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pillows.
“Anything broken?” she asked as she tried again to move her leg.
“No, baby. Thank god he just clipped you. If he hadn’t swerved when you jumped out of the way, I’m not sure we’d be having this conversation.” Memories of the accident flooded her mind; it was the same damn SUV. She should have been paying more attention and kept her eye on her surroundings as her family had taught her. She’d been so focused on the man waiting for her she hadn’t realized the car was gunning straight for her until it was almost too late.
“It was the same SUV, wasn’t it?” She tried to reach for the pitcher of water sitting on the table beside her bed, and couldn’t get her fingers around it. He gently helped her rest back against the pillows and poured a cup for her. His fingers brushed hers, sending tingles down her arm. Heat flooded her core, and she was sure her heart skipped a beat as she looked into his eyes. No smile touched his lips, but she was trapped by his gaze. It was almost as if he were seeing deep down to her soul.
“I didn’t see it, until the last minute, but I’m sure it was, unless someone else is trying to kill you. Listen, Abby, I need to tell you something, and this is as good a place as any, hell, maybe better. You can’t run or throw a punch from where you’re sitting.” He smiled down at her.
“I guess I don’t have a choice.” Uncertainty assailed her. The flutter in her stomach did little to calm her nerves. Her heart beat erratically. This talk was going to change everything. She just didn’t know if it was going to be for the better or the worse. She’d known the time was coming but had assumed she would be the one to bring it up.
“I’m sorry for everything, Abby. When I met you, my life had been turned upside down. I was the only witness to a murder and was in protective custody during his trial. He was acquitted. They believed that the jury was tampered with but couldn’t prove it. I was only eighteen when they put me in the witness protection program. They changed my name and told me to have a nice life.”
Her heart felt like it was being torn from her chest, but she now had confirmation of the scenes she’d seen from his touch. It made sense. She believed what he was telling her. A single tear she couldn’t hold back trickled down her face. She couldn’t imagine being uprooted from her family and having to start over with no one on her side.
The desire to comfort him took over. She took hold of his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, and in a soft voice, whispered, “I’m sorry.”
“I really did love you, Abby. We might have been young and only known each other for a month but don’t doubt for a minute that I loved you. I was coming back to the beach house when Stone called me.” Sam sat down on the bed careful of her leg and took her hands in his. Abby wanted to take all of his pain away and never let him go.
She closed her eyes and thought back all those years ago, trying to recall the name Stone. When nothing registered, she finally opened her eyes and asked, “Who?”
“He was the man pretending to be my father. He was the federal agent assigned to protect me. He called and told me the judge had been killed and asked if we could meet.” He pulled in a breath, and his eyes searched her face, though she didn’t know what he was looking for. His gaze went from her eyes to her lips and back up again.
“I was coming back for you; I swear it. I met with Stone, and he talked some sense into me. I couldn’t be selfish and put you and your family in danger. I had to wait until the bastard was caught.”
“Oh, Sam, I’m so sorry. If I had known, we could have helped and protected you.”
“Richard Daley got away with it. He killed that woman and now is suspected in the judge’s murder too. We figured it was only a matter of time before he set his sights on me to tie up his loose ends.”
She remained silent. His jaw clenched, his eyes
“Anything broken?” she asked as she tried again to move her leg.
“No, baby. Thank god he just clipped you. If he hadn’t swerved when you jumped out of the way, I’m not sure we’d be having this conversation.” Memories of the accident flooded her mind; it was the same damn SUV. She should have been paying more attention and kept her eye on her surroundings as her family had taught her. She’d been so focused on the man waiting for her she hadn’t realized the car was gunning straight for her until it was almost too late.
“It was the same SUV, wasn’t it?” She tried to reach for the pitcher of water sitting on the table beside her bed, and couldn’t get her fingers around it. He gently helped her rest back against the pillows and poured a cup for her. His fingers brushed hers, sending tingles down her arm. Heat flooded her core, and she was sure her heart skipped a beat as she looked into his eyes. No smile touched his lips, but she was trapped by his gaze. It was almost as if he were seeing deep down to her soul.
“I didn’t see it, until the last minute, but I’m sure it was, unless someone else is trying to kill you. Listen, Abby, I need to tell you something, and this is as good a place as any, hell, maybe better. You can’t run or throw a punch from where you’re sitting.” He smiled down at her.
“I guess I don’t have a choice.” Uncertainty assailed her. The flutter in her stomach did little to calm her nerves. Her heart beat erratically. This talk was going to change everything. She just didn’t know if it was going to be for the better or the worse. She’d known the time was coming but had assumed she would be the one to bring it up.
“I’m sorry for everything, Abby. When I met you, my life had been turned upside down. I was the only witness to a murder and was in protective custody during his trial. He was acquitted. They believed that the jury was tampered with but couldn’t prove it. I was only eighteen when they put me in the witness protection program. They changed my name and told me to have a nice life.”
Her heart felt like it was being torn from her chest, but she now had confirmation of the scenes she’d seen from his touch. It made sense. She believed what he was telling her. A single tear she couldn’t hold back trickled down her face. She couldn’t imagine being uprooted from her family and having to start over with no one on her side.
The desire to comfort him took over. She took hold of his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, and in a soft voice, whispered, “I’m sorry.”
“I really did love you, Abby. We might have been young and only known each other for a month but don’t doubt for a minute that I loved you. I was coming back to the beach house when Stone called me.” Sam sat down on the bed careful of her leg and took her hands in his. Abby wanted to take all of his pain away and never let him go.
She closed her eyes and thought back all those years ago, trying to recall the name Stone. When nothing registered, she finally opened her eyes and asked, “Who?”
“He was the man pretending to be my father. He was the federal agent assigned to protect me. He called and told me the judge had been killed and asked if we could meet.” He pulled in a breath, and his eyes searched her face, though she didn’t know what he was looking for. His gaze went from her eyes to her lips and back up again.
“I was coming back for you; I swear it. I met with Stone, and he talked some sense into me. I couldn’t be selfish and put you and your family in danger. I had to wait until the bastard was caught.”
“Oh, Sam, I’m so sorry. If I had known, we could have helped and protected you.”
“Richard Daley got away with it. He killed that woman and now is suspected in the judge’s murder too. We figured it was only a matter of time before he set his sights on me to tie up his loose ends.”
She remained silent. His jaw clenched, his eyes
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