Things are going to start picking up now and the drama is about to really begin. I'm very excited about the next few chapters. Thank you to those of you that have hit the favourite/follow button and left reviews, very much appreciated.

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Did Kim really think that moving to a different apartment would stop me tracking her down? When you love someone you do everything to find them and love them and that is what I'm doing. It wasn't hard to find out where she lived now. I found out in prison that she had become a police officer and I have to say that I was surprised to hear that, she never showed any interest in becoming a police officer when we were friends. Maybe something happened to her that made her want to protect and serve the public. I personally don't like police officers but I still love Kim.

When we had our little incident, the police took it out of context. They thought that I was some kind of pervert and that just wasn't the case. I tried to explain and reason with them that I loved her and I never wanted to hurt her but it was just the heat of the moment. They made Kim stand up in court and tell lies about me. I was railroaded by everyone. All the police want is to have arrest figures and that is all I was to them, I'm not a criminal and I'm certainly not a pervert. When was it wrong to be in love?

I know it must have been a shock for Kim to receive my letter after we haven't spoken in so long but I just had to let her know that I forgave her for sending me to prison. I wrote to her a couple times when I was in prison but she moved and never got the letters. I thought she might have given me a forwarding address but it seemed that no one knew it. It's ok though because I found out myself after getting early parole for 'good behaviour' and being a 'model prisoner'. Surely the prison workers could see that I wasn't this crazy pervert stalker that the courts and lawyers claimed I was.

After all this time I still love Kim and I mean it when I say I forgive her for sending me there. Looking back I understand how scary it must have been to see me with a knife but I never would have hurt her. I just wanted her to know how serious I was about her and I wanted her to listen to me, really listen. Having the knife there made sure that she stayed still and she listened. I didn't mean to hurt her that night but she tried to run away from me, I know it was because of the knife, it scared her.

She tried to fight me and I just had to defend myself. I dropped the knife and didn't use it on her at all. She kept hitting me over and over again, thinking that I still had it and after so many blows from her I had to hit her back to stop her. When I strangled her it was just to get her to stop and it worked. She stopped hitting me and I let her go but then the police turned up and they took everything the wrong way – they thought I wanted to hurt Kim and they dragged me away from her.

The whole thing is a miscarriage of justice but I will let it go and we can start fresh together. We can start again and I can show her how good I am for her and how much I can love her and love her right. She tried to move on from me but she couldn't. She even got engaged when I was in prison but it didn't last because I know she still loves me and I think she was waiting for me. The man she was engaged to, they work together and see each other all the time but he is a brute and if anyone is going to hurt Kim it is him, I need to keep him away from her.

Maybe Kim and I can start our new life together somewhere else, away from Chicago. We have too many bad memories here and there are so many better states in the country that we can settle in. Somewhere with better weather and less dangerous. I'm worried about Kim being a police officer, getting shot at and attacked by people; she deserves a quiet life somewhere nice.

I need to start getting ready for my new life with Kim and I wanted to show her how well I knew her and how prepared I was for our new life together. I'm going to surprise her with new clothes and belongings so she can leave everything here and our new lives together can be completely fresh and brand new.

Kim's front door wasn't that hard to open, in fact I think it could be a more secure building and apartment. Once I was in her apartment, the smell of Kim hit me and it felt good to smell her again, I had almost forgot how good and sweet her scent was. I wasn't allowed to have anything in prison that belonged to her or me, everything was taken off me. It's been so many years since I last got to take in her scent and it really felt like Heaven.

I looked around her apartment and it was so Kim; everything had its place and there were little pops of colour but not enough to blind you. It was a 1 bedroom apartment so I found her bedroom easy enough. I opened her closet and found a couple of clothes I can take for sizes to buy her new clothes; I grabbed some jeans, a dress, different kinds of tops and from her drawer I took a bra and some underwear. I noticed her perfume on her dresser and grabbed that too so I knew which one she liked, I needed to make sure I got the right one.

Once I had everything I needed to help me buy the right things for her, I left her apartment and made sure the door was locked and secured for her, I don't want someone breaking in and potentially hurting her.


I walked into my apartment, dropped my bag down by the door and locked the door behind me. I stepped into my living room but stopped. Something was off. I don't know what it is but something is different in here. I looked around the kitchen and living room but nothing was moved, out of place or missing. I took my gun out of its holster and checked my bathroom but again, nothing was moved, out of place or missing.

The only place left to check was my bedroom. The door was closed. I don't close my bedroom door... ever. I don't need to, I live here alone. I used one hand to open the door and rushed in with my gun raised. I noted that my top drawer was slightly open; did I do that this morning? I cleared the room and put my gun down on my bedside table.

