Police Station Parking Lot

"That's more like it, hm?" Mr. Nolan gave Flora a sly smile.

"You have no idea! That's exactly what I needed. Thank you for pushing me to do this, and thank you for tagging along."

"I'm always happy to help!" Mr. Nolan leaned in to hug Flora. "I hope to see you in our next class. If not, make sure you continue doing your work online. You're doing a wonderful job. With everything. Keep it up."

Flora wrapped her arms around her professor's neck before they parted ways. Helia softly rolled his eyes as his stomach turned slightly. Relief came over his being as he watched Mr. Nolan leave in his own car, meanwhile, Flora and Helia were leaving together. This made Helia feel slightly triumphant and the jealousy soon passed. Helia just isn't a fan of Mr Nolan and his obvious favoritism of Flora. But he's not going to argue with Flora or make her feel as though a new problem is being thrown at her, so he always pipes down.

Flora's Apartment

"Do you feel better?" Helia asked her.

"I do, actually. That went so much better than I thought it would. I feel like Detective Mixon has been through something similar before."

"That could be. You really needed a strong woman on your side."

"I feel a lot more secure after you fighting Levi off, too. I have a feeling he probably won't want to come back by here for a while."

"He shouldn't, regardless. I guaruntee a bone or two is broken, or was close to it."

"It just feels so nice to be able to breathe easily for the first time in so long." Flora was really starting to feel weight lifting off of her shoulders. "It's just been one thing after the other, after the other. I'm so done with everything. I just want peace."

"It's coming, baby. When we first spoke, I had not a single clue of the hardships you already were going through. You are literally the strongest person that I know. I don't know how you do it, but you're so remarkable. Such a powerful soul." Helia took her hands.

"It means so much that you noticed and told me that. I don't have a choice. I can't put my life on hold because of a stream of bad luck. I can't just sit and cry and wait for my problems to go away. I have to keep on, I need to keep pushing. So I'm just doing that the best that I can." Flora placed her feet on Helia's lap on the couch. He immediately began to massage them, much to Flora's surprise.

"Oh my God... Yes. You're so perfect." She leaned her head back on the arm of the couch and closed her eyes.

Levi's Apartment

Although sore, Levi removed the sling that his arm rested in. He slowly moved his right arm/ shoulder in small circles. He winced as he stretched his arm out straight, and then bent it to a 90 degree angle. He sucked in some air through clenched teeth because it still hurts! It hurts, but not badly enough to immobilize him.

He carefully began to sift through some items in his bedroom. He placed a taser, handcuffs, and duct tape in an empty shoe box. These are pink fuzzy handcuffs that Flora left behind when he left Levi for good. He held on to them as a "keepsake" of his better times with her. He could almost still smell her scent on them.

He is going to take her back. Once and for all.

Flora's Apartment

"Do you want to come back to my place tonight?" Helia asked her after some time.

She thought for a moment. "I think I need to stay here. I can't be afraid to stay at my own home."

"Would you like for me to stay here with you?"

"I think I will be okay tonight. Unless you want to stay, of course you can. I'll never tell you that you can't. But I need to be brave. I don't think Levi will come back around here, but in case he does, I'll be ready."

Helia's blood ran cold momentarily as he remembered Flora pinned to the floor by Levi and unable to move.

"Flora, he had you pinned on the ground! You weren't any match for him."

"I am now! Because I'm not afraid anymore. I can handle it! I know it."

"Baby... I can't bear to have anything else happen to you! I just can't. I would never forgive myself for not being here."

"Nothing is going to happen to me, sweetheart. My problem this whole time was my living in fear. Always so afraid. Always looking over my shoulder. I will never get over that feeling if I don't start facing everything head- on now. That's if he even bothers to come back. I'm positive he got the message last time. But I can't continue being scared to be by myself. I have to to this to move forward."

"Listen, I understand where you are coming from and I'm very proud of you. If this was anything else, you'd have my full support, but-"

"So you don't support me?"

"I do, but this is something totally different. This is your life. This is your well being."

