She finally set down her fork, threw her napkin on her plate, and slowly rose from the table, her chair scraping softly as she pushed it out of her way. She wordlessly turned and walked out of the kitchen. “What’s she doing?” Sarah finally asked, breaking the silence. “I’m not sure. She’s had so ...
He screwed up big time. She was right. He promised to help her. Protect her. And he didn’t even check in on her. He left her all alone to combat her fears, phobias, perpetual nightmares, and imaginary terrors. What was wrong with him? Why didn’t he just call her? He knew w...
He often wasn’t in his own bed. But he jerked up as he realized it was Allison’s pretty, girl room. A soothing blue color. That had to be her favorite since it was everywhere. Lace drapes fluttered over the long, narrow windows and the morning sun made bright pools on the floor. Allison was not i...
She acted like a prisoner about to walk to the gallows, determined not to cry, and fully ready to do herself proud. He bit his lip and turned to conceal a smirk of amusement. He also observed her disappointment over the news Shane wasn’t coming. She practically shrank into the trunk of her body a...
It was so loud in the living room, with his brothers and Ben watching a movie, that he almost didn’t hear the timid, little tapping of Erin’s knuckles. Getting up to open the door, he felt a strange hitching in his gut, somewhere in the center of his chest. Erin stood ther...