Danny's grip on me on me tightened even more, nearly cutting circulation off to my hands. I tried to get free from him, but each time, he pushed the knife in further, to the point of breaking the skin. When I stopped moving, he moved the knife from my back. As I look over at Phil, he's pratically pulsing with rage and anger.

"Let. Her. GO!" Phil yelled.

I let out a pained gasp as Phil walked closer to us. Danny started to push the knife into my back again. "You take another step, I'll kill her where she stands!" Phil stops. I see him glance over at the guard, who seems frozen in place. I beg him with my eyes to do something! The guard pointed his gun again, and shot Danny, this time in his other leg. He let go of me as he dropped to the floor. As soon as he let go of me, I ran over to Phil, to safety, to the man I love more than anything else. He wrapped his arms around me, kissing the top of my head. We went to help John up as he came to. "Damn, you guys sure to pick freaky places to get it on!" We all laughed, breaking the tension that filled the room.

I leaned into Phil's chest as one of the cops, Officer Halk, questioned him. Phil had given me his jacket once we made it outside. The security guard that helped us was instantly promoted to the force. Officer Halk said that he did a wonderful job in keeping everyone safe and calm. I looked around, taking in everything, thinking that a just a few short hours ago we all might have been killed by some crazed ex boyfriend!

The sun was just peeking through the tall skyscrapers, giving the city below them a warm glow. It was a nice break from the cold horrid night. I heard someone trying to get my attention, "Ma'am?" I look over and noticed it was just Halk, trying to talk to me.

"Ma'am, I need you to focus. Are you sure you're alright?" Halk had broken my concentration. I frowned at him, then nodded.

"Yes I'm alright. Just a bit shaken up." I lean even more into to Phil, who protectively has his arms around me.

"Ms. Snyder can you please tell me, in your own words, what happened?" Halk says as he pulls out a small notebook and pen. I begin to tell him everything, making sure not to leave out that Danny has stalker tendencies, or any other major details.

The guard was kind enough to drive us back. I thanked him as I got out. He gently grabbed my arm. "Miss, you stay safe. This city isn't kind to small towners like us." He winks, which makes me grin. "Thank you, really. I didn't catch your name." He grinned a cheeky grin, "It doesn't matter what my name is. I'm just glad to offer help to those who need it." With that, he closed the door and drove off. Hmm...a mystery man. Well, I don't have to know his name. He saved us, and I'll never forget him.

"Baby, wake up, the beaches of Miami are calling to you," Punk gently wakes me up from a short afternoon nap. I get up and stretch. We're a little behind schedule, but we still made enough time to hit the beach and spend a little time together. I sit up in the bed, the blankets and sheets wrapped around my legs. Punk gently moves my hair away from my face. I pulled back a little, the memory of Danny still fresh in my mind. It's only been a couple of days since we left, but the pain of what he did won't go away. It brought back everything he did to me that I had locked away in a vault in my mind. For the last couple of days I've been walking around, numb to the world. Not even Tiffany could break me out of my funk. We're all hoping that getting out of the city, and to new and unfamilar places will fix whatever is wrong. Phil looks into my eyes, hoping to see some kind of life come back. I know I'm not the same. He's not the same either, but he'll get over it quicker than I will. He finally breaks eye contact, scoots off the bed and offers me his hand. I take it as he helps me up and pulls me close to him. His hand moves down my back, resting on the lower half.

I smile a small smile and kiss his cheek, "I'll be fine. All I need is some retail therapy, and a nice long phone call with my mom and sister." He smiles his sexy crooked smile, letting me go. I walk to the bathroom, and look myself over. My skin is is very pale, more than normal. My eyes look sunken into my head, my hair looks stringy and flat instead of wavy and shiny. I sigh. I look a mess, and feel it too. I shouldn't be like this! I have another camera appearance in a few days, but that's in Charolette, North Carolina. Than after that it's Hell in a Cell is in Atlanta. I run my fingers in my hair, feeling it's very greasy. I go into the shower. I can at least feel the hot water run down my body, it makes goose bumps appear on my arm. The water is welcoming. I quickly wash my hair, and body, and shave. I get out and towel off, and wrap my hair up in another towel. I find myself humming as I walk out of the bathroom. The sound brings a weak smile to my face. Phil must have heard me as well, because even he is smiling. I look through my suitcase for my dark purple cut away swimsuit. I had bought it a few months ago when all swimwear was on sale. I've only worn it once, and thought I looked pretty damn good in it. I let my towel drop as I pick up the suit to put it on.

