TWENTY THREE

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I sat nervously in the corner. I held tightly on to my magazine. I knew it was going to be Jacob. I shut my eyes when I saw the handle move down.

I opened them again and stared at the door. In came Ethan with a worried look on his face.

I sighed with relief and chucked my magazine on the floor. I stood up grabbing my towel and run into his arms.

"Em are you okay?" He asked worried.

"Yeh I'm fine. What happened?" I said confused.

"The window..It's broken" He furrowed his eyebrows together.

"What?" I walked out of the bathroom and into our room.

There was glass covering the floor. The window was smashed open and a rock lay within the scattered glass.

I grabbed some slippers from the side and slipped them on so I didn't step on any glass. I chucked Ethan his and he slipped them on.

I walked over to the rock and carefully picked it up. On the rock was a note taped on. I peeled it off and read it carefully.

I will get you back.

And thanks for the phone.

I looked over at the nightstand where I had left my phone on charge. It was gone.

I looked over at Ethan who was sweeping up the glass.

"What's it say" He asked whilst standing up and walking over to me.

I passed him the note and when he had read it he looked up at me worried.

He gulped "What's this mean?" He asked.

"I have no idea" I placed my hands on the side of my head "But I know who it is"

"Jacob" he replied. I guess he knew as well.

I nodded my head and Ethan clenched his jaw.

"Ethan before you do anything. I don't want you to do anything or say anything. He's dangerous" I said worried about the safety of both of us.

"Em-" I cut him off.

"No Ethan" I closed my eyes "I care about you too much"

I saw his face soften "Okay" He sighed.

"What am I going to do about my phone?" I said.

"I will buy you a new one" He smiled.

"All my things were on there. Messages, emails, passwords, events. Everything!" I threw my hands up in the air. "He now knows everything!"

"It's okay" Ethan tried to calm me.

"Is it though Ethan? Is it really okay?" I said sarcastically.

"Sorry" He said sad.

I threw myself back on the bed. "He knows where we live, He's been in our house, He's probably watching us now!"

"Emily you are stressing yourself out" He said sitting next to me and rubbing my leg gently.

"I know but I should be. Aren't you scared or stressed?" I said staring him in the eyes.

"Yes I am! But what can I do. I need to be strong and look after us both. You're my world Emily. You're all I care about and have, I need to care for you and keep you safe so I don't have time to be scared and stressed" He sighed.

He just said a lot and he never said things like that. My heart was hurting. I never knew how much he cared about me.

"I love you" He said out of nowhere. This was the second time he had said it and it still made my heart flutter.

"I love you too" I kissed him gently on the lips before standing up and walking into the bathroom. I chucked my robe off and grabbed some bed shorts and a top. I tied my hair back.

I walked back in and Ethan was still sat on the bed.

"Will you come downstairs with me?" I asked like a little kid scared of the dark.

"Yep" He said without even thinking.

I grabbed ahold of his hand and we walked downstairs together. I was still scared. I grabbed some tape out of the cupboard and some garbage can liner.

I grabbed a drink and we went back upstairs.

We walked back up and I walked into our room. I grabbed the garbage can liner and got Ethan to hold it up against the window. I grabbed the tape and taped the garbage can liner down. I repeated it a few times to make it stronger.

"I didn't know you could do thing like this" Ethan said laughing.

"Anyone could do this" I rolled my eyes.

I chucked the things to the side and pulled my shorts and top off. I took off my bra and pulled a top over my head.

I turned back around to face Ethan and he was staring at me.

"What?" I said pulling my eyebrows together.

"You just got changed in front of me" He said shocked with his mouth slightly open.

"I was facing the other way" I said shaking my head.

"Still" He shrugged his shoulders.

"Did you see anything?" I asked.

"No" He said and whispered the end "Shame"

I rolled my eyes "So why are you shocked?" I asked.

"You have never done it before" He said.

"I know but like I said you didn't see anything" I huffed and turned around pulling my hair band out.

I could feel Ethan's eyes burning through me "Are you still staring?" I said.

"No" He said quickly and I heard him move into the bed.

I smiled and got into bed next to him.

I faced him and just stared at him and he did the same.

He leaned over and kissed my head. He turned over and turned off the light before returning back to me and hugging me tightly.

"I will keep you safe" he said making me smile.

I fell asleep in his arms. I could hear his gentle little snores and it settled me.

Ethan was now my world. He was all I had. I barely spoke to my parents. I had my friends but they didn't understand what I was going through. Only he did.

I loved him and I really meant it when I say 'I love you' to Ethan. I had never met someone so kind. He was my world now.

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This was a long chapter of basically nothing! I updated again because I thought you might want another chapter?? I hope. BTW this book is slowly coming to an end :// But it's awhile yet!!

Also I can't be bothered to add the pictures yet so I will do that asap.

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