Kay ran as best as she could up the stairs in her stilettos. She held her hands on the dingy red walls to steady herself. She almost fell on the floor when she tripped on the last step, but caught herself.
She made her way to her door and tried to unlock it but was interrupted by a guy.
" You just move in here?" he said looking around the hallway suspiciously.
" Yep." Replied Kay uninterested.
He came up right behind her and said, " A pretty lady such as yourself shouldn't be in a place like this. It can be dangerous. A lot freaks."
She turned around and replied, " Like you?" she scowled at him and went back to trying to find the right key.
He put his hands on her waist and said, " You shouldn't try to fight."
This was getting too creepy for her. She turned around as she said, " Don't touch me, ever." As she pushed him away and tried to walk into her apartment.
He grabbed her neck and pulled her to him and said to her, " Next time you go against me, your last breath will be through a plastic bag." And he pushed her back in.
She slammed the door and her fingers couldn't operate fast enough to lock it. She couldn't stop shaking but managed to collect herself to look through the peephole in the door to see him wave at the peephole.
She ran to the bathroom to take a shower, as soon as she got in she started crying. Wishing she had taken Fox up on his offer for breakfast. But she had to go get ready, she just put it out of her mind. She was dressed in a gray dress skirt and matching blazer with a light pink camisole tank top underneath, with her black stiletto heels. She had her hair back in a low messy bun and had accented her grayish blue eyes with a smoky black eyeliner.
She checked the peephole once again and no one was there. She gripped her keys, opened the door slightly to lock it. She shut the door and ran down the steps and out into the parking lot and didn't stop until she got inside the car.
She put her hands on the wheel, and pressed her forehead against her hands.
A knocking sound startled her; she looked up and in her window saw an older man tapping.
She was relieved and put the key in the ignition and pressed the button to put the window down.
"Excuse me , miss?" said the kind older man.
" Yes?" she asked a little weary.
" When you were running, you dropped your purse." He said as he showed her the black handbag.
" Oh, thank you very much." She said as she took it from him and He smiled and walked away.
She pulled out of the parking lot and headed off to her day job as a secretary for the Harmony Crime Lab. During her lunch break she received a phone call from Fox.
" Hey, how are you?"
" I'm alright, I guess." Said Kay nervously.
" What? What's wrong?" asked Fox with concern.
" Nothing." She said trying to brush it off.
" No, Kay tell me what's wrong." Fox said worried.
" It's just this creepy guy, at my apartment. He was pretty creepy but I just brushed it off until he started touching me-" She was cut off when Fox interrupted.
" He started touching you?! He's dead, I'm going to kill him, I-" But it was his turn to be cut off.
" Yeah, he was touching me, then when I pushed him away he threatened to kill me." She said letting out a breath.
Fox was silent for a couple seconds then said, " Kay, you can't possibly stay there."
"Well, where else am I supposed to go?"
" You can live with me." Fox stated.
" Fox…" Kay drifted on warningly.
" What?"
" Do you remember what I said this morning? We have to stay friends." She reminded him.
" Yes, I'm being a friend. I'll get all your stuff and you'll have your own bedroom and everything." He said hoping she'd take him up on his offer.
" What about Lex?"
"What about her? Of course she's living there too."
"Ok, Fox. We'll try it." She said sighing in defeat.
" I don't want you or your daughter in danger, and staying there, you're in direct danger."
" Alright Fox, Thank you very much. You know I'm really lucky to have a friend like you." She smiled over the phone.
" No, I am the lucky one." He said, " But I have to go and pick up all your things, you'll never have to go back there again." He said defensively.
"Thanks Fox, ooh I gotta get back to work, I'm getting the evil eye from my supervisor. I'll pick up Lex after work and come by."
" See you then"
" Bye Fox." She turned her phone off and apologized to her supervisor and went back to her desk.
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Kay drove to Pilar's house in Fox's Aston Martin, she didn't know how many people were staring, but it felt good to be the center of attention without doing something wrong.
She arrived at Pilar's door and knocked. She smoothed her hair back and smiled as soon as the door opend to reveal Pilar.
" Pilar! Thank you so much for looking after Lex for so long. It really helped me out, I hope you didn't mind." Kay laughed.
" Oh not at all. She is so lovely. I understand you're trying to provide for you and your daughter. I hope Miguel is paying child support, I assume." She said.
" Um, I haven't really gotten a check yet." Kay tried to laugh it off nervously.
" Dios Mio, I will talk to him Kay. Please come inside." She said while standing aside the door. Kay smiled and nodded while entering.
" Miguel, kay is here." Pilar yelled, but there was no answer.
" Kay they should be in the living room, go on in."
Kay walked into the living room with Pilar trailing behind.
Kay looked for Miguel, and then she saw Charity. Charity was holding her baby. She saw fire. She wanted to kill Charity. She wanted to strangle her to death. But she remembered she couldn't have any violence around her daughter.
" Give me my daughter." Kay said coldly as she glared at Charity.
" Uh, sure Kay." Charity said a little nervous as she saw the look Kay had given her.
Kay took her daughter and propped her up. " Where's Miguel?" Kay said harshly.
" Uh, he's in the kitchen." Charity said trying to not make eye contact.
Kay turned around and headed towards to kitchen, and Charity called out, " She's a really good baby, Kay." But Kay made no effort to respond, and continued to head towards to kitchen to find Miguel.
He was sitting at the kitchen table playing solitaire. He looked up and said, " Kay.."
