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as they were escorting him to the interrogation room.
    He stared her down and then said in a low, menacing voice, “You better not testify against me, lady. If you do, I’ll find you and finish what I meant to do tonight before you got away from me. I will find you and make you pay, lady.”
    The officer that was walking behind Lenny shoved him against the wall, “Shut your mouth, Cook. You’re in enough trouble without adding threats to it.” The officer then pushed him into the interrogation room.
    Alexis turned and faced Peter. “I’m so scared, Peter. I don’t think I can go back to my house and stay there. I think I need to get away until the trial. I don’t think I’ll ever feel comfortable in my home ever again. My home was violated, and I can’t get that image out of my head. If he broke into my place that easily, what’s stopping another burglar from doing the same thing?”
    “Alexis, you are welcome to stay with Jane and I until you decide what you are going to do. Maybe you should think about having a security system put in if you feel that unsafe in your own home,” he said as they were leaving the station, walking toward the parking garage.
    “No. I think I want to sell the condo and find somewhere else to live. I will lose some money on it, but I just don’t feel safe there anymore. Maybe I need to go away for a while to get my mind off this until the trial. I haven’t taken a vacation in a while, and I think now may be a good time to take one. I know Caroline can handle things while I’m gone. I just can’t rest until he’s put away for a long time.”
    “Let’s go home. Jane said she will make us some food when we get there. She knows we’re hungry and tired. You can stay in the spare room till you know what you are going to do. You need some sleep. Tomorrow you should have a clear head after you have rested. You’ve had a traumatizing night.”
    Alexis nodded in agreement. Rest would do her good, for now. It was going to be tough to get those images of that poor man being shot out of her mind. She could still feel Lenny’s gun pressed against her back and his breath against her ear. She could still hear the threat of him killing her ringing in her head. Time would heal her memories of the night. It would never bring back the poor man that lost his life because of Lenny Cook. The decision he made would forever change their lives.
     
    * * * *
     
    “Thank you so much, Jane, for letting me stay over.” Alexis sat on the couch across from her. She had attempted a few hours of restless sleep and gave up after Jane woke her from a nightmare she was having. Jane said she was screaming in her dream, so she carefully woke her up.
    Alexis slept as well as could be expected. She kept waking up feeling like Lenny was standing over her bed with a gun to her head, wanting to finish her off once and for all. Having her life threatened was enough to traumatize a person in its self.
    “I can’t imagine everything you have been through, Alexis. I would be so frightened to live by myself, too. You are welcome to stay here as long as you want. Peter and I don’t want you to ever be afraid while you’re here with us. We have a security system on the house. ” She smiled warmly at her.
    “Thank you, Jane. You and Peter have already helped me out immensely. I could never repay you both for that. I don’t know what would have happened to me if Peter hadn’t been there. Anyways, I put a call in to the realtor that sold me my condo. He told me it shouldn’t take that long to sell it. He has had a few people mention to him that if any condominiums came up in this complex to let them know. It could be a short sale on the place.”
    “I don’t want you to have to move, Alexis. We have become such good friends, and I will miss you. I do understand your circumstances and fears,” Jane said sadly.
    “I don’t want to move either. I loved my place. It was perfect for me, so I thought. I just can’t