Amanda's POV

It's early Saturday morning and the sun is just starting to rise. I have been laying here for about an hour or so after having a nightmare. I can't seem to get back to sleep no matter how hard I try. Jenkins is now slowly invading my dream. I don't want to tell Eric because I don't want him to worry about me any more than he does. I slowly get out of bed so as not to wake him and head downstairs to make some coffee. After it is done I make a cup and go out back to sit on the porch. The longer I sit out here the more I crawl into my head and my thoughts. I have never given him any idea that there could ever be anything between us. I'm just afraid that he could go after Eric because of me. He's done it once, what's to stop him from doing it again, and this time really hurting him. It scares me so much. I had been sitting out here lost in my thoughts as the sun had risen. I heard the door open and I could smell him before he could say a word.

"Hey sweetheart, I got worried when you weren't in bed with me. Have you been out here long?"

"It's been a few hours. I couldn't sleep."

"Are you okay?"

"Just some things on my mind."

"You can tell me, you know."

"Nothing for you to worry about."

"When it comes to you, I will always worry." He says as he sits down next to me and pulls me into his lap. Are you sure there is nothing bothering you?"

"Just thinking about things."

"You would tell me if there was?"

"Yes."

"Hmmm, how about some breakfast?"

"Breakfast would be good."

We get up and head into the kitchen. He tells me to sit down at the island as he grabs the ingredients for french toast, and bacon. After a bit the wonderful smell has filled the kitchen and my stomach growls. I didn't realize I was that hungry. Once he is finished he plates it up for both of us as he comes to sit next to me.

"MMM, this is pretty good."

"Thank you, I do have some talents."

"I think I might elect you to cook all the time."

"That would be fine. I have found out over the years that I like to cook."

"Good, because I can't. Ask Matt, he'll tell you."
"I might just have to."

He leans over to kiss my neck."

"What shall we do today?"

"How about we head to the beach?"

"Sounds good to me. How about we invite the boys?"

"That would be fun."

"Why don't you give them a call while I clean up?"

"Okay."

I head up to the bedroom to grab my phone and come back down to call Matt.

"Hey bunny, what's up this morning?"

"Eric and I are headed to the beach and wanted to know if you would like to come with us?"

"That sounds like a plan."

"How about you come meet us here around eleven? I will send you the address."
"Okay, see you in a couple hours." We hang up and I text him the address before I head back into the kitchen."

"So are they coming?" Eric asks as he sits down next to me.

"Yes, they will be here at about eleven."

"Great, maybe we can grill out tonight."

"That sounds like a great idea."
I head upstairs to get ready. I had just gotten my suit on when Eric came into the room. His eyes roam over my body and I see his eyes darken.

"How do you expect us to go anywhere when you are dressed like that?" He walks over to me like a tiger stalking his prey.

"What, this old thing?"

He wraps his arms around me as he leans in and starts kissing my neck. His hands travel down to my but cheeks and squeeze them pulling me into him. He starts kissing down my neck and just he starts to untie my top, we hear the doorbell go off.

"Uggh, must be the guys." He ties my top back and adjusts himself and heads downstairs to answer the door. As I pull my cover up on, I head downstairs to greet the guys.

"Hey Matt, Hey Kyle."
"Hey, so glad I can get to spend the day with you guys before I leave." Kyle says as he walks in the door.

"Hey, bunny."

"Are we all ready to go?" Eric asks as he walks in the room carrying the cooler.

"Let me go grab the beach bag then we can go."
"Let's do this!" Eric says as he heads for the door.

"We all grab everything and head out to the car. Matt helps Eric put everything in the trunk and we all climb in and head off to the beach. Once we get there we all climb out, grab everything and head down to the beach. Once we get to our spot, I spread out the blanket and we set down the cooler and basket. I pull off my coverup and go to grab the sunblock.

"Wow bunny, didn't know you were hiding that under there."

"Hahaha."

"You could make a guy switch teams."

"Hey!!..You do look good though, A." Kyle says with a fake pout.

"And that body is all mine." Eric says as he wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my neck.

"No, worries man. I've got mine right here and I almost have him talked into moving out here."

"There's still a lot of convincing to do. Hey A, let's hit the water."

After you!"

We head down to the water as the other two finish setting everything up. We have gone waist deep as Kyle turns to me.

"How are you doing with all this?"

"Doing okay, I'm not sleeping well though. I have nightmares sometimes."

"Have you told Eric?"

"No, I don't want him to worry. He already worries enough. I don't want to add anything else."
"You should tell him. He will be there for you, help you through it."

"I don't know."

"It may help you too."

"I will think about it."

Soon after we finish talking I hear Eric and Matt come splashing to us as Eric picks me up and swings me around.

"Hey love, everything OK?"

"Yes, why would you ask?" I shoot a look at Kyle.

"You two were deep in discussion when we came down."
"Nothing too heavy."

"Okay." He eyes me with a concerned look.

We play around in the water for a bit and I decide to head back to the blanket for a bit. I am thankful for the umbrella though. The guys stay down near the water as they throw a football around and occasionally throw each other in the water. Eventually they come up for some food. We sit and eat for a bit and as I turn around to look over to where the car is I see a man standing looking at us and I immediately know who it is. I stiffen and my body starts to shake. Eric senses it and places a hand on my arm.

"Love, what is it?"

"He's here."

"What?" He goes to get up and the guys see it and start to move too. I look back and he is gone.

"Babe don't, it's not worth it. I don't want you to get in trouble again."

"I just want to beat his ass."

"I know, but I don't want you to get in trouble."

"Alright, I will leave him alone this time."
"I just want to go home now."

