you. I was so sure we were safe. I didn't think anyone could figure it out."
"What happened?" I finally asked Faye.
Eli glared at me, and Faye smiled softly at us. "She knew it was Wayne. She recognized the sound of his walk. I guess he had a bit of a limp. I thought we were safe. I'm so sorry, Devin."
"Don't be. I'm glad to know Wayne won't be bothering us anymore. Though I wish it was me who’d done the honors."
Faye smiled sadly. "I wish it was you, too."
I instantly felt bad. It had to be difficult for Faye to deal with the fact that she had taken someone's life. Emma leaned over and kissed her cheek and hugged her again, tighter this time. Faye smiled up at her. "I really am so happy to see that you're safe, Emma."
"So what happened? You opened the door, and then how did you end up like this?" I said motioning to her cast.
"Well, I told him I didn't know what he was talking about. He knew you guys had moved Emma in the box, and he was doing his best to try and get me to admit it, but I swore I’d only bought some stuff for my store. I hoped Emma wasn't hiding in it, because he pushed me back and stormed in, looking for the box she was moved in.
“He found it and went nuts. He was sure she was there because it was empty, and I couldn't have unloaded it all that fast. That was when he started getting rough with me, telling me if I didn't give him back his..." She stopped and looked at Emma, and I realized Emma most likely had heard it all. Emma gave her a slight nod, telling her to go on. "He said if I didn't give back his whore, he’d take me instead to take her place."
Eli and I sucked in a breath. I had a feeling she had left that little tidbit out before, when she had told Eli what had happened.
"I didn't know where Emma was, but I was glad he wasn't able to find her. He pulled out a gun and started waving it around, saying he was going to take me, and I told him there was no way in hell I was going anywhere with him. He went to grab me, and when he was close enough, I grabbed his gun, and we struggled. It went off, and the kickback from it firing snapped my arm back, breaking it," she said motioning to her arm. "He was still reaching out for me, and I was still trying to get away from him, as he was falling from being shot. I was scrambling backwards, when I tripped over the stuff we had knocked off the shelf during our struggle. I snapped my ankle and hit my head on the doorjamb, knocking myself out. When I woke up, I was in the hospital with Eli there waiting for me. He told them he was my fiancé," she said beaming.
Eli actually blushed.
"As soon as I get this cast off, he's getting me a ring!" she squealed. "We're getting married!"
I looked at Eli, and he was smiling widely.
"Emma, I want you to be in the wedding party. Eli and I have discussed it, and we want both you and Devin to stand with us. It's going to be a while from now, so I'm hoping you’ll be doing well enough for it. What do you say?" Faye asked.
Emma smiled teary-eyed, nodded yes and hugged Faye again. I was glad my girl had something to look forward to.
Chapter 19 – Emma, Meet Woody
Emma’s sessions with Dr. Greyson were getting more intense. We decided to keep them at the apartment, and it had gotten to the point where she was now talking to Dr. Greyson by herself. Granted, I was close by in the bedroom, where they could call me if things got to be too much for her, but I didn't think I liked the whole “out of the way” thing. I guess I was a little jealous that Dr. Greyson was getting to learn my girl's history, and I still felt like I was in the dark.
Dr. Greyson had noticed my pouting and asked me if I wanted to talk to him. I said no and just told him I wished I was learning more about Emma like he was. I didn't like being shut out.
He frowned and said he couldn't share what was said in the sessions, and Emma needed to get through this on her own, but I should talk to her about how I was feeling.
I was not a
"What happened?" I finally asked Faye.
Eli glared at me, and Faye smiled softly at us. "She knew it was Wayne. She recognized the sound of his walk. I guess he had a bit of a limp. I thought we were safe. I'm so sorry, Devin."
"Don't be. I'm glad to know Wayne won't be bothering us anymore. Though I wish it was me who’d done the honors."
Faye smiled sadly. "I wish it was you, too."
I instantly felt bad. It had to be difficult for Faye to deal with the fact that she had taken someone's life. Emma leaned over and kissed her cheek and hugged her again, tighter this time. Faye smiled up at her. "I really am so happy to see that you're safe, Emma."
"So what happened? You opened the door, and then how did you end up like this?" I said motioning to her cast.
"Well, I told him I didn't know what he was talking about. He knew you guys had moved Emma in the box, and he was doing his best to try and get me to admit it, but I swore I’d only bought some stuff for my store. I hoped Emma wasn't hiding in it, because he pushed me back and stormed in, looking for the box she was moved in.
“He found it and went nuts. He was sure she was there because it was empty, and I couldn't have unloaded it all that fast. That was when he started getting rough with me, telling me if I didn't give him back his..." She stopped and looked at Emma, and I realized Emma most likely had heard it all. Emma gave her a slight nod, telling her to go on. "He said if I didn't give back his whore, he’d take me instead to take her place."
Eli and I sucked in a breath. I had a feeling she had left that little tidbit out before, when she had told Eli what had happened.
"I didn't know where Emma was, but I was glad he wasn't able to find her. He pulled out a gun and started waving it around, saying he was going to take me, and I told him there was no way in hell I was going anywhere with him. He went to grab me, and when he was close enough, I grabbed his gun, and we struggled. It went off, and the kickback from it firing snapped my arm back, breaking it," she said motioning to her arm. "He was still reaching out for me, and I was still trying to get away from him, as he was falling from being shot. I was scrambling backwards, when I tripped over the stuff we had knocked off the shelf during our struggle. I snapped my ankle and hit my head on the doorjamb, knocking myself out. When I woke up, I was in the hospital with Eli there waiting for me. He told them he was my fiancé," she said beaming.
Eli actually blushed.
"As soon as I get this cast off, he's getting me a ring!" she squealed. "We're getting married!"
I looked at Eli, and he was smiling widely.
"Emma, I want you to be in the wedding party. Eli and I have discussed it, and we want both you and Devin to stand with us. It's going to be a while from now, so I'm hoping you’ll be doing well enough for it. What do you say?" Faye asked.
Emma smiled teary-eyed, nodded yes and hugged Faye again. I was glad my girl had something to look forward to.
Chapter 19 – Emma, Meet Woody
Emma’s sessions with Dr. Greyson were getting more intense. We decided to keep them at the apartment, and it had gotten to the point where she was now talking to Dr. Greyson by herself. Granted, I was close by in the bedroom, where they could call me if things got to be too much for her, but I didn't think I liked the whole “out of the way” thing. I guess I was a little jealous that Dr. Greyson was getting to learn my girl's history, and I still felt like I was in the dark.
Dr. Greyson had noticed my pouting and asked me if I wanted to talk to him. I said no and just told him I wished I was learning more about Emma like he was. I didn't like being shut out.
He frowned and said he couldn't share what was said in the sessions, and Emma needed to get through this on her own, but I should talk to her about how I was feeling.
I was not a
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