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sofa. Max’s medical bag sat on the glass coffee table waiting for us. Martin and John had probably envisioned her here. I stepped back allowing Max the room he needed, but stayed close to her legs. His hand rose inches above her body, it illuminated with a bright yellow glow. Then he scanned her body like an x-ray machine.
    “She will wake in a minute or so. Her blood sugar is low and her body went into shock. She needs to eat and drink something when she wakes,” he stood.
    “I shall bring her a plate of fruit,” Antony headed for the kitchen.
    “Thank you,” I called out.
    “What did you tell her?” Max asked serious.
    “She knows,” I answered.
    “I cannot believe we were this careless.” He looked at John and Martin. “Next time we need to make sure the grounds are secure,” he ordered.
    “We are sorry Max,” Martin said.
    “It is done. Dion can handle this.” He folded his arms across his chest. “Call me when she wakes.” He left toward the kitchen.
    “He is really upset,” John said.
    “I wonder if it were someone other than Kasey, if he would have reacted the same way,” I sighed.
    “He will come around.” John winked. 
    I smiled back at him, relieved. The twins headed for the game room. I threw myself onto the other sofa. Her fleshy color returned. She looked peaceful. I knew it was silly for me to worry, but what did she think of me, now? Every time I look at Kasey, I question whether I made the right choice to stay in Deia when John and Martin saw her in my future. Max suggested that I leave, running from my fate.  How could I flee from the person God has intended for me?  This unexplainable power and pull between us. I will never leave her now. The unbearable image of her haunted face before she fainted, tortured my thoughts. I was a monster to her, an unnatural being.
    Kasey groaned and turned. Her eyes fluttered open. I stayed silent. A flicker of panic crossed her face when she realized her surroundings. She rose with a sudden pop. I went to her side and gently pushed her body back down, “You should not sit up quickly or you could faint again.”
    With an expression of concern, she did my bidding.
    I smiled attempting to calm her. “How do you feel?”
    She pondered the question.
    “Where am I?” she asked in a hoarse voice.
    “In my house, on my sofa.” I sat on the coffee table across from her.
    “I had the strangest dream. I think... you could walk on water.”
    I chuckled. “I did not walk on water.”
    She exhaled a sigh of relief.
    “I ran.”
    Her eyes widened. Was she frightened of me? She shook her head and rubbed her temples.
    “You need to eat something.”
    As if on cue, Antony and Max entered the room. Antony brought over a plate with assorted fruits and a glass of water.
    “How long was I out?”
     I held the plate in front of her. She ignored it.
    “A few minutes, how are you feeling?” Max reached down, and lifted her wrist to monitor her pulse.
    Her body stiffened. She tightened her arm to her side giving Max resistance. He ignored her. The wrinkles between her eyebrows pronounced, she looked uncomfortable. She didn’t answer.
    Max placed her wrist back down. “I would advise against getting up too soon. You need some water and food in your system. If you stand up you might collapse again. Rest here a few more minutes and eat something.”
     I met his eyes they furrowed.
    “Thank you Max,” I said.
    He nodded then went upstairs, Antony followed. I offered Kasey the glass of water. She took it but still looked quite nervous. I placed my hand on her head and lightly rubbed her forehead with my thumb. She inched back at my approaching hand, and tensed her body from my touch. She removed my hand from her forehead.
    “Try to relax no one is going to hurt you. I promise.”
    Kasey swallowed and her eyes glistened. She did not believe me.
    “Here, please take some fruit.”
    She nodded but her hand trembled as she reached for an orange