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see her.”
“I thought you would.” Bryan smiled. “I’ll send her up.”
She nodded. “Thank you.”
As soon as Bryan had left, she got out of bed to check her reflection in the mirror, not that she had to mind what she looked. Anne had seen her worse, and like the good friend that she was, had never complained.
“Kate!” Anne went over to her to give her a hug as she entered the room. “Oh, I’m so sorry all this has happened. Poor girl. You must be at your wits’ end.”
“Well, I was at first,” Kate admitted, squeezing her friend tightly. “And I still am once in a while but I’ve learned to stay calm and strong. That’s the only thing I can do for my children right now.”
“Shh.” Anne rubbed her back. “You’ll get them back. I know you will.”
“And what if I don’t?” she asked, remembering Agent Wilkins’ pessimistic remark. “What if I never see them again?”
Anne pulled away and looked into Kate’s eyes, gripping her hands tightly. “Listen to me. You are going to get Jack and Lena back. You just have to keep the faith, and we, those who love you, will keep it with you.”
Kate nodded, feeling much better now that her friend had returned. “Thank you, Anne.”
“Now, tell me the details. Have there been any demands for ransom?”
“None,” she answered. “The FBI thinks the motive might not be money.” For a moment, she debated on whether or not to tell Anne what Agent Wilkins had suggested but decided not to. She had already dismissed that absurd possibility, after all.
“That does make things complicated,” Anne agreed. “But at least, it’s good to know that the FBI is lending a hand in this case.”
“I guess.”
Anne glanced at the doorway and then leaned over. “On another topic, how are you doing living with two men under the same roof?”
Kate scrunched her nose. “That doesn’t sound right.”
“It doesn’t sound fair, all right,” Anne said. “But what can I say? Some women are just plain lucky.”
Kate said nothing. Lucky was the last thing she thought she was these past few days.
“Well?”
“I’m doing well. I haven’t really paid attention to it that much.”
“So they haven’t fought?” Anne asked in a curious whisper.
“Heavens, no. Why would they fight? They’re adults, Anne, not teenage boys.”
“They’re still boys.”
“They’re grown men,” Kate corrected. “Besides, they have no reason to fight or even compete with each other. It’s not like they’re in the same situation.”
“So you’re absolutely sure Lloyd no longer has feelings for you and you no longer have feelings for him?”
“Lloyd is the father of Jack and Lena. Nothing will change that.”
“That didn’t answer my question.”
Kate paused before answering, debating on whether or not to tell Anne about what had happened between her and Lloyd in Rapid City. This time, she decided to tell her, glancing at the doorway, as well, before moving closer and dropping her voice a few notches.
“Lloyd and I kissed.”
Anne’s eyes widened. “You what?”
“Shh.” She put a finger on her friend’s lips as she warily gave another glance at the bedroom door.
Anne led her towards the window so they could be farther from the door. “But why?”
She shrugged. “It just happened.”
“So it was…an accident?”
“I guess you could put it that way,” she replied. “All I know is that one moment I was sobbing hysterically, wanting the earth to swallow me up and then the next, he was kissing me.”
“And you kissed him back?”
Kate nodded slowly.
Anne sighed. “Then that clearly means that Lloyd still has feelings for you and that you still have feelings for him.”
“I do not,” she argued. “I mean, I still care for him, of course, but I don’t love him anymore.”
“Then you still have feelings for him.”
Kate kept silent.
“Oh don’t worry about it, Kate.” Anne patted her on the shoulder. “Like you said, it’s
“I thought you would.” Bryan smiled. “I’ll send her up.”
She nodded. “Thank you.”
As soon as Bryan had left, she got out of bed to check her reflection in the mirror, not that she had to mind what she looked. Anne had seen her worse, and like the good friend that she was, had never complained.
“Kate!” Anne went over to her to give her a hug as she entered the room. “Oh, I’m so sorry all this has happened. Poor girl. You must be at your wits’ end.”
“Well, I was at first,” Kate admitted, squeezing her friend tightly. “And I still am once in a while but I’ve learned to stay calm and strong. That’s the only thing I can do for my children right now.”
“Shh.” Anne rubbed her back. “You’ll get them back. I know you will.”
“And what if I don’t?” she asked, remembering Agent Wilkins’ pessimistic remark. “What if I never see them again?”
Anne pulled away and looked into Kate’s eyes, gripping her hands tightly. “Listen to me. You are going to get Jack and Lena back. You just have to keep the faith, and we, those who love you, will keep it with you.”
Kate nodded, feeling much better now that her friend had returned. “Thank you, Anne.”
“Now, tell me the details. Have there been any demands for ransom?”
“None,” she answered. “The FBI thinks the motive might not be money.” For a moment, she debated on whether or not to tell Anne what Agent Wilkins had suggested but decided not to. She had already dismissed that absurd possibility, after all.
“That does make things complicated,” Anne agreed. “But at least, it’s good to know that the FBI is lending a hand in this case.”
“I guess.”
Anne glanced at the doorway and then leaned over. “On another topic, how are you doing living with two men under the same roof?”
Kate scrunched her nose. “That doesn’t sound right.”
“It doesn’t sound fair, all right,” Anne said. “But what can I say? Some women are just plain lucky.”
Kate said nothing. Lucky was the last thing she thought she was these past few days.
“Well?”
“I’m doing well. I haven’t really paid attention to it that much.”
“So they haven’t fought?” Anne asked in a curious whisper.
“Heavens, no. Why would they fight? They’re adults, Anne, not teenage boys.”
“They’re still boys.”
“They’re grown men,” Kate corrected. “Besides, they have no reason to fight or even compete with each other. It’s not like they’re in the same situation.”
“So you’re absolutely sure Lloyd no longer has feelings for you and you no longer have feelings for him?”
“Lloyd is the father of Jack and Lena. Nothing will change that.”
“That didn’t answer my question.”
Kate paused before answering, debating on whether or not to tell Anne about what had happened between her and Lloyd in Rapid City. This time, she decided to tell her, glancing at the doorway, as well, before moving closer and dropping her voice a few notches.
“Lloyd and I kissed.”
Anne’s eyes widened. “You what?”
“Shh.” She put a finger on her friend’s lips as she warily gave another glance at the bedroom door.
Anne led her towards the window so they could be farther from the door. “But why?”
She shrugged. “It just happened.”
“So it was…an accident?”
“I guess you could put it that way,” she replied. “All I know is that one moment I was sobbing hysterically, wanting the earth to swallow me up and then the next, he was kissing me.”
“And you kissed him back?”
Kate nodded slowly.
Anne sighed. “Then that clearly means that Lloyd still has feelings for you and that you still have feelings for him.”
“I do not,” she argued. “I mean, I still care for him, of course, but I don’t love him anymore.”
“Then you still have feelings for him.”
Kate kept silent.
“Oh don’t worry about it, Kate.” Anne patted her on the shoulder. “Like you said, it’s
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