Flora's eyes grew wide as she raised her voice a few notches. "Oh, but none of that mattered when you and Mitzi sent me off alone with him! And then I got stuck there overnight and part of the next day! Things happened that I will never forgive myself for. Now I have to feel disgusted with myself. Now I have to look at you and remember what happened and hate myself for it! I feel dirty! I feel disgusted! I hate myself for what's happened, but I tried not to go. I tried telling you both it was a horrible idea because things could have went wrong. And everything that could have went wrong, did."

Helia's chest and heart stung with every word she spoke.

"I'll never forgive myself either. You have no idea how much I wish I could turn back the clock and make that whole day disappear. But I can't. And niether can you. It wasn't your fault, baby. It was mine. Don't be disgusted with yourself because you didn't do anything wrong. You, you were not in your right mind. It didn't happen on purpose. I know it didn't."

"It doesn't change what I feel! That experience scarred me, and I almost hope he does come back so I can face him with everything I have!"

"I know baby. But you know as well I do that it isn't a good idea. It might sound nice in our minds and on paper, but in real life it's different! You don't know what he would do. What if he sticks a needle of that drug into your veins? But he gives you too much? He could shoot you with a gun. He could stab you. You never know."

"He could have done all that when he had me alone in that house in the middle of nowhere!" Flora cried out.

"Babe... I'm so sorry... I did everything I could to find you. I even called him and demanded to know where you were."

"Wait... What?" This caught Flora's attention.

"I sure did! Mitzi still had his phone number saved." Helia began to feel angry again as he recalled the conversation.

FLASHBACK

"Hello?"

"Where is she?" Helia demanded from the other end of the line. Levi saw the master bedroom door was closed and he doubted Flora could hear him but he chose to step outside to the porch just in case.

"Nice to hear from you, too. No need to worry... Everything is just wonderful."

Helia could hear Levi's smile. "Where did you take her?"

"Somewhere, away. A change of scenery just like she asked me. Why does it matter to you anyway? You knew she was coming! You didn't stop her. You did the right thing, Helia."

"Let me speak to her." Helia reported with evident anger in his tone.

"She's currently in our bathroom, I don't want to invade her privacy, unlike some people."

"You invaded her home!"

"She let me in. And her home isn't the only thing she will let me into tonight. She agreed to stay the night with me."

"You sorry son of a bitch! I will find you! I swear to God if you hurt her, you're a dead man!"

"No need to be so hostile, buddy. I'm not going to hurt her... Quite the opposite is my intention, actually. Wait until tomorrow... And then see which one of us she actually wants to be with."

"She doesn't want you! You had your chance and you fucked it up! Now you want to ruin what I have with her because you can't stand that she found someone better!"

Levi scoffed. "Well. I guess we will see what she decides tomorrow. Have a nice night." Levi hung up the phone.

END FLASHBACK

"And that's when he sent me these photos... Of you two kissing." Helia's rage was painted all over his face as he pulled the photos up to show her.

"Oh my God!" It was worse to SEE the reminders. "Delete those. Delete those, please! I didn't know he took those. I didn't know you tried to find me! I thought I left my phone at home so that was it."

"He made himself clear he wanted to be victorious. He isn't going to give up, Flora. He is after you and he's not going to stop until he gets you. Dead or alive."

"He's not going to kill me." Flora defended.

"Even your professor was concerned that your life would end in Levi's hands."

"Well, it won't. Just please understand. I did what you wanted me to do, even though it had a horrific outcome. Now please do what I'm asking and just respect my decision to move forward."

"I'm afraid for you to be here by yourself."

"Don't be. I will be fine. I don't want you to stay here just because you are scared for me to be here alone. I love you, and I appreciate you but I need you to have faith in me."

Helia kissed Flora tenderly, soaking up every bit of her before pulling away.

"I love you.." He told her.

"I love you too."

He held her in his arms for a few moments before asking a bold, but burning question that has been heavy on his mind.

"I've been trying to ignore this feeling, baby. And please don't get mad. Do you want him to come back?"

Flora backed away and looked into his eyes with a fierce expression on her face. "Part of me does, yes. I want to face him again and I want him to know that this is over."