" What the hell Miguel!" She screamed at him.
" Kay don't scream near the baby." Miguel said scolding her.
She couldn't believe this, so she called Pilar in and passed Lex to her.
" I do not need parenting lessons from you, of all people." Kay said harshly.
" Kay, what are you talking about?" Said Miguel irritated.
" This is your time to spend with your daughter, What the HELL is she doing with CHARITY!!" screamed Kay.
" Kay, I love her, she's going to be in the baby's life." Said Miguel trying to calm her down.
" Yes Miguel, you love her, I know. The whole town knows, BUT she has a mother, me, not Charity. I told you she is to be no where near Charity. And you can't say the reason Lex has to be in Charity's arms while you're in here playing solitaire is because you love her. What the hell does THAT have to do with ANYTHING?!" ,Screamed Kay in a fit of rage.
" Answer me Miguel. Dammit Miguel, do you even have an answer?" She stared at him and rubbed her temples. " You don't, ok well I have something to say. I ever catch Charity near my daughter, you will never see her again, but by the way, you probably wouldn't care. Since you don't care about her welfare. It's been three months and I haven't seen a single check." Kay said exasperated.
" Miguel, why hasn't Kay received her check yet?"
" Mama, I should have told you sooner, " Miguel started, " I lost my job at the cannery."
" Oh, how come Miguel?" Asked Pilar with concern.
" Because, I couldn't stand to be away form Charity. It was right after me and her finally got back together, I needed to be with her, and they said I didn't come in enough to work, so they fired me." Miguel said trying to prove his point.
" But Miguel, you have Kay and your child to look after."
" No, Pilar, it's ok, I can see he doesn't want to have anything to do with us." Kay said as she grabbed her daughter and was about to leave.
" No Kay, I do care, I promise I'll get a job, just let me see her." Miguel pleaded.
Kay looked at him for a couple seconds and said, " Fine, Charity ever goes near Lex, I'm setting a restraining order on you and her." Kay said completely serious.
The tension in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife, but it became even thicker when Charity came in.
" Kay, I came to say goodbye to Lex, She's such a cute baby. I can't wait till the next time you bring her over." Charity oozed.
" Uh huh." Kay said un-amused.
Just then Luis walked in, " Who's Aston Martin is that in the driveway?" he said in disbelief.
" Oh, that's mine." Kay said.
" That's yours Kay? How did you pay for it?" asked Miguel.
" Well, I'm just borrowing it." Stated Kay.
" Whose is it?" asked Luis.
Kay stalled for a few seconds then replied, " It's a really good friend of mine's." she said smiling.
" Yeah, who?" pestered Luis.
'Damn You Luis!' Kay thought to herself. " Fox Crane" she said smiling.
" You're friends with Fox Crane?" asked Miguel.
" Yeah." Said Kay.
" How can you be friends with him? He's arrogant, rude and he hurts people, he's a Crane for god sakes Kay!" Miguel yelled at her.
" Yeah, and I've been told I'm like a Crane, and we have a lot in common."
"Kay, he's using you. You're going to wind up hurt." Miguel stated.
" Miguel, he's my friend. You should recognize the word, you used to be mine." Kay scowled.
" Miguel, why don't you want Kay to be friends with Fox?" Charity asked sweetly.
" He's just bad news. Charity." Miguel said while staring at Kay.
" Pilar, thanks for watching Lex. Bye Luis, Miguel, Charity."
Kay walked over to the car and kissed Lex's head and apologized for having to put up with Charity. She opened the door and then smacked her forehead. She completely forgot there was no car seat.
The best she could do was put her sleeping daughter in the front seat on her back. She took off her blazer and set it beside Lex so she wouldn't roll off the seat.
She got to Fox's penthouse and knocked on his door. He opened it and ushered her inside. He led her straight to the other bedroom which would now become hers.
He had Lex's crib and things as well as Kay's set up. She put Lex down in her crib and turned around and hugged Fox and sighed.
He rubbed her shoulders and she told him all about her run in with the Lopez-Fitzgerald's and her cousin. He told her she should go to bed and she obliged.
It was a couple hours later Kay awoke from her sleep. She couldn't stop thinking about what that guy had said to her. ' Kay get a grip on yourself!' she said to herself as she lied back down but no such luck.
She got up out of bed in her Red silk short nightie. She ran into Fox's room. She peered in to see him sleeping tangeled in his white comforter. She went in and perred down at him and touched his shoulder.
'Damn, did he ever look good' She thought to herself as she bit her bottom lip. 'No Kay.' She thought, ' Do not start this'. She put it in the back of her mind as she tapped his shoulder again and whispered his name.
" Fox….Fox…"
He opened his eyes and saw her, " Kay? What's up?"
" I can't sleep, I just keep thinking of what that creep said and…" She stopped and sniffed trying not to cry, " I'd feel a lot safer if you'd let me sleep with you." She pleaded.
" Of course." He said kindly, " Hop in." He lifted up the comforter and she slid in. He put his arm around her and they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
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yes long chapter I know. I'd like to take a moment and say I don't advise nor do I participate in driving with a baby laying on the front seat, but Fox has a sports car and what would he be doing with a car seat? Besides the fact it just very well have only 2 seats. Human Error sorry folks. So yes, I got the idea of the creepy neighbor from watching an eppie of CSI where a guy lives in the girl's attic and strangles her with a plastic bag, but there is nothing else similar SO NO LAW SUITS, Savvy? lol sorry I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4 times. Please review! :D