protect her life. He had a family of his own, he didn't need her to create trouble for him.
"Rory knock on the door."
After a few seconds of debating she decided this was her only option. Making a fist she rose her hand and knocked on the door. She only prayed that Jess would answer and she wouldn't have to talk to his wife. The door opened and she came face to face with Jess. The one, the only.
"Well look who we have here. Come to apologize?"
Rory had left her cell phone on and had put it in her hand. Dean immediately regretted his decision to tell her to go there. He knew that Jess' sarcasm could easily cause a breakdown.
Jess looked at her tear stained face. He immediately knew something was wrong.
"Rory, are you ok?" his concerned voice immediately asked.
"J-J-."
A voice came from the cell phone. She lifted it up to her ear.
"Rory, give Jess, ...let me explain everything."
Rory slowly handed the phone to Jess.
"Who is it..."
"Just listen."
Jess put the phone to his ear.
"Jess . Just hear me out." The voice sounded familiar.
"Who is this."
"It's Dean."
Jess couldn't believe it.
"What did you do to her." He practically screamed into the phone, forcing Rory to cry even more.
"Jess, it's not me that did this. I told her to go to you. I'll be down there in a few hours. Just let her in."
Jess took the phone away from his ear for a second and wrapped his arm around her back. By now Mrs. Mariano had come to the door to see what was the matter.
"Sweetie, what's wrong." Her voice was soft. She seemed like the type of girl that wouldn't even get along with the Jess she knew. He nodded in Rory's direction, then quickly gave her a signal telling her he had it under control. She abruptly left while Jess led Rory over to the couch. When they were settled, Jess spoke into the phone.
"What's going on?"
Dean hesitated then decided he needed to hear the whole story. It took about 5 minutes to describe the events that had happened after Jess had saved her. When Dean was done he stared at Rory in disbelief. Her hair was a mess and she had the tiny bit of make up that she did wear streaming down her face. He finished talking to Dean then gave the phone to Rory.
"Rory, it's going to be okay."
"Thanks Dean."
"I'm going to call your mom. She should have known about this awhile ago. I'll probably bring her with me. I'll see you in a bit. If you need anything just call my cell."
"Thanks." That was all she could say. His comforting words had allowed her to relax and she was able to finish her crying for the moment.
She closed her cell and turned to Jess. He just looked at her...
"It's going to be okay, that's one thing I can promise you. It's going to be okay."