My life had changed in simply a week, and it was crazy, Nolan and I decided that we should stay at his mom's house, and every night it was a party. We both worked from home clinging to each other every moment we had gotten, and the party of the year had been moved to the next week after, or when we found out who was behind all of this.

I helped with the finances and a little with the case and today was just the beginning of this crazy rollercoaster we were on.

"Baby, It's time to wake up", a calming voice next to me kissed my neck. His warm kisses woke me up as his cold hands flipped me to face him.

"Good Morning", He said as he kissed my chapped lips, and made them soft. He kissed my forehead as I adjusted to the bright sunlight from the window.

"I made pancakes", he said as he brought over the tray filled with pancakes, syrup, and topped with blueberries and strawberries. This past week he had been doing everything to make me happy, that most of the time it scared me. He was trying to be perfect all the time, but I didn't need that.

"Thank you, who knew you were a cook and businessman", I winked at him as I gave him a fork, and we both ate as he brought the tray table to the side as he climbed underneath me and I snuggled up against his chest, we both ate together soundly, no words just the occasional description of how good the pancakes were, all from me by the way.

His pocket lighted his up as rings and dings, filled his pocket, he took out as his phone as he leaned back as he contemplated whether to answer it.

He picked up the phone as I heard a stern voice from over the phone, I wouldn't listen in as we had learned to trust, not snoop, only together.

"Employee at Ocean Shores, no way, can you run the list see who's a techie, they just had their software updated maybe an engineer", he suggested. I began eating the pancakes as my own phone began ringing, I guess I had brought it all along, I moved the table and ran to answer my phone. I answered the phone as I heard horrific crying in the background.

"Can you c...come pick me... up", a stuttering Avery whispered on the phone, I assured her I would be there as soon as I could, and she hung up as I began to become worried. I grabbed a pair of sweatpants and pushed them over my tight shorts, I kissed Nolan's head as I grabbed the keys from Nolan's pocket as he inches for them back.

"Where are you going?", He asked as he put the phone over his hand and I grabbed for the keys a second time as I was not putting up with his drama.

"Avery's upset, and no she doesn't need brotherly love", I said as he laughed at my joke and handed over the keys, I said bye to a frantic Alison as she sorted out her party details. I ran out the front door and found the black SUV, as the others followed behind me sadly, I would never be alone.

Avery texted me the address, as I had recognized it from somewhere, it was the sweet, quaint coffee shop, we had been at where we met Cole. I drove as fast as I could, hoping she would be okay, to wait.

I finally arrived as I hopped out of the car and followed in, but just as I reached for the door handle a hand stopped me and pulled me to the side of the building.

There Avery stood as mascara dripped down her cheek and she wiped it away as she hid under her baseball cap. I hugged her as she cried deeply into me as we stood in the alleyway.

"Honey, what's wrong", I asked her as I hugged her, and she just hugged me back, and breathed heavily against my back. She was distraught, standing and watching she was clearly paranoid, of what was the true answer.

"Cole's cheating on me", she sniffed out as she held on to me. I felt her pain and what hurt me the most was it was here, and she had seen it and had no one to help her go through it.

"I'm sorry, but how do you know?", I asked as she put her head down and locked eyes with the ground wiping her leaking tears away from her drowned face.

"I saw them, with my own eyes, I saw them leave here together, I saw them kiss, he's supposed to be at his convention in Spain", I slowed her down as she cried in my shoulder, she was clearly upset and I wasn't going to stop her from mellowing.

"Okay, well I think we have two options here today, we drink a lot and party, or we can go to your place burn his clothes and kick him out", she laughed at my ideas, as she wiped her tears away from her beautiful face that was hidden by a cap.

"I think we should go home and do both", she said as I agreed and I let her lean on me as we walked back to my car. She got in the car, as I got on the other side and the first thing she did was crank up the radio. I drove away listening to her crying singing as I joined in, with my own high pitch voice that sent us both laughing.

We arrived at her apartment as she looked at the tall building that scraped the sky, and I remembered the view from all the way up there.

