"Yeah," I said nervously. "I know who that is. I know exactly who it is. It's my father."
"Your...father?" Officer Morgan asked, surprised.
"Mhm." I responded. Gosh, how didn't I see this coming?
"Oh...wow. Uh, I'm really sorry." Officer Morgan said.
"No, don't be. My dad is a shitbag." I replied, kind of surprised of how I came up with that.
"Okay. We are going to run some tests on your father's identity and hopefully put him behind bars."
"Okay. Thank you so much for everything you've done." I said.
"Anytime. Bye."
"Bye."
I hung up, and put my hands at my temples.
"Jimmy..." I said inaudibly. "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be. I'm not going to let anyone hurt me, I promise." Jimmy said.
"I know, but I feel terrible! If you feel like you don't want to be anywhere near me, I really understand." A tear escaped. I tried so hard not to cry, but this is just too much.
"Don't think that, Lina! Just because your dad wants to, you know, kill me doesn't mean I don't want to be with you!" Jimmy explained, trying to calm me down. "You're my one and only, and always will be."
That made me feel better. I don't even know why I think that he doesn't want to be with me, because he's told me thousands of times that he would never leave me because of my dad.
"Hey, what can I do to cheer you up?" Jimmy said, patting my back.
"Nothing, I'm okay." I responded.
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. So, I have to get some stuff from the grocery store. Do you care that I use your car? I didn't drive here with my car." Jimmy chuckled.
"Yeah, sure." I stood up, and wiped the tears from my cheeks.
"Okay, thanks. Want to come with?" Jimmy asked.
"Okay."
Jimmy got my keys from the coffee table, and we walked outside to my car. We hopped in, and the car roared to life.
When we got to the grocery store, I immediately saw someone who looked awfully familiar. I kept walking, but kept staring at her. She had white-blonde hair that looked really familiar.
Jimmy and I got some food for dinner, and stuff like that. We walked down the refrigerated aisle, and I saw that girl again.
When she noticed me, she looked at me back and forth from the food to me.
And then, it hit me.
"Emilie?" I squealed. She was my best friend from high school. That's where I knew her from.
"Malina?!" Emilie squealed back.
We hugged. We haven't seen each other since high school.
"Woah," Emilie's gaze was over at Jimmy. "Who's that yummy boy over there? Is he yours?"
"Yeah," I said proudly.
"Lord have mercy that is a beautiful boy!" Emilie said.
"Yup, he is." I replied. "We're engaged."
"Score!" Emilie squealed. I giggled.
Jimmy walked over to us, and smiled at Emilie. Emilie smiled as if she were in love.
"Hi!" Emilie waved.
"Hey, what's your name?" Jimmy asked Emilie.
"Emilie." She replied.
"Ah. I'm Jimmy." They shook hands.
"I know you are," Emilie said inaudibly, and bit her lip.
After an awkward silence, I finally spoke.
"So, um, Emilie...I'll give you my number if you want to stay in touch."
"Sure!" I gave Emilie my phone, and she punched her number in.
*Jimmy's POV*
After Malina and Emilie exchanged numbers, they hugged. Once Malina turned around, Emilie looked at me and mouthed Call me.
No, I said in my head.
Oh my god, I loved Jimmy in this chapter! Emilie asked him to call her and he was just like "No."
Do you think she's going to try to steal Jimmy away from Malina? Comment your theories!