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Chapter13
Aaron
BANG!
The gunshot jolts my body and I’m almost afraid to look. Annalise has to be ok. We’re supposed to be getting married tomorrow. We’re going to spend the rest of our lives together. I know that Bobby wouldn’t have fired unless he had a clear shot.
I blink and nearly sag with relief when I see Annalise standing up while Conrad remains motionless on the ground. Blood is already pouring out of a small hole in his forehead. Seeing Annalise stumble towards me jolts me out of my paralysis and I run towards her. I wrap her into my arms and hold her tight against me.
Relief. Pure relief rushes through me at the feeling of her wrapped into my arms and pressed tight against my body. The feeling of her, so solid and real and alive, is the best thing that I have ever or will ever feel.
“You’re ok. Right? You’re ok.”
“Yeah, it’s just my-my neck.”
She stammers out and I remember Conrad pressing the knife into her throat. I had to stand there while he had his hands on my girl. While he threatened her and hurt her. I’m glad that he is dead because if he had lived, I would have killed him myself.
“Come on, Sweets. We’ll get you taken care of. Wrap your arms around me, ok, Sweets?”
I wrap my arms under her legs and lift her up so I can carry her over to the Ambulance that is already pulling up in front of his house, along with several more police cars.
Bobby directs the cars on where to park while I set Annalise down next to the ambulance. Already the paramedics are rushing out and over to our sides. They pull Annalise away from me and begin to look her over while I hover next to them, making sure that they don’t hurt her and that she really is ok.
* * *
It’s hours later before we make our way back home. We had to go to the hospital to get Annalise checked out and then answer all of the police questions and tell them what happened over and over again.
When I heard about how Conrad drugged my girl, I wanted to punch someone. Annalise seems to be handling this better than I am. She seems calm about everything and she holds my hand the whole time that we are going through everything.
Once we’ve been given the all-clear and are free to go home, I load Annalise into the truck and drive us home. We’re both drained and once we pull up to the house, I help her out of the truck and carry her inside and up to our room.
“Are you hungry? I can make you something.”
“No. I’m just tired. Can we go to bed?”
“Of course, Sweets. Whatever you want.”
“I was so scared, Aaron. I woke up and was tied to that bed and I was so afraid of what he was going to do to me.”
“Shhh. It’s ok, I’ve got you now. I’ll keep you safe. Always.”
“I know. After I calmed down, I realized that you would never let anything happen to me. You love me and I love you and we belong together. You’ll always come for me and I know that. I love you, Aaron.”
“I love you too, Annalise. I don’t know what I would do without you.”
“So… does that mean that we’re still getting married tomorrow?”
“Absolutely.”
She smiles sweetly at me as she burrows her face against my neck. I rest my head on top of hers and breathe her in. We fall asleep like that, wrapped around each other and breathing each other in.
Chapter14
Annalise
Epilogue…
Aaron and I have been married for a month now. It’s been the best month of my life.
