Chapter X

Tori was speeding as she neared the Holiday Inn that Jake uses as a base of operations. She felt a faint flutter in her stomach as she realized that she was about to see her man again, someone whom she hasn't seen in a few months. Areol couldn't understand Tori's urgency and anticipation of this meeting. "You're going to be fine, though personally I don't doubt it if he found someone else already." She told Tori, who just dismissed the statement. She knew that Jake wouldn't cheat or stray from her, it just wasn't in his nature. Tori slowed to a stop as she came to the entrance of the Holiday Inn, to her surprise there were a lot of Reanimated walking about. Tori suddenly felt despair as her thoughts suddenly went to Jake. That was until she saw a flag, which was black and white waving from one of the windows, Jake own signature flag one of truce, and kinsman ship. Tori honked her horn thrice, telling him that it was her. Suddenly the flag dropped and the lights came on showing her the best way through the parking lot. She slowly started to drive towards the entrance to the Holiday Inn.

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Jake was waving his makeshift flag as he heard three honks from the Humvee, he immediately dropped the flag and turned on the lights that showed the safest way to the --front of the building, feeling happy for he was sure this was his Tori. As he was doing this he heard a shriek come from his room and what sounded like a mirror breaking. Cursing, he turned around and saw Alaana looking at him, and she was furious. She started to stalk towards him, but he pushed past her. He wasn't going to allow this woman get in his way of seeing the one he loved. But as he was going past her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him to her.

"Who is she?"

"Who's who? Oh if you don't let go I will hurt you."

"I'm not letting go until I know who the fuck the little skank is that's trying to steal YOU from ME!" she shrieked at him. Jake heart suddenly hardens as he hit her in her stomach forcing the wind out of her.

"She is my lover, and my wife. I'll be damned if I was yours. I don't even like you, and if anyone is the skank around here it's you." And with that Jake left her there with tears streaming down her face as she defeated and lost. But she wasn't going to let him go without a fight. She struggled to her feet and started to follow him.