Authors Note: Thank you so much for reading and your reviews, in this chapter things turn for the worse. Thanks again for my brothers help with the soundtrack list (located in my profile).
-Jess-
After that first night with the cabinet nothing much has happened at her home, it has been over a week and Connor has been able to return home to Abby, and Jess has actually gotten a few nights of decent sleep.
"You're looking better – here I brought you something to eat." Becker said, setting down a sandwich on the ADD controls. Jess had been so busy working that she hadn't even thought about eating anything, come to think of it she didn't remember the last time that she had eaten anything really.
"Thank you." She replied gratefully smiling at Becker. He got an impish grin that made him look all the more charming.
"Oh, yeah, almost forgot something." He said, taking a huge chocolate bar out of his Kevlar vest and setting it down next to the food.
On an impulse Jess stood up slightly - kissing Becker's cheek, Jess was pleasantly surprised when he closed his eyes and turned into the kiss. And being even more surprised at her own forwardness Jess sat back down.
"Thank you Becker." Jess thanked again, noticing that Becker looked disappointed at their sudden loss of physical contact. Jess practically had to force herself to turn her attention back to the ADD
Later that night Jess was doing her usual night time ritual still happy over her interaction with Becker, she wondered as she got into bed what he would do if she decided to kiss him on the lips next time – he has certainly seemed to enjoy the one on his cheek, laying her head on the pillow she closed her eyes.
Day 8
Jess fell into a happy sleep – but her dreams took one for the worse. The first thing she was aware of she was in her own living room, the dream had a fog about it…one that you get when you are aware that it is a dream only you couldn't wake yourself up.
Suddenly there was a shadow standing in front of her… it was in the shape of a person but she couldn't see his face – whatever it was grabbed her arm flipping the soft underside to face upward.
Jess screamed as something sharp and hot cut into her arm, the searing pain was almost unbearable.
Her body startled itself awake as she tried to stop her panicking heart.
'It was just a dream Jessica, it was just a dream.' She kept telling herself that when she felt a cold wetness on her arm, looking at her lower arm she almost fainted. Quickly she applied pressure to the large open wound; blood seeped from the cut brachial artery in her arm.
'That's…not possible.' She thought, knowing full well that with as much blood as she was losing she was in serious trouble.
-Connor-
Abby was in there bedroom asleep, it was around 10:00 p.m. Connor was watching the CCTV feed in his kitchen as Jessica walked into the living room in somewhat of a daze.
He didn't feel right about leaving her, but Jess had insisted that he go give his girlfriend some attention, and Abby did seem to like having him at home. But the fact that he lived so close to Jess made it easy to keep an eye on her and the place at night
Connor put down his water glass and watched the screen in something of a detached curiosity. He watched as Jess seemed to be struggling against something, her arm was held out like someone had grabbed it.
Fear blossom in Connor - he watched as…a huge gash appeared on Jess arm…it came from nowhere – but it distinctly looked like someone had taken a knife blade to it.
Jess pulled her arm back…not responding at first, then seeming to notice the cut on her arm tried putting pressure on it.
Before I even knew what I was doing, I was out the door struggling on my jacket – on the phone calling an ambulance.
To be continued…