Chapter 5
Gannix
Of course, I was there last night, watching her as always. I even left her a little reminder of me in the backyard. She thinks no one can get back there without her knowledge but she is so very wrong. I’m always back there. In fact, I’ve been inside her house too. Soon, she’ll be wondering about that as well when I leave her a little token of my being there.
Emerson was finally asleep when I let myself in. I watched her sleep for a long time before placing a white rose on her dresser. The thought of fucking her in her bed crossed my mind more than once, but I know that isn’t possible. Although, I’ll have her again soon. She’ll come to the club looking for me or the man she thinks about at night while touching herself. Me.
I walk into my office and close the door, heading straight for my desk. I have a ton of paperwork to get through today that I don’t really want to do, but it must be done. I get started on it, and before I know it, half the day is gone. A knock on my door pulls my attention, but whoever it is doesn’t wait for me to tell them to enter. The door opens, and in walks Ren.
“Why do you even bother knocking?”
“So you know I’m coming in. We have an issue,” he retorts, and I can tell by the look in his eyes something is wrong.
“What is it?”
“Emerson Murphy.”
“What about her?”
“I don’t know how to put this so you don’t lose your shit, Nix, but you’re not the only one stalking her.”
“What do you mean?” He can’t be right. Who else would be after her? Why?
“You wanted me to keep an eye on her, and I have been. Twice this week, I’ve scared off whoever has been there.” I shake my head, not understanding this. Who else would be there?
“Before or after I was there?”
“After. It was around three in the morning.”
“You didn’t see them? What they looked like?”
“It was a man that much I can be sure of. Similar height to you, but not as broad. He must have heard me or seen me because he took off pretty quick,” he tells me. Anger courses through my veins as I think about someone else looking at what belongs to me. I crack my neck from side to side before I shove back away from my desk.
“This is bullshit,” I roar as I stand and run my hand through my hair. “I’ll fucking kill anyone who gets near her, Ren,” I warn him.
“I know you will. But we don’t know who it is or what they want.”
“Well, we’re going to find out. I’ve already cut off her accounts and froze everything when I noticed someone snooping around in them.” I did what I had to do, and I have some of the best hackers on it. For now, she’ll use my card, or at least I hope she will.
“You think it might be the same person?” Ren asks when I shrug.
“It’s hard to say. I’m not sure why anyone would go after her, to begin with. We’ve looked into the ex, right?” I ask him. He nods his head as I exhale slowly. It’s not like I can go over there and take her. I mean, I could, but what would I do with her while I had to work? Where would I leave her? I can’t keep her chained to the bed forever, can I? The thought of doing just that causes my cock to stir.
“You tell me how you want to play this. I can keep watching her after you go over.”
“You want your wife to have my balls?” I ask him. He chuckles but I wouldn’t do that to him. I wouldn’t take all his time away from his wife; that wouldn’t be right. I might have my issues, but I’m not that bad of a man.
“She’ll understand.”
“No. We’re not doing that. I don’t want to take your time. Let me think about this. I may end up putting cameras over there,” I tell him.
“You think she isn’t going to notice cameras?”
“She will, but I’ll smooth it over somehow.” He laughs before turning and leaving my office. Cameras do sound like a good idea. That way, if anyone aside from me shows up, we’ll be able to see who it is and what they’re doing.
Thinking it’s the best idea, I walk back over and sit down at my desk to make a few calls. By the end of the day today, she’ll have new cameras at her house covering every inch of the outside.
I’ve debated putting cameras inside but decided they’re unnecessary at the moment.
After the calls are made, I dial my brother.
“Gannix. What the hell, man? You haven’t called me in days,” he says when he answers the phone.
“I’ve been busy. What’s going on?”
“Not much. I’m putting together a surprise for you for your birthday,” he announces, laughing into the line.
“Oh fuck. Why does that not sound like something I want to be a part of?” I laugh along.
“Oh, yeah, you do. This is going to be epic.”
“You know I don’t like parties, Gary.”
“It’s not an actual party. It’s more of a gathering of sorts.”
“That sounds even worse. And who the hell are you getting to come? It’s not like I associate with anyone but Ren,” I remind him.
“Which reminds me, you need to make friends,” he tells me.
“Don’t need them. They only cause issues I don’t need.”
“I get that. How’s work?”
“It’s work. I still fucking hate it,” I reply, listening as he laughs once more.
“That’s why you’re doing it and not me.”
“It wouldn’t hurt you to pitch in, Gary. He was your dad, too.”
“Don’t remind me. And that isn’t my scene, Gannix. You can pull off that suit and tie shit, I can’t. I wouldn’t even want to try.”
“Doesn’t mean you can’t work here and help out,” I tell him.
“Yeah, it kind of does.”
“You’re a stubborn asshole.”
“But I’m your favorite brother.”
“My only brother.”
“Exactly. Now let me get back to planning this shit. It’s taken a lot of work to pull all this together, so you better not skip out on me,” he warns.
“I don’t like the sound of this.”
“You’re going to love what I have planned for you. Trust me,” he says.
“I’ll be there. Send me the information.”
“I will when it’s all ready. Talk to you soon.”
“Yeah. See you.” I hang up and wonder what the hell Gary is planning. We don’t do parties, never have, but I wouldn’t tell him no. He is my only brother, no matter how strange he is. Not that I’m much different from him. We grew up the same way.
I sit back in my chair and sigh. In a few hours, Emerson will have cameras all over her house, and I’ll feel slightly more at ease. However, not knowing who has been watching her is bothering me. It could very well be nothing, and I’m overacting. The kids next door do fuck around and mess with her a lot, and it may be only them, but now we will know for sure.