Chapter 2
They arrived at Diane's apartment, and Will got in fist to make sure everything was okay while Diane waited in the hallway.
"You can come in, everything seems fine." Said Will.
"Thanks. I'll just go upstairs for some things." Said Diane.
"Okay. I'll go with you to make sure there's no one there." Said Will and gave her a gentle smile, which she returned.
They were moving towards the stairs when Justice came out running to Diane and barking at Will. As soon as Diane saw him, a smile appeared on her face. She picked him up and stroked his head.
"Hi baby, where have you been?" Diane said with a motherly voice.
Will smiled, he liked seeing Diane happy.
"Hey boy, it's been a while." Said Will to the dog while he stroked his ears.
They continued walking and reached her room on the second floor. She entered her closet to get the clothes she needed, and Will took advantage of this moment to call Kurt.
"Kurt, it's Will." He said in a hushed voice.
"Hey, what's up?" Kurt asked with a sleepy voice.
"Something happened, Diane is okay, don't worry. Can we go to your place for the night?" Will said. He had figured out it was better if they both were there to make sure nothing happened to Diane.
"Yeah, sure. Where are you? What happened?" He was fully awake now, and getting very worried.
"We are at Diane's place. I can't tell you on the phone, it's a long story, but I'll tell you when we arrive." Will knew Diane would want to tell him herself, and he decided to respect that.
"Okay, I'll have everything ready. See you in about an hour?" Kurt said. He had a lot to do and had to know how much time he had to do it.
"Yeah, maybe a little more than an hour. Bye." Will hung up and went to check on Diane.
Diane had entered her closet and started to gather all she needed when she noticed something out of place. She got closer to the drawer where she kept her pajamas and noticed it was half opened. She should have called Will, but she was just not thinking clearly. So she opened it, and found a bunch of photos where her pajamas had been. She took them with a shaky hand, and couldn't believe what her eyes saw.
Will got into Diane's walk-in closet, and found her sitting in the floor surrounded by photos. He quickly looked at them, and noticed they where all of her except for one, in which he appeared too. He noticed also that they had all been taken between that day and the day before that, so it had been Guerrero himself who followed her. The scarier thing was that she appeared in her pajamas in her house in some of them, so he had been really close, and he had been in her closet to leave them.
"Diane, Diane come on. Get up, we gotta get out of here." Will said as he picked up the photos, the bag with Diane's things and helped her up.
"Wll, I… Justice." She was so scared she couldn't even form a sentence.
"Yes, Diane, don't worry. I'll take him." He carried Justice and grabbed Diane's arm to make her walk faster.
They got into his car and he put her things o the back seat. Diane carried Justice and silently stroked his fur. Will noticed her eyes were very wide and she had an expression he had never seen on her before: one of complete fear. Any other woman he knew would be crying by now, but no Diane Lockhart. He knew she didn't cry when someone was watching, and he could also tell she was fighting back the tears he saw in her eyes. Maybe Kurt could do something about that, maybe she let him see her in a week position more than she let him. He figured the best thing was to tell her they were going to Kurt's place and not his; she would be really upset –more than she was now- if he didn't tell her.
"Diane." At the mention of her name she jumped slightly, but she turned to look at him. "We are not going to my place tonight, we are going to Kurt's. I figured it would be best if we were both there to protect you." He said.
He was looking at the road, but could tell she had gone back to looking outside the window and stroking Justice's head, who was asleep by now.
"Diane, are you okay with that?" He was worried she hadn't said a word about them talking behind her back, or making her stay there, or nothing at all.
"Yes." She said in almost a whisper.
He knew she needed support now, so he put his hand on her forearm and gave it a light squeeze.
"Diane nothing's going to happen to you, I promise." He gave her forearm another light squeeze and returned his hand to the wheel.
"Thanks Will." She said and seemed to relax a little.
They were half way to Kurt's place now, and they remained silent and listening to the radio for the rest of the way. He knew she loved classical music, so he put on her favorite station and listened to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. They arrived at Kurt's farmhouse and as they were getting out of the car, he opened the door. He came hurriedly towards the car and hugged Diane, who hugged him back.
"Are you okay honey?" Kurt asked. He had never seen her look so scared.
"I'm fine." Was her only response as she buried her face further in his chest.
Kurt could feel her pressing herself as closer as she could to him, and could feel her arms holding at him as if her life depended on it. He was getting more and more worried. What could had made her so upset?
