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slightly narrowed. His whole body tensed as if reliving it in his mind. He reached for her face, his palm cupping her cheek.
“He convinced me not to go back to you. Told me that, if I really loved you, I would need to be a man and walk away, at least for a while. Had I know that it was going to be eighteen years, I’m not sure I would have agreed with him. I knew he was right at the time, as much as I wanted to be with you, I couldn’t bring this killer into your life. My plan was to join the military and learn to defend myself. I needed to be a stronger man, not just for myself, but for you.”
She leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. All this lost time they would never get back. Her heart tugged for the lost stolen years. He didn’t even yet realize the extent of what he’d lost. He would never get back all the years he missed watching John grow up into a man. Her resolve strengthened. She needed to tell him. She leaned her forehead against his. “I wish you would’ve told me.”
“I couldn’t do that to you. I served my country, and it made me a better man. When I came back, I went to college, and then joined the FBI, and that was when he struck again, this time leaving a calling card. It’s always the same.”
The pieces finally came together. “The pentagram.”
“Yep, he leaves the pentagram somewhere at the scene. I’ve made it my goal to catch the bastard. I couldn’t let him follow me back to you, so I stayed away. The years passed, and by then, I figured I was too late. I assumed you had moved on. I still hadn’t caught the guy, and I wouldn’t risk it, Abby, I couldn’t risk him finding out how much you mean to me.”
Abby felt the walls she had built around her heart start to crumble. The butterflies assaulted her once again. She needed to tell him the truth, tell him about his son and give him back some of his stolen time with John.
“Sam, there’s something I need to tell you…”
The door opened, and Dr. Lister sauntered in with her clipboard in hand. “Abby, I’m glad you’re awake now.”
She stopped in mid stride. Her gaze flicked from Abby to Sam and back. “Sorry I’m interrupting, but I really need to check your bruise and vitals.” She made her way to the side of the bed.
“Sam, please don’t leave. I have something important to tell you,” she said as he stood from the bed and went to the window.
“I’m not going anywhere, baby,” he said as he took a seat in the corner of the room, waiting patiently for the doctor to finish her checkup.
Chapter 10
“You Bennett girls really aught to invest in some helmets,” the doctor joked as she removed the bandage covering her ugly bruise. The black, blue, and purple area spanned from the top of her thigh almost all the way down to her knee. She wouldn’t be doing yoga anytime soon, hell, or running for that matter. The doctor applied some more stuff that looked like goop and redressed the area.
“At least you didn’t end up with a concussion like Emma did,” the doctor said as she placed the blood pressure cup around Abby’s arm. “The crème will help reduce the inflammation, I’d suggest using a heating or cooling pad for the first 48 hours and stay off of it as much as possible.”
“I’m okay, Doc. Are you going to release me?” The doc turned to look at Sam now stretching in a chair in the corner. His body too big for the small chair, he leaned back with his legs extended in front of him and his fingers laced behind his head. A smile curved his lips. Relief was evident in his posture, like the weight of the world had been lifted from his muscular shoulders.
Dr. Lister looked back at Abby. “You girls sure know how to pick them. We need to have lunch one day so you can tell me your secret,” she whispered before she straightened.
“I’ll go start the paperwork.” She looked around the room “Where is your obnoxious brother? I assumed he’d
“He convinced me not to go back to you. Told me that, if I really loved you, I would need to be a man and walk away, at least for a while. Had I know that it was going to be eighteen years, I’m not sure I would have agreed with him. I knew he was right at the time, as much as I wanted to be with you, I couldn’t bring this killer into your life. My plan was to join the military and learn to defend myself. I needed to be a stronger man, not just for myself, but for you.”
She leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. All this lost time they would never get back. Her heart tugged for the lost stolen years. He didn’t even yet realize the extent of what he’d lost. He would never get back all the years he missed watching John grow up into a man. Her resolve strengthened. She needed to tell him. She leaned her forehead against his. “I wish you would’ve told me.”
“I couldn’t do that to you. I served my country, and it made me a better man. When I came back, I went to college, and then joined the FBI, and that was when he struck again, this time leaving a calling card. It’s always the same.”
The pieces finally came together. “The pentagram.”
“Yep, he leaves the pentagram somewhere at the scene. I’ve made it my goal to catch the bastard. I couldn’t let him follow me back to you, so I stayed away. The years passed, and by then, I figured I was too late. I assumed you had moved on. I still hadn’t caught the guy, and I wouldn’t risk it, Abby, I couldn’t risk him finding out how much you mean to me.”
Abby felt the walls she had built around her heart start to crumble. The butterflies assaulted her once again. She needed to tell him the truth, tell him about his son and give him back some of his stolen time with John.
“Sam, there’s something I need to tell you…”
The door opened, and Dr. Lister sauntered in with her clipboard in hand. “Abby, I’m glad you’re awake now.”
She stopped in mid stride. Her gaze flicked from Abby to Sam and back. “Sorry I’m interrupting, but I really need to check your bruise and vitals.” She made her way to the side of the bed.
“Sam, please don’t leave. I have something important to tell you,” she said as he stood from the bed and went to the window.
“I’m not going anywhere, baby,” he said as he took a seat in the corner of the room, waiting patiently for the doctor to finish her checkup.
Chapter 10
“You Bennett girls really aught to invest in some helmets,” the doctor joked as she removed the bandage covering her ugly bruise. The black, blue, and purple area spanned from the top of her thigh almost all the way down to her knee. She wouldn’t be doing yoga anytime soon, hell, or running for that matter. The doctor applied some more stuff that looked like goop and redressed the area.
“At least you didn’t end up with a concussion like Emma did,” the doctor said as she placed the blood pressure cup around Abby’s arm. “The crème will help reduce the inflammation, I’d suggest using a heating or cooling pad for the first 48 hours and stay off of it as much as possible.”
“I’m okay, Doc. Are you going to release me?” The doc turned to look at Sam now stretching in a chair in the corner. His body too big for the small chair, he leaned back with his legs extended in front of him and his fingers laced behind his head. A smile curved his lips. Relief was evident in his posture, like the weight of the world had been lifted from his muscular shoulders.
Dr. Lister looked back at Abby. “You girls sure know how to pick them. We need to have lunch one day so you can tell me your secret,” she whispered before she straightened.
“I’ll go start the paperwork.” She looked around the room “Where is your obnoxious brother? I assumed he’d
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