In Your Shadow (29 page)

“You are right, but his is still out there somewhere.”

“Not for long” she said, looking at him with this mischievous look.

“What are you up to Katie? Don’t even think about doing any stupid?”

“I’m not.” She turned and headed for the study to see her father.

John was right behind her, he knew that she had something on her mind. This time he was not letting her get that far away from him.

“This woman.” He thought.

Katie headed for her father study, he was on the phone when she opened the door. He quickly got off the phone and walked towards her.

“Daddy is everything alright.”

“Yes it is fine.”

“You don’t look fine.”

Katie knew right then he wasn’t going to talk to her about it. She could tell he was still upset about everything that was happening. She turned around as the butler came in and walked toward Daniel.

“Excuse me sir your car is ready.”

“You going somewhere.”

“Yes Katie I have some business to take care of. I will see you this afternoon.” He got up and started walking towards the door. He stopped a few feet from her and hugged her neck.

“Don’t go anywhere without John. I mean it?” His look was serious.

“I want. Daddy I think we are heading back I have a work I have to catch up on.”

He looked over at John.

“Keep her close to you.” He told him.

“I will sir, take care of yourself.”

“I plan on it.”

They walked to the front door and said their goodbyes and gets in their cars. Katie was quiet until they got on the interstate.

“I am worried about my father. Do you know what is going on?”

“No Katie I don’t! He has his reason’s I’m sure.”

Katie continued to look out the window in silence thinking about how long Tom had been watching her.

“How didn’t I not notice this? Was I so involved with myself that I didn’t see anything around me. I don’t understand why he would do this. He was Mitches best friend.” So many question was going through her head, and she had no answers.

“I will find the answers and I will find him, he is going to pay for this.” Revenge started to fill her veins, along with anger.

She felt John’s arm go around her as she leaned her head on his shoulders. The safest place there was in his arms. She could fill the tension in his body, he was like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

“I need to stop by my office I have to get some contracts?” she looked up and he didn’t even smile.

“Katie I don’t know if that is a good idea.”

“Why not?”

“What if he is waiting for you?”

“I don’t think he will be there it has been a few days and no one as seen him. They would have called me. Plus, he is hurt he would be noticed don’t you think.”

“I don’t like this idea at all.” He nods his head.

He knew he had his work cut out for him. He was going to have to double security around her. He picks his phone up and orders two guards to be at the car when they pull up.

Katie looks at him with a surprise look.

“Really John you think that is necessary.”

“Yes I do, I told you father I would keep you safe and I am.”

Katie knew it was going to be hard now to catch Tom with everyone around her but she would find away.

They pull up at her office building an officer opens the door for her. John gets out and escorts her in. With his arm never leaving her side, they enter the building and go straight to the elevator. Katie is looking around to see if anyone resembles Tom, but no one did. They get on the elevator as her sweat starts to form in the palm of her hand.

“Why am I so nervous?” she thought.

John could feel he tense up. He didn’t want to say anything to her with a guard in front of them. The elevator opened and they walked to her office. When she opened the door she could smell the odor of old spice.

The memories started to flood her mind. She could see him walking in her office, her body started to tremble as she walks to her desk.

“Pull it together Katie.” A voice in her head said.

“Are you alright.” John asks, as he seen the color of her face turn pale.

“I’m fine, it just the last time I was in here Tom was standing at my door.”

“Yes I remember.”

He stood there watching her gather her papers together and checking her messages.

“I have so much work to do, I will never get it done.”

“You run a business Katie get your employee’s to help you that is what you pay them for.” He popped off.

She looked up at him, knowing he was right. She got on her phone and called her sectary and started giving orders. John sat there and listened for the at least an hour before she finally was ready to leave.

“Now you feel better.”

“Not really, I have become the old me again ruthless.”

“No you are a business woman. That’s why people succeed you have no friends when it comes to business. They work for you not the other way around.”

Katie just stared at him, she had never seen this side of him before. He was harsh when it comes to work, but she knew you had to be to have a great company.

“You ready.”

“Yes.” She got up and they walked out the door. The ride back down was quiet. She could hear her own heartbeat. The door flew open quickly as the lobby was full of people. Watching everyone with the corner of her eye, but there was nothing different. The driver had the car door opened as he got in and John slid in beside her. She took a deep breath relief that she was out of there, just the feeling that he had been there sent shivers down her spine.  She turned her head and looked out her window, an old 70 green jeep passed her. Her heart jumped out of her chest as she seen a man in the driver’s seat that looked just like Tom.

“That’s him?” she yells, with her heart racing so fast.

“What?” John looked over at her surprised.

“The car that just passed it looked just like him.”

“Are you sure.”

“Yes turn around now.” Her voice loud.

They turned the car around as Katie was glued to the window trying to see the green jeep.

“What kind of vehicle was he driving?”

“A green jeep.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes it was him I just know it.” Her voice in state of panic.

John got on the phone and called his security team.

John finally seen the jeep it was at a parking lot a few miles were she us to live. They zipped in behind the car.

“Don’t you get out of this car? I mean it Katie.”

She looked up at him and never said a word. Her body was trembling so bad she couldn’t move even if she wanted to. Between panic and rage she was frozen to the seat.

He jumped out and ran to the jeep but no one was in it. Looking around to see if he seen him but nothing. He turned his head and seen Katie was still in the car, he walks back to her and gets in. She was a nervous wreck shaking all over. They sit there for a few minutes before police surround the car.

“I can’t believe he came back to this town.”

“Katie he has an obsession with you he will come back until he is caught.”

She didn’t know what to say he was right. Somehow she was going to catch him she was tired of looking over her shoulders.

Katie got out of the car and stood there with John talking to the police. They told him that a jeep was stolen a few miles outside of town, and he fit the description of the driver.

Now she knew for sure that it was Tom. Katie knew at this point he would stop at nothing to get her. She climbed back into her car and breathed in deeply as she looked down at her pocket. The phone bill she just remembered, looking out her window John was still talking to officer. She pulled out the numbers and dialed the number on the bill. It rang for a couple of times before someone answered. She heard breathing on the other end, but no one said a word. This was him she could feel it.

“Tom” her voice low.

All she heard was breathing, she could tell he heard her.

“Tom talk to me this is Katie.”

The breathing got heavier and heavier but he still never answered.

The End