Kongpob's POV--------

As I got into my car, I glanced back at Arthit Rojnapat. I knew that I had seen him before. The memory was tugging at the edges of my mind. It will come to me, sooner or later. But one thing was sure, He didn’t seem to know me.

Bright eased himself into the passenger seat of my car.

“Hey, Kongpob”

He said.

“Can I move the seat back a bit ??”

“Sure you can”

I laughed when I saw him trying to adjust his long feet in the small footspace of my car.

“May was the last one to ride in that seat, and her legs are a little shorter than yours”

I heard his sigh of relief as he moved it back and stretched out his long legs. He clicked his seat belt and looked over the dashboard with something akin to love.

I knew where he was coming from. The smell and feel of the soft leather and the sound of the engine as I started it, soothes me too. I always thought of my dad when I drove this car. The car had been such a surprise when he had given it to me.

“How fast have you gone in this baby ??”

Bright  asked, patting the dashboard lovingly.

“I try to obey the speed limits, Mr. Rojnapat”

I said with a slight offence in my voice. Then I looked over at him and winked. He laughed and raised his eyebrow in inquiry.

“Well, when I was coming back from Phuket last month, the road was clear with very few cars on it. I let her go to 120.....”

I smiled fondly at the memory. I only knew that I was going that fast because I had looked down at the speedometer for a moment. The car was so smooth and quiet.

“I would love to have one like it”

Bright  said.

“But I think Jenny would like it in red colour”

He chuckled.

"You seems to love her a lot ..."

I asked him.

“Yeah.....I love my wife so much and I am so lucky that She loves me back. She is gorgeous, smart and intelligent too”

“You do sound lucky”

I replied.

As I drove towards my house, our conversation drifted into general sports talk. It was good to have someone to talk with this way. Aim had been gone a week, and I knew that when he returned he was going to be spending a lot of time with May. We would be heading out of town next week. That would be the last concert before our hiatus. We would be taking the holidays off to give her time to have the baby and to recover. She was my right hand girl. I didn’t know what I would do without her managing my life. May  and her iPad kept me on the schedule and on time !!

As I turned into the gated community I lives in, I stopped beside the guard cabin at front.

“Hey, Bill !!”

I waved the guard to approach us.

“I want to introduce you to Mr. Bright  Rojnapat. He is going to be coming and going to my house, for the next few days. Please put him on my admit list”

Bill nodded and said

“Sure thing, Mr. Suthiluck. Can I get your photograph, Mr. Rojnapat , to post in the book ??”

Bright got out of the car and waited while Bill snapped a picture with a digital camera. He smiled widely for it.

“I will put this in the book right now”

Bill stated as he started to turn to re-enter the cabin. He paused when I called out to him.

“Bill, A Mr. Arthit Rojnapat will be arriving shortly. He needs to be on the list, too. He is a very handsome, young man.....and....”

I turned to Bright and asked

“What does He drive, Bright ??”

“He drives a midnight blue Mercedes-Benz...”

Bright said.

“And Jenny will be in my red Jeep Wrangler”

“Oh Yes, his wife may be here this evening, too with Mr. Arthit”

I told Bill, and Bright added.....

“She will be the drop dead gorgeous, in a red Jeep”

I smiled at his description of Jenny.

“Yes, Sir, I will keep a look out for them both”

Bill started to step back into the guard cabin when Bright gestured him forward again.

“Bill ??”

He asked as the guard stepped closer to the car.

“Who was on duty Sunday night through Monday morning ??”

“Let me check”

Bill said as he stepped back into the cabin. He returned with a clipboard.

“That would have been Sunny. He worked from midnight to 9 a.m. He will be here tonight, same shift”

“Thanks, Bill”

Bright  waved at him. The gate opened and as I drove through it, Bright said

“I will stop by and have a little chat with Sunny later on. Just to see if he might have let someone in”

I nodded. After a second I turned to Bright

“That’s rather a coincidence about Arthit’s car. My other car is a Mercedes-Benz too”

Bright chuckled and said

“Arthit loves his car. He hates to let anyone else drive it. It’s his baby”

I could understand that very well . What an interesting group of people the Rojnapats were. They were smart, beautiful, and into fast cars. I hope that we could get this stalker thing taken care of. Maybe then I could get to know them in a social way, as opposed to a professional way. Arthit’s face appeared in my mind. I tried to push it back, but his beautiful eyes held me captive. I really would like to get to know him better.