"You have booze, right", I asked her as I parked the car and we got out, as she wiped her tears away and put on her badass mood.

"Yes I do, and I have matches", she laughed as we went to the lobby to change the keys and not allow him inside until she was there and so was someone else. We left the security office as I had this strange feeling in my stomach.

"He's not violent towards you, or at all right", we walked into the elevator as her fake smile turned into a frown and I couldn't believe she had stayed.

"I'm gonna kill him", I pressed the down button as she canceled it and stopped me, we arrived at her apartment as it all seemed normal or paused.

"He's never hurt me, but when he gets angry he breaks the wine glasses and even threw a beer bottle at the tv, I promise he hasn't hurt me", she calmed herself down as I immediately went to grab his clothes from her closet.

"He's not coming back, so why not?", she began setting the fire as I brought out more and more clothes hinting a man's perfume with different scents lingering on each piece.

"He's a bastard", I threw the clothes on the ground in a rage as Avery sat down sulking and I cradled her as she cuddled up next to me.

"He made me happy, and now he's been cheating on me all this time", she cried as I comforted her, he had no clue who she had messed with.

"We need to sulk, we need to go, why don't you bring a bag of all the things you need and we can go to your mom's place and you stay there, we can have a guard when Cole gets back and he can take his stuff and go.", I suggested as she shrugged along and began packing a bag.

"Let's just leave a bag, you have too nice things for him to steal", she laughed at my

joke as she began ordering boxes from downstairs to help her pack up his things, we can just leave at the door.

We began putting his stuff in the boxes as I listened to Avery cry as she packed away his shoes and pants. She wiped her tears away as I walked by, not knowing I could hear her. I went straight to the kitchen as I grabbed her strongest vodka, and brought the bottle to her as she looked at me enlightened.

"Here", I took off the cork and gave her the bottle as she chugged it down as she handed it back to me and I took a swing at the bottle. The bottle was half-empty as we put away our first bottle and we explained to the front desk our plan over the phone, as they made arrangements.

We grabbed the next bottle as we blared music, danced on the couches, and sang at the top of our lungs. At the end of the day, it was noon and we had packed up the last box, the man came to get it as he noticed the bottles of vodka near the trash.

"Ma'am should I call you two a cab, I'm guessing she doesn't want to be here when he comes", he asked as he seemed very polite and interested in our scenario.

"Your very very kind, but I'll just ask my husband to pick us up, he's amazing, do you know him?", I slurred as he shook his head politely and I thanked him.

"Why don't I call him for you ma'am?", he asked me as I shook my head and Avery chugged down the last bottle of vodka there was.

"No, no, no he loves it when I'm drunk, he's the only man allowed in here from now on, he's her brother", I pointed at the drunk Avery who played with her hairbrush like a mic and sang "Taylor Swift" at the top of her lungs.

"Oh your Mrs. Clementé, congratulations. I will make sure of it. we are stationing a guard up here, right outside of this room.", he said as he left carrying the box and I felt riled up to call Nolan and tell him about my day.

I locked the door and ran to Avery who sang like no one was watching. I lowered the volume as I watched a sad Avery slouch on the couch and her song turned into cries.

"Why, did you do that", she asked me as she looked as if she was going to burst out of laughter, I swear we were both going insane.

"I'm calling Nolan, he has to pick us up", I grabbed my phone as I clicked his contact, and I put it up to my phone as Avery laughed in the background.

"Where the fuck are you", an angry voice asked me as I felt threatened, he seemed as if he was biting his tongue at the moment.

"I just wanted to say I love you, I love you, and I think your the sexiest man on the planet, and that you and I would have cute babies and I'm sorry that I'm a virgin because then we would've already made babies, right", I blurted out as Avery laughed like a hyena in the background and Nolan sounded angrier as he grunted.

"Are you drunk?", he asked me as I began laughing and he could hear Avery's crazy laughter.

"Shhh, it's our secret", I whispered as Avery laughed more and I began laughing too, he began getting angrier as I heard him breathe heavily.

"I'm coming to get you", he said as I looked at Avery, how did he know we were here. He must be physic.

