My Bully’s Love by Stacy Rush

Shopping With Reece

“It’s so nice to be able to get out together without me hav ing to be your babysitter. Just having this girl’s day is cheering me up.” Reece says while grabbing a dress off the clothing rack.

“Oh, come on, Reece. You’re not fooling anyone. We both know what this is, you’re still here to keep an eye on me, but I just like to call it the buddy system. It’s safer with two than it is with one.” | chuckle as I shake my head, no, at the dress she’s holding up.

“I never really thought of it that way, I guess.” She ignores my opinion about the dress and throws it over her arm to go try on.

“I’m okay with it now,” I tell her, “In the beginning I was so annoyed, but after that last note, I’m really creeped out. I’m al ways looking over my shoulder.”

“What did the police say when you took it to them?” Reece picks out another dress, if you want to even call it that, and throws it over her arm as well.

“Pfft, they said they would put it in my file, but my dad says that nothing will be done about it.”

She stops searching through the rack and looks at me, “So, you’re supposed to look over your shoulder for the rest of your life?”

I shrug, “My dad hired a Private Investigator. He’s deter mined to find whoever is scaring his baby girl.” | smirk at my friend.

“Way to go Mr. Baxter! He’s hot, he’s got brains, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes! I’m so fucking jealous of your mom right now!”

“Yuck, Reece! That’s my dad!”

“What? Older men can still be eye candy!”

“Not my dad, gross!” | gag.

“Just think, Ella; when you and Jace have kids, they are go ing to say the same about the two of you!” Reece shakes her head and chuckles, “Then, Aunt Reece will have to tell them the story of how their mom thought the same way about grandma and grandpa.”

“Are you wanting to traumatize my future children?” I can’t stop laughing at this point and patrons are beginning to stare, “That’s it, I am banning you from ever being alone with my fu ture kids!”

“Like that will stop me from telling them things. It will be

about it in front of both you and Jace.”

be the one that I have

seen the two of you? More impor tantly, have you seen the way Jace is with you? That

bit of an exaggeration, don’t

don’t believe me, ask Gabe. Why do you think he’s laid off on the flirting? He’s disappointed that he can’t hate Jace,” she snickers, “because he can see that Jace is totally in love with you and

stop the smile that appears on my face. I’m so happy that I’m not the only one that sees how Jace treats me. I was so worried that he wouldn’t be accepted but believe it or not, Gabe even calls Jace for his opinion on things and if he needs help with something. I haven’t brought Jace to a game night yet because I don’t know if Deke can keep a filter on, knowing what he does about mine and Jace’s relationship. Jace knows about what Deke had said to me that night, and even though he isn’t happy with the guy, he’s willing to put it aside once I’m ready

have hang ing there, but my hand misses it completely when I’m shoved against the wall with a hand over my mouth. A body presses into me,

a message to you. He’s coming for you sooner than you think.” The woman runs her hand along my ribcage, “He’s been dying to get a taste

as I am at this moment, as soon as I realize that it is a woman, I wait for the right moment, I wait until she de livers the message, and then I throw my head back and make

okay over there?” Reece calls

the word fuck

describe what

at the moment, hold ing my head. I

is,” Reece hands

“Jace, they were here!”

The stalker?” He asks

he sent someone. A woman, he sent

the fuck? What’s the

car door and starting up his Jeep, “She said that he’s coming for me sooner than I think and that he’s been dying to taste me. She says that if I know what’s good for me than I better not fight him because he al ways

Him beating on his steering wheel can be heard over

and ran, so I wasn’t able to get

time I can do

girl. You did a good

“Are

have to ask me that? You know I will always come

you soon.” I

lousy babysitter!” She