It only took us a few moments to get to my driveway. I liked the way My house sat back from the street. My front yard was quite large. Several leafy trees shaded the house. I always liked the look of the place. It reminded me, in a small way, of the home I had lived in with my parents in Colorado. I think it’s almost time to go back for a visit. I always found myself so relaxed there. Maybe I could go while we are on the break. I would have to give that some thought.

I clicked the remote to open my garage door. I pulled in beside my Mercedes Benz.  Bright  got out of the car and pulled the bug sweeper from his pocket.

"Let me check this one over first"

He said.

"Then I will check the perimeter of the house" 

I watched as he began to swing the device over and around my second car. Sure enough, a ping sounded. 

"Damn, there is another one"

He reached into the passenger's rear wheel and pulled a duplicate of the one, He had found on the Porsche, out from the small space. I walked up beside him as he checked it out. He started manipulating buttons on it, then he paused with a thoughtful look on his face.

"I was going to disarm it. But I don't think I will....." 

I was sure that I looked confused.

"Why not ??" 

"If we disarm both of them, the stalker might get suspicious"

Bright explained.

"Now that we know about this one, we will just leave it here with the Mercedes. The stalker will probably think that you are driving the Porsche all the time for now. If, for some reason, you need to drive the Mercedes, we will see about disarming it then. For now, it just looks like it's sitting here in your garage, going nowhere" 

"That makes sense. I guess we don't want the person to know that we are on to them yet"

I nodded in agreement. I really wanted the person caught, not just frightened off for a while. I didn't want to have this lingering over May and me. I wasn't all that worried about myself, but I sure didn't want anything bad to happen to her and the baby.    

Bright started out of the garage and went around to the back of the house. I followed him. There was a keypad lock on the backyard gate. I showed him the code as I punched it in. We both looked the yard over. Everything was in its place, nothing looked disturbed. We went back out the gate, locking it behind us. We walked to the front of the house. Bright checked the front porch. Again, everything looked fine. We went back into the garage to enter the house from there. 

"Let me go first, just in case"

He laughed quietly and said

"It's what you are paying us for after all" 

All of a sudden, I felt rather silly. I just couldn't believe that I needed a bodyguard !! I felt like I should be able to protect myself from anything. I was a 28 year old man for heaven's sake !! I work out daily, and I was fit…it wasn't like I was a couch potato. Surely, I could protect myself. I think that Bright must have seen something on my face because he turned and looked at me very seriously. 

"Kongpob , don't be weirded out about this"

We had made our way through the corridor and had stopped in the middle of the kitchen.

"My family and I have been in this business for several years now, and we have guarded lots of people. Sometimes it's just as a barrier, so to speak, to keep people at a distance, like at concerts and things like that. Sometimes it's because of threats to them"

He paused while I nodded my understanding. 

"You really have to take threats like this seriously. We do........ There are some mighty deranged people out there. This person, who is stalking you, well, she seems pretty unbalanced"

He looked around the tidy kitchen and spoke again,

"She seems to think she deserves all this"

Bright  then pointed his finger at me.

"And she wants you desperately. We don't know how far she is willing to take that scenario"

He shrugged his shoulders.

"She has bugged your cars, she has actually been on your front porch, and she has followed you in person at least once for sure" 

He put his hand on my shoulder and squeezed it gently.

"Let us do our job. We are good at this and I don't want you to worry over much. Now, show me through the rest of the house and to your security panel, okay ??" 

I thought about what he had just said. Having them work on this with me... didn't make me weak, it made me smart. Smart enough to know when to get help. He was right...... the writer of those letters sounded like she was totally nuts. Who knew what she was really capable of doing. 

I smiled at him in acknowledgment of his words and led him through the house. I let his confidence fill me. They would get to the bottom of this, and we all will be fine. 

Bright had looked over my security system. He gave it a thumbs up for safety but thought that a few more sensors would be a good idea. He said that he would bring them over when he returns tomorrow.  I was in the kitchen making myself a sandwich while he was watching some sports on the flat screen in the living room. He said that he wasn't hungry.

I wondered why Arthit hadn't arrived yet. What could be keeping him ?? I hoped it wasn't the gate guard, but surely He would call if that was the case. I heard Bright's phone ring and then heard a muffled conversation. The sound was getting closer as he walked towards the kitchen. 

"Okay, I will tell him....."

He said.

"Is there anything else we can do ?? No ?? I am sure we will be there shortly, bye"

He hung up. There was a concerned look on his face as he came around the corner and into the kitchen. 

"Kongpob, don't freak out. Okay...?? Everything is fine.....!!"

He said, and I could hear the tension in his voice. Of course, that made my anxiety levels start to rise. Had something happened to Arthit Rojnapat ??

