Ash smiled as Zeke let her go. She put the finished waffles on a plate, but just the right amount of butter and syrup that she knew he liked, and set them in front of him. Looking in the fridge, completely ignoring the freezer's existence, she frowned as she realized there weren't any eggs. "Oh dear. It doesn't look like we have any eggs. I'll run by the store after work and pick some up, I'm sorry." She looked empathetically at Zeke, her gaze reading pure apology.
She looked at the clock and gasped as she realized she was already late for work. "Ah, I'm late! Katie is so going to kill me!" She kissed Zeke lightly and stole a bite of his waffles, giggling meniacly as she ran up the stairs, accidently tripping and banging her knee. She cursed, resuming her run which had turned in to sort of a hop as her knee stung and super quickly jumped in the shower. She washed as fast as she could and skipped out, sprinting to her closet and pulling out her tan miniskirt, white halter top, and brown wedges, her classic look. It showed off her scars, but at this point she didn't care. She was forced to deal with the memories, so she didn't care if they were shown to the world. It wouldn't make the memories hide of the scars were hidden.
She raced back down the stairs and gave Zeke a big hug goodbye. "Gimme a ring anytime, it'll save me from death by antique items! I'll see you later tonight!" She kissed his neck and ran out to her car, driving the few short blocks that would have taken her an hour to walk in her five inch high wedges. When she reached the store she ran up to the front, but stopped when she got to the door. Normally she would be the one unlocking the store because she was always the first one in, but when she got there, the door was wide open and the lock was smashed. Walking inside, she called out but no one answered. She saw items broken and drawers open and papers everywhere. She gasped and quickly pulled out her phone, texting Katie immediately.
[To:Katie Moretti]
[Someone broke in last night! Get here FAST! Are you okay?? Weren't you here last night????]
She breathed a deep breath and exited the store, not wanting to contaminate evidence or anything like that. Then, she texted Zeke as well. He was always the person she turned to.
[To: Zeke Lombardi]
[Oh my gosh! Someone broke in! Do you know anything about this??]
She had a sneaking suspicion that the Lombardi brothers had something to do with this. Usually that was the case when things happened in this town. She knew with all her heart that she would protect Zeke, but what if someone found out? Don't jump to conclusions, Ash. You don't even know it was him. It could have been anybody. She convinced herself of this over and over, taking out her phone again and dialing 911.
They sent police vehicles and all Ash could do was stand and wait until either Katie or Zeke responded to her texts. What on earth was going on here?