[ WP ] Two online predators find themselves taking to each other . Each think they are luring the other . But through their online sessions they slowly start to fall in love .

Jonah licked his lips, waiting for her reply. He knew he had to be careful and had taken every precaution, but things could still go very wrong very quickly. He did n't have to wait for very long. 
 
 *We're not that far away from each other! * She wrote. *I'm just ten minutes away. * 
 
 Perfect though it was more an hour from where he really lived. No sense giving too much away. He'd been grooming this girl for the past few months, even going so far as to start to learn some of the things she claimed to enjoy. When he thought about it, she was n't all that much different from himself at her age. In fact, she would've been the kind of girl he saw himself dating. She was funny in a mature kind of way, interested in the same games, and had a taste for life not unlike that of a thirty-year old man. It was a miracle none of the boys in her school had thought of dating her, but then again most boys her age could n't see past a girls neckline. 
 
 *Wow. We're close enough to meet each other IRL. * He worded the sentence to be intentionally vague. Let it be her idea to meet. After all, I was just trying to be a good friend, *Officer*. I did n't know she was so *young*. 
 
 *Maybe we should... * She wrote. 
 
 His heart leaped in his chest and his fingers shook as he wrote back. *You'd be ok with that? * 
 
 *I'd be ok with it if you are. * 
 
 *Well, if we did, when and where? * He had to retype the sentence twice to account for the errors. 
 
 *Friday? There's a park nearby that not many people go to. My mom takes me sometimes and it's romantic. * She wrote. 
 
 It was almost too good to be true. He nearly closed the open tabs and reformatted his hard drive, but there was something else he was feeling for the girl, something that so closely resembled a love he'd never had before that he was n't sure if he'd be able to commit. The thought of someone hurting her made his stomach crawl, but the aching desire building in his heart told him that he'd never forgive himself if he did n't at least show up to see if she was real. He was just another guy walking in the park after all. He did n't even have to meet her. He could make up an excuse as to why he could n't show and just *see* her with his own eyes. 
 
 *Friday works for me. * His finger hovered over the enter key for a full minute before he pressed it. He had to leave the room to steady his nerves and when he came back, she had already replied with a set of directions. 
 
 *See you then!: ) * She logged off. 
 
 
 The park was idyllic and as secluded as she had said it would be. He'd made it a point to delete all evidence of his conversations with the girl in the case it turned out to go sour, but that was unlikely. There was something genuine about this one. As he pulled up, he noticed only two other cars were parked there and one looked like it'd been abandoned. He'd thought about bringing a dog, but she said she was terribly frightened of dogs. The lake was little more than a duck pond with a few benches, but secluded enough that one could get away with nearly anything in the shelter of the trees. 
 
 `` You're younger than I thought you'd be,'' A voice said from behind him. 
 
 He turned and found his girl just as she'd described herself; blonde hair tied up in braids, startling blue eyes, and barely a shoulder over four feet tall. He gulped and got to his feet. 
 
 `` I do n't....I'm just...'' 
 
 `` It's ok. I figured out you were n't who you said you were a while ago,'' She smiled. `` I kinda grew to like you back.'' 
 
 It was too perfect. He nearly ran, expecting a flood of FBI agents to descend from the bushes, but no one came. 
 
 `` How did you know it was me?'' He asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead. 
 
 `` Easy,'' She winked. `` You're the only one here. This lake sits on family land. I was n't lying when I said no one comes out here. Can I ask you a question?'' 
 
 He nodded. 
 
 `` Do you really like me?'' 
 
 He nodded again, unsure what to do next. Truthfully, he had n't planned this far ahead. 
 
 `` Good. I like that. Can I have a hug?'' She smiled. 
 
 He stood where he was while she wrapped her arms around him. Then he yelped when something bit his skin. 
 
 `` Stupid bugs...'' He swatted at his leg, and then fell to the ground. 
 
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 The woman watching from through the closed circuit camera shuddered when she saw her daughter give her a thumbs up over the unconscious man. She flipped off the screen, not wanting to see what happens next. She'd made that mistake before and vowed to never see it again. 
 
 `` You're really OK with her doing this?'' She asked her husband. 
 
 He shrugged and looked up from his newspaper. `` If it makes her happy, why not? Besides, who's going to miss a lonely pervert? It's not like their going to tell anyone where they're going.'' 
 
 He looked at his wife for a short time and turned on the camera. `` You do n't have to clean up after this one if you do n't want to. I'll make sure it gets done.'' 
 
 The woman shuddered again. `` You're not worried... I mean, how do you know she wo n't get hurt?'' 
 
 `` You ask this every time, kitten. Trust me. The Police never come looking for these types of men up here,'' The man smiled. `` Would you rather Sara be doing this sort of thing *unprotected* out in the wide world? I was like her at that age you know. It runs through your blood like a virus, but there's no medicine that can treat what she has. It never quite leaves the body. Has to be *bled* out. At least this way, she gets it out of her system and the world is one less pervert. Now, let's go make some dinner. Sara will be hungry after the sweat she's going to work up and I have to dispose of another body once she's done.'' 
 
 EDIT: Sorry for leaving it ambiguous. I had to run out and was on my mobile. This should clear things up.
