His eyes were soft when he saw my face, and I knew I must’ve been wearing my broken heart on my sleeve.“How about I come down to the precinct in a few hours and we can talk further?” he said to Detective Manning. She nodded and walked toward me with her arm outstretched. “It was nice to see you again, Ms. Jacobs. I’m glad we were able to find your mother safe. I’m a sucker for happy endings.” I shook her hand, and she gave me a gentle squeeze with her fingers before walking toward the door that Barrett was holding open and walking through it. After he closed it, he walked over to where I was standing beside the bed and pulled me into his arms, not saying a single word. I knew I was a mess, and I’d obviously done a bad job at hiding it because in that moment, he gave me everything I needed just by holding me. I don’t know how long we stood there for, but I know my tears had run out by the time I pulled away. “He kissed me.”“I expected that. I don’t like it but I would’ve done the exact same thing,”
