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distance.  Have they found me?  What does that mean if they did?  The news had been vague over the past couple months about those girls who did register, were courted, but said no.  What happened to them?  Those stories were never covered.  The stories they did cover were the happy couples holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes with adoration.  And those girls who didn’t register?  In the beginning, there were a few stories about a girl here or there being located, God knows how, and taken in for questioning by the Kaldarhns.  Beyond that initial story, no news was ever given if the woman was released or taken, never to return home.  I started shivering.  It wasn’t cold in the house, but I couldn’t stop my teeth from chattering.  Was this shock?  Can a person go into shock even if they weren’t physically hurt?  A blanket was placed around my back and I looked up at Nathan who had changed clothes.
    He wore a different pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt.  Still cute, still my Nathan.  He sat down and dragged me into his side as he pulled out his phone.  He pushed a few buttons and let it ring for a second before someone picked up on the other end. 
    “Hey, do me a favor?  Drive by the Jacobsons’ and see if there are two black SUVs and a sheriff’s car there…I don’t know, that’s why I need you to drive by…No, I’m not leaving her side…let me know what you see.”  Nathan hung up and set his phone aside.  I looked up at him expectantly.  He sighed before answering my silent question.  “I called Jesse.  He’s going to do a drive by to see if the cars are at your place or not.” 
    “If they are?  If it is them?”  I asked in a small voice.  I pulled my legs up to my chin and rested it on my knees, hugging my legs. 
    “Then we stick to the plan.”  Nathan said firmly.  He stretched out an arm behind me, scooting closer before continuing.  “I’ll call my parents, and they casually stop by your parents’ place in a little bit.  They’ll get the scoop and go home.  Jesse will be there to get the news, and he’ll call me.”
    “Are you sure that will work?  Maybe we should add a few more people in there just to confuse anyone who might be tracking my parents’ movement.”  I looked down at my hands playing with the blanket. 
    “No, you know we can’t involve anyone else.”  Nathan shook his head before continuing.  “Shit, Jesse wasn’t supposed to know but it was hard to hide it from him when he’s here all the time.” 
    “I’m sorry to get your family into this.”  I looked back at him with a small grimace. 
    “Shhh, no worries.  You’re practically family now.”  He grinned at me and that made me return a small smile.  I folded my legs under me and tucked my head into his shoulder as he turned the TV on to wait.  Ten agonizing minutes later, Nathan’s phone went off.
    “Yeah?” He sighs before saying, “Thanks.  You headed over to Dad and Mom’s then?”  My stomach clenched at that statement.  Shit, that meant they were at my parents.  The Kaldarhns were aware and actively looking for me.  It took six months but now they knew about me.  “Yeah, I’ll wait for them to go by before I call them…Bye.”  He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before looking at me. 
    “I know.  You don’t have to say it.”  I said softly. 
    “Looks like we will be waiting a bit longer.”  He looked at the screen before asking, “You want to watch a movie?”
    “Sure.”  I shrugged.  A movie might take my mind off my current problem. 
    “Which one?”  Nathan asked. 
    “I don’t care.”  I shook my head. 
    “Avengers then?”  Nathan offered.
    “No, God no!”  I exclaimed thinking about the aliens at the end.  Not something I needed to be thinking about right now.
    “Oh, yeah…sorry.  Um…how about Pirates of the Caribbean?” 
    “Yeah, that’s fine.”  He stood up and pulled out the movie to