"When I saw those pictures again, it just looked like everything between you two was reignited. Part of me wonders if you really did enjoy yourself with him."

Flora's heart dropped and her stomach felt sick as she remembered everything that happened that night.

"I knew this was going to cause a problem. Yes, he did hit my sweet spots. But everything he did, he wanted to butter me up so I would stay with him. I still chose to come home because it was wrong! I've always been so faithful and so loyal! I have never cheated."

"Until now..."

Flora stared in disbelief. "See? I knew this would change everything. I knew it. I knew it would change your feelings for me. I didn't do any of it on purpose and that night was never even supposed to happen." The corners of Flora's lips pointed downward.

"I'm not trying to make you feel worse. I just feel insecure right now. I know your side and I understand... But that night did happen. And your teacher loves you."

"My teacher loves me?"

Helia was internally kicking himself because he had just thought earlier about how he was not going to say anything about Mr. Nolan.

Helia took a deep breath. "You're his favorite! The way he acts with you... It's like if you weren't his student he would try to date you. Everyone sees his favoritism toward you."

"I can't believe you right now. Nothing would ever happen between me and my medical instructor. One of the things I love about you is how confident and not jealous you are! If you're that worried, why don't you talk to him yourself?"

"He pushes me to the side. Just like in the lab when he was drawing your blood, he brushed me off and focused on you."

"Because phlebotomy is a very delicate task! He had to be focused on me." Flora's tone was laced with frustration.

"If you don't trust me, then maybe you don't need to be with me." She said as she pursed her lips.

"W-what?" Helia uttered.

"I don't think you meant to, but you seriously just made me feel a thousand times worse about myself, and about everything. Now I'm afraid to go back to class because you're so worried about my professor."

"I didn't mean it like that." Helia put his hand up.

"Then how did you mean it, Helia?!"

Here we go... Our first, terrible argument.

"I just have had these thoughts and feelings and was trying to express them to you."

"I'm sorry I can't help but be angry about the way you're coming at me about this. You think I want Levi, you think I enjoyed myself oh so much? I don't even know if I did! I'm still trying to process that night, myself so I can move forward from it. But like I said, if I wanted to be with him, I never would have come back here. I would have just done my classes online and stayed with him. And now you think me and my professor want to be together."

"I think he wants to be with you."

"He is married!"

"But he wishes it was you he was married to!"

"You don't know that! Are you in his mind? Please, enlighten me, Obi Wan!"

"Please calm down... This isn't necessary."

"Are you serious?! You're really going to light this fire and then get upset that it got too big?"

"I'm sorry please just forget I said anything."

"Oh, it's all been said now. Now I truly do need some solitude. I don't understand how you've been in my face, so supportive and now you're contradicting it all."

"Flora, please don't be this way. I shouldn't have said anything. But regardless, You don't need to be here by yourself."

"Just leave me alone...I do need some time to myself. We can talk another day." She put her hand up and walked away from him before slamming her bedroom door shut, leaving a regretful Helia standing in the living room.

He couldn't believe all of this unfolded this way. He wanted to do like she asked and leave, but he physically felt like he couldn't move.

He felt like he'd never be able to make it up to her. He would have much rather had these thoughts and feelings consume him, than poison her and make her feel worse about everything. He wished so much that he had just waited to say anything, surely a different time would have been more reasonable to put this out on the table.

Reluctantly, he walked out of the door, locking it behind him before closing it. He felt hollow inside as he walked away, but this is what she wanted. This is what she's asked for. He felt sick knowing she would be here all by herself, but he felt he needed to do what she was asking. He at least owed her that much. Feeling empty and cold, he walked down the stairs and to his car, leaving to his own townhome.

The further the drove, the worse he felt.

Flora had felt slight relief when she heard Helia leaving. Just in the sense that she was by herself to clear her mind. She laid on her stomach crying into a soft pillow. She felt awful for sending Helia out. She felt awful for everything that happened. She was certain he didn't purposely make her feel worse about everything, he was expressing his feelings and his thoughts, after all. She's his girlfriend, she should understand and allow him to open up.

