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It could be either, and I understand that.
I haven’t exactly been great.
What was I thinking? I shouldn’t have come here.
But who else was I going to go to?
Who else could look after me?
“I’m sorry, Emma.”
She says nothing.
“I shouldn’t have left you like I did, but there’s something I needed to do.”
She continues working, painfully silently.
“I had to keep you safe, and I knew it wasn’t something you would want me to do. I knew you’d try and stop me.”
“Hmm, keeping me safe,” she finally replies. “I’ve heard that before.”
I sigh heavily.
“It’s Hudson. That man… I know what he’s like. I know how dangerous he is. I never wanted him to get to you, and after the ambush at the cabin, the idea that he might try to again really freaked me out. I know what he’s like and what he can do.”
“Right, I see.”
“Anyway…” I shake my head to myself. “He’s gone now. He’s dead, so we won’t need to panic about him coming after you anymore.”
“Really?”
Emma takes a step back from me, staring at me like I’ve grown an extra head or something.
“Yeah, I killed him. I know he’s gone.”
Is that a small smile playing on her lips? That’s good. I love her smile.
“Well, if there’s one thing I know for sure, Owen, it’s that you need to wash. Come on, let’s get you to the bath.”
“Is this your place?”
I’m still a little fuzzy. My head hurts.
My body hurts too.
“Yeah, I couldn’t take you into the clinic. I didn’t want you to get arrested or found or anything, so I brought you back here. I thought it was the best place I could look after you.”
She cares.
That’s what this screams to me.
After everything that we’ve been through, even after me leaving her, she still gives a shit about me.
It’s been a long ass time since someone cared.
As the bath starts running, Emma helps me to peel my dirty clothing off. It’s hard because everything is sticking to me, especially around my wounds, but Emma has this magical way of distracting me from the pain.
I think it’s because I can’t stop looking at her.
