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Agent Dickerson and his uns were drawn, but he didn’t put up a fight At one ti like this, but things were different now Annie had been pregnant She was pregnant with his child And he snuffed out her life, and the life of his unborn child, like they didn’t matter
Maybe he deserved what he had co, too
Before the authorities led him away, Duke stepped in front of him and said, “You know, Sam, what you did is inexcusable Annie may have deserved death, but that wasn’t for you to decide There’syour way out of a s out Make a decision that will allow all parties to reach a satisfying conclusion
“I feel sorry for your wife If I had to guess, you had a good woman at home, a woht in the sack if you’d only taught her how to please you Hank is right You wanted a youngerfor reasons to justify what you did Fact is, your actions just allowed your wife a second chance”
“You’d better believe it,” Hank added his two cents “And while you’re sitting in that jail cell, I want you to remember Annie’s words You think about how she insulted you Then, I want you to think of your wife and her is that reatly appreciated by someone else Someone out there will find her extraordinary
“No one is perfect But when you promised to love, honor, and keep her, that didn’t mean until you found someone else That meant forever”
Saht He’d failed as a man He’d failed his wife and his children He didn’t have an excuse, and the one provided was lame and shallo, he had to live with the choices he’d made
He had a feeling he’d face them from behind metal bars in a facility far away from the only woman who’d ever really loved him
Chapter Fifteen
Julie aiting at Frank’s bedside when he awoke She placed the book on his nightstand and sat on the edge of his bed “Hey, Frank You gave us quite a scare”
“I wasn’t worried for a minute”
“Really?” she asked, thinking he sure fooled her
“Maybe a little,” he said, showing her how er pressed tightly together “Seeood as ne I’ve had a nap and feel o home? Any word on that from the doc?”
“Probably not until day after to the hospital rooive ster car”
“Huirl anywhere”