there. Sam stopped and looked at me.
«What’s wrong? You know you can tell me».
No, I couldn’t.
«Nothing. I’m just worried about our future». It was partially true. My main concern at the moment was surviving, though.
He looked me in the eyes and hugged me. As doing so, he hurt me and I jumped. He noticed he had hurt me and he took my arms. He carefully examined them, then he undressed part of my right arm. And he went pale.
«What happened to you?» He stared at me.
«It was just... an accident».
«I’m going to kill him with my bare hands».
He was angry and shocked, I could see that. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them, he had made a decision.
«Claire, I love you and I always will. But I must go away for a few days. I must go to Edinburgh. I must get some papers, because we will both need fake documents, you and I. And I need to take some money. I have inherited a certain amount of money and we’ll need it. We need to change our identities. Then I’ll go to Le Havre and buy tickets for us. We’ll sail to Nova Scotia. I have connections there. They’ll help us».
He had spoken fast. I could picture him thinking about our future at night, as I laid on the bed with Alex. He must have thought about that for days. He had it all perfectly planned out. I was happy and scared altogether. I didn’t want him to leave and I could feel that tears were coming out of my eyes. He hugged me.
«Claire, my beloved, I promise I’ll be back soon».
I started crying anyway. He kissed my hair and hugged me tighter. When I stopped crying, I met his eyes. He caressed my cheek and I kissed him. I was feeling better.
«Claire, please, be careful. Don’t let him suspect anything. Don’t provoke him. Promise you will not, Claire. I know him very well and I know he is not the kind of man who can take no for an answer. So, please...»
He closed his eyes. He was unable to finish. He shut his eyes and took a very deep breath.
We both calmed down and walked a bit more. I was not in the mood to meet Lizzie. I wanted to be with Sam.
«Please, Claire, stay with Renny and your father as much as you can while I’m not here. And pack your stuff. Don’t let Alex find out, though. Take care of yourself. I’ll think of the rest».
He was three years older than me, but he seemed so self-confident and responsible. He was always able to find the best solution, no matter what. I went to Lizzie’s, even if I was not really willing to.
When we got home at night, Sam waved me goodbye. I was sad and confused. I would be staying without him for two weeks. I smiled, though, and tried to act as a loving wife waiting for her husband to come home.
I changed my outfit and relaxed a bit. I started reading a book. When Alex got home, he found me reading. I smiled at him and hugged him. When he kissed me, I sensed that he was relaxed.
«How was your day?» Horrible, but thanks for asking.
«I had fun. I went shopping and then I met Lizzie».
«Poor Sam. Are you really planning on killing the poor boy?» and he smiled.
«Oh, no! It was Lizzie, the one who was planning on killing me. She didn’t stop talking for a while. Oh, by the way, Sam is going away for a few days. Did you know that?»
He laughed. «Is he escaping from you? So, why is he going away?»
«I don’t know actually».
He laughed again.
«Seeing you on a daily basis must be hard for him».
He laughed and laughed. At least he seemed to be in a much better state than the previous night.
Dinner went smoothly. I made an effort to be nice and kind, and so he did.
I was constantly thinking of Sam. I was looking forward to seeing him again. The days were long and boring without him. I didn’t go out often. I was always pretending I was glad to see Alex come home at night, but I was not. Making love to him was getting harder and harder.
I got the chance to talk to my father, though. And Edgar Taylor was murdered.
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«What’s wrong? You know you can tell me».
No, I couldn’t.
«Nothing. I’m just worried about our future». It was partially true. My main concern at the moment was surviving, though.
He looked me in the eyes and hugged me. As doing so, he hurt me and I jumped. He noticed he had hurt me and he took my arms. He carefully examined them, then he undressed part of my right arm. And he went pale.
«What happened to you?» He stared at me.
«It was just... an accident».
«I’m going to kill him with my bare hands».
He was angry and shocked, I could see that. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them, he had made a decision.
«Claire, I love you and I always will. But I must go away for a few days. I must go to Edinburgh. I must get some papers, because we will both need fake documents, you and I. And I need to take some money. I have inherited a certain amount of money and we’ll need it. We need to change our identities. Then I’ll go to Le Havre and buy tickets for us. We’ll sail to Nova Scotia. I have connections there. They’ll help us».
He had spoken fast. I could picture him thinking about our future at night, as I laid on the bed with Alex. He must have thought about that for days. He had it all perfectly planned out. I was happy and scared altogether. I didn’t want him to leave and I could feel that tears were coming out of my eyes. He hugged me.
«Claire, my beloved, I promise I’ll be back soon».
I started crying anyway. He kissed my hair and hugged me tighter. When I stopped crying, I met his eyes. He caressed my cheek and I kissed him. I was feeling better.
«Claire, please, be careful. Don’t let him suspect anything. Don’t provoke him. Promise you will not, Claire. I know him very well and I know he is not the kind of man who can take no for an answer. So, please...»
He closed his eyes. He was unable to finish. He shut his eyes and took a very deep breath.
We both calmed down and walked a bit more. I was not in the mood to meet Lizzie. I wanted to be with Sam.
«Please, Claire, stay with Renny and your father as much as you can while I’m not here. And pack your stuff. Don’t let Alex find out, though. Take care of yourself. I’ll think of the rest».
He was three years older than me, but he seemed so self-confident and responsible. He was always able to find the best solution, no matter what. I went to Lizzie’s, even if I was not really willing to.
When we got home at night, Sam waved me goodbye. I was sad and confused. I would be staying without him for two weeks. I smiled, though, and tried to act as a loving wife waiting for her husband to come home.
I changed my outfit and relaxed a bit. I started reading a book. When Alex got home, he found me reading. I smiled at him and hugged him. When he kissed me, I sensed that he was relaxed.
«How was your day?» Horrible, but thanks for asking.
«I had fun. I went shopping and then I met Lizzie».
«Poor Sam. Are you really planning on killing the poor boy?» and he smiled.
«Oh, no! It was Lizzie, the one who was planning on killing me. She didn’t stop talking for a while. Oh, by the way, Sam is going away for a few days. Did you know that?»
He laughed. «Is he escaping from you? So, why is he going away?»
«I don’t know actually».
He laughed again.
«Seeing you on a daily basis must be hard for him».
He laughed and laughed. At least he seemed to be in a much better state than the previous night.
Dinner went smoothly. I made an effort to be nice and kind, and so he did.
I was constantly thinking of Sam. I was looking forward to seeing him again. The days were long and boring without him. I didn’t go out often. I was always pretending I was glad to see Alex come home at night, but I was not. Making love to him was getting harder and harder.
I got the chance to talk to my father, though. And Edgar Taylor was murdered.
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