when you need someone to talk to. I’m tired of trying to
sneak time with you at lunch. I know it’s a little crazy, but I’ve
known you forever, so it’s not like we just
met.”
He smiled at her
and pulled her closer. “Amelia, what are you
saying?”
She pushed him back
and almost laughed at his face. “You know what I’m trying to
say.”
He smiled even
more. “Well, say it then.” He pulled her back to him and
waited.
“I can’t believe
that I’ve fallen in love with you so quickly. I don’t know what I’m
supposed to do next.”
“I do. Marry
me.”
She wrapped her
arms around his neck and went onto her toes and kissed him. “Of
course, it’s perfect.” She laughed.
“Really? You’ll
really marry me?”
“Yes. Don’t tell me
that wasn’t a real proposal. If it wasn’t I may have to lock you up
until you give me a real one.”
He chuckled, “No,
it was real. I just never imagined you’d say
yes.”
Just then one of
his new deputies walked in and they broke apart until he smiled and
walked into the back room.
“Well, I came over here to see if I could help.” She straightened
her shirt.
“Help with
what?”
“I don’t know. Just
help.”
“You already have.
I’ve been so angry since I saw him last night, I’ve been kind of in
a daze. You’re sunny face and smile have woken me
up.”
She looked at him
and realized that what he was saying was true. The dark circles
that had been under his eyes earlier were gone. The color in his
face was back, and his eyes were shiny again. He actually looked
like he’d had a full night’s rest now. It was amazing how happiness
could physically change him.
“Anytime, Sheriff,
anytime.”
“Forever.” He
leaned down and kissed her.
Two days later, he
was nowhere near getting any answers from Roy. He’d even called in
the state guys to see if they could question him. He had one last
card up his sleeve and when he made the call to his buddy in New
Mexico, he wondered if he was doing the right
thing.
Eric was known for
his questionable tactics for getting a confession out of someone.
He’d never done anything illegal, but definitely
questionable.
When he arrived in
town, Robert almost wanted to call him off. But Eric assured him
that everything would be okay. After all, Eric owed him a
favor.
It had taken only
three hours to get the confession from Roy. Eric walked out of the
room, his head hung low, with a list of details Robert didn’t want
to know.
“Let me take care
of this one for you, buddy,” Eric said, keeping the information to
himself. “I’ll deal with the state and let you know what we find.
He might be pulling a fast one on us. You never know with his kind.
We’ll check it out and let you know.”
“No, I need to deal
with it. I’ve lived with this question almost my whole
life.”
“Robert—” Just then
the bell chimed and Amelia walked in. She looked between the men
and rushed over to Robert’s side.
“Is it bad?” she
asked Eric, and when he nodded, she pulled Robert
aside.
“Let him check it
out. I’ll stay with you tonight, at the house.” He pulled her into
a hug.
“I need to deal
with this. I have to deal with this myself.”
She pulled back and
looked into his eyes. “Okay, but if you need
me…”
He kissed her and
held onto her for a minute more. “I should be back soon. It may
take a couple days…”
She nodded her
head. “Keep me posted.”
It took just under
a week. The information Roy had provided was sketchy. The old house
he’d owned in the middle-of-nowhere New Mexico had burned to the
ground three years back, right about the time he’d been spotted in
Vegas.
It was on the fifth
day there that they’d found his mother. She was wearing the yellow
happy dress she’d worn to his birthday party, its dirty, faded
colors a complete contrasts to
sneak time with you at lunch. I know it’s a little crazy, but I’ve
known you forever, so it’s not like we just
met.”
He smiled at her
and pulled her closer. “Amelia, what are you
saying?”
She pushed him back
and almost laughed at his face. “You know what I’m trying to
say.”
He smiled even
more. “Well, say it then.” He pulled her back to him and
waited.
“I can’t believe
that I’ve fallen in love with you so quickly. I don’t know what I’m
supposed to do next.”
“I do. Marry
me.”
She wrapped her
arms around his neck and went onto her toes and kissed him. “Of
course, it’s perfect.” She laughed.
“Really? You’ll
really marry me?”
“Yes. Don’t tell me
that wasn’t a real proposal. If it wasn’t I may have to lock you up
until you give me a real one.”
He chuckled, “No,
it was real. I just never imagined you’d say
yes.”
Just then one of
his new deputies walked in and they broke apart until he smiled and
walked into the back room.
“Well, I came over here to see if I could help.” She straightened
her shirt.
“Help with
what?”
“I don’t know. Just
help.”
“You already have.
I’ve been so angry since I saw him last night, I’ve been kind of in
a daze. You’re sunny face and smile have woken me
up.”
She looked at him
and realized that what he was saying was true. The dark circles
that had been under his eyes earlier were gone. The color in his
face was back, and his eyes were shiny again. He actually looked
like he’d had a full night’s rest now. It was amazing how happiness
could physically change him.
“Anytime, Sheriff,
anytime.”
“Forever.” He
leaned down and kissed her.
Two days later, he
was nowhere near getting any answers from Roy. He’d even called in
the state guys to see if they could question him. He had one last
card up his sleeve and when he made the call to his buddy in New
Mexico, he wondered if he was doing the right
thing.
Eric was known for
his questionable tactics for getting a confession out of someone.
He’d never done anything illegal, but definitely
questionable.
When he arrived in
town, Robert almost wanted to call him off. But Eric assured him
that everything would be okay. After all, Eric owed him a
favor.
It had taken only
three hours to get the confession from Roy. Eric walked out of the
room, his head hung low, with a list of details Robert didn’t want
to know.
“Let me take care
of this one for you, buddy,” Eric said, keeping the information to
himself. “I’ll deal with the state and let you know what we find.
He might be pulling a fast one on us. You never know with his kind.
We’ll check it out and let you know.”
“No, I need to deal
with it. I’ve lived with this question almost my whole
life.”
“Robert—” Just then
the bell chimed and Amelia walked in. She looked between the men
and rushed over to Robert’s side.
“Is it bad?” she
asked Eric, and when he nodded, she pulled Robert
aside.
“Let him check it
out. I’ll stay with you tonight, at the house.” He pulled her into
a hug.
“I need to deal
with this. I have to deal with this myself.”
She pulled back and
looked into his eyes. “Okay, but if you need
me…”
He kissed her and
held onto her for a minute more. “I should be back soon. It may
take a couple days…”
She nodded her
head. “Keep me posted.”
It took just under
a week. The information Roy had provided was sketchy. The old house
he’d owned in the middle-of-nowhere New Mexico had burned to the
ground three years back, right about the time he’d been spotted in
Vegas.
It was on the fifth
day there that they’d found his mother. She was wearing the yellow
happy dress she’d worn to his birthday party, its dirty, faded
colors a complete contrasts to
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