Now she feels like an even worse girlfriend! She cried harder as she started wondering if things would ever get better.

She remembered where this roller coaster started.

Her mother's passing.

Flora hadn't tried one time to talk with her mother. She remembered one thing her mother told her that she would never forget.

"When I die, if there is a way back, I will find it. For you."

She heard these words in her mother's sincere and sober voice.

Flora spoke softly. "Can things please get better? Mom, I need your help. I know you're watching all of this happen... Please just help me. I love you. I know we weren't perfect and I'm so sorry for everything. I'm sorry for what's happened to you. I believe you can hear me. Please help me fix all of this..."

Flora began to sob for a few more minutes.

"I don't know how... I don't know what needs to happen, I just know I can't take all of this stress anymore. I thought it was a test to see how strong I am. How strong Helia and I are, and I didn't want to give in. But this is too much for me, Mom. Please..."

She cried even harder. "You told me you'd find a way back! So come back! However you can! Please give me a sign!" She choked her words out as she moved her body to lay on her side as she squeezed her pillow tightly, as if it had arms and would hug her back. She rocked herself back and forth as she finally released all of her emotions.

10:28p.m.

Flora's Apartment

Flora opened her eyes and realized how dark it was. She scrambled to grab her phone and check the time.

6 unread messages.

2: 46p.m. Helia: I love you with everything I have, baby. I'm so sorry for making you so upset. I will be here for you always.

4:03 p.m. Helia: There were a lot of things I should have never said. I trust you and I can't apologize enough.

6:38 p.m. Helia: You don't have to respond, but please let me know that you are okay.

9:57 p.m. Helia: Flora, I'm getting worried. I just need to know you are safe... I love you.

She had no idea she fell asleep.

She didn't even know she was tired! Her phone had been on silent so it's no wonder she hadn't heard it.

10: 32 p.m. Flora: "Yes, I am okay. I fell asleep not long after you left. I'm just now waking up. I love you too, and I'm also sorry. We will be okay. I just need to get my head straight. Thank you for everything that you are. (:

Send. She tucked her phone into the side strap of her bra.

Flora did feel much more refreshed, but also extremely thirsty. She stretched as she rolled out of her bed to go to the kitchen.

When she made it to the end of her small hallway, a pair of firm, strong arms grabbed her from the side. She instantly knew it was Levi. His aggression and energy, yeah. Definitely Levi. As she tried to break away from his hold, thoughts raced through her mind of how he could have gotten in here. Why is he here? How long has he been standing here waiting? How the Hell did he just show up?! Why does he always just show up?!

She tried to scream, but a damp cloth was placed over her nose and mouth, causing her to try even harder to get away. She kicked, wiggled, squirmed, dug her fingernails into him wherever they could go. Flora fought with everything she had to get away but soon, her eyesight became misty and she could feel herself dozing out. The last thought she had was wishing, and expecting Helia to come and save her again, but the words she heard made it clear she was on her own. Just like she thought she wanted.

"Shhh. I'm taling you home babe. It's okay. Just relax. I'm sorry to do this. I love you." Levi coaxed her as her body became limp in his arms. Levi kept the cloth over her nose for another minute or two before slowly removing it. He held her in his arms momentarily and when he felt how limp and unresponsive she was, he knew she wasn't playing possum.

He knew he needed to work quickly. He picked her body up slowly, being mindful of his shoulder and his ankle. He was able to open the door with ease, although he did make sure it was locked behind him.

He literally took just one step at a time until he reached the bottom. Thankfully it's a cold, quiet night and nobody seems to be around.

He had parked in a secluded, dark area. He opened the passenger door and sat Flora's unconscious body down before taking his place in the driver's seat.

He quickly drived for a bit, before deciding to pull over and take action again in case she wakes up.

He used the pink handcuffs on her ankles, making sure they weren't too tight. And they weren't.

He used some rope to tie her wrists together, and then double wrapped duct tape over the rope. He took a little bit more rope and tied a single loop around her wrists and then allowed a bit of the rope to fall to her feet. He looped this end of the rope around her ankles and tied it as tightly as he could. He also took this moment to lean her seat back some to prevent her from falling forward.