Will finished getting her stuff out of the car and carried Justice with one arm.
"Hey, Kurt, I hope you like dogs." Will said looking at Kurt.
"Yeah, no problem. I love them." Kurt said. "Hey, let's go inside, it's freezing out here."
They all got inside, Kurt holding Diane's hand and Will carrying her bag and Justice. It was nearly four, and the sun would rise soon, and Kurt knew they all needed to sleep. He had figured Diane would sleep in his bed, after all she had before, and had arranged the guests room for Will.
"Hey, I'll show you where you'll sleep Will, or we can eat something if you are hungry." Kurt said.
"No thanks man, I'm okay. I'm just tired." Will said.
"Do you want something to eat honey?" Kurt asked Diane. She was still holding his hand very strongly, and couldn't wait to be alone with him so he could hold her and calm her.
"No, I'm really tired though." Diane answered.
"Okay then. Will, come on, your room is down this hallway." Kurt said.
They all started walking down the hall with Justice following close behind. Kurt showed Will where everything was and gave him one of his pajamas to wear. Kurt and Diane left and headed for his room. He was carrying her bag, and Justice still followed them.
"Diane?" Kurt said.
"Yes?" Diane answered.
"Does Justice sleeps in your room?" He said.
"Well… No, not usually." Diane responded.
"Then… Where do you want him to sleep?" Kurt said looking at her as they crossed his bedroom door.
"Don't worry, he'll find somewhere. We brought his bed but he nearly never uses it. He prefers my sleepers as pillows, or the couch. You don't mind?" Diane asked.
"No, of course not. I like dogs." Kurt said with a big smile. He liked how Diane and Justice interacted, it brought out a motherly side of her he saw almost never.
"Heard that baby? You can sleep anywhere you want. Now go, find some spot you like." Diane had crouched and was talking to her dog. Justice went running to explore Kurt's house and he chuckled.
"What?" Said Diane.
"Nothing…"Said Kurt and Diane gave him a look. "I just like the way you talk to Justice. He is a cute little fellow, I really like him." He said with a smile.
Diane just looked at him and hugged him. Kurt hugged her back, and felt she was shivering.
"Honey, you are shivering. Let's get you into something warmer." He said and broke the hug.
He could see she was very stressed, but she wasn't so scared as she had been when they arrived. He opened the bag and couldn't find her pajamas, and she was defiantly not wearing them. So he got one of his t-shirts, pajama pants, and a sweatshirt and handed them to her.
Diane smiled at Kurt and said "Thank you" in almost a whisper. She walked to his bathroom and got changed. When she got out, Kurt was opening his bed for her. He flashed her a smile and patted his bed. She left her clothes on top of her bag and walked towards him.
"Get in, it is really warm." He told her.
She did as she was told, and he tucked her in. Then he placed a kiss on her cheek and got to his side of the bed. He got in and Diane snuggled close to him. He put his arm around her and couldn't resist the urge to ask.
"Diane, what happened?" He said.
She had known she had to tell him about it, but she never thought it would be this hard. She stayed silent for a few seconds, trying to find the words to explain it to him. Kurt respected her, and didn't push her. He knew she would tell him when she was ready. Diane took a deep calming breath and started the story. By the time she ended, he didn't knew what to say.
"And… Is he out of jail now?" He asked. She hadn't told him that part yet, and could feel her eyes filling with tears.
"Yes. He got out yesterday. He sent me a letter to my office, and we found some pictures he took of me yesterday and today on my closet. That's why we came here." Diane was crying now. She was so afraid and felt so helpless that she couldn't stop the tears. Besides, remembering about that murder always made her want to cry. Kurt hadn't realized she was crying until he felt his shirt starting to get wet. He looked down at her and saw silent tears running down her face.
"Diane, honey, don't worry. We won't let anything happen to you, okay? Shhh… It's going to be all right." Kurt said this as he ran his hand up and down her back and with his other hand tried to wipe away all her tears.
Diane calmed after a while, and flashed him a smile. "Sorry, I didn't mean to…"
She couldn't finish because Kurt kissed her. "It's okay honey, that's why I am here for." He said and kissed her forehead.
Diane just smiled and closed her eyes. She was really tired and fell asleep very quickly. On the other hand, Kurt stayed up about an hour to make sure she didn't woke up with nightmares or needing something. After that, he was so tired he couldn't resist anymore and fell asleep too.