CHAPTER 13- What Happened?

Dom's P.O.V

"Where the hell is she?" I asked pacing up and down the living room. Bilkins had called, said he found Tran handcuffed to a bed, and someone had seen a woman fitting Stacey's description getting in to a cab. That was over an hour ago and still she was no where in sight.

And what the fuck does 'fitting her description' mean? It either was or wasn't!

"She'll be here, calm down" Tia said taking my hand and pulling me on the couch. The guys had gone out again to see if they could find the cab get her home sooner. No one had called with any information so I guess they hadn't found her. "She's strong, she'll be here" she said softly again.

"If he's touched her I swear I'll kill him."

"She can take care of herself" she told me.

"I couldn't handle it if he's touched her." Tia pulled me in a hug, then the front door opened and Stacey appeared in the door way.

"Let me guess…it's not what it looks like?" Stacey asked.

"No it's not" I said walking towards her. "We were just talking." She looked terrible, like she had been drained of all of her emotions, her energy.

"You know what Dom, I couldn't give a flying fuck right now. Where's my son?" She asked walking backwards.

"In bed" I told her stopping in my tracks. This was all too familiar, her backing away from me, when we had our show-down when she found out about me and Tia. She began climbing the stairs.

"You ok?" I asked. She didn't reply she just continued to walk up the stairs.

"She just needs some time alone" Tia said walking towards me and looking up the stairs. I phoned the rest of the team and told them Stacey was home. They all aired their relief and said they would be home shortly.

I called Bilkins too, told him Stacey was home, safe. He asked me if she was ok but I couldn't answer that. She hadn't come downstairs since she arrived home. He told me he would need to talk to her tomorrow at some point, take a statement from her. I told him I would call him tomorrow and make arrangements, when she was ready to talk.

Vince was the first to arrive home. Leon and Letty had gone to their place. Letty was tired, needed some sleep. It was understandable, and she was after all 8 months pregnant.

"Tia ran away again?" Vince asked, taking a Corona from the fridge and joining me at the kitchen table.

"She's gone to stay in a hotel" I told him coming out of my trance. I had been thinking about what Tran could have done to Stacey. It wasn't the best thing to think about but I couldn't stop thinking he still fancied her, and having her tied up he could have done anything to her.

"Dom" Vince said loudly to get my attention.

"Sorry man I'm just…"

"We all are" Mia said entering the kitchen followed by Brian.

"How is she?" Brian asked.

"I don't know. She's been with Junior since she got back."

"You make it sound like I was on holiday or something" Stacey said standing in the door way to the kitchen. She had changed her clothes and showered. Her hair freshly done, it looked pristine and shiny. She had on a pair of baggy jeans and a long sleeve jumper. I noticed she was holding the sleeves over her wrists.

"You ready to talk about it?" I asked her. She walked to the fridge and pulled out a Corona and took off the cap and took a huge swig.

"Yeah let's talk about it… what was she doing here? With you alone!?" she asked after swallowing the liquid.

"I didn't mean…"

"I know what you meant Dom" she said.

"Well good night" Mia said dragging Brian out of the room.

"I told you it was a bad idea" Vince said following them out of the room. When we heard the front door close, I began telling her why Tia had come to California.

"Oh and she couldn't tell you where Tran was over the phone?" she asked.

"Well, yeah but she wanted to help. Said she wanted to come down make sure Junior was ok, cause she was the only one he really knew."

Stacey's P.O.V

"And the whole time she was here how much time did she spend with Junior?" I asked before swigging the Corona again. I knew the answer already. She hadn't come here to be with Junior or to help. She came here cause she wanted to get her teeth into Dom again. I know she's my friend but I still didn't trust her with Dom. Or Mark for that matter. She tried it with him, when he and I first met.

She always had to wreck what I had, what kind of friend was that?

"Not much" he replied.

"Just as I thought."

"Nothing happened" he said walking towards me. I turned my back on him and looked out of the kitchen window leaning on the sink. He put his arms around my waist and held me close to him. "I only called her so she could help get you back" he added. He pulled the sleeves up on my jumper to expose the cuff marks on my wrists. "You gonna tell me what happened?" he asked.

"Yeah… but not now" I said turning around in his arms so I was facing him. "I just wanna go to sleep, in your arms" I told him. He kissed me so softly, but passionately, then took my hand and led me upstairs.

AUTHOR NOTE: OK, I'M TOTALLY STUCK! I HAVE TO WRITE A FLASH BACK OF A TIME STACEY AND DOM WHERE HAPPY! AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO, SO I'M SETTING YOU GUYS THE CHALLENGE OF WRITING IT FOR ME! IF YOU WANT TO WRITE IT E-MAIL ME AND I WILL SEND U THE REST OF THE CHAPTERS UP UNTIL WHERE THE FLASH BACK GOES AND SOME MORE INFO! LET ME KNOW AND ENJOY THE CHAPTER SORRY ITS SHORT!