Theirs to Love (The Last First Kiss Menage #2)

Jackson

I t took almost two hours for the three of them to be questioned. Jack cleared it with his partner that they wouldn’t have to go downtown to answer questions. He didn’t want to put Travis or Emily under any more stress than they already were. It made him sick that some asshole would do this to Travis’s place.

“Again Mr. Sharp, do you have any idea who would want to do this to you?” Travis shook his head, looking a little frustrated with the prolonged questioning.

“No, for the hundredth time, I don’t have any real enemies. There are a few assholes in town that like to try to give me shit but they are harmless. No one would go to these extremes to hurt me. And why would this happen now? I’ve been openly bisexual for years now.” The officer questioning Travis seemed uncomfortable with his admission, clearing his throat when Travis said the word, “Bisexual”. Travis flashed a look and he shook his head. Best to not provoke the questioning officer and just get this shit show over with. They were always going to have to deal with bigots; they needed to deal with them with calm, level heads.

“How about you, Saint? You have any enemies?” The officer shot him a knowing look and he rethought not hitting the guy.

“You know that I do,” barked. He hated that Emily and Travis were going to have to hear the whole gruesome story from a virtual stranger. He had already told Travis about his trouble with his old partner, but he hadn’t had time to sit Em down to tell her the details.

Emily reached for his hand, and he took it, loving the comfort that she was offering him. “My old partner, Logan Cross, was harassing me.” He couldn’t help but look at Emily while he told his story. “He found out that I was bi, and we had to be separated. Soon, being on different shifts wasn’t enough and I had to be moved to another precinct but that still didn’t stop him. He and a few other guys kept coming at me, so I had to make a formal complaint. That didn’t make me any friends—I’m guessing that it had quite the opposite effect.” paused and looked back over to find Em crying and it gutted him that she was shedding tears for him. He wanted to bring her happiness and here he was causing her pain.

“Fuck Em, don’t cry honey.” stood and pulled her into his arms. They had all been careful not to touch each other or talk about their relationship but he wouldn’t let her sit and cry over him. “Are we done here?” he barked at the officer. “I think you got everything you need. All the paperwork from my complaint should be on file. Find out where Logan and his buddies were tonight. I’m betting he was smart enough to cover his tracts though, being a cop he has a special skill set for knowing the ins and outs of the law,” Jack growled. He knew that catching whoever did this wasn’t going to be easy and if it was Logan, it would be damn near impossible.

The officer nodded and stood, “We will be in touch if we have any further questions. You know the drill.” Jack nodded and walked all four officers out.

He walked back into Travis’s apartment and found him holding Emily, letting her sob into his T-shirt. He was quietly whispering to her, telling her that it was going to be all right and Jack could tell that Travis wasn’t sure that he was being honest with her.

“We are going to get out of here,” Jack barked, startling Em. “Sorry honey, but we can’t stay here.” He crossed the room and pulled them both into his arms and God it felt good to hold them.

“Where are we going to go, Jack? If this is personal and they are targeting one of us, we won’t be able to go to either of your places. So, where do we go? We can’t just run and hide. Do we just stop our lives and let this asshole win?” Jack knew that Travis was at the end of his rope because he felt the same way. He didn’t want to hide, and he certainly didn’t want to let whoever was doing this to them win. What choice did he have? If they stayed at his or Em’s place they could be walking right into danger. He needed to come up with a plan and fast because they couldn’t stay at Travis’s place. He wanted to put as much space as possible between them and the person trying to hurt them. Jack had a sick feeling when he thought about what would have happened if they had been there. The person responsible must have known that they were out and the idea that someone was watching them had his head spinning.

“I have an idea,” Emily hiccupped and wiped her nose on Travis’s arm. was sure that it was the cutest thing he’d ever seen. “My parents have a small estate on the other side of town. They haven’t been there in years, but they keep a full security detail and a skeleton staff. What if we went there?” Jack felt unsure. He didn’t want to get Emily’s family caught up in his trouble. But if she was right, a security detail would help to keep her and Travis safe. “Please Jack, just give it a chance. We could all go there and figure out our next move,” Emily whispered.

“She’s right, Jack. We need a safe place to think this through and then we can make plans in the morning,” Travis said.

Jack nodded knowing that they were both right. He was so hell-bent on rushing them out of town and that would solve nothing. They couldn’t just stop their lives and take off not knowing how long it would be, if ever, until they were able to return home.

“Fine, pack what you need, and we’ll leave in ten minutes. We can stop by Em’s place and then mine to pick up a few things on our way to her parent’s home.” He turned to Emily and was relieved to see that she had stopped crying. “Em, I need to know how much security detail will be on duty and the names of the staff to run background checks. I won’t take any chances with either of your safety.” Emily nodded and pulled out her phone, placing a call to the housekeeper to let her know that they were on their way. She got all the details that he asked for and he set to work researching the people that were going to be keeping the two people that were becoming his whole world safe. He wouldn’t take any more chances with either of them.