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"And she hatesnew"

The police officer callsa phone toward me "It’s probably the rehab facility"

"Ask about visitation," she says "The attorney seemed to think Amber won’t be allowed to talk to anyone outside the facility for at least a feeeks, but I’ ill be back by the tier andon while I handle this?"

She nods "Yes Of course" She touches my cheek and kisses me "It’s not your fault It was never your fault" And then she’s walking away, and I just want to pull her back and hold her I don’t want to regret anything with Sara the way I do with A back, and I da to ht was about how much I need her

Part Six

No In-Between

It’s nearly dawn by the tie I’ve been on the phone to the private airline I’d put on standby, to charter a flight out of here once I knew the outcoine and close the garage "We’ll stillwith the detective back in the States if we leave this evening That gives us a few hours to sleep"

She nods "That’s good" She sits there aoff her that tells ht has come full circle to this rab her ar to work, Chris I can’t marry you"

It doesn’t matter that she doesn’t make eye contact, and that I know she doesn’t mean it The words still punch ain," I order

"No Let go of ain, and when I refuse to let her go, she whirls on me "You will always see her when you look at me--and that means you can never really lethere For you to see me"

"There’s fear in your eyes, Chris And that fear ain And I’ll"--her voice cracks--"I’ll have forgotten how to be alone again I can’t do that and survive"

There it is The thing that undoes her It’s her fear, like losing her is mine "Come here," I order, and pull her toward , Chris? There isn’t rooht here," I instruct, shifting her legs toher body over my hips