She told him about the readers and about what Junna had said about her kidnapping. He just listened. He didn’t nod or give any other acknowledgment of what she was saying. Finally, he stood and walked across the room as Paige just watched him. He paced back and forth in the kitchen. His mind was racing, mostly in disbelief. Wanting desperately to wake up from this nightmare he pinched himself. “I can’t believe this,” he muttered continually. Crossing his arms and drumming his fingers on his elbows, he continued to pace. His emotions were bouncing from anger, to wanting to kiss Paige, to wanting to slug David for upsetting her now. He had watched them from the window enough to know David had hurt her, but he didn’t understand how he felt about anything for certain so he continued to pace. After watching him for some time, Paige walked to him and touched his shoulder. He wheeled around and looked at her, “Are you reading me now?” Stunned she took a step back. For a second she was relieved to know he believed her and then disappointed that he seemed aggravated at the thought that she could read him.