"Let's go, love. It kind of put a damper on the bun, but the sun is starting to go down now so it's a good time to head home."
We pack everything up and head back home. Matt and Kyle stay for a bit before they head back to the apartment. We wished Kyle safe travels back home since he will be leaving early in the morning. I know it will be hard for Matt. After they leave we head upstairs and head into the bathroom to shower. He goes to turn on the water as I undress as he does too. We walk in together and I walk under the warm water and let it wash off the sand and salt.

"Are you sure you're okay, love?"

"I'm fine, it just shook me a little to see him."

"I think tomorrow we will go and see if we can get a restraining order on him."

"I think it's a good idea."

Once we are finished we dry off and I go to put on my pjs and he puts on some pajama pants and we climb into bed. He pulls me against his chest and kisses my forehead.

"Goodnight, sweetheart. I love you."
"Goodnight, I love you too."

Soon after we are both asleep.

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Eric's POV

"No! No! Stop! Please!"

I am awoken to Amanda's screams and thrashing about. I sit up quickly and she is covered in sweat and tangled in the sheets. I try to wake her. I am not sure what has set these off, but I am worried.

"Shh babe, wake up. You're safe. Calm down, love."

After a few minutes she stops and looks me in the eyes and starts to cry. She immediately curls into me, wrapping her arms around me.

"Oh god, I am so sorry."

"Baby, there is nothing to be sorry about. What is going on?"

"I have been having nightmares about him. I haven't been able to sleep and they are getting worse."

"Baby, why didn't you tell me? I am here for you. Monday we are getting that restraining order. You will call in and we will do this together. I will call my shop manager and let him know."

"Okay, I think we can do that."

We snuggle back together as I stroke her hair and we fall back to sleep. Sunday we spent a lazy day together. Monday rolls around and we head down to the police station to try to file a restraining order. We head in and go to talk to Officer Christian.

"So he is showing his face now?"

"Yes, he attacked her last week at the club, and Saturday we saw him watching us at the beach."

"Okay, I will see what I can do. We still haven't found where he is yet. Damian has said he has got his best guy working on it. I will keep you posted on what we have found."

"Thank you." Amanda says softly.
"We are doing our best. We will find him. We have his last known address back in Texas, but it seems that he has disappeared."

"Please keep me informed. He is giving me nightmares."

"I am so sorry. We will find him."

"Thank you officer. I know you are doing your best. We will be waiting to hear from you." I say as we stand up and shake hands before we leave. We have done all we can for now and I hope that it will be enough. We head out for lunch and I can see Amanda is nervous. She hasn't touched much of her food.

"I hate to see you like this."

"I know they will do their best, but I still can't shake this uneasy feeling."

Why don't you stay with me for a while?"

"I can't inconvenience you like that and Matty will be by himself."

"I'm sure he will understand He cares about you too."

"I guess for a bit."

"I am glad she agreed for a while. I am getting used to having her here with me. I love having her in my arms, in my bed. I want it to be forever.

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It has been a couple weeks since we had seen Jenkins and it seems like things have gotten back to normal. Well, as normal as we can make it until he is caught. Jake seems to have found him, but every time they go to arrest him he has slipped out of their fingers, and they come up empty handed. Jake had found he was living under an alias. Trevor Waters, which is why it was hard to find him in the first place. Amanda has gone back to her apartment under a lot of protests. She says she will be fine with Matt, but I still worry. Damian has given all the information to Officer Christian which helps in the case. I knew Jenkins was a slippery weasel and I hope they catch him soon.

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Ring

Ring

Ring

I go to my desk and pick up my phone and see that Matt is calling me. He never calls me so I am getting a bit worried.

"Hey Matt, what's up?"

"Oh my god! She's gone! I think he took her! Oh my god! I'm so sorry!"
"Slow down, Matt. Who's gone? Who took who?"

"Amanda, she's gone! She went to get something from her car and said she would be back, that was an hour ago. I went to see what was going on. She was gone and I found her necklace on the ground by the car."

"Fuck, I am on the way!" I holler to my shop manager what was going on, grab my keys and run out the door. I am flying down the streets, willing the lights to stay green. I call Officer Christian on my way over.

"Officer Christian, how may I help you."

"It's Eric Stoltz, I am Amanda Steven's boyfriend. We were in there a couple weeks ago, about a restraining order. We have been talking to you about Jenkins."

"Yes, I remember."

"I just got a call from her roommate that she works with and he said that she may have been kidnapped. I am headed over to their office now."

"I am heading out to meet you now. I have her address. Don't touch anything."

"Got it!"

I pull up soon after Officer Christian is there with his partner. Matt tells him what happened before her disappearance. He has left the necklace on the ground.

"Shit, I just remembered."

"What is it?"

"Marc gave me a bracelet with a tracker in it for her. I have the software on my phone."

"That's great! Is it working?"

"Let me see. I have to pull it up."

I pull it up and there it is. She is out in the desert. Looks like an abandoned warehouse district. I show it to Officer Christian and he immediately calls for backup to meet us there.

"Alright, you ride with me, but when we get there, you stay in the car."

"I can't do that. Her life could be in danger. I have got to save her."

"Alright, but you stay behind me."

We climb into his truck and head out to save my girl. It was about an hour drive and we finally made it to where she is. The backup pulls up soon after. We all get together and slowly head in. I stay behind Officer Christian, slowly going through each room and making sure that it is clear, we finally reach the last room and the door is closed.

"Ready, on three."

"One"

"Two"

Three" He counts softly before us. We burst through the door and it is empty. I run over to the bed and there is her bracelet laying in the middle of the bed. I fall to my knees and scream.