Nick and Claire were laying on the bed talking, Angie was fixing drinks and snacks and Brian and Aj were having a fierce Mario Cart race.
The race started and Brian pulled into the lead.
"Oh come on, your cheating or something!" Aj said.
"What?! I have never played this game in my life..." Brian smiled.
"That innocent act will only work on some people. Me, not being one of them." Aj reminded Brian.
Angie walked over and lightly smacked both of them on the back of their heads.
"Children, don't fight!" she said in a motherly voice.
Aj grabbed her ankle making her almost trip and he started laughing. She smacked his shoulder and sat down next to him.
"You'll get payback for that later." she said.
"Ooh, sounds fun..." he teased.
Angie laughed and threw popcorn at him as Brian let out a "yes!" because he had one the race. Aj threw popcorn at Angie and blamed her for losing.
"You lost cause you suck at video games!" she rebelled.
Aj laughed, "Why do I love you?"
"Don't feel bad. Everyone does." she smirked.
Nick and Claire watched them bicker back and forth and just laughed. Nick rubbed his foot up against Claire's, "I have a question about something..."
"Okay so ask it." she said.
"Why have you been so upset over Scott recently? Like, what started it?" he asked.
Claire told Nick about the phone calls, the threats and the unexpected visit. Then she told him about the police involvement.
"Baby, why didn't you tell me sooner?" he said with a sad face.
Claire sighed, "Because I knew you would worry non stop about it. But you don't have to, the police are gonna help."
Nick nodded but she could still see the concern in his eyes. Claire was just about to tell him again not to worry when the phone rang.
Claire sat up and grabbed it.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Hello, this is Catrina from the front desk. Is there a Claire Bennet there?" she asked.
"Speaking." Claire said.
"You have a phone call down at the main telephone, and we cannot transfer it through because it is long distance. Would you mind coming down to answer it?" Catrina asked.
"Yes, I will be right down, thank you." Claire said before hanging up.
She hung up the phone and told everyone she had a phone call at the front desk. Nick offered to come so they both plodded down the hall to the elevator.
They got in the elevator and took it to the lobby, then walked towards the main desk.
"Hello?" Claire answered.
"Hello, this is Officer Willings." he said.
Claire clenched the phone tighter, wondering why the police man who was taking care of her apartment, was calling her.
"Hi." she said shakily.
"I got the number from where you were staying from Mrs. Montica, your neighbor. I have some good news and some bad news." he said.
Claire's stomach flip-flopped and Nick walked closer to her telling she felt lightheaded. He held her hand as she talked on the phone.
"The bad news is, we found Scott Friar lurking around your apartment, trying to break in. He didn't succeed luckily, and we arrested him. The good news for you is, we checked his file and he is wanted in three other states for assault and battery of women. In other words, this guy is going to jail for a long time. So you can sleep with comfort at night." he said.
Claire's breath caught in her throat and escaped in a sob, she was so happy. Nick tightened his grip on her hand but felt a little relieved when Claire covered her mouth and breathed regularly again.
"Oh my, I don't know what to say..." she said with a small smile on her face, "I am so sorry to hear about the other women though."
"Well, thank you for all your help in this case. We will be in contact again when you get back from your vacation. Have a wonderful trip." the officer said.
"I will, thank you so much." Claire said.
She hung up the phone and handed it back to Catrina. She and Nick began to walk back to the elevator, as he asked her what happened.
"That was Officer Willings. He was the one handling the whole Scott problem. He called to tell me they caught him trying to break into my apartment, so they arrested him. And when they checked his file, he is wanted in other states for assault and battery. He also said that Scott is going to jail for a long time." she said with a smile on her face.
"Oh my god, that's great!" Nick said taking Claire in his arms and hugging tightly.
"I know it is! Well, not the whole him beating up women. But I am so happy I can move on now and not have him in my life anymore..." she sighed.
"We have to celebrate, no more living in fear for you!" he smiled.
Nick kissed her lips quickly and they headed back up to the room, both with a new happiness and feeling of freedom.