He knew there was no way she could break free from this. He smiled to himself before taking the road that leads to "his" house. In the middle of nothing.

After 40 minutes of driving, Flora was still asleep, but Levi knew he didn't have much longer.

He opened the gate to the house and proceeded to drive through it. He pulled her out of the car and carried her through the front door, immediately going up the stairs, steadily as he could. He laid her on the bed and that's when she started moving.

This was it.

She was starting to wake up.

Flora opened her eyes slowly, feeling very dazed and dizzy. Her vision was blurry for a few seconds as she looked around and started recognizing where she was. Her heart pounded in her chest so hard, she swore that even Levi could hear it.

She started to move, but realized her wrists and ankles were all bound together. Her hands started shaking as she gasped several times and looking around frantically.

"Don't be afraid. You enjoyed yourself so much over here before." Levi slowly walked closer to Flora's trembling body. She wanted to face him. She wanted to take him on but now she realized just how wrong she was.

Helia had been right.

Levi laid next to her on the bed and began stroking her hair. "I really missed you, babe. I'm glad you came back."

"Like I had a choice..." She tried to push him away. She tried to kick but he moved his body on top of her, keeping her in place.

"Just kill me." Her voice shook.

"Kill you? Oh, I'm not going to kill you." He kissed her neck before he started sucking on it again. The opposite side of her first large hickey.

Flora started screaming as loud as she could as she moved underneath him. He was so... Solid. It's hard for her to move at all.

"Keep screaming, baby." He whispered in her ear. She screamed louder.

"HELP! PLEASE HELP ME!" She cried out.

"They won't hear you." He bit and sucked her neck harder. She struggled so much, she yelled so loudly. Her voice was already getting sore.

"Need to take this to the couch? You liked it better there." He told her, seductively.

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO, PLEASE!" She cried harder.

"I'm going to make you a mother. Our life together will be perfect. You just need to realize it. Stop fighting it. You'll be my wife, just like you used to always say."

Flora remembered that her ovulation day is extremely close. She was terrified for Levi to even try to have sex with her, much less try to get her pregnant.

"I don't want to." Was all she could say.

"Yes, you do." Levi moved his hand up her side and that's when he felt her phone. She felt instant relief and began to smile as she realized Helia could find her.

"See? I know that smile. You do want this. But we are going to do away with this distraction first." He removed her phone from her bra. He threw it as hard as he could against a wall as Flora watched it shatter.

"No.. No!" She yelled as she rolled to her side.

"I don't want to hurt you, baby."

"You already have! In every way! I hate you with everything I have. I will never love you! The other night meant NOTHING!" Her throat was burning with every word she spoke but she didn't care. "Just leave me alone... Please just leave me alone." She whispered as she cried hard. She was tired. She was so tired of everything. He got behind her and pulled her body close to his.

"Please... Will you kill me?" She asked softly.

"You know I would never." He kissed her ear.

"I don't want to be here anymore. I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THIS ANY MORE! So please just do it! You're going to if I leave again."

"No I won't. Because you aren't going to leave again. You're here for good."

Flora looked at the window which now had iron bars over it.

"They are all like that now. And the doors? They have their own features as well to keep you at home."

"Yeah? You gonna tell our kids about all this?"

"Ah... Our children. That does have a ring to it, doesn't it? I'll tell them you just needed some persuasion in order to realize that what you wanted was really in front of you the whole time." He ran his hand up and down her body. In response, she rolled off of the bed and onto the floor. She struggled to even attempt to stand up. Levi stood above her and watched her have struggle.

" It's alright, my darling. Just relax. You're making this hard when it doesn't need to be. Your first night here was just a sneak peek of the rest of your days. I'll cook for you every night. I'll massage you. I'll make sure you have everything you need. And I'll make sure you have countless orgasms. You'll never want for anything."

"I don't want that with you! What don't you understand? I have a restraining order against you! You're going to jail when they find out about this!"

"Oh? I'm sure that piece of paper is nothing my uncle can't work around."

"Uncle?"

