Chapter Two

POV Joe's

"Are you sure you haven't seen her? Ca…yeah I know…all right…okay. Hey can you call me if she calls you…yeah I know I should've."

She's been gone for three days and nobody has seen her, I've called her parent and her friends at least four times a day and still not one of them know anything. I know one person that I haven't called and I know that's probably the only person who could help her disappear like this.

"Shit." I picked up the phone but luckily Jordan a rookie cop came into office.

"Ah Joe a note just came for you..." he handed me an envelope I read my name on it and recognized Stephanie's handwriting.

Inside was a half sheet of notebook paper there was one sentence on it.

Meet me at your house 7:00

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POV Joe's

At six thirty I pulled into my driveway, she wasn't here yet. I unlocked my door, turned on the lights and ran up the stair to grab a quick shower. I had no idea what this was all about. That night she had just got up slapped me and walked out of the house…. I swear I had no idea what was wrong with her.

When I came down the stairs fifteen minutes later I was in a very bad mood. Who the hell did she think she was to just take off like this; I mean had no idea where she was for two days! She could have been hurt or God forbid dead! I started pacing the floor in my kitchen dwelling on the "what ifs" when I heard a car pull up and I felt my heart drop.

POV Steph's

I knew this was going to be bad, I could just tell when I opened the door and I latterly could cut the anger in the air with a knife. Joe was standing against the counter, arms and legs crossed and looking down at his toes. If I hadn't been so mad I at him I would have jumped him. He must have just taken a shower because his hair was still wet and he smelled of fresh shaving cream.

I mimicked him by leaned up against the counter opposite from him. We just stood there for what seemed like eternity when finally he walked towards me very slowly and kissed me.

It wasn't a hot lets do it right now on top of the kitchen table kinda kiss. It was a kiss that you only read about in fairy tales and romance novels. At first I was a bit stunned by how soft he kissed me and how his hands were so gentle as the came to my waist but then when the kiss became a little bit deeper but just as tender I stopped thinking.

He broke away from the kiss and just hugged me. I couldn't help but question if this was really Joe but then my question was answered when he whispered in my ear, "Cupcake you have no idea how mad I am right now."

HE WAS MAD! HE WAS MAD!! I put my hands flat on his hard chest and pushed him away from me. He was expecting it because even though I pushed as hard I can he didn't budge.

"Get off of me! I need to talk to you!"

Joe let go of me, "Damn right you have to do! Where the hell have you been?" he looked at my face and I knew that he knew where I had been. He turned away from me and looked out the window above sink.

"Joe please listen to me, it wasn't…"

"What wasn't it like Stephanie! Go ahead and tell me."

"I was mad and angry and hurt and I need some place to stay where no questions would be asked. It was the only place I could think of…"

"Did you sleep with him?" Something in his voice had changed, it sounded like the kiss felt. His voice wasn't angry anymore or loud it was soft and it sounded hurt.

I wanted to lie to him so I could hurt him like how he had hurt me but instead I answered truthfully.

"Yes--,"

Joe didn't turn around or throw anything as I thought he would but instead the only way I could tell he had heard me the muscles in his back and arms tensed.

POV Joe's

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. That one word that had come out of her beautiful mouth kept repeating over and over in my head. I couldn't believe it she had slept with Ranger. The pain that jolted in my heart was worse than any pain I had ever felt in my life. I just stood there with my back to her not knowing what to say.