I wasn't really paying attention when I felt Phil come up behind me, snaking his arms around my waist. "You look so tempting with nothing on." I feel him smile against my neck as his lightly kisses it. I freeze for a moment, then relax a little, knowing it's just Punk behind me. I wiggle out of his arms, "As much as taking you now sounds like fun, I'd like to get some sun. I look almost as white as The Great White himself!" I giggle. The sound shocks both of us. Phil lets go of me after our shock, and I put on my suit. I check myself out in the small wall mirror. I let my hair down from the towl and fluff it out with my fingers. There, I'm starting to look a little bit more normal. I grab my black gladiator sandles, slip them on and look around for my pink sunglasses. I turned around, looking for them in my new pink purse that I had bought earlier this week, and couldn't find them. I look up at Phil, who has them casually hanging from his t-shirt. I grin, as I walk over to him. "I think these would look better on me." He grins, handing me my sunglasses.

I put them on my head, and do a twirl. "Well what do you think?"

"Gurl! You look FAB U LOUS!" he says, laughing.

I laugh with him as I grab a key card, my beach bag, and my phone. As we walk down the hallway I see Tiffany and John going to the lift as well. I run up to her. She's got on a green halter one piece with matching light green flip flops that had a little bow just above where the big toe goes. Tiffany looks completly shocked when she sees me.

"Oh wow, you look...a lot better. You're practically glowing!" She says, hugging me.

"Thank you. I feel a little better, I just want to relax on the beach and catch some sun," I say.

Once down in the lobby we're greeted by Aj, and Eve, who are both wearing bikinis. They look stellar. We all walk out the back doors of the hotel to the beach, and quickly find a nice quiet spot away from the crowd. Mostly because we all have a rare day off from everything. It's a secluded spot surrounded by trees, the beach area is smaller, but not as big as the main part. After we our towls laid out all of us girls at the same time lay on our stomachs to get some sun. It felt nice and warm on my skin, I could feel it warming me from the inside out. After a couple of minutes, I feel someone straddleing me. I freeze, but then realize it's only Phil. He starts to rub some sun block on my back to keep me from burning. He starts at the top of my back making small gentle swirls with his fingers then rubs it in. He repeated the process and continued down my back. I let out a soft, low moan that only he can hear. He leans down to my ear, his breath tickling it. "You know, I've never done it in the water before." He speaks so seductively, so softly, that I get goose bumps. I turn my head so I'm facing him. "Neither have I." A boyish grin plays across his face as he continues to rub the sun block on me.

After a while of basking the sun, we all decided to go for a swim. I made my way to the water, dipping one toe in the water and retreat back a little. Tiffany, Eve, and Aj all laugh at me as they plunge into the ocean. I grin and jump in after them. Phil soon swims up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist, turning me around. I smile up at him and wrap my arms around his neck, and my legs around his waist. He lifts me up and I sink down onto him. I let out a small moan, as we make love in the water.

I leaned my head onto his shoulder, and he put his arm around my shoulder, gently playing with my hair. I put my arm on his chest, then my chin on my arm. I start to say something, but Phil puts his fingers to my lips. I move his finger away, and smile up at him.

"There's that beautiful smile. I knew it wouldn't hide for long," Phil says, teasing me.

"I know, I was just thinking about something," I replied.

He shifts a little so he's sitting up, "I hope it was something good." He ran his fingers through what was left of his hair, then helped me up so I was sitting next to him.

"Well, yes of course. But I was thinking, I never gave you an answer," I say, biting my lip a little.

"An answer for what?" He asks. By that time, most everyone had gathered around us. I didn't want to do this in front of everyone, but whatever.

"I...want to move in with you," I say.

After that there were cheers and laughter. I felt someone picking me up. It was John! He leans down and whispers softly so that only I can hear him, "You've made the right choice. I'm happy for you." He kisses my cheek and sets me back down. I feel my face burning with a blush. I grin and hug him. "I know I did. You better hold onto Tiffany, she's good people, and my best friend. Don't forget that." He grins back, ruffleing my hair. I roll my eyes as I walk back to Phil. His smile is one that will never be forgotten.

"You've just made me the happiest man in the world!" He picked me up and spun me around, kissing me as he put me back down. I smiled up at him. "I'm glad I could."

I want to take this time to tell you, my readers, thank you. You've kept me going, and the reviews help. Also a big thank you for my very best friend who has helped me edit, and made sure it looks good! Thank you! 3 ya bunches! Also, I'm working on chapter 7 now, and I think maybe...a few more chapters after this and we'll find out what becomes of Punk, Elizabeth, John and Tiffany. Maybe an ending? Who knows ;) Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have writing, sorry it's a bit short, but sadly a writers block took it's place in my head and wouldn't go away. Leave a review if you want, favorite, if you want. I don't mind, I'm not gonna beg.

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Emily White