by Lorena May
Epilogue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
Soft morning light peered through the slats of the blinds they’d forgotten to close, and they lay entwined in the aftermath of love-making. He trailed soft-lipped kisses up her throat to whisper in her ear, his voice husky with satisfaction. “Oh, how I love you.”
She stretched lazily, cat-like, licking his salty skin. “More than Moira?” Something black and deliciously naughty glinted in her eyes.
“Much, much more.”
She raised herself to her elbow. “You and she gave each other this look the other day. When the detectives were here. When they gave us the card to appear on television.” She fixed her eyes on him.
Ben blushed. “I know we underestimated you, Shea. We were worried about you. We’d just been talking about … wondering if it came to a TV interview how you’d handle the press and all that … and then they asked us to go on television … Moira and I were worried about what you might do …”
She stiffened, leaning her body away from him. “What did you think I might do?”
He hesitated, cleared his throat, grimaced and looked at her with a “do we really have to do this?” shrug.
She stared back. Yes, we do.
“We thought you’d completely crumble. I don’t know … self-harm? We had no idea how strong you were. Who’d have thought you could fight a man twice your size and win?”
Shea smiled, bending to kiss his nose. “My win would’ve been temporary. Sure I disabled him for a bit. She raised her knee. “Old mighty-knees! But you and the detectives arrived at the right time. If not for you I’d be dead.”
Suddenly loud howling filled the air. Grinning, Ben reached for the ear-plugs on the bed-side table, placing them gently into his wife’s waiting hands. “Well, she’s still got a healthy cry. My turn!” he said, jumping from the bed and climbing into his shorts. “Go back to sleep.”
THE END
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
Thank you for reading my story. This is the first I’ve published and I’m anxious to get it right. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to email me at [email protected]
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