I opened the drawer and noticed that a bra was missing; I know it's missing because it was a bright red bra I brought when I was dating Adam and I haven't worn it since we broke up. It sits in my drawer and I notice it every time I open the drawer... all my others bras are white and black so the bright red bra stands out. It definitely wasn't there.

I looked around my bedroom and noticed that my perfume was missing from my dresser, my expensive perfume that I only wear when I'm going out or something. Adam got me it for Christmas last year, I complained about how much he had spent on it but he said that because it was my favourite he wanted to get me it. I also noted that some clothes were missing from my closet, a pair of jeans, a dress and some tops... the hangers were empty which is how I noticed.

One thing I hate is empty hangers in closets. If there is nothing on a hanger, I take it out and put it in a drawer under my bed until I need it so to have 5 empty hangers... the clothes were missing from them.

What the hell is going on? Did Rick get into my apartment? Did he take my clothes? If it was him, why would he take them?

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and called Hailey.

"Hey Kim, everything ok?" She asked.

"Can you come and stay tonight?" I asked and noticed how little my voice sounded, I sounded like a kid.

"Of course" She answered "What happened?" She asked.

"I'll explain when you get here" I told her.

"Ok, I'll pack my stuff and be over in about twenty minutes" She replied.

I ended the call and put my phone back in my pocket. I grabbed my gun and went back out into the living room and sat on the couch as I waited for Hailey.


I knocked on Kim's door rapidly "Kim, it's me" I called through the door. I heard her undo the chain and two locks on the door before opening it. She looked terrified, the colour had drained from her and I noticed that she was holding her gun in her hand. I rushed into the apartment and closed the door behind me; Kim double bolted the door and put the chain back on.

I grabbed the gun off Kim and she let me take it, making sure the safety was on I put it on the kitchen table and ushered her into the living room and sat down next to her. She started rocking backwards and forwards with her arms resting on her knees. She was scared of something.

"What happened?" I asked her.

"He was here" She said in voice just above a whisper.

"Who was here?"

"Rick" She looked like she was going to be sick just saying his name.

"Who is he?"

"When I was nineteen... he stalked me... he was crazy. He broke into my apartment with a knife when I was sleeping" She was beginning to hyperventilate.

"It's ok Kim, calm down, I'm here" I put my hand on her back and was shushing her to calm her down.

I've never seen her like this before; it was scary to see her like this. She is such a strong woman and she is just absolutely terrified of this Rick guy. I've never heard of him before so I'm guessing he's not public knowledge to people... surely Adam and Voight know about him, but if they did, why did she call me over?

"He hurt me... bad... he tried to strangle me but the police turned up... they arrested him and he... he went to prison but now he's out... he's free and he was here" She was sobbing so bad "He took my things" She added.

"It's ok. I promise you that everything is going to be ok. We'll track him down and we will send him back to prison" I told her "Does Adam and Voight know?" I asked.

"Not Adam" She answered and wiped her eyes "Voight does" She added.

"Ok well, why don't you go and get a shower. I'll stay right here and I'll call Voight and I'll let him know what's happening" I urged, she seemed unsure at first "Go on, I'm right here, he won't come back and if he does, I'll shoot him" I laid my gun on the coffee table facing the door "You're safe" I promised.

Kim finally nodded and made her way to the bathroom, I heard her lock the door, something I don't think she usually does. I can't believe how scared she is of this Rick guy, I would be scared too if I was in her shoes but to just see her like that, it's scary and worrisome. She has been keeping all of this in to herself.

Why doesn't Adam know about Rick? The two of them were engaged! How does he not know about this? I'm glad she told me and I'm glad that Voight knows about it too. He is not going to let this go.

I called Voight and he answered on the second ring.

"Hey Hailey"

"Hey... I'm with Kim, she said you knew about this Rick guy" I said, no point in beating around the bush.

"Yeah" He replied.

"She called me over; she said he's been in her apartment and took some of her stuff. She is freaking out, she's crying and she's terrified. I'm scared for her" I told him.

"Leave it with me" He said.

"Are we going to involve the rest of the team?"

"No, if she wanted them to know she would have called a BOLO or raised the alarm but she didn't, she called you so I think she wants to keep this between us" He answered.

"I said I'll stay here with her tonight"

"Good... but you call me if he comes back or if there are any problems" He warned.

"Will do"

I ended the call and put my phone down on the coffee table next to my gun.

Poor Kim, I can't believe that she went through all of this and she's been dealing with this on her own. I can't believe she didn't tell Adam about him whilst they were engaged, you'd think it's something you would tell the man you were going to marry. I wonder why she didn't tell him.

I really want to pick up the phone and call Adam and tell him everything but I don't think Kim wants that, if she did, she would've told Adam everything by now but I know how much he cares for her. He'd be here with a snap of your fingers to take care of her.