"Detective Tanner Hancock." Levi said boldy, causing Flora's blood to feel icy.

"You couldn't tell the resemblance? Ha! And the judge is my aunt! Judge Lynn Coker. So whatever little peon you think you have on your side, not a match for us."

"She's not a peon!"

"You think that. Are you thirsty, babe?"

"Fuck you!"

"I won't spike it this time, jeez. But please, do. Eat, drink. Get comfortable."

"No!" Flora's voice sounded and felt raspy. He finally helped her stand up and she used her body as a weight. She rammed her body into his at full force but he was able to move out of the way, causing Flora's bound body to crash into the wall and then onto the floor.

"Hm. You could just stay tied up like this and I'll never have to worry about you going anywhere." Levi crossed his arms above her as he smiled in victory. She rolled as quickly as she could toward his feet in an attempt to make him fall, but in reality, she wasn't moving fast at all. He was able to simply step out of the way. Levi was soaking in this control and dominance. Flora laid on her side on the floor in front of him. She looked passed him to get another heartbreaking glance of her shattered phone. There is no way Helia will be able to find her if her phone is in pieces. Closing her eyes, she rested her head on the floor.

"Come on, babe." Levi scooped her up and laid her down on the bed one more time. "Lay right here where it's nice and comfy."

Flora began to think about all those prayers she said for her mom. She begged her mom to help her! How is this helping? She almost felt like her mother was taunting her! After a few minutes she began to realize, maybe this is what needs to happen? Flora knows that the best way to deal with Levi is to do what he says.

But last time that happened, a world of regret followed. Flora realized she had but two choices: keep fighting him and stay tied up. Or slowly make him believe it's okay to untie her. If she can just have her body free, she knows she can get out of this mess.

"You're right... I apologize, I'm just a bit shaken up, that's all. It is much more comfortable up here." She told him.

"That's more like it. I'll be right back. I have some dinner for you." Before he walked out of the room, he joked: "No need to get up! You'll be fine right there." Laughing at his own sick joke. She was able to move enough to sit up.

About 8 minutes went by and she could hear Levi coming up the stairs with a bowl of beef stew over white rice and a glass. A glass of clear liquid. She could tell it was cold by the cloudy condensation which covered the outside of the clear cup. She remembered how she originally woke up so thristy from her nap. And after all of this, that cold water would feel so perfect. But is it even water?

"I don't want to drink that." She said plainly.

"I promise you, it really is just water. I haven't put anything else in it besides these ice cubes. I'm sorry for what I did before. I shouldn't have... But I thought it would help you realize you still love me, and I wanted to show you what we could be now." He spoke sincerely.

God, how much she wanted to slap his fucking face!

"You didn't need to drug me, or give me alcohol in order for me to realize that." She softly spoke.

He leaned in close to her face, and she backed her face up slightly. He set down the water and the hot bowl on the night stand and took her face into his hands, while she began to breathe more rapidly. She had so many flashbacks of her first night here. Before she knew it, his lips crashed into hers. His tongue asked for entrance and she had no choice but to grant it. This fueled his fire even more. He kissed her deeply and passionately while stroking the side of her head. It felt like an eternity to Flora, but he finally pulled away from her.

"You see? Something is still there. I know you felt that." He told her before leaning in to kiss her again, this time with his hand on the back of her head. Flora's stomach felt sick, she could feel it tying itself in knots with each passing moment. She was already regretful, but she will take this over sex. As long as he doesn't try to have sex with her, the rest will be okay, is what she tells herself.

He finally pulled away from her one more time. "You should eat."

"I'm really not hungry right now." She looked down.

"At least drink some of this. I know you're thirsty."

"Why do you want so badly for me to drink that?"

"I can hear the gravel in your voice. I swear there are no drugs, no nothing in this." Levi proceeded to chug down at least one fourth of the water. "See? If there was, I wouldn't drink it." He held it up to her lips and she took but one gulp. That felt so good on her throat, and as much as she wanted to swallow down the rest of it, she resisted.

Levi walked into the master bathroom and started searching through the cabinets. He pulled out a small bag and brought it to Flora.