"That was Arthit on the phone. He is at the hospital"

He paused and my heart sank.... for an unknown reason.

"May is having some contractions and they have admitted her to the hospital" 

I sank back against the kitchen counter, my hands flat against the cool marble counter.

"What ??"

I was having a hard time understanding just what he was saying. No, it wasn't Arthit that was in trouble, it was May, my pregnant best friend.    

I stepped forward and said,

"We have got to get over there. Aim is not even in town. He is in Shanghai"

I started pacing.

"Did they call him yet ??" 

"Slow down, Kongpob"

Bright said, raising his hands in a calming gesture.

"Yes, they called Aim. He is catching a flight back to Bangkok shortly. He will be here in few hours"

He wrapped my sandwich up, in a napkin and handed it to me. 

"Come on, I will drive. You eat. This may be a long evening and you will need your strength"

At his words I rushed through the corridor to the garage door. I grabbed my jacket on the way out.

 
"What else did Arthit say ??"

I asked, shrugging into my jacket and digging in my jeans pockets for my keys. Where were they ?? My fingers finally found them, and I wrapped my hand around them to pull them out. 

"He said he would fill us in, on what brought this on when we get there. I guess there was some kind of situation at May's house"

He shook his head when I looked at him questioningly. I guess he didn't know either.

"May started contracting, and Arthit and Jenny took her directly to the hospital. He said that doctors think that the contractions has gotten slowed down and they should stop soon. But the doctor admitted her as a precaution" 

When we reached the cars, Bright held his hand out for the keys. I didn't want to hand them over. I wanted to drive as fast as we could to get to the hospital, just as quickly as was humanly possible. 

"Kongpob...."

He said, with his hand still held out.

"You are in no shape to drive, either the Porsche OR the Mercedes. Your head is NOT in the game right now"

He shook his hand again. He was right. I didn't know him very well, but I felt like I could trust him. I had, after all, just hired his company to guard my life. I tossed him the keys and walked around to the passenger's side of the Porsche.

"Get in, and let's go....." 

Bright slid behind the wheel and adjusted the seat to suit him. I reached over and clicked the remote for the garage door. He was very smooth as we reversed out of the garage. He headed the car down the street and out passed the guard shack. He glanced over at me again.

"Arthit sounded really sure that May was going to be fine"

I looked him in the eye. He looked very sure himself. That reassured me to some extent"

"Eat your sandwich and we will be there in just a few minutes" 

I knew he was right. I hadn't eaten since early this morning and this might be a really long night. I ate the sandwich, but I didn't really taste it. All I could think about was May and the baby. He was my Godson. I wanted to meet him, but just not now. I prayed as I ate and Bright drove. 

They both had to be okay, they just had to be......

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Arthit's POV------

"What’s going on ??" 

I asked Jenny as I stated my car to follow Kongpob and Bright.

“The stalker has been here and she has left a message”

Jenny’s voice was tense over the phone.

“I will be right there”

I said as I backed out of the space and left the parking lot. May’s house wasn’t that far away. I knew the address from the info that they had given us. It was near by the Lake view road, up on the hillside. It would be a great place to live with a little one.

I pushed the speed limit to get there quickly. As I whipped the car efficiently into a street side parking spot, I saw that main floor of May’s house was all lit up. I rushed, at a human speed, up the steps. Jenny had the door open before I reached the top.

May was sitting on a couch in the living room, hunched over and holding her tummy. She was rocking backwards and forwards, moaning softly. She looked ill.

“What happened ??”

I asked quietly as I stepped further into the house.

Jenny motioned me to follow her as she spoke too softly for May to hear. She led me down the hallway to the back of the house. I could see a set of glass patio doors at the end of the hall.

“We got here and I asked her to wait in the car while I checked out the house. When I got to the porch, I smelled that same scent that was on the letters that they showed us earlier. When I got to the backyard, I discovered this…...”

She opened the patio door and stepped out onto the open area.

My eyes widened as I looked around at piles of debris everywhere. The yard had apparently been quite the showcase with an extensive amount of landscaping around it. Now the flower beds were destroyed and uprooted flowers were thrown everywhere. There were flower pots shattered on the ground. An ornate birdbath had been tipped over, the flower petal shaped bowl broken into several pieces. I could see several smashed bird houses and bird feeders all over the yard. Bird seed was underfoot everywhere. The green wrought iron patio furniture was tipped over and the seat cushions ripped. An umbrella, a green and white one, was in tatters, shreds of material floating in the small breeze that was wafting around the yard.

