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eighteen

She curled up next to me, finding a home in my chest while I slumped in the couch. Letting the cushions contour to my body I felt comfortable with Desiree in my chest breathing slowly. Her chest rising and falling with each small breath she took. The tv ran through its course of news casts although my mind wandered to other things that made me drift away. My eyes fluttering closed with each passing minute, my eye lids feeling more like weights then anything else.

"Thank you for tuning in tonight for the twelve o'clock news this is Shelby Grit coming you from M14 Studios. Tonight we have a compilation of stories for you but one in particular causing jaws to drop. If you've heard the name of Zayn Mailk you have heard it a million times." At the mention of Zayn's name I perked up with my eyes now wide open.

"Not too long ago Zayn Malik was convicted for child abduction as well as illegal street racing. After charged and conviction Malik was bailed out shortly later. With recent news from Las Vegas police authorities Malik has once again been apprehended." Keeping my eyes glued to the reporter on the tv I urged Desiree to wake up.

"What's going on?" Her raspy sleeping voice apparent that she had in fact been sound asleep before I had woken her up.

"Zayn has been arrested!" Adrenaline pumped in my veins spreading throughout my body quickly.

"What?!" She sat up instantly leaving my chest causing the warmth to decay from where she once laid.

"When a 911 call reached the Las Vegas police station, Calum Hood a former street racer, responded in a panic to a car accident. Hood and another passenger Jade Levit were chased off the road by hit men hired by Zayn Malik. After the reported accident Malik's hit men than went on to leave Hood and Levit for dead. Levit was reported dead while Hood remains alive and in questioning to another case that has not yet been released to the public. More details are to be surfacing soon once police release Hood from questioning. That's all we have for now this has been Shelby Grit I will see you tomorrow!" The woman anchor with red lip stick and black hair smiled while the camera zoomed out and faded into the credits.

"We need to go!" I stood up too quickly causing my head to spin from all that I had learned. Zayn had just been arrested which meant Gabby would be taken to the police station.

"Oh my god!" Desiree took my hand into hers while I then ran out to the car with her following behind gripping my hand. The night air cool against my warm skin that had been heated from another body as well as the couch.

My speeds to the station exceeded the speed limit although I didn't have a care in the world. Adrenaline ran its course through my veins reaching every vantage point of my body. Sweat formed on my forehead from the sheer excitement of being able to see my little girl again. I was so close to holding her in my arms once again just like I had before. The moment was so vivid in my mind I could almost feel her small arms wrap around my neck as her head would turn to the side.

"It worked!" I stated to Desiree with a smile I couldn't hide no matter how hard I tried.

"It worked!" She echoed back with an equally as big smile, her cheeks flushing a rose color from all the happiness about to unfold.

This nightmare was finally over. We no longer had to worry about Zayn taking what wasn't his. It was as if a weight was lifted off my shoulders while I gripped the steering wheel and drove as fast as I could to the Las Vegas police station. Emotion rising in my chest while the radio spat tunes from artists, I turned my head to Desiree.