2.17 Emotions

Advisory: Some bloody scenes

Blair had be travelling from town to town never staying to long. He could often be found at a local bar drinking the day away. His thoughts of how he left Teddy were still playing on his mind.

Teddy was a beautiful woman and she was reaching out to him but yet he still pulled away. He questioned himself time and time again why was he keeping his distance but he couldn't give a good answer as to why. He always found more questions than answers like was he still hurting, Teddy had just broken up with someone and by the sounds of things it had been a bad relationship.

Since his one night stand with Maria, he had spoken to her and learnt real relationships could not be rushed and it was about being there for one another. Blair loved control but could he bend the rules and allow someone to get close? He wanted to know what it was like to be close and intimate with someone. Even though he wanted a relationship could he really show his vulnerable side and not be so argumentative?

When he first saw her, he could see she was upset and giving a lift home to a stranger was the first time he thought about anyone other than himself, if he was being honest. He needed to see her and talk to her about all his thoughts so he made his way home.

It was late when he arrived and he was pleased to see the living room light on. Great we can talk Blair thought.

As he approached the house he suddenly sensed something was off and when he opened the front door he could see Teddy in front of him bleeding and crying. He went straight to her and asked what happened but he couldn't get an answer from her.

He heard a noise behind him and as he turned around saw a guy launching himself at him.  

He didn't think twice he pinned this guy to the wall and said, "What are you doing in my house?"

The intruder spat back, "So you're the one screwing my girl."

"I haven't screwed her. Why did you hurt her?" as his grip got tighter.

"She belongs to me and not to anyone else." trying not to show his fear but Blair could smell it and coldly replied, "Brave words for a guy who is about to die. Just before you die, you should know Teddy belongs to no one but herself." 

Blair then attacked him not letting up. The guy was bleeding from any part Blair could get too. His emotions were consumed by this guy hurting Teddy and Blair kept going until the intruder's corpse just lay there.

He suddenly realised that Teddy had seen the whole thing and wiping the blood from his mouth turned to Teddy and said, "We need to get you out of here." as he picked her up carrying her out of the room.

"Teddy you look pale."

"What happened?" she asked Blair

"That's not important we need to get you cleaned up and treated.

"Is he dead?"

"Yes."

"How did the guy get in?"

"He forced his way in and attacked me. It was my ex." as she looked at the floor

"I guessed it was him. Stay here while I clean up in the other room."

When he came back to check on Teddy, she was gone. He went to her house but she wasn't there and all her clothes were gone. He called at the neighbours and they told him a taxi had picked her up an hour ago and she had a suitcase with her.

Blair went home annoyed with himself.  "How could I let her see that? Now she's frightened of me but he hurt her what was I supposed to do?" as he questioned his thoughts. He started to pace the floor when there was a knock at his door.

"Estevan it's not a good time." as he let him in.

"Elvira?"

"No. I let Teddy stay here as her ex was stalking her. The bastard found her and attacked her. I walked in on it and killed him."

"You got rid of the body?"
"Of course I did but when I came back she was gone."

"Go and find her!"

"She hates me, Estevan. I had to defend her."

"Sounds like she is getting to you. You did the right thing. Go and change out of those bloody clothes first then go and find her."

Blair had now looked at all the places he could think of, from the gym to every bar and still there was no sign of her. He even went to the hospital but no woman fitting her description had come in for treatment. He decided to see if she had taken any flights anywhere but her name was not on any list at the airport. He was on his way to the station to see if she was booked on a train but still nothing.

Where would she have gone? How would she get there? As he thought about where he could try next.