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the chair she perched atop, “What about Baldie?”
Tyler paused from putting away some canned goods. His heart trembled as he turned to the women. “Did he see you guys again?”
“He visited us at the bank.” Miranda stared at the computer as it loaded. Her lips curved into a scowl, but Tyler had the impression she was avoiding his gaze. “Said he didn't want to do us harm but Pete doesn't like loose ends.”
“Really?” Tyler sighed, running a hand through his hair. “Fuck.”
Silence danced among the four of them. Jack and Tyler putting away their freshly bought goods and the hum of the laptop were the only sounds to punctuate the air. Tension joined the silence, concocting a heavy mix.
“Maybe one of us should just give up, Ty,” Jack muttered, breaking the heaviness. All eyes snapped to him, rue coloring his face and pinching his brow. “I mean, I'm the one who found the issue in the books. It's my fault this happened to you all.”
Miranda's stomach churned at the very prospect. Naomi jumped up from her chair, almost knocking the stick of furniture over in the process. Her blue eyes were wide and bright with fear. “You can't give yourself up!”
“I'm just causing you all a headache, Naomi.” Jack shook his head, his shoulders hunched.
“No, you're not!” Desperation caused her voice to turn into a squawk of dismay.
“Yeah, I am,” Jack muttered, his head hanging further. “If I hadn't come around, none of you would be in danger.”
Her lower lip began to wobble. Tears brimmed on her lashes as she struggled to get the words out of her throat, “If you hadn't come around, Jack, I wouldn't have known–”
She broke off, unable to finish the sentence. Her cheeks colored as tears trickled from her eyes.
Jack's heavy footfalls followed him as he slowly approached the blonde. He reached out a hand, but fell short of touching her. “Naomi?”
“I wouldn't have known.” Naomi reiterated in a mutter. Her hand pressed to her stomach and she stared down at her feet. Miranda and Tyler watched the two, their eyes swinging back and forth. Her attention latched onto Jack, trying to gauge his future intentions from his reaction.
Jack stared at Naomi for a breath, eyes wide and shock painted across his features. A realization sunk into his head like an anchor. “What?”
“I don't want to raise this kid on my own, Jack.” Naomi jutted out her still trembling, bottom lip. But she set her shoulders with a new sense of determination and strength. Both of her hands drifted to her stomach. Despite the fact she wasn't even showing, she gave the air of an expectant mother.
Jack's mind seemed unable to keep up with the flow of conversation. “Wh-what?”
Naomi's expression hardened and, finally, she shrieked, “I'm pregnant!”
Dust jostled free thanks to her decibel and floated down to the floor. Something on the roof skittered in fright. The sounds of the forest seemed to pause in the wake of Naomi's frustration. Everything leaned inwards, trying to catch his reaction.
Jack's eyes widened and the color drained from his face. Tyler winced. Even though the suspicion had been passed back and forth between the two of them, the shock still pounded through Jack's thoughts. Still, he tried to valiantly reply to the woman, “Naomi, I didn't-”
“I'm sorry.” Naomi turned and tromped off through the cabin, racing to the first room she found. Jack didn't even hesitate, chasing after her. His pounding footsteps echoed behind him, the whole cabin shaking under his force.
Tyler sighed and watched the two disappear down the hall and into a room. He shook his head and turned a morose gaze to Miranda. A strange look quirked at her face, her expression unreadable and foreign. Pain knotted through his chest. “You should get out of town. You and Naomi.”
She turned sharply to him. Something flared with anger in her
Tyler paused from putting away some canned goods. His heart trembled as he turned to the women. “Did he see you guys again?”
“He visited us at the bank.” Miranda stared at the computer as it loaded. Her lips curved into a scowl, but Tyler had the impression she was avoiding his gaze. “Said he didn't want to do us harm but Pete doesn't like loose ends.”
“Really?” Tyler sighed, running a hand through his hair. “Fuck.”
Silence danced among the four of them. Jack and Tyler putting away their freshly bought goods and the hum of the laptop were the only sounds to punctuate the air. Tension joined the silence, concocting a heavy mix.
“Maybe one of us should just give up, Ty,” Jack muttered, breaking the heaviness. All eyes snapped to him, rue coloring his face and pinching his brow. “I mean, I'm the one who found the issue in the books. It's my fault this happened to you all.”
Miranda's stomach churned at the very prospect. Naomi jumped up from her chair, almost knocking the stick of furniture over in the process. Her blue eyes were wide and bright with fear. “You can't give yourself up!”
“I'm just causing you all a headache, Naomi.” Jack shook his head, his shoulders hunched.
“No, you're not!” Desperation caused her voice to turn into a squawk of dismay.
“Yeah, I am,” Jack muttered, his head hanging further. “If I hadn't come around, none of you would be in danger.”
Her lower lip began to wobble. Tears brimmed on her lashes as she struggled to get the words out of her throat, “If you hadn't come around, Jack, I wouldn't have known–”
She broke off, unable to finish the sentence. Her cheeks colored as tears trickled from her eyes.
Jack's heavy footfalls followed him as he slowly approached the blonde. He reached out a hand, but fell short of touching her. “Naomi?”
“I wouldn't have known.” Naomi reiterated in a mutter. Her hand pressed to her stomach and she stared down at her feet. Miranda and Tyler watched the two, their eyes swinging back and forth. Her attention latched onto Jack, trying to gauge his future intentions from his reaction.
Jack stared at Naomi for a breath, eyes wide and shock painted across his features. A realization sunk into his head like an anchor. “What?”
“I don't want to raise this kid on my own, Jack.” Naomi jutted out her still trembling, bottom lip. But she set her shoulders with a new sense of determination and strength. Both of her hands drifted to her stomach. Despite the fact she wasn't even showing, she gave the air of an expectant mother.
Jack's mind seemed unable to keep up with the flow of conversation. “Wh-what?”
Naomi's expression hardened and, finally, she shrieked, “I'm pregnant!”
Dust jostled free thanks to her decibel and floated down to the floor. Something on the roof skittered in fright. The sounds of the forest seemed to pause in the wake of Naomi's frustration. Everything leaned inwards, trying to catch his reaction.
Jack's eyes widened and the color drained from his face. Tyler winced. Even though the suspicion had been passed back and forth between the two of them, the shock still pounded through Jack's thoughts. Still, he tried to valiantly reply to the woman, “Naomi, I didn't-”
“I'm sorry.” Naomi turned and tromped off through the cabin, racing to the first room she found. Jack didn't even hesitate, chasing after her. His pounding footsteps echoed behind him, the whole cabin shaking under his force.
Tyler sighed and watched the two disappear down the hall and into a room. He shook his head and turned a morose gaze to Miranda. A strange look quirked at her face, her expression unreadable and foreign. Pain knotted through his chest. “You should get out of town. You and Naomi.”
She turned sharply to him. Something flared with anger in her
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