A week had passed since that phone call. She knew Baron was there. And not just in Florida. He was there, right outside their home. She had seen that metallic blue car parked outside their home for three days now. She had no doubt it was him. That color was always his pick whenever he bought a car. She hadn't seen him herself though. Just a car that she felt in her gut belonged to him.

She stood outside roughly halfway between the front door and the locked gate. Just close enough to see the license plate and write it down. There was other information left on the same paper too. Information to Roman how she had seen that car three days in a row now. She walked back inside, placed the paper down on the kitchen counter and picked up her phone to call Roman.

"Hello?" He asked.
"You know I love you, right?" She asked.
"Of course. I love you too," he answered.
"No matter what happens, I'll always love you," she said.
"Nova, what's going on? You're starting to scare me," he said.
"I just need you to know that I love you. That's all," she said.
"Whatever you're planning on doing, don't. I'm on my way home," he said.

She hung up and took a deep breath to try and control her emotions. She left the paper with information on the counter and walked back outside. She kept her phone in her hand, pretending to look at it as she unlocked the gate and walked through it. She had hardly passed the blue car before she heard its engine start. That was all she needed to know that she had been right. Baron was in that car. A car door opened and she mentally prepared herself for what came next. Arms grabbed her and forced her into the passenger seat. It all went so fast. The car started moving before she turned her head to look at him.

"Baron," she said lowly.
"You weren't easy to find. It's like you were wiped off the face of the earth," he said.
"That was the point," she said.
"But I'm smarter than you," he pointed at his temple. "Roman's address might be a secret but his workplace isn't. I followed him home."

She felt stupid. They had never thought about that.

"Buckle up," he said.

She did as he wanted. He didn't wear a seat belt himself. She knew it was a way of him trying to make sure she didn't jump out of the car.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked.
"You know," he smirked.

She did. He had a hunting cabin in Texas. Information she had also left on the paper for Roman so he would know in what direction they were going. She was just trying to kill the eerie silence in the car. It didn't work. He wasn't biting. Instead they drove in silence for a while until her phone suddenly started ringing. Baron had the phone. He had taken it out of her hand when he forced her into the car. He chuckled when he looked at the display.

"It's loverboy," he said. "Answer. And put the speakers on. Tell him you love me and that you're leaving him."

He handed her the phone and she put the speakers on as she answered it.

"Hello?" She asked.
"Nova? Where the fuck are you?" Roman yelled.
"I'm with Baron," she answered.
"God, no!" He whimpered. "Where are you? Where is he taking you?"
"I love him and I'm leaving you," she said robotically.
"You hear that, Roman? She loves me!" Baron laughed.
"Nova, please," Roman said.
"You knew this was coming. You had all the information. What more could I have done? Should I have left you a letter spelling it out?" She asked.

He sighed on the other end. He got the message. He had the paper with all the information in his hand.

"Okay, I hear you. I understand you. Be safe whatever happens. I don't care if you don't love me anymore. I love you. I'll always love you," he said. "And that weird little fight we had a while back where I didn't give you an answer? The answer is yes. Yes, chipmunk."
"Enough!" Baron growled.

He grabbed the phone and hung up. Nova tried to keep her smile down. There was no weird little fight. There was only her asking Roman to marry her and he hadn't given her an answer. He had asked her to ask again after Baron but with how things were right now, he had needed her to know that he wanted to be with her forever.

"What fight?" Baron asked.
"I said you were here. That I could feel you. We were always connected somehow. He didn't believe me," she lied.
"I like that. Connected," he pulled her hand up and kissed it. "Yeah, we're connected. We're meant to be. You and me, Nova, together forever. Till death do us part."
"Forever," she whispered.

The silence fell again. They drove for a while. She didn't know how long. It felt like hours to her but she knew it wasn't. The sound that broke the silence was sirens. Cop cars suddenly came speeding towards them.

"What do they want now? You wanna be with me!" Baron growled.
"You left Iowa. You're not allowed to leave the state when you're on parole," she said.
"How did they know we were here? They couldn't possibly know in what direction we were heading?" He asked.

Her phone started ringing again. Once again it was Roman.

"What does he want now?" He threw the phone in her lap. "Answer him! On speakers!"

She put it on speakers as she answered again.

"Roman?" She asked.
"Tell him it's over," Roman said.
"It's not fucking over!" Baron snarled. "Once I make it over state line, they can't do shit. I'll make it there."
"Don't make him angry when he's driving. He needs to focus," Nova said.

Baron was blind to her feeding Roman information that he needed to know.

"How will you look at our wedding, chipmunk?" Roman asked.
"Wedding?" Baron asked surprised.
"We could have a beach wedding where you could wear something short or something flowy," Roman said.
"She's not fucking marrying you!" Baron yelled.
"Oh, I know. How about some sort of forest theme? You can be this divine and cute nymph with flowers in your hair," Roman said. "Mmm, my sex nymph. I'll show you exactly how much I worship you afterwards."

Baron grabbed the phone from her and put it up in front of his face to scream at Roman. All of his focus was on the phone instead of Nova.

"Listen here, you asshole!" He started.

He failed to see her pull out the pocket knife that she had snuck down in her boot before leaving the house. The next thing Roman and the police officers in the car with him heard was Baron screaming in pain as the knife went into his side.

Nova stabbed him once. He tried fighting her off and she fought against him. He lost control over the car and they crashed. The car rolled around and landed on the roof. Roman screamed in fear from the police car he was in. Nova's phone had died while they crashed. All the police cars stopped and cops started running towards the car. Two cops held Roman back.

"No! Let me go! I need to see her! I need to get to her!" He screamed.
"You need to let us to our job," a cop said.

He watched as cops with guns drawn approached the car. A voice came through the radio to where Roman was being held back.

"He's dead," the voice said.
"What about her?" Roman asked. "Nova!"

She blinked and groaned in pain as she woke up. Roman was sitting on a chair, leaning over her with his head on her stomach. He raised his head in confussion until he realized she was the one making sounds.

"Hey, easy there, chipmunk," he smiled. "You're okay. Banged up but okay."
"Baron?" She asked.
"Dead," he answered.
"I killed him," she said lowly.
"No, the crash killed him. He broke his neck. You only stabbed him superficial. He would have lived if he had worn a seat belt," he said.
"I still feel guilty," she said.

He placed a soft kiss on her lips. Feeling him kiss her made her smile.

"Don't," he said. "I'll get you therapy to work it through but you're not at fault here. The asshole's dead and you're free."
"Free," she sighed.
"Pick a date. Any date you want," he said.
"For what?" She asked.
"Our wedding, of course," he chuckled. "Don't tell me you don't wanna marry me after all."
"Come here, bunny," she said.

She pulled him down for another kiss.

"I like the idea of the nymph wedding," she said.
"Great," he smiled widely.
"For Halloween," she said.
"Perfect," he said. "Halloween wedding it is."