It started with you

44. Heart in a box.

Beautiful cover above made by sarakandhro

-

"I miss the beach already."
I say as I flop down on our apartment couch.

"The beach had some good memories."
Asher says as he flops down on the couch beside me and pulls me to his chest.

"Yea it did."
I smile at him, my phone vibrates in my pocket and I reach in my pocket to get it.

'Carson city, Nevada.'
Is all the message says with a picture of my apartment complex. My heart is pounding in my chest and I snuggle closer to Asher as my trembling hand gives him my phone. His smile drops and his icy eyes return as he stands up and heads to the window.

"Baylor this is getting out of control!"
Asher's voice is strained like he's trying not to yell as he closes the blinds to our balcony.

"Yea I know. Let's just try to talk to him. We don't have to go to the police."
I offer and he looks at me for a moment before walking back over to me.

"How? His number is private."

"Let me take a walk. You can follow a ways behind. See if he approaches me."

"No. I walk with you or your not going."

"Fine but if he approaches don't do anything. act like you don't know about it. If he does approach us I'll...squeeze your hand."

"Fine when are we going?"

"Now."

"Now? Baylor your crazy!"

"We've established that already. So. Are we going."
I ask and he looks at me for a moment, puts on his stormy eyes and grabs my hand and leads me toward the door.

Once we get outside I look up at Asher but he's just staring ahead not speaking.

I don't see anybody besides a man about twenty feet down from us. The clawing in my chest reappears and the closer we come towards him the more I feel on edge.

I can make out blonde hair and my hands begin to sweat the more I look at him.

We're only a few feet away now and I keep my head towards the ground and pull up the hood to my hoodie.

We pass the guy and I let out the breath I was holding and loosen up my grip on Asher's hand.

"Calm down princess."
Asher says not even looking at me he just keeps his eyes straight ahead.

"I can't just calm down! Someone could come up behind us and shoot you in the he-"
I get cut off from my rant once again as Asher pulls us to a stop and presses his lips against mine. I feel my body relax as I fall into a pile of moosh in his arms.

"Better."
He says with a wink and starts walking again. What the fuck was that!?

I stare up at him in shock but he just keep walking with a smirk on his face as if nothing happened.

The rest of the walk was uneventful as we make it back to our apartment. When me and Asher open the door Cameron opens his mouth to say something then stops nods at me and turns back around.

Good boy.

I walk towards the living room but stop when I hear a door shut. I turn around and see that Asher is no longer behind me. Okay then.

I push open my bedroom door and walk in and lay down on my bed. I try to close my eyes but they just keep reopening and staring at the unpacked boxes in my closet.