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on her side and continues flipping through the channels.
I can tell by her steady breathing that she’ll fall asleep soon. The hand with the remote falls against the side of the bed limply. With a sigh, Ryanne curls into my side. She’s already asleep. I take the remote from her and turn the television volume down.
Thirty minutes later, there’s a knock on the door. I glance down at Ryanne. She’s lying on my arm, so I can’t get up. “Come in,” I whis per yell, hoping that whoever is on the other side of the door will hear me.
The door opens slowly and Tom enters. “The pizza’s here if you guys are hungry,” he trails off when he sees Ryanne sleeping. “Since she ’s sleeping, I’ll put some aside for the two of you.”
“Thanks Tom,” I say.
“Is she alright? On the surface, she seems fine, but she’s pretty good at hiding her feelings when she doesn’t want attention.”
“She’s fine until multiple people get angry or upset , I think. She can’t push all those feelings back. She starts experiencing them. She’s worried that she’s going to explode under all the emotions streaming into her.”
“We’ll see if Natalie can help her get a better handle on it.”
“Thank you for everything.”
He nods, understanding the meaning behind my words. Tom has basically dropped everything to help us. He originally came to us to help David and me train Ryanne. When Claire died, he attempted to fulfill her guardian-like role. Tom keeps everything and everyone in check. He tries to keep us out of danger. Ryanne loves Tom like a father; I can see that every time she looks at him, and I know that he looks at her like a daughter as well. We’re a large family now.
Ryanne rolls over and opens her eyes. Seeing Tom in the room, she slowly sits up. “What’s g oing on?” she sleepily mumbles.
“The pizza’s here if you’re hungry.”
“Colton’s hungry,” Ryanne announces as she crawls over to the edge of the bed. “Come on, big guy. Let’s go fill that tummy of yours,” she says as she holds her hand out for me.
Tom laughs. “You’re never going to be able to hide anything from her, Colton. She’ll always be a step ahead of you.”
“Yep, so don’t try anything,” Ryanne says as she pulls me out of the room.
“I am hungry,” I tell Tom as we pass him. Ryanne walks out into the middle of the hallway and then stops.
Looking up at me, she says, “I actually have no idea how to get to the kitchen.” I turn around and look at Tom. I don’t know where the kitchen is either.
Tom laughs as he walks past both of us. “Follow me. I’ll be your tour guide for the night.”
Chapter Six
“ So, Ryanne. I hear that you can be pretty scary when you get worked up,” Colin says.
“I don’t know who you’re hearing these stories from,” I say as Emma shoots her hands up into the air, “but I’m not scary. Do you really think some 5’3” girl could be all that scary?”
“Oh, she totally can be. Go after someone she loves and you won’t know what hit you. When Dravin sent men to go after Jane and Ross, Ryanne totally…”
“Just don’t go after someone I love,” I warn as I smile sweetly and bite into my slice of pizza. Colin shakes his head at me, obviously amused. I hear everyone else try to hide their laughter.
“Anything else I should know?” Colin asks.
“She’s too stubborn for death,” Bragden says.
“How did you find that out?” he asks me.
“Well, you die twice, come close a couple other times, and live to tell the tale,” I say as I take another bite.
“Oh, well you know those Hobbits were a little stubborn, so that doesn’t really surprise me.” I turn and glare at Colin. It’d be so easy to blast him with some magic, but he’s letting us stay in his home, so I refrain myself.
“Whoa, I totally know that look,” Bragden says. “You’re walking on a thin line, Colin. She won’t be able to hold back for too much longer.”
“I’m cu
I can tell by her steady breathing that she’ll fall asleep soon. The hand with the remote falls against the side of the bed limply. With a sigh, Ryanne curls into my side. She’s already asleep. I take the remote from her and turn the television volume down.
Thirty minutes later, there’s a knock on the door. I glance down at Ryanne. She’s lying on my arm, so I can’t get up. “Come in,” I whis per yell, hoping that whoever is on the other side of the door will hear me.
The door opens slowly and Tom enters. “The pizza’s here if you guys are hungry,” he trails off when he sees Ryanne sleeping. “Since she ’s sleeping, I’ll put some aside for the two of you.”
“Thanks Tom,” I say.
“Is she alright? On the surface, she seems fine, but she’s pretty good at hiding her feelings when she doesn’t want attention.”
“She’s fine until multiple people get angry or upset , I think. She can’t push all those feelings back. She starts experiencing them. She’s worried that she’s going to explode under all the emotions streaming into her.”
“We’ll see if Natalie can help her get a better handle on it.”
“Thank you for everything.”
He nods, understanding the meaning behind my words. Tom has basically dropped everything to help us. He originally came to us to help David and me train Ryanne. When Claire died, he attempted to fulfill her guardian-like role. Tom keeps everything and everyone in check. He tries to keep us out of danger. Ryanne loves Tom like a father; I can see that every time she looks at him, and I know that he looks at her like a daughter as well. We’re a large family now.
Ryanne rolls over and opens her eyes. Seeing Tom in the room, she slowly sits up. “What’s g oing on?” she sleepily mumbles.
“The pizza’s here if you’re hungry.”
“Colton’s hungry,” Ryanne announces as she crawls over to the edge of the bed. “Come on, big guy. Let’s go fill that tummy of yours,” she says as she holds her hand out for me.
Tom laughs. “You’re never going to be able to hide anything from her, Colton. She’ll always be a step ahead of you.”
“Yep, so don’t try anything,” Ryanne says as she pulls me out of the room.
“I am hungry,” I tell Tom as we pass him. Ryanne walks out into the middle of the hallway and then stops.
Looking up at me, she says, “I actually have no idea how to get to the kitchen.” I turn around and look at Tom. I don’t know where the kitchen is either.
Tom laughs as he walks past both of us. “Follow me. I’ll be your tour guide for the night.”
Chapter Six
“ So, Ryanne. I hear that you can be pretty scary when you get worked up,” Colin says.
“I don’t know who you’re hearing these stories from,” I say as Emma shoots her hands up into the air, “but I’m not scary. Do you really think some 5’3” girl could be all that scary?”
“Oh, she totally can be. Go after someone she loves and you won’t know what hit you. When Dravin sent men to go after Jane and Ross, Ryanne totally…”
“Just don’t go after someone I love,” I warn as I smile sweetly and bite into my slice of pizza. Colin shakes his head at me, obviously amused. I hear everyone else try to hide their laughter.
“Anything else I should know?” Colin asks.
“She’s too stubborn for death,” Bragden says.
“How did you find that out?” he asks me.
“Well, you die twice, come close a couple other times, and live to tell the tale,” I say as I take another bite.
“Oh, well you know those Hobbits were a little stubborn, so that doesn’t really surprise me.” I turn and glare at Colin. It’d be so easy to blast him with some magic, but he’s letting us stay in his home, so I refrain myself.
“Whoa, I totally know that look,” Bragden says. “You’re walking on a thin line, Colin. She won’t be able to hold back for too much longer.”
“I’m cu
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