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“You got her back.”
“I did.” Luke pulls back to look at me. “I found them at a motel. Your dad told the cops that they were feeding Amy before they drove home. Apparently, they had everything set up and ready for her at their house.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Sadly not. I don’t think they thought through anything beyond taking Amy by force, though, because when the cops asked how were they going to explain where Amy came from when there would be an amber alert out for her, Kevin had no answer.” Luke pauses. “Megan has been moved to the psych ward.”
“She what?”
“She had a mental breakdown when I came to get Amy. I got there before the cops, and she was still screaming when they went in to get her and Kevin. Your dad was trying to calm her, but eventually he slunk back and watched as a couple of officers led her out of the motel room. I think her mind snapped.”
I shouldn’t feel sympathetic for Megan, not after what she did. But I understand, and I feel for her predicament. Just a little bit.
“All she wanted was to be a mom.”
“She shouldn’t have fixated on Amy, though.”
“She had me as an enemy in her mind, even though I was no real threat to her, and she wanted to take what I had because she wanted it.” I shake my head. “That and her desperation to be a mother…things just snapped.”
“I saw that. They’re going to keep her under observation for now, and hopefully she’ll get some help.”
“Away from us, I hope.”
“Absolutely.” Luke gives me a wry smile. “And I thought my family were nuts.”
“Megan is not my family.”
“Well, your dad did stick his dick in crazy.”
I groan and slap his chest.
“Don’t. I don’t want to think about that.”
“Okay, I won’t.” Luke rests his arms around my waist. “How about we talk about something else? Like us.”
Us. I do like the sound of that. Then I remember what Amy had said.
“Did you tell Amy that you were her father?”
“I…not exactly.”
“What does that mean?”
Luke grimaces.
“I had to talk to the cops about why I was there. I was leaving the motel with Amy in my arms, after all. I had to tell them that I was coming for my daughter.”
“And Amy heard you?”
“I couldn’t exactly put her down and move away when there were guns pointed at my head. They thought I was one of the kidnappers for a few seconds.” Luke hesitates. “I know it’s not how you wanted things to go, but I didn’t have much of a choice.”
I guess that I can’t really do anything about it now. Luke did what I should have done ages ago.
“How did she take it?”
“She was curious about it, and asked a lot of questions while I was waiting for my statement to be typed up at the police station. I told her what I could, so I’m sure she’s going to end up asking you some more when you’re home. But she’s not upset about it, or angry. Maybe that will come later, but she’s reacting better than you thought.”
“I guess so.” I close my eyes and lean into him. “I’m sorry I didn’t do it before. I guess I was still scared.”