"I understand. But at least have one of these." He opened the bag and pulled out a cough drop. "Now you see I just opened this bag. I'm opening this right in front of you so you can know I've not tampered with it."

He held it to her soft lips and she opened her mouth. She trusted the cough drop much more than that glass of water.

"Good girl." He looked at Flora's neck and smiled. "I've definitely left my mark on you." He rubbed this thumb over her now fresh hickey. "You certainly look like you're mine now." He pulled a handheld mirror from under the bed so she could see. She really wished he hadn't even shown her! Now both sides of her neck are almost fully covered with these trashy marks.

"Let me see... If you still have..." He went right for her belt line and pulled her pants down enough to see her hip bone. "Yes! You do still have this one too! So I really have been with you this whole time."

"You sure have. Haven't been able to get you off my mind." She spoke sarcastically.

He looked into her eyes again. "Do you still love me?"

"What?"

"Do you still love me? At all."

"Levi, I..." She was afraid to tell him 'no'. But she couldn't lie about this. "I told you I don't love you."

"What's that?"

"I- I said I don't love you, any more."

His reaction was far from what she had expected.

"It looks like I have a lot of making up to do. It's okay. You'll be here for as long as we both live. You'll love me again and you won't even consider leaving anymore. It'll be alright. Especially when you're carrying my baby, again."

A dagger flew through Flora's heart as she looked at him in disbelief.

"I know it's scary to think about getting pregnant again. But it's going to be fine. We will get a second chance at being parents together. You know we will both love the practice. I know you aren't on birth control. So I wonder when your ovulation is." Levi said curiously.

Flora's heart fell. She didn't know when her exact ovulation day is, but she knows it's within the next few days. She knows she is in her fertile window right now.

"Please, please don't."

"Don't be afraid. You'll be a great mother. And you know I'll be a good father, and husband."

Flora's bottom lip began to quiver as he moved his body closer to hers. He kissed her jawline and moved his way up to her earlobe.

"Don't rape me..." She whispered with a trembling voice.

"I won't rape you. You're going to want this. Don't you remember how much you loved being reminded of my size?" He pressed his firm member into the side of her thigh. "The way I took care of you first? The way I always take care of you first?" Flora's body began to shake underneath him. "It's nothing you haven't experienced before, baby. And you know you love taking me in. Come on, baby... You'll always be mine."

He moved her onto her stomach and looped his arm underneath her lower abdomen. "I'm sorry baby but I don't think I'll be able to take care of you first this time."

"No! Stop! Don't!" She cried out. "Please!"

"What I just heard was 'No, please don't stop!" He slapped her right buttock, causing Flora to squeal.

"That's right baby."

"Don't do this! I don't want this!"

"You're fertile now, aren't you? You always get nervous for sex around ovulation time."

Flora silently tried to wiggle away from him, but with his arm still tightly holding onto her, he pulled her back to him and leaned over her body. "Are you in that sweet fertile zone, babe?" He breathed in her ear. Flora gasped as she looked around frantically. How did he know?! "You are! This sex is about to be the best you've ever had... You thought last time was great." He growled as he moved his left hand under her shirt to grab hold of her breast as he moved his body up and down, causing friction with hers.

Levi stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the front door bust open and what sounded like multiple people barge through. Flora rolled on to her side.

"Police department! We know you are here! Levi. Show yourself!"

Levi put his hand over Flora's mouth to quiet her but she still screamed as loud as she could. Levi rolled his eyes and before he could think, detective Mixon and 3 police officers had guns ready and pointed at Levi.

"Levi Anderson. You are under arrest. Please stand up." Detective Mixon ordered.

Levi quickly scooped Flora into his arms. "I'm not going anywhere without her." He replied simply. Without giving it another thought, detective Mixon shot Levi in the right foot, causing him to drop Flora as he also fell to the ground. Detective Mixon quickly tended to Flora as the other 3 officers put Levi in handcuffs . "You will receive medical attention immediately. Once cleared by the hospital, your arrest will proceed."

"This isn't over! I will always come back for you, Flora!" Levi yelled as he was being escorted.