"You didn't even say you love me, do you not think I'm sexy, do you want my babies-", my drunk slurring came to an end as a sweet voice cut in.

"I do love you and I think your the sexiest person I've ever seen, so why don't you get your shoes on and Avery's and I'll be there in 5 minutes", he promised as I blushed as I heard his words, I hung up the phone.

"He's coming to pick us up", I smiled as Avery frowned not wanting to be seen like this. I put her shoes in front of her as I grabbed the bag we had packed for her and her phone.

"Did he say he loved you?", she asked me as she slipped on her shoes and looked at me dearly. She looked innocent but broken. She was lost.

"Yes, he even said I was sexy", I proudly spoke as I remembered Avery's heartbroken situation and I immensely took back everything I had said.

"That's what Cole said to me, you be careful this guy you're seeing could be dangerous, he could throw things and make you cook", she said not remembering her brother. I knew Nolan would never cheat on me, but what if he did, I already knew he had when we first got married.

"We're different and I married your brother", she gasped and clapped as she hugged me and I strapped my shoes on as she hugged me tighter.

"Oh my gosh you can sing that song, cause I'm your best friend and he's my brother", she said referring to victorious, and I began singing out loud as she smiled and just watched me.

"MY BEST FRIENDS BROTHER IS THE ONE FOR ME BFB", I sang out loud as the door opened and I looked at the figure of a man who came rushing towards me.

"Oh my gosh, that's my husband", I squealed as Nolan reached me and I jumped into his arms as I kissed him hard, as he returned my loving kiss.

"What have you two been doing, you taste like vodka", he licked his lips as I leaned against him and he kissed my head as he helped Avery up.

"We drank a little too much, but it's okay cause we had a very good reason", I told him as he waiting for my explanation, that would send him flying, I looked at Avery as she shook her head and I stopped.

"I just want to go home", Avery cried as I hugged her and Nolan starred at us as if we were aliens, he asked a man to help with Avery's bags as he took both me and Avery as we leaned on him.

We made it into the elevator as Avery passed the boxes of his stuff piled up and began sobbing in the elevator, I hugged her as she hugged me.

The man carrying her bags, didn't flinch at all he seemed to not be affected by this and it was fascinating.

"Isn't she hot", I tapped his shoulder as he turned around and looked for an excuse to say something different, he instead turned around and said nothing.

"Your hot, you're a badass", I ranted on and on as Nolan stood there rolling his eyes, we made our way to the garage, as he put the bags in the trunk and he helped Avery into the back and me in the front.

He thanked the man and he got in as he started the car. I looked in the back as Avery slept in peace and quiet.

I leaned over and kissed him as he fastened his seatbelt. His lips tasted of vodka as so did my lips. He kissed me back as I took off my seatbelt and swung over him as he began kissing me harder. He came to his senses as he put me back in my seat, he reached across me as fast as he could as he buckled me in.

"Come on, don't you want me?", I asked feeling disappointed as he left the garage while looking at my pouting face. His handheld on to my thigh.

"I do baby, but your drunk", he wouldn't kiss me, sober me wanted this, all of me wanted this. His iridescent glares lit me on fire as his fingers grazed my clothed thing.

"Fine, just know your missing out", I winked at him as he rolled his eyes and exited the garage, his fingers drew little figures on my thigh. His light gentle touch drove me crazy as he circled over and over again.

The car ride was silent, just the sound of his fingers drawing circles on my pants, he didn't say a word or ask why he just respected her choice to say something.

I woke up, feeling the sun burn my eyes, I grabbed the sunglasses, that were pocketed on the dashboard. I fell back asleep, guarding the sun as Nolan just smirked at me, I guess this was my consequence.

"What happened?", a panicked voice saw us as she looked worried, I sprung up hearing Alison's voice. She looked at me as I looked back at the backseat.

"I'm gonna take Avery to her bed", Nolan cut in as Alison held onto my arm, to wonder what had happened.

