Chapter 44
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 44<\/p>\n
Aiken glanced over at the man next to him, who was soaked and clearly had more than a few drinks. \u201cWhere\u2019s your ID?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence didn\u2019t have it on him. He paused, focusing on Aiken for a second before answering with a frown. \u201cIt\u2019s in the car. I left it there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have your digital ID? If not, just tell me the number.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence rattled off his ID number, and soon a police officer pulled him aside in the hallway for a few more questions. They wanted to know about his job, how he knew Bonnie, and why he kept showing up outside her building.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bonnie, now bundled up with a coat and accompanied by another officer, was struggling with a sharp pain in her stomach. She poured herself a cup of hot water and waited for the discomfort to fade.<\/p>\n
The security guard couldn\u2019t keep quiet, sharing everything he\u2019d seen these last few days. Ever since Bonnie was followed home that night, he\u2019d watched for trouble. He swore that every time he was on shift, a fancy car would turn up, waiting outside the complex. The guy buying cigarettes just to let them burn away, sleeping in his car, picking up little things Bonnie threw out\u2026 it was all just so strange to him.<\/p>\n
Bonnie lifted her eyes, glancing toward the door just in time to see Lawrence standing beside the police, his usual sharpness returning in front of authority. Suddenly, she realized the box she\u2019d left by the trash hadn\u2019t just disappeared. Lawrence had taken it.<\/p>\n
Frustration started to rise in her chest, complicated and heavy, but it faded before she could even put it into words. Anger or not, it didn\u2019t matter anymore.<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want anything to do with Lawrence. Not after everything.<\/p>\n
So when the police asked her, in private, about her relationship with Lawrence and if she\u2019d been harassed by anyone else, she just shook her head. No, she didn\u2019t want to go down to the station. \u201cAs long as he stays away, that\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officers were used to these kinds of situations. This looked just like another case of a breakup gone bad, an ex-boyfriend who couldn\u2019t let go. They finished jotting down their reports, gave Bonnie a copy, and issued Lawrence a stern warning before getting ready to leave.<\/p>\n
From the hallway, Lawrence just stared at her, silent and unmovable.<\/p>\n
Eventually, he left.<\/p>\n
Bonnie thanked the police and the security guard, grateful they\u2019d bothered to show up.<\/p>\n
Learning to stand up on a snowboard is tough. Bonnie hadn\u2019t had anyone helping her out. She kept falling, struggling to get up, and eventually just sat there in the snow, helmet and goggles off, arms wrapped around her knees. She almost looked as if she was crying.<\/p>\n
But when he\u2019d gone over to talk to her, he noticed she wasn\u2019t crying. Instead, there was something stubborn about her. Like she was fighting with someone invisible, refusing to back down.<\/p>\n
Aiken smiled at the memory. \u201cWhen I came in earlier, I recognized both of you right away. Honestly, I was surprised. You looked so happy together. I didn\u2019t think you\u2019d break up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aiken had gone through their reports already. They hadn\u2019t said much, just that they were exes and that Lawrence, drunk, had shown up at her door that night.<\/p>\n
Still, Aiken had a feeling there was more going on than either of them let on.<\/p>\n
Bonnie pressed her lips together and nodded softly. \u201cYeah, we broke up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three years ago, right after that trip to the slopes, everything in her world had fallen apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-712","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}