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to Lauren.
    “Was that a guy that called?” I asked.
    “Yeah,” she said, as she was shuffling through files.
    “If I get any other calls today, will you tell them I’m unavailable?” I asked.
    “Sure,” she said, and looked up and gave me a quick smile before focusing her attention back on the files.
    “Thanks,” I said.
    “No problem.”
    I finished working the rest of the day, trying to keep my mind off the craziness of Jake and the sexiness of Kash. My life really was a mess.
    I was a paranoid freak all the way to my house, constantly checking my rearview mirror and scanning my surroundings. I was relieved when I finally pulled into my driveway. Everything seemed normal; I would just sprint into the house and lock myself in for the night, hoping there was no trouble brewing. And when I put my car in park, that’s exactly what I did. I double checked all the windows and doors. I was probably being overly paranoid, but I didn’t care. Besides, there was no one here to witness it anyway. Once I felt like I was secure, I went to my closet to grab some pajamas and take a quick shower. I opened my closet door and realized someone had been in here. I closed my eyes, thinking they must be deceiving me. But when I opened them again, I started to rummage through all the clothes on the hangers. All of my work scrubs were gone. Every. Single. Thing. I had just done all my laundry the night before, so I knew everything was hanging up. What the hell? This didn’t make any sense. This was crazy. Jake. How could he get in here? Why would he take my work clothes? But, who else would have done it? I felt like I was going to throw up, knowing he had been in here. What if he was still here? Shit. I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, and then dialed Sam’s number. I didn’t want to bother her, but I was freaking out right now and didn’t feel like I had a choice.
    “Hey bitch, what’s up?” Sam said.
    “Um. Can you come over, like right now, and bring Moon? Please?” I said, my voice shaking more than I thought it would.
    “What’s wrong?” Sam asked, sounding nervous.
    “I think Jake came in the house today. Please, just come over. I’m sorry for being a baby, but I’m scared,” I said.
    “We’re on our way. Give us ten minutes,” she said, and hung up the phone.
    I started walking through the house, knife in hand, checking under the beds, in the closets and showers, looking like a freaking nutcase. When I walked to the other side of the kitchen, I saw broken glass on the floor. It was the wine glass I had left on the counter last night.
    He really was a psychopath. When I heard the front door open, I almost jumped out of my skin. I couldn’t help but gasp, and it must have been really loud because Sam came right over to me.
    “It’s just us,” she said, and patted my shoulder. I saw Moon go into my bedroom and look around. He went from room to room, checking everywhere. He was huge, and in a weird way I hoped he would find Jake hiding, because he would seriously hurt him. And right now, I wanted him to be hurt. I was sick of him doing this to me.
    “Here, let’s sit down,” Sam said, and led me to the couch. “How do you know he was here?”
    “Well, there’s broken glass all over the kitchen floor, from a wine glass. But I went to my closet and all my work clothes are gone.”
    “Your scrubs are gone?” Sam asked, looking confused.
    “All of them. I know it sounds crazy. But Jake was always trying to make me late for work, like he wanted me to lose my job, so I had to depend on him even more. I think that’s what he’s thinking - if I lose my job, I have to come back to him. Shit, I don’t know,” I said, and put my face in my hands trying not to cry, but feeling like I was on the verge.
    “But how would he get in here?” Sam asked.
    “I don’t know. I locked everything up. But I swear he’s losing his mind, I don’t know what he’s going to do next. I’m freaking out,” I