Don't Dwell in the Past
I got up really early to go jogging. I brought Aaron and Autumn with me of course. I put them in a carriage so they could sleep still. So, I got up at five and went jogging.
When I got outside it was still dark. It was a very nice morning, not too cold, not too warm. There was also a nice breeze. I ran around two miles and then stopped in central park. By the time I got there the sun was already coming up. I could see the brilliant oranges and pinks lighting up the sky. It really was a nice morning.
I went and sat down on a bench nearby. I got out my water bottle from below the carriage and drank some. Out of the corner of my eye I could have sworn I saw something moving in front of me. I stopped drinking and looked around me. I got up and started walking toward the exit, but someone grabbed my shoulder. I quickly spun around. I came face to face with a guy. It was the guy from the bar.
"What do you want?" I said just above a whisper, so I wouldn't wake my kids.
"Hey there. Whatcha doin up so early?" was his stunning reply. What an asshole!
"I'm exercising. Now leave me alone." I said and started to walk away. But he had to go and put his hand on my shoulder again.
"Touch me again and I'll break your arm," I hissed.
He just chuckled, which made me extremely mad.
I turned around and started to walk away again, until he grabbed my arm. I spun around so fast. I grabbed his arm with my free one and twisted it behind his back. He yelled out in pain. I don't think I broke it, but it'd be sore for a few days.
I grabbed the carriage and started running away. The guy started running after me. So, I turned around again and kicked him where the sun don't shine.
He groaned and fell to his knees. I ran away again.
He didn't come running after me again, but just to be safe, I ran a good distance. I took out my cell and called the local police. I told them about the guy and that I was an FBI agent. So the guy would be charged for assaulting a federal agent. Then I went back to my apartment and fell back asleep. I hadn't realized that I was really that tired.
As I was lying in my bed, I remember seeing someone; someone really familiar, yet it was kinda dark so I couldn't see much. But that person I remember. He looked a lot like – no, forget him Jess, he's not important anymore.
I woke up later at around ten. My cell was ringing. Shit, I was late for work.
I picke dup my cell and flipped it open, "Mastriani," I croaked into the phone.
"Jess, where the hell are you?" I heard Steph yell into the phone.
"Ugh. Sorry. Some guy tried to harass me this morning while I was jogging. I guess that made me tired and I slept through my alarm. Sorry."
"Yeah, I heard. But its ok, just get here as fast as you can," she said and then hung up.
I got up and took a quick shower. I dressed quickly and then dressed Aaron and Autumn. (Autumn looked adorable in her little pink sun dress and Aaron looked so cute in his new jeans and polo t-shirt. They both have dark, wavy hair and mesmerizing fog colored eyes.) Then I drove them to day-care and drove myself to work. I did all that in under an hour. Man I'm good.
Steph came running up to me when I first walked in the door of the building.
"Jess, oh my god, look at this," she screeched. I looked at the paper in her hand. It was some information on a rapist that had been on the loose.
"So...?" I said.
"Jess, this is the guy they found on the ground in central park. This is the guy at the bar last night. I can't believe I didn't recognize him. You beat him up pretty good though. He had a sprained arm and he could barely walk." Ha! Stupid asshole.
"Really? That's cool. Really it is. I'm just not really in the mood this morning Steph, sorry."
She gave me a sympathetic smile. We both walked to my office. We usually hung out in my office for some odd reason.
"So what're we doing today?" I asked as we sat down.
She looked at me and shrugged, "I really don't know. Krantz wanted us to work on some weird alien case, but then he said we could do whatever we wanted to today since we - actually you - caught the rapist. Basically we have a day off," she said all matter-of-factly.
"Um, thats great. I guess I'll look at some files," I said and winked. She laughed and then walked out of the room, leaving me alone to sleep.
A little while later I felt someone nudging me.
"Jess?" someone said, "Jess, wake up!"
I opened my eyes. In front of me was a very frazzled looking Kara.
"What?" I whined.
"Jess..." she said, "Jess, your kids have been kidnapped."
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns the 1-800-where-r-you characters.