I was catching a scent on the light wind that was familiar. Jenny was correct. It was the same as the one that was on the letters and gifts from the stalker.

Jenny, with an angry look on her face, gestured for me to turn around and look at the back of the house itself. Bold letters were sprawlled on the backwall of the house and across the back windows. Written in red spray paint were the words:

He is MINE…

You will Pay…

Ugly Whore…

The short phrases were written over and over again. It was ghastly.

“Did she saw this ??”

I asked as I looked back at Jenny.

Jenny nodded sadly.

“I was coming back through the door to get her, when she came in through the front door. I guess she got tired of waiting in the car or something. She could see the debris through the door in the hall when she entered the house and rushed out here before I could stop her”

I could tell that she was sorry that May had seen this.

We both turned when we heard a muffled gasp from the house. We flew back inside. May was standing up, her hands tight on her belly. She looked up as we approached, fear etched on her face.

“I am having contractions....”

She said with her eyes wide and scared.

“I am not due for another eight weeks”

Tears were flowing in a river down her pale cheeks.

I hurried to her side and eased her back down on to the couch, keeping my arm around her shoulders. I put my hand carefully on her tight stomach.

“Jenny, get her some water please”

Jenny hurried to the kitchen and was back in a moment with a plastic tumbler half full of water.

The baby’s heartbeat was strong against my fingertips. May’s heart rate was really high, though. Too high.

“Okay, sweetie, I need you to drink some of this water and take some slow, deep breaths”

I looked her in the eyes, urging her to do so.

“Sometimes dehydration will bring contractions on”

I had spent a lot of time reading through the important information about medical field and the advancement of medicine in last three centuries. It became helpful right now however.

May took a small mouthful of the water and swallowed. She closed her eyes and took one breath in then let it out, then another deep breath in…letting the breath out slowly. Through the pads of my fingertips, I could feel another contraction starting. She started to breathe quickly again.

“No...... slow down and take another deep breath and let it out very, very slowly”

I told her. She nodded and complied. The contraction lasted about 30 seconds. When it was over, I asked

“What’s your doctor’s number ?? Is it on your cell ??”

“Yes, it’s on my cell. It’s in my purse, outside pocket. It’s number three on the speed dial. His name is Dr. Mathew”

I nodded to Jenny, and she quickly found the phone and dialed the number. I could hear it ringing as she held it to her ear.

The receptionist answered and Jenny said

“Hello, I am a friend of Mrs. May Thitipom, one of Dr. Mathew’s patients. She has had some stress today and is now having some contractions”

She paused and listened.

“No, it doesn’t appear that her water has broken and she isn’t bleeding either”

We would know if she was, that was for sure. Jenny listened again.

“No, I don’t believe that we need an ambulance, we are just a few minutes away”

She paused again.

“Yes, we will be there shortly”

She hung up and said,

“May, we are going to take you to the hospital. Your doctor wants to check you out. He is actually at the hospital right now for a delivery”

May nodded and I helped her to her feet.

Jenny gathered May’s purse, took the cup of water from her and handed her the cell.

“Come on. Let’s get you into the Jeep”

She said as she slipped her arm gently, but firmly, around May’s waist.

“Give me your keys and I will lock up here. Then I will meet you over at the hospital”

I said.

“You keep sipping that water, okay ?? And if you have another contraction, remember to breathe slowly”

May handed me her keys and nodded. Jenny kept her arm around her back and helped her out to the Jeep.

I went back through the house and locked the patio doors. Shaking my head at the mess out there, I wondered what else this nutshell could possibly do. I turned off the lights in the house as I made my way back to the front door. It was a small blessing that I didn't smell the intruder in the house anywhere. I guess she just kept to the back yard where no neighbour could see her.

The Jeep was gone by the time I stepped out onto the front porch. I used May's keys to lock the door. After thinking about it for a moment, I decided not to call Bright and Kong until we found out more information at the hospital. I did decide to give Noor a call. May was going to the same hospital where She worked.

I wanted to make sure that she was safe there. To make sure that this stalker couldn't get close to her. The maternity wards in all of the area hospitals had recently gone through a security upgrade. The baby stealing ring we had disrupted had brought that out. She should be safe from this psycho there, but I wanted to ensure it.

The police would also need to be notified about the destruction of property... at May's house. I would call them soon.

I hit speed dial #1 on my phone as I made my way to my car......

"Noor, can you meet me at the hospital…"

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A/N: Here is the new chapter of Guardian Angels. Sorry.... for the late update. Please Tell me what you think about this chapter 💖💖