Hunted By The Devil

Chapter Fifteen

"Goodnight Makenzie. It was nice to meet you too." Mateo says and I wave as I walk towards the front door.

I walk up to the front door and step outside. Brad should be here any minute. I stand on the sidewalk looking around at all the cars passing by. It's surprisingly busy for being this late at night.

I stand out there feeling more nervous by the second. Come on Brad, hurry up please. I stand out there for five minutes and decide I should probably go back inside. Right as I turn around to go back inside, Mateo appears by my side.

"Mateo, what are you doing out here?" I ask, surprised.

"I didn't feel comfortable letting you wait out here by yourself." He says looking around.

"How did you know I was still out here?" I ask, my paranoia taking over again.

Mateo chuckles. "I didn't. I was coming out here to see if you were still waiting. Your boyfriend isn't here yet?"

I shake my head. "No. He should be here anytime though. Brad probably got stuck in traffic or something."

Mateo nods. "That's okay. I will just wait out here with you."

"Thank you. That is nice of you." I whisper, looking around. I really don't know what's taking him so long.

A few minutes later Brad shows up in our landlords truck. What the hell is he doing in Jack's truck?

Brad gets out of the truck and rushes over to me. "I am so sorry. Our car wouldn't start. I had to borrow Jack's truck and he wasn't even going to let me borrow it until he heard I was coming to get you." Brad rambles on and I put my hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay. I was fine out here waiting for you. I was starting to worry a little about you though." I say laughing a little to try and calm him down.

The truth is I was more than a little worried. I was starting to wonder if something bad had happened to him. If Mateo hadn't came out here when he did, I probably would have been in a full blown panic already.

"Sorry." Brad says again making a face.

"It's okay." I give him a soft smile and turn to Mateo.

"Thank you Mateo for waiting with me and for the company tonight." I give him a quick hug and I can tell he is surprised by my actions.

When I pull away he is smiling. "You're very welcome Makenzie. You guys have a nice night and be careful getting home."

"Goodnight" Brad says.

"Goodnight." I say waving to him as me and Brad get in the truck.

We pull away from the entrance and I glance back to see Mateo watching us drive off. "So did you have a nice night with Mateo? That's what you called him right?" Brad asks and I feel my cheeks heat up. I forgot I didn't tell him Mateo's name.

"Umm yeah." I say nervously. "I had a nice time. I didn't see him until a little later in the night though. I was dancing with the bartender for a little bit."

Brad glances over at me. "You were dancing with the bartender?" He asks laughing.

I giggle. It sounds kind of funny when you say it out loud. "Yeah. He asked me to dance on his break, so I said yes."

"Well that sounds like a fun time. Was he a good dancer?" Brad asks and I can hear the amusement in his voice.

I shrug laughing harder. "Yeah he actually was a pretty good dancer."

Brad laughs. "So how did you go from dancing with the bartender to waiting outside with our gorgeous mystery man Mateo?" Brad asks.

I laugh. "Well I went to the bar for a drink and the bartender told me he had a break coming up and asked me to dance. While I was dancing with him Mateo showed up and asked to take over." I explain.

Brad quirks an eyebrow at me. "So you dropped the bartender for Mateo?"

"What? No. That would have been so rude." I exclaim, how dare he think I would do that.

Brad bursts out laughing, shrugging his shoulders. "It was just a question."

"No I turned Mateo down cause he was being cocky and acted like I wanted to be with him." I say rolling my eyes.

Brad pulls up in our apartment building parking lot and turns to me. "That still doesn't explain how you ended up with Mateo."

"I'm getting there." I say laughing.

Brad laughs. "I'm impatient. I want to know how you ended up with Mateo."

"Some creepy dude started grinding up on me and stuff after the bartender had to go back to work. I couldn't get him to leave me alone so I hollered for Mateo and he pretty much rescued me." I say smiling as I think back on it.

Brad gives me a mischievous smile. "So Mateo is not only gorgeous, but he's also your knight in shining armor."

That's it he's officially lost his mind. Mateo is not my knight in shining armor. He just happened to help me. "You are crazy. Mateo was just the only person I knew that could help me. That doesn't make him my knight in shining armor."

Brad laughs, that smile still plastered on his face. "But he could be."

I roll my eyes and get out of the truck. "I don't need him to be my knight in shining armor. I have you." I say to Brad after he gets out of the truck.

It's Brad's turn to roll his eyes now. "Well of course you have me, but it doesn't hurt to have more than one somebody taking care of you."

"I don't need someone else." I say as we make our way to Jack's apartment.

Brad laughs. "Whatever you say baby."

We knock on Jack's apartment door and he opens it almost immediately, staring directly at me. "Thank you for letting me borrow your truck." Brad says.

Jack nods his head but doesn't take his eyes off me. "You're welcome. Glad to see you made it home safely sweetie. Hope you didn't have to much fun without me." Jack says winking at me.

I have to bite my tongue to keep from gagging in disgust. "Yep. I made it home. Thanks for letting Brad use your truck, I will have a tow truck come get my car and take it to a shop in the morning."

Jack looks me up and down licking his lips. "No problem sweetie. You have a good night."

"You too." I say giving him a fake smile.

Brad and I turn to walk back to our apartment. "He is such a perv." I say shivering in disgust.

Brad nods his head. "Yes he is. Just a lonely old pervert."

I shake my head. "What do you think is wrong with the car?" I ask Brad.

"I honestly don't know, it started fine earlier when I took you to the club, then it just wouldn't start or do anything when I tried to come get you." Brad says as he opens our apartment door for me.

"That's so weird. I will have someone take it to a shop or something." I say as I walk through the door kicking off my shoes as I go. I have no idea how to fix anything on a car or even what to look at on a car to see what's wrong with it.

Brad nods his head. "Yeah that's probably a good idea. You ready to get some sleep?"

"Umm yeah, let me take a quick shower and I will be ready for bed. You can go ahead and get comfy though. I will be done in just a couple of minutes." I say giving him a quick kiss on the lips.