My First Time, My First Love Ch. 5
We headed on over to my house, already lined with cars marked by the black and white sign of police. As we stepped out, two officers came up and started discussing something with Ted. I took the liberty of leaving them to their service with him and walked inside.
The house was busy with investigators, all going through the things around the house. One of them came up to me.
"Hello, are you Greg?"
"Yes, how can I help?"
"You can start by coming outside and talking with us."
I followed him outside to where the two other officers that were talking to Ted, and Ted himself, were standing.
"We need to know exactly what happened last night." There was a slight emphasis on the word exactly.
"Well, I came home, and a few hours earlier I got a call from Ted here saying that they had gotten the killer. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to lock the door. While I was there, Mjrello said that his accomplices were waiting to kill me next. The night before I had also legally purchased a handgun for protection in case this might happen.
When I came home, everything seemed to be normal. I went up to my room to get ready for bed, and I noticed something move in the mirror in the bathroom. I walked in and turned on the light and behind the door were to masked figures, one small and one tall, both pointing guns at me. They told me to back out of the bathroom and get between the bed and them, right in front of the nightstand and put my hands behind my back. Now, my handgun was lying on my nightstand, loaded but with safety on. When I went over towards it, I noticed this. A few sentences later, I gave a fake shudder of fear, for he was about to kill me. I used this to my advantage, able to walk back slightly and bend over just enough get my hands on the gun and maneuver it into my hands silently clicking off the safety. The tall one took a few steps closer and prepared to kill me. Just as it was about to happen, I drew the gun and shot him in the head, and his accomplice was so shocked at this that it took him a second to get his bearings. If this was not the case, I would be dead. Does that explain everything?"
"Everything about your part in this." He said to me in a fine tone. He then turned and entered the house, calling to the investigators inside of it. "Hey, all of the shell casings are the victim's in self defense, gather them." He then came back out. "Listen, I really don't want to do this, but we have to arrest you for murder. Even if it was in self defense, you still have to be punished." He started to pull out some handcuffs.
"Hey, wait a minute. But why am I under arrest? Those two were going to kill me because they think that I don't deserve to live, just because of who I am! I have a right to be who I am and I have a right to defend that. You cannot arrest me. If you arrest me, what will everyone think of you then? You might as well join Mjrello. This is the same as the humans' racial times. When one color didn't believe the other should live. They are all still human beings, just different appearances. This is the same. This is no different. You do not have the rights to arrest me."
The official just stood there for a moment, contemplating this, and finally put the handcuffs away.
"You're right. I don't have the rights to arrest you. You acted in self defense against those who completely had the intention to kill."
"Well, if there is no more I can help you with, I will be going."
"Fell free."
With that I left in the direction of town. I had a funeral plan to set up.
I came back to Ted's house at around 7:30pm, after setting up Troy's funeral.
"Where have you been all day?" Ted asked. He was even just setting up dinner. The investigation must have gone late today.
"Setting up Troy's funeral. You guys went late today."
"Yeah, we went until at least 6:00pm. How did it go?"
"Well, I set up a nice little gathering fro him of his friends and family. We didn't really know much friends in town here. But I also invited you."
"Why me?"
"Because you have been one of the closest friends to me in these dark times."
"Thank you." Ted said after a long pause. "How about dinner?"
We ate in silence and quickly cleaned up our dishes and sat down for a quick game of rugby. After the game we got ready for bed and started talking about the next day.
"So, what is going on tomorrow?" I asked Ted.
"Well, probably a little more investigation in the house, but you'll be needed more in identifying the would-be-killers."
"How much longer will this go on?"
"A few more weeks, I would expect. Why?"
"Because...Because I can't take it anymore..." I suddenly burst into tears. Rolling over and burying myself into Ted's chest. He embraced me back, wrapping his muscular furry arms around my back and hugging me so lovingly within his grasp, hushing me down to quiet sobs with his sweet voice.
"I can't take it... It always brings back so many memories. I loved him so much... Every time I go near that house it starts all over again... I can't take it for more than a few more days, let alone weeks."
"I'll help you through it." He whispered in my ear. "I'll make sure everything is alright. Everything will turn out alright. I'm always here for you, in times of good or bad. I will take you in. Nothing will keep me from helping you."
"Thank you so much Ted!" Without even asking, I took his head in my hands and pressed his lips to mine. I thought that it would last for only a second, and not even be passionate. But to my surprise, He grabbed back, holding me closer and opening his mouth to receive mine. I realized that he loved me, and I realized that I loved him. My whole world came back together in the few moments we were together. Everything was perfect, untouchable. But this time I would not let it get the better of me. It was what had killed Troy. Nothing was untouchable. Everything is destructible, and everything will end. But I knew that I found someone that I could be with again, someone that understood me and loved me in return as much as I loved him. Someone who knew what I would need and what I could give. Another lover.
We broke apart, and I looked deep into those fiery blue eyes and found nothing but compassion and love for me, and I knew that I was radiating the same response.
"Thank you Ted, I will always be with you."
"And me in you." We hugged again, but this time as passionate lovers newly bound.
Every time I am with Ted I feel like nothing will happen to me, which is what gave me the strength to stand up to the arrest placed against me by that investigator. If Ted hadn't have been there, I would have been spending quite a while in jail. I knew that he would give me strength in these times. And have someone to look after you was something that I needed right now to ease my suffering.
We settled down in bed alongside each other, Ted's arms across my chest as I drifted to sleep knowing that everything would be fine. Nothing will hurt me now that I know that he is here...
I finally subsided my thoughts to the torrent of darkness that overcame my weary form, and I slept.
The last of my moments alone had passed, and only light lay ahead.
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EPILOGUE
Ted and I have now sold the old house that I lived in with Troy. It was a hard thing for me to see it go away, but I knew that I would not be better off with it. I continued living with Ted, and we eventually got legally married as a couple. Ted is still in the law force, and that seems to keep anyone trying to ruin our lived at bay, but I still keep the gun that protected me that first night next to me anyways.
I have also given up the life of being a newspaper writer and have now been training for a career in the law enforcement as well. I am just off the line and they decided to put me in Ted's division since I was new. Nothing could be more perfect.
Although thoughts still haunt me about Troy, I know that soon he will be in a better place. The funeral is next week.
I know that my trouble's aren't over yet, but I also know that I have the most solid wall to lean on to get through them.