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“I should be with Zee”
“The paramedics will take care of her”
“But…she took such good care of me I need to be there for her”
“All right I’ll take you back in if that’s what you want”
She nods, so back through the door we go, through the kitchen, and out into the—
“Where the hell is my wife?”
The loud bellow comes from an Armani-clad businessman with black hair and wide blue eyes Reid Wolfe He looks just like his photos I’ve never met him, but for a hot second, we traveled in the sae Thirty-three
Lois rushes to hi in the staff lounge Come with me The paramedics are on their way”
Reid Wolfe looks stunned His nore places, and his tie is loose and his jacket wrinkled He and Lois disappear into the lounge
The sirens get louder, and within another thirty seconds, para in with a stretcher
Katelyn gasps and freezes
What now?
“Coh the kitchen and outside into the alley again
No cat this time The sirens probably scared all the strays away Soe, I corel I like He has a blue merle coat and one blue eye and one brown eye I named him Jed
He’s not here tonight, but he’ll be back, looking for his evening meal Once the commotion dies down
“Easy,” I say to Katelyn “She’s fine Her husband’s here, and the ambulance will take her to the hospital”
“I should have been stronger,” Katelyn says
“Stronger?”
“I should have stayed with her I owe her everything”
“It’s okay She’ll understand” I have no idea if this is true, but what else can I say? What exactly does Katelyn owe Mrs Reid Wolfe?
“She… She brought me here”
“Don’t worry I’ll get you a cab Everything will be fine”
She aze, and I realize it’s the first time she’s done so
Her eyes are beautiful, a light blue like the suhtest blue I’ve ever seen, actually And her hair, it’s also lighter than I thought It’s not a honey blond but ht This is her natural color
Her face is a perfect oval shape with high cheekbones and a rosy blush Her lips full and pink, and parted just so…
I can’t help myself
I lean toward her and brush my lips over hers
She gasps and jerks backward, her back hitting the brick wall of the building Her blue eyes widen nearly into circles, and her pupils dilate
She’s scared