"It's not my place to tell you what happened, just she needs ice cream and don't let Cole in here", she looked worried as she listened and walked me to my bed, as we got to the room, Alison left as I reached to the bed and I began taking everything off, forgetting where I was. I closed the blinds as I wandered in my bra and underwear and went into bed to cover the comforter over my head.

"I love you", a voice whispered as I felt his head tuck into mine to fit my body, I rolled over to find Nolan, staring at me with his dashing eyes and he looked at me as if I was the only girl in the world.

"I love you, too", I kissed his lips as I cuddled into him, forgetting everything and only focusing on the love and the feeling I had when I was with him.

I woke up, before Nolan surprisingly as his arms held me down tightly, I squirmed out of them and put one of his shirts on as I opened the door to our bedroom and crept out, trying not to wake anyone up.

I knocked on Avery's door as I opened it as she was there pacing the room, she looked nervous, as she bit her nails, like her life depended on it.

"He knows I'm here", she cried as she clawed onto her nails and I ran to her as she hugged me, she was terrified.

"He said he's coming, he said what I saw was fake, and th-that i-it wasn't him", she said as she paced along with the room as she checked the window, which opened to the front of the house.

"We used to sneak around here, he was my high school boyfriend I didn't tell anyone that, because he was complicated", she shrugged as the word complicated always meant something bad.

"Okay, well what does he know", I asked her as I set her down as she breathed heavily and I rubbed her back.

"This house is old, meaning there are slips and the gates, and when we didn't want to get caught we would go through the vents and he knows them by heart, he has maps of this house, he doesn't look fit, but trust me he his", she was terrified and I knew I had to tell someone.

"I know you don't want to tell anyone but, it seems as if everyone is in danger, so you need to tell Nolan or your parents", I tried to calm her as she kept checking her curtains and swatting them back.

"I'll get my parents, can you get Nolan?", she asked as I nodded and we rushed out the door, he seemed dangerous and she hadn't ever told us.

I rushed out the door as I only felt fear for Avery, she was scared of someone she had loved. I had been in that same situation, but I couldn't leave until my sister was safe and that was never.

"Nolan", I yelled as he jumped out of bed, looking at me frantically. He looked for an explanation as I grabbed him a shirt and pants, he saw the look on my face, as he knew it was urgent.

"Is it Avery", I nodded as he cursed under his breath and pulled over his sweatpants and I grabbed his phone. I texted security to meet us at the table and we all rushed downstairs.

Avery was crying and pacing the room as she ran her fingers through her hair frantically, Alison and Clay tried to calm her as Claire ran to the room with backup behind her.

"What seems to be the problem?", Claire asked as she noticed the frantic Avery and backed up, giving her space to explain.

"Avery, what did Cole do?", Nolan asked as he walked closer to his mom and dad and I trailed on behind them.

"He cheated and I kicked him out that's why we got drunk last night, he trashed my apartment, I had a guard stationed out there all night and now he's dead", I gasped as I remembered the nice man I had set up to make sure nothing would happen to the apartment, he had assured me everything would be okay and now he was dead.

"He's coming, he knows this house by heart, he knows the vents, he knows the cracks in the house, he even knows how to get from the shed in the house, he knows this house, he has maps for this house, he can hack into servers, accounts, he will do anything to get to his goal", she added as Alison and Clay looked speechless and Claire looked stunning as well, as she typed frantically on her tablet.

"How does he know all of that", Clay asked as he searched for answers in the distraught Avery who still paced the room.

"He was my boyfriend in high school, he didn't have a home, so I let him stay here", Alison gasped as she looked at her daughter and knew this wasn't the time to deal with this and that their safety was at risk.

"We are cross-checking every employee we have now, with finger database and facial scans as well, but we need to get Avery to a safe location along with my family and Natalie, we should round up everyone, I know what this bastard looks like and we should see what's happening, mom, dad go grab Leah and wake her up under her bed there's a go-bag along with everyone under their bed, Natalie yours is under Avery's bed grab it and go to this destination, I'll show it to three guards I would trust with my life", he said as Claire dismissed and everyone ran to grab their bags, did he know something was going to happen. Avery went to grab her bag, as the guard went with her.