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law." The officer responded.

Mixon cut Flora free with a small knife. "You found me..." Flora whispered.

"I didn't. He did..." Helia walked through the bedroom door and ran to Flora, helping her stand up before picking the lock to the fuzzy handcuffs which kept Flora's ankles together. "How did you find me? My phone, my phone is broken." She pointed to the pieces of glass and metal."

"I was still able to receive signal from your SIM card. It was a choppy signal... We were in and out a lot but we finally were able to pinpoint this location. Baby.. I'm so sorry for everything I said to you before. He had you tied up like this?"

Flora began to cry. "Yes! After I sent you that text, I got out of bed so I could get a drink and he grabbed me! He was waiting in my apartment for I don't even know how long. No clue how he even got inside. He put a cloth over my face and the next thing I knew, I woke up in this bed. Unable to move myself around. He... He wanted me to get pregnant, or at least he wanted to try... You guys came just in time. How did you know?"

" I had a gut-turning feeling when I left your apartment. I didn't even want to go but I wanted to do like you asked and let you be." Flora's heart dropped with guilt. "After you texted me, I tried to call you but you didn't answer. I went to your apartment to at least make sure you were alright. I was able to get the door unlocked and you weren't there, but your car was. I know for a fact you wouldn't walk anywhere by yourself. I even called all the guys to ask the girls if you were with any of them. When they all told me "No", I called Mitzi to see if maybe you were with her. She told me that she hadn't heard from you in a few days so I found Mixon's card in your bedroom. I called her and told her something wasn't right. I used the tracker to ping your phone and even though the connection wasn't solid, we at least had to try. Then I saw his car outside. I verified with Mixon that yes, his is definitely his car because I chased it down last time before he lost us."

Flora ran into Helia's arms and pressed her face into his chest. "You didn't give up..."

"Hell no, I didn't! I'd never give up on you, baby. You're stuck with me. Although, I sickened myself seeing you now... Having to be cut free by a detective, and all those things I said before."

"It's okay. I shouldn't have flipped out on you the way I did."

"Now I understand why. I truly understand why, he's a monster and he keeps putting you through these things. It gets worse every time." Helia responded.

"That ends today! I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen but I can say he will spend a long time behind bars, especially after his show he put on tonight by breaking into your apartment and kidnapping you." Detective Mixon chimed in.

"His aunt is judge Lynn Coker. And his Uncle is Detective Hancock." Flora admitted.

"That doesn't always matter. Believe me, I will do everything in my power to stop this man. I'll have a sit down with Hancock and Coker, personally and if they show favoritism or let him off easy, we will all know it's because Levi is family. That counts as obstruction of justice, in my book. I'll do everything I can to put them both out of their jobs." Mixon said.

"What do I have to do now?" Flora asked.

"Rest." Detective Mixon placed her hand on Flora's shoulder, to which Flora gave Mixon a big hug.

"Thank you for saving me." Flora said aloud. "Both of you."

Two weeks later:

Flora had moved into Helia's apartment. Flora's landlord gave her the last two months of rent that Flora had paid, because of all the hardships she experienced here. Plus Flora wss an excellent tenant. Always paid early or on time, she kept the place spotless. She was a good neighbor to the other tenants.

Flora and Helia had both been going to their classes regularly. Niether one of them have missed a day since Levi's arrest. He was sentenced 5 years. By the time those 5 years are over, Flora and Helia could move to another area, or even another state and continue their lives together. They feel stronger than ever.

Equally as important, Flora's hickeys are finally fading away.

County Jail

Levi sat in his cell replaying everything in his mind. How close he was to finally having her for life. All he could see was her growing belly. Feelimg his baby kick his hands. Watching her become a mother, feeding their bundle of joy.

He will find a way to break out of this place and habe Flora again.

No set of bars or handcuffs could keep him from her side.

So I did leave it open to where I could potentially write a sequel, or it cojld just end right here and Levi end up never breaking out or getting set free early. But yes, this chapter concludes Just One Chance! This is my Christmas gift to all of you wonderful readers who have been so amazing to me. I appreciate all of you! Happy holidays!