Bring Me Back To Life || Gavin Lux

eight

"Did your ex try to get into the building?"

"He got in" I replied.

He frowned.

"How?"

I shrugged as he pulled out a folder from his backpack and a clipboard. Using my desk, he got a paper from the folder and clipped it to the board.

"Are you going to press charges?"

"He violated his restraining order" I told him.

He looked at me.

"About time, Ella"

I took the clipboard from him and as I signed and initialed the red tabbed parts, he dug through his backpack.

"Here you go" I said.

"And here you go"

He placed a stun gun, pepper spray and a personal alarm on my lap.

"Just in case"

I smiled and nodded my head.

"Thank you," I told him.

He nodded slowly.

"Do you have the food container I brought you cookies last week?"

I got out of bed.

"Yes, let me get that for you" I said.

The cookies had been devoured the very same day he gave them to me (and Aly).

"My wife made you ladies melktarts, you can share if you'd like"

I accepted the large container as I handed him the clean container.

"Thank you," I said.

"Okay, now I must go. I don't want to be late for work"

He stretched out his closed fist and smiled as I tapped it with my hand.

"I'll see you on Monday"

"See you Monday," I told him.

He turned to Ian.

"Will I see you tomorrow?"

Ian nodded.

"Yeah, what time is it at again?"

Luan smiled.

"3 PM"

Ian replied,

"See you then"

Once he was gone, Ian smiled.

"I love that guy"

Luan was honestly the best.

"We all agree that we should go back to bed, right?"

I nodded and looked at Gavin who scrunched up his nose.

"I need to go to the bathroom"

Well, that's a first. Literally though, he had only gone to the bathroom once last night and that was before we went to bed. Ian had gone up to relieve himself at least 3 times, and he and Gavin had the same amount of alcohol and beverages.

"About time you empty that bladder, dude"

Gavin smiled as he got out of bed. Just as he opened the door, Mila was about to knock.

"Is Ella there?"

He nodded and stepped back for her to come in. Once she was inside, he closed the door on his way out.

"How'd he get inside?" I asked.

"I think one of his frat brothers lives in the same building"

Of course.

"There are cameras inside and outside the entrance, we'll find out who let him in"

Good.

"He violated the restraining order, so he will be charged"

"How long will they hold him?" I wondered.

"I'm sure his mom will post bail for him"

For sure.

"It sucks you have to deal with this though"

"I'm the dumbass that dated him" I noted.

"Well yeah but you believed he had good intentions"

True.

"Ella, you're young"

Pretty sure we were the same age, Mila.

"If life can remove someone you never dreamed of losing, it can replace them with someone you never dreamt of having.

A smile appeared on her face at the sound of a light knock.

"I wouldn't necessarily call him a replacement though"