We pulled up to the police station and my heart fluttered a little faster.
"Ready?" Jared asked me.
I nodded my head and got out of the car, taking in a shaky breath.
I walked in with Jared, my hands in my pockets.
"You can sit here. I will be right back, I just have to punch in." he told me sweetly.
I gave him a small smile and sat down in the chair next to his desk.
As I sat there, I looked at all the pictures. There were some with the guys and many of him and Kim.
"Alright." He told me sitting down. Jared looked over to me and caught my line of sight.
"The pictures…they are…" I said unable to form words.
"Yea. I know." He said somehow getting what I was saying.
"Bella?" he asked me after a few minutes.
"Yea….right. The statement." I said getting down to business.
"Ok, so can you take me through what happened?" Jared asked in a professional tone.
"Well…" I said swallowing a lump in my throat. And that was when I came clean. I told him everything I remembered. I went through everything, just staring at a blank space while the movie played in my head. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see him jotting down notes, but he didn't take many considering he had a tape recorder by me.
At times, my voice would falter a little. Jared would tell me to take a minute and after I did, I went on and continued. When I was done, it was like I felt this weight slightly lift.
"Well Bella, I think we can take it from here." Jared said taking a breath and shutting the folder.
"Jared? What's going to happen to Ben?" I asked slightly fearful for the kid.
He let out a sigh and looked at me. "For the stunt he pulled, he is probably going to be facing some jail time." My face fell and Jared could tell.
"He took possession of the gun illegally and took you hostage Bella. He needs to be in jail."
"But he's a kid Jared. He's just a kid." I whispered.
Jared leaned his body down to face mine.
"No Bella, he isn't just a kid. A kid would know never to hold someone at gun point, especially you. He was just a teenager that was overly angry. That's it." He tried justifying.
I bit my lip and let out a breath. I still couldn't help feeling like it was partially my fault for what happened.
Just as I was about to tell him my thoughts, a man interrupted.
"Yo Jared, when is Sam coming into the station?"
Jared let out a small growl and looked over at the man.
"Ken, I'm busy? And he isn't working today. He might pick up some paperwork later though." Jared answered.
The guy named Ken immediately backed off and left us alone. Jared looked back at me and I swallowed hard.
"Well, thanks for everything Jared. I'm glad I could get it off my chest." I let out with a small laugh.
His face fell and he nodded.
"Yea, no problem Bella. Have Sam text or call me when you get home?"
I nodded and stood up. Before I made my way out, I looked back at him.
"See you soon?"
He gave me a slight nod and smile.
"Yea, see you around."
I went to walk out but before I could make it, Jared called out to me again.
"And you know Bella; you can visit here once in a while. This place isn't so bad after a while." He smiled.
I returned the happy gesture and smiled.
"I will keep that in mind."
I walked out the door and made my way back home.
As my house came into view, I could see Sam in the kitchen on the phone. He turned and saw me and then hung up with whoever it was.
"Hey." I said softly as he opened the front door.
"Hey." He said bringing me into a hug and shutting the door.
"Is everything ok?" I asked slightly confused.
He nodded and kissed the top of my head.
"Yea, I'm ok. Jared called a while ago saying you were on your way home…and it was a while ago and…-"
"-You were getting nervous." I completed his sentence.
He slightly blushed and I gave him a smile.
"Silly man." I chuckled and kissed his lips.
He groaned into the kiss and held my waist tighter.
When we broke I looked around the house and found it empty.
"Where is everyone?" I asked slightly shocked.
"I made them go home." He told me.
I nodded and smiled mischievously. "Interesting."
Sam leaned down, capturing my lips into another intense kiss. My back was now against the front door as his body leaned into mine. He kept a hand on the wall and the other on my hip. Our lips were locked and our eyes shut.
Being with Sam made me tingle inside- Everything from the way he kissed me to the way his ripped muscles contracted and pressed against me.
When our moment of passion settled down, we just looked at each other.
The phone rang, interrupting us again and Sam groaned in frustration. I gave a quick kiss to his lips and went to get the phone.
"Don't forget to grab your paperwork from the station." I told him and then picked up the phone.
"Hello?" I asked.
Sam came up behind me and kissed my neck. I let a smile etch on my face and tried my hardest to hold back a giggle.
"Hey Bella. It's Seth." The boy said.
"Seth, what's up?" I asked trying to maneuver my way away from the kissable Sam.
"Can you hang out for a while?" he asked.
"Sure, where at?" I questioned, slightly looking at Sam for approval. Of course, he wasn't paying any attention, still kissing my head and side of my face.
"My mom's diner?" Seth asked.
"Sounds perfect. Meet you in 10?" I questioned.
"Sure. Thanks Bella."
"No problem Seth. See you soon!" I squealed at the last part as Sam nipped at my neck. The phone was taken out of my hands and quickly hung up.
Sam spun me to face him and kissed me hard on the lips. My hands wrapped around his neck and I ran my fingers through his hair.
We broke again, this time both of us huffing for breath.
"I meant what I said earlier. I don't care about your relationship with Seth….as long he isn't your boyfriend or anything." He told me with a smile.
I let out a chuckle and shook my head. "Alright lover boy, now can you let me go so I can quickly get ready?"
Sam raised an eyebrow. "In that case never!" he laughed and then kissed my neck again while picking me up and setting my feet on top of his to walk out of the kitchen.
I laughed even more, partially for his kisses and the other part because of his playfulness.
He walked us to the stairs and I smiled at him sweetly.
"Thank you." I kissed his lips.
"You're welcome." He smiled.
"Not just for the ride. But everything…with Seth and all." I told him.
He kissed my nose and put our foreheads together.
"Hey, I just want you to be happy. I know you are with me, I mean its me." He smirked. I tried to hold back a smile, but it was a challenge.
His tone became a little more serious. "And I think I've finally realized I have to share you with the world, even though I tend to disagree with it." He smirked again.
I smiled and shook my head laughing.
"I love you." I told him and then let go to go get ready.
"I love you too." He said and let my waist go.
After freshening up a bit I headed downstairs happy as a clam.
"Hey." Sam said meeting me at the end of the stairs.
"Hi." I said happily.
He gave me a quick kiss and pulled me down the last step.
"Since your leaving, I think I am going to go pick up the paper work from the station."
I nodded and grabbed my purse.
"Sounds good. Meet you back here in like an hour or two?" I questioned behind me.
He grabbed my waist after shutting the front door behind him and kissed my cheek.
"Sounds perfect. Then we can finally have a night to ourselves." He groaned in happiness.
"Shhh…don't curse it." I whispered to him, covering his lips with my index finger.
We gave each other a quick kiss and Sam opened my car door.
"Why thank you Sir." I chirped with happiness.
"You're quite welcome." He smiled back.
I reversed out of the driveway with Sam close in front and we were both off in our own directions.